quiet, tender moments the couple shared as his health began to fail. (117 mins.)

THE LIFE OF FISH

DIRECTOR: Matías Bize - CHILE

At a house party, a handsome man wanders around catching up with friends he has not seen for some years. A travel writer now based in Berlin, Andre appears to be living an exciting international life, and yet something has drawn him back home to Santiago. As the night goes on, we realize that a tragedy binds this group—an event that was also the impetus for Andre’s departure from Chile years ago. Moreover, there is someone at the party he goes to great lengths to avoid. But she is the very person he most needs to see. The weight of...

At a house party, a handsome man wanders aroundthat their beloved teacher has committed suicide, the shock is traumatizing. Her replacement, Algerian refugee Bachir Lazhar, now has the doubly difficult task of reaching his distraught students while securing his own asylum from past tragedies in his homeland. Falardeau tackles both threads with a delicate touch, bringing wit and warmth to the classroom scenes and granting the political appropriate gravity. As Bachir and his students come to terms with loss, guilt, and other issues that life has prematurely thrown at them, insight, empathy, and eloquence shine through. “With Falardeau’s gentle humor and...

When a group of Montreal students finds that their beloved teacher has committed suicide, the shock is traumatizing. Her replacement, Algerian refugee Bachir Lazhar, now has the doubly difficult task of reaching his distraught students while


(08).

This year’s Turkish submission for the Best Foreign Language Film Oscar.

Dr. Pelin Basci, Associate Professor of Turkish Language and Literature and Associate Chair of the Department of World Languages and Literatures at Portland State University, will introduce the film.

THE ORATOR

DIRECTOR: Tusi Tamasese - NEW ZEALAND

While The Orator’s status as Samoa’s first feature film makes it a native landmark, writer/director Tusi Tamasese’s deft command of atmospherics, tone, and rhythm transforms it into a genuinely noteworthy achievement. Primarily employing first-time actors to bring this delicately wrought tale to life, Tamasese centers his film on Saili, a diminutive taro farmer who lives with his wife Vaaiga and her willful daughter at the outskirts of a remote jungle village. When Vaaiga’s estranged family suddenly demands her return, Saili must settle the disputethrough the Samoan tradition of oration. As he prepares, we witness a sense of self-worth being...

While The Orator’s status as Samoa’s first feature film makes it a native landmark, writer/director Tusi Tamasese’s deft command of atmospherics, tone, and rhythm transforms it into a genuinely noteworthy achievement. Primarily employing first-time actors to bring this delicately wrought tale to life, Tamasese centers his film on Saili, a diminutive taro farmer who lives with his wife Vaaiga and her willful daughter at the outskirts of a remote jungle village. When Vaaiga’s estranged family suddenly demands her return, Saili must settle the dispute through the Samoan tradition of oration. As he prepares, we witness a sense of self-worth being instilled in Saili, lending him the resilience necessary to fight for what he


holds most dear. And when the climactic war of words erupts, we find ourselves hanging on every heartfelt word that leaves his lips. (110 mins.)

PATAGONIA

DIRECTOR: Marc Evans - GREAT BRITAIN

In the midst of the stunning mountains of Patagonia is an almost mythical community of Welsh natives, born of settlers from the 1800s. Evans incorporates the culture and countryside of both countries to tell the tales of two women. In Cardiff, Gwen and husband Rhys have felt a strain on their relationship. When Rhys is sent on a photographic project to Patagonia, Gwen sees a chance to repair their relationship with a bit of escapism. In Patagonia, elderly Argentinean Cerys is starting a pilgrimage to the Welsh countryside that was once her mother’s home. Gwen’s quest for meaning inJapanese submission for the Best Foreign Language Film Oscar. A powerful and moving anti-war film driven by Shindo’s own experience, it focuses on the impact of World War II at home. Toward the war’s end, 100 middle-aged Japanese soldiers are ordered to the frontlines. Expecting that he will not return, one soldier, Sadazo, leaves a postcard from his wife Tomoko with his bunkmate, Matsuyama, asking that he let her know he appreciated it. Matsuyama is one of only six men who survive from his unit. By the time he finally arrives at Tomoko’s home to deliver Sadazo’s message, both of them have been through unspeakable tragedy. In scenes filled with both rage and humor, the two survivors begin to find a way to live with their despair. (114


the outside world, landmines nevertheless surround the countryside and intermittent television reception makes all aware of the religious conflicts that grip the country. To combat their edgy men from absorbing outside tension and localizing violence, the women are constantly inventive in creating distractions—everything from importing Ukrainian showgirls to baking hash cookies to keep everyone mellow. But when there is a death from crossfire outside the village, it is time for stronger measures. Labaki’s...

In a remote Lebanese village, Christians and Muslims have lived together all their lives, largely in peace despite occasional flare-ups precipitated by external forces. Although semi-isolated from the outside world, landmines nevertheless surround the countryside and intermittent television reception makes all aware of the religious conflicts that grip the country. To combat their edgy men fromabsorbing outside tension and localizing violence, the women are constantly inventive in creating distractions—everything from importing Ukrainian showgirls to baking hash cookies to keep everyone mellow. But when there is a death from crossfire outside the village, it is time for stronger measures. Labaki’s warm, charming story of female solidarity and good sense, broad and uplifting, won the People’s Choice Award at the Toronto International Film Festival and is this year’s Lebanese submission for the Best Foreign Language Film Oscar. (100 mins.)

WOMAN IN THE SEPTIC TANK

DIRECTOR: Marlon Rivera - PHILIPPINES

Woman in the Septic Tank chronicles a comic day in the life of three ambitious, passionate, but misguided filmmakers determinedly intent on making an award-winning film. Their screenplay will show the real essence of Philippine culture: poverty. The story


There was one place on Tulane where you could escape from the carnage, a place where people who had enough alcohol could maybe forget there was a war going on. No Covenant ever came around, no bombs fell even close, and even though it rained it always seemed sunnier than anywhere else on that planet.

Thomaston was a happy hamlet only two kilometers away. Unlike most villages, towns, and cities that weren't being actively fought over, it was still inhabited by civilians. In fact, from the moment the first Covenant ship appeared in orbit in 2549 to just days before the first plasma bomb fell in 2551, nobody left. It was a peculiar effect, but one we whole-heartedly came to believe in while we were stationed at the Boss,and private residences. We all liked to spend it in different ways: Hendrix gambled, Bowed whored, Chapman smoked, and I drank. There were others, though, like Corporal Adam Valenzuela who had met the stunning Aurelia Lopez and her two children. Her husband (their father) had been killed in combat on Pearl. None of us had thought Valenzuela would make anything of it, perhaps just a one-night stand.

But we were surprised. Rumor had it that the morning afterwards the two little ones had stormed the bedroom and Valenzuela, who had a soft spot for kids, couldn't bear to separate himself from their lives -- or their mother.

For me, though, I preferred the decor of the local bar to that of a widow's house. My favorite watering hole, though there


were few around, was the Port of Missing Men. It wasn't a classy place, but it had a certain charm to it that I couldn't resist. There was a smell to it, the sweet scent of beer mixed with the tang of marachino cherries. It was heaven.

Two tables away, where Man-Man played cards and Tameka smoked her slims, were other Marines from other platoons. They relaxed leisurely, talking and laughing and hassling the girl who brought them food. She was pretty, dressed up in a blouse and jeans, with a pair of platform shoes. Perhaps it was the Jericho Imported that made me notice, but she had soft features and a warm essence about her. I tipped generously; within the next twenty-four hours, she and I would becould from last night, I nodded. "I could help out, I guess."

"How?"

"I dunno, maybe get him to lay off, maybe talk to her for him." At the time, I didn't understand what I was getting myself into. Thomas Pope was a private in third squad, and not the most unattractive of us, but certainly the creepiest. He didn't like not knowing something about a girl, and absolutely seeked and devoured every dirty little fact he could find. Not long after I was deployed here, he had hassled so many girls in the platoon that they had decided enough was enough. They got together and did something about it; the next morning, we found him trussed up, naked, hanging upside down from the flagpole on base. Dozens of photographs


winter looming in the next month. Her hair was very soft, and so was her skin, and her hands. Her lips and breasts were beyond soft, so soft that it made me feel soft just having touched them. It was a wonderful, blissful universe where I forgot entirely about the war, the Covenant, and the cold.

In the morning, she was gone, except for her panties.

Later that day, we had to return to the Boss, where I had to deal with a new problem: Thomas Pope. He was ripshit about how I had "stolen his girl," and went around the whole base telling everyone what a terrible jackass I was. The torrent of slander and curses that tumbled from his mouth may have swayed strangers by sheer volume, butfirst squad remembered my part in saving their ass during ambushes and everyone else had heard the stories, so they mostly blew him off.

The biggest thing, though, was him talking about why she left before I woke up. He tended to describe it as me being miserable in bed. Again, the truth worked against him: most of the others considered her leaving her underwear behind as a compliment, and so didn't side with him.

Of course, I still had to deal with Tom, who had no problem cussing me out whenever we saw each other. My personal plan was to wait for him to calm down and get over it on his own, but a visit from the XO forced me into action.

"This has to stop," said Lieutenant Calhoun.


in our three-part interview with Mike McGowan, who was West Sacramento’s first mayor and later its longtime county supervisor. We talked with McGowan in March, and that chat covered his view of a lot of [...]

NEWS-LEDGER — DEC 17, 2014 – From Beth Gabor County of Yolo Yolo County is linking up with employers to provide new job opportunities through the county’s Subsidized Employment Program. This program, administered through the Yolo County Department of Employment & Social Services, incentivizes local employers by cutting employment costs when hiring Yolo County residents, [...]

NEWS-LEDGER — DEC 17, 2014 – Six members of the West Sacramento Art Guild took multiple awards at the Yolo County Fair over the summer, reports JoJo Gillies of the guild. Among them: Agnes Nilsen took a first-placeaward in cross-stitch, a third as “best overall” and a pair of second-place ribbons. Linda Bowron won [...]

NEWS-LEDGER — DEC 10, 2014 – By Steve Marschke News-Ledger Editor EDITOR’S NOTE: Last week, the City of West Sacramento opened a bridge named after Mike McGowan, the city’s first mayor and later its longtime representative on the Yolo County Board of Supervisors. Earlier in 2014, the News-Ledger had a lengthy chat with [...]


attracts more success for her. She is constantly seeking improvement in her art form. She came into American Horror Story as a fairly amateur actor and improved throughout, while acknowledging that this was a brilliant opportunity for her and how grateful she was to have it. She did not see acting as beneath her, she saw it as art and she gave gratitude for being a part of it. Thoughts of gratitude and love will attract more of the thing she desires, which is the love of her fans and more opportunities to perform for them.

On the other hand, thoughts surrounded in anxiety and negativity, such as the fear of not being loved, will beget more situations where one is not loved.

Does this seem a bit too ‘mystical’?Deadlock by David Maitland (UK)

Winner of the Animal Behaviour: All Other Animals category

It was at about midnight when David discovered this life-and-death struggle. A cat-eyed tree-snake, coiled around a branch, was locked in an embrace with a Morelet's treefrog - a critically endangered species.

"The snake had failed to get its jaws around the whole of the frog's head," says David. "It wouldn't let go, presumably because the frog would have leapt away. But it couldn't swallow it, either."

Frodo's prize by Cyril Ruoso (France)

Winner of the Animal Behaviour: Mammals category

Frodo, now 31 and going grey, may have lost the alpha status he held for many years, but he is still the biggest, most powerful and most skilled hunter of the Kasekela chimps in Tanzania's Gombe National Park.

Usually the chimps


go for monkeys. This time Frodo, egged on by the frantic screeches of the rest of the group, had caught something much more unusual: a bushpig. There had clearly been a frenzied tug-of-war, because the bushpig's body was ripped in two.

Snowstorm leopard by Steve Winter (USA)

Wildlife photographer of the year and winner of the Gerald Durrell Award for Endangered Wildlife

Steve had taken a number of pictures of snow leopards between January and July, but the shot he was after eluded him: a snow leopard in a snowfall with a backdrop that conjured up the atmosphere of its extreme environment.

Checking his camera one freezing May morning, he found this snow leopard gazing back at him exactly in the place in the frame he had hoped it would be.

Today, thesnow leopard is at crisis point, hunted as a predator of livestock but also for its luxurious coat and its bones.

First encounter by Brian Skerry (USA)

Winner of The Underwater World category

"Swimming along the ocean bottom with a 14-metre long, 70-tonne whale," says Brian, "was the single most incredible animal encounter I have ever had."

The picture was taken some 22 metres down off the Auckland Islands, far south of New Zealand.


The genital aspects of exstrophy.
Genital anomalies associated with exstrophic deformities are mainly caused by the wedge effect of the cloacal membrane. The more primitive the exstrophy the more severe are the genital defects. With exstrophy of the cloaca genital tract invariable. The main practical problem relates to the male subject with epispadias alone or in association with bladder exstrophy. Correction of the penile deformity requires release of the chordee by freeing the short urethra from the corpora cavernosa and lengthening the organ by partial separation of the crura from the bony rami. The possession of an adequate phallus is generally the prime consideration of the patient and his parents, and surgical reconstruction should aim to provide maximal correction of the anomalies at an early age.Kazan: Australia are expecting Peru, with nothing to lose, to be at their most dangerous and are pulling out all stops to beat the entertaining South Americans, including lessons in body language on the field.

The Socceroos must beat Peru in Sochi on Tuesday (midnight Australian time) and hope France defeat Denmark to progress to the second round of the 2018 World Cup but that won't be easy against a nation eliminated from the tournament and playing only for pride.

And the Socceroos have not just focused on tactics, technique or fitness in their preparation for Los Incas, but even their on-field demeanour, with Australia looking to give nothing away when it comes to the mental battle.

Coach Bert van Marwijk has been quick to hound any player who shows negative


from divine confirmation of what they doubt. The Lord did not send angels to invite the leaders of society to the stable in Bethlehem, but instead He called out to those who readily accepted His invitation to witness the baby laid to rest in the cattle’s manger. He did send signs, and through the signs a summons, to the believing wise men of the East who had faith that this child was to be the King of Kings.

Similarly, in modern times, to prepare the way for the approach of the Savior’s second coming, the Lord has reached out through angels, heavenly messengers, and by His own voice to the humble faithful who are ready to believe His word, confirming their belief with many and miraculous signs and wonders.

ItMacau (MNA) – The captain of the Macau football national team, Nicholas Mario Torrão de Almeida, told MNA that today was a “sad day” for Macau football, following the announcement that the second match of the Sri Lanka-Macau FIFA World Cup 2022 Asia run qualifier was officially cancelled due to the refusal by the local Macau Football Association (MFA) to allow the team to travel to the country for the game.

Despite having won the first leg of a two-leg round playoff with Sri Lanka on June 6 the MFA announced during the weekend that the local team would not travel to the country for the second match due to concerns over the security of the players created by the recent Easter terrorist attacks in the country.

Until today the


pitch and not in office corridors,” the S.L. Benfica de Macau player – also known as known as Niki Torrão – told MNA.

The striker played for the Macau national team for the first time in a 7-aside international tournament in 2010 in Malaysia, having represented the SAR senior 11-aside team since 2011.

The FIFA decision means Sri Lanka will likely advance to the group round of Asian qualification for the World Cup in 2022, with the FFSL stating that it will ‘wait an official decision by FIFA in few weeks’.

“FIFA will probably now request the MFA to provide all the basis for its refusal to attend the match since it seems the decision will still take some weeks,” the S.L. Benfica de Macau player told MNA.

The decision led totake this risk,” he said.

The initial plan involved the local team traveling to the island country on Sunday but players even stated that they were willing to take a flight departing from Hong Kong at 10:00pm of today to arrive at 6:00am in the Sri Lankan capital and play the football match on Tuesday, regardless of the physical conditions they would be in.

The decision by the MFA could also incur in a hefty fine by FIFA and a possible ban for the local national team or teams playing in the local championships to take part in official FIFA or AFC competitions, with the consequences possibly milder now that the game was cancelled.

“One thing is to just not appear for the game, fines are much heavier. If the game


Peugeot 5008

The force of Storm Doris may have caught many off guard; but while she was tearing up trees at home, I was in Lisbon getting a preview of something which is sure to have a huge impact of its own when it finally makes land fall in Ireland this July. The all-new Peugeot 5008 makes its departure from its former traditional MPV body shape in favour of a new 7-seater SUV form. This new look 5008 is well poised to piggy back on the fantastic response which its 5 seat sibling the 3008 has received. Since the 3008 was launched in October, over 80,000 orders have been placed in Europe alone. Now the 5008 will go head to head with the new Skoda Kodiaq for the 7but the small turbocharged PureTech engine never at any point felt under powered. Road and wind noise very minimal. Throughout the 200 or so kilometres of the test route the 5008 delivered a smooth and comfortable drive.

Understandably enough Peugeot have high expectations for this new model. Colin Sheridan, Sales and Marketing Director at Gowan Distributors Limited, Peugeot Importers in Ireland said, “The new Peugeot 5008 SUV aims to build on the strong commercial success of the existing Peugeot 5008 MPV, the second best-selling compact 7-seater MPV in Ireland in 2016 and a former Irish Family Car of the Year winner. Three clear objectives have been set: to pursue the brand’s move up-market, to be an international success and to become the benchmark in the seven-seater C SUV Segment,


By VANESSA GERA, Associated Press

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Thousands of Poles chanting "We will defend democracy!" and "Lech Walesa!" rallied Saturday in Warsaw to protest moves by Poland's three-month-old conservative government that they say undermine freedoms and the constitution.

The march was organized by the Committee for the Defense of Democracy, which was formed in November in reaction to moves by the ruling Law and Justice party that have essentially paralyzed the Constitutional Tribunal, preventing it from acting as a check on new government legislation.

"We want a free and open Poland ... a Poland where there is room for everyone," said the head of committee, Mateusz Kijowski.

Thousands gathered in the cold, waving flags and banners and listening to speeches that condemned the government. Police estimated the crowd at 15,000,while Warsaw city hall, which is aligned with the political opposition, said 80,000 people took part.

Many people held up images of Walesa, the former Solidarity leader and ex-president who has faced revived allegations that he was a communist-era secret police informer in the 1970s, before he founded Solidarity, the freedom movement which eventually helped to topple communism.

The protest was held under the slogan, "We the people," — the opening words of the preamble of the U.S. Constitution and also the words that Walesa used when he triumphantly addressed the U.S. Congress in 1989, when communism collapsed across Eastern Europe.

Walesa's supporters accuse the ruling party of trying to destroy his reputation for political gain. Walesa is a longtime foe of Law and Justice leader Jaroslaw Kaczynski.

"We came here to


However, once submitted, these two hospitals received IRB approval and started the study within one standard deviation of the average approval time. Eliminating these two sites as outliers, average time to submission was 33 days.

Looking at each of the academic IRBs individually, there was variation in the IRB\'s composition and structure. Hospital A\'s IRB of record chose to sign an investigator agreement falling under the regulatory oversight to the UTHSCSA IRB. Hospital B\'s IRB of record was a part of the faculty senate consisting of an IRB chair, 7 scientific reviewers, and one public reviewer. Hospital D and hospital M\'s IRB of record come from large universities with standing administrative review processes in place, including expedited/exempt review panels specific for each of the major schools in the program.Famously candid British singer Adele opened up about motherhood to Vanity Fair in a cover story this week, and she held nothing back when she discussed the postpartum depression she experienced after she gave birth to her son, Angelo, with boyfriend Simon Konecki four years ago.

In the end, it was other mothers who helped her overcome her emotional turmoil and figure out what she needed to do to get better.

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The 28-year-old star said she probably will not have another child, citing Konecki's daughter from a previous marriage as her "get-out-of-jail-free card" when it comes to giving Angelo a sibling. "I’m too scared," she said. "I had really bad postpartum depression after I had my


son, and it frightened me.”

Adele said she worried she's made "the worst decision of her life" after she had her son, but talking honestly with other mothers about her postpartum depression helped her do what she needed to do to take care of herself. Reuters

The 10-time Grammy winner — who is in the middle of a 43-city world tour after her incredibly successful albums, most recently "25," cemented her status as an international icon — said that her postpartum depression left her feeling "very inadequate" even though she was completely in love with her son. "I felt like I'd made the worst decision of my life," she told the magazine, admitting that she and "all her friends" felt pressure to have kids "because that's what adults do."

Never missThe castle and grounds from the air. Completed in 1806 by London-based architect Joseph Bonomi, this neo-classical mansion replaced a castle burnt down in 1802. It was used as a military hospital during the First World War and was home to Queen Victoria's daughter Princess Louise, the Dowager Duchess of Argyll, until her death in 1939. It was an HQ for the Rosneath Naval Base in World War Two, then abandoned, then damaged by fire in 1947, and demolished in 1961. Image date unknown.


to file an opposition (docket no. 20), which was granted by the Court (docket no. 21). Plaintiff was given until September 1, 2003 to file an opposition to Defendants' motion. However, no opposition has been filed by Plaintiff. The motion is now deemed submitted.

STATEMENT OF FACTS
For purposes of this order, the Court takes as true the following allegations made by Plaintiff in his complaint: On March 16, 2000, Plaintiff was housed in his cell when Defendant Butikofer unzipped his clothing and told Plaintiff to grab his penis. When Plaintiff refused, Butikofer walked away laughing. Two days later, Butikofer did the same thing and brushed against Plaintiff's arm before walking away laughing. Plaintiff also contends that on March 27, 2000, Butikofer was responsible for turning off water and powerTag: Hyundai Ioniq launch in India

In a bid to reduce the air pollution, the Indian government has already shown its support towards the adaptation of EVs in the Indian automobile market. This is the key reason behind auto manufacturers focussing more on EVs and Hybrids at the 2018 Delhi Auto Expo. One of the hybrids that turned heads was the Hyundai IONIQ. The Hyundai Ioniq 2018 is all set to turn the things around for the segment. You can check out more details of the Ioniq at Autoportal.
Launch date of Hyundai Ioniq in India
The Hyundai Ioniq was first showcased at the Geneva Motor Show in 2016, followed by an appearance in the New York Auto Show. Moreover, the manufacturer showcased the vehicle in India at the 2018 Auto


with Baghdad. But he adds: “We have been free from Iraq since 1991? We defied Saddam Hussein.”

While the question of independence may remain rhetorical for the moment, the issue of what will happen to the disputed territories is a powder keg waiting to explode.

The Iraqi military abandoned much of the territory, including the oil-rich city of Kirkuk and the rocky plains to the east and north of Mosul, to ISIL in the summer of 2014, before the peshmerga freed it all last fall.

Driving those plains last week, the peshmerga remained in force, with guard posts and bunkers dotting a new dirt berm that Kurdish officials say is 1,000 kilometres long and marks the extent of their territory.

Among the communities encompassed by the dirt wall is the ruined townof Bashiqa.

Destroyed buildings, bomb craters and the desiccated bodies of two ISIL fighters stand as a stark reminder of the fierce fighting that occurred here last October and November.

Sitting inside a makeshift headquarters on the edge of town, the local commander, Brig.-Gen. Bahrim Yessin, recalled how Canadian special forces trained his troops before the battle for Bashiqa.

They then called in airstrikes and provide up-to-date intelligence during the actual fighting.

Yessin acknowledged Bashiqa and the surrounding fields are technically disputed territory.

But when asked if he thought it belonged to Iraq or Kurdistan, Yessin said through a translator: “Without any hesitation, this area is Kurdish.”

That view is echoed all the way up to the president, who has said the peshmerga will not give up any territory that they have fought and


died for against ISIL.

Global Affairs Canada warned Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in November 2015 about the potential long-term consequences of supporting the Kurds.

“Should the (ISIL) threat recede,” the officials said in a briefing note, “Baghdad will have to contend with a range of land disputes with the (Kurdish regional government), as well as strengthened Iraqi Kurdish forces, which have received training and equipment from coalition members, including Canada.”

Three months later, the Liberal government announced it would triple the number of Canadian military trainers in northern Iraq and provide weapons to the Kurds.

While Baghdad has said little about the disputed territories, a number of militia groups ostensibly formed to fight ISIL have already clashed with the Kurds.

The Kurds, meanwhile, want the central government to enact a section of theAkron police.JPG

Akron police are investigating after two men posed as police officers to scam two women out of thousands of dollars.

(File Photo)

AKRON, Ohio -- Two men posed as Akron police officers investigating bank fraud and scammed two octogenarians out of thousands of dollars.

The men told their victims that they were police officers or supervisors from the Akron Police Department. The explained how they needed the women to withdraw money from their bank accounts as part of their undercover investigation.

The two victims gave the scammers more than $5,000, Akron Police Capt. Daniel Zampelli said.

An 89-year-old Maple Heights woman drove to her bank, withdrew money and met the scammers at her home in order to give them the cash, Zampelli said.

The second victim, an 85-year-old Akron woman, got a similar


law of Maryland.
The following terms will be used in this opinion:
"Bowl America" to mean Bowl America, Inc., together with its wholly-owned subsidiaries, including all plaintiffs in this case;
"Fair Lanes" to mean Fair Lanes, Inc., together with its wholly-owned subsidiaries, including the corporate defendants;
"Defendants" to mean all defendants, individual as well as corporate;
"Bowling establishments" to mean any facility for tenpin or duckpin bowling open to the public, together with related facilities for serving food, selling bowling supplies, etc.;
The "bowling business" to mean the operation of one or more bowling establishments;
"Metropolitan Baltimore" to mean the area from the center of the City of Baltimore to eight miles beyond the Baltimore Beltway;
The "five Bowl America establishments" to mean the houses at Cedonia, Dundalk, Glen Burnie, Odenton and Reisterstown, which were operatedby Bowl America until July 1963 and again after June 1964;
The "three Colt establishments" to mean the Colt houses at Dundalk, Towson and Woodlawn;
The "Colt Chain" to mean the three Colt establishments, and the five Bowl America establishments during the period in 1963-64 when they were operated by the Colt organization;
"The Colt organization" to mean: (1) Colt Lanes, Inc., controlled by George E. Banks, III, in 1963, which owned (2) the corporations which operated the several Colt establishments; (3) Colt Realty Inc., controlled by Banks, which owned, subject to mortgages, the leasehold interest in the real estate and had a substantial investment in the buildings occupied by the three Colt establishments; and (4) Colt Pinsetter Company, a partnership *1085 controlled by Banks, which owned an interest in and


a seasonal business, with a decline in the late spring and summer months. Air conditioning has mitigated but not eliminated this characteristic.
Fair Lanes began operating bowling establishments in 1923 in Baltimore, and grew over the years by building new establishments and acquiring existing ones. It has always been the leader in the number of establishments, lanes and lineage in Metropolitan Baltimore. It has repeatedly characterized itself as "dominant", as well as "preeminent" and "leading". Its officers, including the individual defendants, have repeatedly sought to bar, discourage or drive out others trying to enter those areas in the Metropolitan Baltimore bowling market which Fair Lanes wished to appropriate for itself. Fair Lanes has also extended its activities to other markets, including Metropolitan Washington and North Carolina.
In 1959 and 1960there was a bowling boom in the United States. Many modern bowling establishments were built and chain operations became common. Most of the modern establishments in Metropolitan Baltimore were built in the suburbs near the Beltway between 1959 and 1962. The increasing mobility of society, reflected in part by the Beltway, broadened the geographic area from which bowling establishments drew their customers.
Bowl America entered the bowling business in 1959 in Metropolitan Washington. Between 1960 and 1962, it built five modern bowling establishments in Metropolitan Baltimore. At about the same time, three modern establishments were built in Metropolitan Baltimore by the Colt organization. In May 1963 Fair Lanes was first, Bowl America second, and Colt third in the operation of bowling establishments in Metropolitan Baltimore.
The bowling business peaked around


1961, slumped badly in 1962 and continued to decline for several years thereafter. Too many bowling establishments had been built too fast. Brunswick and AMF, the principal suppliers of bowling equipment, had been very liberal in their credit policies and took severe losses. Repossessions and bankruptcies occurred *1086 with increasing frequency. Fair Lanes' financial resources gave it the power to acquire competitors whose finances were insufficient to carry them through depressed periods, and it made the exercise of that power a policy of its business.
Early in 1963 Fair Lanes negotiated with Banks, hoping to acquire the three Colt establishments. Banks, however, decided to expand his operations and proposed to Bowl America that the Colt organization acquire the five Bowl America establishments in Metropolitan Baltimore. Those establishments, as agroup, had never operated at a profit, and Banks' desire to expand the Colt operation coincided with Bowl America's wish to ease its cash shortage.
Accordingly, on May 15, 1963, Bowl America agreed to transfer to Colt Realty, Inc., or its designees, the assets and liabilities of the five Bowl America establishments. Colt Realty agreed: (a) to pay $233,350.08,[4] of which $85,000 was to be paid at settlement and the balance over a period of time; (b) to pay all future liabilities under the real estate leases of the five establishments; (c) to produce a certified balance sheet showing that its net worth was at least $500,000; and (d) to obtain, before the settlement, releases from four of the five Bowl America landlords, relieving Bowl America from further liability


to those landlords, or, alternatively, to provide Bowl America with a $200,000 second mortgage on the three original Colt leaseholds.[5]
Shortly thereafter Banks told plaintiffs that he had been unable to arrange the second mortgage. He proposed, as a temporary measure of security, in lieu of the releases and mortgages, that he, his wife and Colt Realty would sign an agreement personally to indemnify Bowl America in the event any liability on the leases was enforced against Bowl America. That assurance was accepted.
On July 1, 1963, the five Bowl America establishments were taken over by five subsidiaries of Colt Lanes, Inc., as designees of Colt Realty. The $85,000 was paid to Bowl America and it made current all obligations of the five establishments. Bowl America was released by Brunswickand AMF, among others, from primary liability on a number of conditional sales contracts for bowling equipment in the five Bowl America establishments, but it never received either the releases from the Bowl America landlords, or a second mortgage on the Colt leaseholds. Nor did Bowl America ever receive the promised certified balance sheet, or make any inquiries of Colt Realty or Banks concerning Colt Realty's ability to pay its obligations as they became due.[6]
Until early in 1964 Banks, although frequently late, met the obligations of the five Bowl America establishments, except state taxes. In February 1964 Bowl America's president met with Banks. Notwithstanding Banks' continued failure to obtain releases to Bowl America from the landlords, Colt's increasing defaults, and Bowl America's awareness that Banks himself was in


financial difficulties, Bowl America agreed not to "move in and throw him out". Banks in turn tentatively agreed to provide Bowl America with a second mortgage on the Colt establishment in Dover, Delaware, but he never provided that mortgage. After the February 1964 meeting, the defaults of Banks and his companies continued and worsened. The books of original entry for the Colt *1087 chain contain no entries after January 1964.
At about the same time, Fair Lanes and Banks reopened their discussions. Banks agreed to allow an accounting firm to audit the Colt chain's books and records for Fair Lanes. That audit showed that the five former Bowl America houses and the three original Colt houses were heavily in debt.
In the spring of 1964, the Colt chain was beingpressed by its numerous creditors, including Brunswick, Bowl America, and Prudential. Banks negotiated separately but concurrently with Brunswick, with Bowl America, and with Fair Lanes for a take-over of some or all of the bowling establishments then in the Colt chain.
Brunswick, the supplier of the equipment in three of the five former Bowl America establishments as well as in the three original Colt establishments, was perfecting its plans, which were put into effect later in 1964, to take over the operation of some financially embarrassed bowling establishments in various sections of the country. In the spring of 1964, Brunswick proposed to Banks that if, by September 1964, Banks had disposed of all his bowling houses except the three original Colt houses in Metropolitan Baltimore and the Colt house


in Delaware, Brunswick would be prepared to negotiate refinancing arrangements and would be in a position to assume the operation of the three original Colt houses in Metropolitan Baltimore in November or December 1964. Brunswick further proposed that Banks, or Brunswick for him, might find operators to take over the operation of the five Bowl America establishments on an interim basis. On May 12, 1964, Brunswick believed that Banks had agreed to Brunswick's proposal. Brunswick was not prepared to purchase, operate or refinance for Banks the Colt chain or any part of the Colt chain in May or June 1964.
Meanwhile, Bowl America was discussing with Banks the possibility of taking back the five Bowl America establishments and working out a means for payment of the indebtedness due it.On May 19, Banks suggested to Bowl America that he might sell the five Bowl America establishments to Fair Lanes along with the three Colt establishments. In late May, Prudential informed Colt Realty that it would commence foreclosure proceedings against the three original Colt establishments if the mortgage delinquencies were not cured by June 26. On May 25 Banks proposed to Bowl America that he return the five Bowl America houses to it along with $100,000 worth of Northeast Thruway bonds as collateral for payment of his debts to Bowl America. That proposal was acceptable to Bowl America, although it is doubtful whether Banks was capable of performing it.
In fact, on May 25 Banks had already agreed to sell all eight establishments to Fair Lanes. On May 28,


Banks and Fair Lanes signed a series of agreements under which Fair Lanes acquired the stock of the companies which operated the five former Bowl America establishments, and the stock of Colt Lanes, Inc., which owned the stock of the companies which operated the three original Colt establishments. Fair Lanes did not assume the liabilities of the companies which operated the former Bowl America establishments.
In consideration for the transfer to Fair Lanes of the leaseholds of the three Colt houses (which were subject to ground rents of $28,500 per year), Fair Lanes assumed obligations under the three Prudential mortgages totalling $886,605, paid accrued obligations of $36,000, and gave Banks $80,000 in cash and promissory notes. The obligations due Colt Realty from Banks and the other Colt corporations weremarket, but it had also left Bowl America with crippling financial obligations likely to affect its vigor as Fair Lanes' principal competitor in Metropolitan Washington. Moreover, by acquiring the most valuable assets of Colt Realty and none of its liabilities, Fair Lanes had minimized the value of the guarantees given by Colt Realty and Banks to Bowl America.
Before the June 3 settlement Fair Lanes knew that Colt was in arrears to the Baltimore Gas & Electric Company and that service was about to be denied, but Fair Lanes made no effort to pay the accumulated gas and electric bills when it took over possession of the eight establishments. Service was therefore cut off (except, inadvertently, at Bowl America Odenton) and the establishments were closed. On June 5 Fair


Lanes offered to pay a share of the arrearages at the three original Colt establishments and service was restored to them. Fair Lanes made no such offer with respect to the five former Bowl America establishments. Service was restored to them only after Bowl America regained possession.
Defendants also stripped the files from the main office of the Colt chain and removed the records from the five former Bowl America houses. Among those records was vital information regarding the names and addresses of leagues and league bowlers who had indicated their intention to bowl at those establishments that summer or next season. Fair Lanes posted signs on the closed establishments directing bowlers to the nearest Fair Lanes house. It issued orders to its managers to place Bowl America bowlersseparate proposals to the landlords. The landlords considered Fair Lanes' proposals unattractive. Instead they chose to make agreements with Bowl America, under which Bowl America agreed to make up the Colt rent arrearages with respect to the five former Bowl America *1089 houses, and pay all future rents. In return, each landlord agreed to distrain and put Bowl America back in possession. At Bowl America's expense, distraints were levied; but when Bowl America, under the landlords' authority, attempted to reopen its five former houses, Fair Lanes caused Bowl America's agents to be arrested for trespassing.[7] By June 23, however, Bowl America was back in possession. The next day, Fair Lanes put the corporations which operated the five former Bowl America establishments into voluntary bankruptcy. Bowl America obtained authorization


from the Referee in Bankruptcy to operate the five former Bowl America establishments and later paid $16,250 to the Receiver for the assets of the operating corporations of those five establishments. At Fair Lanes' instigation, counsel for the bankrupts, who had been chosen by Fair Lanes, obstructed Bowl America's recovery of the records of the five establishments, and attempted to hinder the operation of those centers. The three original Colt establishments eventually became part of Fair Lanes' Metropolitan Baltimore chain.
During the next season (fall of 1964 through spring of 1965), a few leagues moved from Bowl America to Fair Lanes and vice versa. The turnover of league business from Bowl America to Fair Lanes that season amounted to less than 1.5% of Bowl America's annual volume, well withinbeen prolonged. This holding will be elaborated in the discussion of the several sections of the antitrust laws, below.

Sherman Act § 1
The acquisition of the Colt chain by Fair Lanes in May-June 1964 and the agreements by which the acquisition was accomplished constituted both a contract and combination in restraint of trade in violation of § 1 of the Sherman Act.
Before the acquisition Fair Lanes was the largest chain of bowling establishments in Metropolitan Baltimore. It controlled 36.3% of the total lanes, 46.1% of the duckpin lanes, 15.5% of the tenpin lanes and about 33% of all lanes in modern establishments.[11] The Colt chain, which then included the five former Bowl America establishments as well as the three original Colt establishments, was the second largest chain, and was


have been found to violate §§ 1 and 2 of the Sherman Act, officers and employees of Bowl America were required to devote a considerable amount of time to the recovery and reopening of the five Bowl America establishments. The reasonable value of those servicesmeasured by the salaries of the officers and employees and the time which they would otherwise have spent on other work for Bowl Americawas $5,661.67, which is a proper item of damages recoverable in this case.
(d) Lost profitsBowl America's total lineage per lane was 73.33% of Fair Lanes' lineage per lane in fiscal 1963, and 73.70% in fiscal 1966. In fiscal 1965, however, Bowl America's total lineage per lane in Metropolitan Baltimore was only 70.62% of Fair Lanes' total lineage per lane, 3% lessthan in the two most comparable years.
The relative decline in Bowl America's business in fiscal 1965 was due in part to its curtailment of expenditures for promotions, personnel and advertising for its Baltimore houses, in order to conserve Bowl America's cash position. The poor cash position of Bowl America during fiscal 1965 was due primarily (1) to the losses which Bowl America had sustained before May 1963, and (2) to the continuing rental obligations which it had assumed in connection with the five establishments which were transferred by Bowl America to Colt in May 1963.[19] Nevertheless, the predatory acts of Fair Lanes in May and June 1964 required Bowl America to tap its relatively meager cash resources to make the payments listed as recoverable damages in paragraphs (a)


and (b), above, instead of using those resources to promote its business. The relative decline in Bowl America's business in fiscal 1965 was also caused in part by actions of Fair Lanes which have been held to violate the antitrust laws, including the abrupt closing by Fair Lanes of the five former Bowl America houses as soon as they were acquired by Fair Lanes early in June 1964, the attempts by Fair Lanes to persuade the customers of those houses to switch to a Fair Lanes' house, and the delay in the reopening of the houses caused by the acts of Fair Lanes set out as historical facts, above.[20]
The extent to which those acts of Fair Lanes caused Bowl America to lose business in 1965 cannot be establishedEXECUTION ROCKS GEORGIA FILM FESTIVAL
9-11-07

"Execution" drew a big crowd at the Rome International Film Festival in historic downtown Rome, Georgia just north of Atlanta last week. The film was the talk of the festival and made an impact with the audience. Rumor has it that some wanted the film to open the festival but that idea was eventually voted down because many thought the film was too intense. Read the feature article about "Execution" by writer Carolyn Grindrod of the Rome News-Tribune.


New Hugo Trailer Debuts: Martin Scorsese Redefines Magic

The latest trailer for Hugo has bowed and it shows off more of the magical footage from Hollywood’s Dean of Film, Martin Scorsese. Also, don't miss our look inside Hugo with Martin Scorsese.

Hugo is in 3D and is Scorsese’s first in that format. The visuals are astounding in the new teaser, but what also compels is the wonderment that is the Hugo Cabret story. Scorsese’s latest features an astounding cast for the film that is set in Paris including Jude Law, Asa Butterfield, Chloe Grace Moretz, Ben Kingsley and Sacha Baron Cohen.Tuesday, May 25, 2010

White House Construction Leaves Visitors in a Maze of Fences

Tall, black cyclone fencing and dark screen barriers are in place on the White House north lawn as a long-anticipated utility improvement project gets underway.

(Credit: CBS/ Peter Maer)

It will be a big dig on a wide swath of the postcard-scene lawn just to the left of what is often seen as the front door to the White House. Officials say antiquated utility connections must be replaced. The work is creating a new maze for White House staffers, official guests and media personnel who work at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. The traditional entrance through what is known as the Northwest Gate will be blocked by the work. That means diplomatic motorcades will be directed to other routes instead


Duncan Keith’s intensity is one of the defining characteristics of his game. On the ice, he rarely smiles. After games, he broods at his locker stall, stewing on losses and missed opportunities. It’s part of what separates him from other players.

But that fire and bubbling fury has come to the surface at least three times now, resulting in dangerous, illegal plays. He elbowed Vancouver’s Daniel Sedin in the head in retaliation for an earlier hit. He slashed Los Angeles’ Jeff Carter in the face in retaliation for a Carter slash to his ungloved hand. And he swung his stick at the face of Minnesota’s Charlie Coyle in retaliation for being knocked to the ice.

All three actions earned him suspensions, the latest a six-game ban that will keep himovertime win in a long time, and it really put us in a spot for the playoffs and for the Baron Cup."

Tied at 1 late in the second period, Lake generated a goal on the power play -- a welcome sight for Okicki and company considering that unit has been hovering around 8 percent success this winter.

Grant Macmullan delivered a beautiful breakout pass from his defensive zone right on the tape of sophomore Alex Piazza.

Piazza took care of the rest with a low wrister from the right side to give the Cougars a 2-1 advantage heading into intermission.

US, coming off an undefeated run through the Titan Invitational over the Martin Luther King Jr. Day weekend in Sylvania, found an equalizer early in the third. Sam Strang threw a


wrister on net, and Jack Linderman cashed in on a long rebound at the 2:41 mark to tie it at 2.

Preppers coach Bill Beard was hoping his team's high energy level in Sylvania would carry over, but Wednesday it did not.

"In this league this year, there is a very fine line between victory and defeat," Beard said. "Lake had just a little more effort than we did tonight."

A little more something -- a 3-1 outing at the Titan Invitational and Wednesday's big league victory -- that Okicki would love to see turn into a head of steam with the Baron Cup and Kent District on the horizon.

"Toledo was a big tournament for us," Okicki said. "We really turned the corner. We started really working hard, and then weEpidemiology of multiple sclerosis in western Poland--a comparison between prevalence rates in 1965 and 1981.
An epidemiological survey of multiple sclerosis was carried out in the western part of Poland. The estimated prevalence rate on December 31, 1981 was compared with that established on the same territory on January 1, 1965. The disease was less frequent in 1981. The prevalence rate for definite cases was only 42.87 versus 51.19. A marked increase of population in the younger age groups (those under 20) during the last decade may account for the observed differences in the prevalence rate. In the town of Gniezno, a new MS cluster with a prevalence rate of 118.10 per 100,000 population was discovered.


Every day I feel better and more involved with the team and it shows with my performance on the field.”

On his role Magee’s goal

“I was trying to shield the defender so that pass wouldn’t get blocked and Mike could come in and just tap it in. Luckily it worked out and Mike could score for the team.”

In Regular Season terms, the six he scored in LA (three of which came against the Fire on Opening Day) combined with the nine he's tallied for the Men in Red since May have him second in the MLS Golden Boot Race with 15.

He's also scored double-digits for the Fire across all competitions, with his nine league goals combining with three in U.S. Open Cup play to give him 12 across allcompetitions.

Still, that long-hanging statistic of hitting double-digit regular season goals in one season for one club is there for Magee tonight as he looks to become the seventh player in club history to achieve the feat.

Having appeared in just 15 games, it made me wonder if he could be the quickest to do it in a Fire shirt and then I remembered: Ante Razov...

Razov is of course the club's all-time leading scorer with 76 regular season goals in 155 games. He hit double-digit goals five of his six seasons in Chicago. It stands to reason that he might have Magee beat multiple times in this stat.

Take a look...

Ante Razov's Double Digit Goals

Year

Games Needed

1998

27

1999

18

2000

11

2002

14

2003

8

So Magee won't beat him but upon further review, if he bags a goal Saturday vs.


sometimes dispiriting about them. They let points get away from them.

Off a TFC attack, Magee got the ball in his own half and turned through the midfield to play Rolfe, who spotted Amirakwa’s dash inside. It was a great run because he timed it later than Juan Luis Anangono’s, which was a bit too early so his defender could recover before Pause pushed close enough to goal.

Amarikwa’s run came directly in front of his defender, giving Pause the angle and target he needed, and Quincy was in. He had the choice of laying off for Anangono, who was beyond the goalie and just a simple touch away from giving the Fire the lead, but he went himself. Against his own team, in on goal, Amarikwa went himself andand the team playing
two games this week, it remains to be seen whether he will go the full 90 tonight in Toronto. With this in mind, Fire coach Frank Klopas has a number of ways he can tinker the side.

One obvious choice would be to bring in Juan Luis Anangono in attack as a direct replacement for Magee, while Patrick Nyarko and Quincy Amarikwa can also play in the forward role. A second and more likely option would be to see Nyarko come in on the wing and Alex play up front with Chris Rolfe.

As Kevin Egan pointed out in the latest edition of “The Centerback,” the front four of Alex, Rolfe, Magee and Duka combined extremely well against Seattle and bringing another pacey player like Nyarko into


three goals from free kicks, but for some better finishing.

The Fire worked quite a bit on set pieces at training on Thursday, clearly seeing Seattle’s obvious issues in that area. The Men in Red scored their first goal from a corner in last week’s match against Houston, and with Magee and Duka putting balls in and players like Austin Berry and Larentowicz challenging in the box, the Fire certainly have the ability to cause the Sounders more problems in this area.

Keeping an eye on Rosales and Yedlin – set pieces and crosses from wide

Seattle are a similar team to Sporting KC with both teams having a very dangerous creative midfielder, as well as outside defenders that like to get forward and get crosses in the box.

Though he hasn’tstarted every match for the team Mauro Rosales leads the Sounders with seven assists, two more than American Brad Evans. Rosales’ favorite target to look for from set pieces and crosses has been Eddie Johnson, picking the American out for a number of headed goals in recent matches. Johnson will also be missing on Saturday but Rosales has a plethora of other players to look for.

Rosales also has the rare ability to put dangerous balls into the box from deep positions, especially on free kicks. Seattle’s Homegrown defender Deandre Yedlin has had an absolutely stellar rookie year, even being named to the MLS All-Star team. He combines well on the right with another missing player for Seattle, Brad Evans.

Without him, Yedlin will be required to pick up the


While the James Webb Space Telescope hangs in financial limbo, awaiting a date on which the House will vote on continuation of its funding, scientists are pushing forward with its development. Advocates of the telescope – planned for a launch date of 2018 – argue that its benefits will spread into all areas of science, technology and the economy. Now, at least seven years away from its planned launch, its advocates have been proven right in the area of optics.

In July 2011, NASA finished polishing the new space telescope’s mirrors to an accuracy of one-millionth of an inch, a milestone toward its completion. The technology developed for testing the mirrors has already spurred improvements in ocular health care, from diagnosing problems and providing more accurate contact lenses toMost Significant Events of the Twentieth Century

Interstate Highway marker, the most visible symbol of the Interstate system

President Dwight D. Eisenhower, who vision helped stimulate the creation of the Interstate system

1950s--The Interstate Highway System

Internal improvements. Known today as public works, the idea of using government money to finance projects such as road and canal building has been a part of public policy discussions since Henry Clay promoted his "American System" in the early 1800s. The policy matured during the Great Depression, when the Hoover and Roosevelt Administrations pushed through works programs to alleviate severe unemployment. The ultimate legacy of Henry Clay's internal improvements advocacy, however, is the Interstate Highway System, the complex network of roads begun in the 1950s that currently ties the nation together, for good or ill.


The system's benefits are debatable, to be sure, as history tells us; designed as a product of its times, it serves as a symbol of an extended process of increased government control of the national life, the results of which are, as we shall see, mixed.

The first road built with funds appropriated by Congress was actually the National Road. Started in 1815 in Cumberland, Md., it ultimately stretched to St. Louis, Mo., and became the main route for westward migration for several years. It was poorly maintained, however, and fell into disrepair. The first highway to span the nation from coast to coast was the Lincoln Highway, which went from New York to San Francisco, a distance of over 3000 miles. This road became the inspiration for theInterstate Highway System. In 1919, the Army conducted a convoy of trucks along the Lincoln Highway to test its efficiency in an emergency; the trip took 62 days, a time that was ludicrous even then, due to the poor condition of the road. A young Army major, Dwight Eisenhower, was one of the officers riding in the convoy; having served in Europe in the Great War, he had seen the very efficient Autobahn network in Germany, and he knew what good roads should look like, and their clear advantages for military purposes were not lost on him and others.

Plans for a federal highway system began in 1921, when the Army, at the request of the Bureau of Public Roads, produced the Pershing Map, a diagram of roads considered


of strategic importance. State and local highway systems began to be built a few years later. By the late 1930, the federal government finally began to see the need to push for a national system, and the result was the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1938, which was passed to study a proposed system of toll roads. The Bureau of Public Roads found this system to be inadequate, recommending instead a network of over 25,000 miles of federally supported roads. The Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1944 provided for a 40,000-mile network, but no funding. A same-named law passed in 1952 provided only minuscule funding, as did legislation in 1954.

In 1953, Dwight Eisenhower became President, and almost immediately took the lead of the lobbying effort for a standardized federal highwaythe latest Federal-Aid Highway Act, which created the National System of Interstate and Defense Highways, better known as the Interstate Highway System. (President George H.W, Bush signed legislation in 1990 changing the name to the Dwight D. Eisenhower System of Interstate and Defense Highways.) The law provided for 41,000 miles of limited-access highways ("limited-access" meaning they could only be entered by way of widely separated interchanges known as exits); the system was to be regulated and standardized according to national standards, and 90 percent of the costs would be paid by the federal government through a Highway Trust fund set up in the law in order to make it basically self-financing and not add to the federal deficit (a major condition set by President Eisenhower).

The original appropriation for


the system was around $37 billion, a figure that had more than tripled by 1991. The construction time was also much longer than originally anticipated; the original network was finally completed in 1993, two years after the end of the Cold War, which had been the entire rationale for its creation in the first place. The Interstate Highway network remains today the largest public works project ever conducted (Henry Clay, presumably would have gasped at its extent), and covers every state in the Union except Alaska.

The system has had huge impacts, both positive and negative, on the development of American society. On the plus side, as stated, it has increased mobility, becoming a kind of symbol for individual freedom, and it has help the growth of businesses andthe economy. It has also helped in the development of suburban areas, allowing many to escape the confines of the city and even experiencing home ownership; the number of Americans owning their own houses exploded along with the growth of the Interstate system. On the other hand, significant disadvantages of the system include the development of so-called "corridors of circulation" which have resulted in the creation of urban regions and urban "sprawl" (the obverse side of the urbanization coin); numerous problems such as traffic congestion and smog which are the direct result of increased automobile use; the increasing dependence of the population on automobile transportation and fossil fuels, along with the decline of alternative mass transportation sources, such as passenger railroads; and an aging, badly deteriorated highway system


which is virtually crumbling in many places, for which the federal government (supposedly responsible for much of the system's maintenance) has only provided minimal funding for repair.

The major reason for the system's significance is that it represents the first huge example of increasing federal authority in the post-war United States. It was created in the shadow of the ideological struggle between the relatively "democratic" West and the socialist East. It's continued existence is an example and symbol of the combined legacy of national expansion that has its roots in early 19th Century American traditions, and the fear-laced politics of the modern era that continues today in anti-terrorist rhetoric. Interstate highways bind the nation physically; can they also bind it emotionally, producing a whole that is greater than itstoday was imprisoned in a most degrading way.

And so they took Jeremiah and threw him into the cistern … letting him down with ropes. There was no water in the cistern, only mud, and Jeremiah sank into the mud. Jeremiah 38:6

Jesus continues this message in the Gospel:

17 You will be hated by all because of my name, Luke 21:17

And this will be experienced by the Apostles in Acts:

40 After recalling the apostles, they had them flogged, ordered them to stop speaking in the name of Jesus, and dismissed them. 41 So they left the presence of the Sanhedrin, rejoicing that they had been found worthy to suffer dishonor for the sake of the name. Acts 5:40–41

Luke also shows that the sufferings of Jesus and the Apostles continue with


St Paul. Indeed, he expected it: “What will happen to me I do not know, except that in one city after another the holy Spirit has been warning me that imprisonment and hardships await me”. Acts 20:22b-23

Should we expect anything different?

First Reading

Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Feb. 17, 2019
Jeremiah 17:5-8

We return today to Jeremiah, the weeping prophet. The immediate cause of his tears is the destruction of Jerusalem and his forced exile to Egypt in 587. Yet several weeks ago we read his call.

The word of the LORD first came to him in the days of Josiah, son of Amon, king of Judah, in the thirteenth year of his reign, and continued through the reign of Jehoiakim, son of Josiah, king of Judah, and until the downfall and exileCross Country/Track

Bronco Express - Women

Sep 26, 2001

SANTA CLARA, Calif. -
Santa Clara improved its performance from its first race of the season by putting five runners under the twenty minute barrier. The Broncos finished in ninth, 35 points ahead of tenth and 35 points behind fourth place. The Mission Harrier's depth was evident as their number 5 runner was the fourth fastest and their number 7 runner was the third fastest of the 22 teams, despite their team's ninth place finish. Jenny Smokey narrowly missed going under 19 minutes in leading the team.

Smokey continued to increase the gap with Gastelum who was reeled in by Bell and Basile by mile two. Smokey help her position in the field and felt the fast pace as she unable to muster up


the speed to break 19 minutes. Gastelum could not hang with Bell and Basile and faded back in the last half mile. Bell pushed up the field and kept her gap with Smokey constant in the last mile. Basile fell off Bell's surge in the last mile, but held strongly. Hansen and Skourtes were running strong with Skourts keeping close to the hard charging Hansen. Hansen finished well, almost making up a monster gap on Gastelum in the last mile. Skourtes narrowly missed breaking 20 minutes in her first meet of the year. Taking control of her race in the last mile was hard charging Malinak who blasted the last mile. Malinak went by countless opposition and surprisingly came within ten seconds of Erin after trailing by aninsurmountable margin halfway in the race.

Love held on well in the race after completing her first week of training with the team. Moreno gapped Kearl in the last mile, but Kearl stayed within reach to the finish. Coulam came from behind to overtake Shemwell on the final straightway. Visbal improved a remarkable 94 seconds from her first collegiate race and Gleeson rounded out the team with a 30 second improvement from her Sacramento time two weeks earlier.


forces hit him in the back of the head, sources within the BBC Arabic service told CPJ. Al-Sawi was taken to the hospital and is recovering. (See BBC video of the journalist describing his beating here .)

Ahmad Mansour, a veteran Al-Jazeera journalist, was detained for over an hour in front of the Journalists’ Syndicate in Cairo, Al-Jazeera reported. The Qatar-based satellite station reported that several journalists were prevented from entering Egypt through the Cairo International Airport, including its own reporter, Yassir Abu Hilala.

Four French journalists, working for Le Figaro, Journal du Dimanche, Sipa Photo Agency, and Paris Match, have been detained while covering street protests in Cairo, according to news reports

CNN journalists were assaulted and their equipment confiscated while covering the street protests, the station reported . BenTom Ley

Florida Man has done a lot of ridiculous things, but his destructive lifestyle may have finally taken him one step too far beyond the bounds of good taste, for he has besmirched the reputation of an innocent bear.

On Thursday, a man from Lake County, Fla., reported that he was attacked by a bear outside of his mobile home, but was able to fight the beast off after being dragged into the street. Here's how the "attack" was originally described to reporters:

Josh Hennessy, 36, was sitting in a folding chair under an awning outside his father's mobile home sometime before 9:30 p.m. when he heard rustling in the bushes. He walked around the corner and the bear attacked, dragging him to the street, said his wife, Courtney Allstead-Hennessy,


33.

"I guess he startled it," she said.

Hennessy had bite marks on his side and road rash from rolling on the pavement while trying to fight off the animal, his wife said.

Well, guess what? That story was bullshit! An investigation by the Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission revealed that no bear attack actually occurred, and that all of Hennessy's injuries were the result of him falling down like a dummy while trying to chase the bear, which was apparently minding its own business. And one of his neighbors knew the story was bullshit all along.

"It's bull. It's phony. It's fake," said Phillip Sulatycki, 36, who lives on the street behind Hennessy. "Anybody who has lived here in this park as long as I have, which is 15 years,Preparation and Training

Being fast in Formula 1 is important but it isn’t everything. To win races and championships, a driver needs to have the physical training of an athlete throughout the entire year, including the off season, during the European winter.

What keeps a car in the first positions throughout the race is consistency: being fast during the entire race. Given the physical strength needed to steer the wheel, change gears, and deal with the lateral acceleration forces of up to 4G in the corners, a driver can only get to the finish line in good shape if he is in top physical condition.

Throughout his career, Ayrton Senna had the help of great professionals who guided his training and physical conditioning. One of them was Austrian Josef Leberer, a


physical therapist who arrived at McLaren in 1988, just like the Brazilian.

They became friends and, besides working together, they collected amusing stories – like the physical therapist recalls in an interview to the official Ayrton Senna website:

“I met Ayrton in 1986, when Willy Dungl (Leberer’s mentor) funded his new training center, but our work began in earnest during the 1988 season, at McLaren, during the Brazilian Grand Prix”, says Joseph, mentioning the race that was held at the Jacarepaguá raceway, in Rio de Janeiro, at the time. “Ayrton was already in good shape, but that wasn’t enough (for an athlete): he was too light. He was strong-minded, but there was still room for physical improvement. Step by step, he got there”.

They couldn’t have had a better debut seasonat McLaren: Senna won his first F1 world title, after an epic race in Suzuka, where he finally won the duel against then two-time champion Alain Prost, his teammate.

“Senna was a very considerate and generous person. I remember that, in 1988, when he won his first F1 championship, he invited me to the FIA awards ceremony, in Paris. He sent a business-class ticket from Salzburg (Austria) to Paris and paid for my stay at the Crillon Hotel. Not bad!”, recalls the always lively Austrian.

Another of Josef’s tales about Ayrton involves a second sports legend – who also happens to be Brazilian. “Soon after Ayrton won the 1991 Brazilian Grand Prix, we were at a bar in São Paulo when he said: ‘Josef, I’d like to introduce you to


from go-karts to formula racing, Senna had also to adapt to the European lifestyle. And when he got to F1, the physical challenge was even bigger, since the cars were harder to steer and races were three times longer than in the British F3, for instance.

In 1984, when Ayrton scored his first point in F1, he headed straight to the infirmary as soon as the race was over, in South Africa. With back and neck pain, Ayrton realized that was a turning point in his career.

“A driver can’t give it their all in the first four or five laps and then ruin everything and throw away a good placing. Clearly consistency is not just an innate quality but rather the result of long and hard physical training, whichVisit Boerne

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Online chat rooms have been aghast and amused at the choice A marketing blunder in Nigeria has got online communities all of a twitter, after a joint oil and gas venture with Russia was named Nigaz. Russia's Gazprom and Nigeria's state-operated NNPC formed the company - pronounced "nye-gaz" - last week. Nigerians No Nigaz, a group formed on the social networking site Facebook, says the name could be pronounced in a way offensive to black people. Users of Twitter have also expressed disbelief at the decision. "Russian & Nigerian companies have formed new oil firm called... Nigaz. I'm not lying," says Osa Oyegun, under her Twitter name ChocolateMezzo. The topic has prompted hundreds of tweets. Henry Makiwa, known as makiwahenry, said: "Lol [laugh out loud] of the day:City and University Reach Agreement on Tsongas Arena

LOWELL, Mass. ߝ UMass Lowell is on its way to owning the Tsongas Arena.

At the arena this evening, prior to a Hockey East matchup between the eighth-ranked UMass Lowell River Hawks and the fourth-ranked Boston University Terriers, Chancellor Marty Meehan, Lowell City Manager Bernie Lynch and state Sen. Steven C. Panagiotakos announced details of a purchase-and-sale agreement under which the university would take ownership of the arena. They were joined by other city and state elected officials and members of the UMass Lowell community. Lynch, Meehan and UMass President Jack Wilson were to complete execution of the agreement (which already had been signed by UMass Building Authority Executive Director David MacKenzie) later at an on-ice ceremony.

“For us, this is about making


only team in the Division I Hockey East conference that does not own its ice arena.

Under university management, the arena would continue to offer the same quality events as in past years, including UMass Lowell and AHL-affiliated Lowell Devils hockey, other sporting events, and family shows and concerts, with plans to deliver more events and a wider range of performances.

At the same time, the arena would be more readily available for campus events and activities. In addition to River Hawk hockey games, student-based events that have been held at the arena for a fee ߝ such as the annual Open House and Commencement ߝ would now be seamless campus undertakings. New UMass Lowell uses could include campus-wide convocations, alumni and fundraising events, orientation activities, offices for some campusfunctions, and as a hub for the weekend-long fall homecoming series of activities and performances.

The arena is located adjacent to UMass Lowell’s largest cluster of student housing. The immediate area also features LeLacheur Park, home to River Hawk baseball and other student-centered events during the school year, as well as UMass Lowell’s Campus Recreation Center. The arena will help solidify the area as a nexus for student activities.

Together with the UMass Lowell Inn & Conference Center at the Lower Locks complex downtown, the arena also will help integrate UMass Lowell students into the heart of the city, benefitting both students and downtown business establishments.

“Transferring ownership of the Tsongas Arena to UMass Lowell will ultimately benefit everyone who lives, works, learns and finds enjoyment in the city,” Meehan said.

The


Upon expiration of the recess, the Senate reconvened and,
without objection, returned to the third order of business.
A message from The Clerk of the House of Delegates announced
the amendment by that body, passage as amended with its House of
Delegates amended title, to take effect from passage, and requested
the concurrence of the Senate in the House of Delegates amendments,
as toEng. Com. Sub. for Senate Bill No. 213, Restricting actions
brought by nonresidents in state court.
On motion of Senator Chafin, the message on the bill was taken
up for immediate consideration.
The following House of Delegates amendments to the bill were
reported by the Clerk:
On page two, by striking out everything after the enacting
section and inserting in lieu thereof the following:ARTICLE 1. VENUE.§56-1-1. Venue generally.
(a) Any civil action or other proceeding, except where it is
otherwisenonresident plaintiff in any
court of this state.
On motion of Senator Chafin, the Senate concurred in the House
of Delegates amendments to the bill.
Engrossed Committee Substitute for Senate Bill No. 213, as
amended by the House of Delegates, was then put upon its passage.
On the passage of the bill, the yeas were: Bailey, Boley,
Bowman, Caldwell, Chafin, Deem, Dempsey, Edgell, Facemyer, Fanning,
Guills, Harrison, Helmick, Hunter, Jenkins, Kessler, Love, McCabe,
McKenzie, Minard, Minear, Oliverio, Plymale, Prezioso, Ross, Rowe,
Sharpe, Smith, Snyder, Sprouse, Unger, Weeks, White and Tomblin (Mr. President)--34.
The nays were: None.
Absent: None.
So, a majority of all the members elected to the Senate having
voted in the affirmative, the President declared the bill (Eng.
Com. Sub. for S. B. No. 213) passed with its House of Delegates
amended title.Ordered, That The Clerk communicate to the House of Delegates
the


action of the Senate and request concurrence in the changed
effective date.
A message from The Clerk of the House of Delegates announced
that that body had refused to concur in the Senate amendments to,
and requested the Senate to recede therefrom, as toEng. House Bill No. 2866, Relating to construction financing
for surface transportation improvements through federal grant
anticipation note.
On motion of Senator Chafin, the Senate refused to recede from
its amendments to the bill and requested the appointment of a
committee of conference of three from each house on the disagreeing
votes of the two houses.
Whereupon, Senator Tomblin (Mr. President) appointed the
following conferees on the part of the Senate:
Senators Plymale, Bailey and Facemyer.Ordered, That The Clerk communicate to the House of Delegates the action of the Senate and request concurrence therein.

Executive Communications

The following communication fromHis Excellency, the Governor,
was reported by the Clerk:

STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA

OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR

CHARLESTON

March 5, 2003

The Honorable Earl Ray Tomblin
President, West Virginia Senate
State Capitol
Charleston, West Virginia
Dear Mr. President:
Pursuant to Section 14, Article VII of the Constitution of
West Virginia, "Any bill shall not be returned by the Governor
within five days, Sundays excepted, after it shall have been
presented to him shall be a law,. . . . " As such, after great
thought, I have decided to permit Engrossed Committee Substitute
for Committee Substitute for Senate Bill No. 170 to become law
without my signature. I vetoed similar legislation last year.
This bill has made some improvements. While I do not feel a
compelling need for this legislation, I recognize the strong
majorities in both houses that have voted for this bill. Rather
than have the Legislature


medical climate in West Virginia. I also must express
my concern that the privacy of patients and their doctors is not
adequately protected. These are issues I hope the Legislature will
work with me to resolve.
For these reasons, I will let this bill become law without my
signature.
Very truly yours,
Bob Wise,Governor.
The Senate proceeded to the ninth order of business. Eng. Com. Sub. for House Bill No. 2083, Expanding personnel
covered by job sharing in the school system.
On second reading, coming up in regular order, was read a
second time.
The following amendment to the bill, from the Committee on
Education, was reported by the Clerk and adopted:
On page two, by striking out everything after the enacting
section and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

CHAPTER 18. EDUCATION.

ARTICLE 5. COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION.

§18-5-13. Authority of boards generally.The boardsEach countyboard, subject to the provisions of
this chapter and the rules of the state board, havehas the
authority:
(a) To control and manage all of the schools and school
interests for all school activities and upon all school property,
whether owned or leased by the county, including the authority to
require that records be kept of all receipts and disbursements of
all funds collected or received by any principal, teacher, student
or other person in connection with the schools and school
interests, any programs, activities or other endeavors of any
nature operated or carried on by or in the name of the school, or
any organization or body directly connected with the school, to
audit the records and to conserve the funds, which shall be considered quasi-public moneys, including securing surety bonds by
expenditure of board moneys;
(b) To establish schools, from


cost to the county board and according
to rules established by the board, transportation for participants
in projects operated, financed, sponsored or approved by the
commission on aging, all subject to the following:(A)Provided, That allAll costs and expenses incident in any
way to transportation for projects connected with the commission on
aging shall be borne by the commission, or the local or county
chapter of the commission;(B)Provided, however, That inIn all cases, the school buses
owned by the county board of education shall be driven or operated
only by drivers regularly employed by the county board; of
education:(C)Provided further, That theThe county board may provide,
under rules established by the state board, for the certification
of professional employees as drivers of county board-owned vehicles
with a seating capacity of less than ten passengers used for the transportation of pupils foraccommodation of the pupils attending a high school or participating in a post high school program and of persons employed
to teach in the high school or post high school program;
(l) To employ legal counsel;
(m) To provide appropriate uniforms for school service
personnel;
(n) To provide at public expense and under rules as
established by any county board of education for the payment of
traveling expenses incurred by any person invited to appear to be
interviewed concerning possible employment by the county board; of
education;
(o) To allow or disallow their designated employees to use
publicly provided carriage to travel from their residences to their
workplace and return: Provided, That the usage is subject to the
supervision of the county board and is directly connected with and
required by the nature and in the performance of the employee's
duties and responsibilities;
(p)


professional employees;
(c) "Professional educator" is synonymous with and has the
same meaning as "teacher" as defined in section one, article one,
chapter eighteen of this code. Professional educators shall be
classified as:
(1) "Classroom teacher". -- Themeans a professional educator
who has direct instructional or counseling relationship with
pupils, spending the majority of his or her time in this capacity;
(2) "Principal". -- Themeans a professional educator who, as
agent of the county board, has responsibility for the supervision,
management and control of a school or schools within the guidelines
established by saidthe county board. The major area of such the
responsibility shall be the general supervision of all the schools
and all school activities involving pupils, teachers and other
school personnel;
(3) "Supervisor". -- Themeans a professional educator who,
whether by this or other appropriate title, is responsible for
working primarily in thefield with professional and other
personnel in instructional and other school improvement; and
(4) "Central office administrator". -- Themeans a
superintendent, associate superintendent, assistant superintendent
and other professional educators, whether by these or other
appropriate titles, who are charged with the administering and supervising of the whole or some assigned part of the total program
of the countywide school system;
(d) "Other professional employee" means that person from
another profession who is properly licensed and is employed to
serve the public schools and includes a registered professional
nurse, licensed by the West Virginia board of examiners for
registered professional nurses and employed by a county board, of
education, who has completed either a two-year (sixty-four semester
hours) or a three-year (ninety-six semester hours) nursing program;
(e) "Service personnel" means those who serve the school or
schools as a whole, in a nonprofessional capacity,


Kessler, Love, McCabe,
McKenzie, Minard, Minear, Plymale, Prezioso, Ross, Rowe, Sharpe,
Smith, Snyder, Sprouse, Unger, Weeks, White and Tomblin (Mr.
President)--33.
The nays were: Oliverio--1.
Absent: None.
So, a majority of all the members present and voting having
voted in the affirmative, the President declared the bill (Eng.
Com. Sub. for H. B. No. 2083) passed.
The following amendment to the title of the bill, from the Committee on Education, was reported by the Clerk and adopted:
On pages one and two, by striking out the title and
substituting therefor a new title, to read as follows:Eng. Com. Sub. for House Bill No. 2083--A Bill to amend and
reenact section thirteen, article five, chapter eighteen of the
code of West Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as
amended; and to amend and reenact section one, article one, chapter
eighteen-a of said code, allrelating to county boards of education
generally and expanding job-sharing arrangements to include
employees who are not professional employees; requiring written
agreements for job-sharing arrangements; requiring agreements to
specify which employee is eligible for insurance coverage;
requiring certain issues be considered when entering into a job-
sharing agreement; and limiting cost to retirement system.Ordered, That The Clerk communicate to the House of Delegates
the action of the Senate and request concurrence therein. Eng. Com. Sub. for House Bill No. 2357, Authorizing the
aeronautics commissioner to expense funds.
On second reading, coming up in regular order, was read a
second time.
The following amendment to the bill, from the Committee on
Finance, was reported by the Clerk and adopted:
On page two, by striking out everything after the enacting
section and inserting in lieu thereof the following:ARTICLE 2A. STATE AERONAUTICS COMMISSION.

§29-2A-3a. Expenses of


suchthese
purposes may be so expended by the commission and funds so
appropriated shall be expended for no other purposes.
The bill (Eng. Com. Sub. for H. B. No. 2357), as amended, was
then ordered to third reading.
On motion of Senator Chafin, the constitutional rule requiring
a bill to be read on three separate days was suspended by a vote of
four fifths of the members present, taken by yeas and nays.
On suspending the constitutional rule, the yeas were: Bailey,
Boley, Bowman, Caldwell, Chafin, Deem, Dempsey, Edgell, Facemyer,
Fanning, Guills, Harrison, Helmick, Hunter, Jenkins, Kessler, Love,
McCabe, McKenzie, Minard, Minear, Oliverio, Plymale, Prezioso,
Ross, Rowe, Sharpe, Smith, Snyder, Sprouse, Unger, Weeks, White and
Tomblin (Mr. President)--34.
The nays were: None.
Absent: None.
Having been engrossed, the bill (Eng. Com. Sub. for H. B. No.
2357) was then read a third time and putupon its passage.
On the passage of the bill, the yeas were: Bailey, Boley,
Bowman, Caldwell, Chafin, Deem, Dempsey, Edgell, Facemyer, Fanning,
Guills, Harrison, Helmick, Hunter, Jenkins, Kessler, Love, McCabe,
McKenzie, Minard, Minear, Oliverio, Plymale, Prezioso, Ross, Rowe,
Sharpe, Smith, Snyder, Sprouse, Unger, Weeks, White and Tomblin
(Mr. President)--34.
The nays were: None.
Absent: None.
So, a majority of all the members present and voting having
voted in the affirmative, the President declared the bill (Eng.
Com. Sub. for H. B. No. 2357) passed with its title.Ordered, That The Clerk communicate to the House of Delegates
the action of the Senate and request concurrence therein.
At the request of Senator Chafin, and by unanimous consent, the Senate returned to the sixth order of business, which agenda
includes the making of main motions.
On motion of Senator Chafin, the Senate requested the return
from the


House of Delegates of Eng. Com. Sub. for House Bill No. 2083, Expanding personnel
covered by job sharing in the school system.
Passed by the Senate in earlier proceedings today,
The bill still being in the possession of the Senate,
On motion of Senator Chafin, the Senate reconsidered the vote
as to the title amendment and passage.
The vote thereon having been reconsidered,
The question again being "Shall Engrossed Committee Substitute
for House Bill No. 2083 pass?"
On the passage of the bill, the yeas were: Boley, Bowman,
Caldwell, Deem, Dempsey, Edgell, Facemyer, Guills, Harrison,
Helmick, Hunter, Jenkins, Kessler, Love, McCabe, McKenzie, Minear,
Plymale, Prezioso, Rowe, Smith, Snyder, Sprouse, Unger, Weeks,
White and Tomblin (Mr. President)--27.
The nays were: Bailey, Chafin, Fanning, Minard, Oliverio,
Ross and Sharpe--7.
Absent: None.
So, a majority of all the members present and voting having
voted in the affirmative, the Presidentinto a job-
sharing agreement; and limiting cost to retirement system.Ordered, That The Clerk communicate to the House of Delegates
the action of the Senate and request concurrence therein.
The Senate again proceeded to the ninth order of business. Eng. House Bill No. 2514, Authorizing the board of banking and
financial institutions to prohibit individuals removed from one
financial institution from participating in the affairs of other
financial institutions.
On second reading, coming up in regular order, was read a
second time and ordered to third reading. Eng. House Bill No. 2528, Establishing a flood prevention task
force by law.
On second reading, coming up in regular order, was read a
second time.
The following amendment to the bill, from the Committee on
Finance, was reported by the Clerk and adopted:
On page two, by striking out everything after the enacting
section and


inserting in lieu thereof the following:ARTICLE 21A. CONSERVATION DISTRICTS.

§19-21A-15. West Virginia flood protection task force;
continuation.

(a) The West Virginia flood protection task force is created.
The task force is a governmental instrumentality of the state. The
exercise by the task force of the powers conferred by, and the
carrying out of its purpose and duties of, this section are
essential governmental functions for a public purpose.
(b) The task force shall consist of thirteen members as
follows:
(1) The director of the state conservation agency, or his or
her designee from within the agency, who shall chair the task
force;
(2) The director of the state office of emergency services, or
his or her designee from within the agency, who shall serve as vice
chair of the task force;
(3) The secretary of the department of environmental
protection, or his or her designeefrom within the agency;
(4) The commissioner of the division of highways, or his or
her designee from within the agency;
(5) The director of the division of natural resources, or his
or her designee from within the agency;
(6) The director of the division of forestry, or his or her
designee from within the agency;
(7) The director of the housing development fund, or his or
her designee from within the agency;
(8) One county commissioner who shall be appointed by the
governor from a list of three names submitted by the county
commissioners association of West Virginia;
(9) One member representing municipalities who shall be
appointed by the governor from a list of three names submitted by
the municipal league;
(10) One member representing forestors who shall be appointed
by the governor from a list of three names submitted by the
executive director


of the forestry association; and
(11) Three citizen members who shall be appointed by the
governor, one of whom shall be an engineer.
(c) No more than three of the members, appointed by the
governor to the task force, may be from the same congressional
district. The members first appointed shall serve staggered terms as follows: The first citizen member appointed shall be appointed
for a term of one year; the second citizen member appointed shall
be appointed for a term of two years; the third citizen member
appointed shall be appointed for a term of three years; the first
member representing forestors shall serve a term of one year; the
first member representing municipal governments shall serve a term
of two years; the first member representing county governments
shall serve a term of three years. Thereafter, the appointed
members shallserve a term of three years. An appointed member may
be reappointed for one additional term.
(d) There shall also be appointed a panel of advisory members
to the task force. The advisory members shall include:
(1) Two members of the West Virginia Senate, appointed by the
president of the Senate;
(2) Two members of the West Virginia House of Delegates,
appointed by the speaker of the House of Delegates;
(3) The director of the division of labor, or his or her
designee from within the agency;
(4) The director of the West Virginia university cooperative
extension service, or his or her designee from within the agency;
(5) The director of the GIS technical center, or his or her
designee from within the agency;
(6) The director of the board of examiners of land surveyors,
or his or her designee from within the


agency; and
(7) The director of the geological and economic survey, or his
or her designee from within the agency.
(e) No more than three members of the Legislature appointed by
the governor as advisory members may be from the same political
party. All advisory members are ex officio, nonvoting members of
the task force.
(f) The chair of the task force shall designate a secretary
who need not be a member of the task force and who shall keep
records of its proceedings.
(g) A majority of the task force members shall constitute a
quorum and the affirmative vote of at least the majority of those
members present is necessary for any action taken by vote of the
task force. A vacancy in the membership of the task force will not
affect an action taken if there is a quorum ofor more representatives of the United States
federal emergency management agency, the United States army corps
of engineers and any other individual or organization necessary to
effectuate the purposes of this article, to all of its meetings.
(m) The West Virginia flood protection task force shall
terminate on the first day of July, two thousand five, pursuant to
the provisions of article ten, chapter four of this code.
The bill (Eng. H. B. No. 2528), as amended, was then ordered
to third reading.
On motion of Senator Chafin, the constitutional rule requiring
a bill to be read on three separate days was suspended by a vote of
four fifths of the members present, taken by yeas and nays.
On suspending the constitutional rule, the yeas were: Bailey,
Boley, Bowman, Caldwell, Chafin, Deem, Dempsey, Edgell, Facemyer,
Fanning, Guills, Harrison, Helmick, Hunter, Jenkins, Kessler,


one, by striking out the title and substituting
therefor a new title, to read as follows:Eng. House Bill No. 2528--A Bill to amend article twenty-one-
a, chapter nineteen of the code of West Virginia, one thousand nine
hundred thirty-one, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated section fifteen, relating generally to the creation of
a thirteen-member flood prevention task force; designating members;
appointment of certain members by the governor; advisory members;
secretary; meetings; duties of task force; office space and staff
support; and termination of task force.Ordered, That The Clerk communicate to the House of Delegates
the action of the Senate and request concurrence therein. Eng. House Bill No. 2669, Hazardous waste management.
On second reading, coming up in regular order, was read a
second time and ordered to third reading. Eng. Com. Sub. for HouseBill No. 2733, Increasing funds in
the special revenue accounts for the criminal investigation
division and the special audits division.
On second reading, coming up in regular order, was read a
second time.
The following amendments to the bill, from the Committee on
Finance, were reported by the Clerk, considered simultaneously, and
adopted:
On page three, section two-a, line twenty-five, by striking
out the word "such";
On page three, section two-a, line thirty, by striking out the
word "such";
On page four, section two-a, line fifty-one, by striking out
the word "Such" and inserting in lieu thereof the word "The";
On page five, section two-a, line sixty-one, by striking out
the word "so";
And,
On page five, section two-a, line sixty-seven, by striking out
the word "such".
The bill (Eng. Com. Sub. for H. B. No. 2733), as amended, was
then ordered to third reading.
On motion of Senator