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Fenwick adopts policies on beach, animals
Thursday, October 29, 2009 - 7:08am
Fenwick Island Town Council members passed two ordinances on second readings at their October council meeting, held Oct. 23. The first of the ordinances concerns attacks by animals and the second concerns the town's beaches.
Charter and Ordinance Committee Chair and council member Bill Weistling Jr. reminded the council last Friday that the C&O committee is working through the town code book, to see where any updates or changes can be made to simply all of the town's ordinances.
The adopted ordinance amending town code Chapter 48, referring to animals, and specifically sections 48-8, 48-9 and 48-13, "Attacks By Pets or Other Animals" and "Violations and Penalties," adds specific fines for violations.
In Chapter 52 of the code, referring to beaches – specifically 52-11, 52-13 and 52-15, "violations and penalties," "exempt activities" and "closing of beach for repair" – some word changes were made, and council members added specific fines for violations.
The council on Oct .23 also held a first reading of an amendment to Chapter 56, Boating, where they were originally going to add a maximum speed allowed in any lagoon or canal. But, ultimately, they decided to retain the verbiage, "at a speed greater than steerage way or that creates a wake in any lagoon/canal" and to remove any reference to 3 or 6 miles per hour, as council members said they would have no way of enforcing or providing evidence of boaters conforming or violating such a low speed.
Councilman Gardner Bunting said his boat doesn't even register a speed until it reaches a speed of 10 miles per hour, and one resident said he was concerned that if boats went too slow, the chances of them getting stuck were greater. He also said that water skis and other recreational devices were more of a problem than boat speed.
The council on Oct. 23 also recognized a resolution to proclaim April 30, 2010, as Arbor Day in the town. They must have such a resolution in place before the end of the year to be eligible for certain grants. They had considered an Urban Forest Management Resolution, too, but expressed concern that maybe it was redundant and were concerned that the resolution might give the impression that the Environmental Committee could act on behalf of the town.
"I don't want to authorize any committee to act on behalf of the citizens," said Mayor Audrey Serio, after Weistling had expressed similar concerns. "It needs to be re-thought out."
Councilwoman Vicki Carmean, who brought up the resolutions, said, "It's a little redundant, I agree, but it's not dangerous. It won't hurt, and it doesn't cost anything." She ultimately agreed to re-think the wording and re-approach the issue at a later date. She added that it is not as time sensitive as the Arbor Day proclamation, for grant consideration.
The council also voted last Friday to re-appoint Tim Collins and appoint Craig Lambertson to the Board of Adjustments. They join Phil Craig, whose term expires in 2010, Marsha Frederick (2011) and Elizabeth Lear (2011).
On the Planning Commission, they extended the terms of Winnie Lewis, Richard Maize, Todd Smallwood and Jack Smith. They join Phil Craig (whose term expires in 2010), Susan Klein (2010) and Lois Twilley (2010).
Weistling asked, and noted that he had asked before, if it were not a conflict of interest for one person – in this case, Phil Craig – to be on both the Board of Adjustments and the Planning Commission. It was a moot point since they were not voting on Craig for this term, but Serio said she had checked before with the town solicitor, and there wasn't a problem. She nonetheless offered that they would check on it again for when his term does expire.
The Board of Elections has no new members, but the council approved the extensions of terms for Dick Bowman, Buzz Henifin and Mary Wright.
Also at the Oct. 23 meeting:
• The council and town manager thanked the Barefoot Gardeners for their $1,000 donation for town beautification projects. Town Manager Win Abbot also said the Public Works Department was hard at work digging a 100-foot-long ditch to make sure they had back-up generator power for the new emergency sign to be placed at town hall. He also reported that the town collected 10.01 tons of recyclables last month.
• Resident Mary Pat Kyle asked if the excavation would go through the park, and Abbott answered that "it may."
"It depends on where they placement of the irrigation lines. But rest assured the grass will grow back," he said.
"We will be watching," Kyle advised.
• Abbott also reported that Fenwick's 29-year-old wastewater treatment plant generator had been replaced with a new one, emphasizing that "in the worst of weather circumstances, things will continue to flow."
• Police Chief William Boyden reported that, in the past, the department had had difficulty with emergency services communications but that the patrol officer and the chief will now get text messages in emergency situations, to further streamline their work with the Bethany Beach Volunteer Fire Company – something he said did not happen a day too soon.
"The day it was implemented, within 30 minutes I got a message, and I beat the ambulance there," he noted. Because of the quick response time of the ambulance service, he added, that is unusual, so the system worked out "beautifully."
• Boyden also added that his offer stands to all residents who might be concerned about their security, that the police department can help them identify any problems and give advice on ways to improve any system they have.
"If anyone has any questions about their security, we'll do a safety inspection and give tips and pointers. Give a call anytime and schedule a visit," he said. Serio asked that, if anyone knew of anyone who lived alone or who might need a security check, they pass that information on.
• The 6th annual Fenwick Freeze will be held Jan. 1, 2010, at 10:30 a.m. at Bayard Street. Abbott will be the Master of Ceremonies.


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Media Balks at Band-Aid Shield Law
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A shield law might protect some reporters, but media critics say the one Obama has proposed is deeply flawed—and won't make up for snooping on AP reporters. David Freedlander reports.
David Freedlander
Updated Jul. 11, 2017 11:08PM ET / Published May. 16, 2013 1:28PM ET
J. David Ake/AP,Charles Dharapak
After the Department of Justice revealed this week that federal agents had subpoenaed months of phone and computer records from editors and reporters at the Associated Press, the White House responded on Wednesday with the legislative equivalent of a dozen roses and an "I'm sorry" card for the media: a promise to push for a federal shield law.
Such a law—which was proposed in 2009 but quickly died—would permit journalists who are compelled to give up their sources to appeal to a federal judge. The judge would then decide if there was a compelling public interest for prosecutors to proceed. The burden of proof would be highest in national security matters, and lowest in civil matters. Essentially, it offers protection for journalists—protection the industry has been demanding for decades.
But like lovers spurned too many times before, advocates of a free and open press, as well as First Amendment lawyers, chucked the teddy bear in the garbage and tossed the roses down the drain.
"It is a blatantly political move," said Sonny Albarado, president of the Society of Professional Journalists. "I don't know why anyone would think that this would appease those of us who are outraged. I think it is curious that the administration pushed for this the day after—the day after!—it got a black eye for secretly going around obtaining journalists' work product."
The media shield law will be introduced by New York Sen. Chuck Schumer at the request of the White House.
"This kind of law would balance national security needs against the public's right to the free flow of information," said Schumer in a statement. "At minimum, our bill would have ensured a fairer, more deliberate process in this case."
"When I heard this came out of the White House, I went, 'Yeah, so?'" said Lucy Dalglish, the dean of the Journalism School at the University of Maryland and someone who has pushed for a federal shield law for years. "They think, 'Oh well, we threw this bone to them before and it sort of kept them happy.' Give me a break. This doesn't pass the smell test."
Part of the frustration for advocates of a federal shield law is that many of them entered the Obama era with high hopes that a long-sought legislative goal of media organizations would finally be met. As a candidate, Obama had pledged to sign such a law, and support for the bill was high in a Democratic congress. But members of the president's national security team balked, lobbyists for the bill say, as did members of Congress, who feared that it would harm law enforcement investigations. Then the WikiLeaks saga broke, and the idea was shelved.
Dalglish said even a shield law probably wouldn't have prevented the Justice Department from doing whatever it took to track down the source of the Associated Press's leak. "This would not have stopped those guys from doing what they did," she said. "I am glad they are talking about a shield law. That is a good thing. But I don't see these guys in the Justice Department paying much attention to it."
Currently, 49 states plus the District of Columbia have some form of shield law giving journalists a degree of confidentiality similar to that which prevents priests, attorneys, and therapists from testifying in court. But the law has failed to gain traction at the federal level, partially due to indifference outside the media industry, and partially due to concerns that the law would hinder criminal and national security investigations.
But objection also can come from surprising quarters, including First Amendment lawyers who say that a shield law represents an unnecessary intrusion by government into the news-gathering business. The law currently being debated by Congress, the Free Flow of Information Act, would provide protections only to those who receive a "substantial portion" of their income from journalism, according to congressional aides. Bloggers and hobbyists, who, for better or worse represent a growing proportion of the journalism field, would be excluded.
"The government shouldn't be in the business of deciding who is a journalist and who isn't," said Scott Gant, an attorney and the author of, We're All Journalists Now: The Transformation of the Press and Reshaping of the Law in the Internet Age. "[The law] will clearly dissuade all kinds of people who are involved in the activity of news gathering and disseminating to the world opinions and information from engaging in that practice, and it creates uncertainty about whether someone is protected or not."
Gant cited the example of SCOTUSblog, the widely read blog on the Supreme Court that was until recently mostly a labor of love for the lawyers and legal scholars who wrote for it. By protecting only those journalists who are paid for their work, the Free Flow of Information Act may give some reporters an unfair advantage over their amateur colleagues.
"More and more of the best coverage is going to come from people who don't get paid," Gant said. "These kinds of bills pop up periodically and end up going nowhere because no one cares enough. So you are probably never going to get a second bit of the apple. That is not realistic. And so you have to ask yourself if we are better off limiting to a few people. Maybe that is not better than nothing."
Cory Reiss, a Wilmington, North Carolina, lawyer and former reporter who has written extensively about shield laws, says it's problematic for the federal government to require a journalist to be paid in order to receive protection. Instead, he says, the law should protect those who publish at outlets that show "judiciousness in what they put in the public domain." Amateur websites that show they have some procedures in place to decide what is newsworthy and what is not would be protected, in other words. Scandal sheets, even semi-reputable ones, would not be.
Otherwise, he says, "It leads to the question of effectively licensing reporters. Show me your pay stub and you can proceed. I think there are some issues with that type of test."
Both congressional insiders and press freedom organizations say that either way this Congress now stands the best chance of passing a reporter shield law as any in a long time. Democrats have long supported the bill, and now Republicans, hoping to further embarrass the administration over the AP scandal, look set to sign on.
But the bruised feelings will take a little while longer to heal.
"If somebody was seeking absolution by doing this," said Albarado, "I don't see that happening."

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I posted a somewhat scrambled warning on certain key channels that are providing valuable information that there is a new AI being used... it's begun.
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Education Law §310 provides that persons considering themselves aggrieved by an action taken at a school district meeting or by school authorities may appeal to the Commissioner of Education for a review of such action. A §310 appeal must be initiated within 30 days of the decision or action complained of, unless the delay is excused by the Commissioner for good cause shown in the petition.
In addition, Education Law §306 allows the Commissioner of Education to remove a trustee, member of a board of education and certain other school officers for wilful misconduct or neglect of duty. An application for removal must also be initiated within 30 days of the decision or action complained of, and must contain evidence of wilful, intentional wrongdoing.
The burden of proof in an appeal to the Commissioner rests with the person bringing the petition, i.e. the petitioner. The petitioner has the burden of demonstrating a clear legal right to the relief requested and the burden of establishing all the facts upon which he or she seeks relief. This may be accomplished by the submission of affidavits, exhibits or other proof. Mere allegations, suppositions, theories or conclusions, without factual proof are insufficient.
The Commissioner of Education has promulgated regulations governing the practice to be followed in such appeals. These regulations are found in Parts 275, 276 and 277 of the Commissioner's Regulations.
In addition, the Office of Counsel has prepared general instructions and sample forms, and a series of questions and answers for filing an appeal for petitioners not represented by an attorney. Please note that the instructions and forms are only intended to serve as a guide. Petitioners are encouraged to consult with their own attorney before initiating an appeal to the Commissioner of Education.
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History offers a major that leads to a bachelor of arts degree and a minor for students majoring in other disciplines. The major consists of 39 credit hours in history plus a foreign language requirement. The minor consists of 18 credit hours in history. In addition, the Department offers an internship program in cooperation with area historical societies, museums, libraries, and other institutions.
Majors should, after consultation with an advisor, focus at least three of their history electives (300-level courses) upon a particular country, continent, era, or theme of their choosing and select courses from other departments that complement this concentration.
College Level Equivalency Program (CLEP) examinations are available in Western Civilization and United States History. Unusually well-prepared entering students who pass one or more of these examinations may substitute 300-level course(s) for the HTY 101/102 and/or HTY 121/122/123 introductory surveys.
A history major or minor must achieve at least six credits of B or better grades in history courses. No grade of D will count toward fulfillment of a history major or minor. Majors and minors are reminded that, in addition to History requirements, they must also meet those of the University Core curriculum.
Select five 303-399 level courses in consultation with your major History advisor.
History will occasionally double-list upper-level courses from other. History majors may count only one course offered by another department and double-listed as a history course as fulfilling a history major requirement.


Janalee Tobias is a conservative Mormon housewife who's outspoken about her love of guns. But she's even more vocal about her love of the environment and open space, to the consternation of developers, public officials and members of her own faith. In the 1990s, Tobias and a friend spoke out against development of wetlands in South Jordan. The fight went on for years, and the two were sued for $1.7 million by the developers. Only a small portion of the wetlands was preserved in the end, but despite that unhappy ending and the years of stress, Tobias continues to speak out on her views, noting that "a mom with a mouth is more powerful than a mom with a magnum." Today, Tobias is crusading to prevent a commercial development from displacing Mulligan's Golf & Games in South Jordan, a stance that has led to public battles on her Facebook page and to being called "Baghdad Bob" by the city mayor. She's also the author of a picture book called The Raspberry Man, a semi-autobiographical tale of a friendship between a Danish immigrant and a young girl that itself caused a stir when Tobias tried to pass it out at a meeting of the Utah Commission on Immigration & Migration. Her grand-niece, Julia Adams, who illustrated the story, was recently interviewed by CNN for an upcoming segment of Human Factor with Dr. Sanjay Gupta.
How did The Raspberry Man come about, and why did people object to it?
When I was a sophomore in college, my professor asked me to write about someone who'd influenced my life. And I just put it away in my files. A couple of years ago, I was on the immigration commission. I was a citizen representative, and every other member was bought and paid for by corporations that exploit cheap illegal alien labor. I don't want illegal aliens to be exploited, I don't want citizens to be exploited. People say that since we're against illegal immigration, we don't care for people. But nothing could be further from the truth. So I remembered this story I'd written about an immigrant from Denmark. I found it in my files, and I called to ask to get on the agenda. I wanted to share it to let people know the contribution that immigrants have made to our society. The lieutenant governor's office called me and asked me why I wanted to pass it out. They talked about it forever, and then they told me I couldn't pass it out. It made me so mad—at the Utah Capitol of all places. That should be the bastion of free speech. Why are people so afraid of words?
I entered the story in a contest and won first place. And my niece—my sister's granddaughter—has autism and she's incredibly talented as an artist. So I sent her the story, and she illustrated it.
What's another message of The Raspberry Man?
I talk about this now with moms, and they think it's a fairy tale. We grew up in the day where we were never home—5-year-old girls running around the neighborhood. I would never let my girls do what my mom let me. What has happened in America that we're scared to let our kids go and build a friendship with an elderly man? Can we ever go back to a world like that where we dare to be kind to our neighbors and form friendships?
What makes you keep fighting?
Utah is amazing. And it's not just mountains—it's moonscapes, forests, the Jordan River, everything. And that's why I'm so passionate about it. I've actually run in front of a bulldozer that was ripping up trees. I was screaming in my car on the way here today because they're just ripping up the river in South Jordan.


Jessica Cargill yesterday historically qualified as Jamaica's karate athlete for the sport's debut at the International Olympic Committee Pan Am Games in Lima, Peru, later this year with eyes set on making it to the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.
Cargill beat Yoandra Moreno- Perez of Cuba, 5-1, before dominating Aguilar lizetta from El Salvador, 3-0, in the final in Panama, Jamaica's first attempt at qualifying since the formation of the Jamaica Karate Federation (JKF).
"I am happy to qualify and very happy that Jamaica is represented for the first time in karate. Big thank you to coaches Jason Mckay and Raphael Veraz; head of delegation, Nathaniel Peart, as well as JKF president, Tony Robinson, and my teammates for their support," Cargill said.


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Bechyňský potok je levostranný přítok řeky Lužnice. Délka jeho toku je asi 20 km. Plocha povodí měří 123,1 km², průměrná nadmořská výška toku je 443 m.

Průběh toku
Potok pramení uprostřed polí mezi vesnicemi Všechlapy, Dudov a Třebelice v místě zvaném žluté hory asi 5 km severovýchodně od obce Sudoměřice u Bechyně – 4 km západně od obce Želeč v prostoru nad Vyhnanickými rybníky (Velký Vyhnanický, Panianin rybník). Dále míří na jih a napájí Starý rybník, Nový a Rytířský rybník na severovýchodním okraji rozlehlé Černické obory. Na břehu Nového rybníku se pak nachází přírodní památka Kutiny. Dál míří k jihovýchodu kolem vesnice Svinky, protéká známou blatskou Vlastiboří, přebírá vodu z okolních menších rybníků, teče pod vsí Záluží Veseckým lesem, východně od Borkovických blat. Před Veselím nad Lužnicí ( jihozápadně od Žíšova) na 3,1 říčním kilometru přijímá Bechyňský potok zprava vodu z dlouhé Blatské stoky, která protéká Mažickými a Borkovickými blaty (Mažice, Borkovice), velkou a hlavní regionální drenážní oblastí. Níže po proudu ústí zprava do Bechyňského potoka od jihu přitékající Domavelská stoka.

Ve Veselí nad Lužnicí – na severním okraji (u přemostění silnice E55 - obchvatu) se vlévá Bechyňský potok zleva do Lužnice.

Odkazy

Související články
 Blata
 Blatská stezka
 Soběslavská Blata

Externí odkazy
 Hydrologický seznam podrobného členění povodí vodních toků ČR

Potoky v Táborské pahorkatině
Potoky v okrese Tábor
Povodí Lužnice
Monitoring:Potoky v Česku

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