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Ministry of FinanceThe Ministry of Finance has launched a manual to guide the implementation of a composite budget for metropolitan, municipal and district Assemblies (MMDAs).

The composite budget forms part of public financial management reforms by? the government aimed at improving efficiency and accountability of MMDAs operating at various levels.

Also, the composite budget is to see to the effective allocation of resources to enhance service delivery of the various MMDAs.

At the maiden conference for MMDA budget officers in Accra, a Deputy minister of finance, Mr Kwaku Ricket Hagan, explained that the various reforms by the ministry was to deal with challenges of public financial management to put such systems on a sound footing and propel the country for growth and also move it from the present low middle income status into a higher middle income bracket.

He said the government was committed to ensuring that resources for decentralised functions were transferred through the composite budget process to MMDAs to improve service delivery.

?I assure you that government is taking the necessary steps to ensure that resources are disbursed in a more predictable and timely manner,? he said.

According to Mr Hagan, the ongoing fiscal decentralisation reforms which entailed entrusting the assemblies with the authority and capacity to generate, allocate and utilise financial resources to promote socio- economic development of the districts would not make any meaning unless the lapses in financial management at the MMDA level were addressed.

The forum, he said, was apt as it provided the opportunity for stakeholders to discuss their respective roles in improving financial management and service delivery on a more sustainable basis.

The deputy minister also charged the budget officers at the MMDA level to play their roles effectively in ensuring the elimination of weaknesses that undermine budgeting performance and produces poor budgetary outcomes.

The acting Director of Budget at the Ministry of Finance, Mr Patrick Nomo, appealed to participants to use the platform created to network extensively and share experiences as part of strategies to improve budgeting and financial management at the districts.

Source: Daily Graphic

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GokovaWind presents live wind datas like speed and direction directly from the center of the Kite/surfing beach spot (Gokova Kite Beach / Turkey). it also provides the user with information about temperature and air pressure. It also shows the max. wind and temperature values per day and calculates the average value of the windspeed for the last 10 minutes.The anemometer is located at the Gökova Kite Beach from April till November and will be installed at and send the information from the center of Gökova-Akyaka village from November till April.Any kind of your feedback is welcome in order to make this App more effective and fun.These values are valid for the Gökova Kite Beach from April till November in a year. From November till April Gokova Kite app presents the information from the center of Gokova-Akyaka village.Please give us a feed back in order to make it more usable and fun.

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Miami Mercenaries: International Security Business Is Booming in South Florida

The cops lay motionless and silent on the sand ? two ink stains on an already bruise-black night. Through night-vision goggles, they surveilled the concrete skeleton of a building in the distance. Covered in graffiti, it rose like a crumbling tombstone against the desolate Mexican desert. Behind broken windows flitted the menacing outlines of men with assault rifles.

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The pair of policemen failed to notice the shadows gathering around them. In an instant, they were surrounded. One cop bolted into the darkness, scrambling through the scrubland toward safety. The other wasn't as lucky. The men with balaclavas and AR-15s tied him up, blindfolded him, and dragged him inside.

They held the terrified cop upside down over a pit full of rats and feces. Then they began pouring water over his face and demanding answers. "What are the names and addresses of your commanding officers?" one of the captors yelled as the cop fought the liquid filling his lungs. "Tell us the names!"

A month later, footage of the torture session exploded on Mexican television. But unlike countless previous films, which showed drug cartels murdering their rivals on camera, this video sparked international outrage because the torturers weren't narcos. They were fellow cops.

"They Are Teaching Police... to Torture!" screamed the headline of one national newspaper as human rights organizations lined up to protest. It didn't matter that the footage was from a training course for which all the police officers had volunteered. Politicians called for criminal charges. The chief of police for the city of Le?n was sacked.

But the brunt of the backlash fell on the white man giving orders onscreen. With the country already gripped by anti-gringo sentiment after George W. Bush handed over $1.5 billion to fight a bloody drug war, Mexicans were outraged that the mysterious man barking orders worked for a private American security firm called Risks Inc. Stranger still, the company was headquartered in Miami.

In hindsight, the Dade connection shouldn't have been so surprising. In the decade since the 9/11 terrorist attacks, Miami has quietly sprouted more private security companies than anywhere else in the nation. As America waged wars overseas, a cottage industry of guns for hire sprouted in South Florida, which is now headquarters for nearly twice as many security companies as Washington, D.C., by one measure. Camouflaged by parties and palm trees and close to troubled hot spots in the Caribbean and Latin America, Miami is a boomtown for mercenaries.

New Times spent two months inside this strange and secretive world and discovered that Risks Inc., which is run by an ex-soldier who was once thrown in jail for desertion, is actually the most transparent of the area's stockpile of security companies. Miami is also home to a former CIA spook whose legion of mercenaries in the Middle East has made him a multimillionaire. And then there's the celebrity-wooing Afghan insider accused of funneling a fortune of American tax dollars to the Taliban.

When National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden blew the whistle on the government's warrantless wiretapping, he also exposed the immense power that private companies wield over American and international affairs. They run our jails, read our emails, and increasingly fight our wars. Unbeknownst to most Miamians, their city is a central hub in this lucrative but loosely regulated industry.

"The state's monopoly on the use of mass, organized violence is slowly being frittered away by reliance on the private sector," says investigative journalist Jeremy Scahill, author of Blackwater: The Rise of the World's Most Powerful Mercenary Army. "They are not motivated by patriotism [but] by profit. So what's to stop any of these companies from simply flipping and going to the highest bidder?"


"What's the easiest way to clear a building?" a man asks in a British whine. A dandyish lock of hair flops down his forehead. An untucked black dress shirt betrays a hint of a potbelly. He could be mistaken for a soccer dad if it weren't for the gun in his hand.

"Blow it up, burn it down, clear it out, yeah?" he tells his audience. "A lot of that SWAT stuff doesn't work... Is it going to work in Colombia? No, because people shoot back."

Meet Andrew "Orlando" Wilson: former British soldier, Miami-based mercenary, and the mystery man barking orders in the infamous Mexican torture videos.

Five years after the fiasco in Le?n, Wilson is still teaching people how to fight. Oftentimes it's cops or federal agents looking to sharpen their skills. Today, however, his students are doctors from Jackson Memorial Hospital learning the basics of self-defense. Standing inside a Doral warehouse that has been converted into a firing range, they clutch imitation Glock BB guns uncertainly, like children with expensive new toys. Suddenly, Wilson spots a gun muzzle wandering.

"Keep that gun pointed at me, not over there," he tells a jittery pediatrician. "I'm used to having them aimed at me."

He's not joking. Since he first strapped on a gun as a skinny young soldier, Wilson has spent his life seeking out ? and skirting ? danger. His trajectory from the British armed forces to hired gun is par for the course among private security contractors in Miami.

Source: http://www.miaminewtimes.com/2013-08-01/news/miami-mercenaries-security-companies/

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Saturday, August 3, 2013

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Be patient everyone: Your order will be processed, but like little Prince George, you will have to get in line. It took perhaps 45 seconds for the heir to the throne to be carried from St. Mary?s Hospital in his car seat to be settled in the black royal Land Rover last week. But it was long enough for the world?s photographers to capture his tiny hands emerging from a cotton swaddle printed with little birds. Distinctive little birds. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant, file)" align="left" title="FILE - This is a Tuesday July 23, 2013 file photo Prince George of Cambridge lays in a car seat as his parents, Britain&#039;s Prince William and Kate, Duchess of Cambridge leave St. Mary&#039;s Hospital exclusive Lindo Wing, in London where the Duchess gave birth on Monday July 22. Be patient everyone: Your order will be processed, but like little Prince George, you will have to get in line. 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The Nigerian village that suffered one of the worst recorded incidents of lead poisoning is now habitable and doctors can start treating more than 1,000 contaminated children, a doctor and a scientist from two international agencies said Friday. For some, it already is too late to reverse serious neurological damage, said Dr. Michelle Chouinard, Nigeria country director for Doctors Without Borders, told The Associated Press on Friday, Aug. 2, 2013. Some children are blind, others paralyzed, many will struggle at school with learning disabilities, she said. Doctors Without Borders uncovered the scandal in 2010 but nothing was done until this year about the worst-affected village, Bagega, because the federal government did not provide a promised $3 million, the group said. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba, File)" align="left" title="FILE - A Thursday, June 10, 2010 photo from files showing local health workers removing earth contaminated by lead from a family compound in the village of Dareta in Gusau, Nigeria. The Nigerian village that suffered one of the worst recorded incidents of lead poisoning is now habitable and doctors can start treating more than 1,000 contaminated children, a doctor and a scientist from two international agencies said Friday. For some, it already is too late to reverse serious neurological damage, said Dr. Michelle Chouinard, Nigeria country director for Doctors Without Borders, told The Associated Press on Friday, Aug. 2, 2013. Some children are blind, others paralyzed, many will struggle at school with learning disabilities, she said. Doctors Without Borders uncovered the scandal in 2010 but nothing was done until this year about the worst-affected village, Bagega, because the federal government did not provide a promised $3 million, the group said. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba, File)" border="0" /></a>LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) ? The Nigerian village that suffered one of the world&#039;s worst recorded incidents of lead poisoning is now habitable and doctors can start treating more than 1,000 contaminated children, a doctor and a scientist from two international agencies said Friday.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/nigeria-doctors-treat-lead-poisoned-children-100739575.htmlSat, 03 Aug 2013 06:07:39 -0400Associated Pressnigeria-doctors-treat-lead-poisoned-children-100739575<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/nigeria-doctors-treat-lead-poisoned-children-100739575.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/w.ZCXJNJVM__RvpYbhoWQQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/e60ec359d7eb5819390f6a706700dda9.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - A Thursday, June 10, 2010 photo from files showing local health workers removing earth contaminated by lead from a family compound in the village of Dareta in Gusau, Nigeria. The Nigerian village that suffered one of the worst recorded incidents of lead poisoning is now habitable and doctors can start treating more than 1,000 contaminated children, a doctor and a scientist from two international agencies said Friday. For some, it already is too late to reverse serious neurological damage, said Dr. Michelle Chouinard, Nigeria country director for Doctors Without Borders, told The Associated Press on Friday, Aug. 2, 2013. Some children are blind, others paralyzed, many will struggle at school with learning disabilities, she said. Doctors Without Borders uncovered the scandal in 2010 but nothing was done until this year about the worst-affected village, Bagega, because the federal government did not provide a promised $3 million, the group said. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba, File)" align="left" title="FILE - A Thursday, June 10, 2010 photo from files showing local health workers removing earth contaminated by lead from a family compound in the village of Dareta in Gusau, Nigeria. The Nigerian village that suffered one of the worst recorded incidents of lead poisoning is now habitable and doctors can start treating more than 1,000 contaminated children, a doctor and a scientist from two international agencies said Friday. For some, it already is too late to reverse serious neurological damage, said Dr. Michelle Chouinard, Nigeria country director for Doctors Without Borders, told The Associated Press on Friday, Aug. 2, 2013. Some children are blind, others paralyzed, many will struggle at school with learning disabilities, she said. Doctors Without Borders uncovered the scandal in 2010 but nothing was done until this year about the worst-affected village, Bagega, because the federal government did not provide a promised $3 million, the group said. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba, File)" border="0" /></a>LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) ? The Nigerian village that suffered one of the world&#039;s worst recorded incidents of lead poisoning is now habitable and doctors can start treating more than 1,000 contaminated children, a doctor and a scientist from two international agencies said Friday.</p><br clear="all"/>Red Sox owner enters $70M deal for Boston Globe<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/red-sox-owner-enters-70m-deal-boston-globe-072420758.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/fzuLJywnE2f_gAOuUm.KSg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/cd1db960f4ae6619390f6a70670045fd.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - Boston Red Sox owner John Henry stands on the field before a baseball game in Boston, in this May 11, 2013 file photo. The principal owner of the Boston Red Sox has entered into an agreement to buy The Boston Globe. The Globe says the impending purchase marks businessman John Henry&#039;s &quot;first foray into the financially unsettled world of the news media.&quot; It said early Saturday Aug. 3, 2013 the deal will give Henry the 141-year-old newspaper, its websites and affiliated companies. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, File)" align="left" title="FILE - Boston Red Sox owner John Henry stands on the field before a baseball game in Boston, in this May 11, 2013 file photo. The principal owner of the Boston Red Sox has entered into an agreement to buy The Boston Globe. The Globe says the impending purchase marks businessman John Henry&#039;s &quot;first foray into the financially unsettled world of the news media.&quot; It said early Saturday Aug. 3, 2013 the deal will give Henry the 141-year-old newspaper, its websites and affiliated companies. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, File)" border="0" /></a>BOSTON (AP) ? Businessman John Henry, the principal owner of the Boston Red Sox, has entered into an agreement to buy The Boston Globe for $70 million, a massive drop from its record $1.1 billion price two decades ago.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/red-sox-owner-enters-70m-deal-boston-globe-072420758.htmlSat, 03 Aug 2013 08:45:11 -0400Associated Pressred-sox-owner-enters-70m-deal-boston-globe-072420758<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/red-sox-owner-enters-70m-deal-boston-globe-072420758.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/fzuLJywnE2f_gAOuUm.KSg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/cd1db960f4ae6619390f6a70670045fd.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - Boston Red Sox owner John Henry stands on the field before a baseball game in Boston, in this May 11, 2013 file photo. The principal owner of the Boston Red Sox has entered into an agreement to buy The Boston Globe. The Globe says the impending purchase marks businessman John Henry&#039;s &quot;first foray into the financially unsettled world of the news media.&quot; It said early Saturday Aug. 3, 2013 the deal will give Henry the 141-year-old newspaper, its websites and affiliated companies. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, File)" align="left" title="FILE - Boston Red Sox owner John Henry stands on the field before a baseball game in Boston, in this May 11, 2013 file photo. The principal owner of the Boston Red Sox has entered into an agreement to buy The Boston Globe. The Globe says the impending purchase marks businessman John Henry&#039;s &quot;first foray into the financially unsettled world of the news media.&quot; It said early Saturday Aug. 3, 2013 the deal will give Henry the 141-year-old newspaper, its websites and affiliated companies. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, File)" border="0" /></a>BOSTON (AP) ? Businessman John Henry, the principal owner of the Boston Red Sox, has entered into an agreement to buy The Boston Globe for $70 million, a massive drop from its record $1.1 billion price two decades ago.</p><br clear="all"/>Cause of stomach illness difficult to detect<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/cause-stomach-illness-difficult-detect-122657705.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/SzkDadLQI5rKI8pzbfSbpA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/019bbc60f5f06c19390f6a7067000378.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="In this Aug. 1, 2013, photo, Donna Heller talks about her recent stomach illness in Burleson, Texas. After multiple visits to the doctor for debilitating nausea and diarrhea lasting a month, Heller was diagnosed with cyclospora by the CDC last week and began taking the antibiotic treatment just this week. A mysterious outbreak of the parasitic illness usually found abroad is growing, with more than 400 confirmed cases in 16 states. (AP Photo/LM Otero)" align="left" title="In this Aug. 1, 2013, photo, Donna Heller talks about her recent stomach illness in Burleson, Texas. After multiple visits to the doctor for debilitating nausea and diarrhea lasting a month, Heller was diagnosed with cyclospora by the CDC last week and began taking the antibiotic treatment just this week. A mysterious outbreak of the parasitic illness usually found abroad is growing, with more than 400 confirmed cases in 16 states. (AP Photo/LM Otero)" border="0" /></a>WASHINGTON (AP) ? Donna Heller thought she had cancer. But multiple visits to the doctor after a month with debilitating nausea and diarrhea didn&#039;t yield any answers. Convinced she was dying, she met with her lawyer to get her will in order.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/cause-stomach-illness-difficult-detect-122657705.htmlSat, 03 Aug 2013 08:28:06 -0400Associated Presscause-stomach-illness-difficult-detect-122657705<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/cause-stomach-illness-difficult-detect-122657705.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/SzkDadLQI5rKI8pzbfSbpA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/019bbc60f5f06c19390f6a7067000378.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="In this Aug. 1, 2013, photo, Donna Heller talks about her recent stomach illness in Burleson, Texas. After multiple visits to the doctor for debilitating nausea and diarrhea lasting a month, Heller was diagnosed with cyclospora by the CDC last week and began taking the antibiotic treatment just this week. A mysterious outbreak of the parasitic illness usually found abroad is growing, with more than 400 confirmed cases in 16 states. (AP Photo/LM Otero)" align="left" title="In this Aug. 1, 2013, photo, Donna Heller talks about her recent stomach illness in Burleson, Texas. After multiple visits to the doctor for debilitating nausea and diarrhea lasting a month, Heller was diagnosed with cyclospora by the CDC last week and began taking the antibiotic treatment just this week. A mysterious outbreak of the parasitic illness usually found abroad is growing, with more than 400 confirmed cases in 16 states. (AP Photo/LM Otero)" border="0" /></a>WASHINGTON (AP) ? Donna Heller thought she had cancer. But multiple visits to the doctor after a month with debilitating nausea and diarrhea didn&#039;t yield any answers. Convinced she was dying, she met with her lawyer to get her will in order.</p><br clear="all"/>New Zealand botulism scare triggers global recall<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/zealand-botulism-scare-triggers-global-recall-054121333.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/eWqdYSGhjA0T.5F_T3B2fw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/11ef842df4986619390f6a706700607e.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this March 29, 2007 file photo, Fonterra&#039;s Whareroa processing plant is seen near New Plymouth, New Zealand. New Zealand authorities have triggered a global recall of up to 1,000 tons of dairy products across seven countries after Fonterra, the world?s fourth-largest dairy company, announced tests had turned up a type of bacteria that could cause botulism. New Zealand?s Ministry of Primary Industries said Saturday, Aug. 3, 2013 that the tainted products include infant formula, sports drinks, protein drinks and other beverages. It said countries affected beside New Zealand include China, Australia, Thailand, Malaysia, Vietnam and Saudi Arabia. (AP Photo/NZPA, Rob Tucker, File) NEW ZEALAND OUT, NO SALES" align="left" title="FILE - In this March 29, 2007 file photo, Fonterra&#039;s Whareroa processing plant is seen near New Plymouth, New Zealand. New Zealand authorities have triggered a global recall of up to 1,000 tons of dairy products across seven countries after Fonterra, the world?s fourth-largest dairy company, announced tests had turned up a type of bacteria that could cause botulism. New Zealand?s Ministry of Primary Industries said Saturday, Aug. 3, 2013 that the tainted products include infant formula, sports drinks, protein drinks and other beverages. It said countries affected beside New Zealand include China, Australia, Thailand, Malaysia, Vietnam and Saudi Arabia. (AP Photo/NZPA, Rob Tucker, File) NEW ZEALAND OUT, NO SALES" border="0" /></a>WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) ? New Zealand authorities have triggered a global recall of up to 1,000 tons of dairy products across seven countries after dairy giant Fonterra announced tests had turned up a type of bacteria that could cause botulism.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/zealand-botulism-scare-triggers-global-recall-054121333.htmlSat, 03 Aug 2013 06:47:11 -0400Associated Presszealand-botulism-scare-triggers-global-recall-054121333<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/zealand-botulism-scare-triggers-global-recall-054121333.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/eWqdYSGhjA0T.5F_T3B2fw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/11ef842df4986619390f6a706700607e.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this March 29, 2007 file photo, Fonterra&#039;s Whareroa processing plant is seen near New Plymouth, New Zealand. New Zealand authorities have triggered a global recall of up to 1,000 tons of dairy products across seven countries after Fonterra, the world?s fourth-largest dairy company, announced tests had turned up a type of bacteria that could cause botulism. New Zealand?s Ministry of Primary Industries said Saturday, Aug. 3, 2013 that the tainted products include infant formula, sports drinks, protein drinks and other beverages. It said countries affected beside New Zealand include China, Australia, Thailand, Malaysia, Vietnam and Saudi Arabia. (AP Photo/NZPA, Rob Tucker, File) NEW ZEALAND OUT, NO SALES" align="left" title="FILE - In this March 29, 2007 file photo, Fonterra&#039;s Whareroa processing plant is seen near New Plymouth, New Zealand. New Zealand authorities have triggered a global recall of up to 1,000 tons of dairy products across seven countries after Fonterra, the world?s fourth-largest dairy company, announced tests had turned up a type of bacteria that could cause botulism. New Zealand?s Ministry of Primary Industries said Saturday, Aug. 3, 2013 that the tainted products include infant formula, sports drinks, protein drinks and other beverages. It said countries affected beside New Zealand include China, Australia, Thailand, Malaysia, Vietnam and Saudi Arabia. (AP Photo/NZPA, Rob Tucker, File) NEW ZEALAND OUT, NO SALES" border="0" /></a>WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) ? New Zealand authorities have triggered a global recall of up to 1,000 tons of dairy products across seven countries after dairy giant Fonterra announced tests had turned up a type of bacteria that could cause botulism.</p><br clear="all"/>A-Rod homers; awaits likely drug penalty from MLB<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/rod-homers-awaits-likely-drug-penalty-mlb-135355578.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/mRUDFimhv8qQHwTfL3c6lQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT04NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/bcd57dd6f3ba6219390f6a706700afd7.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="New York Yankees&#039; Alex Rodriguez answers questions from the media at a news conference following a Class AA baseball game with the Trenton Thunder against the Reading Phillies, Friday, Aug. 2, 2013, in Trenton, N.J. (AP Photo/Tom Mihalek)" align="left" title="New York Yankees&#039; Alex Rodriguez answers questions from the media at a news conference following a Class AA baseball game with the Trenton Thunder against the Reading Phillies, Friday, Aug. 2, 2013, in Trenton, N.J. (AP Photo/Tom Mihalek)" border="0" /></a>NEW YORK (AP) ? Alex Rodriguez feels singled out ? by Major League Baseball in its drug investigation and by his New York Yankees.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/rod-homers-awaits-likely-drug-penalty-mlb-135355578.htmlSat, 03 Aug 2013 10:05:20 -0400Associated Pressrod-homers-awaits-likely-drug-penalty-mlb-135355578<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/rod-homers-awaits-likely-drug-penalty-mlb-135355578.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/mRUDFimhv8qQHwTfL3c6lQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT04NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/bcd57dd6f3ba6219390f6a706700afd7.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="New York Yankees&#039; Alex Rodriguez answers questions from the media at a news conference following a Class AA baseball game with the Trenton Thunder against the Reading Phillies, Friday, Aug. 2, 2013, in Trenton, N.J. (AP Photo/Tom Mihalek)" align="left" title="New York Yankees&#039; Alex Rodriguez answers questions from the media at a news conference following a Class AA baseball game with the Trenton Thunder against the Reading Phillies, Friday, Aug. 2, 2013, in Trenton, N.J. (AP Photo/Tom Mihalek)" border="0" /></a>NEW YORK (AP) ? Alex Rodriguez feels singled out ? by Major League Baseball in its drug investigation and by his New York Yankees.</p><br clear="all"/>China's tallest building nears finish in Shanghai<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/chinas-tallest-building-nears-finish-shanghai-053442291.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/GpvfZSwJWfTI0ritTWUgZA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/904a912df3dc6219390f6a7067003d4e.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="The Shanghai Tower is seen prior to the topping off ceremony in Shanghai, China, Saturday, Aug. 3, 2013. The Shanghai Tower is set to become the tallest building in China which is planned to be complete in 2014. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)" align="left" title="The Shanghai Tower is seen prior to the topping off ceremony in Shanghai, China, Saturday, Aug. 3, 2013. The Shanghai Tower is set to become the tallest building in China which is planned to be complete in 2014. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)" border="0" /></a>SHANGHAI (AP) ? A topping-out ceremony was held Saturday for China&#039;s tallest building in the financial hub of Shanghai when the final beam was hoisted to the top of the skyscraper and installed in a flag-waving ritual.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/chinas-tallest-building-nears-finish-shanghai-053442291.htmlSat, 03 Aug 2013 03:31:35 -0400Associated Presschinas-tallest-building-nears-finish-shanghai-053442291<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/chinas-tallest-building-nears-finish-shanghai-053442291.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/GpvfZSwJWfTI0ritTWUgZA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/904a912df3dc6219390f6a7067003d4e.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="The Shanghai Tower is seen prior to the topping off ceremony in Shanghai, China, Saturday, Aug. 3, 2013. The Shanghai Tower is set to become the tallest building in China which is planned to be complete in 2014. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)" align="left" title="The Shanghai Tower is seen prior to the topping off ceremony in Shanghai, China, Saturday, Aug. 3, 2013. The Shanghai Tower is set to become the tallest building in China which is planned to be complete in 2014. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)" border="0" /></a>SHANGHAI (AP) ? A topping-out ceremony was held Saturday for China&#039;s tallest building in the financial hub of Shanghai when the final beam was hoisted to the top of the skyscraper and installed in a flag-waving ritual.</p><br clear="all"/>Obama: No tax reform without spending to spur jobs<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/obama-no-tax-reform-without-spending-spur-jobs-100312543.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/XzfdERiHpJMcV2Bpwoh78g--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/75ed44acba304519390f6a706700ce30.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="President Barack Obama speak to the media a he meets with Yemen&#039;s president Abdo Rabby Mansour Hadi meet in the Oval Office of the White House, Thursday, Aug. 1, 2013, in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)" align="left" title="President Barack Obama speak to the media a he meets with Yemen&#039;s president Abdo Rabby Mansour Hadi meet in the Oval Office of the White House, Thursday, Aug. 1, 2013, in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)" border="0" /></a>WASHINGTON (AP) ? President Barack Obama says there are no gimmicks to grow the economy ? just difficult steps that require Washington&#039;s focus.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/obama-no-tax-reform-without-spending-spur-jobs-100312543.htmlSat, 03 Aug 2013 06:03:33 -0400Associated Pressobama-no-tax-reform-without-spending-spur-jobs-100312543<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/obama-no-tax-reform-without-spending-spur-jobs-100312543.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/XzfdERiHpJMcV2Bpwoh78g--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/75ed44acba304519390f6a706700ce30.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="President Barack Obama speak to the media a he meets with Yemen&#039;s president Abdo Rabby Mansour Hadi meet in the Oval Office of the White House, Thursday, Aug. 1, 2013, in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)" align="left" title="President Barack Obama speak to the media a he meets with Yemen&#039;s president Abdo Rabby Mansour Hadi meet in the Oval Office of the White House, Thursday, Aug. 1, 2013, in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)" border="0" /></a>WASHINGTON (AP) ? President Barack Obama says there are no gimmicks to grow the economy ? just difficult steps that require Washington&#039;s focus.</p><br clear="all"/>AP PHOTOS: Bahrain history slowly rises from sands<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/ap-photos-bahrain-history-slowly-rises-sands-063753191.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/4t33wOCTtYIqH6iKg93CFg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/3d56c3cdf4816519390f6a7067001d73.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="In this photo taken July 1, 2013, a modern mosque (in white) looks over a Dilmun-era graveyard in a Bronze-age settlement in Saar, Bahrain. The honeycomb-like graveyard is one of more than 70 buildings in the settlement built, they say, more than 4,000 years ago and remained in use for 150 to 200 years, according to archaeologists. The settlement built in northern Bahrain also includes a temple and dwellings. (AP Photo/Hasan Jamali)" align="left" title="In this photo taken July 1, 2013, a modern mosque (in white) looks over a Dilmun-era graveyard in a Bronze-age settlement in Saar, Bahrain. The honeycomb-like graveyard is one of more than 70 buildings in the settlement built, they say, more than 4,000 years ago and remained in use for 150 to 200 years, according to archaeologists. The settlement built in northern Bahrain also includes a temple and dwellings. (AP Photo/Hasan Jamali)" border="0" /></a>SAAR, Bahrain (AP) ? More than 4,000 years ago, Dilmun merchants traveled from Mesopotamia to the Indus River, titans of trade and culture before rise of the empires of the Persians or the Ottomans</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/ap-photos-bahrain-history-slowly-rises-sands-063753191.htmlSat, 03 Aug 2013 05:35:13 -0400Associated Pressap-photos-bahrain-history-slowly-rises-sands-063753191<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/ap-photos-bahrain-history-slowly-rises-sands-063753191.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/4t33wOCTtYIqH6iKg93CFg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/3d56c3cdf4816519390f6a7067001d73.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="In this photo taken July 1, 2013, a modern mosque (in white) looks over a Dilmun-era graveyard in a Bronze-age settlement in Saar, Bahrain. The honeycomb-like graveyard is one of more than 70 buildings in the settlement built, they say, more than 4,000 years ago and remained in use for 150 to 200 years, according to archaeologists. The settlement built in northern Bahrain also includes a temple and dwellings. (AP Photo/Hasan Jamali)" align="left" title="In this photo taken July 1, 2013, a modern mosque (in white) looks over a Dilmun-era graveyard in a Bronze-age settlement in Saar, Bahrain. The honeycomb-like graveyard is one of more than 70 buildings in the settlement built, they say, more than 4,000 years ago and remained in use for 150 to 200 years, according to archaeologists. The settlement built in northern Bahrain also includes a temple and dwellings. (AP Photo/Hasan Jamali)" border="0" /></a>SAAR, Bahrain (AP) ? More than 4,000 years ago, Dilmun merchants traveled from Mesopotamia to the Indus River, titans of trade and culture before rise of the empires of the Persians or the Ottomans</p><br clear="all"/>A-Rod homers with drug penalties likely Monday<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/rod-homers-drug-penalties-likely-monday-003657874.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/mRUDFimhv8qQHwTfL3c6lQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT04NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/bcd57dd6f3ba6219390f6a706700afd7.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="New York Yankees&#039; Alex Rodriguez answers questions from the media at a news conference following a Class AA baseball game with the Trenton Thunder against the Reading Phillies, Friday, Aug. 2, 2013, in Trenton, N.J. (AP Photo/Tom Mihalek)" align="left" title="New York Yankees&#039; Alex Rodriguez answers questions from the media at a news conference following a Class AA baseball game with the Trenton Thunder against the Reading Phillies, Friday, Aug. 2, 2013, in Trenton, N.J. (AP Photo/Tom Mihalek)" border="0" /></a>NEW YORK (AP) ? Alex Rodriguez feels singled out ? by Major League Baseball in its drug investigation and by his New York Yankees.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/rod-homers-drug-penalties-likely-monday-003657874.htmlSat, 03 Aug 2013 03:21:11 -0400Associated Pressrod-homers-drug-penalties-likely-monday-003657874<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/rod-homers-drug-penalties-likely-monday-003657874.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/mRUDFimhv8qQHwTfL3c6lQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT04NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/bcd57dd6f3ba6219390f6a706700afd7.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="New York Yankees&#039; Alex Rodriguez answers questions from the media at a news conference following a Class AA baseball game with the Trenton Thunder against the Reading Phillies, Friday, Aug. 2, 2013, in Trenton, N.J. (AP Photo/Tom Mihalek)" align="left" title="New York Yankees&#039; Alex Rodriguez answers questions from the media at a news conference following a Class AA baseball game with the Trenton Thunder against the Reading Phillies, Friday, Aug. 2, 2013, in Trenton, N.J. (AP Photo/Tom Mihalek)" border="0" /></a>NEW YORK (AP) ? Alex Rodriguez feels singled out ? by Major League Baseball in its drug investigation and by his New York Yankees.</p><br clear="all"/>Egypt ministry calls on protesters to departCAIRO (AP) ? An Egyptian police official says that if followers of ousted President Mohammed Morsi abandon their protest sit-ins, this will allow his Muslim Brotherhood group to have a normal role in the political process.http://news.yahoo.com/egypt-ministry-calls-protesters-depart-112800919.htmlSat, 03 Aug 2013 07:28:00 -0400Associated Pressegypt-ministry-calls-protesters-depart-112800919Outbreak of stomach illnesses is hard to detect<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/outbreak-stomach-illnesses-hard-detect-082107167.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/82q_1X805HwSB.krhuwTYQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/0f15028dd8405919390f6a70670001d6.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="In this photo made Thursday, Aug. 1, 2013, Donna Heller sits and talks about her recent illness in Burleson, Texas. Heller picked up cyclospora from a salad she ate at a restaurant in mid-June. After numerous doctor visits including an emergency room visit and a few misdiagnosis she was diagnosed by the CDC last week and began taking the antibiotic treatment just this week. ?I have been brought to tears at least 10 different times feeling just so defeated. It didn?t seem like anyone wants to take you seriously,? she said. (AP Photo/LM Otero)" align="left" title="In this photo made Thursday, Aug. 1, 2013, Donna Heller sits and talks about her recent illness in Burleson, Texas. Heller picked up cyclospora from a salad she ate at a restaurant in mid-June. After numerous doctor visits including an emergency room visit and a few misdiagnosis she was diagnosed by the CDC last week and began taking the antibiotic treatment just this week. ?I have been brought to tears at least 10 different times feeling just so defeated. It didn?t seem like anyone wants to take you seriously,? she said. (AP Photo/LM Otero)" border="0" /></a>WASHINGTON (AP) ? Donna Heller thought she had cancer. But multiple visits to the doctor after a month with debilitating nausea and diarrhea didn&#039;t yield any answers. Convinced she was dying, she met with her lawyer to get her will in order.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/outbreak-stomach-illnesses-hard-detect-082107167.htmlSat, 03 Aug 2013 04:26:06 -0400Associated Pressoutbreak-stomach-illnesses-hard-detect-082107167<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/outbreak-stomach-illnesses-hard-detect-082107167.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/82q_1X805HwSB.krhuwTYQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/0f15028dd8405919390f6a70670001d6.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="In this photo made Thursday, Aug. 1, 2013, Donna Heller sits and talks about her recent illness in Burleson, Texas. Heller picked up cyclospora from a salad she ate at a restaurant in mid-June. After numerous doctor visits including an emergency room visit and a few misdiagnosis she was diagnosed by the CDC last week and began taking the antibiotic treatment just this week. ?I have been brought to tears at least 10 different times feeling just so defeated. It didn?t seem like anyone wants to take you seriously,? she said. (AP Photo/LM Otero)" align="left" title="In this photo made Thursday, Aug. 1, 2013, Donna Heller sits and talks about her recent illness in Burleson, Texas. Heller picked up cyclospora from a salad she ate at a restaurant in mid-June. After numerous doctor visits including an emergency room visit and a few misdiagnosis she was diagnosed by the CDC last week and began taking the antibiotic treatment just this week. ?I have been brought to tears at least 10 different times feeling just so defeated. It didn?t seem like anyone wants to take you seriously,? she said. (AP Photo/LM Otero)" border="0" /></a>WASHINGTON (AP) ? Donna Heller thought she had cancer. But multiple visits to the doctor after a month with debilitating nausea and diarrhea didn&#039;t yield any answers. Convinced she was dying, she met with her lawyer to get her will in order.</p><br clear="all"/>Egyptian forces to cordon off protest sites<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/egyptian-forces-cordon-off-protest-sites-214455709.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/NvX0zK1WcHqrEwhu0C8YYQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/8d3fecc3d8bd5c19390f6a706700e36a.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Supporters of Egypt&#039;s ousted President Mohammed Morsi chants slogans against Egyptian Defense Minister Gen. Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi during protest in Nasr City, Cairo, Egypt, Friday, Aug. 2, 2013. (AP Photo/Manu Brabo)" align="left" title="Supporters of Egypt&#039;s ousted President Mohammed Morsi chants slogans against Egyptian Defense Minister Gen. Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi during protest in Nasr City, Cairo, Egypt, Friday, Aug. 2, 2013. (AP Photo/Manu Brabo)" border="0" /></a>CAIRO (AP) ? Authorities outlined plans Friday to break up two sit-ins by supporters of deposed President Mohammed Morsi, saying they would set up a cordon around the protest sites, and riot police used tear gas to disperse demonstrators threatening a TV complex.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/egyptian-forces-cordon-off-protest-sites-214455709.htmlFri, 02 Aug 2013 21:49:12 -0400Associated Pressegyptian-forces-cordon-off-protest-sites-214455709<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/egyptian-forces-cordon-off-protest-sites-214455709.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/NvX0zK1WcHqrEwhu0C8YYQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/8d3fecc3d8bd5c19390f6a706700e36a.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Supporters of Egypt&#039;s ousted President Mohammed Morsi chants slogans against Egyptian Defense Minister Gen. Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi during protest in Nasr City, Cairo, Egypt, Friday, Aug. 2, 2013. (AP Photo/Manu Brabo)" align="left" title="Supporters of Egypt&#039;s ousted President Mohammed Morsi chants slogans against Egyptian Defense Minister Gen. Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi during protest in Nasr City, Cairo, Egypt, Friday, Aug. 2, 2013. (AP Photo/Manu Brabo)" border="0" /></a>CAIRO (AP) ? Authorities outlined plans Friday to break up two sit-ins by supporters of deposed President Mohammed Morsi, saying they would set up a cordon around the protest sites, and riot police used tear gas to disperse demonstrators threatening a TV complex.</p><br clear="all"/>

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Study says Anchorage should steadily add jobs

Anchorage should add about 2,000 new jobs each of the next three years.

That's according to the Anchorage Economic Development Corp., which released its jobs forecast on Wednesday.

KTUU reports (http://is.gd/dDinEp) the city saw employment growth of 2.2 percent, adding about 3,400 jobs last year.

Adding the most jobs were the professional and business service, healthcare, government and oil and gas sectors.

But transportation and the retail industries had flat years, while information technology saw a decrease of jobs in 2012.

The city has added about 3,400 jobs already this year. By this time last year, about 1,500 jobs were added

There's been a decline of about 700 jobs in the government sector this year, mostly due to cutbacks and fewer teachers working this summer.

Source: http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/08/01/3536182/study-says-anchorage-should-steadily.html

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Friday, August 2, 2013

Frankel Photography Announces Big Summer Sale on Bar Mitzvah, Wedding Packages

WEBWIRE ? Thursday, August 01, 2013

San Marcos, California - ?Frankel Photography, located in San Marcos, California, has rolled out a huge summer sale on all wedding and Bar Mitzvah packages, with 10% off original pricing through September 15. ?Frankel Photography owner and lead photographer Albert Frankel has been in the photography business for over 30 years. He knows that customer services and professionalism go hand-in-hand with delivery of high-quality images from a family?s? special occasion, such as a wedding or Bar Mitzvah.
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?We are happy to offer this discount on our top quality photography services for the summer months,? said Frankel. ?We know that these events can be very costly for a family so we?d like to make it a little easier for them use our professional photography services for their wedding or Bar Mitzvah.?
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Recently, Frankel Photography starting using state of the art LED lighting in addition to traditional lighting methods when working on a photo shoot, because his experience has proved to him that using the most advanced equipment and lighting is the only way to deliver the very best photographic images to his clients. ?
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?LED lighting give us much greater ability to create images that are guaranteed to amaze,? said Frankel.
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As lead photographer at Frankel Photography, Al Frankel brings an extensive portfolio of knowledge and experience to every event he covers. His uncanny camera sense and ability to capture the moment is evident in the warmth and style of his work. Heather Frankel is also a big part of the team, specializing in digital image processing and album design, her skills are essential in turning photographs into treasured memories.
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About Frankel Photography:? Frankel Photography is located in San Marcos, California near the city of San Diego proper. The company has more than 27 years experience as professional photographers specializing in wedding photography, Bar and Bat Mitzvah photography, special event photography, pet photography and portrait photography.
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For more information about Frankel Photography visit their website or call 760-402-2531.

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Thursday, August 1, 2013

Man repays insurance money with 4 tons of coins

ST. LOUIS (AP) ? An Illinois businessman outraged by a court order that he return more than $500,000 in insurance money related to a 2001 wreck that killed his teenage son wanted to pay the money back in pennies in protest, only to recognize that was unfeasible.

So, Roger Herrin settled on quarters ? four tons of them.

Packed in 150 transparent sacks each weighing about 50 pounds, the $150,000 in coins were nearly one-third of the money an appellate court required Herrin to pay back to resolve years-long legal feuding among the crash's survivors over how $800,000 in insurance proceeds were apportioned.

Obtained from the Federal Reserve in St. Louis, the backbreaking load of change was brought in Wednesday by an armored vehicle and delivered on a flatbed truck to two law firms that represented other victims of the wreck.

"There was no satisfaction from doing that," Herrin, who also serves on the Southern Illinois University system's governing board, told The Associated Press on Thursday. "The loss of a child is the loss of a child, and all the money doesn't replace that.

"I just wanted to draw attention to what went on here," the 76-year-old man added before mustering a laugh. "I really wanted to do it in pennies."

It ended the legal wrangling that's happened since Herrin's 15-year-old son, Michael, was killed in June 2001. He was a passenger in a Jeep Cherokee that was broadsided by a truck that blew through a stop sign near Raleigh in southern Illinois' Saline County. Three other occupants of the Jeep were injured.

Roger Herrin got $1.6 million compensation through his own coverage. Of an additional $800,000 paid out through other insurance, the Herrin estate got the bulk of it because of Michael Herrin's death, with the remainder of that money distributed to survivors.

Those survivors appealed and won when the Mount Vernon, Ill.-based 5th District Appellate Court ruled against Roger Herrin, a retired foot surgeon whose business holdings include three southern Illinois nursing homes. Herrin has owned seven community banks, but he's sold those off in recent years.

Herrin complied in paying back the money, but "obviously in protest" with the plastic-sacked quarters he called "heavy as hell."

"I've had 10 years to think about this a little bit, and I'm very, very bitter at this ruling," he said. "It's wrong, and everybody knows it's wrong."

Mark Prince, an attorney for the Jeep's driver and her son, who was also a passenger, declined to discuss the case's merits Thursday, calling that "counterproductive" and a potential violation of a confidentiality agreement.

While saying Herrin's choice of repayment method was his prerogative, Prince said he did find the unannounced delivery "surprising" ? and a burglary risk for his law firm in Marion, Ill., given the media attention instantly foisted onto the thousands of dollars in coins.

"We've been on pins and needles because we had a lot of cash suddenly laying around, it was publicized," Prince said. "We don't have safes or vaults, and we lock our front door. Advance notice would have been nice, because we could have made arrangements to have it delivered to the bank."

Douglas Dorris, an attorney for the Jeep's fourth occupant, agreed.

"I am not going to criticize a man who lost his son, who is obviously upset with the decisions of the court," he said. "But I believe the decisions of the appellate court follow the law correctly."

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/man-repays-insurance-money-4-tons-coins-145417956.html

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