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In May, a routine traffic stop turned deadly for a Michigan retiree, but cell phone video seemed to contradict police accounts of the event.

As in other cases involving allegations of excessive force by police, a grand jury called to look into Charles Eimers' death chose not to indict the officers. Now, a new video is raising questions about what that grand jury didn't see, CBS News' Elaine Quijano reports.

On Thanksgiving morning last year, Eimers drove into Key West, Florida, planning a dream retirement, but not long after arriving he was pulled over by police for illegally changing lanes.

For reasons nobody knows, Eimers fled, running red lights as he drove through town. Officers caught up with him on a beach.

Police told emergency medical services that Eimers left his vehicle, ran and collapsed on the beach. He went into a coma and his family took him off life support a week later.

But in May, CBS obtained the cell phone video. In it, Eimers didn't collapse; he surrendered and is surrounded by police. His son, Treavor, believed the family was lied to.

"I believe my father was asphyxiated on the beach in Key West by the officers involved that day," Treavor said.

The medical examiner said the cause of death was lack of oxygen to the brain, but that it was due to Eimers' pre-existing heart condition and the struggle with police. The death was ruled an accident.

In the autopsy, the medical examiner also considered the results of a Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) investigation into the incident, which determined Eimers' face was not forced into the sand and that initial photographs showed only a light dusting of sand on his face.

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The Retreat by George Isaac Sidebottom, a patient at the York Retreat, one of the first institutions where people with mental health problems were treated with dignity. Photograph: Borthwick Institute for Archives

Talk of Victorian asylums conjures up images of manacled and wretched patients suffering callous and ineffective treatments or being gawped at by a morbidly fascinated public like exhibits in a human zoo. However, a new project to digitise historical psychiatric records reveals an enormous range of care in the 18th and 19th centuries, including more genteel treatment for the upper and middle classes, as well as early developments in art therapy.

The Wellcome Library part of the Wellcome Trust is creating an online archive of more than 800,000 pages of documents from private and public asylums featuring doctors notes and patients artwork and writing.

It is working with other archives across the UK to provide fascinating detail of institutions efforts to improve the morals and morale of patients.

Lesley Hall, a senior archivist at the Wellcome Library, explains that there was a market in psychiatric care that mirrored the class system, from institutions that catered for the middle classes, such as the Camberwell House asylum, in south London, to the most exclusive, such as Ticehurst House hospital in Sussex.

Ticehurst really was the lunatic asylum of choice for mad dukes, she says. It positioned itself in the market place to appeal to people who could afford quite high fees to make sure their insane relative is being cared for in very pleasant rural surroundings, in beautifully landscaped grounds and with a very high staff-patient ratio, shesays.

Somewhere like Camberwell House asylum never really appealed to what you might call the carriage trade. They ended up in a kind of public-private arrangement with the local Poor Law authorities to take in pauper lunatics under a contract because there is no large local authority asylum in the area at that time.

The York Retreat, founded by William Tuke and the Society of Friends (Quakers) in 1792, was one of the first institutions where people with mental health problems were treated humanely and with dignity. Katherine Webb, archivist at the Borthwick Institute for Archives in York, which holds the historical records on the retreat says: The great difference between workingclass and middle-class care isthat the families of potential middleclass patients could choose what asylum they could send their relatives to. If you were working class you didnt have that choice.

The flip side of this was that the best private asylums could afford to be picky with the patients they accepted. Ticehurst, for example, avoided taking violent patients. However, the records show there was some unruly behaviour. Hall says: I rather like the case of the Reverend Patterson who was a Church of England clergyman who behaved in a very un-reverend fashion. He threw a chair through a window, he expressed himself in violent and coarse language and he also groped the male servants. But thats quite unusual. You dont often get the sense they were sexually violent at the Ticehurst.

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By ANDREW MARTINS

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PLUMSTED A draft permit that would allow for the creation of a surface water discharge system was recently issued by the state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and is being touted by officials as a milestone for the New Egypt Redevelopment Plan.

The permit, which awaits final approval from the DEP, is one step of many needed by Plumsted in order to begin work on a sewer system that would serve downtown New Egypt and facilitate the construction of about 100 age-restricted homes on Province Line Road.

Municipal officials said the DEP permit will pave the way for the installation of a tertiary waste water treatment plant at 933 Route 537. Plans indicate the plant would release clean, treated water into Crosswicks Creek.

Business Administrator Ronald Dancer has said in the past that a sewer system would not be feasible without a surface water discharge system.

Mayor Jack Trotta said failing waste water systems in the area have caused raw sewage to make its way into Crosswicks Creek and Oakford Lake.

A sewer system will eliminate this from happening, giving us cleaner water in the lake and creek, Trotta said. This benefits not only the water in our area, but all the way downstream.

The draft permit sets limits for the system, including the acceptable amounts of phosphorous, nitrates, total dissolved solids and heavy metals found in the treated water.

A statement released by the Plumsted Municipal Utilities Authority (PMUA) said the township is proposing to employ an advanced membrane filtration process in the treatment plant that would use ultraviolet disinfection processes before releasing the treated water into the creek.

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ST. PETERSBURG A small fire damaged a custodial office at Lakewood Elementary School early Wednesday, principal Cynthia Kidd said.

School will remain in session on Wednesday, she said, and there was no structural damage to the building. There was some smoke damage in the cafeteria, physical education room and music room, in addition to the custodial office, according to Kidd.

"It's perfectly sound, but it's going to take some time for that to clear out," the principal said.

The district will deliver breakfast and lunch to students Wednesday, Kidd said, and administrators notified parents of the fire in a recorded call. Kidd said the brief blaze was not suspicious and may have been electrical.

The principal said she arrived at Lakewood about 2:10 a.m., just minutes after alarms sounded. A school worker who lives near the building called her first.

Shortly before dawn Wednesday, news trucks huddled beside a side entrance to the elementary school. The sooty office was blocked off by yellow caution tape and some charred debris spilled out of the entry.

Classes were set to start at at 8:35 a.m.

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New York, New York (PRWEB) December 16, 2014

Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) and Carbon War Room (CWR)two leading nonprofits tackling climate change through market-based solutionsare aligning to catalyze an energy revolution that can unlock the greatest wealth-creating opportunity in modern history, the organizations announced today. RMI and CWR will together leverage the agile power of markets to combat climate change, bolster economic prosperity, and tackle other social and environmental issues created by the global dependence on fossil fuels. The organizations alliance will multiply their respective impacts by jointly accelerating demand and financing for low-carbon solutions that are technically feasible and cost effective today.

For the past five years, CWR has punched well above its weight, leveraging the creativity and convening power of fellow entrepreneurs to tackle climate challenge. By marrying Rocky Mountain Institutes analytical rigor and energy-system expertise with CWRs bold and agile entrepreneurial approach, together we can go further, faster," said Sir Richard Branson, founder of Carbon War Room.

The merged organization will leverage their complementary DNAmarket-based, independent, non-partisanand the distinct strengths of each to accelerate businesses, markets, and industries to a tipping point where clean energy solutions develop unstoppable momentum.

For more than 32 years, RMI had partnered with industry and business with significant successes in transforming energy use across the transportation, buildings, industrial, and electricity sectors, said Amory Lovins, RMI co-founder, chief scientist, and chairman emeritus. Now, we can capitalize on Carbon War Rooms proven ability to engage and excite corporate executives, entrepreneurs, and investors to rally around innovative ideas and take action.

Current RMI CEO Jules Kortenhorst will lead the alliance, while current CWR president Jos Maria Figueres will chair a single, combined Board of Trustees.

RMI and CWRs first joint program, the Ten Island Challenge, launched earlier this year. It is laying the groundwork to shift Caribbean island energy systems from dependence on expensive, dirty imported diesel to economies powered by clean, efficient, and renewable sources. Already under way in six countriesAruba, Colombia, the Bahamas, Grenada, Saint Lucia, and Turks and Caicosthe Ten Island Challenge will also demonstrate that entire economies can adopt low-carbon solutions while boosting private investment, enhancing and diversifying the local job market, and opening greater socioeconomic development opportunities.

Private-sector organizations like RMI and CWR have the independence and flexibility to convene the right players in the right markets, Figueres said. The real barrier is slow adoption rates, not inadequate technologies or lack of opportunities. The alliance can expand pockets of innovation and rapidly bring them to scale.

In addition to joint efforts in the Caribbean, RMI and CWR are also jointly working to mobilize impact in the following sectors:

Renewable, Distributed Electricity: Bringing clean, competitive distributed renewable energy solutions such as rooftop solar to scale through the development and implementation of markets that unleash untapped value for utilities, solar companies, technology providers, and customers

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Scottsdale, Arizona (PRWEB) December 16, 2014

Seventy-two new homes have hit the market in Downtown Scottsdale when owner iStar Residential hosted a grand opening event for the final phase at Sage, the luxury condominium community located along the Scottsdale waterfront.

The $35 million community is the first ground-up-construction condominium development to deliver new homes in Downtown Scottsdale in seven years. The two, three-story buildings are nearing completion with resident move-in expected in late January.

Following the success of the sold-out first phase, Sages final phase features 72 two- and three-bedroom condominiums ranging from 1,375 to 1,659 square-feet, with optional den floor plans, and priced from the high $400Ks.

The demand for this final phase at Sage is significant. Weve had brokers and buyers calling us nonstop since we started moving dirt more than a year ago, asking when they can sign a contract and move in, said David Sotolov, senior vice president at iStar Residential. Brand new homes of this size and quality in the heart of Downtown Scottsdale are extremely rare, so this is a very limited opportunity. There are no other projects like this now or planned for the future. Other projects recently developed or coming onto the market are either apartments or small condos. An opportunity to own a brand new luxury residence in a downtown location like we are offering at Sage may not happen again, and people are taking notice.

Inside Sages homes are top-of-the-line features and finishes, including granite kitchen countertops with decorative tile backsplash and LED under-counter lights, Dacor professional stainless steel appliances, designer-selected modern wood cabinetry, GROHE faucets and fixtures, Provenza hardwood floors, well-appointed master bathrooms with Carrera marble countertops, dual sinks and a deep soaking tub, spacious walk-in closets, elegant fireplace with natural stone surround, custom cabinetry and millwork throughout, nine-foot ceilings, dramatic foyer entrances that create an inviting sense of arrival and private terraces or balconies with Camelback Mountain and waterfront views. State-of-the-art technology conveniences include Wi-Fi controlled thermostats, USB charging ports at key outlets, high-speed cable and dual-glazed vinyl windows with efficient, Low-E, energy saving glass.

In recent weeks, iStar Residential has completed a six-figure investment in redesigning and upgrading the communitys resort-like amenities. Amenities include an expansive 3,400-square-foot, two-story private clubhouse with dramatic 30-foot ceilings; a designer-styled and luxurious library lounge with entertaining kitchen, fireplace and 65 flat screen TV; a one-of-a-kind climate controlled subterranean wine cellar; a lushly landscaped waterfront pool and spa with an outdoor lounge and private cabanas; an open-air grilling area with raised terraces for scenic dining; a fitness studio with SCIFIT and Spirit equipment and a Yoga-stretch a room; Wi-Fi access and USB ports throughout the clubhouse and gated underground resident parking. iStar is also constructing a paved and lighted walking path from Chaparral Road to the southern end of the property line with enhanced, lush landscaping that will connect Sage to the heart of Downtown Scottsdale.

Tucked into a quiet residential neighborhood that lines the waterfront of The Arizona Canal, Sage combines the feel of a suburban lifestyle in an urban location. Upscale yet intimate, Sages traditional architecture boasts stone-lined walls and chimneys complemented with architectural niches and dimensions that differentiate one set of homes from the next, creating a picturesque community.

Conveniently located within walking distance of world-class shopping, restaurants, independent art galleries in Old Town Scottsdale, resorts, and golf courses, Sage provides a private and redefined city-living experience that is unmatched by any other residential community in Scottsdale. The first phase of Sage, a collection of 50 condominiums, townhomes and penthouses, sold out in early 2012.

For more information about Sage, call 480-947-SAGE (7243) or visit http://www.SageScottsdale.com. Sage is located at 4855 N. Woodmere Fairway in Scottsdale.

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'Angels' pay off layaway plans 'Angels' pay off layaway plans

Updated: Wednesday, December 17 2014 8:35 AM EST2014-12-17 13:35:30 GMT

Some volunteers are called "angels" and for good reason. Donning Santa hats, these volunteers -- strangers -- paid off the layaway plans for Kmart customers in the Bronx this week.

Some volunteers are called "angels" and for good reason. Donning Santa hats, these volunteers -- strangers -- paid off the layaway plans for Kmart customers in the Bronx this week. For one woman, the timing felt like it was heaven sent: she just lost much of her belongings in a fire. These "layaway angels" are part of the nonprofit group Pay Away the Layaway.

Updated: Wednesday, December 17 2014 8:23 AM EST2014-12-17 13:23:00 GMT

The FDNY is on the scene of a four-alarm fire in the University Heights section of The Bronx. At least seven stores including a supermarket are on fire at University Place and West Burnside Ave. The fire broke out at about 5:30 a.m. At least 168 firefighters are on the scene. No injuries have been reported.

The FDNY is on the scene of a four-alarm fire in the University Heights section of The Bronx. At least seven stores including a supermarket are on fire at University Place and West Burnside Ave. The fire broke out at about 5:30 a.m. At least 168 firefighters are on the scene. No injuries have been reported.

Updated: Wednesday, December 17 2014 8:21 AM EST2014-12-17 13:21:50 GMT

The mayor and police commissioner of Yonkers are warning the public and businesses about a phone scam.

The mayor and police commissioner of Yonkers are warning the public and businesses about a scam. Residents have been getting calls from someone who claims to be collecting a debt from a utility company, the IRS or as a settlement for a vehicle accident.

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