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Pennsylvania parents who recently brought home a new little bundle of joy might not be so joyous about their newborn's birth certificate.
The state Department of Vital Statistics, which is transitioning to new records software, acknowledged a computer glitch that caused some of the certificates issued to be printed incorrectly. Specifically, the name of the father is wrong – completely wrong.
It's an issue that Holli Senior, spokesperson for the department, claimed only affected a "small percentage" of certificates – about 500 in all.
According to Senior, when the data for the father's first and last name fields were automatically pulled during the document parsing process, they were pulled from the incorrect fields, giving all the affected newborns an incorrect father.
"We were able to identify all affected individuals, and there was a letter that went out to those individuals that explained the error and requested that they return the incorrect birth certificate in a postage paid envelope that we enclosed, so that we can expedite the corrected birth certificate," said Senior.
"There is a small chance that someone, in the interim, could choose to use them inappropriately," she said. "(But) the information (that was) auto-pulled only contained a name – not date of birth or other details that might lead to fraud."
Senior said the glitch only affected the printed certificates and said that all of the state's electronic records are accurate.
Senior also said the software vendor has since corrected the error and the department does not expect any additional misprintings.
Currently, the department is working with the vendor to learn if the incorrect names were pulled from the same record or if they identify a real person.
Although both Altoona Regional and Somerset hospitals were unaware of the issue, Somerset has since alerted staff to aid those who have an erroneous certificate. Memorial Medical Center has already received calls from inquisitive parents.
"Our maternity staff is aware of the glitch," said Amy Bradley, director of marketing at Memorial Medical Center. "Somebody from (the Department of Vital Statistics) did alert our maternity staff and they have had a few phone calls."


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- Cost of tapes
- Cost of tape drive
- Time to backup
- Time to restore
- Time to manage tape drive
- Tape backup software
As for a time to backup and time to restore standard, there again, mileage will vary. There are too many variables to consider starting with the type of data to back up or restore. For example: It is not rare to see restore performance as low as 100-200 KBps for a large file server. On the other hand, an equally large database could achieve restore performance above 30 or 40 MBps using the same hardware and backup software.
This leads to the next cost item on your list: the backup software. The same situation applies, as there are multiple software packages all ranging in price. Because most backup software products a priced per processor and not per GB or TB of data to back up, the price per GB will vary from one organization to another for the same amount of data.
The only glimpse of hope in your quest for information is the storage management cost. For example, a 2002 Meta Group study stated that "organizations that have formal storage policies/administrators manage 3.8TB per administrator, on average." A little math would provide an average data management cost per year. Unfortunately, this is a long way from any kind industry standard overall TCO for tape storage.
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Gurudev, My colleagues always manage to take my energy away. What can I do to not lose my energy?Never mind, give them more! You have much more energy than what they can all take from you. The Sun or the Moon never say that you're taking my light away! You are the source of energy.
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Gurudev, Please tell us about some of the changes that the Earth is presently undergoing.Yes, Earth constantly changes. But what humankind has done with the environment is unfortunate. We have put so many dynamites to make mines, to extract from the depth of the Earth. Earthquakes, tsunami, and all these disasters have started because of this. ...
Gurudev, when I am in the Ashram I am very happy and energetic. But when I go back home, it immediately drops. Please help me to have at least half of that at home.Has everyone at home done the program? If not, make them do.
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When your car needs maintenance or a repair, where do you turn?
Garry Rosenfeldt wants to take the hassle out of finding reputable service shops and making appointments. The Buffalo Grove resident launched this month Repairhub, a website that makes it easy for vehicle owners to make such arrangements.
"It was kind of a no-brainer," Rosenfeldt said of his venture. "People hate calling around town to find a mechanic."
Rosenfeldt know this because he spent nine years as the director of marketing research at Midas, where he conducted focus groups. He recalls asking participants what they looked for when searching online for auto service shops. Their responses, he said, were always the same, and he took them into account when designing Repairhub.
The site allows visitors to search by ZIP code — a search of Buffalo Grove's 60089 reveals 15 nearby shops — and quickly schedule appointments for specific services. When coupons are available, they are posted on the shop's Repairhub page.
Service shops are notified when appointments are made, and customers can request a phone call to confirm their appointment.
Repairhub currently lists 125 shops in the north and northwest suburbs as well as on Chicago's North Side. Before the website launched on Nov. 1, Rosenfeldt said he and his team visited each shop to interview the staff and ensure that the shop met Repairhub's criteria. The site features businesses that offer a wide range of auto services, have positive online customer feedback and have a pleasant physical environment for customers. Both chains and independent shops are included.
Rosefeldt said Repairhub is particularly targeted at women because "generally women and auto services don't tend to mix that well." By using the site, customers "don't have to call all over town to schedule appointments" and they don't have to deal with auto shop personnel until they arrive for their appointment.
The site is also beneficial to participating service shops, which gain additional exposure and new sales leads. Businesses pay nothing upfront to be listed on Repairhub, but they are charged — $3 for basic service such as an oil change or $12 for a major repair — after jobs scheduled through the site are completed.
Repairhub also provides an online presence for shops without their own websites and offers the ability for all scheduling — even appointments not made through Repairhub — to be tracked on the site.
Rosenfeldt, who serves as Repairhub's chief executive officer, receives input from an advisory board made up of industry experts from across North America. He said he plans to expand the site nationally and into Canada.
Repairhub follows the same business model that OpenTable uses to facilitate dinner reservations and other sites use to showcase healthcare and barber services, said Rosenfeldt, who has scheduled reservations and appointments through such sites. He said Repairhub will fill a void in the auto service industry.
"It takes a bit of time, creativity and perseverance, but I really believe in what I'm doing," he said.


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Junior (2013): In his third season with the Big Green, Olentine appeared in all 14 games, including nine starts... Ranked fifth on the team with eight goals... Had one assist, which came against Holy Cross in non-conference action... Had three multi-goal games... Netted his first career hat trick in a 10-9 come-from-behind win versus No. 9 Princeton... Had multi-goal games against Robert Morris and Hartford... Scooped eight ground balls...Named Ivy League Co-Player of the Week on April 15.
Sophomore (2012): Olentine set career highs in games played, games started, goals, assists, points, shots and caused turnovers in his second season ... played in 13 games, starting five ... scored 10 goals, and recorded two-or-more goals in four games ... tallied six assists and 16 points ... caused 11 turnovers, and scored one man-up goal ... had a season-and-career-high three goals and two assists for five points against Bellarmine on March 6 ... in Ivy play, he had four goals and one assist for five points.
Freshman (2011): In his first collegiate season, Olentine scored four goals and had one assist for five points in nine games ... started two games, including his first career start in the season-opener at home against Colgate ... scored his first and second collegiate goal in the 17-10 win over Mercer ... also recorded his only assist against Mercer for three points ... grabbed two ground balls and committed three penalties for two minutes.
Before Dartmouth: Attended Princeton High School during his prep career ... Earned seven varsity letters, including four in lacrosse and three in football ... was the captain of the lacrosse team his senior year ... in his senior season, he was first team all-state, first team All-Colonial Valley Conference and first team all-area in lacrosse ... broke Princeton High School's single season lacrosse scoring record (140 points).
Personal: Michael Patterson Olentine is the son of Steve and Cindy Olentine ... has one brother and one sister ... was born on January 14, 1992 ... his mother played tennis at Trinity College, and his grandfather was a wrestler at West Point.


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This video has gotten pretty popular already, but take a look if you haven't seen it yet.
A little boy (identified as 4-year-old Malcolm from Maine) with a helmet cam tackles the trail at Highland Mountain Bike Park in New Hampshire with his dad. The joy he expresses at his accomplishments is priceless. You only need to watch the first minute or so to feel his happiness. And, wow, the kid appears to be quite a rider for such a young age.


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RALEIGH — Work is under way on a 4.5-mile extension of the Walnut Creek Trail through Southeast Raleigh, a project that will complete a cross-city greenway link from Umstead State Park in West Raleigh to the Neuse River on the east side of town.
The Walnut Creek Trail now reaches from Lake Johnson Park to Rose Lane. A city of Raleigh contractor started work this month on the $4 million project, extending the trail farther east along the creek.
When it's finished early next year, the Walnut Creek Trail will carry walkers and bicycle riders on new sidewalks and an asphalt path through Worthdale Park and the Walnut Creek Softball Complex, and through a tunnel beneath the I-440 Beltline. The trail will continue on a gravel path past Walnut Creek Amphitheater and across New Hope and Barwell roads, ending at the Neuse.
"Then there will be a trail that extends along the Walnut Creek watershed all the way across Raleigh that connects to the river," said Vic Lebsock, the city's greenway planner. "If you take the Rocky Branch segment of the trail north through Pullen Park and the NCSU campus, it will connect you all the way to the N.C. Museum of Art and Umstead Park."
The Walnut gravel path outside the Beltline will be paved in a few years, Lebsock said, after the city completes a sewer line upgrade along the creek.
The city's greenway efforts have been aided in recent years by the Triangle Greenways Council, a nonprofit volunteer organization that protects natural areas in greenway corridors. In January, the council secured the donation of 28 acres along Walnut Creek near Worthdale Park and the softball complex, just inside the southeast corner of the Beltline.
The newly donated land includes 10 acres that were graded in the 1990s for an unsuccessful subdivision development. The landowner took advantage of the state's conservation tax credit for the donation.
Most of the donated land is wooded and includes marshes, beaver ponds and nesting areas for birds, reptiles and a variety of wildlife. The land has been designated by the state as a State Significant Natural Heritage Area.
"It was recognized as bottomland hardwood and wetland ecosystems that are certainly scarce in an urban area," said Bill Flournoy of Raleigh, the greenways council president. "Most of them were previously drained or filled or otherwise disappeared to development."
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Eurozone and the GCC
As the eurozone crisis continues to rage, seemingly beyond the control of the political and fiscal masters of Europe, the crisis is beginning to have an impact on various parts of the global economy.
July 13, 2012 11:37 by kippreport
As the eurozone crisis continues to rage, seemingly beyond the control of the political and fiscal masters of Europe, the crisis is beginning to have an impact on various parts of the global economy. Already, the President of the United States, Barak Obama, has blamed eurozone leaders for not being able to handle the crisis, stating that it is impacting the US measures to boost its own economy. In the meanwhile, economies of even the BRIC countries seem to be hurt, as the European Union is a major trading partner for all the BRIC nations. So it would be a rather safe assumption then that the Gulf Cooperation Council economies would also be hurt by the Eurozone crisis. So how badly is it impacted by the developments in Athens, Berlin, Madrid or Paris?
TRENDS posed the question to several financial and economic experts and the answer is mixed, with some business leaders shrugging off the developments in the EU as being too far removed from the GCC, while others sounding alarm bells that the crisis could rapidly engulf the GCC economies as well, in direct and indirect fashion.
"Some positives, some negatives. On the positive side GCC imports a lot from Europe. With the euro depreciating you would have a positive spinoff in terms of your import cost. Also, with asset prices going down and the euro going down as well, this could also signal huge buying opportunities for Middle East business and sovereign wealth funds. That's on the positive side. The negative side is that Europe as a zone is producing more than a quarter of the world's GDP and we are a highly globalised and inter-connected world, so any downturn in Europe is likely to have a moderating impact on the global growth," says V Shankar, Chief Executive Officer of Standard & Chartered Bank, which has extensive presence in developing economies in Asia and Africa and which, according to Shankar, escaped the Eurozone banking crisis entirely as it had no exposure to the Greek, Spanish or other such economies.
"None of the GCC economies are really vulnerable, the fact that oil prices might go down will not make them vulnerable, it may well reduce their willingness to be more generous with their social sector schemes, but they are not really vulnerable – not economically at least," says a leading banker from the region.
Like Shankar, a financial sector expert believes that the eurozone crisis could spell a boon and a bane, simultaneously, for the GCC economies. "Let me talk about the opportunities. As you know, I mean, there are lot of governments here in the region right now that are flush with cash. Governments have budgetary surpluses because of high oil prices. So the crisis could be a chance to acquire certain assets, equities at rock bottom prices. You see what Qatar has been doing. You will probably see more and more of that for the next few years also because of the Arab spring. Lot of people here are realizing that we can have a movement like the Arab spring in any country and that means they could end up losing everything, so it's better to put their money in the US or Europe etc. So from that point of view that will allow Gulf countries, rather Gulf companies to take more increasing stakes in European companies, key strategic companies. And that's why I quoted for the diversification purposes. That's working," he says.
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Long Island's high cost of living has half of its population planning to leave the region within the next five years, a new study released Thursday concludes, as locals who have seen economic hardship after the Great Recession struggle to pay their mortgages and rents.
The findings of the The Long Island Index Report, "Long Island in the Aftermath of the Great Recession," is based on data gathered in the fall of 2012, before Superstorm Sandy left Long Islanders with damaged properties, battered homes, destroyed personal belongings and totaled automobiles.
According to the report, 58 percent of Long Islanders have trouble paying their housing costs, with 81 percent pointing the finger at the "serious" problem of high property taxes.
The study, conducted by the Stony Brook University Center for Survey Research, found locals are either planning to leave the area or worry that their children or family members will head for greener pastures off of Long Island, otherwise known as brain drain.
But while Long Island organizations like the Index have warned of brain drain for years, the urgency to thwart the problem is high on local minds, the study found. About 60 percent said the lack of affordable housing is a problem in their county, with the same percentage supporting changes to zoning laws that would make it easier to create legal rental apartments in a single-family homes.
"This survey highlights serious concerns for policymakers, and these concerns existed prior to Hurricane Sandy," Nancy Douzinas, president of the Rauch Foundation, which publishes the Index, said in a statement. "The storm could not have lessened them or altered the fact that we need to be far more innovative in developing ways to address the high cost of living on Long Island."
Leonie Huddy, director of the Stony Brook's survey research center, said the level of locals struggling for housing is at an all-time high.
"Unless there is a sudden and sustained increase in local household income, residents will look to leave as soon as the property market bounces back," he said.
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|Excellent - 5466 reviews
With a stay at Hotel Nikko San Francisco, you'll be centrally located in San Francisco, steps from American Conservatory Theater and SHN Curran Theatre. This 4-star hotel is close to Union Square and Lombard Street. Make yourself at home in one of the 532 air-conditioned rooms featuring minibars and plasma televisions. Your pillowtop bed comes with down comf...
Overall Rating - Excellent - 5466 reviews
Excellent 8.3
Near the cable cars and shopping. Great service and Starbucks in first floor lobby.
In terms of the neighborhood, the Tenderloin is right next to Uniom Square, has an abundance of homeless people. The bathroom only has a glass sliding door and is not a separate room, and therefore has less privacy. Room could have been slightly bigger.
Great location, walking distance to shopping, restaurants, near Chinatown. Cable car is virtually around the corner!
The rooms were quite small and we had an 'upgraded room with 100 square feet added.' Overnight parking is crazy at $57 a night. The lobby layout and stairs is unappealing and unwelcoming.
|Excellent - 3177 reviews
Overall Rating - Excellent - 3177 reviews
Excellent 9.3
Extremely friendly and helpful staff. It was a great location and very close to all the hot spots within the city.
Vallet costs a lot! Also, no free WiFi in the rooms.
Excellent 10.0
The room was clean, and the staff was friendly! Also, the location of the hotel was wonderful.
The hotel provided no free parking. In fact, the only parking offered was valet for $62/night, which was outrageous.The hotel was one of the nicer Marriotts that I have seen. I was very pleased with the stay.
|Excellent - 2017 reviews
A stay at Hotel Carlton, a Joie de Vivre Boutique Hotel places you in the heart of San Francisco, minutes from Lorraine Hansberry Theatre and close to Union Square. This family-friendly hotel is close to Lombard Street and Fisherman's Wharf. Make yourself at home in one of the 161 guestrooms featuring iPod docking stations and flat-screen televisions. Compli...
Overall Rating - Excellent - 2017 reviews
Excellent 9.3
Super nice and playful front desk staff. I happened to mention it was my boyfriends birthday and the concierge offered to fill the room with balloons and a free bottle of wine! And they set it up as a surprise for when we got back from dinner! The car service was excellent, the decor was really nice- Indian type theme but clean and chic! Organic coffee and tea in the room, shampoo conditioner and shower gel in dispensers instead of minis to be more Eco friendly! I couldn't have been happier with our stay.
I didn't like the price, but that's to be expected in San Francisco! The building is old so the walls seems paper thin to outside noise, but not really from room to room, so didn't mind the sound of cars and people walking.
Excellent 10.0
Great Staff. Clean rooms. Quality meets price.
City view rooms were actually peak a boo views. I paid for a city view but I looked at the fire escape ladders for the apartment next door. Disappointed.Overall good price for the quality. The hotel should have more information regarding parking and assist with finding parking or offer valet. Also if they worked an agreement with parking lots in close proximity to the property to offer hotel guests a discounted rate. Staff were great especially Thomas or Tony I believe was his name. He sang Karaoke nightly in the hotel lobby.
|Good - 1706 reviews
With a stay at Hotel Mark Twain, you'll be centrally located in San Francisco, steps from Marrakech Magic Theater and Glide Memorial United Methodist Church. This hotel is close to Union Square and Lombard Street. Stay in one of 115 guestrooms featuring flat-screen televisions. Complimentary wireless Internet access keeps you connected, and cable programming...
Overall Rating - Good - 1706 reviews
Good 6.3
The rooms were small but nice. It suited our needs and there were recent renovations.
The staff was very rude when checking out. There was miscommunication when talking about parking fees. The signs they have are misleading and she was being a "b" when talking to us. I would not go back just because of her.
Good 7.0
The history
I feel like the amenities were just too old feeling. I'm not sure if they're going for the classic look but some modern would be nice.
|Excellent - 2211 reviews
DISCOVER SAN FRANCISCO'S MODERN CLASSIC BOUTIQUE HOTEL Stanford Court San Francisco is fresh, fashionable and at the center of everything savvy visitors want to see and do. Offering sweeping views of the city, the bay and the majestic Golden Gate Bridge from our convenient location atop historic Nob Hill, our contemporary boutique hotel surrounds you with t...
Overall Rating - Excellent - 2211 reviews
Excellent 9.0
High parking rate. Difficulty finding street parking.Check in staff very helpful. Rollaway bed provided at no cost.
Good 7.0
The staff at check in was friendly and helpful. The valet at check in was very cheerful. The rooms were spacious and we were blessed to be able to upgrade to a double queen room rather than a single queen or king. The location and views were excellent.
Whenever we contacted the staff they were helpful. However, it always took forever to get our car from the valet and to have someone help us with our luggage at check out time. The first concierge also gave incorrect information.Overall it was a good stay. Nice, spacious, and clean rooms. Service was less than expected given the 4 star rating (specifically with the valet service). But location was really excellent.
|Good - 3093 reviews
With a stay at Villa Florence, you'll be centrally located in San Francisco, steps from Union Square and Alcove Theater. This eco-friendly hotel is close to Lombard Street and Fisherman's Wharf. Make yourself at home in one of the 182 air-conditioned rooms featuring minibars and DVD players. 42.00-inch LCD televisions with cable programming provide entertain...
Overall Rating - Good - 3093 reviews
Good 7.0
The location and decor in the lobby.
Small rooms, over priced.
Good 7.0
It had very pretty public spaces and the smell of the food from their in-house cafe was really good. I did not eat there but it always seemed full of good food. Comfortable beds, smallish shower but good water pressure.
It did not have its own garage, so to valet park your car you had to navigate a very busy street and hope that one of their two valet parking spots were open. the valets were really nice and worked very fast, but it was just a hectic place to navigate.
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With a stay at Hotel Palomar San Francisco, a Kimpton Hotel, you'll be centrally located in San Francisco, steps from Museum of Craft and Folk Art and Westfield Metreon. This 4-star hotel is close to Union Square and Lombard Street. Make yourself at home in one of the 195 guestrooms featuring minibars. Pay movies and video-game consoles are provided for your...
Overall Rating - Excellent - 1139 reviews
Good 7.0
Great location, very friendly staff, trendy decor. Room is decent size for a big city like San Francisco.
The outdoor bar is in the courtyard, on the 5th floor, and open until 11pm. It gets very noisy after 5pm. If you have an interior room your windows are on the courtyard and it is very noisy. Good luck if you happen to go to be before 11:30.Valet parking is $48 a night. No coffee maker in the room but there is free coffee in the lobby in the morning.
Good 8.0
Staff was super friendly and accommodating.
We expected that a four star hotel would have evening/dinner room service available. Parking is over $50/night with taxes... A little steep. We did, however, expect to pay at least $25-35/night for parking because it is San Francisco.We enjoyed our stay here, and would recommend to friends and family.
|Good - 5038 reviews
With a stay at Hilton San Francisco Union Square, you'll be centrally located in San Francisco, steps from American Conservatory Theater and SHN Curran Theatre. This 4-star hotel is close to Union Square and Lombard Street. Make yourself at home in one of the 1,908 air-conditioned rooms featuring flat-screen televisions. Cable programming and video-game cons...
Overall Rating - Good - 5038 reviews
Good 7.0
Good location.
Hotel was too big. Had long lines in the lobby for check-in and restaurants.
Poor 1.0
Staff is absolutely incompetent. Her name was Jaliette. She was talking to me and then started helping another customer not even finishing with me. Very unprofessional. I have stayed at Hiltons all over the U.S. and has never experienced this.I am not going to stay at this hotel again and this experience tarnished my whole image of Hilton.
|Excellent - 7961 reviews
Welcome to the Parc 55 Hotel – a luxurious hotel just two blocks from Union Square in downtown San Francisco. Warmly appointed for business and leisure, our hotel affords unparalleled access to "everyone´s favorite city." From sightseeing to dining – Alcatraz to Zuni Café – our unique location provides effortless convenience to it all
Overall Rating - Excellent - 7961 reviews
Good 8.0
The location.
The parking situation. It's 50 dollars a night & then to actually get your vehicle it takes a while. A long while.Overall I enjoyed my stay & would very much stay here again.
Excellent 9.0
Location, ambiance, staff.
Needs to be cleaner and needs more staff.
|Excellent - 2726 reviews
With a stay at Clift, you'll be centrally located in San Francisco, steps from SHN Curran Theatre and American Conservatory Theater. This 4-star hotel is close to Union Square and Lombard Street. Make yourself at home in one of the 372 air-conditioned rooms featuring minibars and flat-screen televisions. Your room comes with a pillowtop bed. Cable programmin...
Overall Rating - Excellent - 2726 reviews
Good 8.0
Carpeting dated, bathroom floor not swept, some bathrooms smallInteresting decor, queen room good size and bathroom excellent size
The personal style
The neighbourhood and the parking problem. Hotel parking 58$ that is unbelievableThe neighbourhood was filled with homeless and crazy people
|Excellent - 4181 reviews
With a stay at The Westin San Francisco Market Street, you'll be centrally located in San Francisco, steps from Museum of the African Diaspora and California Historical Society. This 4-star hotel is close to Union Square and Lombard Street. Make yourself at home in one of the 676 air-conditioned rooms featuring minibars and flat-screen televisions. Your pill...
Overall Rating - Excellent - 4181 reviews
Good 8.0
Loved the view
Room was very small
Excellent 10.0
Location and cleanliness; great view from high floor corner king with floor to ceiling windows.
Corner king had a tiny bathroom.
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With a stay at The Westin St Francis on Union Square, you'll be centrally located in San Francisco, steps from Union Square and San Francisco Magic Parlor. This 4-star hotel is close to Lombard Street and Fisherman's Wharf. Make yourself at home in one of the 1,195 air-conditioned rooms featuring LCD televisions. Your room comes with a pillowtop bed. Cable p...
Overall Rating - Good - 3823 reviews
Poor 1.0
Great location but then that's not hard considering the size of SF
Horrible! You can hear the other rooms so no privacy. Very dark, little sunshine, horrible views, unfriendly staff (got wrong directs from valet!) Some staff not kind to animals - mine is a service animal.I wouldn't stay in this hotel even if they paid me ... the Marriott was 10 times nicer, quieter and better service. The rooms were very small and with thin walls so you could hear EVERYTHING in the adjacent rooms and hallways. I complained to Don and he said 'that's what you get when you book thru these sites' and to top it all, a man from housekeeping came into my room unannounced while I was changing. Needless to say, after two hours I packed my bags and checked into the JW Marriott. The Westin is a waste of Money.
Excellent 10.0
Location on Union Square was perfect, walking distance to the Ferry Building and sitting on the Powell trolley line were convenient. Also, the clerk, seeing we were with my son, easily switched us from room w/ 1 bed to 2 queens.
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Less than a week after being sworn into office, Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Dublin) has been named to a key Democratic post.
On Monday, Democratic House Whip Steny Hoyer (D-Maryland) named Swalwell as an assistant whip.
Whips are part of the Democratic caucus. They inform other Democratic House members of impending legislation and help line up votes.
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"I thank Whip Hoyer for entrusting me with the honor of serving as an assistant whip for the 113th Congress." said Swalwell. "I look forward to working with the House Democratic leadership and all of my colleagues to advance common sense solutions to our nation's problems. I believe my youthful energy and new ideas will help our party and our country move forward in the 113th Congress."
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---- — In his Nov. 16 open letter in The Daily Star, Greg Lubinitsky would have you believe that he has come to our community as a savior, to lift us from our poverty while offering life skills to downtrodden youth. He harps on the potential economic benefits of the New York Safety Track, replete with laugh-out-loud estimates of the income it could bring, while ridiculing the concerns of we who live within earshot of this facility, who have suffered and will continue to if he is allowed to expand beyond his original site plan without public comment or environmental study.
In reality, NYST is a "fat cat" operation where rich folks come with expensive "toys" in search of thrills, while despoiling our rural way of life. The approval of this racetrack by the town is incompatible with its own comprehensive plan, which only allows economic development that is in harmony with the rural nature of the community.
Town and state officials have received repeated noise complaints from residents as far away as 10 miles from the racetrack. Although the track is in Harpersfield, it practically abuts the town lines of Davenport, Worcester and Kortright. Many affected from these adjacent towns had no notice of the impending project and are properly aggrieved.
The Harpersfield Planning Board was naive or disingenuous when it accepted assertions from Lubinitsky that the track would be small, training fewer than 20 individuals a day in riding safely on public roads, using only motorcycles with mufflers rated at 250ccs. Noise levels would be kept below pre-existing ambient levels. There would be no racing and no cars, and no environmental impact study was needed.
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Wednesday, January 23, 2013
Well done to the Black Caps
Supporting the New Zealand cricket team is one of the hardest gigs in world sport. But when they do something extraordinary, all the frustrations are momentarily forgotten.
And they've just gone where no New Zealand cricket team has ever gone before; winning a series in South Africa. Following up from the unexpected win in Paarl on Saturday, the Black Caps have done it again, and beaten the Proteas by 27 runs at Kimberley to take an unbeatable two-nil lead in the three match series.
Kane Williamson was the batting hero, with a magnificent 145 not out off 136 balls to lead the Black Caps to 279 for eight from their 50 overs. In reply, South Africa was cruising at 167 for one before Graeme Smith was run out, becoming the first of five Saffer batsmen to perish in that fashion.
Given the capitulations in the test series, this is a fantastic result for New Zealand. But let's not pretend that all is sweetness and light.
Still, it's a moment to celebrate, and we congratulate Brendon McCullum and his team on a gutsy, fighting victory. All we ask of the Black Caps is that the team shows some bottle, and they have done that in this series in spades. We'll have more to say when our heart rate has slowed a little, but in the meantime, well done New Zealand!
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Picking myself off the floor after the shock of this win.
The saffas self destructed but it seems some dot ball presure was applied which lead to run-outs.
Well done the black caps.
- January 23, 2013 at 9:53 AM
Agree heartily with the congratulations. But it was Williamson's victory almost alone - 145n.o. off 138 balls was a huge contribution, with only one other batsman exceeding 20.
McCullum wore the gloves, it seems - and I'm pleased that he sees that as part of his role - but was dismissed playing another glory shot.
Let's now win the third match, and make it a memorable whitewash. I think that the SAs might field a stronger side next time. There has been something of an experimental look about the present SA combination, but who can blame them for that given NZ's recent form.
- January 23, 2013 at 10:17 AM
- awbraae said...
The South African team contained 4, maybe 5 first string players, so we shouldn't get too excited by this. However, it does show that happily the Black Caps aren't without a pulse. An annual test win and maybe a one day series to boot might be all we can hope for over the next few years, but at least they will win occasionally.
- January 23, 2013 at 11:16 AM
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That's true awbraae, but the New Zealand side was far from full strength either; no Taylor, Ryder, Southee or Bracewell. Nicol was injured in training, and Guptill is out of nick. So that makes it a pretty average New Zealand side as well.
@ Siena - winning the series to nil would be a terrific result. It would also boost our stocks in the ICC rankings. We've already vaulted from ninth to fifth on the strength of two wins, as well as having knocked the Proteas off #1.
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CHAPEL HILL — It took a community to bring home a cat lost in the chaos of the January fire at University Gardens Condominiums.
UNC doctoral student Emily Bunner, 30, and her partner Kory Stuemke, 24, were reunited with their cat Milagra on Feb. 15 after searching the streets, answering calls about possible sightings and digging through the rubble for nearly three weeks. When the emergency reconstruction worker called about seeing a cat in their condo, she didnt tell anyone for fear they would get their hopes up.
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High Water Temperatures on The South Platte River
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We wanted to bring everyone up to speed on the high water temperatures currently plaguing the Deckers and Cheesman Canyon sections of the South Platte River. Due to a mechanical problem with the valve at the bottom of Cheesman Reservoir, Denver Water is currently having to pull water through the Johnson Valve, which is about 60' below the surface. The issue with this is that the water at this depth is hovering a bit over 60 degrees, thus creating dangerously high water temperatures in the South Platte below Cheesman Dam. The situation in Cheesman Canyon isn't at critical levels, but anglers will notice a decrease in the productivity of the fishing as a result of the higher temps. Fishing will remain most productive during the morning and evening, when the cooler air temps will help keep the water a bit cooler.
The situation down around Deckers on the other hand is reaching critical levels. We have been getting a lot of reports of dead fish, which is a direct result of high water temperatures and mishandling of the fish. We are currently suggesting that anglers look to other rivers or sections of the South Platte if they're looking to get out, but if you must fish the South Platte at Deckers, please follow these suggestions:
- Use 3X and 4X leaders and tippets as to allow you to bring the fish in quickly
- Do not over play a fish. This will exhaust them and most likely lead to them dying
- Pinch all barbs, and keep the fish in the water. No pictures
- If water temperatures reach 67o, STOP FISHING. All outfitting services are following this guideline, so please do the same
- If you see other anglers not following these guidelines, please politely inform them of the situation
Denver Water is hoping to have repairs done on the broken valve sometime in September. Keep your fingers crossed for a reprieve in the hot weather, as a cooler spell of day time and night time temperatures would do great things for the section of water. Thank you for your understanding and help preserving this great resource.


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Stocks plummeted today amid worries both at home and abroad, as the Dow Jones industrial average recorded its worst loss this year. Anxiety about further gridlock in Washington, D.C., and grim European economic reports weighed heavily on trading sentiment.
After voters returned a divided government to power, investors took flight, fearing that Democrats and Republicans may not be able to reach a compromise on the fiscal cliff before a series of tax increases and spending cuts start Jan. 1. "The re-election of President Obama removes one uncertainty that has been weighing on the markets over the last few months. But they are none the wiser about if, how and when Congress will deal with the colossal tightening in fiscal policy scheduled to occur early next year," according to Action Economics. "And with Congress still split, President Obama will struggle to garner bipartisan support for a more comprehensive agreement that addresses the longer term issue of how to put the nation's finances back on a sustainable path."
In Europe, Mario Draghi, the chief of the European Central Bank, voiced concern that Germany, the eurozone's largest economy, is starting to be weakened by the debt crisis. Draghi's comments darkened already gloomy outlooks for the continent: Germany has been the only economy to avoid stalled growth. Meanwhile, europe's official economists cut growth forecasts for France and Germany and predicted even more dire situations in austerity-riddled economies than before; there, rising unemployment and government spending cuts will reduce consumer purchasing and economic activity.
The Dow Jones industrial average dropped below the 13,000 mark for the first time since August, falling 2.4%, or 312.95 points, to 12,932.73. This was the first three hundred-point drop for the blue chip index in almost a year.
The Nasdaq composite lost 2.5% to 2,9437.29. And the S&P 500 declined 4.3% to 1,394.56.
Abroad, Asian markets were mostly flat, while in Europe, the FTSE 100 followed American markets into the red. That index dropped 1.6%.
Wall Street today made its feelings known about Obama's reelection. Financial services lobbyists poured millions into a big bet on Obama's Republican opponent Mitt Romney, hoping that the election of the one time Bain and Co. executive would foster a pro-business attitude in D.C. Wall Street thrust cash at Obama during his first election, then distanced themselves from the president after he championed financial reform like Dodd-Frank and characterized Wall Street elite as "fat cats." Now, after such a dramatic swing toward the Republican party, Democrats owe Wall Street little allegiance.
Both parties will set to work on addressing the fiscal cliff. Many market observers say that Obama's victory makes increases the odds that a compromise won't be reached in time, though most still believe D.C. will eventually reach a decision after a hearty game of brinkmanship.
"The history of the relationship between Obama and the Congressional leadership is one of eventual compromise, though not in the absence of circumstances forcing both parties to the table," says Citi economist Tina Fordham, who correctly called the preservation of D.C.'s status quo. "Our expectation continues to be that the trail of last-minute, heart-attack compromises will continue, given the same actors retaining their positions, with appetite for comprehensive reform limited."
Today's lower trading, says FTN Financial economist Chris Low, "likely reflects the conventional wisdom that it would have been easier for Romney to postpone the tax increases and spending cuts that make up the fiscal cliff than it will be for Obama"
Investors were, however, saved from the worst-case scenario. An uncertain outcome or a recount would have amplified Wall Street's worries; Obama's victory in seven of the 10 key swing states provides closure. It should also signal to Wall Street that Dodd-Frank will remin intact, allowing the legislation to be completed and big banks to hire the remaining necessary personnel.
And Obama's victory is seen as guaranteeing the liquidity that has boosted equities markets during the president's first term. Romney, publicly critical of the Federal Reserve's policies, had said he would replace Chairman Ben Bernanke. Moreover, the early losses were likely from traders who need to sell and close bets of a Romney upset.
Financial stocks were among the day's biggest losers. Bank of America gave up 7.1%. Citigroup lost 6.3%. JPMorgan Chase declined 5.6%.
Technology stocks also piled up woes. Apple lost 3.8%. Microsoft fell 2.6%.
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The Cambridge Autonomous Underwater Vehicle
Creating autonomous systems is a fascinating topic and has been ever since Isaac Asimov wrote about robotics in the early 1940s. Such a system can navigate unknown terrains, perform tasks and make decisions without assistance from humans. Lawn mowers and vacuum cleaners, able to operate without intervention, are simple examples of these concepts. Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs) are now becoming a major area of research and development with large companies investing in advancing this technology for both defense and academic purposes.
Several competitions have arisen from the recent interest, such as the Autonomous Underwater Vehicle Student Initiative (AUVSI) challenge, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) grand challenge and the Student Autonomous Underwater Vehicle Challenge-Europe (SAUC-E). All are aimed at encouraging student teams to develop solutions to some interesting problems.
The Cambridge Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (CAUV) team is a group of students from the University of Cambridge that has developed a Linux-powered AUV for the annual SAUC-E. The AUV must be able to complete an underwater assault course with no communication with the surface, external processors or outside intervention.
The CAUV team includes about 20 undergraduate students from around the university, studying computer science, engineering or natural sciences. Most students join to gain experience in the difficulties involved with team-oriented multidisciplinary design projects, with problems ranging from how to manage a team effectively to designing components that will operate correctly together in a system.
In previous years, we've done well in the competition. We took second place in 2007, and we won a prize for innovation in systems engineering from Direction des Constructions Navales Services (DCNS) in 2008. Preparations for the 2009 SAUC-E competition are underway, with high hopes of another strong result.
Although the end-of-year competition is our short-term goal, we also have a long-term goal that heavily influences the design decisions we make. Part of our wider design aim for this project involves deployment into the Arctic through a bore hole in pack ice. To facilitate this, we chose a thin cylindrical design and avoided objects that would stick out of the hull, such as fins and external thrusters.
The chassis is small, lightweight and modular. The AUV is controlled by internal vector thrusters, two sets of two orthogonal thrusters that shoot jets of water to turn the vehicle and a propeller mounted at the stern. Most of the AUV is custom built in order to achieve the small size we require. Early on in the design process, we chose to split the AUV into five sections: the nose cone, the bow thrusters, the electronics racks, the stern thrusters and the tail cone.
The nose, tail and electronics sections are constructed from carbon fiber molded to a Myring Hull shape, allowing for minimum weight and maximum internal diameter. The nose cone contains a camera looking through a Perspex window, surrounded by a ring of bright LEDs to illuminate objects for the cameras in low light conditions. The bow thrusters' section houses a second camera and the vector bow thrusters along with associated electronics.
The electronics section houses the VIA EPIA PX10000G motherboard, which is supplemented with an array of dsPIC electronics to control the AUV and navigation equipment. The main sensory inputs are two orthogonal cameras and an inertial navigation system built by the CAUV team. The AUV's 12 2400mAhr Lithium polymer batteries make up the power core and offer a substantial working range.
We can estimate the best range and duration for the AUV using a basic fluid dynamics model of the AUV combined with data for power consumption and battery capacity. These calculations give a maximum range of 41km–51km at a cruise speed of 2.4m/s with a duration of 6–8 hours. The model also estimated the maximum speed at 4.2m/s.
Although our lightweight, high-density battery module allows for a good range, it does require careful management to avoid damage that can lead to explosions. This is where our custom-built battery management boards come in. Each battery has its own circuit that constantly monitors the temperature, charge and discharge rates. If any abnormal activity is detected, the battery is shut down and a log recorded in a central monitoring chip. At the 2008 competition, the battery management system was tested unintentionally when the AUV developed a leak, covering much of the electronics in water. Thankfully, the system worked perfectly, shutting down the batteries and protecting our electronics.
Waterproofing is a big concern for us, especially with the connectors that link the modules together. We fitted rubber O-rings to make the actual seal, but in order for them to be effective they need to be squashed against a smooth flat surface. To achieve this, we machined our connectors from aluminum with a 30-degree angle to act as the squash face for the O-ring. As some parts of the AUV need to be accessed more than others, we designed two types of connectors: quick and semi-permanent. The quick connector consists of a threaded aluminum sheath that screws over an aluminum ring attached to the receiving part of the hull, squashing the two parts of the connector together. The semi-permanent connectors use bolts that go up inside the AUV to compress the O-rings.
The AUV also is equipped with a mission-specific module (MSM) system so that extra hardware or sensors can be attached without major modification to the base of the AUV. We machined the MSM connector from an aluminum block, fitted bolts for the module to screw on to and provided a variety of wires connected up to the AUV electronics. Initially, these wires linked the mission-specific modules to the I2C bus of a dsPIC; however, we will change this to a more generic serial connection to the PICO ITX in the future. In previous years, this connection has been used to attach a marker dropping system required for the competition. This year, we plan to attach a much-needed sonar unit that has been kindly donated by Tritech International.
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Front row at Centre Court for the Wimbledon Championships is a good place to watch a tennis match.
Just ask Kay Hazelwood.
The Princeton resident is back home, but still bubbling about her experience watching the first couple of days of the revered tournament in London, and seeing her favorite player, Roger Federer, in person. She won a sweepstakes through the Tennis Channel to get the opportunity.
"It was a Cinderella experience," she said. "Centre Court, right on the front row, only about 15 feet from Roger."
She and her daughter, Teri Beck, had all-day seats for the tournament's first two days, taking in three matches a day.
Though she had been to London once before, 13 years ago, her first visit to the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club was special from the start, shortly after emerging from the subway system known as "the Tube."
She said, "When you get off the Tube, walking up to Wimbledon, they've got it set up at the entrance like a tennis court. The grass was so green, and so cushy. You sort of got a feel for what it was like on the court. It was wonderful. It was kind of like a Garden of Eden."
Her familiarity with the world tennis elite, a familiarity borne from watching the TV screen, was obvious.
"We saw Serena (Williams) and we saw (Maria) Sharapova and (Novak) Djokovic ... but we didn't see Nadal get beat; he was on Court No. 1."
She also reflected about the off-court scenes.
"The little ball boys, they really work," she said. "They run and run, constantly. Everything runs like clockwork, very efficiently."
She also observed security guards, "standing there, facing the crowds. They are constantly standing there facing the crowds, watching and making sure no one's doing what they're not supposed to."
"And in the crowd, there was complete silence. You don't even talk to the person next to you. I had to cough a couple of times. I just tried to make sure I coughed quietly."
"We had beautiful weather the first two days, at the tennis courts. The next three days, it rained off and on then."
While at the tennis site, she made sure to order the traditional strawberries and cream. And she bought a big towel for the equivalent of $42 in American money.
The Tennis Channel arranged for five days of lodging at a prestigious hotel, Cadogan Gardens. "It was a lovely hotel," she said. She didn't realize that she was in a very exclusive area of London until she was informed that the heirs to the British crown, Prince William and Prince Harry, had gone to a private school just down the street.
"And I took part in High Tea," she said about the Britons' afternoon tradition. She and her daughter also saw Big Ben, the Houses of Parliament, and the changing of the guard at Buckingham Palace.
She said about her time in Britain, "Everybody there was just so helpful and friendly … and my daughter was a great navigator. She got us where we needed to go."
"It's just unreal," she said on Saturday.
When she first was told by phone that she had won the sweepstakes for the trip, she thought it was literally "unreal."
The Tennis Channel, celebrating its 10th anniversary, invited viewers to enter online, daily if they wished. "And I did," Hazelwood said. "I got an email, maybe in February, that said you are possibly a winner. I didn't know what that meant."
She answered the email — and called a telephone number to verity she was really communicating with the network.
"I didn't believe it. My son didn't. Nobody did," she said. "I thought it was just a hoax of something." When she was sure about the good fortune, she said, "You could almost hear me in California. 'It's real! It's real!' ''
The Tennis Channel gave her a tour of some of the media headquarters at Wimbledon, and taped an interview. Hazelwood recalled that Rennae Stubbs, who did the interview, "was laughing about the fact that I didn't believe it at first."
Asked about why she was a big tennis fan, she said, "I don't know. I've watched it for years." She came upon the Tennis Channel when visiting her daughter, and switched to a satellite TV provider so she could get that offering in Princeton.
Her real-life experience with tennis stars did not start at Wimbledon, she said.
"Last summer, there was the (exhibition) tournament at The Greenbrier with John McEnroe and Pete Sampras," she said.
Hazelwood, who is now retired after working for 25 years at Mercer County Bank (now BB&T), has now signed up for Tennis Channel sweepstakes trips to the French Open, the Australian Open and the U.S. Open in New York.
Wimbledon didn't turn out well for Federer, who lost in the second round on June 26, but that didn't affect Hazelwood's fan interest.
She said, "It broke my heart, but he's still my favorite. I don't care."
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Charlene Pitcher
Funeral service for Charlene Pitcher will be 1 p.m. Thursday, July 24, 2014, at Canton First Baptist Church. Interment is 3:30 p.m. at Elmwood Cemetery, Woodward. Visitation is Wednesday afternoon, July 23, and Thursday morning until 11 a.m. at Haigler-Pierce Funeral Home, Canton.
Duglas Earl Roach
Funeral service for Duglas Earl Roach, 68, of Dacoma, will be 2 p.m. Friday, July 25, 2014, at Wharton Funeral Chapel, Alva, followed by a private interment.
Duglas Earl of Dacoma, Okla., was born to Vynone (Pullan) and Floyd Roach on August 8, 1945 in Alva, Okla. He passed away on July 19, 2014, in Oklahoma City at the age of 68 years, 10 months and 11 days.
Duglas attended The Alva School System until he joined the Army on Sept. 11, 1962, later receiving his GED while with USAR Control GP (Reinforcement) USA Admin Center St. Louis, Mo., and Btry A 4th Msl Bn (MH) 7th Arty Bergstrom AFB Texas ARADCOM and was discharged on Sept. 30, 1965.
On July 3, 1992, he was married to Clara Mathews in Globe, Ariz.
Robert 'Bob" E. Chester
Willow View United Methodist Church will conduct the service.
Jerry Dwayne Cole
Service pending with Amy Stittsworth Funeral Service and Cremation Directors.
Mathresa Ann Weaver
Mathresa Ann Weaver, 32, CNA and substitute teacher, died Wednesday, July 16, 2014.
She is survived by her parents, Raymond and Ann Meritt; children, Arick and Allison Weaver; stepchildren, Alec and Austin Weaver; brother, James Meritt, all of Wichita.
Mathresa was preceded in death by her paternal grandparents, Everett and Ruby Meritt and maternal grandparents, Bob and Vivian Yoho.
No public visitation. A Celebration of Life service will be 1 p.m. Thursday, July 24, 2014, at Smith Mortuary, Derby, Kan.
Frances Mae Jones Staggs
Funeral service for Frances Mae Jones Staggs, 89, of Enid, Okla., is 2 p.m. today, July 22, 2014, at Brown-Cummings Funeral Home Chapel. The Rev. Johnny Wray will officiate. Burial will follow at Hennessey Cemetery. Service is under the direction of Brown-Cummings Funeral Home.
Frances "Sis" was born April 29, 1925, to Bruce and Nellie Fauchier Jones in Brownville, Texas, and passed away Sunday, July 13, 2014.
She grew up in the Harmony community, southwest of Hennessey and attended Victory and Hennessey schools.
Frances was a member of Harmony Church.
H. Kenneth 'Kenny' Miller
H. Kenneth "Kenny" Miller, 92, of Welda, Kan., formerly of Garfield County, Okla., died Friday, July 18, 2014.
Funeral service will be 1 p.m. Monday, July 28, 2014, at St. John Lutheran Church in Aliceville, Kan.
He was born in Garfield County and married Norma Fay Wyman in 1941, in Douglas. They farmed in Covington until 1946. She died in 1989.
Survivors include a sister, Mary Lou Beopple of Garfield County.
Rick Allen Parkins
Memorial service for Rick Allen Parkins, 57, of Fairview, Okla., formerly of Edmond, Okla., will be 10:30 a.m. Thursday, July 24, 2014, at Cedar Springs Church of the Nazarene, southwest of Fairview, with Terry Schaklaar officiating. Inurnment will be 9 a.m. at Roscoe Cemetery. Arrangements by Fairview Funeral Home Inc.
Rick graduated from Fairview High School as Valedictorian in 1974. After graduation, he attended Oklahoma State University, graduating with honors. Rick was on the honor roll every year he attended OSU. While attending school at OSU, he was involved with the initial planning stages of the Glass Mountain State Park, northwest of Fairview. He traveled to London, England, often, where he loved to spend time and loved anything to do with plants, gardening and flowers.
Leonard Schmidt
Funeral service is 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, July 23, 2014, at New Hopedale Mennonite Church. (Henninger-Hinson)
Charlene Pitcher
Funeral service for Charlene Pitcher, 77, will be 1 p.m. Thursday, July 24, 2014, at Canton First Baptist Church. Interment will be 3:30 p.m. at Elmwood Cemetery, Woodward. Visitation is Wednesday afternoon, July 23, and Thursday morning until 11 a.m. at Haigler-Pierce Funeral Home, Canton.
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vs. Haddam-Killingworth
On Monday, January 7th, the Coginchaug boys travelled to Killingworth, and never challenged the home-standing Cougars as H-K cruised to a 56-43 win. H-K jumped out to a 15-4 lead after one period, and the Devils never did get the deficit below eight points.
Mike Bongiorno led Coginchaug with 15 points, with Devin Rodrigue adding ten, and Jackson Doyle nine. Devin also led the Devils in rebounding with eleven, with Alex Kotrady adding six boards.
vs. Old Lyme
On Thursday, January 10th, the Devils hosted the Wildcats of Old Lyme, in a thoroughly exciting and well-played game.
In terms of great offensive basketball, the first period was the highlight. Coginchaug scored 20 points on nine of twelve shooting, assisting on all nine buckets, including two three's, one each by Mike Bongiorno and Jack Granger. Alex Kotrady was four for four from the field for eight points, while Bongiorno was three for three for seven. Old Lyme was hot from beyond the arc, hitting four long shots to stay close, at 20-17.
The scoring pace slowed substantially in the second period, but two long balls from Jackson Doyle, along with six rebounds from both Doyle and Kotrady in the period, propelled the Devils to a 34-27 lead at the half.
The third period was a dramatic slowdown for both teams, but particularly for Coginchaug, as they could manage only early and late baskets from Rodrigue, plus a single Kotrady free throw, while the visitors dropped in twelve points to even the score at 39 all.
Bongiorno started the last period with a three, then two from the stripe to put the Devils up five. Jeff Grumm answered an Old Lyme basket, but the Wildcats dropped in a rebound put-back and with two minutes remaining, hit two charity tries to draw within one at 46-45. Conor Doyle hit a bucket to again put Coginchaug up by three, but in the final minute, Old Lyme connected from beyond the arc to tie the score at 48 all. Both teams had additional chances, but neither could connect, sending the game to overtime.
The overtime started badly for the Devils, as Old Lyme took the opening tip and knocked down a three-pointer. A Doyle free throw, then a Rodrigue basket again tied the score, but two turnovers and three misses from the field in the final 90 seconds were too much to overcome, as Old Lyme took the 58-52 overtime win.
Mike Bongiorno and Devin Rodrigue led the team with thirteen points, with Alex Kotrady scoring ten. Kotrady and Rodrigue each had ten rebounds, with Jackson Doyle adding nine rebounds, and Jack Granger grabbing seven.
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Coginchaug lost to Morgan 61-50 Tuesday night. Game recap to follow.
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March 23, 2005
"Without further a due, the next governor of Virginia, Tim Kaine!" announced one state legislator.
"The next governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia, Jerry Kilgore!" announced another.
The race is on for the top spot in Virginia.
Former Attorney General Jerry Kilgore and Lieutenant Governor Tim Kaine's campaign trail took them to Charlottesville on Wednesday, March 23. Here they outlined their proposed agendas as governor while getting those much needed signatures.
From behind a podium at the DoubleTree Hotel, Republican Kilgore outlined his goals for Virginia. Pushing for reform and honesty, Kilgore expressed his concern for a problem all too familiar to Charlottesville, rising property taxes.
"We've seen a huge increase of 20-30 percent of real estate tax assessment in Virginia, particularly here in this region," Kilgore told CBS19/ABC16 News.
To tackle this problem, Kilgore suggested a five percent cap on the tax.
"Local governments will now have to set the property tax rate in a fair and open manner. Property owners are no longer going to be forced to make a decision whether or not to move out of their homes to pay their taxes," declared Kilgore.
Meanwhile, over at the Nook on the downtown mall, in a notes-free speech, Kaine, a democrat, expressed the same concern for people being pushed out of their homes by escalating property taxes.
But instead of a cap, he proposed an exemption.
"Instead of rolling back the tax generally on classes of property, even on those that's aren't increasing, a Homestead Exemption allows a locality that's wrestling with reassessments to target tax relief right at homeowners," explained Kaine. Other states have the exemption and it would work perfectly in Virginia, said Kaine.
This campaign kick-off was just the beginning of what's to be a very heated race, causing candidates to rally and shout, as Kaine did, "Welcome to the race! Welcome to the race!"


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