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LOS BANOS — A suicidal man with a gun had a more than two-hour standoff with police Thursday afternoon.
The man, whose age is unknown and identity is being withheld, surrendered to police and was taken to a Veterans Administration hospital for treatment.
Cmdr. Ray Reyna Jr. said that at 2:37 p.m. his department received a call from a crisis hot line reporting a suicidal veteran with a gun in a residence on the 2000 block of Lombardy Court.
Police responded to the residence and called the man, who was alone in the home.
"We made contact with him and he informed us that if we got close to the residence he was going to shoot us," Reyna said. "He said he could see us and he was loading the rifle."
Police called for backup and moved away from the home to the Ancona Street intersection. They left their vehicles near the man's residence for fear that moving them would cause him to start shooting, Reyna said.
The Los Banos Fire Department helped police block off several streets, and the California Highway Patrol and the Merced County Sheriff's Department's SWAT team were called in to assist.
Reyna said police contacted the man several times during the standoff.
"Our plan simply was to call him and get him out of the residence. Our plan was to also keep moving back; we did not want to aggravate him," Reyna said. "Time is always on our side in these cases."
The man surrendered to police at about 4:45 p.m.
"We were able to reassure him we were not here to harm him. We only wanted him to come out," Reyna said. "This is the way we like these to end, peacefully, nobody gets hurt."

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July 31, 2014
Candidates in Dothan's District 1 City Commission election will square off against each other tonight.
The debate will be at 6:30 p.m. at the United Jerusalem Church on Reeves Street.
Incumbent James Reading will face Darrell Davis, Kevin Dorsey and Larry Matthews.
The election is scheduled for Aug. 6.


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Astoria in Queens, New York
Astoria, Queens: Neighborhood Profile of Astoria
Astoria is a popular neighborhood in northwest Queens, New York, which has kept its longtime residents while attracting new ones. It's convenient to Manhattan, safe, urban but with some space and greenery, and offers decent, but appreciating, real estate prices. Eating and cultural options have grown, ensuring its reputation as a gem of Queens.
Eating Out in Astoria, Queens: Restaurants, Cafes, Bakeries, and More
Astoria is a neighborhood often on the tongues of New Yorkers who love to eat. It's more casual and cheaper than Manhattan, the ethnic foods are more traditional and less nouveau, and there's a great neighborhood vibe. Here are recommendations for restaurants, cafes, bakeries, and markets.
Astoria Restaurants - Reader Picks
Astoria restaurant picks from readers in Queens, New York
Best Italian Restaurants in Astoria - From Pizza and Pasta to a Sweet Finish
Italian in Astoria? That&'s no mistake. There's a common misconception about Astoria - people think it's mostly Greek. And though it&'s true, Astoria's Greek population is large and concentrated; there have always been more Italians and Italian-Americans. Italian influences are all over Astoria - from old-fashioned pastry shops and specialty pork stores to new avant-garde restaurants.
Photos of Astoria, Queens
Photos of Astoria, Queens New York. Photo gallery of Astoria neighborhood images.
Bohemian Hall and Beer Garden: An Urban Oasis in Astoria, Queens
When the summer has come out in full bloom and the evenings are warm enough to lounge outside, we love to have dinner and relax in the beer garden at the Bohemian Hall. The garden is large and full of trees and picnic tables filled with folks sipping cold beer and tackling plates of hearty Czech cuisine.
Top 5 Sandwiches in Astoria
The streets of Astoria, famed for their blend of cultures and cuisines, can be an exciting place to walk. If you don't want to break stride while you're exploring, stop at one of these tasty sandwich (or sandwich-ish) shops for a savory bite that won't slow you down.
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If you're looking for a specialty ingredient, there's a good chance you can find it here in Astoria at one of these great grocery stores. The biggest and best grocery stores are on or around 30th Avenue, but a couple of smaller specialists are worth seeking out in other corners of the neighborhood.
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An unassuming haven for Italian treats, D&F Italian Deli serves some of the best food to go in Astoria and all of Queens.
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Wireless Networking in Africa
Global connectivity in Africa is in an early stage due to installation costs, insufficient basic infrastructures, low quality of available telecommunication services and limited financial support. The application of wireless technology is an effective choice to overcome some of these problems, at least within smaller areas. This is true even if transmission speeds are lower than the ones achieved by wired networks.
Within a university campus, it is easier to install a radio link system than to place cables or expensive optical fibers in the ground. Furthermore, radio installations are easier to protect from external natural phenomena such as flood, landslide, etc. At first glance, wireless LANs look more expensive than wired LANs, but in the long term they have lower maintenance costs and are relatively easy to configure. The use of Linux and standard radio-communication technologies, in conjunction with the many Linux software applications, makes this task even easier.
With this scenario in mind, the "Programme of Training and System Development on Networking and Radio Communications" was initiated in 1995 at the Abdus Salam ICTP, Trieste, Italy. The objective of this programme is to provide technical assistance and training to academic and scientific institutions in developing countries—institutions with a need for small area computer networks and a connection to the Internet, either directly or through national networks.
The Abdus Salam ICTP in Italy and the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) of Ile-Ife in Nigeria agreed to collaborate in the establishment and future evolution of a Pilot Educational and Research Computer Network at OAU. Such a network, based principally on personal computers running Linux, today provides connectivity between several faculties and departments on the campus.
Training technical staff on the hardware (PCs, cabling, radio techniques) and software (network and system administration) took place initially in Trieste. The developmental and simulation work was completed in four months, ending in January 1996, when all the necessary equipment was sent to OAU. The system was installed in April 1996. At that time, staff members of other Nigerian universities came to Ile-Ife in order to benefit from this exercise and be introduced to Linux for the first time. Besides getting acquainted with the new technology, this experience led to further connections to the OAUNET. The campus network has been in operation since June 1996 without any major problems and has proven to be highly beneficial for academic life at the University.
As shown in Figure 1, the wireless campus network (OAUNET) is based on a radio system in the UHF band; it initially involved three separate buildings and had the capacity to be rapidly extended to other university structures. The wireless link uses a spread-spectrum, direct-sequence technique providing data transmission at 2Mbps. The so-called "spread-spectrum" is a digital coding method in which the signal is transformed or spread so that it cannot be received by any receiver except the designated one that understands the transmitted signal code. It minimizes interference to other users and normally does not require an operation license in the ISM (International Scientific and Medical Band), depending on the regulation adopted by the country.
Inside each building, an Ethernet 10-BASE 2 cabling structure is installed in order to keep the initial costs as low as possible (i.e., no hubs, less cable) and to ensure the local availability of spares (BNC), etc. In each of these buildings, a Linux PC acts as "faculty server" and provides mail services for the local users and does routing to the backbone. This strategy has been selected to keep the user-generated traffic local and reduce the access to the main backbone. All services are TCP/IP-based to keep the system as standard as possible with Internet protocols, avoiding future modifications when full connectivity might be provided to the university.
The academic network gateway and the main mail host are located the Department of Computer Science at the university. Due to national regulations and the lack of a permanent connection to the Internet, the gateway is linked on a dial-up base (uucp) using an international direct-dialing line to the ICTP computer network in Trieste, Italy. Software was developed by OAU staff with some assistance from ICTP to refine the basic uucp mail transfer: a custom sendmail delivery program batches mail in intermediate-sized, BSMTP (batch simple mail transfer protocol) formatted files; these files are compressed as much as possible before being transferred over uucp. To cope with telephone line instabilities, a uucp relay was placed in Lagos; the uucp configuration takes care of selecting the path either directly to Trieste or through the Lagos relay, automatically choosing the one that works.
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The Renton Indians were able to draw from Foster's mistakes and turnovers to win their Seamount League opener Friday night at Renton Stadium 18-8.
Foster punter Kevin Ulloa found himself scrambling for a loose ball after he received a high snap. The ball ended up in the back of the end zone to give the Indians a 2-0 lead at the half. Renton's defense was the story of the game, forcing the Bulldogs in several four and out plays.
Foster scored in the third when quarterback Cody Anderson ran in for a 33-yard touchdown. They tied the game at 8 with a two-point conversion.
Renton limited its potential on offense with several penalties, giving up good plays by quarterback Da'Ssaun Sauls and running back Ernie Davis. The junior quarterback threw for 210 yards passing on 11 of 16 completions.
Byron Sui had 132 yards of receiving on the night.
Sauls connected with Davis in the third quarter from 60 yards out. Sauls scored a touchdown in the fourth from seven yards out and Uriel Gonzalez added a 22-yard field goal.
"This was sweet revenge, since Foster has beaten us twice in a row," said head coach Donald Ponds. "It's frustrating to let penalties happen and give up the big plays." Ponds said the offense needs to work on a rhythm to move the ball without penalties giving up the yards.
Renton (1-0, 2-1) travels next Saturday to Lakeside (1-2) at 2 p.m.
Hazen at Highline (not reported)
Lindbergh 47, Evergreen 14 (Thursday)
Quarterback Tyrell Shavers may be looking to rewrite the record book after Thursday night's game against Evergreen. Shaver threw for five touchdowns and ran for another to give the Eagles their first league win of the season.
Lindbergh scored three touchdowns in the first quarter thanks to Daniel Wiitanen's 36-yard punt return, his 91-yard pass reception from Shavers and Cam Callen's 12-yard reception from Shavers.
Callen and Shavers hooked up again for a 62-yard touchdown reception. Shavers also threw two touchdown passes to Derrick Holt from 3 and 39 yards out. Holt was also 5 of 7 for point-after attempts.
Shavers scored in the third quarter from one yard out. Lindbergh (1-0, 2-0) plays Hazen next Friday at 7 p.m. as part of the Tracey Trophy (All-City Championship).


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There are so many of us that are struggling with this diagnosis, but things WILL get better. I am almost 6 years out now. Yes, the treatments were hell and the road is long, but looking at that beautiful baby of yours will give you the strength to move through all this.
Please check in and let us know how you are doing. Take time for you if you can.
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get scared that it will come back. then I remind myself that
worrying that much is just wasting the good time that I have.
I think I worry a little daily sometimes I feel a little scared
daily then I try to get on with the business of living.
I had chemo and bi-mast I was st3 with 2 different cancers
bilateraly. I have been on tamoxifen for 2 1/2 yrs now.
that's the hard thing about cancer you don't know when or
if it will recur . So I am going to try and enjoy my life regardless
if the cancer comes back or not.
I am glad, however, that you are reaching out for support on here and pray you are doing the same off-line! Is there a support group, close family or friends, whatever nearby that can help you thru this journey? Isolating yourself does little to help and does much to foster the growth of fear and doubt and depression!! (They have dreadfully ugly blossoms, so avoid them at all costs!!)
Please know you will be in our thoughts, and we are here to offer our support and experiences whenever you need us!
It really does help to talk to other women. You certainly are not alone and so many others will be able to relate to you.
You will be in my thoughts and prayers, and hope you come back often, even if just to vent.
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Keeping it quiet must be a huge burden but I understand it. My daughter was away at college when I was diagnosed but only 3 hours from home and because I was doing chemo and she came home about once a month, I had to tell her. It was really hard on her, but I called her all the time and let her know I had plenty of family members and friends helping me. That gave her comfort.
bless you and I will be thinking of you on the 10th when you speak with your daughter (great day, July 10th because its my mom's birthday so I hope that brings you strength and luck!
I had ductal on one side and lobular on the other. I don't
think we know when or if it will come back. I am 2 1/2 yrs
out and I still see my onc every three mos. they finally moved
out the ct scans . I was getting one every 6 mos. I think
once a yr now. They basically keep watch on meds and
any issues you may have. I have had no problems with
I had bi-mast and I had reconstruction with implants.
I am happy that I did the reconstruction. But it was a
process. There are many types of reconstruction, and
it is a big decision. Some women choose not to and that's
also ok. There are breast forms and undergarments for them
or use nothing at all. Right after mast. I didn't use forms
or anything. I guess its about personal choice. I am
really happy with my implants. they look good in clothes
but they don't exactly look like the breasts that you had.
Its about what you need to feel whole and happy.
happening again. But treatments are better than they ever
were before. Now about reconstruction. There are a lot of
choices your doc should give you all your options. I did
implants. I had the expanders placed at the time of
mastectomy. They filled them a little then. It was about 6-8
weeks before we did the first fill. there is a valve under the
skin. they use a syringe and fill you up. they ask you when
it hurts or feels tight. And they keep doing that until you are
where you want to be. I think you can go every week. I went
a little slower I think. Then they schedule you for your
implants. I have silicone ones. that's an easy surg. Then
when I was healed from that I had nipples done. They
create them from your skin over the implant. Then when
that healed I had them tatood. The whole thing took a year.
am happy with my choice. they feel weird for awhile. But
you do get used to it. I didn't have any problems but you can
always have problems with surgical things.They won't
look like the ones you had but I feel more complete
with them. Like I said , you need to do what makes you
feel good and whole. I hope I answerd some of your
I does get better... Be strong and positive ... join a cancer group if you have one near.. I belong to Bosom Buddies and find that really helps...
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Norwegian industrial superstars Mortiis are famous to dark-rock fans around the world thanks to frontman Håvard Ellefsen's fetish for horrific facial appliances that made him look like a musically-inclined escapee from Tolkien's orc hordes... but Ellefsen has recently cast aside the latex to perform in more human guise as the band's new album The Great Deceiver nears completion.
Although the new material maintains the foundation of electronically-infused heavy rock that characterizes much of the group's 21st century output – including previous album Some Kind of Heroin – the band asserts that Deceiver marks a new era in the band's sound. "Forget what you think you know about Mortiis," the band announced in their press release. "Start over with a clean slate. That is exactly what Mortiis has done."
That new approach draws heavily on '90s influences, however, and benefits from the production skills of Chris Vrenna – alumnus of both Nine Inch Nails and Marilyn Manson – who helped Mortiis capture the feel of industrial's glory days. "If you wondered what would have happened had both the industrial rock and the aggro-core movement of the '90s not stalled, but continued evolving into something brash, new and original," the band declares, "you finally have your answer."The band also announced the imminent arrival of music videos for the tracks "Doppelganger" and "Zeitgeist" – both directed by renowned photographer Robyn Von Swank, whose art has long been incorporated into the band's imagery.


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But both agree on this point: No one can say for certain whether the jury would have reached a different verdict if the evidence had not been overlooked.
Bringing the evidence to light
Repeated requests by WKMG beginning in 2009 for a copy of the hard drive that contained the Internet histories were denied by the state attorney's office, which claimed -- correctly, it turned out -- it did not have the data in its possession.
Sheriff's computer investigators copied the entire hard drive from the Anthony's HP desktop computer after seizing it in July 2008 and gave prosecutors vague analysis of its activity and fragments of a miniscule amount of the vast information on them. The sheriff turned over the original hard drive to the Baez team in 2008 after it had been copied, Baez said.
After Baez revealed the "foolproof suffocation" search in his book, Phoenix attorney Isabel Humphrey requested and received a copy of the browsers' histories from the Sheriff's Office.
Baez's theory that George Anthony did the search while contemplating suicide "was as crazy as the nanny story," Humphrey told WKMG, referring to Casey Anthony's original claim that a babysitter had kidnapped Caylee.
She obtained the data in August and turned it over to John Goetz, a retired engineer and computer expert in Connecticut. The pair had become acquainted online while following and discussing the case through the amateur sleuthing web community, Webslueths.
Using free software available on the Internet since 2004, Goetz said it took him less than two hours to extract more than 35,000 records detailing the computer's online activities from 2004 until it was seized in July 2008.
"Once you have converted the Internet history records, it really doesn't take more than 15 to 20 minutes to look through the entire Internet history for June 16," said Humphrey. "And I would think if there was one day you would pick to look at, that would be the day."
Goetz and Humphrey homed in on June 16, 2008, and quickly discovered the misspelled search for "fool-proof suffication."
"It shows you a state of mind that was present on the actual afternoon it appears the child had died," Humphrey said. "So I think it would be important regardless of who it was making the searches, but in this case it's certainly important that it appears to be Casey Anthony herself."
What they found astounded them and left at least one crucial question unanswered: How could prosecutors have not used this at trial?
Searching for that answer, they turned the browser history files over to WKMG.
After authenticating the records and interviewing defense, prosecution and Sheriff's Office sources, it became clear: two citizen-investigators accomplished in less than three hours what an army of Orange County investigators and prosecutors failed to do in three years: uncover in detail what Casey Anthony was doing online the day Caylee died.
Of course, unbeknownst to investigators and prosecutors, it was also uncovered many months earlier by someone else: Jose Baez.
The defense: George did it
"I don't understand how no one ever knew about this evidence," Baez told WKMG. "We were keeping it close to the vest and ready to counterpunch in the trial, and it never came out."
The defense's still-cocked counterpunch: George Anthony did it.
After Baez's computer expert found the June 16 search for "foolproof suffocation" (Baez said he cannot reveal exactly when that was), Baez said he suspected the state knew about it, too, and was going to surprise the defense with it at trial.
In his revealing book, "Presumed Guilty," Baez accused investigators of "pulling a fast one" by concealing the vast majority of the June 16 computer history from the defense. Mostly vague references to that day's activity and some images were included in the documents turned over to the defense by the state in the discovery process.


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TAHLEQUAH — Editor's note: This letter has been edited due to its extreme length.
Editor, Daily Press:
Years later, upon a time, the village was still trying to cross the threshold to greatness, but it continued to be thwarted by the educational bureaucracies of the village. They continued to fight over the villagers' golden teat of sales tax money. Their budgets dwarf the minuscule budget that barely sustains the village. Decades of pillage of villagers' gold led to disintegration of roadways and structures.
This tale is going to seem like others my dear villagers have heard, except we have a more malicious and greedier sacred cow charging down on the village, in search of the gold. The $23 million in state bond money for buildings the sacred cow received seven years ago just whetted the cow's appetite for more gold. The sacred cow's agents still permeate every advisory board and village organization, under the mantra that they want to "give back" to the village. They prepared to pounce, and the other bureaucracies and bureaucrats fell in line.
The powers-that-be insist on giving the sacred cow a $1.5 million community event building as "economic development." They state it will only cost 75 cents more per $100 in purchases, while staying away from the fact the sales tax will be 9.5 percent after the increase. The village portion of the tax will increase from 1.75 percent to 2.5 percent. This is a most odd disguise of tithing to the sacred cow. The mayor proclaimed it was a community event center that happens to be on the sacred cow's property. This made the villagers remember the cursed turf of Gable Field, and how they were duped into an equally bad expenditure of their gold. The new grand wizard of the sacred cow said, "This is about now, and moving forward, not digging up old bones." Spoken like a used carriage salesman who sold you a defective carriage and intends to sell you another equally defective one.
Village and sacred cow leaders are working on a memorandum of agreement to guarantee the villagers' use of the community center for five single-day events each year. The pact will allow the village to use, for one or two of the events, both the event center and the larger multipurpose center. The agreement has not been finalized. Doesn't that have a stench of deceit? So we won't have a formal agreement before the election. Perhaps it's a memo note that states, "Sacred cow won't chump the villagers again, hee hee." Sounds about as binding. What a deal for the villagers' $1.5 million, for an 8,000-square-foot community event center – in name only, since we won't own it.
The grand wizard expounds, "During the life of the sales tax, there will be no charge to the city." Let's see: $1.5 million divided by 75 (15 years times five events per year) equals $20,000 per event cost to the villagers! If we pay off the bonds in 10 years, it will cost $30,000 per event. This must be bureaucratic arithmetic, not common villager arithmetic. According to the grand wizard, villagers will not have oversight and administrative responsibility for the center. The cost to maintain it will be paid by the sacred cow. 'Tis big of the sacred cow to handle those details, since the villagers will be giving them the building. Many villagers wonder if we could get some sacred cow idols to worship in the deal. Better yet, the exact same deal, except in reverse. If the village is going to build a community event center, the villagers should be the owners and profit from those events.
There are eight road projects; four are running through or adjacent to the sacred cow's turf. The $1.5 million event center was just hors d'oeuvres; many more millions of dollars from road projects will be given in homage. 'Tis one hell of an economic development plan for the sacred cow – oops, I mean the village.
Another use for villager gold was laid out in an article, Dec. 12: "Environmentalists, area residents rally behind 'Greenway' project," by the town crier. It explained how $1 million will be spent to create trails and parks along the village waterway. A noble endeavor, but only a half-baked plan. The second most valuable asset the villagers possess for economic development is the waterway through the village. Other villages have developed their waterways into regional marketplace zones for commerce and cultural endeavors, also incorporating paths and parks. The village's logistics are prime for an endeavor of this sort.
The article further said, "Designated trails would lead to parks and conservation areas noted for natural habitats and cultural and historical relevance." So the trails and bicycle paths are going to be dirt? Perhaps beautiful natural asphalt and natural concrete. Villagers wondered where were the Greenway people over the past year, while about eight projects were performed. Boulders and telephone poles were used to change the flow and stop erosion. Many villagers could not help but notice the five villagers quoted were of professions that are suckers of the village's golden teat.
The greatest asset of the village is its children. Yet we continue to educate them from preschool to Ph.D.s, to have them move away and contribute to the economic growth of other villages, because we give the gold to the greedy educational bureaucracies with bloated budgets. They spend their money on traffic control lights, social worker salaries with office space on campus, etc., instead of allowing the village to create an economy that would reward the village children for their hard work.
The plan to build a new swimming pool is more about the quirks of some village councilors to just complete the sports complex, not to provide a quality one. The new pool, which will not be an Olympic-sized pool that could host sanctioned swimming meets, is deficient.
The improvements to the library, the west side armory, village hall renovations and conversion of the solid waste fleet to CNG fuel are good projects, as are plans to provide funds for constables on patrol, bucket brigade and emergency management. We must make sure the people who protect us are properly equipped.
This special election is rushed in hopes of low voter turnout. This deceitful action should put villagers on high alert. It's time to royal pimp-slap the sacred cow with a large mace. The villagers are the ones to be worshiped, not the sacred cow, for the people are the power source. My fellow villagers, the time for action is now. We must defeat the sacred cow and economy-killing organizations.
The moral of this tale: Sacred cow dupe us once, shame on the cow. Sacred cow dupe us twice, shame on the village idiots.
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Spring 2014 season closed with a bang at The Sanctuary for Independent Media
The Spring 2014 season at The Sanctuary for Independent Media kicked off on March 15th with the Matthew Shipp Trio and concluded on June 7 with the Freedom Festival, featuring the Brooklyn-based Pitchblak Brass Band and Albany's own Oobleck on the outdoor concert stage at Freedom Square.
The season featured many events ranging from music to films to speakers. Highlights included performances from groups led by Brazilian singer Luísa Maita and Malian guitarist Oumar Konate, a look into the exciting field of bio art with Oron Catts, a career retrospective hosted by "Gimme Shelter" documentary filmmaker Albert Maysles as well as several new documentaries with the filmmakers including Sean Gallagher and "Brothers of the Black List," an investigation into the consequences of shale gas production, and much much more!
Spring 2014 season blasts off with the Matthew Shipp Trio!
The Matthew Shipp Trio launched the Spring 2014 season at The Sanctuary for Independent Media while celebrating the release of their new recording, "Root of Things" (Relative Pitch Records), and the Sanctuary's newly donated 9 foot Baldwin concert grand, with Matthew Shipp, piano, Michael Bisio, bass, and Whit Dickey, drums.
The acquisition of this Baldwin is a major addition to the Sanctuary; manufactured in 1984, it spent the first few years of its life on loan to Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center. In 1987, with the help of the New York State Council on the Arts, the piano was obtained by the IMAC Theater in Huntington, Long Island and remained there until its move this year to The Sanctuary for Independent Media in Troy, NY.
During its lifetime, it has been played by many illustrious pianists including Herbie Hancock, Chick Corea, McCoy Tyner, Dr. John, Elaine Elias, Joe Sample, Marsha Ball and Sun Ra, to name a few. The great pianist Matthew Shipp will be will be added to this elite list on March 15th!
NATURE Lab is on its way!
NATURE Lab (North Troy Art, Technology and Urban Research in Ecology)
NATURE Lab uses arts as a seed to reclaim public space and build community. Situated on a neglected block in Troy, NY, this living learning laboratory engages networks of artists and scientists, media makers and gardeners, community organizers and neighbors in collective actions stimulating environmental health and sustainability.
Funding for development of the NATURE Lab by Media Alliance has been announced as part of Round 3 of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo's Regional Council initiative through the Capital Region Economic Development Council and the NYS Council on the Arts.
Project goal is reuse of abandoned lots employing art to reclaim public space and build community relationships.
The NATURE Lab will integrate art, science, and technology in a series of community workshops, public art installations, and inter-regional arts and cultural exchanges. Artist teams will work with the community around issues of "curing" our local ecologies, environmental health and sustainability.
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Caravan for Peace: Mali's "Festival in the Desert" came to Freedom Square this summer
The traveling edition of Mali's award-winning "Festival in the Desert," featuring two of Africa's most powerful musical groups, stopped in Troy NY for a free all-ages show in Freedom Square on Friday, July 26, 2013. Freedom Square is located at 39 5th Avenue, where 101st Street meets 5th and 6th Avenues in North Troy. Bring lawn blankets and chairs.
War can't stop the music, and Malian artists continue to practice their art despite upheaval and violence. In support of and to highlight their tenacity, the Festival au Desert - Caravan for Peace, brings to the US legendary Malian artists adored in Mali.
The Festival in the Desert has featured everyone from rock idols to Saharan nomads, Now it is coming to several U.S. and Canadian cities this July and August, 2013. In addition to Freedom Square, stops include New York (Lincoln Center Out of Doors), Montreal (Festival Nuit d'Afrique), Santa Fe (Lensic Theater), Northampton MA (Iron Horse), Trumansburg NY (Grassroots Festival), Spiegeltent at the Hudson Valley's Bard Music Festival, and more in Brooklyn, Washington DC and beyond.
"Found Art" Summer Season Ends
A spectacular summer 2013 season at The Sanctuary for Independent Media began on July 9, 2013 and ran through August 9, 2013 featuring the new outdoor stage at Freedom Square with music, films, workshops, food, and more (see schedule). All activities taook place on one block of 6th Avenue in North Troy, between Glen Avenue and 101st Street. Rain location was The Sanctuary for Independent Media, 3361 6th Avenue. Everything was free!
An astonishing transformation has taken place at Freedom Square, the mystical corner in North Troy where 101st Street meets 5th and 6th Avenues. Artists, construction crews and community volunteers have toiled for weeks to create a landmark setting for outdoor screenings and performances!
We hope you were able to join us this summer in the shadow of the mural birthed by Philadelphia Magic Gardens creator Isaiah Zagar in collaboration with our local community, for some of the most exciting arts activities and events in the region.
"Found Art" at Freedom Square!
We're coming together as a community! Stop by Freedom Square to check out the newly created magical results!
On June 15th, the Sanctuary put Freedom Square's new "Art Stage" to the test, as we hosted our first "Freedom Festival" with musical performances Taína Asili y La Banda Rebelde, Albany-based Afro-Latin-reggae-rock fusion inspiring audiences to dance to the movement of rebellion, and M.A.K.U Sound System, the NYC based Afro-Columbian band infected with jazz, rock, hip hop, punk and Columbian folkloric rhythms.
This event was inspired by "Juneteenth," the oldest national celebration of the abolition of slavery, which commemorates the announcement of abolition in the state of Texas in 1865. The "Freedom Festival" began with a ceremony to honor the community youth whose ceramic handiwork is to adorn the stage, followed by a potluck.
National Endowment for the Arts Announces 2012 Our Town Grant Recipients; Media Alliance in Troy NY one of 80 grantees selected nationwide
Our federal civil rights lawsuit against the City of Troy for shutting down Iraqi American artist Wafaa Bilal's anti-war video installation at the Sanctuary in 2008 comes to a close with the recent announcement of a grant award from the National Endowment for the Arts, to be matched dollar for dollar by $50,000 from the city as agreed in our settlement of the case.
If you're unfamiliar with the history, the Hudson Mohawk Independent Media Center produced a great short documentary about what happened.
On July 11, 2012 the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) announced 80 Our Town grant awards totaling $4.995 million reaching 44 states and the District of Columbia. Media Alliance (which operates The Sanctuary for Independent Media) is one of the grantees and will receive $50,000 for a project called "Found Art in North Troy." The grant will be matched with $50,000 provided by the City of Troy.
Films, music, speakers explored the theme "Facing Change" in Spring 2012 season
Our Spring 2012 season began with a busy weekend of events related to the Occupy movement and its predecessors on March 2-3 and concluded with the first Troy observance of the Juneteenth freedom celebration on June 16. The season featured an adventurous slate of events ranging from speakers to films to music and more. Highlights include a talk by Democracy Now! co-host and NY Daily News columnist Juan Gonzalez, a rare performance by the stellar Tisziji Munoz Quartet, the exuberantly anti-consumption antics of Reverend Billy and his Stop Shopping Gospel Choir, the third annual NY Shout Out! youth media festival, Marco Calliari with his high energy blend of expatriate Italian music, and the traveling film festival "Flaherty On The Road."
FACING CHANGE: THE WEATHER UNDERGROUND MEETS OCCUPY WALL STREET season premiere weekend
7 pm Friday, March 2
Short films from occupations around the country, plus a discussion of the role of radical media in the Occupy movement.
5 PM Saturday, March 3
FACING CHANGE opening reception & potluck
Connecting with the Land
Connecting with the Land is a photography exhibit that lets us experience local farms through the eyes of youth. The photos were taken during photography classes at farms in Rensselaer and Washington counties. The Farm Photography for Kids is a program by the Agricultural Stewardship Association (ASA) a community-supported land trust dedicated to protecting our local farmland from encroaching development.
The exhibit also features work by Produce Project urban farm youth from Troy High School. Students documented the 8th street farm in Troy and Soul Fire Farm in Grafton. Produce Project is a program by Capital District Community Garden.
The Spring '13 Underground Gallery exhibit is a partnership of Agricultural Stewardship Association, Soul Fire Farm, Capital District Community Garden and KitchenSanctuary.


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PLATTSBURGH — The Clinton County Historical Association has been awarded a $5,000 grant from the Champlain Valley National Heritage Partnership.
The Historical Association will use the funds to support creation of a digital exhibit that will highlight the history of the Catholic Summer School's presence in Cliff Haven throughout the early 20th century.
The association will partner with Roger Black, a local researcher of the Catholic Summer Schools of America, to create a digital exhibit.
The Historical Association houses a large collection of photos taken during the Catholic Summer School's existence in Cliff Haven.
"The exhibit will treat the public to a touchscreen display, guiding the viewer through the exhibit," Director/Curator Melissa Peck said in a news release.
"It will be interactive and engaging for the audience and will allow for the display of the large number of images that CCHA houses. This exhibit will not only serve the public but will also be used as a platform for new research."
The research and interpretation will culminate with an exhibit that will be digitally formatted, with an interactive design, that is scheduled to open in winter of this year.
This project is funded by an agreement awarded by the U.S. National Parks Service to the New England Interstate Water Pollution Control Commission in partnership with the Champlain Valley National Heritage Partnership. The Park Service manages the Heritage Partnership's personnel, contract, grant and budget tasks and provides input on the program's activities.
The Clinton County Historical Association is located at 98 Ohio Ave. in Plattsburgh. It is open to the public 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday.
For more information, visit www.clintoncountyhistorical.org.


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"It's nearly impossible to define a prescribed cool-off period, since the time required is entirely dependent on the type of riding and environmental conditions," Bell continues. Parking in a shaded area and putting your hand on the tread area will give you a reasonable idea. A properly cooled tire shouldn't feel noticeably warmer than the surface it's sitting on. "Pressure should be within 1 psi of your pre-ride check," Bell adds. "Any further pressure loss may be due to worn or improperly seated valve cores. A metal or hard-plastic valve cap with an inner gasket installed finger-tight will protect the valve core, helping to maintain a positive seal." Whenever your gauge indicates that you're losing air, check for punctures, cuts, abrasions, cracks, bulges or blisters. Check for damage to the rim as well. Beyond that, have your dealer dismount the tire and check for internal damage. The bottom line is you shouldn't be losing pressure during a ride, so keep looking until you find the cause. Tubeless Spoken Here After 20 years on BMWs I went back to basic motorcycling, purchasing a Triumph T100. I love the bike, but I now feel somewhat limited in the distance I want to travel. Plugging a tire at the side of the road is nothing compared to patching a tube. Is there a safe way to convert wire-spoke wheels to use tubeless tires? Ken Goergen Cleveland, OH Various shops will coat the insides of your wheels with a sealant to make them airtight for around $200, allowing you to mount a set of tubeless tires. The procedure seems to work well enough on automobiles, but there's no telling how long it will remain airtight on a motorcycle. Not worth the risk if you're asking us. 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Earlier today we posted an excerpt form Chasing The High: A Firsthand Account of One Young Person's Experience With Substance Abuse by Kyle Keegan and Howard B. Moss, M.D. In the excerpt below the authors answer some tough questions about living with substance abuse in your past.
Should I tell everyone about my problems with drugs and alcohol?
This is a personal choice that each individual must make according to his or her own judgment. You certainly don't have to tell everyone you run into that you are in recovery from substance abuse, and doing so may very well provoke unwanted stigma and even discrimination. On the other hand, it may be a good idea to disclose your status to close friends and family if they don't already know. The more people you have around to support you in your recovery, the better; their knowledge of your situation will also help prevent well-intentioned but problematic gestures such as invitations to bars, to go out clubbing, and so on. Also, if you are intimate with someone, it's my opinion that he or she has a right to know about your past.
Will my past troubles with substance abuse prevent me from having a job?
Discrimination against those recovering from substance abuse or addiction is against the law, but enforcement of such laws isn't always consistent. If you need not disclose your history to a potential employer, then don't; there's no point in revealing the information. If, on the other hand, a job application asks whether you've ever been convicted of a crime, and you have, you may find yourself forced to explain why. If you feel you have been discriminated against, there are advocacy organizations you can contact, such as the National Alliance on Mental Illness (www.nami.org), or the Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law (www.bazelon.org).
What about starting a relationship with someone?
That's entirely up to you. I know that my wife has been incredibly supportive of me in my recovery; it would have been immeasurably harder without her help. A history of substance abuse can complicate relationships, but there's no reason yours should prevent you from dating and becoming involved with someone. Obviously I can't make any promises about your own relationship status, except to stress how dangerous it can be to your recovery should you become involved with someone who still uses drugs.
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An opportune help wanted sign in front of the Cherry Pit Restaurant in Deerfield 23 years ago produced one of Deerfield's leading entrepreneurs and civic backers.
That is when Kevin Quigley, who was operating a business in Lake Forest and looking for some extra income, parked in front of the Cherry Pit, saw the sign, walked in, was hired as assistant manager and never left.
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The Cherry Pit became Kevin's Place seven years ago when he bought it from, Lynn Elliott, the woman who hired him. She is now his assistant manager. "We both know how each other likes stuff," he said. His passion and enthusiasm for the Village has continued to grow.
"Every community needs a place like (this) where everyone knows everybody and he (Kevin) knows you," Village Trustee Bob Benton, a frequent diner, said. "The young kids absolutely adore him. They run to him as soon as they walk in the door."
Quigley's relationship with Deerfield's children and his unofficial position as a major collector of food and sundries for the West Deerfield Township Food Pantry led him to develop an idea to help fill those shelves.
One of Quigley's regular customers is Wilmot Elementary School third grader Eden Chaban. A few months ago she was eating at Kevin's Place with some family members and was feeling unhappy.
"She went on a field trip to the food pantry and saw it was empty," Quigley said. "She was very sad." She wanted Quigley's help with a food drive and he wanted to test her commitment so he waited a few months. "Her passion never waned."
Quigley went to work. He developed the concept of a girl, a guy and a bench. Chaban and Quigley will be sitting on the bench in front of the restaurant from 2 to 4 p.m. Nov. 24 and from 2 to 5 p.m. Nov. 25 collecting food, sundries and money.
"We wanted to mold it off the success of three guys and a truck," Quigley said referring to a thriving event every summer that collects food and sundries while people circle the Deerfield High School track at Adams Field. They hope to receive non perishable food and sundries. "People tend to not think about that," he added referring to personal care items.
West Deerfield Township Supervisor Julie Morrison was thrilled when she learned about the fall sequel to a signature summer event. "It's a very clever idea to assist our food pantry," she said. "Kevin is a good partner to our grass roots organization.
Morrison and Quigley both stress the need for items like soap, tooth paste and other sundries. He remembers a day when people from Elizabeth Arden in Deerfield arrived in Kevin's Place' parking lot with a trunk load of personal care products. "Julie about fell over," he said
When it comes to the food itself, there is no reason for a restaurant review. Patch readers have already done that. Kevin's Place was a double winner in last summer's Readers' Choice Awards winning for best pancakes and best omelet.
Kevin's Place and Deerfield will also be featured on WGT-TV's Chicago's Best Show at 10 p.m. Nov. 25 as one of the Chicago area's top family restaurants. Like the Patch Readers' Choice competition, it was selected by a vote of online subscribers.


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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) --A new kind of text message is meant to grab your attention when it matters the most.
The National Weather Service has launched Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA). The system sends text messages to your cell phone during life-threatening situations.
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South of Twin Peaks, Islais Creek runs through Glen Canyon, home to native wildflowers such as red columbine and silver lupine and beautiful rock outcrops of layered radiolarian chert. The canyon is an important spot for migratory songbirds seeking fresh water in the creek, one of just two in San Francisco that has not been completely culverted. Recently, volunteers and city workers have improved eroding trails, removed nonnative plants, and replanted native grasslands, coastal scrub, and riparian habitat. Among the park's remnant native species is the San Francisco forktail damselfly, reintroduced here in 1996.
The park also has a developed side, including a community center, sports fields, children's camp, and tennis courts. Behind the community center, a trail splits at the creek and extends along each side of the stream. The trail on the east side of the park is partially wheelchair accessible, but may be muddy in places. It leads to a dramatic rock outcrop, then proceeds steeply up to Diamond Heights Boulevard.
Getting there: From Glen Park BART, walk west on Bosworth Street; turn right on Elk. From I-280 north, take the San Jose Avenue exit, then turn right on Rousseau, and right on Bosworth. From I-280 south, exit at Monterey; after a sharp right at the end of the ramp, turn left on Diamond and left on Bosworth. Turn right on Elk. Dogs on leash only; no horses or bicycles.
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Diversifying Higher Education Faculty
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December 26th, 2013 | WMFE - Millions of Target customers are still checking their credit and debit card records after a massive security breach this holiday season.
Roughly 40 million cards were affected by the credit and debit card breach at Target between Nov. 27 and Dec. 15, 2013, during one of the busiest shopping times of the year.
The retailer offered a 10 percent discount the weekend before Christmas as an olive branch of sorts to irate customers.
But not everyone took the data hack to heart.
The day after Christmas, Allison Day was at the Waterford Lakes Target with a friend, pushing a cart full of purchases. She says she'll still shop at Target, but when it came to her money and the security breach, she listened to her bank's instructions.
"I immediately went and looked on my account statement to see if there were any charges I was unfamiliar with, but everything was good," says Day.
For Hipolito Alvarez Jr., everything wasn't good after the hack. He says from now on, he'll do his holiday shopping with cold hard cash in hand.
"I'm just going to take out the amount of money that I need to make my purchases and make the purchases then," he says.
Target says they're working with the Secret Service and U.S. Department of Justice to track down the card culprits.


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FINAL: UConn 17, UB 3.
Huskies 2-2, Bulls fall to 1-3.
Attendance: 18,215.
4:52: McEntee and Nick Williams connected on 49-yard scoring play on third and 7. Williams shakes off Naija Johnson tackle on play. UCONN 17, UB 3.
7:24 and counting down: Bulls have to punt. Nothing for Oliver. Pressure forced Anderson to throw away second-down pass. UConn starts on own 36.
8:46: Score holds. UConn, 10-3. Huskies punter Cole Wagner a major weapon. Just nailed a bomb that Terrell Jackson fumbled and recovered on Bulls 18. . . . UB safety Josh Copeland out rest of night with undisclosed injury. Bulls have been having success with between-tackle runs of late. Would like to see them work Neutz on a slant.
UConn 10, UB 3 -- Bulls have 15 minutes to get in the end zone or they're going to come away from this one kicking themselves. Fourth quarter starts with UConn facing third and 14 from own 14 after Khalil Mack sack of McEntee.
UConn 10, UB 3 -- Bulls come away empty when Anderson is picked in end zone by Yawin Smallwood on a third-down pass from Huskies 5. Yet another wasted chance. Bulls have frittered away no less than six points in this one. UB had driven from its own 15.
HALFTIME: UConn 10, UB 3 -- UB gives up 64-yard pass play and then McEntee hits Hinkley with 4-yard TD pass with 15 seconds left in half. Stunning turnaround. Drive was 83 yards in 58 seconds.
2:34: 3-3. Teggart nails 47-yard FG for Huskies... with loads of room to spare.
5:33: UB 3, UConn 0 -- Fardon barely sneaks a 28-yard FG attempt inside left upright.
6:18: Still scoreless. UB first and goal from the 18 after holding penalty on Oliver picking up pass rush. Score doesn't show it but Bulls better team by far to this point. UB got first down by penalty on drive with a fourth-down roughing passer call against Joseph
13:34: Still scoreless as Fardon hooks 30-yard FG attempt wide left from the right hash. Hold might have been a little shaky. Didn't miss by much but can't squander opportunities like that.
10:29: UB will start second possession on own 37 after an exchange of punts. JOhnny McEntee starting at QB for Huskies.
4:20: Means blocks 49 yards FG attempt. UB starts on own 26.
1:06: UB playing inspired defense. UConn running game getting nowhere. Bulls now start series on UConn. 35.
End First Quarter: 0-0. UB driving. First and 10 and UConn 15 after pass from Anderson to Rivers.
Hello from UB Stadium. Sunny skies. Scattered clouds. Decent student representation in the stands. The hope is to supply periodic updates but they're having campus-wide problems with the wireless so it could be touch-and-go.
Bulls (1-2) have one win over a Big East team (Rutgers 2002). UConn won last year's meeting 45-21 in Connecticutt. Huskies have QB issues but should be able to carve out a living on the ground this evening.
The game is on Time-Warner cable.
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