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Where in the Falls is the development?
In recent headlines, Niagara Falls Redevelopment has come out to reclaim their accomplishments. Back in 1997, as part of a redevelopment agreement, they signed the contract to develop the 440 parcels in the downtown area. Now fast forward to today's time. Their property is about as empty as from the day they took it over. I will give them the benefit of keeping up with the property and paying taxes.
My question is where is the development? For years you have heard from this company that the city was difficult to work with. How difficult can it really be? Carl Paladino came in and developed a five-star hotel and is worth about half of what the owner of NFR is worth. You have other developers moving in to develop other properties as well.
This recent headline in the papers is nothing more than a face wash. Paying in $5.6 million in taxes doesn't put a dent into the budget for the City of Niagara Falls. Think about what a good development deal would do for the city. The amount of jobs it could create with good- paying salaries. The owner of NFR has a lot of ties. You are telling me you can't come up with one development deal?
They signed under an agreement to develop. Now is the time to tell them to get to work or get out.
Dominick Cianchettu Jr.
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Before Lewiston vote, ask yourself questions
There will be a special election at the Lewiston Town Hall on July 15 (Monday) for a proposed community center for the area. Prior to voting, residents need to ask:
• Can you afford it? The request for bonding is $8.2 million for Greenway funding with estimates to be $9.2 million with the town draw of $430,000 per year over a 30-year period. This comes to $12.9 million.
There is no cost for administration or operation within the proposal. There is a large gap of funds for ongoing services.
• Why this site? The project is planned on land at the Lewiston-Porter school grounds just two miles from the Town of Porter. Lewiston is 62 square miles, and the Town Hall is built at the center of the town.
Ransomville, Sanborn and the larger area of the town will not be center for the facility. There are many park sites that could be researched within the town. We are paying $50,000 to the school for land, which was already paid for by the taxpayers.
• Who will benefit? Positive response has been from those who will benefit from the project. Contractors, sports representative, school employees and volunteers, as well as Town Board members. Children will have a site to play sports and train. A management company stated that this would be a costly operation.
The proposal did not mention revenues coming from such activities.
Ask yourself these questions before you vote. Can Lewiston support such a long-term project when the community looks back and says what did we do?
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Thank you for stopping by the Weather Watch 12 Blog! I want to start with a HUGE thank you to everyone who watched and then read our winter forecast specifically for southeastern Wisconsin. If you missed the winter forecast the video and text can be found here - winter forecast.
The Thanksgiving holiday week is here, along with one of the busiest travel day(s) of the year. In today's blog we discuss the week ahead and also look at the lack of snow to hit our area in recent Novembers.
November typically delivers the first snow that gives our area at least a dusting. In recent years it has certainly not been 'S'November in Milwaukee. Here is a look at total snowfall for the past 5 Novembers, along with our total so far in 2012.
- 2012 thru 11/18 Trace
- 2011 0.1"
- 2010 Trace
- 2009 0.4"
- 2008 3.0"
- 2007 1.3"
?If you are curious, an average November produces 2.4" snow in Milwaukee.
No snow will be added to our 2012 total through at least Thanksgiving day. The focus for right now is on a flood of warmth to spread across the nation's mid-section. The warmest days coming up look to be Wednesday and Thursday. Daytime highs may push toward 60 degrees both days!
The NAM computer model temperature forecast map below is valid at noon Wednesday. This shows unseasonably mild temperatures across the Midwest and Plains.
The reason for the warmth is an upper level ridge of high pressure. With a ridge in place storm systems are forced to stay closer to the coasts of the U.S., or travel to the north of the ridge through Canada. The 500mb(middle of the atmosphere) map below is valid at noon Wednesday. The blue 'H' represents the center of high pressure. The dips are troughs and are located near both the East and West coasts.
With the ridge dominating our weather through Thanksgiving, we can expect mild temperatures and mainly dry weather conditions. No big storms are in sight for southeastern Wisconsin as of this writing. In the next 2-4 weeks we should have a much better idea of the new LRC's cycle duration. Once this is known, we will have a much better idea of when potential active parts of the pattern will repeat.
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FONDA – When control of the State Senate hung on the outcome of a couple of races not decided on Election Day 2010, including one in Buffalo, the incoming governor, Andrew M. Cuomo, issued an unusual request to the state's chief judge to expedite the handling of legal wrangling over the vote counting.
Now, the control of the Senate once again hangs on a close race, this time in a new district in the eastern part of the state, but Cuomo and the state's top judge have shown none of the same urgency to resolve the election. Instead, at a time when Democrats are accusing Republicans of purposely trying to delay final vote counting, the governor repeats that he is not interested in the political doings of the Senate and that he can work with whoever controls the chamber.
At this point, Republican George Amedore holds a slim but shrinking lead of 110 votes over Democrat Cecilia Tkacyzk, with 877 contested paper votes still to be counted in the 46th Senate District. Democrats believe they will win if all the remaining contested ballots are counted.
Democrats, some quite openly, have questioned Cuomo's interest in having his own party take control of the Senate, since he has enjoyed two years of cozy relations with Senate Republicans.
They say the GOP is trying to keep things unsettled until the new session in January. If that is the case, the Democrats say, Republicans will retain their old majority and be able to hold a leadership vote; they also will be able to negotiate with four renegade Democrats who are flirting with forming their own coalition.
If the Democrats later win in the 46th District, the matter could end up in the courts, the Democrats claim.
A state judge in the Montgomery County Town of Fonda on Thursday tried to set an ambitious schedule to begin hearing trial evidence Tuesday in the contested vote. But lawyers say it could take weeks or months to decide the issue, based on past history.
That, say Senate Democrats, is by no accident. "They have tried to use any process to delay us. I would expect them to try to use the court process as well," Sen. Michael Gianaris, D-Queens, said of GOP efforts that over the past week have seen Republican lawyers object to the counting of more than 600 of the 877 paper ballots that are outstanding and now subject to court review.
Lawyers for Republicans dismiss the Democratic claims and say they are merely following election law to ensure that only voters legally permitted to cast absentee and affidavit ballots did so. "It's a claim. Democrats make it all the time ... The claim is bogus," said David Lewis, a lawyer for the Senate Republicans.
Lewis said that in just one week, lawyers from both sides counted more than 8,000 paper ballots in the five counties in the new 46th District and that both sides are cooperating with the judge's push for a quick resolution.
But in court Thursday, Lewis did raise a number of possible reasons the race's outcome could be delayed, from having to verify the residences of voters whose paper ballots the GOP is contesting, to appeals the GOP might make if the judge permits certain ballots to be counted. Any appeals would slap a stay on opening ballots.
"I know people don't like waiting ... but the truth of the matter is it is far better to get a real and accurate answer than just any answer," Lewis said of the GOP legal strategy.
Acting State Supreme Court Justice Guy Tomlinson in Montgomery County made clear he is on a short timetable: He ordered both sides to sumbit legal paperwork by this afternoon and to be back in court Monday to argue their legal cases before starting a trial Tuesday on the ballot issues. That could include the testimony of handwriting experts to verify signatures, introduction of utility and cable TV bills to question a voter's residence and appearances by voters to verify the signature on a ballot is theirs.
Some wonder why Cuomo isn't intervening to resolve the unsettled race quickly as he did two years ago, but his administration declined to comment Thursday.
In mid-November 2010, Cuomo wrote to Chief Justice Jonathan Lippman of the Court of Appeals, the state's highest court, that he was worried about taking office in January without knowing who controlled the Senate. He said the chamber faced chaos that could affect all New Yorkers and that such a state of "limbo ... is not only undesirable but also unacceptable.''
The unusual request by an incoming governor was met with a swift response by Lippman, who said he was in "full agreement" with Cuomo and quickly ordered lower court judges to push through the election cases, including the one between Sen. Mark Grisanti, R-Buffalo, and then-Sen. Antoine Thompson, D-Buffalo, on an expedited basis. He guaranteed Cuomo the Court of Appeals would hear any such cases by Dec. 20 that year, ensuring that Senate control would be decided, as it was, when Cuomo took office.
Thursday, officials in Lippmann's office noted that the 2010 expedited schedule came after Cuomo sought action. "At this point, we are following it closely to ensure the judicial process is conducted fairly and expeditiously," Gary Spencer, a Lippmann spokesman, said of the 46th District case.
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Any plans to build a new casino in Niagara Falls should focus on building a large, destination-style gambling complex like those in Las Vegas, several government and business leaders in the city said Monday.
Vegas, famous for its bright lights and glitzy casinos, has evolved to include more family-friendly attractions, including roller coasters, aquariums and theme parks – all weak points when it comes to tourism offerings on the U.S. side of the Falls.
"We don't have all of things that go along with a tourist industry, as far as family entertainment and other things," said Niagara Falls Block Club President Roger L. Spurback.
To truly benefit the city's development strategy, observers say a new casino also should incorporate the opposite of the Seneca Niagara Casino, which critics have derided as a "black box" that gives gamblers little reason to venture outside.
A new casino on non-Indian land could spur the type of high-end hotels, family-style restaurants and secondary attractions the Falls so sorely lacks – and ones that would pay taxes.
Perhaps most importantly, a new casino could yield the state – and possibly the city – three times the amount of slot machine profits it receives from the Senecas.
"This could be the win-win that we're looking for," Spurback said. "[I'll] never say no to someone who wants to bring jobs, who wants to bring new tax revenue we didn't have before."
Talk of a second casino in the Falls was fueled over the weekend when the administration of Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo signaled his desire to add a non-Indian casino on the American side of the Falls.
It's too soon to know if Cuomo's vision will become a reality, but that hasn't stopped Niagara Falls from thinking about the possibilities.
Cuomo's plan is seen by many as the latest move in the state's chess match with the Seneca Nation, but Falls community leaders say the idea isn't far-fetched.
In fact, they say depending on how it's done, a new casino could be just what the struggling city needs.
"Sometimes competition is beneficial," said State Sen. George D. Maziarz, R-Newfane. "There are two casinos on the Canadian side. I think it would all depend on private investment."
Others caution that pinning the city's hopes on a new casino is the type of gamble that got Niagara Falls in trouble in the first place.
"I think it's insane," said longtime historian Paul Gromosiak. City leaders, he said, should "spend as much time trying to locate quality industries here as they do trying to get daredevils and casinos."
If anything, talk of a second casino rising in the Cataract City has raised the city's hopes of attracting a developer to its largest strip of blighted downtown land.
That once-vibrant stretch sits at the city's main entrance, making up nearly half of the downtown core and is now an eyesore to incoming tourists.
The more than 140 acres of undeveloped property is owned by Manhattan billionaire Howard P. Milstein, the State Thruway Authority chairman who was appointed by Cuomo. While Milstein's close ties to the governor have not resulted in any development proposals thus far, talk in Niagara Falls immediately turned to Milstein's properties when word of a non-Indian casino surfaced Sunday.
That's because the development zone he has cobbled together downtown seems to be the most logical place for the type of destination casino complex favored by Cuomo, some say.
Most of the land sits unencumbered and could benefit from easy access to the Robert Moses Parkway and Interstate 190.
"Its very easy to say where they would put it," Spurback said "They'd put it on Mr. Milstein's property."
Some regional real estate observers say new casino development could help the city – but only if it is done the right way, spinning off private development and benefiting the local community financially in a more dependable way.
The Senecas and the state have been at impasse over the gambling exclusivity rights given the Indian nation across Western New York as part of its gaming compact. The nation says the state has violated the compact by allowing gambling at "racinos" in the region, and it has withheld about $500 million in gambling proceeds earmarked for the state. More than $60 million of that money has been withheld from Niagara Falls.
Also, a decade after the Seneca Niagara Casino opened, the streets surrounding the gambling center have seen little of the gleam and financial success of the Senecas' tax-free venture that plays by a different set of business and regulatory rules. The city's nearby entertainment district continues to struggle, and residential streets are marked by a declining housing stock and dotted with vacant lots.
Still, others say there are shortfalls to the idea of another casino in Niagara Falls.
Chief among them is doubt about whether the market can hold another gambling complex, especially since there had been talk in recent years of closing one of the two casinos in Niagara Falls, Ont., because of dwindling business. Over the past decade, profits from Canadian gaming facilities close to the U.S. border have dropped from $800 million to $100 million, and resort-casinos alone have declined by more than $600 million, Canadian officials said last year.
There's also the question of whether a new casino in Niagara Falls could truly be considered a destination – especially with three existing casinos in Western New York, two in Southern Ontario and at least three more upstate gambling halls on the way, said Steven H. Siegel, associate professor in the College of Hospitality and Tourism Management at Niagara University.
Perhaps the most unsettling potential consequence of the new casino plan is what would happen to the Seneca casino if a non-Indian casino was built, said Siegel, who studies the effect of Indian gambling on the hospitality industry. If profits from the Seneca Niagara Casino dwindle with new competition, the Senecas could opt to develop a host of tax-free businesses on the 50 acres of sovereign downtown land they would still own, including gas stations, cigarette shops and traditional retailers.
"We gave away a big piece of Niagara Falls that can be used for any purpose or no purpose," Siegel said. "They could just use it to wreak havoc if the governor was unfair to them."
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LONDON, ONT. It has been more than a decade since Salt Lake City, and not only are the scars still evident, some of the original wounds have yet to heal.
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I hope some Canadians will explain what the above is about? Clearly there are CanSkate programs in southern Ontario, and successful skaters from the area. And there was a Worlds in Ottawa in 1984, which I would think was in southern Ontario?Part of that is Skate Canadas own doing. Until the Canadians in Mississauga this year and these Worlds, the organization neither mined nor stimulated the southern Ontario market (still Canadas richest and most populous) remotely enough. Theyve ignored Hamilton for a decade, despite its founding-father status as a game changer.
What hasn't Skate Canada done for the southern Ontario section that they should have done?
Perhaps Chan would be more recognizable if people in the Canadian press didn't spell his name "Chang"And part is bad luck: the 2002 scandal; the ability in the most computer-literate of all sports to experience top programs via YouTube rather than live. And when Chan won his first Worlds two years ago, what should have been a seminal moment for a new era of vast attention to the sport was lost because the event was shifted from its scheduled time and place because of the earthquake in Japan, and held in Moscow nearly two months later. No wonder Chang went unrecognized for so long.
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I didn't realize Virtue and Moir, or even Chan, were favored to repeat as world champions.
I am not certain what he means by implying Skate Canada is neglecting Southern Ontario. SCI 2010 was in Kingston (south-east Ontario), SCI 2011 was in Mississauga (south-central Ontario), SCI 2012 was in Windsor (also southern Ontario), Canadian Nationals 2013 was in Mississauga (south-central Ontario), Worlds 2013 in London (south-western Ontario). Perhaps this reporter is not a Figure Skating fan, and is not aware of the existence of SCI events?.
Agreed, I would like to see an event at Copps Coliseum in Hamilton again. But since I live near that area, I am somewhat biased. After they retire, at least I will have the opportunity to continue watching V/M during CSOI at Copps.
Ah well, tepid summary, some grammatical mistakes, and ho hum conclusions. Also, I doubt that "Chang" will ever be recognized.
I do definitely agree though that "Budweiser Gardens" renaming is not only sad, it's criminal.
Neither Kingston nor Ottawa are considered part of Southern Ontario. They are part of Eastern Ontario. Toronto is usually considered on its own, and Hamilton might get lumped in with it. London and Windsor are definitely Southern Ontario. I think the generally accepted borders for the region would be everything west of Toronto down to Windsor. I agree that Milton didn't really think about all of the competitions that have been held there when he wrote his thoughts, but I often find I disagree with his assessments.
I was speaking geographically, since I assumed that would be how Milton was thinking. I understand Skate Canada divides the province differently for regional competition purposes, but it seems unlikely Milton would know this information. Geographically, everything (more-or-less) below Algonquin park is Southern Ontario. East/West would be independent of North/South, hence the reason I made references to south-east and south-west, etc.
I guess he has no excuses then.
Hi rvi5. I wasn't speaking from a Skate Canada perspective. I've lived in all three regions I described and they definitely consider themselves to be separate entities. Ontario isn't simply divided into north and south. Eastern and Central Ontario are their own distinct regions. Milton does know his geography; he just hasn't been thinking enough about recent skaring competitions.
We appear to still be talking about two different things. You are thinking of the sub-regions, while I am referring to the north/south division of the province. Did you examine the link I provided in my previous post? It has a map showing the accepted north/south border. Southern Ontario is illustrated in red.
When I had lived in Northern Ontario (Sudbury), I was able to claim a Northern resident deduction on my income tax. Once I moved south (Ottawa, Waterloo, Mississauga, and Hamilton), I was out-of-luck with that claim.
ETA: The question becomes, is Milton referring to the division of Southern Ontario, or a specific Southern Ontario sub-region. Since he mentions Worlds and Nationals as exceptions, I assumed he was referring to the division. Since London and Mississauga are in different sub-regions (London is South Western Ontario - or simply Western Ontario by Skate Canada's definition), the only way Milton's comments make sense would be if he was referring to the whole of Southern Ontario ie. division as per the Wiki link I provided earlier. That would include Ottawa, Toronto, Mississauga, London, Windsor, etc.
As I already mentioned Scott Moir and Patrick Chan are not nice people, poor sportsmen, have no charisma, and are essentialy impossible for even Canadians to root en masse for or get emotionally invested in. If Duhamel & Radford, Osmond, and others can emerge as big stars in the coming years that will help raise Canadian skating popularity again. Unlike the arrogant, self absorded, rude, and completely unlikeable Moir and Chan, these are people that Canadians can warm up to and be excited by their success, medals, and victories, and can being popularity in Canadian skating back up again.


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Eva Longoria and her new man, Eduardo Cruz, have been spending a lot of time together recently – and now they've taken their romance south of the border.
The Desperate Housewives star and Cruz – baby brother of Penélope Cruz – headed to Mexico with some pals this week.
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They hope the corner�s been turned.
For a team that can�t afford much more in terms of losses, the Fort Lewis College men�s soccer team needs to be right.
The Skyhawks scored early and carried play against Colorado Christian in Sunday�s 3-1 victory, one that stopped their first two-game slide since September 2010. And it may have provided a look at how FLC can continue to be dynamic in the attacking third, an area its had issues with at times this year.
Now�s as good a time as ever for the Skyhawks to get on a roll. At 6-3-1 overall and 3-2-1 in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference, FLC needs to make hay if it hopes to claim one of the three spots in the NCAA Tournament from the South Central region.
Regis currently is ranked third in the nation and is unbeaten, while UC-Colorado Springs and Colorado Mines sit between Regis and FLC in the RMAC standings, with the Skyhawks still set to play Regis twice and UCCS once more this season.
�There�s games coming up for us to put pressure on the teams ahead of us, and hopefully when we play Regis at the end of the season, we�re still in the hunt for a league championship,� FLC head coach Oige Kennedy said Sunday.
They�ll need to continue some of the offensive dynamism they found in stretches against the Cougars on Sunday to put themselves in that position, and a new face might help them do it.
Trevor Gibbons, who sporadically appeared in the earlier part of the season, got his first start Sunday and made the most of it, scoring twice on headers despite his 5-4 frame and providing a spark to an offense in need of one.
�When you have someone like that who�s just determined to get on the end of the ball, especially with the chances we�re creating lately, they need to be brave,� Kennedy said of Gibbons. �It�s good to have someone get on the end of those chances.�
The Skyhawks need to get healthy, as well. Having the quick turnaround from Sunday to today�s home match with an improved Colorado Mesa side doesn�t help matters much, as central defender Stephan Engeln and midfielder/forward Casey Dean are struggling with nagging injuries, as is defender Artur Piperkov, which made Sunday�s victory nice simply because Kennedy had the flexibility to play an abundance of players to rest some of the more banged up of the bunch.
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Save the Banks, Shoot the Bankers
First, why does something need to be done to help those animal-molesting bankers in the first place?
Banks have assets (stuff they own) and liabilities (stuff they owe other people). If their assets are ever worth less than their liabilities, then they're bankrupt and everyone has to clean out their offices by five. Now putting pastry-fucking bankers out of work doesn't sound like such a bad idea these days, but we are talking about some very big banks here, and as I've touched on before, banks do play a pretty important role in keeping the world looking like something other than some of the more incredible scenes from the Road Warrior franchise.
Anyway, many of these banks own toxic mortgage-backed assets (for brevity I'm going to refer to these as 'horseshit' from here on). This horseshit is, amazingly, still considered an asset, although if anyone tried to sell it right now, they wouldn't get a very good price for it, on account of its horseshitty attributes. The central problem here is that some banks own so much of this horseshit that if they valued it at what they could actually sell it for, they would effectively be bankrupt. In short, getting this horseshit off the banks' books without making them bankrupt is our ultimate goal.
This looks pretty impressive until you notice those are ones, and that's maybe 45 bucks there. You've really made it champ.
So here's the plan the treasury announced yesterday:
The government will provide loans for private investors to buy up the aforementioned horseshit from the banks. This would give these banks enough money so they could go about their business and not collapse like an old woman getting out of the bathtub. After that, if the horseshit goes up in price the government gets back their money and splits the profit with the private investors. If the horseshit goes down in price, the private investor takes a small loss, and the government takes a small to enormous loss, depending on various properties of the horseshit (taste? grittiness?)
There's three problems with this plan. One, this involves buying horseshit from the banks for more than it's probably worth, and keeping each bank's current management intact, despite growing evidence that they're colossal fuckers. Two, it involves the private investors taking a chunk of any potential profit while risking only a tiny portion of their own money--effectively another subsidy for wealthy jerks. And the third problem is that this plan may not be big enough. The private investors, even playing mostly with the government's money, might not be willing to pay enough for this horseshit to keep the banks from going bankrupt. So the banks won't sell, and we'll all sit around picking at each other's asses for a bit longer.
The main alternative to this plan is the nationalization of some of the banks. (This has also been referred to as "pre-privatization" or "filthy red socialism" depending on who you talk too.) In this scenario, the government takes over some banks completely. I'm not sure how that works exactly, but I like to think it involves a bureaucrat who looks a bit like Rick Moranis walking in the front door of a bank and firing a gun into the air a couple times to scare everyone off. Once the government owns the bank, they take all the horseshit, transfer it to the government's books, and then resell the bank (intact or in parts) to any private investors who want it. The government can then keep the horseshit or sell it whenever it wants. Temporary nationalizations like this already happen relatively frequently, albeit with much smaller banks.
The big upside to nationalization is the government doesn't have to overpay for anything, nor share any potential profits with the private investors. So ultimately, in this scenario, there should be less cost to the taxpayer. The major downside is taking over and running a bank for a few months or years is potentially a huge headache, and the kind of thing governments routinely screw up. Remember that time the government did that thing really well with a minimum of scandal? Yeah. There's also the worry that nationalizing the banks could turn America into Communist-America, as cautioned by various poorly Xeroxed screenplays that get passed around gun shows and always seem to keep crossing my desk for some reason.
Beyond this, the discussions devolve into a kind of economist pissing match, with arguments about which plan will work best, and why so-and-so is a dullard, and who sucked who off in the men's room of the Olive Garden to get bailout funds. Unsurprisingly, it gets a bit contentious. I'm not going to get into it, but if you're curious, bearded folk have cluttered the Internet with pages upon pages discussing loan modifications and political capital and moral hazard and other things even more boring than this article, if you can believe that.


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As a result of the recent shootings here in Williamsport, Mayor Campana went public to assure us that Williamsport is safe. I beg to differ....
The mayor could push to tax everyone harder in the present, bring in more cops, and be hated/not re-elected (or effective); or he can try to build the local economy, attract skilled taxpayers into the area, and grow sustainable tax sources to fund proper police coverage. What attracts criminals here? They don't come here just to make a big score from some old man's cookie jar. A majority of the crimes are committed by people who are still kids who came here with their parents. We rarely focus on developing leaders in their neighborhoods and cultivating/supporting good role models. I'm sure there are some true heroes working with little praise for the greater good; we need to support them and do our best to produce more. Who is set up for success to deal with these problems? The mayor is just an administrator, he can help, but he can't do much without volunteers.
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"People who take advantage of other people continue to do it because they suffer zero or very little consequences." - CaveFelem
...And, I'm sure they thank local-taxpayers, DAILY, for the opportunities to "ply" their "trade"; unhindered by the minimal law-enforcement head-count!!!!!
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"All of us to some extent are vulnerable to crime, and I believe many criminals are attracted to this area to prey upon us because they see us as vulnerable and as people whom the local police may not adequately protect because we are not valued." - Joseph Jagella
What is it you want....more police-protection....or, budget-cuts???
The taxpayers (of Williamsport) have ALREADY decided you need to quit "taking".
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Mr. Jagella,
I want to help you but I'm not sure how. What can I do?
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This man shouldn't have to move. We need to clean up the riff raff and make it clear this behavior is not acceptable. People who take advantage of other people continue to do it because they suffer zero or very little consequences.
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"Sounds like this guy needs to move". Easier said than done. Most, if not all of the people that find themselves living in these low income neighborhoods, do so out of financial necessity. Who would chose living in constant danger if you had a choice in the matter.
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Sounds like this guy needs to move.
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Mr. Jagella doesn't mention reporting any of this to the police. Are they aware of people firing guns outside windows? Or someone assaulting and threatening bodily harm to everyone in a building?
And I don't feel safe in Williamsport, either. I work there, and I don't even like walking to and from my building when it's dark during the winter months.
A very sad situation. And no, you cannot trust anyone these days.
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Sounds like this guy need to get a gun. It's a good thing they aren't illegal.
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In the movie "A Christmas Story," Ralphie sets out to convince the world that a Red Ryder BB gun is the perfect gift. "You'll shoot your eye out!" was the response he got from his parents, teacher and even Santa Claus. It's one of the more memorable quotes from this Christmas classic, but unfortunately, the dangers associated with new toys may come true for too many people as they celebrate the holidays.
About half of all toy purchases in the U.S. occur between the Friday after Thanksgiving and Christmas. These new toys and sporting equipment are responsible for thousands of injuries to children every year. According to a report released by the Consumer Product Safety Council (CPSC), approximately 181,500 children younger than 15 years of age were treated in hospital emergency departments due to toy-related injuries in 2010. Non-motorized scooters continued to be the category of toys with the most injuries.
"It's important to pay close attention to the toys that children receive during the holiday season," explained Pediatrician Karla McNair, M.D. "Some toys are recommended for older children because they may be hazardous in the hands of a younger child. Teach older children to help keep their toys away from younger brothers and sisters."
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"Children under the age of three tend to put everything in their mouths," she added. "Toys for children under three should be bigger than a tennis ball and have no breakable parts. If you're not sure about the appropriateness of the toy's size, consider using the toilet paper tube test. Anything that can pass through the tube is too small to be given to a child under 3 years old.
"Children at this age pull, prod and twist toys. Check toys to see if they are well-made with tightly secured eyes, noses and other parts. Make sure surface decorations will not come off and that the stuffing is not going to come out. Be especially careful of items that contain small magnets. Building sets, action figures, dolls and jewelry are examples of products containing small, powerful magnets that can be fatal if swallowed by children.
"In addition, consider if the toy has a string, ribbon, straps or a cord longer than 7 inches and remove it to prevent strangulation," Dr. McNair stated. "Never hang toys with long strings, cords, or loops in cribs or playpens where children can become entangled. Crib gyms should be removed from the crib when the child can pull up on hands and knees."
Also avoid toys that have sharp edges and points, since they can cut or scratch. A CPSC regulation prohibits sharp points in articles intended for use by children under eight years of age.
"Lastly, safe gifts may be wrapped in not-so-safe packaging," Dr. McNair advised. "Make sure that wrapping paper, bows and plastic wrap are quickly disposed of after the gift has been opened. Never let children play with ribbon, strings or balloons because of the choking danger."
Children in this age group have different safety needs. "Try to provide a safety helmet for any gift of a bike, skateboard, or rollerblades in order to prevent head injuries," Dr. McNair said. "The addition of wrist guards to your gift of rollerblades or skateboards can prevent six out of seven fractures related to injuries from using this equipment.
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"Excessive screen time is strongly associated with obesity," Dr. McNair cautioned. "Even Wii games promoting physical fitness are no substitute for getting outside and being active. Violent behavior in children is also associated with exposure to on-screen violence, as seen in videos and video games."
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"After the gifts are opened, it's important to make sure that children know how to use them properly," Dr. McNair concluded. "Actively supervise children when they are playing with any toy that has small balls and small parts, magnets, electrical or battery power, cords and strings, wheels or any other potential hazard. It's also important to teach children to put their toys away when they're finished, so they don't trip or fall on them, and so they are not tempting to younger children."
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"Finally, regularly check toys for breakage and potential hazards, including chipped or peeling paint. Damaged or dangerous toys should be repaired or thrown away. Lastly, steer clear of older toys, even hand-me-downs from friends and family. These toys might have sentimental value, but they may not meet current safety standards and may be so worn from play that they can break or become hazardous."
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Dog stolen from car parked at post office
September 23, 2013
LISBON — A Guilford Lake woman experienced every pet owner's nightmare last week when her dog was stolen from her car....
You know ladybug you did make an interesting point about the other dog. I wonder why the would be thief didn't take both?
When you think about it. That had to be a smart thief, to be able to snatch a dog in broad daylight and NOBODY seen anything. Makes you wonder.
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Who else are you going to blame ?
The thief don't care
The old days of leaving things unlocked or un attended are gone.
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Funnie no one mentions the sibling curled up in the back seat >
Maybe she should consider herself lucky >
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Nowadays, not only do you have to keep the door locked, but sometimes you have to keep the car running as well, so that the animal doesn't bake in the sun. So you need an extra key to do all this and a scum bag will just break the glass if he wants your contents bad enough. I concur that you can't blame the owner. All theives should have their hands cut off like in some other countries.
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Did you forget your
Oh never mind
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What if the dog was "rescued" rather than "stolen"? Would that change anyone's opinion of the person who is responsible for taking the dog?
There's a lot of animal fanatics out there and, when it comes to their adoration of animals, the boundaries between legal and illegal can often become blurred.
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Must have been a slow news day. Can't believe I saw this story on tv as well. Have to agree with some of the others. This doesn't happen if the door is locked. Hope she gets it back though.
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LAF! I'm sorry but this is rather funny. Who in their right mind leaves their dogs in a car...UNLOCKED? I know this woman is upset and crushed over this but for GOD SAKE people when are you going to start living in the mind set that CRIME IS UNPREDICTABLE and start taking precautions to protect yourself and your property? I mean...really?
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Just one thing wrong with that theory,
The dog is still gone !
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** FIRST: This SHOULD NOT have happened, whether the dog was at home or in the private property of someone's vehicle. (Stop blaming the owner!) ** SECOND: This SHOULD NOT have happened, whether the car was locked or not. The front door of my home was left unlocked, does that give you the right to walk in, take something, and walk out? My car unlocked does NOT give you the right to open the door and take something out. (Stop blaming the owner!!) ** THIRD: To the owner! I wish you the best in a safe return of your pet. I hope the thief/thieves are caught and severely punished QUICKLY!
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I invite these thieves to try and get into my car.my dog would have lunch.the car should have been locked.
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Clue !
Car wasn't locked.
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our pets are family members, they go where we go. The problem is not with taking them along, the problem is lack of punishment for thieves. If caught this will be treated as stolen property when to pet owners it is kidnapping. This poor lady will suffer the rest of her life so some junkie can get high for 10 minutes. How long are honest people going to walk around in a cage to protect ourselves from low lives that should be locked up.
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I'm so sorry for the loss of your pet and I sincerely hope for his safe return. However, if he had been left at home, this couldn't have happened.
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Views of Europe Slide Sharply in Global Poll, While Views of China ImproveMay 11, 2012
Positive views of the European Union and European nations have declined sharply over the last year--so much so that Germany has been overtaken by Japan as the world's most positively viewed major nation, a new 22-country global poll for BBC World Service suggests.
The poll also finds that views of China have improved significantly over the last year, in both the developing and industrialized world, and that the country has now overtaken both the EU and the US. Views of the US overall remained similar to 2011 despite large shifts in some regions.
The 2012 Country Ratings Poll, conducted by GlobeScan/PIPA among 24,090 people around the world, asks respondents to rate whether the influence of each of 16 countries and the EU is "mostly positive" or "mostly negative."
While in past years the EU has generally received quite positive ratings, this year positive views of the EU have dropped eight points on average, from 56 to 48 per cent, across the countries polled in 2011 and 2012. Ratings of other European nations dropped as well, with the UK down six points and France down four.
Germany, the most positively regarded nation last year, has seen its positive ratings drop from 60 to 56 per cent. This puts Germany in second place behind Japan, which is now rated most positively--by 58 per cent on average, up two points from last year. Canada (rated positively by 53%) and the UK (by 51%) are the third and fourth most positively viewed countries.
Positive views of China rose from 46 to 50 per cent on average. They jumped particularly sharply in the UK (up 19 points), as well as in Australia, Canada, and Germany (all up 18 points). These gains follow modest rises between 2010 and 2011. On average, views of the US have hardly changed, with 47 per cent expressing positive views and 33 per cent negative, compared to 48 and 31 per cent in 2010.
The most negatively rated countries were, as in previous years, Iran (55% negative), Pakistan (51% negative), and Israel and North Korea (both 50% negative).
GlobeScan President Chris Coulter comments: "The turmoil in the EU, long seen as an attractive bastion of political and economic stability, has raised doubts in people's minds about its continued ability to be a global leader. Hopes are turning to China."
Steven Kull, Director of PIPA, adds: "The fact that views of the EU itself had a sharper downturn than specific EU countries suggests doubts about how the EU is dealing with its collective problems."
A total of 24,090 citizens across 22 countries were interviewed face-to-face or by telephone between December 6, 2011 and February 17, 2012. Polling was conducted for BBC World Service by the international polling firm GlobeScan and its research partners in each country, together with the Program on International Policy Attitudes (PIPA) at the University of Maryland. Countries were rated by half samples in all countries polled. In five of the 22 countries, the sample was limited to major urban areas. The margin of error per country ranges from +/- 2.9 to 4.9 per cent, 19 times out of 20.
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Although views of the US were little changed since 2011, there have been some sharp regional swings, with positive views rising in Europe (France from 46 to 62%, UK from 38 to 57%, Spain 41 to 51% and Germany 37 to 44%), but dropping in South America (Chile 62 to 47%, Brazil 64 to 55%, and Peru 53 to 46%).
The falls in positive ratings of the EU since 2011 were particularly marked in some countries. There were particularly sharp falls in Ghana (down 26 points), Indonesia (down 20 points), Chile (down 18 points), and Australia and South Korea (down 17 points each).
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It's a new year, but Emma Watson has the same old goal.
"I always have the same New Year's resolution: to speak French fluently," she says. "I get a huge wave of nostalgia when I come into the Gare du Nord. There's such an emphasis on culture, art and music. And I'll do anything for a warm baguette."
But it better be a good baguette, because Watson accepts nothing but the best, at least when it comes to her own choices.
The actress, 22, thanks her parents for the "very strong work ethics" they introduced to her in life.
"[They taught me to have] a love and respect for what you do, and [take] pride in it," she says in the U.K. edition of Marie Claire's February issue.
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Yet with maturity and experience, the actress has learned not to be so hard on herself.
"Now I feel a lot more settled in who I am and what I think and how I want to do things," Watson says. "And because I feel good about what I am doing, I don't need anyone else to say whether they think it's good or not. I think that comes with age, which is nice."
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Researchers have discovered a gene that can cause three totally different diseases, depending on how it is altered: Fanconi anemia, xeroderma pigmentosum, or a type of progeria. They add that the gene could also be involved in breast and ovarian cancer.
Using whole-exome and Sanger sequencing, the researchers—led by the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, the CIBERER, and the University of Wurzburg—sequenced the DNA of unclassified Fanconi anemia individuals. They identified biallelic germline mutations responsible for this disease in the ERCC4 (XPF) gene, a structure-specific nuclease-encoding gene that had already been linked to two other rare diseases: xeroderma pigmentosum and a type of progeria called segmental XFE progeroid syndrome.
Xeroderma pigmentosum and this type of progeria are characterized by heightened sensitivity to sunlight, susceptibility to skin cancer and, in the case of progeria, premature aging. Fanconi anemia, on the other hand, is characterized by progressive bone marrow failure, congenital malformations, and a predisposition to cancer—particularly a high risk of developing leukemia and mouth tumors. The ERCC4 gene can therefore be responsible for three different diseases, the scientists say.
The researchers demonstrated that this gene is involved in two DNA repair mechanisms by which cells maintain the stability of the genome, in such a way that the balance between these two repair systems will determine which of the three diseases the patient will contract.
"This is a rather exceptional case, since there are few precedents of a single gene being involved in two independent physiological mechanisms and causing three clinically different diseases," points out Barcelona professor Jordi Surrallés, Ph.D.
The team notes that these findings will help improve the diagnosis and genetic characterization of rare diseases, and also allow new therapeutic strategies to be applied, like gene therapy or the selection of healthy, compatible embryos to cure siblings through umbilical cord transplants. The findings add to our knowledge of the two DNA repair mechanisms, which are important for maintaining the stability of our genes and preventing cancer in the general population. In fact, the researchers point to the importance of going on to study this gene's possible role in breast cancer and ovarian cancer.
The findings were published yesterday in the American Journal of Human Genetics, in a paper titled "Mutations in ERCC4, Encoding the DNA-Repair Endonuclease XPF, Cause Fanconi Anemia".
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Dave Joyner hasn't just acted like an athletic director over the past year, since taking over for Tim Curley, he's done very good work and deserves to have the job on a permanent basis.
Joyner hired Bill O'Brien. If you know nothing else about Joyner's work at Penn State, that alone should merit removing the "acting" part from his AD title.
Rightly or wrongly, we judge athletic directors so heavily on football hires that, regardless of the many other responsibilities they have, there's a notion that if they screw up with the football coach, then they deserve to go, too.
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Acting athletic director Dave Joyner (left) and Penn?State President Rodney Erickson pose with Bill O'Brien at his introductory press conference on Jan. 7.
OK, so if one hits a grand slam with the football coach hire, as Joyner did with O'Brien, shouldn't the AD deserve tremendous praise?
Interestingly enough, Joyner hasn't really received that kind of widespread praise. Oh, he would have been ripped to shreds had O'Brien crashed and burned, as many expected the coach would when the hiring was first announced in January, but Joyner instead hit the jackpot when his search committee found a needle-in-a-haystack coach like O'Brien.
"He turned out to be exactly the guy we thought he was," Joyner told the Mirror on Thursday.
Joyner has done several other good things in his year as AD, and we'll get to those in a bit.
Most importantly, it's easy now to praise the O'Brien hiring after what we've seen from him the past 11 months and during PSU's surprising 8-4 season, but let's not forget that Joyner put his neck on the line by selecting a virtual unknown. The decision was heavily criticized by fans, media and former Nittany Lion players when the news broke late on a Thursday night and all day Friday in early January.
"When people started talking about Bill was going to be the next head coach, my emails were going crazy," Joyner said. "Boom, boom, boom, boom, what are you doing, blah, blah, blah. Hundreds and hundreds of them."
Then came O'Brien's introductory press conference on Saturday, Jan. 7, when he was terrific from the second he opened his mouth and instantly won over doubters.
"That questioning of, 'What were you thinking?' almost from the minute he finished his press conference, they stopped," Joyner said.
Joyner recalled this exchange from the press conference: "Somebody said to me, 'What did you see in him that made you hire him?' And I turned around and pointed to the stage and said, 'You just saw it.'"
Some of the people who had blasted Joyner in emails quickly started singing a different tune.
"I had a few [emails] back from people who were questioning me saying things like, 'Oh, now I get it. I see what you saw,'" Joyner said.
Joyner's hire was so good that people have been wondering if O'Brien would get offered a better job and leave Penn State after only one season. Who would have thought that back in January?
Joyner didn't hesitate when asked if O'Brien will be at PSU for the 2013 season.
"Absolutely, yes," he said.
Fairly or not, some people won't just look at the O'Brien hiring as enough proof that Joyner deserves the full-time AD job. But that's hardly all he accomplished. Consider:
n He gave women's basketball coach Coquese Washington a five-year extension worth about $3.5 million, that coming on the heels of her briefly flirting with leaving PSU for Michigan. Washington is a superb coach whose Lady Lions are ranked No. 6 in the country, and locking her up was a great move.
n Five Penn State coaches during the fall were named Big Ten Coach of the Year: O'Brien, Erica Walsh (women's soccer), Russ Rose (women's volleyball), Bob Warming (men's soccer) and Char Morett (women's field hockey). That shows success throughout the entire athletic department, and while Joyner hired only one of those coaches, his department is providing the resources those coaches need to do their jobs well.
"We certainly are an athletic department that's energized ... and I enjoy helping make that happen," Joyner said.
n He was part of the decision that led to Nittany Lion Club dues being lowered next year for more than 10,000 seats as part of Beaver Stadium's STEP program. More drastic measures need to be taken coming off a disappointing year of attendance, but at least one small step has been taken so far.
n It was Joyner's idea to put the 2012 sign up on the stadium facade to honor this year's football team. That might seem small, but it shows good understanding on his part about what the team meant to the university and its fans.
Joyner isn't a college administrator by trade, so there probably are certain parts of the job he doesn't like or maybe doesn't do particularly well. And he did inherit some very good coaches, including the ones mentioned above, along with wrestling's Cael Sanderson and men's basketball's Patrick Chambers, who were hired by Curley.
Still, Joyner has helped create or at least continue a winning environment within the athletic department, so he deserves at least some credit.
"I enjoy working with this group of coaches, and I enjoy working with people in athletics," he said. "I enjoy leading, helping people accomplish what they're capable of. I enjoy setting the stage so that they can be successful."
Joyner's current fate is tied to interim Penn State President Rodney Erickson, who plans to step down when his contract expires at the end of June 2014. Erickson has told Joyner he wants him to stay on as acting AD until then, but there are no guarantees the next president will retain him.
One potential problem for Joyner is that Erickson is a lightning rod for controversy after accepting the strict NCAA sanctions. Some university officials who can't wait for Erickson to leave may or may not feel the same way about Joyner, who is a member of the Board of Trustees, and we all know that group has drawn heavy criticism for its handling of the Sandusky scandal and for firing Joe Paterno. (Correction: Joyner is not currently on the Board of Trustees. He suspended his membership when he took the acting AD position.)
It's tough to say how many allies Joyner has among the university higher-ups, regardless of the fact that he made an enormously significant hire that helped so many people start to turn the page after the scandal.
Under normal circumstances, Joyner hiring O'Brien would virtually guarantee him the full-time AD job. But these obviously aren't normal circumstances.
Joyner said he has a great working relationship with O'Brien -- "I understand him very well, and he understands me very well," Joyner said -- and the acting AD would like for that to continue for a long time.
Just without the acting part.
Cory Giger is the host of "Sports Central" from 4 to 6 p.m. daily on ESPN Radio 1430 WVAM. Reach him at 949-7031 or @CoryGiger on Twitter.


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Legally Speaking - Two-by-two
Dear Bob, In Eau Claire, Wisconsin, during a ride on the last Friday of last month, 17 cyclists were ticketed for violating the two abreast statue by claims that they were impeding traffic. The tickets stated that the violation was of state statute 346.80(3) — impeding traffic while riding two abreast.
Dear C.C., It is comforting to hear that this group of riders was apprised of their rights even if they were unable to convince Sgt. Weber that they were riding within the law. When I first started riding on the roads of Wisconsin I wasn't technically sure where I could legally ride and based on the treatment I received by drivers I quickly realized it didn't matter- to survive, I just needed to stay out of everyone's way. And that is what I did.
Things have changed since then. Cyclists are now even tolerated in some places. But like any change in society, there are those who cling to the former paradigm and refuse to accept the new. They might not display a button or bumper sticker proclaiming their view, but when given the chance, they will let you know how they feel about seeing you on a bike in the street. The 'buzz pass' and the 'failure to yield – at the last possible moment' are two examples of how some drivers show their feelings towards uppity cyclists. If you travel to new regions of the country to ride, you will quickly figure out how the locals feel about cycling. And if your rights are violated and you call the authorities seeking help, you will soon learn what the institutionalized attitude towards bikes is.
The theory is that as cycling's popularity continues to rise and more people choose to travel by bike, more of society will accept our right to the road. This may be true but even as more people come to reluctantly tolerate cyclists, others continue to long for the good ole days when the motor vehicle's supreme status went unchallenged. And some of these people are cops. These kinds of officers may not admit their anti-cycling prejudice in so many words, but when quoted in the media, they predictably shift responsibility for all ills on the road to those pesky cyclists who "don't stop at stop signs" and 'ride in the wrong direction'-even when those two scofflaw specialties were unrelated to the media inquiry. When they respond to a bike vs. motor vehicle collision they tend to find a way to blame the cyclist-often without even speaking to the injured rider before showing up at the hospital, ticket in hand. And when they see cyclists riding in a group, they pull them over and ticket them for violating a non-existent law. Now I don't know if Officer Weber is of this camp or he just got the law wrong. But what do you do, as in this case, when you are riding legally and a police officer, such Sgt. Weber has, gets it wrong?
Okay, so I've said that Sgt. Weber is wrong on the law. Let's take a little closer look at the law to find out why. In Wisconsin, cyclists may ride two abreast if they do not impede "the normal and reasonable movement of traffic." Furthermore, cyclists riding two abreast must ride within a single lane. That describes what your group was doing, doesn't it? You were riding two abreast, and you were riding within a single lane, as the law requires.
Now, the question is, was your group impeding traffic? According to Sgt. Weber, you were impeding traffic, and as he wrote out those tickets, he said "bicycles cannot impede traffic." There are two issues here. First, what exactly does the law say about bicycles impeding traffic? And second, was your group actually impeding traffic? But before we even get to those issues, let's first address Sgt. Weber's statement that "bicycles are not traffic." As in most states, under Wisconsin law, traffic is a very broad category of road users, including vehicles, pedestrians and even "ridden or herded or driven animals." While any of these are "using any highway for purposes of travel," they are traffic. So clearly, Sgt. Weber is wrong on that point.
But is that definition what the law means when it says that cyclists can't impede traffic?
For an answer, let's return now to the first issue raised: What does the law say about bicycles impeding traffic? In Wisconsin, cyclists who are riding at less than the normal speed of traffic "at the time and place and under the conditions then existing" are required to ride as close as practicable to the right-hand edge or curb of the road. As readers of Bicycling & the Law know, "practicable" means "reasonably capable of being accomplished." Another way of looking at it is that the law is telling you that you must ride as close to the right-hand side of the road as is safe.
Note that the law does not specify that "traffic" means "motor vehicle traffic," as Sgt. Weber is implying it means when he says that "bicycles are not traffic." The law merely says that cyclists who are riding at less than the normal speed of traffic must ride to the right. As a practical matter, traffic that is moving at a faster speed than bicycles is probably going to be motor vehicle traffic. Nevertheless, under Wisconsin law, traffic clearly includes bicycles. And as an interesting aside, when the only "traffic" on a road is a club ride, and a motor vehicle comes up behind the club ride, what is the "normal speed of traffic" – that of the club, or that of the lone motor vehicle?
Clearly—well, perhaps not so clearly to those who harbor the mistaken view that "traffic" means "motor vehicle traffic"—"the normal speed of traffic" will be the prevailing speed at the time and place and under the conditions then existing, and that prevailing speed will be the speed of the club ride. While I don't mean to imply that cyclists should disregard common courtesy to others, it's clear that under the law, when the prevailing speed of traffic is the speed set by cyclists, they cannot be ticketed for failure to ride to the right. It should be just as clear to cyclists that, although not required, common courtesy should prevail when it's safe to let other traffic past.
Returning to the requirement to ride to the right, there's something else to take into account —not only does the law say that cyclists who are riding at less than the normal speed of traffic must ride as close as practicable to the right, it also specifies that the requirement applies to cyclists who are riding two abreast, as well. This is an interesting provision, because while the statute states that cyclists—including, the law specifies, cyclists riding two abreast—must ride to the right, it also specifies that there are exceptions to this requirement. And because the statutory requirement applies to cyclists riding two abreast, the exceptions to the requirement also apply to cyclists riding two abreast. And wouldn't you know it, one of the exceptions is "When reasonably necessary to avoid unsafe conditions, including…substandard width lanes that make it unsafe to ride along the right-hand edge or curb." So there you have it, straight from the Legislature: If the lane is of substandard width, cyclists riding two abreast are not required to ride as close to the right as practicable.
Now, that should be the end of the case, and in fact, that will probably be all you need to get the tickets dismissed. However, there is a second issue that was raised by these tickets that I'd like to address: Was your group actually impeding traffic? Seventeen cyclists were riding two abreast in the right-most lane on a six lane intercity highway, with a maximum speed limit of 35mph. Although there was a steady flow of passing motor vehicles, they were not backed up behind the cyclists, and were able to pass the cyclists legally, and presumably, safely, with little or no delay. Under those circumstances, would any reasonable person believe that traffic was actually being impeded? As I discussed in From Tombstone to Dodge, the law contemplates that there are three conditions that must be satisfied in order for cyclists to actually be impeding traffic: First, cyclists must be present on the road and riding two abreast. Second, the road conditions—for example, the speed limit, the width of the lane, the presence of a double yellow line, the volume of traffic, etc.— must be such that other traffic will be impeded if cyclists are present and riding two abreast. And third, other traffic must actually be present.
In your case, both cyclists and other traffic were on the road; however, road conditions were such that traffic was not actually impeded by the presence of cyclists riding two abreast. Therefore, it appears that Sgt. Weber was laboring under the belief that your group was potentially impeding traffic, and, as I noted in From Tombstone to Dodge, to interpret the law to mean that impeding traffic can mean the potential to impede traffic would be to read the two abreast provision out of the law. Because we know that the Legislature intended that both the impeding traffic part of the statute as well as the two abreast part of the statute be given full effect, we also know that Sgt. Weber's interpretation is not consistent with the meaning of the law.
Now, here's the thing you will want to remember at trial: Whether or not your group was actually impeding traffic should be irrelevant. Even if your group was impeding traffic, you were not in violation of the law, because the law does not require cyclists who are riding two abreast to ride to the right when the lane is of substandard width—even if traffic is being impeded!
But what about that law that says that cyclists may ride two abreast if they do not impede traffic? Doesn't that mean that they have to ride single file, if they are impeding traffic? Normally, yes. But when the lane is of substandard width, the cyclists are not impeding traffic by riding two abreast, because traffic would be impeded even if they were riding single file. It's the substandard width lane, and not the two abreast formation, that's impeding traffic, and thus, the requirement to ride single file is not applicable.
Nevertheless, your group was not impeding traffic. Between your argument that the law does not require cyclists who are riding two abreast to ride to the right when the lane they are riding in is of substandard width, and your argument that you were not actually impeding traffic in any event, you should be able to get your citations dismissed.
Good luck, Bob
(Research and drafting provided by Rick Bernardi, J.D.)
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Dr. Rob DePasquale, Professor of Accounting, (pictured to the left in the photo below) joined the faculty in the fall of 1978. He currently teaches Managerial Accounting, Intermediate Accounting and Cost Accounting. His favorite course is Managerial Accounting, because "the applications are so real, and because students can recognize immediately how much they will use what they learn in the course."
He loves the strong supportive atmosphere that Saint Vincent offers, especially between students and faculty. "I like the student interaction, especially seeing them develop and prepare for their careers."
While he claims his favorite hobby is eating, he also enjoys riding bikes on the many beautiful trails in Western Pennsylvania. He may also be the only faculty member who has crossed paths with Tony Danza, who he met while attending a conference in New York (Danza was attending the Tony Awards at the time).


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After more than a decade of volunteering for Special Olympics on Maui, police Sgt. Nick Krau is in South Korea to help spread awareness about people with intellectual disabilities, as part of the final leg of the Law Enforcement Torch Run.
Krau, who left Maui for South Korea on Sunday, said that he was honored to be one of 85 law-enforcement officers from 21 countries chosen to participate in the final leg of the run. It precedes the Special Olympics World Games in PyeongChang, which will host the 2018 XXIII Winter Olympic Games.
"Just being nominated for this honor was exciting and humbling enough for me," Krau said.
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Maui police Sgt. Nick Krau takes a break from running in a Kehalani park in Wailuku during a final training session Saturday before leaving the next day for the final leg of the Law Enforcement Torch Run in South Korea. Krau is among 85 law-enforcement officers from 21 countries who were selected to participate in the run, which precedes the Special Olympics World Games.
When he was notified that he had been selected, "I was blown away," he said.
"I have received other awards in my career as a police officer but being selected to represent our local Special Olympics program, the Maui Police Department and our community on an international level is huge," Krau said.
The selection was based on factors including MPD's reputation, his standing as a police officer, his 12 years of involvement with Special Olympics and his ability to run the distance of the final leg.
"However, this will be my first time running in the snow, so I'm a little unsure of that ability right now," Krau said, joking. "I'm sure I'll be fine."
On Monday, he said that despite the chill of temperatures in the 20s, "the people here are very welcoming and seem really nice."
"Everyone is very interested in talking to me and have been asking me countless questions being that I'm American, live in Hawaii and am a police officer," Krau said by email. "The other officers here are from around the world and seem to have a lot of respect for American law enforcement.
"Last night, I had a late dinner with officers from Gibraltar, Australia, New Zealand and North Ireland. We had a great time and I shared a lot of stories. My roommate is a police officer from Taiwan. He seems like a great guy and is very courteous, but speaks little English so communication is a little difficult. But we've already shared a few laughs, and he seems very fond of having an American roommate."
Krau said there was snow and ice on the ground, with more snow expected today.
This is the first time a Maui Police Department officer is participating in the final leg of the torch run.
The flame was lit in Greece on Thursday, then transported to South Korea, where the torch run was launched Monday.
The 10 torch run teams, each made up of one South Korean law-enforcement officer and eight law-enforcement officers from other countries, will branch out throughout the country, running for nine days and stopping in more than 40 cities and towns. With the South Korean officer serving as guide and translator for each team, the officers will speak to residents at schools and community groups to help spread awareness about people with intellectual disabilities.
Krau is part of a team that will visit about 20 cities and provinces, including the island of Jeju.
"In all, my team and I will be spending nine days running to build relationships with the people of South Korea, sharing with them about our different countries and cultures and spreading awareness about intellectual disabilities," he said.
"I am very grateful for the opportunity to travel to another country and to be able to share with the people of South Korea some things about our wonderful community here on Maui, my life as a police officer, and most importantly what I have learned from being involved with the Special Olympics and from my friends who have intellectual disabilities," Krau said.
The torch run will conclude when all 10 teams join up and run into the opening ceremony next Tuesday of the 2013 Special Olympics World Games.
After joining MPD in 2000, Krau three years later was the first police officer on Maui to volunteer for the annual Cop on Top fundraiser for Special Olympics. He has continued to participate in the annual event, volunteering his time to raise money for the nonprofit organization. Krau also previously served as a Special Olympics coach.
Now assigned to the police Communications Section, Krau took vacation time for the two-week trip, with Special Olympics Maui paying his travel expenses with money from fundraising. The Special Olympics fundraising website for Krau is www.firstgiving.
com/fundraiser/maui2011/worldgames?mid=tskNAA2. The website for the final leg torch run is www.letr-finalleg.org.
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