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BYOB - Shakespeare's GhostsBring Your Own Bard is PSIP's informal scene night. Professional actors and non-actors read favorite Shakespeare. Feb. 25th will feature pieces about ghosts, goblins, witches, and other creatures of the night: the ghost of a murdered father, a spirit who invites himself to dinner, goblins wreaking mischief and witches chanting obscure prophecy.02/25/2013Time: 7:15 pmLocation: Te Cafe, Murray Ave., Pittsburgh, PAwebsite
Verdi & Wagner: Greatest Hitst's a 200th birthday celebration! Pittsburgh Opera General Director Christopher Hahn hosts an evening of greatest hits from two prolific yet contrasting composers. The Mendelssohn Choir sings rousing opera choruses, with two great opera stars performing favorite arias.03/01/2013 - 03/03/201303/01 - 8:00 pm03/02 - 8:00 pm03/03 - 2:30 pmHeinz Hall, 600 Penn Ave., Pittsburgh, PAwebsite | map
Benjamin Britten's The Little SweepCelebrating the centennial of Benjamin Britten, Microscopic Opera stages "The Little Sweep," part of "Let's Make an Opera," which was a play-and-opera combo created for young people in 1949.03/01/2013 - 03/03/201303/01 - 7:00 pm03/02 - 4:00 pm03/02 - 7:00 pm03/03 - 2:00 pm03/03 - 4:00 pmLocation: CAPA Theater, 111 9th St.,Pittsburgh, PAwebsite
Celtic ConnectionsWhat do Scottish, Irish, and Kentucky Bluegrass music have in common? They share the five-note bagpipe scale. That's a celtic connection! And with St. Paddy's day looming, what better excuse to dust off the bagpipes, put on our dancing shoes and don the kilt? Join us, with school bands from all over the region, as well as the pipes and drums of the Balmoral School of Piping in the explosion of all that is celtic. Guest soloist: Detective Rick Manning.03/01/2013 - 03/14/2013Time: variousLocation: 6 locationswebsite
Bach, Beethoven & BrahmsPittsburgh Concert Chorale presents two concerts of music by the "Three Bs" -- J. S. Bach's Cantata #4; Brahms' sublimely beautiful Schicksalslied; and Beethoven's powerful Choral Fantasy, featuring pianist Antonio Fermin; Saturday evening at 8 at Ingomar United Methodist Church, and Sunday afternoon at 4 at Fox Chapel Presbyterian. 03/02/2013 - 03/03/2013Location: Ingomar United Methodist Church & Fox Chapel Presbyterian Churchwebsite
Glenn Miller OrchestraOne of the greatest bands of all time, the Glenn Miller Orchestra defines big swing and velvety jazz. Miller's feel-good classics, including Tuxedo Junction, In The Mood and Pennsylvania 6-5000 have endured from phonographs to iPods. Jump and jive with these bow-tied musicians who dance while they play. Featuring the incredibly talented vocal duo, Nick Hilscher and Julia Rich.03/02/2013Time: 7:30 pmHillman Performing Arts Center, Shady Side Academy, 423 Fox Chapel Rd, Pittsburgh, PAwebsite | map
Ultra Lounge ShowFive by Design's show is set in the format of a faux radio broadcast from a tiki lounge, transporting you to exotic locales in Hawaii, the Caribbean, Brazil and Morocco. This musical travelogue includes the songs Mambo Italiano, Danke Schoen, That Old Black Magic, and more.03/02/2013Time: 8:00 pm27 E. Main St., Uniontown, PAwebsite | map
Pub and ParlourChatham Baroque and Pittsburgh favorite Chris Norman (wooden flute and bagpipes) bring to life the energetic dance music of Maritime Canada, as well as the elegant sonatas from the parlours of the British Isles and the salons of Colonial New England.03/02/2013 - 03/03/201303/02 - 8:00 pm03/03 - 2:30 pmLocation: variouswebsite
Black GraceSamoan culture informs and shapes New Zealand's most accomplished choreographer Neil Ieremia, fueling his artistry with organic exuberance. Black Grace manifests the rhythms, spirit and energy of Pacific heritage with outstanding works from the company's 17-year history.03/02/2013Time: 8:00 pmByham Theater, 101 6th St., Pittsburgh, PAwebsite | map
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It's been just nine days since the public was informed that hackers stole taxpayer's personal and financial information from state computers, but the cyberattacks began earlier.
ENROLL IN FREE CREDIT MONITORING AND IDENTITY PROTECTION: The state is paying for taxpayers to receive identity-protection services from Experian for one year. South Carolinians can enroll either online or by phone. To register by phone, call 1-866-578-5422. The hotline is open from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. on weekends and 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. on weekdays. To register online, go to protectmyid.com/scdor and use the code "SCDOR123." At some point, that generic code may not work, and residents will have to call the hotline number.PLACE A FRAUD ALERT or SECURITY FREEZE ON your credit RECORDS: Residents can request "fraud alerts" to let potential creditors know they may be a victim of identity theft or request a "security freeze" to restrict potential creditors' access to your credit records. To place a fraud alert, call Equifax at 1-800-685-1111, Experian at 1-888-397-3742 or TransUnion at 1-800-680-7289. To place a security freeze, you must call each agency individually. Under South Carolina law, the consumer reporting agencies cannot charge consumers fees for placing, temporarily lifting or removing a security freeze.REGULARLY CHECK YOUR CREDIT REPORT: Get free credit reports from the three largest credit-rating organizations by going to annualcreditreport.com.FOR BUSINESSES: Both Dun & Bradstreet Credibility Corp. and Experian are offering free credit-monitoring services for all South Carolina businesses that have filed state taxes since 1998. Dun & Bradstreet is offering lifetime credit-monitoring via its CreditAlert product. Visit DandB.com/SC or call customer service toll-free at 800-279-9881. Experian is offering one year of its Business Credit Advantage product at smartbusinessreports.com/SouthCarolina. The deadline to sign up for the Experian service is Dec. 1. There is no deadline to sign up for the Dun & Bradstreet service.
It was early September when hackers probed the state Department of Revenue computers, and mid-September when data from millions of taxpayers was stolen.
Here's what happened next:
Oct. 10: The DOR first becomes aware of the incident after being notified by the state's Division of Information Technology of a possible breach. The department consults with law enforcement, contacts the Governor's Office and contacts cyber-security firm Mandiant to consult.
Oct. 11: Governor's Office is briefed, and a response is planned, including public notification and an internal investigation.
Oct. 12: Contract with Mandiant is signed.
Oct. 15: Mandiant and DOR begin installing surveillance and monitoring systems.
Oct. 16: Mandiant confirms that hackers breached DOR's system twice in mid-September, and likely obtained data.
Oct. 19: Mandiant sends four-member team to begin on-site investigation. DOR contacts law firm Nelson Mullens regarding "assistance with breach management."
Oct. 20: The "hole" in DOR's system is closed and the system is secured, they believe.
Oct. 21-25: DOR learns that about 3.6 million Social Security numbers and 387,000 credit and debit card numbers were taken by hackers. State prepares plan to offer taxpayers a free year of credit monitoring.
Oct. 26: The security breach, affecting anyone who filed an SC tax return since 1998, is revealed to the public. The state signs a contract with Experian and announces a toll-free number information number, which is quickly overwhelmed by callers.
Oct. 29: Gov. Nikki Haley says she does not believe any state employees should be disciplined over the breach because she believes no one could have taken steps to avoid it.
Oct. 30: Privacy and computer security experts tell The Post and Courier that South Carolina's data breach was largest a state has seen, "the mother of all data breaches." State officials say the resignation of a man who supervised DOR's computer system, less than three weeks before officials discovered the data breach, was unrelated to the hacking incident. Haley blames the media for tying up phone lines.
Oct. 31: State leaders announce credit monitoring also will be offered for 657,000 businesses that may have had financial information exposed in the hacking incident. Spartanburg attorney John Hawkins files a class action suit against Haley and the DOR.
Nov. 1: It's revealed that DOR was not using free network monitoring services available from the Division of State Information Technology.
Nov. 3: The chairman of University of South Carolina's Department of Computer Science, Mike Huhns, said the data breach indicates there was slipshod security in place. He said USC's computer security Center for Information Technology could help, if state agencies were to ask.
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The Carolina Chargers have made the playoffs.
The Chargers lost their first four games in their debut season with the Gridiron Developmental Football League but finished strong to earn a playoff berth. The Summerville-based team had a five-game winning streak to finish with a 5-6 record and qualify for the playoffs.
The Chargers will hit the road to face the Georgia Crush in the first round Aug. 23. If they notch the first playoff victory in program history they will travel to Alabama for the second round needing only four more wins to advance to the league championship.
We are looking at it as if it is a whole new season, Chargers Offensive Coordinator Shawn Harris said. As far as we are concerned we are 0-0 right now so we plan to go all out. We had a rocky start, but we have good athletes and they are learning how to finish games.
The team formed just this year so most of its athletes had never played together before.
When we got started we had players from all over the place, Harris said. We had everything from guys who hadnt played since they graduated high school to guys who had just finished up their fourth season with a college team to guys who had already been on a semi-pro roster. We have a lot of talent, but everyone has to work together at this level. There is no room for a player who is just worried about himself because the competition is too good.
The Chargers were competitive in games this season against the No. 3 and No. 5 ranked teams in the league so Chargers coaches are optimistic about their chances in the playoffs. In one of those games they beat us with a Hail Mary pass at the very end, Harris said. We took a lead into the second half of a lot of those games we lost so it was a matter of the guys pulling together and learning how to finish and learning how to be disciplined. I think we are improving with that.
Some of the players on the Chargers team have aspirations to play in the NFL. For them, the playoffs represent a bigger stage where someone might notice their skills.
I think we have several players who if they keep working and things go their way could play on Sunday, Harris said. Guys such as Francis Lloyd, Jamie Fordham, Demetrias Sherman and Brian Williams have shown us a lot this season and we enjoy having the chance to work with guys like them.
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08 August 2007
by Rowan Callick
A woman mops the floor in front of a Beijing Olympics volunteers poster in Beijing August 7, 2007. Preparations for next year's Beijing Olympics are on track, organisers said on Monday, shrugging off concerns about food safety, pollution and accusations it has not lived up to its media freedom pledge. The poster reads, "A volunteer's smile is the best name card for Beijing". REUTERS/Claro Cortes IV (China)
China has decreed that it will not rain on the main stadium during the Beijing Olympics next year. This iron-clad assurance comes from Zhang Qiang, the head of Beijing's Weather Manipulation Office, who says "we will provide a guarantee" the stadium will not be rained on through the use of anti-aircraft guns to seed silver iodide sticks into clouds that dare drift towards the arena, thus causing any rain to fall well short.
But organisers and the Government will need more than anti-aircraft guns to conquer the other great challenges facing China before President Hu Jintao formally opens the Games on the auspicious eighth day of the eighth month of the eighth year.
The two big issues are combating pollution and creating an open-minded, user-friendly army of 100,000 volunteers capable of meeting the demands of a half-million foreigners in a stranger world than some may have imagined.
A few days before the one-year countdown began today, a visit to the highly secure central Games site dubbed the Bird's Nest, and the Australian-designed "water cube" swimming venue showed these two great signature buildings are near completion.
But they were shrouded, like the rest of the city of 15 million, in a thick soup of pollution that stings the eyes and causes the locals to cough and spit in the street, despite public campaigns to stop the habit of a lifetime.
The Government has been shifting heavy industry out of the city into neighbouring provinces, and it has already demonstrated during a summit of 43 African leaders last November that it can cut traffic by half simply by taking all state-supplied cars off the road. That involves more than one million vehicles, which are being registered in Beijing at the rate of 1000 a day.
In the middle of the hottest summer in several decades, there's very little coal being burned in Beijing, so the extent of the continuing pollution remains a deep concern. Organisers have extended the reach of their environmental measures to the surrounding five provinces, from where foul winds often blow. It's just as well the Australian Olympic team has recruited an asthma specialist.
Beijing is also spending $50 million on sanitising its mainly squat toilets, to ensure visitors don't find themselves holding their breath for other reasons.
About 540,000 people have applied to be volunteers at the Games, with 70,000 needed for the main event and a further 30,000 required for the Paralympics a month later.
Xu Zhijun, the deputy director of human resources at the Beijing Organising Committee of the Olympic Games, says the finalists, including international volunteers - some from Australia - will be selected later this year in the traditional Chinese manner, by examinations. Chinese volunteers will need to speak a second language, and the foreigners, numbering 40,000 so far, Mandarin.
The exams, says Xu, will test "the quality and devoted spirit of the volunteers, and also their knowledge of the Olympics and the sports involved, and the skills they may need". They will undergo training conducted by Beijing's universities. The program, under the leadership of a vice-mayor, will also involve other state organisations, including the city education authority and foreign affairs office.
The Communist Youth League, a powerful arm of the ruling Communist Party of China, will provide ideological input, making sure visitors who ask tricky questions beyond "Where are the nearest loos?" will receive the correct party line. Most of the volunteers chosen will be students.
There won't be any problems with workers gaining time off for the Games fortnight, says Xu, because "employers will be very proud that one of their staff has been selected, so fierce is the competition to be a volunteer". As part of the training, prospective volunteers will learn "how to behave in a civilised way".
Within Beijing, the key slogan is New Beijing, Great Olympics. Shanghai was rebuilt in the 1990s, and it has been Beijing's turn this decade with the Olympics used as a justification. But the Games-related construction has comprised just one-quarter of the re-creation of Beijing into a "world city" costing $190billion, including doubling today's four subway lines and extending them from 114km to 198km, then by 2012 to 561km, in a move that may prove the single biggest pollution beater.
The extraordinary, trapezoid new China Central Television HQ is costing far more than the main 91,000-seater $400 million Olympic stadium.
Beijingers explain their city now comprises three concentric circles, just as Shanghai does. In the centre is foreigners and leading cadres and capitalists. Outside them are Chinese managers and senior officials from other parts of China. In the outer circle, beyond the city's fifth ring road: the Beijingers.
Much of the ancient city that was declared the capital by Kublai Khan in 1271 has been bulldozed. The neighbourhoods of hutongs, narrow lanes surrounding walled courtyard homes, have been reduced to a few islands. In their place are shopping malls, vastly overbuilt in China, with just 10 per cent making a profit.
It has been reported that mayor Wang Qishan has toured old neighbourhoods, urging officials and demolition workers to "speed their essential task". This appears to involve extraordinary collaboration between officials responsible for planning and developers whose tough employees daub "chai", or demolish, on buildings they are targeting.
The Beijing media carries stories about residents being roughed up and worse. Recently a couple of gang members associated with a developer were convicted of murdering a woman of 62 who refused to leave her home.
In a planning system with no route for appeal, this has led to corruption on a scale to match the size of the new concrete structures. Vice-mayor Liu Zhihua was fired a year ago for corruption but only after he also slipped into "degenerate ways", or sexual laxity.
Hua Xinmin, whose family home has been destroyed, is a famous defender of old Beijing. "The main planning agency should not be a consortium of government and developers, but of government and homeowners," she says.
The China Daily held a survey in which only 29 per cent favoured demolitions. "Hutongs are the soul of Beijing, without them there is no more Beijing," a respondent said.
BOCOG's deputy director of media Sun Weide defends the development, saying "urban renewal has helped living standards" with the average living space per person rising from 8sq m in 1993 to 20sq m today.
Such is the scale of China's sustained growth that the economic impact of the Games is minor. Jonathan Anderson, chief Asia economist of wealth management firm UBS, says: "We simply don't think the Olympics are important at all for China," well below 1 per cent of economic growth, which last quarter surged to 11.9 per cent.
Investment bank J.P. Morgan agrees: "The data so far (mid June) indicates no obvious effect of the 2008 Games on the economy of China as a whole. Indeed, they do not even show a big impact on the economy of Beijing. "Hosting the Olympics is more a consequence of China's rising economic power than a contributor to faster growth."
Beijing will certainly feel the impact of the two million expected visitors from within China along with the half-million foreigners.
If they haven't already bought tickets for the opening or closing ceremonies, they're too late. They're oversubscribed. But plenty more are available, with 58 per cent of tickets priced at or below $17. For security reasons, the tickets may carry the photo of the purchaser.
There are seven million tickets overall, with 5 million already ordered, mostly online. The next stage of sales within China is from October to December. Other countries, including Australia, have their own agencies licensed by their Olympic committees to sell an allocated supply.
The Chinese Government wants all students to spend an hour every day participating in sports, and Sun says the Games will generate huge excitement in sport among the nation's youth, including his son, 15, who "spends too long playing computer games".
The biggest motivator will be victory for Chinese athletes benefiting from the home advantage and patriotic crowds. China has been in the top four on the medals tables at every Games since 1992, and in 2004 in Athens trailed only the US in the gold medal tally.
Performances are being boosted by recruiting international coaches, including Australian Tom Maher for women's basketball.
The rewards for gold will be substantial. China's biggest sports star, alongside basketball giant Yao Ming, is 2004 Olympic hurdling champion Liu Xiang. Liu, like his colleagues, is managed by the Chinese Athletic Association which retains about half his earnings. One of China's most ubiquitous advertisements shows Liu racing kangaroos and halting just short of a stunning cliff in Australia.
Sun stresses it's rare for a developing country such as China to host the Games, which have only been held twice before in Asia, in 1964 in Tokyo and in 1988 in Seoul.
In those cases, the Olympics were a watershed, a significant shift towards Japan and South Korea being accepted as Western-style democracies where human rights and the rule of law are substantially upheld.
There is pressure on China to pursue the route through a market economy to democracy and an open society that was long viewed as the inevitable path of development. Nicholas Bequelin, a Hong Kong researcher for Human Rights Watch, says the Olympics provide a "once-in-a-lifetime opportunity" to bring human rights to the fore in China.
A special police force has been established for the Games, with the People's Liberation Army, the world's biggest, also involved. The focus is on the Government's domestic foes, including Tibetan and Xinjiang independence campaigners and enemy No.1, Falun Gong.
The Olympics will provide a platform for the ruling party to demonstrate its successes since Deng Xiaoping launched the era of economic reform 30 years ago.
But the threat to the made-in-China brand posed by the controversy over food safety, counterfeit products and false drugs is prompting the Government to beef up its international public relations.
The party's next five-yearly congress - treated in China even more seriously than the Olympics - takes place in October, when the next generation of leaders will be ushered in ready for a smooth transition when Hu and Premier Wen Jiabao step down in five years.
Global praise anticipated for China's hosting of the event will provide reinforcement for the party's strong conviction, regained after hesitancy around 1989, that future prosperity is best assured by the party continuing to rule much as it has done for 58 years.
At the end of last year, Chinese state TV ran a 12-part series The Rise of the Great Powers. The subtext was scarcely hidden: we're next.
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6 Ways Stores Go Out of Their Way to Annoy You (And Why)
It's only a slight exaggeration to state that the entire world's economy and the fate of all humankind are based on America's bottomless appetite for buying crap.
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"Do these glasses make my GDP look fat?"
So why is it that retailers go out of their way to make the actual practice of buying crap so difficult? The shopping experience is littered with annoying practices and policies designed to turn even the most reasonable person into a shrieking puddle of rage. Here are six of the worst.
(Just to be clear, the people standing on the frontlines of this nonsense war are almost all just working stiffs following company policies. So when you come across any of these practices in the wild, please keep your shrieking rage puddles as tidy as possible. These people don't need your grief.)
#6. "Can I Help You With Something?"
You're reading jokes and facts on the Internet right now, so I'm going to assume you have at least a passing familiarity with being antisocial. Humans are kind of a pain to deal with, so when it's not necessary, why bother? This makes the phrase "Do you need any help with something?" the retail equivalent of hearing a cat dragged across a chalkboard. Honestly, who needs help finding things in the brightly lit store with excellent signage? Even if you did, it's not like help is difficult to find. You're all wearing uniforms, guys.
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Although different uniforms do make you more or less approachable.
I know sometimes this is a commission thing, salesmen trying to boost their monthly stats, but it's also common in stores where the staff doesn't work on commission. So why are they up in our grill?
The Reason:
It reduces shoplifting. Retailers can actually scare off some fraction of potential shoplifters just by letting them know that there are employees around with nothing better to do than approach strangers. That's why they go to this effort to try to "touch" every customer that walks into their store.
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Not literally.
#5. Your New Television Looks Terrible
Is your first instinct when shopping for a television to go to the store and look at all the televisions there? You know, the ones set up to be looked at? Well congratulations, moron, because little did you know that a television showroom is basically the worst possible environment for comparing televisions.
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This is much bett- ... wait no, this doesn't make sense either. Stock photography is weird.
And sure enough, when you get your new, not-exactly-cheap television home, it looks all sorts of crappy, way worse than your friend's television. So what the heck?
The Reason:
First, each television in a store is typically set up to display the brightest, most garish picture possible, simply because that's what's the most eye-catching from a distance. All the finer details of the image get washed out, which are exactly the sort of details you might actually be trying to compare in a side-by-side test.
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"Well, Shrek looks brightest on this one, so I guess it's the best."
Second, although every television in a store will typically display the same movie, there's no guarantee that they're all receiving the same quality of signal. The distribution system feeding all those televisions is way more complicated than the 3-foot HDMI cable you'll be using at home and is often a jury-rigged mess of cables with all sorts of opportunities for poor connections and interference. You might end up ruling out a perfectly good television from your search simply because it's at the wrong end of the aisle.
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"No, see, this one just displays gray. That's not enough for me. I want one of the ones that can display Shrek."
#4. The Extended Warranty Upsell
So let's say you've picked out your expensive television incorrectly and are ringing it up at that weird little cash register they keep beside the televisions. While there, I can guarantee you'll have something quite similar to the following conversation:
"So, would you like the extended warranty on this television?"
"Why? Is it going to break?"
"Oh, probably not. But this will cover you if it does."
"Do they break a lot?"
"I saw one come in the other day that exploded this dude's whole family."
"Now I kind of don't want to buy this television."
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(thinking) "My family hates getting exploded."
So why the hell at this, the most critical, money-exchangingest point in this whole process, would a retailer start talking up all the chances their product could break?
The Reason:
Because for the business selling them, extended warranties are surefire, risk-free investments, a crop of free money just waiting to be harvested off of people who don't understand math. Extended warranties are a form of insurance, and thanks to the power of nerds with spreadsheets, every piece of insurance is designed to, on average, cost the insured more money than they'll get in return.
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(thinking) "My family hates nerds."
The only reason you should ever buy insurance is to insure against a disaster that you couldn't possibly recover from on your own savings. House insurance or car insurance or health insurance, that kind of thing. Television insurance, when you call it "television insurance," sounds like exactly as dumb an idea as it is.


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I have finalized the Brick Mill Cemetery burial roster for section "A," only. There are 107 confirmed graves, some unmarked, within this area of the cemetery. There are more but, due to the harsh treatment of the cemetery over the past fifty years, these graves may never be re-discovered.
There are another seven sections to re-confirm the marked, unmarked and possible grave locations.
There will be numerous family reunions being held in the summer of 2011. I hope to have the burial roster complete by June. This will give me time to publish my findings and present a copy to some of the direct descendents of their Ancestors who were laid to rest within the Brick Mill Cemetery.
I have worked for five years on the Brick Mill Cemetery. Nearly all costs, labor and required equipment and supplies were at my own expense.
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Jack Robinson, retired U.S. Marine and recipient of many awards for his various research projects dealing with southeastern North Carolina will share his adventures through this site. Topics will evolve around 19th and 20th Century history issues dealing with African Americans and "Endangered" cemeteries within Onslow County near Richlands, Swansboro, Topsail Island or other communities in the region. Tips on preserving family and little known histories will also be discussed.
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on January 25, 2013 - 9:59 PM
Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo's proposal to allow local governments and school districts to enjoy tomorrow's pension savings today is being met with varying degrees of enthusiasm, from the Buffalo Public School District, which is embracing the plan, to Syracuse Mayor Stephanie Miner, who has criticized it.
Cuomo's 2013-14 budget proposal includes a provision that gives local governments the opportunity to enjoy savings from a less-generous pension tier immediately, instead of waiting for employees in more generous tiers to retire.
Municipalities and school districts have complained about current pension payments, which are high now because the economy is not doing well, but should decrease when the economy improves.
Cuomo's proposal allows local governments the option of paying a "stable rate" for 25 years, instead of paying varying amounts every year, as they have done.
Miner was Cuomo's choice to be co-chairwoman of the state Democratic Party, but that didn't stop her from publicly questioning the proposal. That drew a response from Lt. Gov. Robert Duffy, who said perhaps Miner would prefer asking for a control board instead.
Miner told the Associated Press that the governor's proposal was pinned on "assumptions."
The savings would diminish as the difference between what the local government or school district would pay under normal circumstances and the stable rate grows smaller. At some point, the stable rate will become higher than what local governments and school districts would pay if they did not choose upfront savings, as new employees are hired, replacing employees in more generous pension tiers who retire.
Buffalo Comptroller Mark J.F. Schroeder said while he appreciates Cuomo's effort to give cities options, it isn't something Buffalo needs to do, and he will urge the mayor to do without it.
Mayor Byron W. Brown and Erie County Executive Mark C. Poloncarz, through a spokesman, said they were reviewing whether the measure would be good for their governments but were glad to have the option.
The short-term gain of taking savings now could burden future mayors and comptrollers, Schroeder said.
For Buffalo, the savings in 2013-14 would be about $19 million, according to the state budget office, or between $16 million and $17 million, according to city calculations. The savings represent the difference between what the city is scheduled to pay in 2013-14, and a new "stable rate" provided for in Cuomo's budget.
Municipalities would be locked in to the stable rate for 25 years, but the budget legislation allows the comptroller or pension fund trustees to adjust the time period if necessary based on market returns.
Barbara Smith, the Buffalo school district's chief financial officer, said Friday that the pension option is a good idea for the district, because it gives annual predictability of what the expense will be and would save the district $8 million next year.
Deputy Erie County Comptroller Gregory G. Gach was less enthusiastic.
"You're basically signing a mortgage, and you don't know how much the mortgage will be," he said.
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As Country Lady Antiques, aka, Barb, I have been in the antiques business for over 30 years. My husband Jim, aka the Country Gentleman, joined me in the business when he retired several years ago.
We deal in vintage advertising such as advertising tins, signs and related items. Look to my site for talc tins, spice tins, food containers, tobaccos, veterinary items, tooth powder tins, pinbacks, advertising mirrors, etc. I also deal in country and kitchen items such as pantry boxes, kitchen utentsils, small furniture and country accessories. And last, but not least, we also deal in ephemera such as tradecards, early cookbooks, pamphets, etc.
You can find us at various antique shows. Find us at Brimfield (J & J and Brimfield's 3 times a year;Brimfield North at least in May, Madison-Bouckville, N.Y., Baltimore Bottle Show, Kutztown, Pennsylvania Extravaganza as Antiques Market as well as other shows. These are just some of the shows we do. Email me for a schedule. Hope you enjoy my website and that you find something for your collection.
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BERKELEY SPRINGS - Great American Country television network has named the Troubadour Lounge in Berkeley Springs as the top honky tonk in West Virginia.
"Joltin' Jim" McCoy of the Troubadour said he was contacted by GAC in the spring and asked to provide the network with photos and information. At first, he wasn't sure what the search for honky tonks was all about. He was surprised when he heard a couple weeks ago that his Troubadour had been chosen.
"I'm still not sure how it all happened," he said.
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Jim McCoy as a young man.
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Dr. Matt Hahn wearing Joltin' Jim McCoy's suit, with McCoy
The Troubadour has been an iconic establishment on Highland Ridge Road for many years. The 80-plus-year-old McCoy is an icon himself. He idolized Ernest Tubb as a young man, hence the name of his honky tonk. At 14, McCoy walked and hitchhiked to Hagerstown to see Tubb at Conococheague Park. After the show, he met Tubb, who would become a mentor.
Inspired by Tubb's modern amplified sound, McCoy formed a band called the Melody Playboys, taking the name in part from Bob Wills' Texas Playboys. He played all over southern Pennsylvania, western Maryland, West Virginia and Virginia. His first time "on the air" was in 1945 on WJEJ in Hagerstown. His father drove him in their 1934 Studebaker in time for the 6 a.m. broadcast.
Before long, he had his own radio program on WINC in Winchester, a prelude to his career as a DJ in Winchester.
His music was the contemporary "hillbilly" music of the 1930s and '40s, which he heard on radio and records played on an old Victrola.
He released his first record on Nashville Records in 1961 called "That's What Makes the World Go Round." His 1963 signature song was "Which Way, What A Way." He didn't make it big, but he kept busy for a long time.
Not one to put all his eggs in one basket, McCoy held down a full-time job at Montgomery Ward. Someone commented he was always jolting around doing something. He earned the nickname "Joltin' Jim" McCoy, and it stuck. He wanted a family and some stability, so he returned to Morgan County and eventually opened the Troubadour.
For nearly 50 years, McCoy has held an annual Patsy Cline tribute party to remember her legacy. The tribute began in 1964 - a year after she died - in Winchester when he was working at WINC.
He mentored Cline when she was starting out in Winchester much the same way Tubb had mentored him. He helped Cline, then known as Virginia Hensley and 14 years old, begin her musical career while he was a DJ in Winchester. He knew her well and was her guitarist for a long time. And he was a pallbearer at her funeral. Her widower Charlie Dick comes to the tribute party almost every Labor Day weekend.
When he opened the Troubadour, McCoy made sure he had reminders to Tubb and Cline around. When one drives in the parking lot, large stand-ups of each artist greets visitors. Inside, a stand-up of Cline and one of McCoy himself in one of his early flashy signature suits stands on the stage. There's the restaurant and live music area, a bar and pool/game room. On weekends, regional bands or special guests from around the country play their hearts out just like in the days of old. Friday nights are busy with the special steak night menu.
In the summer, many shows are held in the sunshine or under the stars. Summer events include the Gaylen "June" B. Shaw Memorial to benefit Hospice of the Panhandle, and the Patsy Cline Tribute weekend at Labor Day. Since 2010, there's been a Summer in the Park Friday Night Concert Series.
While the inside of the Troubadour isn't suitable for children or families, they can all enjoy the outdoor concerts. Alcohol is served outdoors but strictly controlled.
Even the medical community likes to pay tribute to McCoy. Local physician and musician Matt Hahn did a CD of McCoy's music from the 1950s. Hahn and McCoy are often seen on stage together.
McCoy has received several accolades nationally in recent years. In September 2005, at 76, he was inducted into the Southern Legends Entertainment & Performing Arts Hall of Fame. The certificate says for his "lifetime promotion, contribution, indelible goodwill to southern originating music and its heritage."
In 2006, McCoy was inducted into the National Traditional Country Music Hall of Fame in Iowa. Located in the Pioneer Music Museum of Missouri City, Iowa, the Hall of Fame houses a collection of artifacts by other inductees like Bill Monroe's suit from his last Opry performance, or June Carter's autoharp fingerpicks.
The Troubadour's West Virginia Country Music Hall of Fame has souvenirs, show posters, and many photos of country music's greats. It's a hallowed hall of walls in Morgan County that's just a miniature version of what one might see in Nashville. McCoy has a story for most of the artifacts.
Each summer, he and a panel choose a slate of names to induct into the Hall of Fame. Past inductees include West Virginia artists like Little Jimmy Dickens or Kathy Mattea.
In 2011, McCoy brought his salute to Ernest Tubb full circle by releasing a highly acclaimed tribute album.


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ABC hasn't had ratings success on Sundays at 10pm in awhile. Pan Am, 666 Park Avenue, GCB, and Red Widow were all cancelled. Will Betrayal be a different story and end up renewed for a second season? Time will tell.
On Betrayal, the extra-marital affair of two professionals gets even more complicated when their families end up on the opposite sides of a murder trial. The cast includes Stuart Townsend, Hannah Ware, Henry Thomas, Chris Johnson, Wendy Moniz, Braeden Lemasters, Elizabeth McLaughlin, and James Cromwell.
The ratings are typically the best indication of a show's likelihood of staying on the air. The higher the ratings (particularly the 18-49 demo), the better the chances for survival. This chart will be updated as new ratings data becomes available — usually the next day, around 11:30am EST/8:30am PST. Refresh to see the latest.
How are your shows doing? Check the season rankings: ABC | CBS | The CW |FOX | NBC
5/11 update: Betrayal has been cancelled by ABC and won't return for a second season.
Final season averages: 0.9 rating in the 18-49 demographic with 3.45 million total viewers.
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(POCANTICO HILLS, NY—JUNE, 2011)—Sometimes, you've just got to bee-lieve. Scientists say that honeybees have heightened color vision, and this is being put to the test here at Stone Barns Center for Food & Agriculture, where beekeepers have painted the hives different Benjamin Moore paint colors.
"It's an experiment to see if the distinctive colors help bees associate with the correct hive when returning from a fight with a day's collection of pollen," said Jill Isenbarger, Stone Barns executive director, who explained that it is also part of the center's efforts to keep the hives healthy. "Over 80% of crops depend on bees for pollination, so we want to do as much as we can to keep their habitats in top condition. And, when we asked Benjamin Moore to help us with this project, they stepped right in, underwriting the program with their paint and financial support."
In helping the non-profit farm and education center with the colored hive experiment, Benjamin Moore's communications director, Eileen McComb, said, "The concept of working with Stone Barns made sense, since we admire what it represents to the community as a sustainable food resource and aligns with Benjamin Moore's own beliefs and practices in environmental stewardship."
Local high school students participating in the center's farm education program helped paint the property's 11 hives in a selection of lively colors that include Benjamin Moore's victorian purple (1370), poseidon (664) and bright yellow (2022-30). Benjamin Moore donated Aura® Exterior Paint for the project, a coating known to withstand punishing weather conditions.
"Aside from what we hope will be helping the bees recognize the color and their hives," said Isenbarger, "the coat of paint will have other welcome benefits. It adds to the hive's durability, and we won't have to replace them as frequently. Plus, the colors will help the farmers to identify diseases in the hive they might not otherwise have spotted on the raw, unpainted wood. They've reported that symptoms are more visible against the painted surface. Additionally," she said, "the use of lighter colors is helping to keep the hives cooler in the strong sunlight."
About 25 miles north of Manhattan, Stone Barns harvests and sells its own honey, which also is used in recipes served at the center's partner restaurant on the 80-acre grounds and at its sibling New York City location. Isenbarger said that the average honey yield annually at Stone Barns is about 100 pounds per hive per year, although the farmers only collect 10-15 pounds from each hive, leaving the rest for the bees to eat.
About Benjamin Moore
Benjamin Moore & Co., a Berkshire Hathaway company, was founded in 1883. One of the country's leading manufacturers of premium quality residential, commercial and industrial maintenance paints and other coatings, its products are distributed via a network of independent paint and decorating retailers throughout North America. Benjamin Moore has been a longstanding steward of the environment with a relentless commitment to sustainable manufacturing practices plus the ongoing development of the most eco-responsible paint formulations possible. Its portfolio of Green Promise® products continues to grow and includes Aura®, an über-performance low-VOC paint; Natura®, the true zero-VOC interior paint, remaining zero after tinting in any color, any sheen; and EcoSpec® zero-VOC paint for commercial interiors. The J.D. Power & Associates 2011 Interior Paint Satisfaction Study ranked Benjamin Moore highest in consumer satisfaction. What's more, the Benjamin Moore color offering of 3,300 hues is unrivaled, but any custom color choice can be matched, as was recently done for the White House Oval Office ceiling and trims. The only assurance of getting an authentic Benjamin Moore color is using Benjamin Moore paint, since the colorants and resins are proprietary and formulated with the company's own patented waterborne technologies. And, authentic Benjamin Moore colors are available exclusively from Benjamin Moore retailers.
Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture operates a non-profit 80-acre four-season farm and is working on broader initiatives to create a healthy and sustainable food system. Through farmer training, children's education, and diverse public awareness efforts, Stone Barns aims to improve the way America eats and farms. To learn more, visit www.stonebarnscenter.org. Stone Barns operates a non-profit 80-acre four-season farm and is working on broader initiatives to create a healthy and sustainable food system. Through farmer training, children's education, and diverse public awareness efforts, Stone Barns aims to improve the way America eats and farms.
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Tiffin reports
A 300-block Water Street woman reported Saturday evening someone kneed her pregnant sister in the stomach, and she was taking her to the emergency room.
A theft was reported Saturday evening in the first block of Coe Street.
A person reported Saturday evening a person in the 600 block of South Sandusky Street was assaulted.
A 100-block East Market Street resident reported Saturday evening a woman was yelling she had been assaulted.
A first-block East Davis Street resident reported Saturday night being assaulted.
Devon M. Sharp, 18, of Athens, Ohio, was charged with underage possession/consumption early Sunday morning.
Jennifer N. Murphy, 20, of Tiffin, was charged with underage possession/consumption early Sunday morning.
John V. Carroll, 50, of Tiffin, was charged with disorderly conduct Sunday afternoon.
Larry J. Baker, 20, of Tiffin, was charged with a parole/probation violation Sunday after an incident Saturday.
A person in the 200 block of South Monroe Street reported Sunday afternoon a man was attacking a woman with a child.
A 200-block West Perry Street man reported Sunday evening he returned home, his door was kicked open and belongings were stolen.
A person reported early Monday morning a man hit a woman in the 2000 block of West SR 18.
A person reported early Monday morning an assault victim in the 800 block of Miami Street was being treated in an emergency room.
A person reported early Monday morning a woman ran from a house in the first block of Erie Street after her boyfriend punched her in the face.
A person reported Monday morning a customer of Circle K, 806 W. Market St., found a bag of marijuana.
Fostoria reports
A 100-block Taft Boulevard woman reported Saturday afternoon a man touched her daughter's buttocks.
A 900-block Williston Avenue resident reported Saturday evening a juvenile was assaulted.
A man in the 300 block of East Fremont Street reported Sunday morning his vehicle window was broken.
A person reported Sunday morning someone broke into a shed in the 500 block of Bulger Avenue. A lawn mower, dryer and dog kennel were taken.
Seneca County Sheriff's Office advised Sunday afternoon a 1000-block North Countyline Street man had his food stamp card stolen while he was in the hospital.
A 700-block Oaklawn Avenue woman went to the station Sunday evening to report an assault.
A shoving match was reported in the 300 block of East North Street Sunday evening.
A 200-block West Crocker Street woman reported Sunday night a woman stole money from her.
An employee of Circle K, 1245 N. Countyline St., reported shoplifting early Monday morning.
A person went to the station Monday morning and reported flags were being stolen.
County reports
A 400-block Thomas Street woman requested deputies Saturday afternoon because her intoxicated husband shoved and pushed her.
A man requested a deputy Saturday evening because three of the four tires on his vehicle apparently were slashed while his vehicle was parked at a residence on East CR 32.
A 200-block Elm Street woman reported Saturday evening two men were fighting in her residence.
An 11000-block West SR 18 man reported Saturday night two women were fighting.
A 2000-block North TR 165 man reported Saturday night a woman tried to take an air conditioner unit from a back window.
A 14000-block East TR 8 man requested deputies early Sunday morning because he caught someone trying to break into his residence through a living room window.
A man reported early Sunday morning a break-in at American Legion, 3751 W. SR 12. A door handle was knocked off.
A 10000-block West TR 36 resident reported early Monday morning people were taking items.
A 1000-block South SR 53 man reported early Monday morning a person was trying to take a bicycle from his property.
A person reported Monday morning a theft at G & L Shell, 2942 S. SR 100.
Tiffin accidents
An injury accident was reported at South Sandusky and West Market streets Sunday morning.
A citation of failure to control was issued Sunday afternoon after a vehicle struck a pole in the 100 block of Melmore Street.
County accident
A four-wheeler accident was reported in the 7000 block of North CR 5 Sunday evening.
State Patrol accident
Dorothy M. Swedersky, 83, of Fremont, was cited with turn and stop signals after an accident at US 224 and SR 53 Sunday night.
Fostoria accidents
Brandon L. Click, 28, of Findlay, was cited with operation without reasonable control after an accident at Shephard Drive and Nickel Plate Place Aug. 24.
Thomas L. Preble, 49, of Burgoon, was cited with assured clear distance ahead after an accident at US 23 and SR 199 Aug. 27.
Juanita M. Garcia, 37, of Helena, was cited with assured clear distance ahead after an accident at South Union and West South streets Aug. 27.
Joshua P. Haynes, 24, of Fostoria, was cited with assured clear distance ahead after an accident at SR 18 and Nichols Street Thursday morning.
Misty D. Brown, 33, of Findlay, was cited with failure to maintain lanes of travel after an accident at West South and South Countyline streets Friday afternoon.
Brett A. Thomas, 28, of Fostoria, was cited with improper backing after an accident in the 600 block of South Main Street Saturday night.
Judith A. Price, 69, of Gibsonburg, was cited with a red light violation after an accident at North Countyline Street and Jones Road Sunday afternoon.
Tiffin fires
Firefighters were called out for a citizen complaint at 106 Huss St. Saturday afternoon.
Firefighters were called to assist police or other governmental agency at 117 Melmore St. Sunday afternoon.
Fostoria fires
Firefighters were called to a smoke investigation in the 600 block of North Countyline Street early Sunday morning. Nothing was found.
Firefighters were called to an accident at 1694 N. Countyline St. Sunday afternoon. They found two vehicles with mild damage and assisted the EMS.
Firefighters were called to an open burn at 170 Elm St. Sunday night. They found a small fire in the back yard, advised the resident of open burning laws and extinguished the fire.
Firefighters were called to a fire alarm at 595 Stearns Road Monday morning. They found a problem with an elevator, shut it down and helped residents return to their rooms.
Firefighters were called to an odor investigation at 448 College Ave. Monday afternoon. They found a hot water heater unit had burned up and advised people to contact the landlord. The breaker wouldn't reset.


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"Domine dilrige nos." ("Lord direct us.")
Regardless of who emerges as the next pope following the Roman Catholic Church's impending conclave of cardinals in Vatican City, one thing is certain: The church is in dire need of moral rehabilitation.
From pedophile priests to allegations of the Vatican bank's involvement with money-laundering for the mafia, the church has had its fill of bad press in recent years. The first step in regaining the moral high ground is electing a pope who is innocent of all past misdeeds, both those actually perpetrated and those merely perceived. Since the name a pope chooses can indicate the theme of his papacy, the next pope must take the name "Innocent" as a means of indicating the church is on an inspired path of renewal and enlightenment.
There have been 13 popes who took the name "Innocent," including Innocent III, architect of the doomed Fourth Crusade from 1202 to 1204. But when the next pontiff chooses the name "Innocent," he must make it clear that his objective is not a fresh crusade geared toward conquering or subjugating but a new path toward peace, love and harmony for all people. Pope Innocent XIV must launch a new mission, one that has the full support of the Magisterium and expands the stated objectives of the 21st ecumenical council (1962-65) to include the entire world. Innocent's vision must be comprehensive, based on the teachings in Mark 16:15, in which Jesus proclaims, "Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature."
This outreach to Protestants and others would be seen a bold gambit, to be sure, but it is a move that would ultimately serve the interests of the Holy See and promote cause of peace and justice on a global scale. Unless the church takes inspired steps to purge itself of the darkness that has descended in some quarters, the pontificate itself will come to be seen as mere window dressing on a corrupt and decadent organization. For the sake of the Christian message and the martyrs who have died in a state of grace while spreading the message of the Gospels, the church must use this opportunity to decisively seize the moral high ground and bring about a global renewal of spirit.
By choosing the name "Innocent," the next pontiff can signal the vast, far-reaching implications of the epochal shifts within – and beyond – the Roman Catholic Church.
Invoking the spirit of Vatican II
In his speech that opened the second Vatican Council (Vatican II) in October 1962, Pope John XXIII spoke of a church that recognized the changes rapidly unfolding in the modern era:
"Present indications are that the human family is on the threshold of a new era. We must recognize here the hand of God, who, as the years roll by, is ever directing men's efforts, whether they realize it or not, towards the fulfillment of the inscrutable designs of His providence, wisely arranging everything, even adverse human fortune, for the Church's good."
John's words gave voice to the hope and optimism inherent in Vatican II, and yet, since that historic 20th century rebirth of sorts for the Roman Catholic Church, especially in the years following the death of Pope John Paul II, it has failed to live up to its grand mission.
Catholicism needs another Albino Luciani
What is needed now is a pope in the mold of Albino Luciani, a surprise choice after the death of Pope Paul VI in 1978. Luciani, who took the name John Paul I, served as the Vicar of Christ a mere 33 days before his sudden death. In his short time as pontiff, John Paul I – nicknamed "the smiling pope" for his good humor and optimistic disposition – made clear that the mission of the church could not be an insular one. In calling for full implementation of the Vatican II vision, John Paul I wrote, "(W)e will be at the service of truth, of justice, of peace, of harmony, of collaboration within nations as well as rapport among peoples."
This should be the guiding principle for the next pope and for the church as a whole. With a Pope Innocent XIV at the helm, the church will be able to move through these difficult times and begin to focus on a new era of ecumenicalism and spiritual purity that is not limited by self-imposed problems arising from an incomplete understanding of the Gospels. May the Paraclete touch the hearts and souls of those present at the upcoming conclave and guide these select men to make the right decision, not only for the future of the Roman Catholic Church but for the amelioration of all humanity.
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she can get the smangers - derived from phrase, she "can get it"…a woman who looks so good that you can see yourself having sexual intercourse with her - Uzowuru Urban Dictionary Part 1.
Person:hey man have you the new girl at school?
Michael Uzowuru: yeah dude,she can get the smangers.
Michael Uzowuru: yeah dude,she can get the smangers.
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A cigarette. Usually used with the verb ripping. often shortened to smang.
Look at that douche ripping smangers.
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What you say when somebody asks you "what's up" in a room. Usually said to piss someone off.
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an entry point to a room for those...of special intelligence, or of great altitude and velocity.
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What your wife is contemplating changing the color of while you have sex with her.
Becky considered 7 possible color changes to the ceiling during the 42 seconds that her husband spent "making love" to her.
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With less than a week to go before a state deadline is reached, teachers in the Hamburg Central School District Friday overwhelmingly rejected a teacher evaluation plan. The vote was 217 to 82.
Chris Cerrone, corresponding secretary for the Hamburg Teachers Association, said the membership was frustrated with district administrators' unwillingness to meet earlier in the school year to hammer out the details for an evaluation.
"As an association, we had a committee ready to go at the beginning of the school year," Cerrone said. "If the district had not waited until the final weeks to negotiate an agreement, the evaluation may have been approved."
School districts across the state must have an approved evaluation plan in place by Thursday, or they will lose their share of this fiscal year's increase in state aid, which in Hamburg's case is about $450,000.
A major sticking point for Hamburg teachers is language in the proposal put forth by a 12-member district committee that would have given Superintendent Steven A. Achramovitch the final say on any teacher appeals of their ratings. Cerrone said the proposed agreement called for an appeals panel consisting of two teachers and two administrators to review those appeals. In the case of a tie vote, Achramovitch would serve as the tie-breaker, which the membership of the teachers association found to be untenable.
"New York City teachers haven't approved their plan yet, but they did approve a 50-50 on appeals panel, only with a neutral arbiter breaking the tie. Something along those lines would be more acceptable if a teacher were found to be ineffective or developing," Cerrone said.
He said last year the teachers union had a temporary agreement with the district on an evaluation proposal that affected only third- through eighth-grade English and math teachers in the district. That pact has since expired.
"Basically, that was done to see how the system would work. However, the state changed numerous items, and the old agreement would have to have been reworked significantly," Cerrone said.
At a meeting on Thursday, School Board member Holly Balaya had urged teachers to consider the plan, and if union members were unhappy with it, seek to make changes next year. Cerrone said that could put teachers in a bind.
"Two 'ineffective' reviews over two consecutive years and a teacher can be dismissed," he said.
"Teachers want to have a system with fair and valid evaluation to ensure the excellence of the Hamburg teaching staff continues, but are troubled by policies that raise the importance of state assessments. The high-stakes testing movement has brought educational and financial harm to our schools," Cerrone added.
Meanwhile, Achramovitch late Friday said he was disappointed by the union vote.
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Achramovitch has been in contact with Teachers Association President John Mrozek and expressed his willingness to meet "at any time to discuss any outstanding issues." The superintendent had submitted the unapproved teacher evaluation plan to the state.
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Scrub the front, quickly hit the back, rinse and call it a day. I'll come clean about it: I don't spend more than an average of 30 seconds brushing my teeth. Unless, of course, I've got a dentist appointment coming up, then I'll work on them for a minute or two.
But this past week I've attempted to brush up my act—or at least my teeth—with Oral-B's SmartSeries Bluetooth toothbrush. Nope, not even the centuries-old toothbrush is safe from smartphone connectivity, thanks to the Internet of Things typhoon that's sweeping through household electronics.
The new electric toothbrush, starting at $160, is now on sale in parts of Europe and is coming to the U.S. this fall. The brush pairs with your iPhone or Android phone to coach you through your brushing regimen. It gives you feedback about your brushing habits with the grand goal of getting you to brush for the dentist-recommended, though seemingly interminable, two minutes.
"Really? Hasn't this gone a little too far? What's next, connected toilet paper?" I can hear you asking yourself. There's no doubt that this seems like another "Do we really need this?" product. But it's great for people like me who have outgrown bubble-gum-flavored toothpaste and Justin Bieber singing toothbrushes. The brush and its app have had me so engaged that I've tripled my usual brushing time.
As you'd expect from Oral-B (one of Procter & Gamble's PG 0.46 % many brands), the newest SmartSeries looks and acts like any other high-end electric toothbrush, complete with replaceable brush heads, an inductive charger and six customizable modes, including tongue cleaning. But as soon as you pair the brush with your phone it becomes the smartest toothbrush ever to grace your molars.
While other Oral-B and Philips Sonicare electric toothbrushes have buzzed or flashed to keep you on track (some come with external displays to show your progress), the most helpful accessory is the one already in your hand.
Launch the Oral-B app, begin brushing and a stopwatch on your phone starts counting up to two minutes, prompting you to move to a new quadrant of your mouth every 30 seconds. It even highlights the area you should be brushing with an anatomically correct diagram of the human mouth.
Just watching the teeth map makes the time go by faster, but the even better distraction is a carousel beneath it that cycles through news headlines, weather forecasts, photos, upcoming calendar appointments, brushing tips and other fun facts. (Things I learned: Oral piercings should be cleaned after every meal and the peanut isn't a nut but a legume!)
It's easy to glance at the timer and the information simultaneously, though holding the phone without splattering it with toothpaste droplets and drool is an art waiting to be mastered.
The brush doesn't have the smarts to know if you are in fact brushing in the prescribed area, but it does have a sensitivity sensor: Brush too hard and the app alerts you to reduce pressure. And if your phone isn't nearby, the brush will store up to 20 brushing sessions so you can sync them to the app when paired again.
Where the brush goes beyond many free toothbrush timer apps is with its focused care option, which lets you add a few extra seconds to a specific area. Oral-B suggests bringing the app to your dentist to program in your dental needs. My next appointment isn't until next month, so I called up my dentist, Karen Altszuler, for some guidance.
Dr. Altszuler said hitting the four quadrants in two minutes should be enough improvement given my checkered history. But she also said I could benefit from focusing a bit more on the lower anterior—in layman's terms, the tongue side of my lower front teeth. Using the app, I added 10 seconds to the timer for that region.
She also reminded me of my bigger problem area: not flossing enough. She was happy to learn that the app prompts you to floss when you're done brushing. (Of course, I'm still holding out for Bluetooth floss.)
My dentist and other dentists I spoke to all liked the idea of the connectivity, especially if it can motivate the younger generation who already use phones to track their health and wellness. Seeing that smiley face when I achieved my daily brushing goals did make me feel like a better person. You can also earn trophies and see all sorts of stats, including average brush time and how many times you've brushed over the month.
Those features feel superfluous, however, when some basic features are missing. Within the app you can't tell if the brush is paired with the phone, or how much battery power the brush has left. There's also no way to bring in your own news sources or social media feeds.
I'd also like to be able to pair the brush with multiple phones to share it with family members. (Separate heads, of course!)
There will be two other cheaper Bluetooth brushes coming out later this year. While neither company has the reputation, let alone the sales channels, of Procter & Gamble's Oral-B, one from Kolibree uses sensors to detect what regions of your mouth need more attention. A P&G spokesman acknowledged the possibilities provided by adding sensors, and said the company is excited about the future of this line.
Linking the brush with my phone has motivated me to brush longer and better. But if you scoff at a $160 Bluetooth brush, or just prefer your current model, you can download the Oral-B app and give its manual timer a try. The app even recognizes the sound of other Oral-B electric toothbrushes and automatically starts the clock for you.
It's probably the best we'll get until the real toothbrush revolution arrives: a 30-second clean. Seriously, even with smartphone distractions, who has two minutes to spend on their teeth?
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You have to admire Apple, Inc.'s (
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sue Palm for patent infringement
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I. Palm Rejected Jobs' Threats
Back in 2007, Palm CEO Edward Colligan was actively courting Apple engineers, looking to draw them away. Palm would go on to
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The secret threat by Mr. Jobs to Mr. Colligan was rumored of, but never officially confirmed until now. Palm would later
address publicly employee "poaching" concerns
, but until now the earlier exchange was never tipped.
A group of five tech workers have filed suit against Apple, Google Inc. (
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Apple CEO Steve Jobs was allegedly outraged that Palm stepped up to his threats, but realized a lawsuit campaign would be too dangerous. [Image Source: Telegraph UK]
The case is being contested in the
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. Judge Koh is perhaps best known for presiding over the famous and controversial
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a sworn statement
obtained by the plaintiffs, Mr. Colligan recalls, "Mr. Jobs also suggested that if Palm did not agree to such an arrangement, Palm could face lawsuits alleging infringement of Apple's many patents."
He says that he responded that such an agreement was "likely illegal" and that Palm would not be "intimidated" by Apple or Mr. Jobs. He recalls warning Mr. Jobs, "If you choose the litigation route, we can respond with our own claims based on patent assets, but I don't think litigation is the answer."
When it came to Palm, Mr. Jobs seemed to recognize that he was a chihuahua biting a bulldog: Apple never did file litigation against the rival gadget maker. But allegedly, Mr. Jobs' threat was more effective against greener partners, or companies that were more dependent on Apple and its iTunes distribution network.
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Intuit would eventually get eventually dragged into a DOJ antitrust suit in 2012 after it allegedly broke its word and signed a no-hire agreement with eBay, Inc. (
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The dispute over no-hire agreements is currently proceeding down two tracks. On the one route you have government antitrust efforts. EBay, currently a defendant in the Intuit case, is very unhappy with those efforts. Its spokesperson griped to
, "[U.S. antitrust law] does not exist to micromanage the interaction between the officers and directors of a public company."
A second route is civil litigation from workers in the tech sphere, who may have suffered from the possibly illegal agreements. Judge Koh has yet to decide whether to allow the current lawsuit against Apple,
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infamous bully streak
. Google is also implicated. A former Google Human Resources director recalls
[former Google CEO] Eric Schmidt
urging him to effectively cover up a no-cold call agreement (a form of no-hire agreeement). He says he asked Mr. Schmidt whether he could share the agreement with competitors and he recalls, "Schmidt responded that he preferred it be shared 'verbally, since I don't want to create a paper trail over which we can be sued later?"
Erich Schmidt (right) reportedly sought to cover up his no-hire agreement with Apple BFF Steve Jobs (left) so Google didn't get "sued later". [Image Source: BusinessInsider]
Google spokeswoman Niki Fenwick in a comment did not directly address that remark, only saying that Google had "always actively and aggressively recruited top talent."
The plaintiffs' lawyers will get to grill Mr. Schmidt next month, which should make for some entertaining courtroom drama.
It's always tough to say whether individuals will be able to push a case against large corporate interests through the federal court system, given the tremendous monetary obstacles to such a quest. However, based on the currently released information it appears the plaintiffs have a healthy body of relatively compelling evidence, details that give a fascinating look at a seedy tech industry practice which may have played an important role in shaping the electronics and internet software landscape over the past half decade.
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This is pretty common when a manager moves from Company A to Company B. They start to pick the people they used to work with at Company A who they trust and can get ahead with. Then those people start grabbing people they had work for them until company A starts to threaten Company B for taking staff. I've been blocked once by this and I would have jumped it was the same pay but much less commute and better benefits. In a second scenario I was able to go from one agency to another in the same company but different department which is rare but the company told the first agency you let him go if you want to dispute it we can discuss not using your consulting services ever again. They backed away. What were they going to do ruin ever placing other contractors at the company. I did see one agency try that to a buddy of mine at J&J and they blacklisted the consulting agency for 3 years. I can't imagine how much they must have lost over 3 years not being a preferred vendor. You just don't worry about profit on one tech when you stand to lose 20-100's of tech profits. If your continually losing more techs then you have a problem that needs to be addressed.
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