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Wind power not looking as 'green'
January 2, 2012
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1. Male gonads
2. Utter rubbish. Bullshit,
2. Utter rubbish. Bullshit,
Why are you reading the Urban Dictionary? Everyone knows it's full of bollocks.
โดย Adrian Petyt 16 ธันวาคม 2003
What you say when Job Tracker crashes
โดย Anonymous 15 สิงหาคม 2003
What Tony Blair lacks
โดย pro-nun-see-A-shun 07 กรกฎาคม 2003
A word used when calling bs on someone for something they said but without them noticing thus avoiding an argument.
Girl 1: Im soo hott and perfect like oh em gee!
Guy 1. Bollocks!!!
Guy 1. Bollocks!!!
โดย GutenTagFaust 09 กันยายน 2010
gonad, ball, testicle. pl. Bollocks
He's dropped a bollock. He's made a mistake. (i.e. he's made a schoolboy error)
You're gonna get a bollocking now.
You're in for a right telling off (i.e. kick in the balls)
You're gonna get a bollocking now.
You're in for a right telling off (i.e. kick in the balls)
โดย Steven Norgate 31 มกราคม 2003
Slang term referring to the testicles. Mainly used as a curse, and in Britain.
When a man hits his thumb with a hammer; "Oh, Bollocks!"
โดย Ajax757 22 มีนาคม 2007
'The Dogs Bollocks' or just 'The Bollocks' does mean good but it has nothing to do with the dogs ability to lick its own. Rather if you follow an un doctored dog down the road you will see that its bollocks are quite prominant - hence the expression 'stands out like dogs balls' therfore 'The Dogs Bollocks' literally means 'outstanding' ie very good indeed.
That film about why dogs lick their own bollocks was the dogs bollocks, can't wait for it to come out on DVD so I can watch it again.
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Paying the Price of Power Theft
It's often an "invisible" crime. Someone illegally hooks into a power supply, hooks up a line that has been disconnected, or tampers with a meter to avoid recording electricity usage. Legitimate electricity consumers do not engage in these behaviors, so the impact of electricity theft —
Power theft carries deadly risks. Many thieves pay for the power they steal with their lives. Electricity theft is not just dangerous for those who steal. If you are on the same power line as someone who steals electricity, you could pay the cost for their theft too. The power line could become overloaded with electric energy, which could harm your electronics and appliances that are designed to receive a certain, steady amount of electricity. Electricity theft makes power service less reliable and lower quality for paying customers.
Electricity thieves may also unknowingly feed energy back into the power line. This is dangerous for lineman who may assume that the power line they are working on is de-energized.
Safe Electricity reminds that everyone can help prevent and reduce power theft:
Most electrical theft crimes occur through meter tampering, bypassing meters, and tapping power lines. Other less frequent crimes include tapping into neighboring premises, using illegal lines after being disconnected, self-reconnection without consent, and electrifying fences. Possessing fraudulent electricity bills is also a federal crime and is punishable by law.
Everyone is affected by power theft, and detecting and reporting illegal activity will help reduce the price paid.


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on November 16, 2012 - 8:07 PM
LOCKPORT – A Cuban man, in the United States legally for three years, pleaded guilty Friday to manufacturing fake credit cards and growing marijuana in his Lockport home.
Through a Spanish-language interpreter, Jose M. Cabrera, 38, now of Howard Avenue, Buffalo, admitted to second-degree criminal possession of a forged instrument and second-degree criminal possession of marijuana.
He was living on Academy Lane when State Police raided his basement July 25 and seized more than 10 pounds of marijuana and a batch of phony credit cards.
Cabrera faces up to 9½ years in prison when he is sentenced Feb. 8 by Niagara County Judge Sara Sheldon Farkas. Cabrera also must pay $632 in restitution for his charges with the bogus cards.


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MARTINSBURG - When someone dies, the phrase "losing a loved one" is often used. Recently, the Berkeley County Landmarks Commission discovered that the phrase may be a more accurate description than realized.
Although the total number of cemeteries in Berkeley County is unknown, members of the commission learned that some cemeteries throughout the county have been lost because they are not correctly registered.
"We've come to realize, as a state, that with the development pressure, if a cemetery is not on the (West Virginia National Register of Historic Places), the state has no record of that cemetery existing. Therefore, I'm sad to say that we've lost a few cemeteries," said Todd Funkhouser, president of the BCLC.
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Already battling conditions like neglect and old age, historic cemeteries throughout Berkeley County are in danger of disappearing to development, because the cemeteries are not registered on the West Virginia National Register of Historic Places.
Journal photo by Samantha Cronk
The Berkeley County Landmarks Commission is working to compile a list of county cemeteries, starting with the 70 known locations.
The Landmarks Commission is working to compile a list of county cemeteries, starting with the 70 known locations.
"(We've recently had) 10 cemeteries identified that folks weren't aware existed at this point," Funkhouser said.
In addition to losing cemeteries, multiple cemeteries have been relocated to prevent their total loss.
Without the protection provided by being registered on the historical database, if a federal or state project would intersect with a local cemetery, the project would not be obligated to leave the cemetery on its current site. Proper archeological excavation practices would have to be performed to move the cemetery, but the cemetery could be moved.
Funkhouser said he plans to go before the Planning Commission to state the cemeteries' case.
"My idea is to create an awareness of the indisposable components of our historic threat that need to stand the test of time, no matter what the development pressure is on them. (I want to make) them aware of the cemeteries so when they approve these projects, they're aware and can deal with the developer," Funkhouser said.
In April, Funkhouser will meet with state archeologists to begin the process to register Berkeley County's historic cemeteries. Funkhouser listed multiple unique features to sites throughout the county such as wooden headstones, zinc monuments and coffins with windows.
Funkhouser is compiling a list of the most endangered cemeteries in the county to present to the state archeologists.
"Cemetery endangerment is more than just development pressure, it's custodianship as well. We have a few of these older family cemeteries that are down to one or two people maintaining them, if they're being maintained at all," Funkhouser said.
Funkhouser added that an additional benefit of registering the historic cemeteries on the national database is that once registered, the cemeteries will qualify for preservation money to help reset stones or maintain mausoleums.
The Berkeley County Landmarks Commission hosts tours of local cemeteries as part of the "Stories in Stone" program, highlighting unique stories and features found in local gravesites.
The Berkeley County Landmarks Commission has also been working to digitize records from Brown's Funeral Home to have a record of who is buried where throughout Berkeley County.
- Staff writer Samantha Cronk can be reached at 304-263-8931, ext. 132 or firstname.lastname@example.com.


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A person who is not born as mentally retarded, but who was born normal, and has become stupid.
Don't act like a dee dee dee.
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a term for a retard used by Carlos Mencia also can be used for someone acting retard, dumb, etc.
if he is dee and she dee the kid going to be dee dee dee
ayon kay RenegadeY2K5 ika-13 ng Setyembre, 2005
A term you say when somebody does something REALLY stupid. not like forgeting their keys, like thinking Rhode Island is not a state. Made famous by comedian Carlos Mencia, you say it like imitating a retarded person.
Idiot: I did not know school started on time today
Me: DEE DEE DEE!
Me: DEE DEE DEE!
ayon kay Gray "the rod" Roberts ika-02 ng Setyembre, 2005
An idiot, usually more stupid than the usual idiot.
He thought a chicken's neck was a penis, he cut it off. What a Dee Dee Dee!
ayon kay Zach Ary ika-28 ng Agosto, 2005
A term used by comedian Carlos Mencia which describes someone so incredibly stupid that Carlos had to invent a catch phrase for them.
In 2005 Carlos Mencia made his first anual dee dee dee awards on his tv show Mind of Mencia.
ayon kay It's_Just_a_Flesh_Wound ika-02 ng Mayo, 2006
Dude, that's not how you do it you deedeedee!!!!
ayon kay ooolalalamamasita ika-23 ng Setyembre, 2006
Its Carlos Mencia's catch phrase Witch Means Stupid/Retarded/Dumb Ass
You Are Such A DEE DEE DEE!
You Are Such A DEE DEE DEE!
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An all girls alt-rock band from Nashville, TN. The band Tingo was created in early 2015 when four high schoolers decided to put their musical skills together to create a band. All songs on their EP 'Out of the Playroom' and their soon to be released album are original songs. The lead singer and rhythm guitarist is Gracie McGraw, the bassist is Gracie Johnson, the lead guitarist is Susie Joyce, and the drummer is Claire Joyce. To find out more information follow them on Instagram or Facebook, or visit their website thebandtingo.com
The band tingo rocks!
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To gradually steal all the possessions out of a friend or neighbor's house by borrowing and not returning.
Julia: Can I borrow this?
Ilana: Stop trying to tingo all my stuff!
Ilana: Stop trying to tingo all my stuff!
ayon kay bcsoccergame09 ika-20 ng Disyembre, 2009
"When the presence of multiple girls of a certain attractiveness level influences the attractiveness level of a different girl inserted into the group."
Or tingo effect
Or tingo effect
Guy#1: see that hot girl standing over there with her friends by the bar
Guy#2: she really only average, she is using the tingo effect
Guy#2: she really only average, she is using the tingo effect
ayon kay Malcolm & Jason ika-18 ng Abril, 2014
A Finger
I have 5 Tingos on each hand.
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In response to your editorial as to why the Republicans picked up a few seats in the Legislature, the answer is simple: guns and coal. There are more registered Democrats in the state than Republicans.
The National Rifle Association has the majority of the voters in its right hip pocket, and the coal operators have them in their left hip pocket.
There is also a little bit of prejudice against Barack Obama, too. I know that for a fact, I have heard the "N" word used for him.
The "cry baby" Romney on all of his excuses as to why he lost, I have not heard this one. When he picked Ryan for his running mate, he scared a lot of women with school children to vote against him because of the radical budget proposal. They both lost their home states to Obama.
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Mahi Aroha: Maori Perspectives on Volunteering and Cultural Obligations, is part of the Labour-led government's ongoing commitment to removing barriers to volunteering.
"The report covers new ground and will contribute to our understanding as New Zealanders about how and why Maori volunteer," said Laban.
The term "mahi aroha" – work performed out of love, sympathy or caring through a sense of duty – was considered by research participants to capture the concept behind Maori 'voluntary' work.
"An improved understanding of mahi aroha means we can better support the needs of Maori through policy, legislation and practice," said Laban.
The report reveals that volunteering for many Maori is based on the notion of whanaungatanga (kinship) - the benefits for both individuals and the wider community are derived from contributing to the common good.
"We know from Census data that Maori make substantial voluntary contributions to New Zealand society. For example, the 2001 Census showed that nine out of 10 Maori participated in some kind of unpaid activity in the four weeks prior to the Census.
"The Labour-led government recognises the vital contribution that all volunteers make to building strong, sustainable and connected communities.
"Volunteering is good for communities and good for our society.
"Our Labour-led government will continue to promote volunteering and explore the different drivers, perspectives and cultural values that motivate volunteers," said Laban.


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Columbian had all four of it's scoring members finish lower than Sandusky's top golfer in a 174-191 victory at Seneca Hills.
The Tornadoes (3-6) were led by Bryce Creamer's 40, while T.J. Wickham (44), Katie Bogner (45) and Jack Burkes (45) contributed. Mason McCool (51) and Tyler Schwartz (51) also participated.
Sandusky (0-8) registered 47s from Kyle Dickman, Keith Finely and Davin Jacobs.
New Riegel tops Calvert, St. Wendelin
Three New Riegel golfers shot 41 or better, enough to offset Calvert and medalist Jeremy Hanna's 35 in a tri-match that also included St. Wendelin.
Behind Brady Hall's 38, Andrew Hohman's 40 and Brandyn Reinhart's 41, the Blue Jackets registered a 165, six shots better than the Senecas.
St. Wendelin, behind a 41 from Peter Campbell and a 42 from Kieran Campbell, recorded a 180.
Calvert's Johnny Hays shot a 44, while teammate Matt Huffmon shot a 45.
Burns paces St. Joe win
FREMONT - Aaron Burns fired a 41, leading all scorers and lifting the Streaks to a 189-194 victory at Fremont Country Club.
Adam Swint shot a 45 for St. Joe.
The Stockaders (6-8) were led by Matt Hill, who shot a 45, and Adam Alexander, who shot a 47.
3 shoot in 30s for H-L
CAREY - Hopewell-Loudon's Bryce Gorrell, Aric Creeger and Jarid Gelinas all shot in the 30s, pushing the Chieftains to a 158 and a victory over Carey (169) and Lakota (176) at Bob's Countryside Monday.
Gorrell was the medalist with a 36, two shots ahead of Creeger and three shots better than Gelinas. The Blue Devils were led by Corbin Blair and Lincoln Stansberry, who each shot a 40, while Lakota's Makayla Dull paced her squad, also with a 40.
Newell leads
Rams past Bucks
NEW WASHINGTON - Upper Sandusky's Daniel Newell notched a 34 Monday at Cranberry Hills, one of three Rams to shoot in the 30s and help beat Buckeye Central, 152-166.
Alec Oney and Stuart Young each shot a 38 for Upper Sandusky, while teammate Trent Howard fired a 42.
The Rams improved to 9-1 in the North Central Conference.
Buckeye Central (4-6, 3-6) was led by Adam McGinnis, who shot a 37, three shots better than teammate Eric Heydinger.


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Also known as 'Manassas' it is a city in Northern Virginia that is called "home" by many degenerates. It was also home to Mike's Diner.
I don't want to go to Manass-hole Mall. It sucks.
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what most people who live in manassas call the crappy city. no one admits it but this place gets worse each year. at least parents do i luv it it gets easier to find illegal shit. the only thing that sucks is cops seem to care now so u cant get awy with shit u gotta go somewhere else if u wanna party hard
god i cant believe i'm stuck in manasshole tonight i need to go party
додав ifeellikedying 23 Липня 2008
one from manassasas
the 2 manass-holes were drinking mgd
додав lmfao 18 Серпня 2003
1. An extremely hairy person
2. One who makes fun of others but who also is made fun of by others.
3. An asshole
4. All of the above
2. One who makes fun of others but who also is made fun of by others.
3. An asshole
4. All of the above
"Damn, that Manasshole got even harrier today!"
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In its continuing efforts to improve its next generation
operating system, Microsoft has released another interim build of
Windows Vista to testers. Build 5456 is a rather large jump from Windows Vista Beta 2 (Build 5384.4)
and offers a number of improvements which are sure to be welcomed by users. NeoSmart Blog reports:
Some of the new features include a revamped Aero/DWM
subsystem, and a completely overhauled and significantly less obtrusive UAP for
all those that couldn't stand the previous one. From what we have been told by
Microsoft, the Time Zone bug that plagued all most all previous builds of
Windows Vista has been fixed and works great now, and quite a few fixes in the
Regional Settings and IME are now implemented. And for the first time since
Windows 3.0 Microsoft has finally announced that new mouse cursors will be made
available for Windows - something they promised to do in XP with "Watercolors"
but failed to deliver for internal reasons!
Of all of the improvements made to this build, the less
intrusive User Access Protection (UAP) has to be on the biggest pluses. Vista's
UAP scheme has been
catching a lot of flak and Microsoft has seen it fit to gradually make the
system less and less obnoxious.
Vista beta testers can download the new build immediately
from the Windows Connect website.
The rest of you folks will just have to wait until Microsoft releases another
public build.
In other Vista news comes word that Microsoft has decided to
drop its plans to offer Windows Future Storage (WinFS) as a future update to
the operating system -- WinFS Beta 2 has been also cancelled. WinFS was the
name for the new file system that was supposed to debut with the shipping
version of Windows Vista. Over the course of Vista's long gestation period,
WinFS was dropped from the feature count then later brought back to life when
it was announced that the file system would be available
at a later date as a system upgrade for Vista.
WinFS, which is based on Microsoft SQL Server technology,
was supposed to do
away with traditional file/folder hierarchy. From Betanews:
For example, no longer would documents
need to be stored in My Documents or images in My Pictures; instead, Windows would
simply display the files associated with a particular request on demand. In
addition, WinFS could store structured data such as contacts, calendars and
As for the future of WinFS and other Windows technologies, lead
programmer Quentin Clark goes on to air out his
thoughts on his blog:
Of course, there are
other aspects of the WinFS vision that we are continuing to incubate – areas
not quite as mature as the work we are now targeting for Katmai and
ADO.NET. Since WinFS is no longer being delivered as a standalone
software component, people will wonder what that means with respect to the
Windows platform. Just as Vista pushed forward on many aspects of the
search and organize themes of the Longhorn WinFS effort, Windows will continue
to adopt work as it's ready. We will continue working the innovations,
and as things mature they will find their way into the right product experiences
– Windows and otherwise. Having so much ready for SQL Server and ADO.NET
is a big impact on the platform, and more will come.
quote: As for OSX, as much as I love it, it's a totally different beast than Windows. OSX is on an 18 month upgrade schedule, and this sounds great until you realize that Apple wants $129 every 18 months to go with it. That's a pretty costly upgrade schedule, and one that perhaps has questionable value for the extra features). When you compare Apple's approach to the MS model, Vista doesn't look as bad.


text: In early 2002, at the same time she revealed her pregnancy, R&B singer Brandy announced that she and music producer Robert Smith had secretly married in the summer of 2001. There was only one problem: It wasn't true. Watch as Brandy and Robert keep up the appearance of newlyweds on 'The Oprah Winfrey Show.' (Original airdate: March 18, 2002) (Photo Credit: Getty)


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Clever Plumage is more than just an accessories store, it's all about being environmentally friendly too. Creator Hillery prides herself on bringing to life delightfully delicate and beautiful pieces while using privately owned farms and aviaries to make sure they're eco-friendly. These gorgeous pieces range from small and simple to large and over the top, which means there's something for everyone in this fabulous shop.
Well hello there, My name is Hillery. I am a 25 year old Georgia peach, transplanted to the Great White North, where I live with my super awesome Canadian husband James, and our sweet little black cat, Nori. In 2009 I started sewing pretty fascinators and hair pieces after visiting a local farm and coming home with billions of beautiful feathers.(Seriously it's like a treasure hunt out there!) I began selling my hair pieces that summer at Roller Derby bouts in Atlanta and in 2011 I decided it was time to get serious and open an Etsy shop. I am still finding my way around this great and global web, but I am loving everything I am learning and I am super excited at the journey to come!
All of my feathers are hand gathered by me from privately owned farms. Most of my feathers are naturally molted feathers from happy free range birds, while others have been salvage and recycled. I pride myself on being as environmental as possible and often use repurposed or vintage findings in my pieces.
Today Hillery is giving away the beautiful necklace she's wearing in those pictures above!
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quote: On single threaded performance, you should expect a 2.4GHz Silvermont to perform like a 1.2GHz Penryn. To put it in perspective of actual systems, we're talking about around the level of performance of an 11-inch Core 2 Duo MacBook Air from 2010. Keep in mind, I'm talking about single threaded performance here. In heavily threaded applications, a quad-core Silvermont should be able to bat even further up the Penryn line. Intel is able to do all of this with only a 2-wide machine (lower IPC, but much higher frequency thanks to 22nm).


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first issue is the price. According to reports,
current T-Wave (Terahertz-Wave) full-body scanners cost around $166K
USD each. The Transportation Safety Administration has thus far
been averaging about 2 scanners per airport. That could put the
cost of President
Obama's proposed full scale deployment at around $100M USD to
cover all of the approximately 600 airports certified for large
commercial aircraft (and as much as $3.2B USD to put a single scanner
at all airports, including smaller private ones, in the
Would that investment be worth it? Recent studies
by the British government revealed that the current generation of
full-body scanners are unable
to detect lightweight materials like plastics, chemicals, or
liquids. Bags of substances like the chemicals smuggled in the
failed Christmas Day attack would likely slip through, as the
scanners are unable to detect them.
The TSA claims that the
health risk from the high-frequency scans is very low. However,
in population groups with certain mutations that make them sensitive
to radiation (typically due to lacking DNA repair mechanisms), this
risk could become very serious, though. Furthermore, recent
studies have revealed that this type of scan can cause
mild DNA damage -- raising cancer concerns.
And then
there's the mountain of privacy issues. Past reports have shown
that the scanners do have fully
naked images, generated by the hardware and momentarily stored as
raw images, which then undergo processing to obscure breasts and
genitalia. In theory, these images could be extracted,
according to security experts.
Well, at least the scanners
can't send or store images, said advocates. However, that turns
out to be a false claim as well. The Electronic Privacy
Information Center (EPIC) has received 2008 documents from the TSA
which not only clearly state that the scanners could have such
abilities, but they say that the scanners must have them.
TSA documents state that all scanners need to be capable of storing
and sending user images when in "test mode". Those
documents, obtained by a Freedom of Information Act request, catch
the TSA in an apparent lie. It's website claims, "The
machines have zero storage capability."
A video on the
site adds, "the system has no way to save, transmit or print the
A TSA official speaking on condition of anonymity
claims that "strong privacy protections [are] in place",
adding, "There is no way for someone in the airport environment
to put the machine into the test mode."
EPIC Executive
Director Marc Rotenberg points out that those claims could suggest
any number of hardware or software protections. About the only
way passengers would truly be protected would be if the TSA was
removing non-replaceable hardware (such as PCBs) during device
deployment. Mr. Rotenberg suggests that TSA insiders or hackers
could overcome more mild obstacles, such as removed storage or
software protections.
Mr. Rotenberg concludes, "I don't
think the TSA has been forthcoming with the American public about the
true capability of these devices. They've done a bunch of very
slick promotions where they show people -- including journalists --
going through the devices. And then they reassure people, based on
the images that have been produced, that there's not any privacy
concerns. But if you look at the actual technical
specifications and you read the vendor contracts, you come to
understand that these machines are capable of doing far more than the
TSA has let on."
The TSA official, speaking anonymously,
claims the devices cannot be connected to a network. However,
given the fact that past claims were disproven, one can only wonder
if that's really the whole truth.
Amid this mountain of
concerns, many critics are calling for the President and the TSA to
reevaluate the costly program that may endanger both the health and
privacy of U.S. travelers.
quote: I don't think being randomly chosen at the airport for an additional search constitutes "being pushed around."
quote: Maybe I'm just on Valium too, but there are enough really annoying things about air travel that I just see the security checks as another step.
quote: Also, did you RTFA? DNA damage.
quote: 12% is not a large number but it is an increase.
quote: Rise up ! Stand up for your rights !
quote: Because he fit some mouth-breathing southern customs officers profile of potential terrorist.
quote: You yourself just engaged in profiling.
quote: Do you seriously proposing that all brown people should be screened, and 'white' people that don't look like terrorists shouldn't be?
quote: but you think its alright to persecute a particular race/skin colour?
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June 26, 2013
Elkins Cinema 8 presented the West Virginia film "Angel's Perch" for the first time in the area with two showings Monda....
It was so nice to see a movie that did not use car chases, extreme violence, creatures from space or impossible stunts. The character development was nice and it was nice to see real people dealing with real problems. The real locations were a nice touch. The movie gave a positive view of the people of West Virginia. I only wish that there were more movies like this one.
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NIAGARA FALLS – Copper thieves hit two residences, one of them occupied and one vacant, stealing hundreds of dollars worth of copper pipe from the basements.
A property manager told police Wednesday that an upstairs tenant in an apartment in the 1800 block of 16th Street called when he was without water. The manager said he discovered that 70-feet of copper pipe, valued a $500, had been stolen from the basement. There was no sign of forced entry, but the downstairs apartment had been vacant, reported police.
A vacant building in the 2000 block of LaSalle Avenue was found vandalized on Thursday morning by police.
The owner of the vacant building said someone smashed a window in a rear entrance door and cut the tops off two hot water tanks and stole about 8 feet of copper pipe from the tanks and another 8 feet of copper pipe from a basement sink. The total value is $200.


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Salem Design Review Board to meet
SALEM - The Salem Design Review Board will meet at 5:30 p.m. Thursday in the first floor conference room at city hall. The agenda will include election of 2013 officers and the CLG Coordinator, consideration of a grant request to conduct structural evaluations of buildings in the downtown historic district, an update on downtown historic district preservation and revitalization activities and discussion of future meeting dates.
Fairfield Ruritans to meet Thursday
COLUMBIANA - The Fairfield Township Ruritan Club plans to meet at 7 p.m. Thursday at Heck's Restaurant.
Meat loaf featured at Thursday Banquet
SALEM - The Banquet in Salem will be served from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday at the Memorial Building. The meal will be sponsored by Friends of the Banquet. The menu offers chicken noodle soup, meat loaf, mashed potatoes and gravy, green beans, applesauce, fresh vegetables and fruit, and ice cream sundaes. Additional sponsors are needed. For more information call Patty Colian at 330-831-2169.
DAHS 1963 to meet for breakfast Saturday
LISBON - The David Anderson High School Class of 1963 will meet for breakfast at 9 a.m. Saturday at the Taste of Country.
Salem VFW kitchen open Saturday evening
SALEM - The kitchen will be open from 5 to 7:30 p.m. Saturday at Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 892, 496 Arch St. This week's special is steak or chicken salads with garlic bread for $5. For more information call 330-337-8015.
'Soup to Go' offered at Leetonia church
LEETONIA - Quarts of homemade "Soup to Go" will be available in different varieties on Feb. 6 at the Robbins United Methodist Church, 100 High St. Prices start at $6. The convenient drive-thru pick up will be open at a new time, from 3 to 5 p.m. For more information call 330-427-2035.
North Lima accepts pavilion rentals
NORTH LIMA - Beaver Township Park Board is accepting applications for pavilion rentals. Cost is $55 for residents and $85 for non-residents for the Memorial Park pavilion, located behind the former South Range High School, and Woodworth Park, on Luther Avenue between Market Street and Southern Boulevard.
Pavilions may be used by the public May 1 through Oct. 31. To obtain an application, call 330-549-9552 and leave your name, contact information including telephone number, and the date you would like to reserve a pavilion. The park board plans to hire two seasonal maintenance workers to do light work around the township parks and clean the pavilions.
Ham dinner planned at Southern Local
SALINEVILLE - The Salineville Southern Alumni Community Scholarship Foundation (SSACSF) will sponsor a ham dinner from 5 to 7 p.m. Feb. 5 in the Southern Local elementary cafeteria located across the hall from the gymnasium, preceding the Southern Local-Lowellville boys basketball game. The public is invited. Carryout is available.
The meal includes ham, baked potato or macaroni and cheese, green beans, applesauce, roll, beverage and dessert. Cost is $7 for ages 12 and up, $6 for senior citizens, $5 for children 3 to 11, and free for under 3.
Proceeds will be used for scholarships to be awarded to graduating seniors at the alumni banquet held on May 25 at the school. The SSACSF was established in 1987 as a charitable group to recognize and reward graduating seniors for their academic excellence. To date it has awarded 275 scholarships totaling $211,850. In 2012, 15 of the 66 seniors applied and $12,750 was awarded. The 15 scholarships ranged in value from $500 to $2,000. This money was obtained by fund raisers and donations. All donations are tax deductible.
At a recent meeting the board of trustees approved the planning of a bus trip to New York City and a golf outing. The dates, cost, and other details are yet to be determined.
For more information about the SSACSF visit the school's web site under Alumni/SSAC.
EL Way Station postpones distribution
EAST LIVERPOOL - The monthly food distribution for the Way Station in East Liverpool has been postponed from Jan. 24 to Jan. 31. The distribution, which takes place at Avondale Baptist Church in Minerva, will be held from 10 a.m. to noon. The Columbiana Way Station will hold its distribution on its usual distribution date, from 9 a.m. to noon Jan. 24. For more information call 330-482-5072.
Mount Union offers mobile app
ALLIANCE - The University of Mount Union has launched a free mobile application that is available for download from the app store on both Android and Apple devices. Users simply need to search "Mount Union" to find the application. Created to enhance the Mount Union experience and keep users up to date on campus events, the app lets users read university news, watch videos, view photos and access the faculty/staff directory.
Users can also use the application to find maps and addresses of locations on campus. Choosing the "campus" button takes downloaders to a map image of Mount Union, where it is then possible to look up buildings on campus in order to find their exact locations and addresses.
App users can also view athletic news categorized by sport. The "athletics" button will link users to a list of all sports at Mount Union. An events page links to an academic calendar and an updated list of the events taking place on campus for the current week. A "get social" button connects users to Mount Union's official Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, Pinterest, Linkedin and Flickr accounts, as well as the university's student blogger pages.
A "help" button loads the user screen with local emergency numbers, including the Alliance police and fire stations, all campus security numbers and the phone number for the information desk. The "students" button provides access to student-centered services such as email, cable lineup, a dining menu and registration.


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Historical and trended reporting for Netcool/OMNIbus events and data
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Over 1,000 enterprise, service provider, and government organizations worldwide use IBM Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus as a manager of managers to consolidate event management across operational silos and tools. For companies looking to extend the realtime intelligence provided by IBM Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus, IBM Tivoli Netcool/Reporter V2.2.0 offers out-of-the-box integration with Netcool/OMNIbus, adding historical event reporting across individual silos and tools. Netcool/Reporter provides enhanced visibility across varying time periods and automated analysis of the long-term behavior and service level performance of configuration items across applications, systems, devices, and virtually any other event source.
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- Enhanced GUI with improved look and greater flexibility, enabling staff to leverage a broader range of reporting options according to individual requirements.
- Enhanced platform, client, and database support that now includes Red Hat Linux™ ES 4.0 (server), Windows Vista® (client), IBM DB2® V9.1, and MS SQL Server 2005 enabling greater flexibility and cost savings via a wider range of deployment options according to the needs of the business.
- Enhanced Java™ support including server side IBM JRE V1.4.2 and client side Java 1.5 plugin, Sun and IBM enabling Java-based, which simplifies the deployment and use of client-server reporting throughout a distributed environment. Users can navigate quickly and easily to the appropriate task whether administering, building, or viewing reports.
Netcool/Reporter is an historical event reporting software application with a business intelligence-oriented portal that provides pages, folder and channels, several report development tools, and over 50 canned reports.
At the core of Netcool/Reporter is a Java server and set of applets and drivers to provide database connectivity, scheduling capabilities, report creation, and publishing.
Netcool/Reporter uses OBDC plus native connectivity to databases for reporting coupled with an Apache Web Server and JRun, as the servlet engine, to deliver the reports.
A Report Designer applet is provided which connects to RDBMS standard databases including Oracle, Sybase, and MS-SQL Server, and creates SQL and formatting definition files that are saved on the file system. The Report Designer is a wizard-like interface that allows the SQL query to be constructed from a tab-based approach.
A runtime engine submits the queries and formats the data returned, for display in a browser, or for output into HTML, PDF, CSV, XML, GIF, or JPEG files. In addition to the ability to create ad-hoc reports, a series of Event Summary, Fault Diagnosis, and Operational Performance reports are provided in the distribution, along with a set of Service Level Management quality reports, ready to run as soon as the IBM Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus Gateway generates data.
In addition to the canned reports described above, there is a set of sample reports built using the Freeform Report Designer tool; these reports use a combination of tables, bar charts, and pie charts. Reports can be run in real time, saved as snapshots, or output as CSV or PDF files.
A set of JSP tag libraries is provided; these tag libraries enable the construction of specialized interaction with the Netcool/Reporter server and are the basis for the two JSP tools used for executing reports via a URL.
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NEW CUMBERLAND - The race for Hancock County sheriff pits two longtime lawmen from Weirton against each other - one with a background in detective work, the other with expertise in investigating accidents and children's crimes.
Ronald P. Haggerty Sr., 61, who won the Republican primary in May, said he wants to increase the police presence in the county through more patrols. "I want to build a good rapport between the sheriff's department and the people in the county," he said, "whether it be Newell, Chester or Lawrenceville."
Democratic candidate Ralph A. Fletcher, 60, said his priorities include more drug enforcement and improving staffing levels, including more felony investigators. "Manpower is an area where I'd like to see changes occur - not just increasing it but moving officers to different areas of responsibility," he said. "It keeps officers fresh."
Haggerty and Fletcher, both of Weirton, are campaigning to fill the spot that will be left by the departing Sheriff Mike White, who is prohibited by state law from seeking a third term. White is running for Hancock County magistrate.
Both men tout their years of experience with the Weirton Police Department as their chief qualification for the county-wide office.
Haggerty's start in police work came by way of a theft investigation he conducted for his former employer, a vending company, at Weirton Steel. A Weirton police lieutenant reviewed the case and suggested Haggerty consider law enforcement as a career.
Haggerty worked as a patrol officer for about four months and then went into the plain-clothes detective division, where he worked for 17 years. Haggerty retired with 21 years under his belt, even serving for a time while Fletcher was chief.
Haggerty, who now runs a convenience store in Weirton with his wife, said he decided to run for sheriff because of his love of policing.
Campaigning for the primary and the Nov. 6 election, Haggerty said he has talked to a lot of residents who want to see more patrols. "The people in the county depend on the sheriff's department," he said. "I learned a long time ago that the better rapport you have with the public, the easier it is to do your job. They help solve a lot of crimes."
One example of that is drug enforcement, he said. "You need information flowing in to help do a better job in the fight against drugs. That's a priority," he said.
Other priorities for Haggerty are boosting the sheriff's reserves and expanding the Prevention Resource Officer program. The latter is a program that puts two sheriff's deputies in Oak Glen Middle School and High School and two in Weirton Middle School and High School.
Haggerty said he would like to expand the program to county elementary schools. For those who think that's too young, Haggerty said, "If you get to them and build a rapport with them when they're young, ... it will help deter them if they befriend a police officer."
Fletcher got his start in law enforcement in 1977 as a Weirton police officer. He served 10 years in the detective division and four years - 1998-2002 - as chief of police. Currently, he is chief investigator for the Hancock County Prosecutor's Office.
While chief, Fletcher was responsible for 45 sworn officers and 19 civilian employees, as well as the department's budget. "That's experience that most people who've run for this position in the past did not have," he said.
It was as a Weirton patrolman that Fletcher came to specialize in accident investigations and accident reconstructions, becoming certified as an expert in the field. As a detective, he specialized in crimes against children.
"I just want to take all this experience I have and expand on it through (the sheriff's) department," he said. "I've really enjoy my time in law enforcement. I see this as an opportunity to continue my career in that chosen field."
Fletcher especially wants to expand drug enforcement, certain assignments for officers and training for officers.
"The drug problem has changed over the years, to where almost all our personal crimes ... are related directly or indirectly to our drug problems," he said. "We need to look at the whole picture, which includes the property crime part of it."


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It started with the hope of saving a beloved old school building. It was built on the dream of regenerating a neighborhood. The vision of a small group of dedicated individuals to bring a decaying community together for the promotion of wellness and connectedness of its citizens is now a robust reality.
The Girard Multi-Generational Center, housed in the old Tod Woods School in the Parkwood neighborhood of Girard, represents what can happen when friends and neighbors work together for a common goal.
In 1999, a core group of people, headed by Carmelo ''Charlie'' Lamancusa, got together to save their school. They convinced the Girard Board of Education to rent the school back to the community for $1 a year for the next 20 years. They worked tirelessly to find grant money for their dream of a community center for all ages, offering classes in wellness, technology and just plain fun.
In February of 2000 Lamancusa was gunned down in the corner grocery store that had been in his family for decades. The neighborhood lost heart that Charlie's dream project would ever be fulfilled but the committee pressed on.
In 2001 they received a grant from the United States Department of Education which allowed them to bring the building up to code and provide handicapped access. A dining room / meeting room, a computer lab, library and adult fitness room were added. The old gymnasium in the building received a facelift too, to ensure safety for children. Yearly memberships were sold to individuals and families.
Since then, with a staff of only five people, the Multi-Generational Center has added activities and classes that rival any similar commercial venture. Under the administrative directorship of Laura Carey-D'Rummo, the center has grown to 1,400 members. It has received software donations from Microsoft Corp. and some financial support from the Trumbull County Office of Elderly Affairs. Head Start classes, which began a year ago, have doubled. A second adult fitness room has been added as well as a distance learning lab. Members can search the web or use the email facilities and have one-on-one computer tutoring. One member communicates by email with her daughter in China.
Administrative Assistant Paulette Kren told me that the center has received phone calls from as far as California inquiring about their start-up.
Program Director Jude Signorello, who holds degrees in nursing and social work, leads exercise and stretching classes, does weekly blood pressure, blood glucose and cholesterol screenings and oversees ''mind games'' three times a week for senior members.
''I believe it is as important for our seniors to exercise their minds as it is to exercise their bodies,'' she said.
Signorello recently organized a veterans breakfast and is in the midst of planning their annual Holiday Family Fun Night where kids can have their photo taken with Santa.
The center benefits from volunteers from the community but also has ties with Youngstown State University, which provides interns from the gerontology and social work programs. Students from the Girard High robotics team recently demonstrated their skills at the center with Head Start kids and seniors in attendance.
Classes in knitting and crocheting, Tai Chi, yoga, a walking program, a weeklong summer camp for kids, a kids basketball skills camp, a ladies card club and Red Hat Society ladies are just some of the offerings. Jude offers Medicare Assistance sessions for anyone with questions and AARP will provide volunteers to the center for help with taxes.
A holiday potluck luncheon and a family fun night are two of the activities planned for December. A nutritional meal program sponsored by the Trumbull County Office of Elderly Affairs is held Monday through Friday, throughout the year. The center runs a free coffee bar.
A building that could have become a victim of urban blight and decay has arisen from the ashes to become a beacon of community regeneration.
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I would have told them not to gather petition signatures to present to the Town Board objecting to the facility under the theory that it will cost tax revenue, increase traffic and compromise the safety of their own children, because all those reasons are a thin facade for the truth that everyone but they care to admit: fear of the unknown.
I would have told them about the number of people who have objected to facilities just like this over the years, who eventually came to be ashamed of ever suggesting that a house serving special-needs children or people with developmental disabilities would detract from a neighborhood.
I would have taken a few moments to dismiss the validity of their objections, particularly the ones saying the facility will resemble a prison because it will have a fence around it and the repeated references to it as a business. I would tell them that there is a difference between a fence around a house and a wall around a prison and that this will be a business in the same way their house becomes a business when they baby-sit.
I certainly would have let them know that, by law, the only way they are going to prevail in their crusade is to prove that the area is saturated with similar facilities or that this one will significantly alter the neighborhood. I would have informed them that the deck is stacked very much against intolerance and in favor of agencies such as Community Services for the Developmentally Disabled because the need is so great.
If none of that worked, I would have told them that there is a group home around the corner from my house and that, unbeknown to many, there are group homes and respite facilities around the corner from thousands of houses, and the people who live and work in them are about the best neighbors you can hope to have.
If that didn't convince them, I would have introduced them to my daughter Jessica. I would have asked her to tell them about her job with People Inc., taking care of special-needs teenagers after school Monday through Friday. She would have told them about the smiles on the young men and women she cares for who want nothing more than to be treated with kindness and respect, but who need a little more help than other kids their age.
I would have told them about the day I spent in awe and amazement watching my daughter care for the kids and seeing them respond to her obvious love for all of them. I would have told them about the gratitude that exudes from the kids' parents to know that they can have a break from the demands of their everyday life and know that their children are safe and in good hands. I would have told them how I nearly burst with pride at the empathy my daughter displays every day.
I also would have told them that the world needs more empathy and less prejudice. And I would have reminded them that it's never too late to do the right thing, stop signing ill-conceived, misinformed petitions and think of the many ways they can open their minds and their hearts to their new neighbors.
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NEGLEY - The man hit by a Youngstown and Southern train Tuesday has been identified as 33-year-old Todd Beabout.
A report released by the county sheriff's office Wednesday revealed his identity. Although no physical address was listed under his identification, his mailing address was listed as a post office box in Negley.
First responders and two county sheriff's officials did not know who Beabout was until Wednesday morning, according to the report.
His identity was provided to sheriff's deputy Wes Smith by a representative from St. Elizabeth Hospital shortly after 10 a.m. on Wednesday and it was listed in Smith's finalized report of the incident made available later in the day.
Beabout was taken by medical helicopter to the Youngstown hospital on Tuesday and an update on his condition was not listed in the report.
The report also did not indicate why Beabout was lying on the tracks not far from 7459 Bye Road when the empty freight train approached.
Negley Fire Chief Gary Banicki said Tuesday it appeared he had been sleeping or passed out on the railroad, although he could not confirm that was the case.
The train's engineer, Salem resident Steve Close, told Smith he and the conductor, Nate Zieher of Youngstown, were going to North Lima from the Tube Ascope facility in Darlington, Pa., where they had hooked onto the empty cars. Close said he and Zieher were looking back at the empty cars to make sure everything was still attached properly and there were no other problems when Close turned around and saw what he thought was a person's coat bunched up on the tracks about 25 feet away.
Zieher then looked and realized it was actually a man on the tracks, at which point Close applied the emergency brakes but the train was unable to stop in time and drove over Beabout, according to the report.
When the train was stopped Close and Zieher got out and went to Beabout, who was found between the first and second locomotives still conscious and talking. They told him not to move, that they would get help.
Their attempts to call 911 were not successful, however, as they did not have adequate cell phone service in the rural area. Close ran to the nearest home, which was 7459 Bye Road, and knocked on the door but there was no answer. About 10 minutes later Paul Conkle returned home and called 911, the report stated.
Sheriff's Lt. Allen Young also responded to the scene as did Y&S supervisor Bob Gane, according to the report.


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Loyola's Pre-Health program prepares students for professional study in the health fields, including the medical, dental, and veterinary professions. The program is completed in conjunction with the student's major and not as its own degree program. Many Pre-Health participants are science majors, but non-science fields are also acceptable.
With the help of Coordinator of Health Professions Counseling, Dr. Maiju Lehmijoki-Gardner, and their individual faculty advisers, students map out their course schedule to ensure they fulfill all professional school admission requirements. The applicant can easily fit those requirements into their traditional undergraduate courses of study, if started early in their college career.
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Business is getting more and more social. Understanding how social it's becoming is a challenge to many B2B marketers. Where do you go to find out if your prospects and customers are on social networks? If so, which ones?
It's now possible to append your B2B customer and prospect databases with social media addresses and other social marketing data. This new social layer makes it possible to connect and engage with your audience across multiple channels. With this data, you'll know the "Four W's" of your audience:
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Learn which channels your customers or contacts use most frequently and speak to them where they are most comfortable.
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Optimize the time you spend engaging and identify potential new channels to engage your key contacts.
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Do you know who your most valuable brand advocates are? Use the number of Facebook friends, tweets, followers, etc. to identify and engage your contacts with the most marketing influence. Create content or VIP offers to target and reward this very important group.
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Gather insights from a Twitter feed or LinkedIn profile to provide marketing intelligence which can be used to create more personalized communications. Those communications can then be distributed to the most relevant segments of your database.
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Once you how your customers behave in the social networks, use that information to go after others with similar profiles or behaviors.
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Provide your sales team with prospect or customer social profile information and allow them to learn more about the contact which will promote a more authentic conversation and sales experience.
Companies that provide social marketing contact appending or influencer identification services include:
Rapleaf helps you better understand who your customers are so you can personalize communications and boost interactions while lifting conversions. Using Rapleaf can help you reveal and understand your customers' demographics, interests, occupation, social media memberships, friend connections and more.
Netprospex is a directory of user-contributed business contacts verified with their proprietary CleneStep technology. Quickly find, view and download business contacts including phone and email addresses. NetProspex has a large database of 14 million verified B2B contacts.
Klout allows you to find and engage Twitter influencers based on topic or hashtag so you can understand their network value.
When you have an email address, Flowtown allows you to find which social networks your customers are on.
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The American Red Cross Serving Erie & Niagara Counties provided emergency assistance to 110 people following 21 fires in the two counties during February, chief programs officer Kenneth Turner reports.
The busiest day for fire assistance was Feb. 22.
In Buffalo, volunteers opened a shelter for more than 27 residents displaced by an apartment house fire on Forest Avenue and aided 10 people left homeless by a fatal blaze on Timon Street.
Red Cross assistance usually includes vouchers for temporary housing, food and clothing, along with emotional support from trained mental health volunteers.


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WASHINGTONVILLE - Council voted to adjust the water and sewer rates to place more money in the sewer fund, Fiscal Officer Dale Davis said Monday.
Mayor Will Jones emphasized the action does not raise anyone's rates.
Davis said the ordinance will help build up our sewer fund.
"That's all this does," he said, "places money in the sewer fund" by taking some from water fund that is doing well.
Jones said, "We're doing this so we don't have to raise anyone's rates."
Council passed the legislation with a 5-0 vote. Councilwoman Becky Vignon was absent.
In other action, council voted to accept the best quote for a new roof on the wastewater treatment plant building.
Mike Mancuso Construction in Columbiana submitted the winning estimate out of four received.
The quote was the highest at $3,575 but Councilman Jim Smith said it was the only that included a new grip edge.
"Myself, I would go with Mancuso," Smith said, "it's not the cheapest but it's the most complete." He pointed out that two estimates also included gable vents.
Jones said he wanted ice guards.
"I don't want the gutters to come off, " he said.
Councilwoman Laura Trummer wanted to go with the lowest estimate submitted by LZ Contracting LLC at $2,925 while noting it was over $500 less and didn't have ice guards.
Altomare Home Improvement submitted an estimate of $3,350 while Custer Construction put in an estimate $3,550.
The vote was 3-1-1 with Trummer voting against the measure and Councilwoman Theresa Allison declining to vote, saying she didn't know enough about the issue.
State law requires government agency must bid projects over $25,000.
Council also passed an ordinance giving Solicitor Michele Michele McBride Simonelli a contract with a three-percent pay raise. She currently earns $585 a month.
Assistant Police Chief Mark Husk asked council to consider placing Patrolwoman Autumn Dean of Warren on the police reserve roster.
She is the first woman officer on the force in about four years, Husk said.
Both Husk and Jones said Dean would "make a good fit" for the department.
"She's also in the military reserves," Husk said. After the meeting he said, "In this line of work you need a female."
Dean will be on 90 days probation after she is sworn in and Husk said he hopes he can place her into a work shift within two weeks.
In other business, council set 8 p.m. Dec. 17 for its Christmas party at the Washingtonville VFW and invited all village employees, but left the kids out until a picnic can be arranged in 2013.
Council will meet in regular session at 7 p.m. before the party.
"We'll probably have about 25 people if everyone attends," Jones said, adding that he will supply most of the things. Council agreed to leave a sign-up sheet in the community building for people to list what food they will be bringing.
"I think it would be a good thing to bring everyone together," Jones said.
As an FYI, Jones said that not every garbage truck going through town was picking up garbage. He said it was a state route while pointing out the only time garbage can be picked up is between 6 a.m. and 6 p.m. Monday through Friday and from 6 a.m. until noon on Saturdays.
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There are like 4 stalks in my fridge. Primo organic goodness that I am craaaaaaaaaving. I want it and need it now. I have been eating about 1-2 stalks (there's one stalk per bag) a day. And now, I must have none.
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dude i love gurren lagann its so funny and awesome
they killed of one of the main ceraters off of the show
Next to Bleach, Gurren Lagann is my favorite Anime ever! I love the whole story, and it's just amazing! I wish it were more than 27 episodes. But my mouth dropped when Kameda died... I just was like OFMG! >.<
that was messed up that they killed Kameda"I will be the GOD of this New World"
I totally agree with you cause Bleach is my favorite anime 2 and Gurren Lagann is great
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Hubby went on to work and I was to call him if this was really it. I got on the phone with my friend Lori who just had her first baby two months before. In a couple hours I decide we should head to the hospital and off we go. To have our first baby!
We got into our room and all strapped up to the monitors and such. We were there maybe an hour when the nurse came in and told me what no woman "in labor" wants to hear. The doctor thinks you should go home. We were told that my labor would probably speed up there and so forth. And so we left.
It was just a couple hours later when I was really feeling the pain and hubby and I were on our bed praying as I was laboring away, still not believing that I was sent home from the hospital! Then I heard a "snap" and my water broke! There on the bed as Jeff read from the Bible.
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BROCKWAY, Calif. - Looking for a new place to hang out at night? Tired of the same beers at other bars? Be sure to check out the newly opened Mellow Fellow bar in North Tahoe, right at the state line, which boasts an impressive 40 beers on tap.
A trio of Dallas transplants - founder and owners Ryan and Casey Eller, along with general manager Kristi Thompson - run the day-to-day operations at the bar. Mr. Eller explained he has been visiting Lake Tahoe for the past 15 years, often spending time in Incline Village.
"Every time we came out, we wondered where you can come out and get a good beer besides a sports bar," Eller said.
The group strives to provide unique beers on tap, often searching for rare beers to keep customers intrigued. Eller explained that out of the 40 beers Mellow Fellow currently has on tap, eight of them are IPAs, one of the most popular being Dogfish 90 Minutes IPA. Also, the bar has a nitrogen pour, for rich, creamy, stouts.
"It's none of the traditional stuff you'll see in other restaurants around town," Eller explained.
While the group has spent time in Tahoe before, they just relocated to North Lake in February. Two months later, they found their current location, at the North Tahoe state line, in April. After building and constructing the bar, two and a half months later, Mellow Fellow opened in late June.
"(We've) always wanted to move out here, then a couple things fell into place, allowing me to leave Dallas and my wife to come with me. The more we talked about it and got Kristi on board, we decided to go for it," Eller said. "It was a risk, as it always is moving across the country, but everything has come up roses."
When the Ellers and Thompson were developing the bar - which sits right on the state line, on the California side - they strived to make it a comfortable hang-out for locals and visitors alike.The name, Mellow Fellow, is a testament to the bar's laid back atmosphere.
"We didn't want to be a tourist destination - we wanted to be a local hang-out," Eller said. "We want to set up an ambiance that allows people to come hang out and feel welcome. That there's no rush to leave, and to treat our place like your backyard."
With giant Jenga, corn hole and darts, the bar really does feel like a backyard hang-out, complete with a large outside patio and picnic tables.
"We've had a really good response so far, especially from the locals," Eller said.
While the bar is quickly becoming known for its impressive beer selection, it also offers plenty of food options, including a variety of sandwiches and sausages, all using locally made and fresh ingredients.
Some of the sandwich options are a pesto cheese sandwich, turkey cranberry and roast beef. The menu also offers fresh soft pretzels from Truckee Sourdough Company. Eller explained that the bar's biggest seller of food is its sausages, made in Incline Village.
"Every night from 6 to 9 we grill sausages as well as bratwurst," Eller said.
The bar also has specials virtually every night, starting with a happy hour Monday through Friday from 4 -6 p.m., when beers are $1 off. On Monday nights, there's trivia at 7 p.m.; Wednesdays are Bike Night (customers are invited to show up on bikes of any kind to receive $1 off beers all night); and Thursdays are Pint Nights, where patrons can keep their glasses if they buy the featured beer. Lastly, on Sunday mornings, the bar opens early, at noon, and has $2.50 bloody beers, along with a $4 egg scramble.
Eller added that if people stop by the bar often, they will notice new beers on tap frequently. The bar is currently working with several distributors and breweries to gain exclusive access to certain beers, Eller said.
"We've had a really good response so far, especially from the locals," Eller added. "We love it, we absolutely love it."
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Scott Silver, his wife and their 2 1/2-year-old lab mix were enjoying a hike through Cline Butte's Dry Canyon area Friday, when they can across a bobcat caught in a trap by its front paw.
"Clearly recently trapped, and not at all pleased being trapped there," Silver said Monday.
Silver said there was nothing they could do to help the animal, which was still alive, so they took a picture and called the sheriff's office as soon as they had cellphone service.
Although the image is disturbing to some, what you might not know is this trapping is actually legal. In fact, bobcat trapping season runs until Feb. 28 in Oregon.
"When an animals pelt can sell for $645, the trappers are going to go almost exclusively for that particular animal, and that animal's chances of survival in the wild are very small," said TrapFree Oregon volunteer-Chris Baker.
Their pelts sell for hundreds, if not thousands of dollars.
"These traps latch onto parts of the animals' bodies, and the current trap check time in the state of Oregon is 48 hours," Baker said. "So these animals can languish in these traps legally for a couple of days. "
Traps can be placed anywhere on public or private land where a trapper has permission. However, no trap can be within 50 feet of a trail that is mapped managed and maintained by the state. The trail Silver was hiking on is one of those.
"Bobcat was no more than 10 feet away -- could have even been a little less than that," Silver said.
Legal or not, Silver says it's not the trapping that bothers him, but the fact that it could have been his dog.
"The issue was, trapping irresponsibly in an area where high amounts of recreation are taking place just seems absolutely stupid," Silver said.
If a trail is not recognized, people can put traps closer than 50 feet.
Baker said one of his fellow volunteers actually had her dog step on a trap -- on a trail -- while on a leash.
TrapFree Oregon is trying to ban trapping in public areas. To read more about their 2016 initiative, you can visit their website at trapfreeoregon.com or on their Facebook page: www.facebook.com/TrapFreeOregon.
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Scott Silver, his wife and their 2 1/2-year-old lab mix were enjoying a hike through Cline Butte's Dry Canyon area Friday, when they can across a bobcat caught in a trap by its front paw.
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