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Twitter became big news once journalists realised its power as a tool for breaking stories during the Mumbai Massacre in 2008. In the aftermath of the micro-blogging platform hitting the headlines, there was an explosion of professional journalists in the Twittersphere. This growth has been fuelled by increasing mainstream awareness of the importance of social media to the future of a crisis-ridden industry and the elevation of Twitter as a platform for news dissemination, citizen journalism and audience interaction.
So, how are journalists using Twitter? How is the service changing traditional reporting practices? And what (if any) are the rules of engagement with the platform for professional journalists? I interviewed 25 of the journalists I follow on Twitter (most of them Australian with a smattering of South African and U.S. respondents) to find out first-hand.
This is the first instalment in a two-part series written for the US-based PBS website Mediashifton the theme of journalists and Twitter.
In Australia, where journalists are literally in a Twittering frenzy, the platform was incorporated into mainstream news coverage of the Black Saturday bushfires which devastated the southern state of Victoria in February. The ABC pioneered the use of the technology during the disaster with impressive results.
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And last week, during violent storms and flooding in the states of Queensland and New South Wales (NSW), it was evident how embedded Twitter had become as a component of ABC radio's breaking news coverage. Reporters from remote regions through to network stars and even the corporation's "Managing Director":http://twitter.com/abcmarkscott are Tweeting their way into unprecedented public engagement. As Leigh Sales, anchor of the respected nightly news program Lateline told me: "I'm giving Twitter a red hot go."
But as I watched my Twitter-feed flood with news of the deadly storms, I saw something else racing up the trending topics chart: the London industry gathering #media140 called to discuss the role of Twitter in breaking news. Inevitably, the debate canvassed the views of resistors and detractors who argued "Twitter isn't journalism." Sound familiar to veterans of the great blogging vs. journalism debate? Of course Twitter isn't journalism, it's a platform like radio or TV but with unfettered interactivity. However, the act of tweeting can be as journalistic as the act of headline writing. Similarly, the platform can be used for real-time reporting by professional journalists in a manner as kosher as a broadcast news live report.
Evidence of resistance was also broadcast in Australia this month on Radio National's Life Matters. In an program devoted to the impact of social media, host Richard Aedy declared himself a sceptic and said he didn't see the point of platforms like Twitter. He found some support within his audience -- an older, educated, affluent crowd (disclaimer: I'm a regular listener!). But many called the program to describe how social media such as Twitter could be useful social connectors and information sources. While one of his guests (social connection expert @iggypintado)plugged the virtues of Twitter, another, respected veteran science broadcaster Robin Williams dismissed the platform, proudly telling listeners he was very connected and yet didn't even own a mobile phone.
However, the producers invited listeners to participate in the discussion via Twitter and the experiment was a success. Twitter users -- some of whom had never previously heard the program -- tweetedtheir way through it, posting hundreds of comments and making an impression on the sceptical host. I was invited to appear on the next edition of the program to discuss the Twitter political reporting experiment I conducted last September with my students and the emerging role of Twitter in journalism. By that stage, there was less "But isn't it just inane public belly-gazing?" and more "It strikes me this is a little like citizen journalism," which was good to hear as the program's weekly talkback sessions are a natural bridge to social media enhancement and potentially a younger, expanded audience.
Nevertheless, Twitter (in conjunction with other social media platforms) is changing journalism and these changes need to be carefully scrutinised with open minds.
How do journalists identify themselves on Twitter?
Most of the journalists I interviewed tweet openly, acknowledging their professional identity and real name in their personal Twitter page biographies, even if they use an online nickname. Only one locked his account, meaning he had to approve potential followers before they would be able to view his tweets. However, several deliberately withheld the name of their employer to avoid perceived conflicts of interest.
But the themes of trust and credibility, honesty and transparency came up constantly as significant features of successful social media engagement and most of the journalists I interviewed had connected the dots.
"Because I use Twitter to source content (and) find news tips, I think it's best to be open about where I'm coming from," said Gary Kemble, the ABC's Online Opinion Editor. He's also responsible for the broadcaster's @abcnews and @articulate Twitter feeds.
The ABC's national youth affairs correspondent, Michael Turtle agreed.
"I think the very nature of Twitter lends itself towards having an open profile and being honest about who you are," he said. "The power of the site is the ability to connect directly with people and engage in conversations. It wouldn't be nearly as effective if you chose to do that anonymously."
When asked why he tweeted openly, John Grey, online editor of Brisbane's The Courier Mail, said: "Call me wacky, call me weird, but I think people are more likely to have an interactive relationship with a human rather than a bot."
Freelance journalist Rachel Hills acknowledged her upfront tweeting as being consistent with the need for interactivity between the reporter and the audience in the digital age.
"I have adopted this relatively open approach because I view the future of media (or at least the kind of ideas and issues based work that I do as a freelancer) as being about hosting and facilitating conversations -- interacting with the people who care about the work that you do is vital," she said.
However, ABC Adelaide news reader and producer, Jacqui Munn http://www.twitter.com/tohbee reflected the caution that some journalists feel about the merger of the private and the public that occurs in social media spaces like the Twittersphere. She switched from tweeting openly to anonymously once her journalistic identity was revealed.
"I wasn't looking to use it to communicate as a journalist and didn't feel comfortable being judged professionally for just shooting the breeze with friends and other somewhat anonymous acquaintances," Munn said.
How are journalists using Twitter?
Professional journalists are using Twitter to enhance and augment traditional reporting practices. It's another tool in their kit and many journalists, like ABC radio producer Andrew Davies, are now logged onto Twitter throughout their working day.
"I try and start my day by looking at what people are saying (and) talking about on Twitter," he said, "I love being able to read all the fantastic links to interesting websites, ideas (and) news that people have sent out."
Reporters I interviewed are using the platform to "broadcast" links to content they or their news outlet have produced in an effort to build a new audience. Some also contribute to, or manage, organisational Twitter accounts on behalf of their employers. A few use it as a live reporting platform and some employ applications to share images, audio and links to other online content they find interesting. And many are using it to crowdsource contacts, story angles, background and case studies. In fact, when I began researching this story, my first move was to tweet a request for journalists to respond to questions about why they were on Twitter and how they used the platform. I received useful feedback and uncovered a number of new contacts via this method before conducting more extensive online interviews.
The ABC's Michael Turtle uses Twitter regularly to monitor public debate which he acknowledges influences his storytelling.
"It sometimes helps to use Twitter to gauge opinion on an issue," Turtle said. "You would certainly never claim the views online are representative, or seek to pass off a collection of tweets as an accurate poll. But it can point you in the direction of certain views, which can help guide some of the questions you might ask or angles you might follow-up."
Most journalists I interviewed monitor the feeds of sources on their beats as an adjunct to website and email accounts. They check their competition and try to keep up to date with hot industry issues. For some, it's replaced their RSS news feeds and for others it's a way of networking with peers and developing mentors. It's the end-of-day bar debriefing and a reporting tool rolled into one.
Journalists Marketing Themselves
As journalism and entertainment continue to merge, and reporters increasingly become media personalities, image conscious journalists are gaining awareness of Twitter's power as a branding and marketing tool. This is paramount in the mind of the ABC's Leigh Sales who has developed an Australian Twittersphere cult-following with a unique blend of news and wit. She says the jury is still out on the real value of Twitter to her.
"It's hard to see the application for me, given that I only have 1,000 or so followers, yet my program rates around 300k." But she pointed to the potential value of such a following in marketing her books.
However, journalists are also beginning to see the value in using Twitter to interact with their audiences, recognising the inevitable breakdown of old media strictures that separated news producers and receivers and reinforced a top-down approach to media consumption.
"Like other broadcasters and newspapers, we use Twitter to alert others to new stories and to invite feedback -- but we don't believe it should stop there," observed Sky News Australia deputy director of digital news "John Bergin":http://twitter.com/theburgerman). "Our strategy doesn't think of the viewer 'out there' spatially and conceptually. One of the most interesting things about Twitter is that there is no strictly defined audience. Every participant has the same tools to articulate his or her point, to frame an issue, to set an agenda. The space between news producer and news consumer has collapsed. We try to use Twitter as a means of inviting them into the newsroom, asking them what they think, what questions they would like us to ask our guests, and so forth."
Subverting PR and Getting Jobs
Some journalists also reported using Twitter as a means of subverting the increasingly dominant modern PR machine. They said it allowed them to quickly go beyond press releases and official sources, like lobby groups and politicians, by interacting with followers who provided alternative perspectives, useful background and sometimes crucial facts in a story.
Finally, the journalists I interviewed mentioned the role of Twitter as a sort of media job agency. The Sydney Star Observer's Harley Dennett highlighted the value of networking with senior journalists and editors at major Australian publications on Twitter.
"I comment on news of the day hoping potential future employers will notice how witty and informed I am," he said.
This strategy worked for one U.S. college graduate. After initially failing to make an impression via email, Ashley Reynolds direct-messaged (DMing as it's known involves sending a private message to one of your followers through Twitter) the News Director at WYMT TV in Hazard, Kentucky. It worked. He replied via Twitter, set up an interview and she's about to start work as a reporter on his news team.
"As far as I know, I'm the only one who contacted him through Twitter, so I really stood out," she said. "With direct message you have to sell yourself in 140 characters. So in order to sell myself I had to be short, sharp, and simple."
Breaking news in Twitter
In addition to using Twitter to monitor breaking news -- like a mini wire service with public participation -- and for the dissemination of breaking news, the ABC has also assigned reporters to live-tweet events, such as the Queensland state election this March. And there are plans to expand Twitter-based special events coverage.
Some of the reporters I interviewed pointed to the value of Twittersearch -- a function which allows users to search on specific terms or phrases which are often grouped by relevant hashtags -- to easily monitor community reporting of major breaking news. They also pointed to recent moves by public officials to release news via Twitter ahead of issuing press releases or staging media conferences. This means Twitter is being used not only as a place to cover and monitor breaking news, but also a place for sources to break news.
But the public is less likely to trust news broken on Twitter than that which is delivered via traditional news outlets, according to Harley Dennett, who says audiences still attach credibility to detail, as he discovered when he recently broke a story on Twitter about the closure of the Federal Magistrate's Court in Sydney.
"Sometimes people don't believe me when I reveal something on Twitter before the full story, with supporting quotes and documentation, comes out in print or online," he said. "It's hard to prove something in 140 characters when there's nothing to link."
Journalists would be wise to exercise similar caution, as two stories from Sydney this past fortnight demonstrate. In the first instance, a journalist writing for the online publication Crikey attacked Sydney Morning Herald technology reporter, Asher Moses (who did not respond to a request for an interview) for inappropriate tweeting. Crikey later apologised when it was revealed that some of the offending tweets actually came from a fake Twitter account
In the second incident, it was revealed that a marketing company had been tweeting under the guise of the NSW Police Service about policies and crime in a social media experiment inspired by Barack Obama's use of Twitter in his 2008 U.S. presidential campaign. The @nswpolice Twitter account had attracted 2,000 followers and forced a disgruntled police media unit to tweet under another handle before Twitter shut down the imposter site.
In the next instalment of this two part series on journalists' engagement with Twitter, I'll look at the implications of the clash between the personal and the public in the Twittersphere along with the regulation of reporters' tweeting by their employers and the ways in which Twitter is altering traditional practice. I'll also provide a list of tips for journalists starting out on Twitter, crowdsourced from those already active in the space.
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Barbra Streisand earned almost $100 million dollars on her last concert tour. She's worked for civil rights and nuclear disarmament. She is a renowned art collector and Academy Award (Wow, she never won a Grammy?) winner, so why is the 70-year-old icon shilling for K-Mart in The Guilt Trip? The buddy road movie with Seth Rogen is mildly amusing and has a fun eat-against-the-clock scene inspired by a Route 66 landmark, but this product placement business is out of control and this picture is nowhere near sturdy enough to shoulder the burden. In addition to the K-Mart scene, Budget Rent-A-Car, J. Crew, M&M's, The Gap, Costco, OSH, Amazon, Apple, Days Inn, Caesar's Palace, HSN and the new Chevy Sonic…you know, the all-new hatchback for people who try new things, seek discovery and live life to the fullest are promoted… and I didn't take notes! I'm all for capitalism, but if I wanted to go shopping on the big screen, I'd just fire up HSN. Ack, their devious plan worked!
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Singer-songwriter Amos Lee's latest album "Mountains of Sorrow, Rivers of Song," is more about joy than sadness. On his fifth studio album, the Philly native and University of South Carolina grad ruminates about life, love and the ways people connect with each other over 12 achingly beautiful tracks.
Lee will perform at the North Charleston Performing Arts Center on Nov. 16 as part of his U.S. Headline Tour.
The acoustic crooner's latest effort follows popular hits "Sweet Pea," "Arms of a Woman," and the 2011 chart-topping album "Mission Bell."
Lee chose to record "Mountains of Sorrow, Rivers of Song," in Nashville for the first time with his touring band, comprising Freddie Berman, Zach Djanikian, Andy Keenan and Jaron Olevsky.
"We just went down and had a good time," Lee said. "Those guys are integral to my sound in a live setting. It's still a studio record, but it's more or less live.
"By and large the record was done as a group in a room. It has that that old-school mentality."
On earlier albums, Lee's rich timbre and textured James Taylor-esque vocals lend themselves seamlessly to folksy blues songs. On "Mountains of Sorrow," Lee waxes country, joined on tracks by bluegrass phenom Alison Krauss and Grammy award-winner Patty Griffin.
"I don't really know what it means to sound country," Lee said. "It depends on the song.
"The song with Jerry Douglas (on the dobro) is definitely country-based. But there's a lot of stuff that's not really country at all."
The album's producer, Jay Joyce, has worked with a number Nashville bands, including Griffin and country king Eric Church. Joyce's experience with country music could have rubbed off on the album, Lee added.
Lee was the first artist to record in Joyce's new studio, a renovated church on the Eastern side of the city. The group relocated to Nashville for a month and recorded the album in about three weeks.
So far, critical response to "Mountains of Sorrow" has been positive, with The New York Times hailing it a "serenely sure-footed effort" and music magazine Elmore calling it Lee's "finest yet."
"People have been enjoying it. The songs that we play live people have been liking," Lee said.
"The record-buying climate is so different now, so it's hard to surmise what's actually going on unless it's a huge record. For guys like me who don't get any mainstream radio play, it's harder to tell. At the end of the day, our job is to stay the course and play the shows and do our best with them," he said.
For his Charleston show, Lee said fans can expect a dynamic concert, with songs showing up from all of his records.
"It's about having a good time. That's what we're there to do and want everyone else to do," he said.
As for playing to his South Carolina crowd and singing "Southern Girl," (a hit from his sophomore album "Supply and Demand") the jury is out.
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Open and Shut is a legal thriller narrated by lawyer Andy Carpenter, a rather charming fellow with a lovely golden retriever named Tara. He takes on the appeal of a death row inmate at his father's urging. Then Andy's father has a heart attack, dies, and ends up leaving him 22 million dollars (Andy had no idea he had the money) and an old photograph. The story of trying to save Willie, the death row inmate, is told in the present tense with the readers discovering what's happening right along with Andy. Engaging characters make this work. Carpenter has a terrific sense of humor and is a sports buff. His private eye (former cop) girlfriend, Lauren, adds a lot to the book. The reader will want to race through it to find out what happens, reacting along with Andy to discoveries. Carpenter's courtroom histrionics give one pause, but seem to work for him. Highly entertaining. After finishing this one, I read all the books in the series - at the moment, there are seven others; First Degree, Bury the Lead, Sudden Death, Dead Center, Play Dead, New Tricks, and Dog Tags. Hopefully, there will be even more to come.
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ASU Theatre & Dance offers community acting classes
The Department of Theatre and Dance at Appalachian State University will offer three community workshops in acting in July.
The Appalachian Actors Studio is open to those who are interested in performing on the college, community theatre or professional level, or who want to learn more about the craft of acting.
Faculty from the department will present topics such as auditioning, dialects, creative character movement and working with other actors in a series of evening classes. The classes are free but registration is suggested. For a schedule of workshops or to register, contact Derek Gagnier at (828) 262-6854 or (firstname.lastname@example.com)
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Infertility Myth: Age doesn't affect fertility if you're healthy. Plus, waiting to have children isn't a problem anymore because of assisted reproduction technologies, like IVF.
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Derry, NH — Angela Judith Cataldi, 25, of Derry, N.H., died on Saturday March 1, 2014, in the Parkland Medical Center, Derry, from injuries sustained in an auto accident. She was born on June 13, 1988, in Methuen, Mass., and had been a lifelong Derry resident. Angela was a graduate of Pinkerton Academy, Derry, Class of 2006. She was employed as an LNA with Tendercare, as well as bartending at Halligan's Tavern in Derry. She loved children. Angela also enjoyed cheerleading with the Derry Demons, horseback riding, and playing sports. She was actively involved with breast cancer awareness.
She is survived by her father, Scott Cataldi of Derry, and his companion, Erin Murphy, and her son and daughter; her mother, Paula (Wilkes) Cataldi of Derry, and her companion, Rick Brougham, and his three sons; her three sisters, Tanya Cataldi, Sophia Cataldi and Bella Cataldi, all of Derry; one brother, Scottie Cataldi of Derry; maternal grandfather, William Wilkes of Londonderry; paternal grandmother, Angela Cataldi of Methuen; as well as many aunts, uncles, cousins, and friends. She was predeceased by her maternal grandmother, Judith Wilkes; and paternal grandfather, Emil Cataldi.
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BEAVERTOWN — Fans of Davy Jones, along with his four surviving daughters, are expected to trek to this small community Saturday for the unveiling of a life-size statue of the late Monkees lead singer, followed by a bed race at the Beaver Springs Dragway.
The event will begin at noon with live music at the Beavertown carnival grounds, 222 Sassafras Ave., near the horse farm Jones owned for more than two decades.
At 3:30 p.m., the statue created by Altoona sculptor Chuck LaMark will be unveiled.
"It's a labor of love," LaMark said of his work, which features a likeness of Jones at age 24 and the peak of his music and television career. Jones died in February 2012 at age 66 from a heart attack.
His four daughters are expected to travel from California and England to attend the statue unveiling and participate in the bed race that will follow at about 4 p.m.
Six teams, including "Davy's Dangerous Daughters," are registered to compete for a chance to win the Davy Jones Memorial Trophy.
"We're pleased with the number as this is the first year," said Freddi Carlip, of Lewisburg, who is participating on a team that also includes state Rep. Fred Keller, of Kreamer, Freddy Keller, Ben Ranck and Matt Farrand.
Proceeds from the race will benefit the Middlecreek Area Community Center, for which Jones once served as a fundraising chairman.
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Please post your Top 5 bullet list for wineries not to miss in Sonoma (Unique Experience, Views, Quality of Wine). Zins, Sangioveses, Viogniers and Buttery Chards are some of our favorites. If you have any specific contacts we should search out at the wineries, please include them too!
While we did land up spending most of the trip in Napa, here is what we experienced in Sonoma:
Wednesday – Tasting at Freeman. Ken and Eric were extremely kind in communicating back with me prior to the trip. We arranged to stop in though they told us it was harvest and they would be swamped. They said it was ok to still come though. When we arrived, it was obvious that Eric had forgotten. As he was right in the middle of something, he had his grower/fellow winemaker Craig Strehlow from Keefer Ranch start us on tasting in the cave. He was really enjoyable and very much loves wine/winemaking and it showed. As this was one couple's first winery experience in the Napa/Sonoma area, it set the bar extremely high for other wineries to match this! Craig opened up his bin filled with grapes encouraged us to stick our heads down in it to smell it. It was amazing! We did not taste his wines, but he knew Freeman's wines as if they were his own (one of theirs is made with just his grapes)! We all enjoyed Freeman's wines. Eric did join us when he was finished and showed as great enthusiasm for the wine as Craig did. I think the Chardonnay, then Pinot Cuvee', then Keefer Ranch Pinot were the favorites among the group. The facility is the working facility – it's not a crowd-oriented place. I asked where we as the general public can purchase the wines (expecting him to say well here, now), but instead he said online. I was very surprised. I don't know if he misunderstood what I was asking or if he did know I was trying to purchase some then. We will purchase online as we want to repay them for such a lovely experience and had planned on doing so in person – and we want to enjoy such lovely wines at home!
The driver of our group wanted to try another winery or two before the end of the day. So, he drove to Simi and Kendall Jackson. Eh. Simi would not taste their Viognier, but we purchased one. Their other wines seemed unremarkable to me. The gentleman behind the counter had a great sense of humor and was good at his job, but definitely geared towards getting orders and serving crowds all at once.
Kendall Jackson's was interesting because of the aerator they used. Two couples purchased one for $45 (seemed steep to me for a little plastic thing when I've already got a great decanter at home!). The wines tasted were good, but not anything that stood out of the pack (we did not do the reserve tasting). While we did not accompany them the next few days, the other couples did say they had great experiences in Sonoma - they all raved about Arista.
I'm fortunate enough to be posting from Healdsburg now on a little vacation, so here is another list for you:
Rochioli (chard and pinot (the Special Cuvee) for sale in the tasting room now, and both are excellent);
Robert Young (excellent chard) in the Alexander Valley and a truly beautiful location;
A. Rafanelli (requires an appt and limited hours, but a real experience)
Mauritson (under the radar zinfandel producer also makes good chards)
Hartford (quality across the board: pinots, chards, & zins)
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Ventura's parking meters a success, or a pain — depends who you ask
Dave Armstrong's job is to promote downtown, so little wonder when he's spreading the good word about Ventura, he often mentions the success of parking meters.
"People who spend money on parking will spend money on goods downtown," Armstrong said at a recent event.
Increased police patrols, thanks to money drawn from the meters, are making downtown safer and more welcome, the chairman of Downtown Ventura Partners, a business improvement district, said during a chamber of commerce breakfast.
And there begins this story about the debate over the parking meters, which were installed nearly two years ago but continue to elicit many of the same passionate opinions expressed during the lead-up to their approval.
To supporters, the meters represent a way to manage parking in preparation for the city's future, one that includes a thriving downtown where tourists and locals eat, shop and, above all, return.
To critics, the meters are a sure sign of how the city lost its way in attempting to be something it isn't. They are a drag on business and a pain for motorists.
Armstrong isn't blind to the complaints.
"I can't say absolutely that they haven't hurt business and some people are opposed to them, and I appreciate that," Armstrong said recently. "What I would say is the positive outweigh the negatives."
City officials say the meters were always envisioned as being part of a larger "parking management" plan.
"Parking meters were never an end in themselves. They were designed to regulate the high demand for parking," City Manager Rick Cole said.
"Contrary to people's assumption, the city did not put in parking meters to fill a budget gap."
At times, Cole sounds surprised, frustrated by the furor the meters generates. Meters, he said, are not a "revolutionary concept."
Early projections indicated the meters could raise about $1.1 million per year, based on 400 spots, meters that operated until midnight and rates that climbed from $1 to $1.50 in the third hour of use.
From July 2011 to June 2012 — the first full fiscal year the meters were in place — the meters brought in just shy of $542,000. That reflects the final number of 343 spaces, meters that operate until 9 p.m. and rates that are always $1 per hour on Main Street (in the spring, rates on side streets dropped to 50 cents per hour).
"So the performance today cannot really be compared to where we were then," said Tom Mericle, Ventura's transportation manager.
The installation of meters and first-year operating expenses cost $1.17 million, according to the city. The city borrowed money to install the meters, with the expectation of getting paid back from the parking fees.
The city is expecting to receive the first payment of $240,000 as soon as the books close on this budget cycle, which ended June 30, Mericle said.
Lower-than-expected revenues from the meters — for the reasons listed above — delayed the initial payment by a year, Mericle said. The city expects to be fully paid back by the end of the 2015-16 fiscal year.
For those opposed to meters, time has not seemed to heal.
Gary Parker is one of three people who tried unsuccessfully to get an initiative on the ballot to let voters decide whether to keep the meters. A judge ruled the measure could not appear on the ballot, and the City Council was to decide on whether or not to have meters.
Parker, who formerly ran American Flags and Cutlery on the 300 block of Main Street, said his business declined by as much as a third when the meters came in September 2010.
The shop, now run by his wife and another former co-worker, is staying afloat.
"They're trying to survive this thing," Parker said.
Parker remains adamantly opposed to the meters, which he called a "tax" and said parking was never an issue.
"It doesn't make any sense," he said. "They're probably here to stay but they're still doing damage."Parker acknowledges downtown is cleaner since the business improvement district hired ambassadors. He questions whether it is safer, though.
The meters pay for a full-time officer who is dedicated to downtown.
In front of Battlefield Adventures on Oak Street is one of 48 24-minute green spots the city installed for customers running quick errands. It was a small victory for store owner John Teague, who said there was no parking problem until the meters came in.
"Now, there's nobody parking downtown," he said. "I thought by now, the people would accept it, and they haven't."
The meters might not stop tourists from visiting Ventura, but Teague said they aren't the ones who keep downtown flourishing.
"It's the locals," he said.
Leslie Schatzberg doesn't like to be reminded about the meters, but she can't forget the date they were turned on.
"Sept. 14," she said. "We really didn't recover until March. It was awful."
Ventura is not Santa Monica and will never be Santa Barbara, said Schatzberg, who owns American Home & Garden.
The need for meters in Ventura wasn't there, she said, particularly on streets like Oak, where her shop is located. The meters drive away "impulse buyers" who previously stopped, unplanned, when they saw something cute in the window or on the sidewalk, Schatzberg said.
Others consider the meters a welcome asset in downtown.
"The meters are fabulous," said Rebecca Fox, who is assistant store manager of We Olive, an oil shop on the 200 block of Main Street.
The meters are not easy to work, but if a person doesn't want to deal with them, there's tons of free parking, Fox said.
"All you have to do is walk 100 feet," she said.
Despite the attention the metered spaces have received, the rest of the city's 2,915 public spaces are still free.
Fox Fine Jewelry owner Debbie Fox said that before the meters, there was little parking on Main Street because employees took up the prime spaces. Now, customers can use them.
"I'm really happy, but I have bones with them," she said.
Fox said she's constantly helping customers figure out the meters and wishes she could refill their meters remotely, currently not an option.
Mericle said the city plans to make the option of paying by cellphone available within months.
Ventura police Sgt. John Snowling runs the six-person patrol task force that recently returned to "active duty." Disbanded when cuts to the police force reduced ranks, it's back to full force. Led by Snowling, the four officers and corporal (a position paid from meter collections) are in charge of handling vagrancy issues throughout the city, patrolling the business district and overseeing the nine cadets who monitor parking at the meters and city-owned lots.
In the first year the meters were installed, calls for service as well as crime went down, Snowling said.
"There's a visible deterrent when you have a uniformed presence," Snowling said.
Police statistics show there were 146 Part I crimes — those include homicide, rape, aggravated assault and certain property crimes — in the first full year after the meters' installation, a 29 percent decrease over the previous 12 months.
Calls for service dropped from 8,389 to 7,557 during that same time.
"They've had a tremendous impact in the amount of street-level crime during the daytime hours," Snowling said. "They're the eyes and ears for us in the downtown area."
Cadets also have issued more tickets.In the final year before the meters were installed, the city issued 2,390 tickets, compared to nearly 3,600 the first 12 months they were in place. In the last 10 months, police wrote 5,335 tickets, Snowling said.
That's because there are more cadets and meters are monitored seven days a week until 9 p.m., he said.
On a recent sun-kissed afternoon, Joan Vague and her son-in-law Bart Neiland were part of a growing crowd on the 300 block of Main Street attempting to pay their parking.
"Perseverance paid off," said Vague, who paid the meter after the frustrated guy in front of her drove off.
The meter stations are confusing, both said.
"I think if you came here all the time, it's fine, but on visitors, it's tough," Neiland said.
The meters wouldn't deter the Bakersfield visitors from returning, though, especially after they figured out the meters.
"It'll be OK the next time," Vague said before heading back down Main Street.
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An abusive relationship began for Patrice Roberts when she was just 16.
She was dating a 19-year-old, and she was out with her friends one night when he grabbed her arm, forced her into a vehicle and slapped and punched her all the way to a hotel.
She was lonely and afraid.
"Being in a relationship with any type of abuse is not love," Roberts said.
Roberts told her story of being a victim of domestic violence to a crowd of about 1,200 people gathered at Columbia's Finlay Park for the Mayor's Walk Against Domestic Violence.
She said her tumultuous relationship continued for about three years.
She tried to get away, but he would threaten her and her family members, she said.
One fight landed Roberts in the hospital, and doctors noticed bruises and marks on her body.
Law enforcement got involved and the relationship finally ended.
The former boyfriend served time for felony offenses, she said.
Abuse is not love – it's violent emotions and feelings that are not positive, Roberts said.
To heal after abuse, a victim has to pick up the pieces of his or her life, Roberts said.
"God put you here for better than that," she said.
Roberts is now married to a police officer she met at church, she said.
Staying connected with family and friends is important to avoid domestic violence, she said. If going directly to law enforcement is too intimidating for someone in a domestic violence situation, doctors and church leaders can be sources of help, she said.
She encourages people to learn about a person's background before getting involved in a relationship.
And she said she is passing lessons on to her children. Her oldest son is now 16, the same age she was when she became a victim. She makes sure he and his brother are gentle with their sisters, and she encourages her daughters to get away from a relationship at the first sign of anything negative.
Domestic violence is a communitywide issue, said Antjuan Seawright, who is on the board of directors for Sistercare, an organization that provides services for domestic violence victims.
"We all have a responsibility to heal the community," he said.
Verizon Wireless presented Sistercare with $2,000 to go toward victim services.
Columbia residents can help combat domestic violence by volunteering, donating old cellphones and learning the signs of domestic violence, said Sabrina Griffin, executive assistant at Sistercare.
Tedra Owens is the court advocate for Sistercare. She brought her 7-year-old daughter, Akira Pearson, to the walk so she can understand what's going on and inform her peers at school about what she learns.
Owens said more awareness is a key part of ending domestic violence.
"It's often overlooked and swept under the rug," she said.
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The Parsippany Board of Education is supposed to be made up of nine members. But late last month, Joanne Mancuso, who won one of the three open slots in the Nov. 6 election, announced that she would not take the seat or be sworn in, leaving the board in unfamiliar waters.
At its Thursday reorganization meeting, the body announced that it will hold a special meeting at the administration building Jan. 10 at 7 p.m. to do the work involved in filling the seat.
The situation is an odd one for the district. When a sitting member vacates a seat, policy is clear: The remaining board members take resumes and applications for interested contenders and hold a special public meeting to interview the candidates, deliberate (which may be done in closed session) and make a decision.
Board Attorney Mark Tabakin said that what makes this case unusual is that while Mancuso won the election, she wasn't sworn in, which creates a question: Can she be considered a sitting member?
For the purpose of filling this seat, new board President Susy Golderer announced that the body will go forward with the aforementioned process.
"It's a vacancy," said Golderer. "The policy stands."
"We've had board members leave mid-term, but I don't think we've had a board member not be sworn in," resident Monica Sclafani told the body. "There is a fourth member who was duly elected, and they should be given the most consideration for this position."
Sclafani referred to Alison Cogan, who came in fourth in the election, behind James Carifi, Frank Calabria and Joanne Mancuso.
"Mrs. Cogan received 5,700 votes in the past election, placing fourth after Mrs. Mancuso," Sclafani told Patch. "I don't know why the board is even considering anyone else for the position."
Then she referenced outspoken board member Michael Strumolo.
"Mr. Strumolo has reminded us a number of times during his tenure on the board that he was 'duly elected.' [New board member James] Carifi reminded us this evening that he received some 8,000 votes in the past school board election. I would say that Alison Cogan, with her 5,700 votes, has now been 'duly elected' and should be given her place on the board."
The erstwhile also-ran could end up replacing Mancuso. Cogan is one of four people who already have put in their names for consideration. Also on that list are former school board Vice President Frank Neglia, who came in sixth place in the November election, and former candidate Anthony DeIntinis, who came in last place.
Next Thursday, the board will interview the four and any other applicants as part of a special public meeting. By the gathering's end, the body will choose Mancuso's successor.
That new member will have to start quickly: At the reorganization meeting, the board voted to table consideration of the superintendent's and secretary's reports to allow newly sworn members to get up to speed.


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PLATTSBURGH — George Barber's pride for the day he graduated from college has not diminished in six decades.
Barber, now 85, is celebrating the 60th anniversary of his graduation from Champlain College on June 14, 1953, the second of only two classes to complete their bachelor's studies at the short-lived facility.
He took advantage of the free tuition offered to veterans following World War II.
"At that time, they were giving veterans a chance to go to college, if they didn't get booted out (once enrolled)," Barber said from the home where he has lived since 1960 and where he and his wife, Elizabeth, raised their six children.
"They'd give a random test once every semester, maybe more, and if you didn't do well, you were kicked out. Once you knew what was happening (with the importance of the random testing), you paid all the more attention to your studies."
Champlain College opened on Sept. 23, 1946, as a two-year transfer college on U.S. Oval, the former site of the Plattsburgh Barracks. About 1,800 students were enrolled during the school's first semester, and 300 students graduated during the first commencement in 1950.
In that same year, the college became one of two liberal-arts colleges to expand to a four-year program under the newly created State University of New York system.
Under the GI Bill and the Associated Colleges of Upper New York, veterans were assured that no student would be excluded because of their race, sex or economic condition.
The overwhelming majority of Champlain College students were veterans, but several men and women from the local community also attended.
For Barber, the opportunity was a dream come true.
"I joined the Army in the last semester of high school (in April 1946)," he said, describing how he had left high school after a verbal disagreement with a gym teacher and decided on the spot to leave school and enlist.


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7:00am Thursday 17th October 2013 in News By Emma Clayton, Leisure and Lifestyle Editor
Jimi Mistry in The Arbor with Natalie Gavin as Andrea Dunbar. The film was shot in Buttershaw in 2010
The director of a new film shot in Bradford will be talking about it prior to a screening in the city as part of the National Youth Film Festival.
Called The Selfish Giant, the film is about two boys, Swifty and Arbor, whose encounters with illegal scrap metal dealers lead them to the gruff overlord of a huge scrapyard that, for the youngsters, is full of opportunity.
The film, shot in Odsal and Buttershaw, stars first-time actors Conner Chapman and Shaun Thomas who were cast from auditions in their schools. A modern re-working of an Oscar Wilde story, the film won Best European Film at this year's Cannes Film Festival.
The director, Clio Barnard, of Otley, was inspired by people she met while shooting The Arbor, a film about Bradford playwright Andrea Dunbar, on Buttershaw estate in 2010.
The Selfish Giant goes on national release this autumn but there will be two special screenings at the National Media Museum on Monday when Miss Barnard will be joined by the cast for Q&A sessions.
As well as a public screening, there will be another for the National Youth Film Festival, a major new event running across the UK from October 21 to November 8, allowing young people to enjoy a range of films, get creative and engage with the film industry.
The National Media Museum is one of 400 venues taking part in the festival, aimed at schools and colleges. It is supported by the BFI, Cinema First, RealD 3D, the TES and First News.
The BFI is investing £26m of Lottery funding over four years for Film Nation UK to deliver a visionary new film education programme, available to every five to 19-year-old across the UK. The BFI's aim is to create a single unified programme for watching, making and learning about film to safeguard future film audiences and stimulate a new generation of filmmakers and film talent.
- There will be a public preview screening of The Selfish Giant at 6.40pm on Monday, with a Q&A with Miss Barnard and cast members. For tickets, ring 0844 8563797.
The National Youth Film Festival opens in Bradford with a preview screening of The Selfish Giant, and other events are taking place across the city.
As well as the National Media Museum (pictured), other venues include the Odeon and Cineworld Bradford. Schools and colleges are offered the chance to take their students to the cinema for free and enjoy a diverse range of films and related events. All films have been chosen for educational value.
Paul Reeves, chief executive of Film-Nation UK, said: "We're delighted to present the first National Youth Film Festival and offer so many cinematic delights to the young people of Bradford.
"Film is the most powerful and relevant of art forms and the festival aims to offer all young people the chance to see new and different types of film on the big screen, and to meet the people who make them."
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The transformation of one school courtyard into a serene and contemplative garden was, in a way, symbolic of the larger shift to move past tragedy to joyful memories of a vibrant, friendly and committed young woman, one of Peabody's own.
"This garden represents a community coming together and turning a tragedy into something good. Christine's life was cut short, but her memory will live on here and she will not be forgotten," said Eric Buckley last week.
Buckley, the assistant principal at Peabody Veterans Memorial High School, was speaking before a large crowd of local officials, teachers, friends and others who turned out Thursday afternoon to dedicate the new memorial garden at PVMHS in honor of Christine Barbuto.
Barbuto, a Peabody native who graduated from PVMHS in 1986, was killed when American Airlines Flight 11 crashed into the North Tower of the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001.
She would have turned 44 this year. Barbuto's birthday just a few days later on Oct. 28 was part of the reason for having the dedication that Thursday.
Her story was also one that brought light into the depression and dreariness of a battlefield more than 6,000 miles away in Afghanistan.
PVMHS grad and U.S. Army Capt. Steven Patten returned home with his own contribution to Barbuto's memorial – an American flag that was flown in her memory at his unit's base in Zharay, Afghanistan – otherwise known as the "birthplace of the Taliban."
Patten said last March his unit was stationed in Afghanistan and sent to Zharay for several months. He said the first casualty came the first night; within a month, a half dozen soldiers were killed and a number others lost arms, legs or both to battle wounds. Every day soldiers faced the unknown.
Patten said in April, he read a story online from a local paper back home about Barbuto and the project underway and it "brought back the tears."
"You see, [at the time] I read the article it was pretty tough," Patten said Thursday. "I tend to get emotional just like my parents. By like the fifth time [reading it] I realized why – because she is a Peabody Tanner. She went to my high school."
"As I read about Christine and her mother, who taught at Peabody while I was there, and Christine died the day this war started, and here I am on the Taliban's home turf with my unit, taking the fight to them, I never felt more connected to Peabody," he said. "It was like connecting the dots to what started the tragedy eleven years earlier."
He said morale was really low at one point after a vicious attack from insurgents. So Patten pulled out a copy of that article he kept in his desk drawer and shared Barbuto's story with his team and his plan to fly a flag in her memory. "I wanted something positive to come out of what was happening," he said.
That prompted his fellow soldiers to share similar stories of loved ones lost on 9/11.
Patten said he spoke with his immediate superior, but was told that because of partnership with the Afghan National Army, American flags were no longer being flown on military bases, only either task force flags or the Afghan National Flag.
So Patten sent the article and their reasons for flying it to the Army's central base in Kandahar for legal review. The answer: it was up to the unit commander.
From there, Patten contacted the colonel, but feared the request would be denied. "The colonel looked at us and said, to our surprise, 'I lost a good friend in the attack [on 9/11] and I went to Ground Zero to help. Do it.'"
Patten said they wanted to fly the flag on Sept. 11, but his team was scheduled to be re-deployed before then; they wanted to fly it on Barbuto's birthday, but we wouldn't be at the base for the same reason, so they flew the flag on the Fourth of July instead.
"As we flew the flag, two Afghan soldiers walked up to me, hugged me and said [what translated to "Thank you"]," said Patten. "I realized that the tragedy that took place on 9/11 came home. The Afghan people are no longer living under the tyranny of the Taliban regime, they enjoy freedoms they never experienced before; for instance, women can go to school and get an education."
Afterward, Patten and his team talked over how flying Barbuto's flag "was a light in the darkness, people seemed to pull together more."
"It became a symbol that we will not be silent... we will never forget those we've lost," Patten said. "I know somewhere up there Christine was watching just like she is today. She saw soldiers pulling together, countries serving side-by-side, she saw tragedy turned into hope and freedom for people who've never known it. Today this is flag is presented to PVMHS in Christine's memory."
After deciding to fly the flag and bring it back home to Peabody, Patten emailed PVMHS Principal Ed Sapienza with his plans. Sapienza said Thursday that Patten and his team's actions became a great motivation to push on with the memorial garden.
As he prepared to present the encased flag to Jerry Hallinan, Patten had one last piece of news to share: "Also I'm proud to say this is my last official act as an Army officer. I am headed to join my wife and raise our future children in Peabody, the greatest city in the world."


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The St. Louis County Police Department serves its communities and citizens with the highest of expectations for the values of its employees. Our Mission Statement makes clear our reason for existence, and the IACP Law Enforcement Codes of Ethics and our Statement of Values and Civilian Codes of Ethics clearly identify the guidelines within which we will accomplish our mission.
Vision Statement
The St. Louis County Police Department will maintain the highest standards of excellence in all facets of policing and will be considered by our community and our profession as one of the premier law enforcement agencies in the Nation.
Mission Statement
The mission of the St. Louis County Police Department is to work cooperatively with the public, and within the framework of the Constitution to enforce the laws, preserve the peace, reduce fear and provide a safe environment in our neighborhoods.
Approved - Board of Police Commissioners - April 21, 1992
Statement of Values
The St. Louis County Police Department exists to serve the community by protecting life and property; by preventing crime; by enforcing the laws; and by maintaining order for all people.
Central to our mission are the values which guide our work and decisions. These help us contribute to the high quality of life in St. Louis County.
The public trust and confidence given to those in the police service requires the adoption and compliance of stated values, which are the foundation upon which our polices, goals and operations are built.
In fulfilling our mission, we need the support of citizens and elected officials in order to provide the quality of service our values commit us to providing.
We, the men and women of the St. Louis County Police Department, value:
– We value human life and dignity, as guaranteed by the Constitution.
– We believe that integrity is the basis for community trust.
– We respect the principles that are embodied in the Constitution of the United States. We recognize the authority of federal, state and local laws.
– We strive for personal and professional excellence.
– We are accountable to the people in the community, and each other.
– We believe that cooperation with the community and the members of our organization will enable us to combine our diverse backgrounds, skills and styles to achieve common goals beneficial to the community and the St. Louis County Police Department.
– We are most effective when we can identify and solve community problems.
– We are dedicated, caring and capable people who are performing important and satisfying work for the people of St. Louis County.
Approved - Board of Police Commissioners - April 18, 2007
IACP Law Enforcement Code of Ethics
All law enforcement officers must be fully aware of the ethical responsibilities of their position and must strive constantly to live up to the highest possible standards of professional policing.
The International Association of Chiefs of Police believes it important that police officers have clear advice and counsel available to assist them in performing their duties consistent with these standards and have adopted the following ethical mandates as guidelines to meet these ends.
A police officer acts as an official representative of government who is required and trusted to work within the law. The officer's power and duties are conferred by statute. The fundamental duties of a police officer include serving the community; safeguarding lives and property; protecting the innocent; keeping the peace; and ensuring the rights of all to liberty, equality and justice.
A police officer shall perform all duties impartially, without favor or affection or ill-will and without regard to status, sex, race, religion, political belief or aspiration. All citizens will be treated equally with courtesy, consideration and dignity.
Officers will never allow personal feelings, animosities or friendships to influence official conduct. Laws will be enforced appropriately and courteously, and in carrying out their responsibilities, officers will strive to obtain maximum cooperation from the public. They will conduct themselves in appearance and deportment in such a manner as to inspire confidence and respect for the position of public trust which they hold.
A police officer will use responsibly the discretion vested in the position and exercise it within the law. The principle of reasonableness will guide the officer's determinations and the officer will consider all surrounding circumstances in determining whether any legal action shall be taken.
Consistent and wise use of discretion, based on professional policing competence, will do much to preserve good relationships and retain the confidence of the public. There can be difficulty in choosing between conflicting courses of action. It is important to remember that a timely word of advice rather than arrest - which may be correct in appropriate circumstances - can be a more effective means of achieving a desired end.
A police officer will never employ unnecessary force or violence and will use only such force in the discharge of duty as is reasonable in all circumstances.
The use of force should be used only with the greatest restraint and only after discussion, negotiation and persuasion have been found to be inappropriate or ineffective. While the use of force is occasionally unavoidable, every police officer will refrain from applying the unnecessary infliction of pain or suffering and will never engage in cruel, degrading or inhuman treatment of any person.
Whatever a police officer sees, hears or learns, which is of a confidential nature, will be kept secret unless the performance of duty or legal provision requires otherwise.
Members of the public have a right to security and privacy and information obtained about them must not be improperly divulged.
A police officer will not engage in acts of corruption or bribery nor will an officer condone such acts by other police officers.
The public demands that the integrity of police officers be above reproach. Police officers must, therefore, avoid any conduct which might compromise integrity and thus undercut the public confidence in a law enforcement agency. Officers will refuse to accept any gifts, presents, subscriptions, favors, gratuities or promises that could be interpreted as seeking to cause the officer to refrain from performing official responsibilities honestly and within the law. Police officers must not receive private or special advantage from their official status. Respect from the public cannot be bought; it can only be earned and cultivated.
Police officers will cooperate with all legally authorized agencies and their representatives in the pursuit of justice.
An officer or agency may be one among many organizations that may provide law enforcement services to a jurisdiction. It is imperative that a police officer assist colleagues fully and completely with respect and consideration at all times.
Police officers will be responsible for their own standard of professional performance and will take every reasonable opportunity to enhance and improve their level of knowledge and competence.
Through study and experience, a police officer can acquire the high level of knowledge and competence which is essential for the efficient and effective performance of duty. The acquisition of knowledge is a never-ending process of personal and professional development which should be pursued constantly.
Police officers will behave in a manner which does not bring discredit to their agencies or themselves.
A police officer's character and conduct while off duty must always be exemplary, thus maintaining a position of respect in the community in which he or she lives and serves. The officer's personal behavior must be beyond reproach.
Adopted by the Executive Committee of the International Association of Chiefs of Police
on October 17, 1989 during its 96th Annual Conference in Louisville, Kentucky.
Adopted by the St. Louis County Police Department on March 2, 1990.
This Code of Ethics is for internal use only and does not enlarge an officer's civil or criminal liability in any way. It should not be construed as the creation of a higher standard of safety or care in any evidentiary sense with respect to third party claims.
Civilian Code of Ethics
I acknowledge respect for human live, recognizing diversity among the members of the communities I serve.
I will exhibit honesty and integrity through ethical behavior.
I will be obedient to the laws of St. Louis County, the State of Missouri and the United States of America.
I will not, in the performance of my duty, work for personal advantage or profit.
I recognize that I am a public servant, and that ultimately I am responsible to the public. I will give the most efficient, impartial and courteous service of which I am capable, at all times.
I will regard my fellow employees with the same standards as I maintain myself.
I will accept responsibility for my actions.
I will recognize the positive relationship between good physical and mental conditioning and the performance of my duties.
I will do only those things that will reflect honor on me, my fellow employees, my supervisors and my agency.
Approved - Board of Police Commissioners - February 7, 2012
This Code of Ethics is for internal use only and does not enlarge an employee's civil or criminal liability in any way. It should not be construed as the creation of a higher standard of safety or care in any evidentiary sense with respect to third party claims.
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First David Lynch fell in love with her and then so did I.
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The Sterlings' Octobass for the 21st Century
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