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Reinforcing EU Governance in Times of Crisis: The Commission Proposals and Beyond
AbstractThe recent extensive package introduced by the Commission is the most comprehensive reinforcement of economic governance in the EU and the euro area since the launch of the Economic and Monetary Union. Broader and enhanced surveillance of fiscal policies, but also macroeconomic policies and structural reforms are sought in the light of the shortcomings of the existing legislation. New enforcement mechanisms are foreseen for non-compliant Member States. In this very crucial and important package of 6 legislative dossiers this paper tries to identify critical missing or redundant and/ or unworkable elements within the Commission package. Moreover, it checks what (if anything) is missing outside and beyond the proposals in order to make the whole package of governance reform complete and workable as, for instance, crisis resolution mechanisms and debt restructuring, EMF, project bonds and Eurobonds.
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Jason Raymond Bay used to be very good at baseball.
After a career that included a stint in the little league world series with Canada, a rookie of the year campaign in 2004 with the Pirates, and slugging .519 from his rookie year on, Jason Bay became a New York Met. On December 29th, 2009 Omar Minaya signed the 31 year old left fielder, the same man he traded away in 2002 with the Expos.
After a career that included a stint in the little league world series with Canada, a rookie of the year campaign in 2004 with the Pirates, and slugging .519 from his rookie year on, Jason Bay became a New York Met. On December 29th, 2009 Omar Minaya signed the 31 year old left fielder, the same man he traded away in 2002 with the Expos.
The immediate reaction was some where around "He's not Matt Holliday, he's probably overpaid, but he's a good hitter and a real LFer (rather than Sheffield or Murphy)." You know the contact, around 16 mil a year with a vesting option for 17 mil in 2014. A nameless Amazin' Avenue writer said on December 30th, 2009 in article innocuously titled "On Jason Bay":
On the hitting side, his talent is undeniable, but much has been made of his "old-body skills" (high K, HR, and BB). After looking at some comparable players -- Jay Buhner and Tim Salmon seemed particularly apt -- I'm not worried about a sudden dropoff. In the later years of the contract he could see a decline, but I think he's just as likely to maintain the same level for the time being. Nobody hits a .400 wOBA in the AL East and then sees a sudden decline because they moved to a big park in the NL and turned 32. I expect ~30 runs above average.
No, he's not Matt Holliday. Yes, the contract is kind of stupid. But Jason Bay is a heck of a consolation prize and one of those fabled "complementary players" that help Reyes/Wright reach a championship.
Welp. A reasonable prediction, to be sure. Yet the words are oddly prophetic in retrospect. Combing through the comments of this article, the main worries were about Bay's defense and Omar's seeming unwillingness to negotiate with Holliday.Ted Berg agrees and writes that Bay is a decent signing, and certainly not disturbing one. But I couldn't resist quoting one comment in response to accusations of Bay declining to around a 2 WAR a year player:
I hope he doesn't drop to 2 WAR anytime soon. That's just depressing, paying $16 million dollars for that.
Bay has yet to accumulate 2 WAR over his Mets career...
Back in the present tense, the three time Tip O'Neill award winner has lost his starting job and is a symbol of Mets failure akin to Castillo and Perez. Hitting a solo homer sparks articles about potential turn arounds. So what the hell? How did Jason Bay go from an all star to a platoon player?
Lets look at the stats. Good Bay (as I shall refer to his career in Boston and Pittsburgh) put up a collective line of 280/375/519 and 33 homers per year. Bad Bay (his mets career) is a mere 237/322/372 (!) who averages 8 homers. So right away the power drop off is apparent. Every year with the Mets, he has been seeing more fastballs at the plate. His first year he saw just over 55% fastballs, up to 58.3% this year. I believe this is just a product of his woes, not a cause.
More tellingly, Bay's GB/FB ratio was never over 0.93 before his Mets career, while in his current and 2011 seasons it is 1.07 and 1.00. While in his first year as a Met Bay's ratio was 0.79- right in in line with his career averages. Actually, Bay's entire 2010 batted ball profile fits his career averages with one notable exception- only 5.1% of his fly balls left the park, well below the Good Bay average of 17.2%. This is the most perplexing part of the Bay puzzle. So Bay is hitting more ground balls, except in 2010 when he hit less and still hit a lot loss home runs, so yeah....
Ok so the batted ball profile shows the some of Bay's decline, but it doesn't clear up his Met power outage. So on to plate discipline. In his two full seasons a Met, Bay's o-swing%(how often he swings at pitches outside the zone) spiked to 27.1 and 27.7 %, up from his Good Bay average of 19.3%. Also, Bay is making more contact witch pitches outside the zone. So its reasonable to think this could lead to the lack of fly balls- more weak contact, (except in 2010 when he hit more fly balls). Bay's walk rate has dropped as a Met, but I can't parse whether its a symptom or cause of his troubles.
Bay has also had some injury problems as a Met, crashing into the wall in the outfield. Twice. It is to murky to say how these injuries affected him at the plate, and to what extent. Also, just by judging just my own eyes Bay's defense has not suffered since these incidents. Bay has not seemed coy in the outfield, diving and hustling to balls. In fact, his defense is the only thing better than expected. So I dunno, really. This really is a mystery.
So the last thing to consider is if his problems are mental, caused by CitiField's walls, New York, his contract, or something else entirely. Bay is dogged everyday by questions, is often on the receiving ends of boos and bronx cheers, and its hard to believe he really is in a good place mentally. Yet, Terry Collins has maintained publicly that Bay is well liked in the clubhouse and a hard worker. In a WSJ article, Terry said:
"I was happy to see that [a 2-5 day with a homer] from Bay," Collins said. "He's a good player. Everybody's pulling for him."
The Mets seemed as baffled as I am. When hitting coach Dave Hudgens was asked of Bay's struggles he just respond:
"There's really no answer," Hudgens said. "There is no answer."
The same article maintains that Bay's work ethic has not lagged, that he is a well liked teammate, and honest with reporters.
Oh and here's another depressing Bay quote, via the NY times:
"It kills me like you could not understand," Bay said of his lack of production. "But I owe it to the guys in here to show that it's not about me. It's about everybody else. There's something bigger going on here."
Yet the same article maintains (again) that Bay's work ethic has not lagged, he remains well liked in the club house, and does his best to keep his attitude positive. Again, here's Bay:
"Whatever happens will happen, but it's very important to me that, no matter what, I don't become a distraction for these guys," Bay said. "I want to be the same guy, and hopefully they respect that."
I actually feel bad for Bay. By all (public) accounts, he is doing his best trying to help his team while doing his best to keep his negativity in check. But then I hear a something like this from Bay:
"Sometimes you have to remind yourself that this is what you've done your whole life," Bay said, "and you've been pretty good at it."
And can't help but think there is no way he can be in a good frame of mind. David Wright himself says you can read the frustration in Bay's face. And there's this quote from a 2007 article from the Canadian site CBC:
I'm just not feeling comfortable in the [batter's] box. Even batting practice is tough. I'm just trying to get hits but it really sticks with me when I put pressure on myself. I start thinking about too many things.
The slump referred to here pales in comparison to his woes now, so its easy to read into this and think there is no way he is in the proper frame of mind to be the hitter he once was. But am I reading to much into this? I can never say with Bay...
But Bay handled himself well in pressure packed Boston, serving as a replacement for Manny Ramirez. So it can't just be the pressure of New York itself, right? The pressure of a big contract, or expectations seems a more likely cause then something about New York itself.
Another possibility could be something has gone mechanically awry with his swing, but I am not the person to analyze a swing. Yet his swing is about the only excuse I have not heard bandied about as the cause of his troubles. So I'm going to take a leap of faith and say that is likely not it.
So here I am, almost fifteen hundred words later and I have no idea what Bay's problems can be attributed to. I believe the mental aspect plays a large role in this, but then what sent him into that slump in the first place in 2010? I have no real answers, just more questions. And if it feels like I'm writing in circles and saying nothing- its because I am. The only thing I can say for sure is I do in fact feel bad for Bay, and that I do not believe he can turn this around as a member of the New York Mets. Maybe a sports therapist will help? I think some positivity from the fans would do him some good, maybe cheer when he comes up to bat and see what happens. But, I will say for the last time- I really don't know.
But hey, at least his defense has been better than expected.


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Last Tuesday when the Orange-and-Black traveled to the crumbling Coliseum to face the Blue-and-Orange, it was the Bullies who came away black and blue. That all-but season-ending loss to the Islanders precipitated many local and national hockey writers to cut bait on this no-good, very-bad, lockout-shortened, overpaid, oft-injured, ineffective, unlucky, uncoordinated, ungainly, uninspiring team. Hell if I'm going to miss out on the fun!


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How do people choose between options? At one extreme, the 'value-first' view is that the brain computes the value of different options and simply favours options with higher values. An intermediate position, taken by many psychological models of judgment and decision making, is that values are computed but that the resulting choices depend heavily on the context of available options. At the other extreme, the 'comparison-only' view argues that choice depends directly on comparisons, with or even without any intermediate computation of value. In this paper, we place past and current psychological and neuroscientific theories on this spectrum, and review empirical data that have led to an increasing focus on comparison rather than value as the driver of choice.
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Is Your Safety Officer Freelancing?
There appears to be considerable confusion and misinformation concerning the proper role of the safety officer at an emergency incident. This confusion involves two distinct areas: Why do we designate a safety officer? What authority does the...
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- Obtain a briefing from the IC.
- Identify hazardous situations associated with the incident.
- Participate in planned meetings.
- Review Incident Action Plans.
- Identify potentially unsafe situations.
- Exercise emergency authority to stop and prevent unsafe acts.
- Investigate accidents that have occurred within incident areas.
- Review and approve Medical Plan.
- Maintain Unit Log (ICS Form 214).
As you can see, the safety officer should be too busy to swagger around the fireground countermanding orders willy-nilly. Whenever possible, the safety officer should clear with the IC any actions he or she might wish to take which may affect the action plan, and should also normally work through the appropriate supervisor.
The safety officer is granted authority to bypass these normal channels under the following circumstances: when an accident, injury, collapse, backdraft, etc., appears imminent, and there is insufficient time to gain a clearance for his or her actions or discuss the matter with the unit leader in order to prevent the unsafe condition, the safety officer may take immediate action to halt the unsafe action or remove the unsafe condition. The safety officer should also keep the IC apprised, when appropriate, of any such emergency action taken.
It is this emergency authority (shared by any firefighter when justified to prevent imminent disaster) which causes some to believe the safety officer is (or should be) autonomous. I have actually heard and read some prominent fire service leaders (who should know better) even go so far as to suggest the safety officer should outrank the incident commander. Like the man who shot down an airplane that was intruding on the airspace over his backyard, one can get carried away with even a well-established concept. Any sound idea becomes fanaticism if taken to extremes.
This thinking (despite its understandable concern for the vital goal of safety) is not only absurdly illogical, it is downright unsafe. What would these same fire service leaders say about other general/command staff, division/group supervisors, company officers or firefighters acting independently of even contrarily to the IC at an emergency?
One can hear them crying in unison the dreaded and damning words "freelancing." Yet what else but freelancing is the unapproved action of a staff member outside the scope of his or her authority which goes uncoordinated by the one individual responsible for the entire incident?
True, the IC may be foolish to deny the advice of the safety officer (unless in possession of superior information or otherwise justified in disagreeing with the offered assessment). The fact remains, however, that the IC must, if he or she is to accomplish the strategic goal, retain authority commensurate with his or her grave responsibility.
The safety officer is a vital tool in our incident command system tool box. As such, the position must be used correctly. Misuse tends to dull that tool and ultimately render it less useful even dangerous.
Charles R. Angione is deputy chief for suppression operations for the City of Plainfield, NJ, Fire Division. He holds a Fire Science Technology certificate and is a state-certified incident commander, fire service instructor II and fire marshal.
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A view from Mars
The spot is called "Greely Haven" on the surface of Mars. In an image that is a composite of 817 photos taken by NASA's Exploration Rover Opportunity, one can get a sense of what it is like to stand on the surface of the Red Planet through this 360-degree interactive panorama.
The image released this week by NASA and put into the interactive interface by the Orlando Sentinel was made over the course of several months starting in December 2001 through May this year. The "false color" image was made with a Pancam that collected certain wavelengths that were later interpreted to create the colors. The color is helpful in defining the differences between various materials on the planet.
NASA has more information about this unique image and on the Rover's mission on Mars which began in 2004 on their website. You can also download a high resolution version of a still photo of the panorama.
Tom Burton
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This time around we've switched over to the 2013 default WordPress theme. Nothing overwhelmingly exciting, but atleast we have a fresh look. Color and other adjustments might be done later on. Mostly I wanted to get rid of broken design as some update within the past year broke the earlier theme.
Minor site update
We've switched to Disqus comments. At the moment it seems the old comments don't yet appear, but they should (as I exported them). Hopefully they do.
Other than that I hope the new comments system works better than the native WordPress one.
On real life news I've finally caught myself a developer job. As a result I'm moving to Helsinki soon and generally things are good. I just lack the usual time to do all the stuff I'd like to do
Return to the Roots 0.8 released!
A new stable release is out! As of right now the main RttR site does not have the download, but you can find download links in the announcement news post.
Main changes include:
- Greatly improved AI player
- A lot of bugs fixed
- And even more bugs fixed
- Speed improvements
- Observation windows
There are many other changes as well, but listing (or remembering) all of them is quite a task!
Work again drains my energy
So the effects of summer holidays have worn off: I'm back to having busy days at work, so busy that I'm tired when I'm on my free time. This includes weekends which are largely spent resting. Unlike last year and year before that I'm not taking any pressure. I know I'll have some easier time sooner or later. I'm also learning to going bed early. I don't know when I get my first week that I've slept properly each day, but eventually it happens. I hope the cumulative effect of having enough sleep also means I have more energy, enough to do programming during my free time.
In the meanwhile you'll get these random minor updates like the YouTube one or new replacement buildings.
Replacement Roman Fortress
A continuation of replacement Roman graphics for Return to the Roots. This new version of the Fortress addresses the issue of the door being too small as well as fixes some of the building proportions to be bigger and more fit for the game. Instead of looking like a miniature it looks more "cartoon-like" just like the buildings in original game.
New OGG songs (for RttR)
There are high quality recordings of original songs ripped from MIDI playback. The exceptions: Song 1 is ripped in SoundBlaster AWE32 MIDI Syntherizer, while Song 8 is ripped in SoundBlaster 16 FM OPL-3 MIDI Syntherizer. These "retro" versions had a better instrument balance than other syntherizers.
Safe building palette
In this palette image any color that is different between Greenland, Wasteland or Winter World has been "disabled" by marking it in magenta (color ID 254). Useful if you want to draw new buildings for original game that look exactly the same in each environment.
Here is Charburner in Safe Palette:
Improving Charburner for Babylonians
Charburner is a unique addition in Return to the Roots. There was an existing old artwork for the building:
So I went ahead and improved it step-by-step, using the Storehouse wall and roof style:
The original graphic kind of works as an example of what happens when you try to have too much detail: it becomes so busy you can no longer tell what you can see. I simplified the building to the Storehouse style as it was a successful one and removed some roughness by using more colors of the palette. The building's color is no longer too close to the wheat's color so that makes it easier to distinguish the elements. As the roof is much lighter you can see the darker elements on the roof. I used some shading and shadowing techniques to make the pick-axe more visible. I also removed handles from the water buckets to reduce detail that didn't matter.
If nothing else I hope this kind of postings give inspiration for someone to start learning pixelart.
New Babylonian building
Spike asked to do something. I did something. First I did this:
And now it looks like this:
It is a Storehouse.
Map header's last unknown byte now known!
Earlier all documentation has stated one unknown byte in a map file header that is between player HQ locations and leaders. I now know the meaning of this byte: Map Editor sets it to 1 if the map is invalid, in it's terms meaning there are no players set. The game reads this byte when selecting a map in Unlimited Play and ranks the map as Invalid Map. It however also shows map title and size.
I noticed this just a moment ago after having a look those demo maps that I made. I used Map Editor to generate a map of correct size, title and author information and then manually pasted the bytes with a hex editor. Only now I paid attention to what header content the maps had when I just happened to open them in a hex editor.
Because this byte is used like this I throw a recommendation that any map that works exclusively for RttR should set this byte to 0×02. This prevents users of the original game from trying to play the map file. Any non-zero value in this byte prevents the map from loading in Unlimited Play.


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The MAXPREPS XCELLENT 25 NATIONAL VOLLEYBALL RANKINGS rank Avon the #4 girls varsity volleyball team in the nation as of 9-19-11.
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This week on MaxWire Indianapolis Megan Peasha talks about some big waves made by Center Grove, Lawrence Central, Speedway, Indianapolis Cathedral, Avon, and Ben Davis. Cover Photo By: Warren Robison... more
TOC 2012-13 - The MaxPreps Tour of Champions presented by the Army National Guard, stopped at Avon (Avon, IN) to present the volleyball team with the prestigious Army National Guard National Rankings Trophy.... more
TOC 2012-13 >MaxPreps is thrilled to work with the Army National Guard to honor America's finest high school volleyball teams with the prestigious Army National Guard National Rankings Trophy. Your team has proven on the court that they are among the nation's truly elite high school volleyball teams. The Tour of Champions will be on your campus soon to celebrate your amazing achievements on court!... more
Avon Volleyball - Senior Night - Signatures Rituals
Avon Volleyball - Clips from Regionals - Videographer: Christopher Magnuson
Avon Volleyball - Sectionals Game 1 - Videographer: Christopher Magnuson
Plus, a look at this weeks AVCA Players of the Week.
Today we have lots of volleyball action from around the country. Plus, a look a few of this weeks AVCA Players of the Week.... more
Today on Varsity Center we reveal the nation's new #1 volleyball team. Plus, a look at both the Freeman Computer and Xcellent 25 rankings.... more
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On her latest album, "Reunion," Lucy Kaplansky sings about her parents, her cousins, her daughter, and, naturally, herself. Then again, she is singing about you too.
As Kaplansky's longtime producer Ben Wittman notes, "It's funny how she is hitting these bigger themes at the same time she is going deeper and more personal in her writing."


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Posted: 9:50 am Wednesday, March 14th, 2012
Florida, U.S. heats up while Palm Beach stays cool with brisk ocean breeze
By John Nelander
Under a hot mid-March sun, temperatures have been cranking up in the interior of the peninsula and on Florida's West Coast. Tampa reached 85 degrees on Tuesday as did Fort Myers. Even Gainesville hit 84.
A satellite station in western Boca Raton reported 85 degrees and it was 84 degrees officially in Naples.
But with an east to northeast wind blowing in off the Atlantic at up to 20 mph, Palm Beach and the rest of coastal South Florida stayed on the cool side. Palm Beach International Airport officially reached 78 degrees Tuesday, but at the beach (Lake Worth Pier) the best it could do was 75 degrees for a high temperature.
The good news, if you're not looking forward to the hot weather, is that brisk winds off the ocean are forecast to continue right through the weekend, keeping a lid on temperatures at the coast.
Nevertheless, with almost half of March in the books, temperatures for the month have been running 2.7 degrees above normal (highs and lows averaged). That's mostly because the low temperatures have been running up to 10 degrees over normal.
We are about three-quarters of an inch of rain under normal so far for the month.
While we have been luxuriating in breezy temperatures in the high 70s, much of the Midwest and East are experiencing record warm temperatures, including 82 at Springfield, Mo. on Tuesday. It was 84 in St. Louis on Monday. Even in Concord, N.H., it was 71 degrees on Tuesday.
In Baltimore, it reached 80 degrees Tuesday and the cherry blossoms are out. Ditto for Washington, D.C where it was 81 degrees at Reagan National Airport.
EQUILUX: You've heard of the spring equinox, when the sun passes over the equator. That occurs next Tuesday at 1:14 a.m. However, Thursday is the spring equilux, the day when we will have exactly 12 hours of daylight and 12 hours of darkness. The sun rises at 7:29 a.m. and sets at 7:29 p.m.
The reason for the difference is that the sun's rays are refracted by the atmosphere, so it appears to have risen before it actually has. And again in the evening, It briefly appears to shine even after it has set. (Hat tip to Darkskydiary for the explanation.)
TORNADO VIDEO: This dramatic footage of a tornado roaring through West Liberty, Ky. on March 2 was aired on WKYT. It was an EF-3 tornado with 165 mph winds, according to Jeff Masters at Weather Underground. It was taken outside a home with security cameras.
The home survived, but one of the homeowners told the TV station: "You could actually feel the ground shaking and our 11-foot basement walls were shaking too."
About the Author
John Nelander is a freelance writer, book editor and publisher in West Palm Beach. Weather Matters features news and observations about the weather with a focus on what's happening in South Florida. The blog also looks at the latest studies on climate change as well as what's happening in the weather forecasting biz. His website is www.pbeditorialservices.com.


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Camaro owners and fans are descending on GM Canada's Oshawa Assembly Plant this weekend to celebrate the sales-leading pony car. GM estimated a crowd of more than 2,000 Camaro enthusiasts and people from the local community visited the plant today.
In addition to today's plant tour, the Homecoming Weekend includes the 23rd annual Camaro Nationals event in the parking lot all weekend. It's hosted by the Ontario Camaro Club.
"Camaro owners are some of our most passionate and loyal customers and we're thrilled to show our appreciation to them with this event," said Kevin Williams, president and managing director, General Motors of Canada.
"As well, we owe a debt of gratitude to Canadians for their support, especially over the past few years, and today's plant open house is a small way we can say thank you for the chance we've been given to show what this company can really do."
(See also Revised 2012 Chevrolet Camaro Debuts this Summer Led by 45th Anniversary Edition and Ultra Performance ZL1 model and Chevrolet to Sponsor 2011 Woodward Dream Cruise)


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"Back in the days when I was young I'm not a kid anymore
But some days I sit and wish I was a kid again" (Ahmad)
Ah…nostalgia…where we think back and start off the trips down memory lane with "Back in the day…". From clothes to toys to food, there are memories associated with all of them, especially when it comes to our childhoods. I put together my top 12 notable nostalgic noms. Do you remember these? Do you still crave some of these things? I know I do! :)
NNN#1—Bagel Bites: Snack-sized pizza bagels.
The days before Costco was Costco, a.k.a. Price Club, my mom would take us to this new idea of bulk shopping in a warehouse and we'd crowd the samples tables to see what was being served up! Bagel Bites were always one of the top samples, along with those from-frozen mini-quiches, mini pigs-in-a-blanket and potstickers!
Of course us kids would beg our parents to get the bagel bites, after all, they were delicious and easy to prepare! But bulk as bulk can be was a whole lotta bagel bites! I got sick of these pretty quickly! Hahaha!
NNN#2—Chicken a la King: Canned "Soup" consisting of diced chicken in a cream sauce, and often with sherry, mushrooms, and vegetables.
My dad used to make us this S.O.S. (Shit On a Shingle). It was so delicious! Toasted Wonder Bread with this heated hot mess poured over it. Not only did I like the taste, it totally reminds me of my dad finding anything and everything I would eat (Yeah, I was a picky eater!).
My friend Felicity's mom has a wonderful Chicken a la King recipe made from scratch! Canned or from scratch, I love me some of this!
NNN#3—Chicken-in-a-Biskit: Chicken-flavored Biscuit snack crackers.
I rarely got these because I rarely liked eating crackers. But these crackers were so buttery and flavorful…nothing like the dry, tasteless crackers I was used to.
Gross gluttony: After the last cracker was gone, I would dip my finger in the powdery chicken-flavored goodness at the bottom of the bag and lick it up!
NNN#4—Thrifty's Chocolate Malted Crunch Ice Cream: Malt chocolate ice cream with little chocolate chip slivers and crunchy malty "marshmallows".
This was, hands-down, my favorite childhood ice cream flavors. I used to attend a private school down the street from the local Thrifty's (now Rite-Aid). Our teachers would walk us all down there to get 15¢ ice cream cones. Those cylindrical scoops of chocolatey malty goodness definitely reminds me of being
a kid!
NNN#5—Frozen Fish Sticks: Does this really need a description?
Pop these frozen sticks in the oven on a piece of foil, 14 minutes at 375°F later, I'd have some semi-crunchy, fish-like sticks that I'd dip in ketchup and munch it all up! Seriously, these were the bees-knees to me! Add some tater tots, OMG, you got the ultimate 80's ghetto-style fish n chips!
I've had some awesome fish n chips with delicious tartar sauce and malt vinegar, but nothing will give me the childhood memories that frozen fish sticks gives me.
NNN#6—Handi-Snacks Cheese and Crackers: Crappy cheese with crackers and a little red stick cheese spreader.
When I was in private school, my mom would usually pay for me to have hot lunches. But there were times when we'd have school field trips where I'd pull out my Holly Hobbies lunch box and my mom would pack me a lunch. She was never a sandwich-maker so she'd just load up my lunch box with snacks. Bag of chips? Check. Pudding cup? Check. Handi-Snack Cheese-n-Crackers? OH YEAH BABY.
I always felt so fancy, spreading that sub-standard, plasticky cheese onto the fragile cracker with that shitty, red plastic stick!
NNN#7—Orange Julius: Beverage mixture of orange juice, milk, sugar, ice and vanilla flavoring.
Trips to the mall usually consisted of getting some sort of croissant pastry from Grain D'or and an Orange Julius! I liked the first 5 or 6 sips of this beverage. After that, it was all foamy and nasty! I do remember that we'd get ONE Orange Julius and we'd all share it.
Did you know? In the 70s, early 80's, Orange Julius beverage stands used a devil with a pitchfork, similar to Arizona State University's mascot, Sparky, with the slogan, "A Devilish Good Drink". They dropped the logo and slogan after threats of a lawsuit from the ASU alumni association.
NNN#8—Oscar Mayer Cheese Dogs: Hot dogs injected with cheese-like substance.
This was amazing to me. I love hot dogs, I love cheese! Put cheese INSIDE the hot dog? Genius. Heat these puppies up in the microwave and the cheese inside would start popping and crackling and oozing. Delicious!
Sometimes my mom would slice these hot dogs up and add it to box mac-n-cheese, making a cheesy dish even cheesier!
NNN#9—Otter Pops: Plastic tube filled with a fruit juice liquid…a stick-less popsicle snack.
Big ole box of different flavored juice tubes! Another Price Club purchase. With flavors like Louie-Bloo Raspberry, Poncho Punch, Sir Isaac Lime, Strawberry Short Kook (my favorite), Alexander the Grape and Little Orphan Orange, you'd buy them at room temp and stick them in the freezer when you got home. This is definitely a childhood patience-tester! Can it take any longer to freakin' freeze???? Ugh!!!!
NNN#10—Sizzlean: "Move over, bacon, there's something leaner!"
I don't know why my parents ever bought this. I didn't see anything wrong with just regular bacon. Though leaner than regular bacon, these stuff was still 37% fat! Because my parents did get this, Sizzlean has a permanent home in my childhood memories. By the way, it didn't taste better than bacon. It was good, but nothing like bacon! ;)
NNN#11—Squeeze-Its: Fruit-flavored drink in a plastic bottle where the drinker had to squeeze in order to extract the beverage from its container.
Juice boxes? Pffft…Capri-Sun? puh-lease! Back in the day, the cool kids had Squeeze-Its! Kids in my school liked to "show-off" with clothes (Jelly Shoes? Jordache Jeans? Tee-Shirt Clips?) or with school supplies (Trapper Keepers? Magic Erasers? Mechanical Pencils with .05mm lead?). I liked showing off with lunch-box cool snacks! Squeeze-Its were definitely IN! My mom would freeze them and put them in my lunch box. By the time lunch came around, it'd be melted but still nice and cold and ready to squeeze!
NNN#12—Swanson's Chicken Pot Pie: Chicken, Beef or Turkey, I dug 'em all!
Before they were microwaveable, these frozen pot pies were my summer vacation staple. Because my parents had to work, I was usually stuck at home with day-time TV and frozen pot pies. I loved these things! I used to love putting some tabasco sauce in it to give it some spice! Again, a patience-tester as you'd have to bake these puppies in the toaster oven for 45+ minutes at 400°F.
Ah…those were the days! I enjoyed eating these 80's foods and often while enjoying 80's television! From Silver Spoons to Punky Brewster. From 3-2-1 Contact to Reading Rainbow. I grew up in the 80's and though there were some bad memories, there were definitely some awesome ones!
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It's Freddys time again and this year there is a new participant — Pen Argyl High School. For the ninth year, high schools throughout the Lehigh Valley and Warren County, N.J., will present musicals to compete in the Freddy Awards program created by the State Theatre in Easton.
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News: Trav Addresses 50 Cent Altercation: "I'ma Set This Straight"
Sunday, Aug 11, 2013 7:52PM
Former G-Unit affiliate Trav has stepped up to clear the air following footage of him and 50 Cent exchanging words and nearly going at each other's necks hitting the Internet this weekend.
Although brief with his words, Trav said he would not entertain any promotional rap beef with Fif despite a heated exchange last night (August 10) in Atlanta.
"You Know How This Gonna Go......And I Aint Go No Where...So Ima Set This Straight I'm Not With The WWE Sh*t!," Trav tweeted August 11.
"@theerealbswag @50cent I just left Em!"
"Ya'll gotta know that family go thru issues ..... N*ggaz need to chill w/ the @50cent @TRAVMBB beef rumors.. The media loves to focus on BS!," Trav retweeted.
"Trav ain't doing no interviews chill with the email & phone. We going to keep pushing #push2 on the way. Respect goes both ways" (Trav's Twitter)
A detailed account of what went down and footage of the incident surfaced online Sunday.
Can't we all just get along? Last night, at the Mixshow Live event in Atlanta, the music venue almost turned into a boxing ring with members from Meek Mill and 50 Cent's entourages exchanging words while in close proximity. DDot was on hand to capture the footage. According to those in attendance, the mood swung from music to beef after 50 pointed out someone in Meek's crew who he had a problem with from his prior run ins with MMG's camp. Tough talk was tossed around between cliques but no altercation popped off. (XXL Mag)
MMG's Meek Mill even hopped onto his Twitter page to separate himself from the incident.
"Don't involve me wit trav and 50 words they had on stage they got they own relationship!," Meek tweeted August 10. (Meek Mill's Twitter)
Back in 2010, Trav spoke on his connection to G-Unit and admiration for 50.
"[Being with G-Unit,] it feels like you're there...as if you have arrived and met your goal. That feeling is how a lot of people in the game get messed up. A lot of people in the game get around all the success and all the money and stop grinding as hard. It's like a rollercoaster, you go up a lot of twists and turns but then come right back down. I recently performed at Six Flags with 50 Cent, Lloyd Banks and Tony Yayo, it felt good to be on stage performing in front of thousands of people with them, but afterwards I returned back to reality and came back to Queens. I've never let the fact that I'm affiliated with 50 Cent, or constantly around G-Unit, allow me to have a big ego or make me feel like I've made it. I still have to work hard and grind." (The Hype Magazine)
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PRINCETON (WVVA)-- A man is being faced with attempted murder as well as other charges after he allegedly assaulted a man and sent him to the hospital.
According to Lt. Paul Hill of the Princeton Police Department Jim Wells will be arraigned tomorrow on counts of attempted murder, two counts of wanton endangerment and one count of kidnapping after police were called to the scene on North Wickham Ave. in Princeton shortly after 3:15 P. M after a gunshot was heard.
The shot fired did not hit anyone.
At this hour, Lt. Hill said that he believes that the man, whose name was not released, has been released from the hospital after sustaining minor injuries.
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On a crisp March morning, a group of biology students crosses the San Antonio River, on their way to The Headwaters Sanctuary. They carry tape, stakes, shovels, and hammers.
Their mission? Measuring four plots within the depths of the sanctuary, for ecological evaluation.
The plots, 30 meters by 30 meters, will be used to study the proliferation of non-native species on the 53-acre sanctuary, named for the headwaters of the San Antonio River, which emanate from a natural spring on the eastern end of the land.
According to Dr. Bonnie McCormick, biology faculty member who co-teaches the class with Environmental Science's Dr. Bill Thomann, three species alone account for almost 90 percent of the growth on the land: cedar elm, ligustrum, and hackberry.
The plots will be cleared of invasive species. Two plots will be used for targeted plantings of indigenous species, including native grasses and wildflowers; the other two will be left as control plots, for later comparison.
The eventual goal will be to remove non-natives from the property, allowing a diversity of native species to gain a roothold. "Perhaps the upland areas were primarily savanna, with a mix of riparian forest found along the creek beds," McCormick said.
McCormick and Thomann hope to gather 10 years of data on the soil and foliage, along with information on water quality. (Currently, classes collect soil data during the spring semesters, and water quality information each fall.)
Helen Ballew, who directs The Headwaters at Incarnate Word on behalf of The Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word, lauded the research project, saying it should provide additional information to use as the sanctuary is restored.
"These are test plots for our restoration work, and great hands-on, real world applications of field techniques for the students," she said.
Ballew invited more participation from students and faculty in other aspects of work on the Headwaters.
"There's potential for greater use and understanding of the Headwaters for many more university departments than we currently see," she said.
She cited the Religious Studies department's exploration of nature spirituality, the English Department's ongoing water and culture curriculum, and the Art Department's temporary natural sculptures as examples of other uses by the university.
"The Headwaters Sanctuary is in UIW's backyard and is a tremendous asset to the university," Ballew said. "In addition to preserving nature and serving the larger community as an urban nature sanctuary, the Sanctuary can serve as an outdoor classroom for students of all ages, at UIW as well as other schools and universities."
The extension of learning activities from the classroom setting to the property is part of the larger effort to make both the university community and the San Antonio community aware of the Headwater's existence, and cultural significance.
Archaeological studies on the property have dated human presence on the land back to Clovis Man, approximately 10,000 years ago. Native Americans have been visiting the site for thousands of years, as well, leaving artifacts and a cultural legacy.
More recently, Coahuiltecan Indians camped seasonally along the San Antonio River — which they called Yanaguana — both for the quality of the water and the abundant game the water source attracted.
"It is a tremendously important space that has a lot to do with the growth and development of the congregation, as well as the city," Ballew added.
Collaborative educational efforts on the property also will involve other local universities, Ballew said. Current plans include adding signage to the property, and establishing additional foot trails to enable greater access to the land.
For the Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word, the creation of the sanctuary fulfills part of their mission to care for the environment.
"This was the Sisters' land to set aside for the benefit of nature and the larger community," Ballew said. "They hope it is a place from which their own story can be told, along with the story of San Antonio."


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I don't know about you, but in the absence of any dramatic news about Iran in the papers, and especially set against the general background of a weakening global economy, the relentless rise in gas prices each time I pull up at the pump has come as a bit of a shock.
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Over the last 30 years or more, the civil rights movement in India has emerged as an autonomous voice in defense of civil liberties and democratic rights of our people. The Peoples Union for Democratic Rights, Delhi, is one such organisation. It came into existence in 1976-77 as the Delhi unit of a larger national forum, and became PUDR on 1 February, 1981.
A month ago, on 6 June 2014, more than a thousand workers of 23 hot roller plants in Wazirpur Industrial area in Delhi had struck work. Their demands included only what has been laid down in the law.
PUDR mourns the killing of twenty eight year old Mohsin Sadiq Shaikh who was beaten to death by 30-40 members of Hindu Rashtra Sena on June 2nd in Hadaspar, Pune. Mohsin's 'fault' was that he stood out as a Muslim with his skull cap and beard, which sufficed the wrath of the HRS men to assault him. Media reports suggest that this was not a senseless crime, of a mob gone berserk at the spur of the moment, but an act of a deliberate targeting of Muslims by members of HRS.
Barely have the voices of the protests against sexual assault of four minor girls in Hisar district in Haryana subdued, another horrific display of sexual violence has occurred in Badayun district of Uttar Pradesh. Two Dalit cousins – both minors – were brutally gang raped, murdered and hung from a tree on May 27, 2014. The hanging of the bodies from a tree in full display by dominant communities, which is reminiscent of the dark ages, is most condemnable.
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PUDR condemns the abduction and arrest of G.N. Saibaba by men in mufti in broad daylight, on 9th afternoon. Dr. Saibaba, an Assistant Professor of English in Ram Lal Anand College was returning home around 1 p.m. after participating in the University's examination evaluation work in North Campus when his car was stopped and he was blindfolded and whisked away by plain clothed personnel of the Maharashtra Police. According to latest reports, he has been taken to Nagpur already.
PUDR's opposition to the penalty of death is three decades old. Like everything else our opposition on capital punishment is evolving and is a 'work in progress'. Starting with serious objections to the arbitrariness inbuilt in awarding Death Penalty, the fact that almost all death row convicts have come from lower echelons of society convinced us of its unjustness and that in an unequal society even dispensation of justice is stacked against the poor.
On 10 July 2013 a leading news channel Aaj Tak telecast a video clip which showed several young boys describing their experience of custodial torture by policemen of the Vijay Vihar Police Station in outer Delhi. The incident had occurred between 26 and 28 March 2013. The story was leaked to the media in July 2013 by one of the constables posted there. The news was later reported in various newspapers including the Times of India, Outlook, The Statesman, DNA, Daily Mail and Zee News.
The introduction of the pentavalent vaccine in India in December 2011 as part of the immunization programme of the Government has had a chequered history. The pentavalent vaccine (a combination vaccine for protection against five childhood diseases- diphtheria, pertussis (whooping cough), tetanus, hepatitis B and pneumonia and meningitis (caused by Haemophilus influenza type B (Hib)), seeks to replace the traditional DPT vaccine given to infants at 6, 10 and 14 weeks of age.
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About Me
- Jim Rosebrock
- I am a lifelong student of military history with particular interest in the Battle of Antietam. I work for the federal government in Washington DC and have two teenagers who I love very much. I currently volunteer at the battlefield and devote much time to the study of this battle and the Maryland Campaign. I enjoy collecting notable contemporary quotations by and about the men of Antietam. These words often add a degree of color and character not found elsewhere in their stories. A feature of this blog is the presentation of some of these quotes. My perspective comes from a 28 year career in the U.S. Army. Travels took me to World War II battlefields in Europe and the Pacific where American valor ended the tyranny of Nazism and Empire. But our country faced its own greatest challenge 80 years earlier during the Civil War. And it was the critical late summer of 1862, when Robert E. Lee launched the Maryland Campaign that fortune could have gone either way. It is an incredible story of drama, carnage, bravery, and missed opportunities that culminated around the fields and woodlots of peaceful Sharpsburg MD. So join me as I make this journey South from the North Woods.
Friday, January 1, 2010
Branching Out
I have decided to branch out a bit and develop a blog/website devoted to the core of my Civil War interests. That is the quotes that I am collecting by and about the men of the Maryland Campaign. This blog is called Antietam Voices. It is not entirely coincidental that this effort coincides with the start of the New Year. I have had some time these past few days to think about what I want to do here. Unlike this blog where the focus has evolved into a more general look at the Maryland Campaign, AntietamVoices will be organized and devoted to the quotations that I have collected, some 1,000 of them and growing literally daily. Another focus here will be my executive leadership training programs. In talking with Antietam Rangers Mannie Gentile and John Hoptak, who have encouraged me on this project, this seems to be a good way to organize my stuff. I also talked with Harry Smeltzer at Bull Runnings who uses WordPress. This is the format/platform that I will use for Antietam Voices. South From the North Woods isnt going anywhere. But my new site is in a state of evolution, not revolution. It will be awhile before you will see what I am trying to develop. Stay with me and hopefully enjoy the development of this project. And Happy New Year to everyone.
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Rooms are getting worn. Still clean though with what seemed like newer beds. Room was a bit on the small side.
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The Scuba Doctor is a specialised scuba dive shop handling the needs of recreational, technical, commercial, military and rescue divers. We're located at Rye on the beautiful Mornington Peninsula south of Melbourne in Victoria, Australia. We take pride in selling only the very best diving equipment and recommending only the best diving instructors, for both recreational and technical divers. In you're diving in Melbourne from Portsea, Sorrento, Blairgowrie, Rye, the back beaches, or Flinders, please drop in for cheap air fills, or just a friendly catch-up.
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In March 2013 the driving regulations for people with epilepsy were updated. The rules do not affect Northern Ireland until later on in 2013.
Prior to these changes, most people with epilepsy had to be seizure free for one year before they were able to apply/reapply for a driving licence.
The changes to the regulations are as follows:
For Group 1 licences which include driving cars and motorcycles:
- before the regulations were changed anyone having seizures during sleep only were able to obtain a licence after three years. These people will now be considered for a driving licence after one year
- prior to these amendments those people who had focal seizures that did not affect consciousness or impede their ability to drive, for example: lip smacking, mouth movements, numbness, tingling sensations, etc. were unable to keep their driving licence unless they were seizure free for one year. Under the new regulations they can now apply for a licence as long as they are not experiencing any other type of seizure, one year after experiencing their first focal seizure
- prior to March 2013, those people with epilepsy who experienced seizures when their medication regime was changed were unable to drive for a year. Under the new regulations a person can apply for a licence after a six month period of seizure freedom if they have returned to the regime that successfully controlled their seizures
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Diocese: Diocese of Eastern Pennsylvania
Deanery: Philadelphia Deanery
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Wrightstown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania 18940-9633
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Lay Leadership
Southampton, PA 18966
From I-95
Exit I-95 at the Newtown exit. Take PA Rt 332 west. Follow the Newtown By-pass until it meets Rt 413 north. Following signs for Rt 413 north, exit the by-pass still following signs for Rt 413 northon your left. St Mark's Church is located approximately 3 miles after leaving the by-pass on the right hand side of the road immediately after passing Stoopville Rd.
From the Pennsylvania Turnpike
Exit the Turnpike at the Rt 1 Philadelphia exit (27). Go north on PA Rt 1 to 413 north. Following the signs for Rt 413 north, continue on to the Newtown By-pass. St Mark's Church is located approximately 3 miles after leaving the by-pass on Rt 413, on the right side of the road, immediately after passing Stoopville Rd.
From PA Rt 202
Follow PA Rt 202 East to PA Rt 413 south at Buckingham. Follow Rt 413 south past Rt 232 for about 3 miles. St Mark's will be on the left.
Schedule of Services
All services are in English.
6:00 PM Vespers or Vigil.
Saturday Evening
9:30 AM Divine Liturgy.
Sunday Morning
7:00 PM Vespers or Vigil (5:00 PM if on Sunday Evening).
Eves of Great Feasts
9:00 AM Divine Liturgy.
Mornings of Great Feasts
During Great Lent, evening services are at 7:00 PM and morning services are at 9:00 AM. A full schedule of Lenten services wuill be held including the Canon of Repentance to be held at 5:30 PM before the Great Vespers and Confessions each Saturday of Lent.
Great Lent
Education schedule is as follows: Monday class for youth: 7:15 PM; Wednesday class for teens and adults: 7:15 PM; special instruction for inquirers is by appointment.
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Parish Background
St Mark's Church was founded on November 15, 1972 by a small group of people who had in mind a parish open to Orthodox believers of all national backgrounds. The first meetings and services were held at St Paul's Episcopal Church in Doylestown, PA. In the earliest years some of the worship was held in parishoner's homes. His Eminence, Archbishop KIPRIAN confirmed the name of the new mission as St Mark's Church (the Apostle and Evangelist) on November 2, 1974.
In July 1973 the Very Rev. Vladimir S Borichevsky was appointed to serve the parish, and the Liturgies came to be celebrated in Old Historic Trinity Episcopal Church in Buckingham, PA. Fr Borichevsky continued to serve the parish until he was appointed Dean of Faculty of St. Tikhon's Seminary in 1977.
Fr John Kowalczyk served St Mark's from 1977 to 1979. He was succeeded by the reappointment of Fr Vladimir, who remained until 1986. On June 1, 1986, Fr Stephen Karaffa was assigned to the parish. Under Fr Stephen's term the parish acquired its own property, some five acres of wooded land with a home in Wrightstown, PA (the present location). The grounds were cleared for a church edifice and parking area. Construction began in August, 1988, and on October 14, the new building was consecrated by His Grace, Bishop HERMAN.
In September of 1992, Very Rev. Theodore Heckman, was assigned to St Mark's. He served until the fall of 2012, and since December of 2012, the current priest at St. Mark's is Rev. Raymond Martin Browne.


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Family & Fireworks On Fourth of July
Happy Fourth of July everyone!!!
Here are a few pics from my favorite Fourth of July a couple years ago in NYC. We spent the night on Loren and JR's incredibly boat in the middle of the Hudson River watching the most beautiful fireworks! There is nothing I love more in this world than being surrounded by all the people I love and watching the amazing firework displays! It was definitely a Fourth of July to remember!
Have fun today and be safe!! Xo
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A local county official is facing serious allegations and two separate federal Equal Employment Opportunity complaints after alleged sexual harassment in the office.
Five women are accusing Rutherford County property assessor Bill Boner of everything from sexual harassment to cheating on a test to helping family members get tax breaks.
The five women who have come forward to talk about Boner combined for a grand total of 70 years experience in that office. They have each been fired, resigned or retired since Boner took office three years ago.
Cathy Dumm said she hardly recognizes herself and that her experience in the Rutherford County property assessor's office was so awful that she literally did things to make herself less attractive to Bill Boner.
"He didn't like fat women, so I quit smoking and putting on weight," she said. "He would say, 'your butt is getting big.' He liked me to wear my hair down, and I wore it up for three years. After I got terminated, I cut off all my hair."
Co-worker Janie Zumbro, who also filed an EEO complaint against Boner, said Boner never sexually harassed her, but she had a front-row seat to Boner targeting Dumm.
"He was always almost into her breasts. She got to where she would take a step back, and he would take a step forward. And she would take another step back," Zumbro said. "I have watched her go backwards until she ran out of room, and he was right up on her chest. I thought it was totally unnecessary, unprofessional and totally disgusting."
"He used to come to my desk and just squeeze his legs together and say, 'oh, God I gotta get out of here.' And with me in there as a witness, he didn't think I was watching," Dumm said. "I had my arms on my chair. He started rocking, bouncing his private parts into my arms. I moved, so he adjusted his stance. I got up, and I didn't know what to do."
Boner told the Channel 4 I-Team none of the allegations are true.
"None of it," Boner said.
The Channel 4 I-Team contacted the human resources office, but there is nothing to check because HR doesn't keep files on elected officials.
Plus, Zumbro and Dumm said when they finally got the nerve to at least talk about some of Boner's behavior and language with HR, they discovered Boner was going to sit in on the meeting.
The Channel 4 I-Team obtained excerpts of that taped hearing in which Boner is heard interrupting the women.
"The way I feel like, being the supervisor, the assessor, I'm going to have to move you out and put you somewhere," Boner says on the tape.
"I just think it's interesting you can move me out so you can say the same things," Zumbro responds.
Within six weeks, both Zumbro and Dumm were fired. The official reason was fired for gossiping, but neither woman had been written up during their combined 22 years in the office.
The state unemployment tribunal that reviewed their case found that the women had neither received reprimands, either written or verbal, nor had they received a warning regarding gossiping before they were terminated.
Even further, the appeals officer ruled that their termination was the result of retaliation on the part of the employer.
Christy, who wanted her face and last name concealed to avoid any possible embarrassment for her new employer, said she couldn't wait to get out of the property assessor's office.
"It was very embarrassing. I'm not one who was harassed, but I was a witness. He is very repulsive in that way," she said.
Pam Smith retired after she said Boner moved her out of the sight of the public because she was "too fat."
"He always kept a bowl of candy up at the front, and the girl, Connie, he would try to pitch a piece of candy down the front of her dress," Smith said.
And then there is Robbie, who also wanted her face and last name concealed, said Boner compared himself to Hugh Hefner, saying he had a much stronger sex drive than Hefner.
"He grabbed the door. He told me he was younger than Hugh Hefner, that he could still get an erection and did I want to see," Robbie said.
Boner also responded to the Channel 4 I-Team's questions on these alleged statements on his sex drive.
"Hey, I don't have one. I guess I'm saying a lot I shouldn't be saying, but a 73-year-old man is like a 73-year-old man," Boner said.
Robbie said one of Boner's other tricks was to come up behind her and try to make her chest jiggle, which is similar to a claim also made by Dumm in her EEO complaint.
"He would stand behind the chair and start shaking the chair and making comments about my breasts," Robbie said. "And he would tell me, 'you need your job.' It was very threatening. That was a daily basis, shaking the chair."
Robbie was also fired, after 23 years, and again without ever being officially written up.
Again, the state's report said Boner failed to provide sufficient evidence to substantiate the allegation of disruption.
"You know, when you fire someone, they've got to come up with something," Boner said. "All they had to do is do what I told them to do. If they refuse to do it, what can you do?"
The women's EEO complaints are still working their way toward a hearing. Typically, EEO complaints can take up to six months to reach a hearing.
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