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We had landed without any spare clothing nor food. We could be stranced fro any number of days, we can guess. We were starting to smell after a long day's work. There was also no place we could go to buy food for dinner for the night. All we had that night was anything we could scrounge from the survival packs carried int the aircraft. There was NOT even a place to sleep and the Captain contemplated sleeping inside the Nuri. The OCS offered us to spend the night at the Station but there was only one spare bed in a shared room, and an empty room where were we could sleep on the floor.
The Captain took the offer. He offered the bed t me, but I offered it to the AQM who offered it to the Corporal. In the morning, we were offered some tea for breakfast. We spend the day listening for the sound of aircraft hoping for the spare to arrive. Nothing happened.
The second night the bed was taken by the AQM. The rest of us slept on the floor in the empty room. The next day we again spent waiting to any sound of aircraft to come with spare but still no sign.
The next night it was my turn to take the spare bed and the others slept on the floor of the empty room. There were 2 beds in this room. The other was occupied by one policeman. He was asleep by 2130 hrs. We normally spent some time chatting among the crew before knocking off to bed. By the time I hit the bed, it was well past midnight. I laid down to bed slowly so as not awaken the other person.
As soon as I had closed my eyes to sleep, I felt the bed started to shake and rock. It was shaking so hard I thought it was an earthquake. The guy on the other bed slept on. Then only I realised only by was shaking and rocking. I started to panic. The stories by the policemen about the Station being haunted started to fill my mind. I tried to keep calm and the bed stopped rocking.
I recited some verses form the holy Quran, and went to sleep. Once again the bed started to shake violently as soon as I close my eyes. This time I felt as if someone was pressing me down against the bed. I shouted for help, apparently no voice came out. No one had heard my scream, not even the policeman sleeping the next bed. The the bed started to float??? Must be my imaginations!!! NO it wasn't. The bed had actually levitated an started to move around, even coming close to the other bed. I tried to reach my hand to the other bed, but my bed moved further and back to original position.I tried to keep calm, and after some long minute,s the bed stopped shaking. I sat up on the bed. After some thoughts I stood up. Walked out of the room and knocked on the door where the Captain and the rest of the crew were sleeping. I slept in the spare room until morning.
In the morning the AQM asked me 'Tuan, you pun kena kah last night?' Apparently both the Corporal and the AQM had the same experience when sleeping the spare bed BUT somehow managed to complete their night staying awake in bed until morning. We again hoped that the spare would arrive in this day for it had been 3 nights without any change of clothing - just the flying suit,
At about 1100 hrs, we heard the sound of an Alouettte 111 helicopter coming our direction. Indeed it was our recovery and saviour aircraft flown by Major Nawi (OC 5 Sqn) and Lt Sapree. We were extremely happy to see them. After carrying out the seal change, aircraft flew back to Sandakan.
A ghostly encounter.
Maj Musa Hassan....Thank you.
Jottings of Xnuripilot
Sunday, November 16, 2014
Sunday, November 9, 2014
Ghostly Encounter - Pt 1
6-10 September 2014, there was an "Open Interview" for xNuri crews held at RMAF museum, Kuala Lumpur. Mind you, it wasn't a job application. You see, a production house is making a documentary film on the "old by faithful iron bird, the Nuri". So those appreciative people invited xNuri crews to tell our experiences. There was no formal invitation, only through WhatsApp, facebook and messages. Of course, I wouldn't want to miss this once in a lifetime opportunity. Furthermore, it was a reunion of sort.
I met quite a number of colleagues whom I haven't met for quite sometimes, including Dato' Fauzi, Dato' Nawi, Dato' Goh S.T., Maj Peter Wong, Maj Musa, WO Thesigan, WO Mohsain, and WO Salehuddin.
I met quite a number of colleagues whom I haven't met for quite sometimes, including Dato' Fauzi, Dato' Nawi, Dato' Goh S.T., Maj Peter Wong, Maj Musa, WO Thesigan, WO Mohsain, and WO Salehuddin.
From left: WO1 Thesigan, Maj Musa, Maj Peter Wong, Brig Gen Dato Goh S.T., Lt Col Roslan TUDM, Fitri, Nor Ibrahim
Musa was kind enough to give me his flying experiences' notes for my research. And on my part, I would like to share one of his interesting stories.
Date: 29th Dec 1973
Airframe: FM1146
Callsign: Badak 731
Crew: Sqn Ldr Chin Yon Fong, Plt Off Musa bin Hassan, Sgt Munusamy, Cpl Naidu (AF)
Route: Sandakan - Pulau Jambongan - Sandakan
Total Hours flown: 9:30
Mission: Re-supply and Troops change 1 RAMD
Aircraft was returning to Sandakan Airport after a second sortie load of rations for the troops of 1 RAMD on Pulau Jambongan, flying at 3,000 feet. At exactly overhead the village of Terusan Sugut on the east coast of the State of Sabah, my nose picked a sweet aroma. I made it known to the Captain who instructed the AQM to have a visual look for any sign of liquid flowing on the aircraft window. The AQM reported positive sight of 'red' coloured fluid flowing down the first window on the post side of the aircraft. It was hydraulic fluid.
The Captain ordered me to carry out 'landing checks' and to make a 'pan call' and told me that we were having a primary hydraulic failure. In the next few seconds, the 'primary hydraulic' failure warning light on the instrument panel had illuminated and the 'primary hydraulic'' gauge had the needle dropped to zero. I had carried out the orders of the Captain and that the Sandakan Airport control tower had acknowledged my 'pan ' call by saying 'your pan call copied, call again airborne'. I thought it was quite a joke, so did the Captain.
The Captain executed a normal landing for the landing gears were down and locked in time before the aircraft lost total pressure of the primary hydraulics. It was a small grass field about 50 metres in front the village of Trusan Sugut Police Station. The time was about 1215 hrs. It was just luck that Cpl Naidu decided to come along on this flight, 'cos he was an Airframe Tech. After an inspection of the system, he confirmed that we had a primary hydraulic pump seal leak.
None of the villagers came out to meet us on landing, NOT even a policeman. It was well after 1400 hrs before the first local person came to greet us and it was one of the policemen who came from Melaka. He offered us shelter at the Police Station and with the use of the Police Radio, the Captain managed to pass a message to RMAF Labuan of the snag and asked for recovery and spare part replacement. The Nuri base was RMAF Kuching and it might take days before the spare part would reach us.
Later in the afternoon, we were met by more policemen from the Station. They had all gone to do their patrols during the day and had come back by 1800 hrs. There were only 9 policemen at the Station and the OCS was a Corporal, a Sabahan.
To be continued....
Wednesday, October 29, 2014
The Flying "Pongos" - The End
Continuation from here...
Miami International Airport
We were also brought on vacation to
for sight seeing and to wind down. Miami Florida
Biscayne Bay Hotel, Maimi
Kennedy Point – The Torch of Friendship Maimi
During this time, in the late 1960s, there still existed the colour bar in the
. I was refused a room in one of
the motel because of my colour although the hotel management does not say so
directly. There was "Vacancy" sigh
lighted up outside the hotel, but when I went in to check, the manager on duty
said that all the rooms were taken up already. US
There were also sign boards like "BLACK ONLY or WHITE ONLY" at some of the beaches that I visited.
On one occasion, one of the simulator instructors refused to take me for a lesson, he did not say as such but when I reported to him, he told me to wait and off he went; after a while, another instructor came and took his place. This happened in
. In Alabama no such thing happened. Texas
Maj Gen Dato' Fauzi Bin Hussain....Thank you Dato'.
Monday, October 20, 2014
The Flying "Pongos" - Part 3
Continuation from here...
There were about 200 helicopters at Ft Wolters to cater for the training and they were parked about 2 or 3 km from our classrooms, hence we have to take the shuttle bus to get there. To go there was a problem but to find the helicopter was also a headache because there were rows and rows of helicopter parked in an apron of a few km big.
The bus driver, being an experienced man and had served at Ft Wolters for a long could always be relied upon to find our helicopter.
Although, I found the flying tough initially, I managed to get through the program and graduated to the flying tactical phase at Ft Rucker.
UH 1D Huey Iroquis
At Ft Rucker, all of us were accommodated in the Bachelor's Officers Quarters (BOQ). Some of the rooms were simple with the bed, tables, chairs and sofa together in one room. I had the pleasure of being given a bigger room with the bedroom and the living room separate. My room also had the kitchenette attached. So, most of the cooking was done in my room. All the rooms were equipped with a refrigerator and with the bathrooms attached.
This accommodation was very comfortable and was given to us free of charge.
In front of my BOQ – note the flight uniform, we all flew in the OG green fatique
Ft Rucker flying was different from the previous one. We trained on the Iroquois UH 1A – D series, the same type helicopter that were used in
. Most of the flying was
done tactically. During the tactical deployment phase, we had to sleep in the
field in make shift huts near our helicopters. Vietnam
This was to simulate the conditions in
If we were attacked even at night, we have to start up the helicopter and fly
off to another airfield just like what they did in Vietnam . Vietnam
In the cockpit of the UH ID Iroquis
Most of the flying here were done in formation. The simulated troop lift, medical evacuation, load carrying under-slung were done in formation of 6 helicopters simulating a flight. Sometimes this could be frightening as we were all student pilots and had very few hours on the Huey. We even flew formation at night, though a bit of a loose formation.
During my stay at Ft Rucker and Ft Wolters, there were a lot of crashes, sometimes fatal. The airspace was always busy with helicopters here and there and if we do not follow laid down procedures, accidents were bound to happen. Just imagine a hundred helicopters flying in a restricted airspace by student pilots, anything can happen, so we have to be on special alert all the time. We have to look out for the other helicopters and avoid them if they come too near to us. Sometimes the other pilots become too engrossed in doing their exercises and were not aware of the others in the area.
Deep sea fishing at Panama City, the two guys behind me are officers from the Royal Thai Air Force
Only one fish ?
From left Capt Hanafi, 2LT James Thompson, self and 2 LT Steven during the Visit to the 6 Flags of
. Texas
To be continued.....
Saturday, October 11, 2014
The Flying "Pongos" - Part 2
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The Raven OH 23D, was a basic bare aircraft. All of them were very old as they were of the Korean War vintage. Most were without doors. In winter, if we were schedule to fly early in the morning, we used to go to our allocated helicopter as early as possible; and if we see that it is without doors, we used to steal the doors from the next nearby helicopter.
The real heli - OH 23 D Raven, the heli that we flew on our initial training phase.OH 23D Raven, notice that the heli was without doors.
The Raven OH 23D, was a basic bare aircraft. All of them were very old as they were of the Korean War vintage. Most were without doors. In winter, if we were schedule to fly early in the morning, we used to go to our allocated helicopter as early as possible; and if we see that it is without doors, we used to steal the doors from the next nearby helicopter.
What we do was to go to the next nearest helicopter that has doors; jettisoned them and fix them to our helicopter. Sometimes this could be very embarrassing and comical because the owner of the nearby helicopter can claim back his doors, and if we could not find any other replacement, than we have to fly without the doors and suffer the cold winter morning
The opposite happened during the summer time. The weather in Texas can be very hot and we used to jettison the doors of our helicopter so that we could get some fresh cool air in because our aircraft has no air condition.
The instrument phase of this initial flying was done on the Hughes TH 13T. Again this aircraft were of the Korean War vintage also and some of them can be rickety and noisy.
We had to fly 40 hours on this helicopter and at the end of this phase we have to take an exam. Only when we passed this exam, can we graduate and proceed to the tactical phase at Ft Rucker, Alabama.
Thursday, October 2, 2014
The Flying "Pongos"
Readers....Malaysian government signed a contract with Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation for the procurement of 10 Nuris in 1967. The first batch of 3 Nuris arrived at Port Swettenham in January 1968. During this period, the RMAF was expanding by leaps and bounds. New flying assets were either procured or given FOC. As a result, the Flying Training School, RMAF Alor Setar, was unable to churn out enough pilots to man those wonderful flying machines.
One of the ways to overcome this manpower shortage was to invite army officers to join the air force as helicopter pilots. The successful candidates were sent to Uncle Sam for training. Throughout the period 1967-1969, 7 army officers answered the challenge and were sent to Fort Walters and later to Fort Rucker. Capt Fauzi Hussain was one of them (retired Maj Gen Dato' - Deputy Air Force Chief).
I'm very fortunate that Dato' Fauzi was willing to share his experiences during his flying training days.
One of the ways to overcome this manpower shortage was to invite army officers to join the air force as helicopter pilots. The successful candidates were sent to Uncle Sam for training. Throughout the period 1967-1969, 7 army officers answered the challenge and were sent to Fort Walters and later to Fort Rucker. Capt Fauzi Hussain was one of them (retired Maj Gen Dato' - Deputy Air Force Chief).
I'm very fortunate that Dato' Fauzi was willing to share his experiences during his flying training days.
Fauzi Hussain – heli flying trg in the US
During the year of 1965 and 1966, the Government conducted very intensive ground operations against the Communists Terrorists along the Thai-Malaysian border.
Because of this, the RMAF was hard pressed to support the Army units in carrying out their ground operations as there was not enough aircraft /helicopters and pilots. To cater for this shortfall, government ordered a squadron of new S 61 Nuri helicopters (18 aircrafts) from the US. As for the pilot, the RMAF decided to recruit them from the teeth arm of the army (infantry, arty, engineers, Rangers) to be sent to the USA for helicopter training.
Many officers from the army volunteered. The criteria for selection was that the officers must be of Captain rank, have passed their Lt to Captain promotion examination and medically fit. They have to undergo the air aptitude test and medical examination. Those who passed were sent to United States Army Helicopter Training School, Ft Wolters, Texas for basic helicopter training. This first phase of training lasted for 5 months.
After passing my medical and aptitude test conducted by the RMAF, on 1st Jan 1967, I went to the US Army Aviation Flying Training School in Fort Wolters for my basic training and Ft Rucker for my tactical flying phase.
In front of our BOQ – Jan 1967
When I went for the helicopters training I was already a Captain with 4 years seniority in the rank, I was only made a squadron leader on 21st Sept 1970; after been a captain for more than 7 years. I was forgotten by the army because I was serving with the air force and I was not planned for promotion by the air force because I was from the army.
Malaysian trainee pilots from left Fg Offr Peter Wong, Capt Mahmood Zain, Fg Offr Steven Ngiau TK, Capt Fauzi, Capt Hanafi, Capt Ahmad Azizah
I was in the third batch to be sent for the training. Before me were Capt Mahmood Zain (died in a helicopter accident at Bintulu, Sarawak) and Capt Ahmad Azizah Zain, both from the Royal Malay Regiment. The 2nd batch consisted of RMAF officers, Flying Officer Steven Ngiau and Flying Officer Peter Wong. These two officers were already qualified pilots on fixed wing and were sent to be US to be converted to helicopter flying.
My batch consisted of Captain Hanafi Mahmood and me.
With Capt Hanafi
On a mock up of OH 23 D
Flying discipline was strict during this time. In the 1960s, the Vietnam War was at its height and a lot of casualties were suffered by the US ground troops especially the infantry (the grunts), the helicopters and their pilots.
Every month about 200 pilots passed out from this school to go to the advance tactical flying phase at Ft Rucker, Alabama.
To be continued....
Wednesday, September 24, 2014
Sesi "Temuduga"
6-9 September 2014...Saya berada di Muzium TUDM, KL, kerana menghadiri sesi "temuduga terbuka". Bukan nak mencari kerja tetapi untuk menceritakan pengalaman semasa menjadi dreba the old but faithful iron birds...Nuri. Saya bersyukur kerana ada pihak yang sudi nak buat filem dokumentari tentang Nuri. Jadi, saya pun terbang le ke KL. Sesi tersebut boleh dikatakan satu perjumpaan rakan2 lama.
Nuri mula berada dalam inventori TUDM pada 1968. Pada sesi tersebut, terdapat otai2 pelopor No 7 dan No 10 Skn turut hadir. Antara mereka ialah ialah Peter Yuen, Dato' Fauzi, Dato' Nawi, Oon L.H., Raja Mohamed, Peter Wong, Abdullah Basirun, & Thesigen.
Antara yang saya sempat jumpa ialah...
Nuri mula berada dalam inventori TUDM pada 1968. Pada sesi tersebut, terdapat otai2 pelopor No 7 dan No 10 Skn turut hadir. Antara mereka ialah ialah Peter Yuen, Dato' Fauzi, Dato' Nawi, Oon L.H., Raja Mohamed, Peter Wong, Abdullah Basirun, & Thesigen.
Antara yang saya sempat jumpa ialah...
Berdiri dari kiri: Mej Musa, NIBS, Fitri, Mej Peter Wong
Duduk dari kiri: Lt Kol Roslan TUDM (Pengarah Muzium), Lt Kol Mior Zubir
Dari kiri: PW1 Thesigen, Musa, Peter Wong, Brig Jen Dato' Goh S.T, Roslan, Fitri, NIBS
Dari kiri: Musa, PW1 Salehuddin (pencipta "Saleh Stretcher"), NIBS, PW1 Mohsain
Lt Kol Khairudin, Kol Amin, Salehuddin, NIBS, Kol Zainal Piee
Duduk dari kiri: Lt Kol Peter Yuen, Roslan, NIBS
Berdiri: Lt Kol Ismail Yahya
Duduk dari kiri: Musa, NIBS, Lt Jen Dato' Nawi, Redza
Berdiri dari kiri: Mej Sukumaran TUDM, Lt Kol Basri (RAJD)
Dari kiri: Musa, ????, Mej Jen Dato' Fauzi, NIBS, Sukumaran, Mohsain
Saya terpaksa balik ke Jitra pada 9/9/14 kerana 2 buah sekolah telah mengundang hero veteran ini pada 10 dan 11 Sep 14. Jadi tak sempat nak jumpa mereka berikut:
Dari kiri: Mohsain, PW1 Abdullah Basiron
Dari kiri: Mej Oon Lye Hock, Lt Kol Mahayudin (Jutera No 10 Skn)
Dari kiri: Kapt Raja Mohamed, Kapt Nasrun, PW1 Patrick Lee
Sepertimana yang sudah dijangka, pelbagai cerita yang saya tak pernah dengar mula timbul pada hari itu. Allah betul2 mempermudahkan saya melaksanakan kajian saya, syukur alhamdulillah.
Kepada kesemua mereka yang hadir semasa sesi tersebut....Terima kasih kerana dapat meluangkan masa.
Kepada Redz Production....Terima kasih kerana menghargai pengorbanan kami semua.
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Excellent and friendly front desk, very clean and well furnished room, centralized location
The view was great and the spacious bathroom was ideal.
It's a bit pricey and there are not enough perks to warrant the price.
The pool was excellent as were the gym facilities. Great location! Large clean and comfortable rooms.
Parking was $60 per night, where as the car park next door was $10. No free Wi-Fi. Paid Wi-Fi $30 a day!!!!!!!!
The place was clean , staff was friendly
For 3 days is the same price of my mortgage for the entire month ... Waaaay over priced !
The room was very comfortable and very clean. The staff was very friendly and helpful.
The telephone in our room didn't work. We wanted to order a snack before dinner via room service. So we went down to the bar instead. We were seated immediately and given menus but then we waited, and waited...Finally we decided to forego our pre dinner snack and went back to our room. It was for the best since we ended up having a big dinner.
This is a very nice hotel, near the Moscone center, Yueba Vista Gardens, and a lot of downtown businesses, and also close to the more touristy areas near Powell. Very nice fitness center that is open 24x7. Surrounded by excellent restaurants.
They charge $15 for Internet access for a day, which seems weird for a city that has worked so hard to promote the Internet. There are a number of homeless living in the streets in San Francisco, which is a sobering reminder of the gulf between the haves and the have nots. (Despite this, the area appears to be safe and not dangerous - this seems to be a characteristic of this warm, weather friendly city.).
Very clean and comfortable hotel, with modern furnishings. It's ideally located in downtown SF. Away from the madness of Union Square, but still walkable to all the tourist sites and public transportation options on Market street.
For the price and the quality of the hotel, I expected there to be free wifi.
Security in the hotel,
The rate is expensive for 4 stars hotel $400!!!
Noisy location. Dodgy district!
Refrigerator was not working. Bed covering close to carpet was stained. Location is quite shady! Neighbourhood smells like urine.
Clean, convenient location. Bathroom was really nice. Rooms are good size.
Although convenient, the location is close to a rough neighborhood
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Office/business facilities were needlessly expensive and simply left a negative experience on what was a lovely stay.
If you are headed to Moscone Convention Center, there isn't a better choice for a hotel. The staff provided the best customer service I have experienced in a long time - friendly, helpful and timely. Great place to stay.
Only one dining choice and a very small bar.
Brilliant hotel, because of the amazing staff. From reception to wait staff, cleaners to concierge everyone courteous and genuine and made me feel very welcome. Doesn't matter the star rating of a hotel, it is the employees who make it wonderful. This hotel could be cold an impersonal but the staff made it a pleasant delight.
Petty I know, but all condiments in a triangular box seemed wasteful considering green Eco credentials of hotel. Separate out, no box!
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We arrived Thursday, President Obama arrived Friday at which time then we could not get back in to our hotel room to get ready to join some cast members of Pippin before their show that evening. We missed out on dinner with the cast and then after some time complaining we were going to miss the show we were escorted out the back of the hotel as no one was being allowed once again from entering or existing the hotel. For two days the streets in front of the hotel were blocked so you could not access a cab and my girlfriend travelling with me is having hip surgery so now walking blocks to get a cab just didn't work. Obama left Saturday and Sunday hundreds came in for a convention called Dreamforce at which time you could not get an elevator. I would say to check what events on taking place before booking but when I mentioned this to the manager they are not allowed to and do not know in advance (wow the President goes last minute) when these situations are going to arrise.
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Had to pay for morning coffee.
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I am at the objective spot. Observing the cleaning crew scrubbing the railing. The platform is raised and there are divers in the water. Nothing obviously suspicious.
I'll report more later if anything seems odd.
Oh, and I watched the SS Swings doing their thing. They look impressive.
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(12) Comments | Posted November 18, 2014 | 1:14 PM
Authorities say a Labrador retriever did her job when she retrieved a skull identified as that of a convicted Texas sex offender, who was one of the U.S. Marshals' Most Wanted fugitives.
"We owe her a box of dog bones," U.S. Marshal Robert R. Almonte said at a Monday press...
(184) Comments | Posted November 17, 2014 | 5:28 PM
Authorities in Buffalo, New York, reportedly plan to confiscate handguns from the estates of recently deceased gun owners.
"We recently started a program where we're cross referencing all the pistol permit holders with the death records and we're sending people out to collect the guns whenever possible," Police Commissioner Daniel...
(58) Comments | Posted November 11, 2014 | 2:36 PM
The family of a 12-year-old boy that former Christian radio personality John Balyo has confessed to raping had strong words for him at his sentencing hearing Monday.
"I want to know why," the victim's family said in a statement that was read aloud in court, according to WZZM13.com....
(45) Comments | Posted November 10, 2014 | 2:45 PM
Authorities in West Virginia are trying to locate a missing teenager who disappeared while walking to a relative's home.
UPDATE: According to the Fayette County Sheriff's Department, Lilly Neff has been located safe in Alabama. Authorities are in the process of bringing her back to West Virginia. No further details...
(27) Comments | Posted November 8, 2014 | 7:30 AM
Ernesto Negrillo, the man whose ex-girlfriend's mom is accused of plotting to hire a hitman to kill him and feed his body to alligators, was marked for violence earlier by the husband of another ex-girlfriend, according to authorities.
Negrillo, who said he did nothing to inspire the contract murder plot...
(3) Comments | Posted November 5, 2014 | 9:36 AM
Pennsylvania police have released new surveillance video of a man they believe may have abducted a Philadelphia nursing assistant on Sunday.
The video, released Tuesday evening, shows a man dressed all in black, including a hood, browsing the aisles of a gas station mini-mart at about 6 a.m. Monday, in...
(22) Comments | Posted November 4, 2014 | 2:55 PM
Police in Pennsylvania say they have arrested a 17-year-old girl who had a "fascination" with school shootings and wrote about her desire to "flood the halls with corpses."
"I could be the first female shooter," the teenager wrote in her journal, according to Radnor Township Police Superintendent Bill...
(40) Comments | Posted November 4, 2014 | 10:33 AM
Authorities in Pennsylvania have released chilling video of a Philadelphia woman's abduction.
The dramatic video, which was captured by surveillance cameras in the Germantown section of the city Sunday night, shows an unidentified person grab 22-year-old Carlesha Freeland-Gaither and force her into a waiting vehicle in the 100...
(59) Comments | Posted November 4, 2014 | 7:23 AM
A man whose ex-girlfriend's mom is accused of hiring a hit man to kill him and feed his body to alligators said he can't understand why he was targeted.
"It's just f--ked up," Ernesto Negrillo, 36, of Florida, told The Huffington Post in an exclusive interview Monday. "I don't know...
(63) Comments | Posted November 3, 2014 | 12:23 PM
Authorities say a man in India, who accepted a dinner invitation from the father of a young girl he allegedly raped, unwittingly agreed to a date with death.
According to Indianexpress.com, a 36-year-old man in Northeast Delhi's Khajuri Khas has been arrested and charged with the murder of...
(34) Comments | Posted October 31, 2014 | 11:57 AM
Eric Frein, the accused cop killer who was arraigned Friday morning after nearly two months on the run, is reportedly cooperating with police.
The announcement was made at a Friday morning press conference by Pennsylvania State Police Lt. Col. George Bivens.
"We have now started to find the answers the...
(115) Comments | Posted October 31, 2014 | 8:43 AM
Prosecutors in Pennsylvania will seek the death penalty in their case against Eric Frein, the prime suspect in a deadly shooting that left one Pennsylvania state trooper dead and another seriously wounded.
Pike County District Attorney Raymond Tonkin made the announcement at a Thursday night press conference, just hours after...
(278) Comments | Posted October 30, 2014 | 7:59 PM
Eric Frein, the man wanted for allegedly killing a Pennsylvania state trooper before going on the lam for 48 days, is in police custody.
Frein was captured by authorities Thursday, according to Pennsylvania State Police spokeswoman Connie Devens.
"I can confirm that we have taken Eric Frein into custody," Devens...
(1) Comments | Posted October 30, 2014 | 4:32 PM
The family of missing Florida schoolteacher Steven Stark is deeply troubled by his sudden and unexplained disappearance.
UPDATE: Alex De Armas, the girlfriend of Stark's son, Adam Stark, said the family does not feel Steven Stark "is in any danger." De Armas said she will notify the media if anything...
(12) Comments | Posted October 29, 2014 | 6:08 PM
Two days, two months, two years -- inconsequential passages of time when someone you love is missing but devastating nonetheless, according to the mother of Kortne Stouffer.
"It's just as horrible today as it was on day one," Wendy Stouffer told The Huffington Post. "It's everything I think about."
(0) Comments | Posted October 28, 2014 | 5:39 PM
Authorities in New York are trying to locate a visiting nun who disappeared from a Manhattan convent days before she was scheduled to return home to Ethiopia.
According to the New York City Police Department, Sister Tadelech Yohanis, 30, was last seen Thursday afternoon, at the
(56) Comments | Posted October 28, 2014 | 4:26 PM
A California family has been left grief-stricken as they try to come to terms with an apparent road rage incident that left a 30-year-old mother of four dead Sunday afternoon, and her unknown killer on the run.
"I just hope that whoever is responsible is seriously sitting there and thinking...
(7) Comments | Posted October 27, 2014 | 6:21 PM
A desperate search is on in Texas for a missing young woman who family members say has experienced the one thing she feared the most – abduction.
"What is happening to her right now has been her own worst nightmare since she has been little," Jonni Lee McElroy told The...
(56) Comments | Posted October 23, 2014 | 10:36 PM
PHOENIX -- The Jodi Arias penalty retrial was halted for unexplained reasons Thursday afternoon.
"Ladies and gentleman, we do not need you for the rest of the afternoon," Judge Sherry Stephens told jurors after the afternoon recess.
After a sidebar conversation with lawyers, Stephens explained, "The reason we don't...
(10) Comments | Posted October 23, 2014 | 9:06 AM
PHOENIX, Arizona -- The second juror in two days has been excused from the Jodi Arias penalty retrial.
Judge Sherry Stephens excused juror No. 9 Wednesday, after journalist and legal analyst Beth Karas told the judge she was approached outside the courtroom by the juror.


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The 25 largest U.S. truckload carriers increased their combined revenue just 0.6 percent in 2013 to $25.6 billion, as rising operating costs, a slow-paced economy and difficulty finding and keeping drivers throttled back their long-term recovery. Acquisitions powered much of the growth, as truckload carriers built market share, expanded their service portfolios and gained capacity and drivers by buying up smaller competitors. The JOC and SJ Consulting Group annually rank the 25 largest truckload companies by revenue — which account for a small amount of total truckload revenue — and track their progress on this special topic page.
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The third quarter was good to practically all the publicly owned U.S. trucking companies: none reported losses, and their combined revenue rose 10.7 percent to more than $10 billion, supported by a second quarter of stronger freight demand and economic growth.
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thanks so much for the response. i feel sure i have seen that name in a cemertery here and connected to the kinslow's. sandi gorin is the local historian here in glasgow. have you tried her website? www.sandi gorin.com-----perhaps this could be helpful to you also. my g'mother was a kinslow from haywood, ky. near glasgow in barren cty. i was raised in il., was never around the family and know nothing about the cash/kinslow background. i relocated to this area about a year ago and am now attempting to check into my mothers family. let me know if i can help.
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Reference photos for this watercolor were taken along the Seward Highway in early spring one morning. This is a view of the Chugach National Forest near Portage Glacier. The glacier shown, however, is not Portage Glacier.
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Information was scarce during those early hours, and the appearance of Mary Landrieu, Louisiana's senior U.S. senator and a New Orleans native, sent the pack into a frenzy. She was drenched and visibly weary, having replaced her business suit with a work shirt some time before. After a few interviews providing not much of substance for a situation that required 24-hour-a-day news coverage, Landrieu slipped inside headquarters to deal with another storm of data and desperation.
Several hours later she emerged and headed directly for a handful of print journalists on the clock for national publications. "This is off the record," she said, her voice shaking. The rest of the conversation came in pieces as other reporters started approaching the impromptu gathering. Every time it happened, Landrieu would grab her chosen few and pull them into further seclusion.
"This thing is serious," she said. "You have no idea yet, but it is. We're going to need a lot of coverage for a very long time. There is a human side to this story, too. It's like nothing we've ever seen before."
Today, Landrieu doesn't mind placing the tale into public record, as it's a practical example of how information is often filtered to the public during times of disaster. It's also fitting for Landrieu, who's pushing two media-friendly bills through Congress.
She is an original co-sponsor of a bill filed last week that would set a federal standard for protecting journalists and their confidential sources. It's called the Free Flow of Information Act and stipulates a confidential source can only be handed over to prevent "imminent and actual harm" to national security or a real person. The proposed act also protects information that might reveal a source, such as phone records. It's a major issue especially for national media outlets, whose membership is being pulled into court on a regular basis, most notably over the leaked name of an agent for the Central Intelligence Agency.
Compelling reporters to testify and reveal where sensitive material came from will restrict the flow of information to the public, says Richard Karpel, executive director of the Association of Alternative Newsweeklies, one of the 40 media companies and journalistic organizations backing the proposal. (The Independent Weekly is a member of AAN.) "When the news is bad, it's only natural that public officials try to hide it," Karpel says. "Consequently, confidential sources are often the only means to uncovering the truth. By protecting those sources, this bill helps the American public hold its government accountable."
While 32 states, including Louisiana, have so-called shield laws on the books protecting reporters in various fashions, there is no uniform standard in federal courts. Landrieu says reporters' freedoms must be protected unilaterally. "Open government is a tenant of our democracy," she says. "The revelation that the Bush Administration turned away nearly $1 billion in foreign aid after Hurricane Katrina came to light as the result of the [Freedom of Information Act] process and demonstrates its essential function as a public check on government power and policy."
Landrieu's other media bill, which she is solely responsible for drafting, was released earlier this year and could ultimately clear some of the hurdles the broadcast media and others face when covering a natural disaster. For starters, the First Response Broadcasters Act states that the local agency in charge of media credentials will remain in charge even after a disaster strikes and the Federal Emergency Management Agency shows up, thus saving journalists from applying twice for the same identification.
But the legislation reaches much farther than that. It also opens up access for local broadcasters to federal gas, food and water supplies during a natural disaster. In the aftermath of Katrina, Landrieu says local broadcasters on the ground lost out on fuel and other supplies procured by out-of-state media outlets. She is also pushing a grant program to help broadcasters protect and upgrade their facilities. "With phone lines down, cell phones out and streets flooded, the sound of local radio and television stations was what many people relied on," she says. "It was an important voice in those dark days and nights following the storm and flooding, and that voice continued on for months."
Landrieu says the legislation will also impact north Louisiana, where tornadoes and floods can devastate communities. The American Society of Newspaper Editors, however, has expressed displeasure over the lack of attention given to print journalists, while Landrieu's camp argues that emergencies demand immediacy, which means electronics. The National Association of Broadcasters, along with the Radio-Television News Directors Association, has endorsed the bill. "The ability of radio and television stations and their online components to broadcast with minimal interruptions before, during and after a disaster is an absolute necessity, and we think this legislation will addresses many of their needs," says RTNDA President Barbara Cochran.
Public approval ' the gold standard in politics ' has traditionally been low for members of the media, especially when it comes to matters of trust and skepticism. So, why would Landrieu, who is facing re-election next year, stick her neck out for the other branch of government? Is she hoping for positive coverage? "No, that is not the reason," says Stephanie Allen, Landrieu's press secretary. "I know Sen. Landrieu well, and she is under no illusion that co-sponsoring these bills will prompt the press to cover her more favorably. Actually, sometimes just the opposite is true."
Black Friday shopping begins; Pope visiting Turkey; oil prices decline and more national and international news for Friday, November 28, 2014.
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The fight to clean up Lafayette Parish could get some added ammunition with two ordinances up for votes Tuesday by the City-Parish Council targeting litter-bugs.
By striking a deal to lessen the blow of health insurance changes on state workers, school employees and retirees, Gov. Bobby Jindal's administration lowered the volume of criticism but gave itself and local school boards a new budget headache.
With the airport tax coming up for a parishwide vote in about a week, the Broussard City Council and its mayor have come out in support of the proposal.
Protesters rallied peacefully in several Louisiana cities in the wake of the Missouri grand jury decision not to indict a police officer in the fatal shooting of Michal Brown.
The U.S. rep billed LSU for work allegedly performed on the same days Congress voted on major legislation and held important committee hearings on energy and the ACA.
Abysmally low participation by the public has prompted the council to scuttle the 2014 survey with plans to simplify it and try again next year.
The village now says the ordinance will likely be overturned and authorities will more vigorously enforce existing leash laws.
Bill Cassidy cast an early ballot Tuesday, seeking to draw renewed attention to a race that has fallen off newspaper front pages and away from people's minds as they plan holiday meals and shopping schedules.
Battered all night by Baltimore's relentless pass rush, Drew Brees could feel his protection collapsing and Terrell Suggs getting ahold of him as he urgently unloaded a pass to the right flat toward tight end Jimmy Graham.
After a convincing defeat at the polls on Nov. 4, Earl "Nickey" Picard has decided to let bygones be bygones with his former right-hand man Brian Pope, announcing his support for his former employee's runoff bid to become Lafayette's next city marshal.
Saturday the athletic department did everything possible to ensure the 2014 Ragin' Cajun seniors remembered fondly their last home game. Rain and lightning never arrived but turbulence did in the form of the Appalachian State Mountaineers.
Even stranger than the Republican Party's decision to hold a "unity rally" earlier this month for Congressman Bill Cassidy in a Baton Rouge bar, Huey's Bar, was the fact that the establishment was named after Louisiana's most famous Democrat.
Bar Code is not a gay bar.
After failing to pass a medical marijuana bill last year, state Sen. Fred Mills, R-Parks, is telling supporters he will return in 2015 with legislation that focuses on different applications like oils and pills.
Voters, obviously, are not yet tuned into the 2015 ballot, despite the intriguing races it will host.
By now, the story of how longtime LSU coach Dale Brown discovered Shaquille O'Neal has been told many times: Brown happened upon a massive 13-year-old at an army base in Germany, stayed in touch with him and eventually became like a second father.
Fate simply wasn't ready to give the New Orleans Saints a break from longtime nemesis Steve Smith.
Lafayette Police have had a busy day.
Gov. Bobby Jindal's administration will use $130 million in patchwork financing from a tax amnesty program, insurance settlement, uninsured motorist penalties and other excess funds to close most of the state's midyear budget deficit.
Democratic U.S. Sen. Mary Landrieu said she disagrees with President Barack Obama's actions on immigration, hoping the latest controversy doesn't worsen her campaign difficulties.
Gay-rights advocates challenging Louisiana's same-sex marriage ban announced Thursday that they have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review their case before it is heard by a federal appeals court.
Thinking himself the "son of God," the man charged with the 2013 killing of an officer of the Chitimacha Tribal Police will not stand trial following a ruling Thursday on his mental competency.
Either Saints coach Sean Payton doesn't want to tip Baltimore off as to who'll start in New Orleans' secondary on Monday night, or he really doesn't know yet.
NOV 28 Columnist James Gill writes about an irritant for AG Buddy Caldwell in this post. Caldwell's upset about a "technicality" that turns out to be the US Constitution, Gill says.
NOV 28 Bill Cassidy says the story about his possible double-dipping from taxpayers is a "non-issue," the ABC News politics blog reports here. The story, broken by bloggers Lamar White Jr. and Jason Brad Berry earlier this week, is probably an issue for some taxpayers.
NOV 28 Blogger Tom Aswell writes about the next step for the 6th Congressional race. Former Gov. and ex-con Edwin Edwards plans to take some shots at opponent Garret Graves by pointing out that Graves is buddies with Bobby Jindal.
NOV 28 Gov. Bobby Jindal has much to be thankful for this week, the Picayune reports here. Specifically, he moved up in the latest GOP presidential poll - to 2 percent. Whoopie!
NOV 28 Blogger Ian McGibboney responds to a troll-like poster who had a problem with his most recent post about the Saints. Since people are rioting in Ferguson, Ian shouldn't talk about football, this individual opined. It's possible to care about more than one thing, Ian counters.
NOV 28 Yet again, we're hearing about budget cuts that are necessary because of a big budget hole, this editorial in the American Press says. This raises some questions, the paper says, such as: Why does this keep happening? And how can this be so when we're being told our economy is doing great?
NOV 28 Blogger Jason Brad Berry, arguably the only guy in Louisiana who is truly paying attention to the BP claims process, has a little something to say about a Picayune story on the audit reports. He wants to know if the reporter has ESP, or just wrote her story based on a press release. He also has links to the documents she wrote about - so you can judge for yourself.
NOV 28 The publishers of the Forward Now blog post this disclaimer about their social media accounts. They don't monitor who "likes" their articles, the publishers say, and they aren't trying to manipulate Facebook likes. Say what?
NOV 26 Jim Brown, like many of us Louisiana voters, seems fed up with out of town know-it-alls trying to tell us what to do. Bill Cassidy can't make it through the day without flying someone in to "tell us political retards" how to vote, he says.
NOV 26 Zach Kopplin, who we came to know and love when he was a Louisiana high school student lobbying for the continued inclusion of science stuff in science class, pens this post in The Atlantic about a "textbook" available for social studies instruction in Texas that discusses how Moses contributed to the Constitution. (Oy! Texas rednecks love Jews. Who knew?)
NOV 26 Blogger Tom Aswell is writing about the behavior of the two finalists in the 6th Congressional District race: Edwin Edwards and Garret Graves. Edwards has come out swinging, but Graves' campaign seems bent on snatching defeat from the jaws of victory, Tom says.


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Can the government play favorites when it comes to freedom of speech? The Goldwater Institute didn't think so, and challenged Arizona's system of public campaign financing all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court. The resulting victory struck down similar provisions in states across the U.S., preventing governments from gaming the political system in favor of government-funded candidates, and keeping elections free and open.
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Chief Justice Roberts to Arizona: Take Your Thumb Off the Scale!Posted on June 27, 2011 | Type: In the News | Author: Stephen M. Hoersting
This morning, Chief Justice John Roberts issued his opinion on behalf of a 5–4 majority in Arizona Free Enterprise Club's Freedom Club PAC v. Bennett, Nos. 10-238 and 10-239. You may have heard the case called "McComish," after the plaintiff now listed second in consolidated court filings. The Supreme Court struck down the matching-funds provisions in the Arizona Citizens Clean Elections Act. (Campaign "reformers" learned long ago not to call such statutes the "Taxpayer Subsidies to Candidates Act.")
Channel 3 profiles the Supreme Court victory against matching fundsPosted on June 27, 2011 | Type: Video
Clint Bolick talks to Channel 15 about the Supreme Court ruling on matching fundsPosted on June 27, 2011 | Type: Video
The Goldwater Institute's Clint Bolick talked to Channel 15 the day the U.S. Supreme Court sided with the Goldwater Institute and struck down the matching funds provision of Arizona's Clean Elections law.
Supreme Court Declares Arizona's Matching Funds System UnconstitutionalPosted on June 27, 2011 | Type: Press Release
PHOENIX — Today, in a 5 to 4 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed a lower court decision striking down the matching funds provisions of Arizona's taxpayer-funded campaign finance system known as Clean Elections.
Clint Bolick on the Supreme Court Clean Elections rulingPosted on June 27, 2011 | Type: Video
The Goldwater Institute's Clint Bolick talked to Channel 10 just hours after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of free speech and declared the matching funds provision of Arizona's Clean Elections law unconstitutional.


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MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- Republican backers of a bill to make it easier to open a new iron ore mine in northern Wisconsin say changes to their proposal will better protect the environment by taking into account concerns raised by Democrats and others.
But Democrats balked at the changes announced Monday, calling them "baby steps" that don't do enough to protect the state's water and other natural resources.
Democratic Sen. Tim Cullen watched the news conference and said afterward the changes made the proposal slightly better, but there was a long way to go.
One change calls for the state to enter into a memorandum of understanding with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers related to issues including the timeline of permitting a mine.
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Phone calls to friends and relatives overseas during the festive season can mount up to an eye-watering bill. And although a quarter of Britons made such a call over Christmas, less than a third took measures to save money, according to research from Homephonechoices.co.uk.
And that is despite the fact you can make very cheap or even free calls using the internet. "Voice over internet protocol [VoIP] uses your broadband connection instead of your phone line. The best-known providers are Vonage and Skype," says Michael Phillips, Homephonechoices' product director.
"Making calls to VoIP users on the same provider – for example, Skype to Skype – is free."
Choose your provider carefully because there are several offering overseas calls for next to nothing but call quality, set-up costs and connection costs can vary. Skype customers can make calls directly from their computer, using a headset, and software that needs to be downloaded. Vonage connects a VoIP box to your broadband modem – that connects to your standard home phone to make calls in the conventional way. VoIP to landlines can be cheaper than other service providers, too.
Vonage has unlimited call packages to international numbers starting from £6.99 a month and Skype provides a range of pay-as-you-go and monthly subscriptions that allow unlimited calls to European countries from £3.99 per month, and an unlimited international package from £7.99.
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Some home phone providers allow you to make cheap international calls from your landline by dialing a prefix (usually an 0844 number) before your call. This is a simple way of making international calls cheaply and without too much fuss and is a good option if you only make relatively infrequent overseas calls.
There is no need for broadband or an account, so you can use it when you want. Companies include Phonecheap, Abroadcall, TeleDiscount and 1pminute.co.uk. And it is really simple. For example, with Phonecheap choose the destination from a list on the website. The site tells you how much the calls will cost and you can choose the appropriate access number.
Calling packages
One of the simplest ways to bring down the cost of phoning abroad is to ask your landline provider if it offers an international calling package that can be added to your existing contract – or switch to a provider that does.
BT's International Freedom costs £4.89 a month, covering any calls to landlines in 36 destinations including Australia, Spain, France and the US. Those of up to one hour are free. TalkTalk has Anytime for £4.49 a month plus line rental, and includes unlimited calls – at any time – to UK landlines as well as inclusive international calls.
After the first 12 months, the cost goes up to £5.49 a month, plus line rental. Tiscali has free calls to 10 countries (up to an hour) in its UK calls package.
Discount tariffs
If you are going on holiday or travelling overseas and will be calling the UK from your mobile, you can keep the cost down by asking your provider if it offers an international discount tariff, such as Orange's World Traveller Service or O2's International Traveller Service.
The Traveller Service costs 90p a minute instead of the standard rate of £1.37 when calling from the US. If you have a tariff that includes 600 free minutes you will get this service for nothing, but it costs £2.99 a month for all others. You have to request that your provider adds these specific services to your contract.
Check out local phonecards, which can be accessed from phone boxes (or your mobile) and can be amazingly cheap. One costing $5 (£2.77) in Canada buys 25 minutes to the UK, plus 50 cents to make each call.
For frequent travellers, global SIM cards can be a cost-effective option, allowing you to roam almost anywhere in the world with a single SIM, ideal for anyone travelling to several countries. If you regularly travel to one destination, it's worthwhile considering a local SIM card – they can help save a lot of money on your mobile bill.


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With her new haircut, Solange is channeling her inner Britney Spears in a big way. And by "haircut," we mean shaved head. We mean Solange is bald.
B's little sis hit the streets of L.A. in a new shorn hairstyle yesterday. The 23-year-old completely shaved off her locks for a "low-maintenance" look.
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I love it solange is doing solange why do we have to do anything to please anyone else damn demi moore did it and sobody said sh** about her hair. I think its sheik girl keep doing you. It's sad in america if it aint long and flowing down your back its wack get a clue god made all types of people for your info hollywood they where there hair like this in africa in certain tribes. get a life.
She needs to use the cream remover to be shiny head bald, that would be fresher. Right now its no neat. If she going to be bald do it right!
For all we know, her hair could have been like that underneath them lace fronts all along..yawnnnnnnn...........
I think its cute...not too sure about the outfit. Love Solange its her hair she can do what she wants. Everyone doesn't want to walk around with a head full of weave all the time.
You look like great, but you looked better with hair.
Its cool, but not on her. i like Kayne west's girlfriends baldness i think its both hot and girly. Solange needs to get herself a wig and save herself the embarrassment.
they always wear weaves anyway so you never know how short her hair really is. So no big deal it can be long tomorrow with a lace front wig like her sister always uses
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Ways to cut an anticipated $937,515 revenue gap in next year's school budget occupied the Oyster Bay-East Norwich Board of Education at their recent meeting.
Phyllis Harrington, superintendent of schools for the Oyster Bay-East Norwich Central School District, outlined cutbacks in elementary school class size, reducing one fulltime position in the English as a Second Language (ESL) support program to a part-time positions, and reduction in athletic programs and some elementary co-curricular activities at the board's March 12 meeting at the Oyster Bay High School Library.
The meeting is the latest in a series of meetings to set the budget for the 2013-14 school year in time for voter approval on May 21 (See Oyster Bay Enterprise Pilot March 1.
At earlier meetings, school district officials explained the estimated spending plan of $53,967,475 necessary to maintain existing school programs — a $2,440,071 increase, 4.74 percent over the current budget. School officials noted that they anticipated a 3.06 percent increase in revenue, accounting for the $937,515 revenue gap.
In other business, the board voted to ask for voter approval for extending the district's capital projects fund and to seek voter approval for as much as $1,720,000 in capital projects for the 2013-14 school year. Both ballot measures were discussed at the board's previous meeting.
After outlining the cutbacks necessary, Harington announced that "we can meet the gap without cutting anything at the high school" other than limited cuts in the athletic programs. Some of the audience members broke out in applause in response.
Harrington detailed the specific reductions in class size at James H. Vernon Middle School, which would involve reducing the number of sections in grades four and six. Despite the reductions, she noted, class sizes at the two schools will continue to conform to the class size policy guidelines set by the board in the past.
In addition, Harrington detailed reductions recommended by the athletic department, including cutting two assistant junior varsity lacrosse coaches, two middle school lacrosse coaches, and one middle school football coach.
Furthermore, the athletic department recommended cutting the number of "yellow coats." "Yellow coats" are staff members who wear yellow coats while monitoring the crowds and provide assistance at home games and meets. Yellow coats would be eliminated for middle school field hockey, track, and volleyball, and reduced for junior varsity boys and girls basketball and varsity football.
Other cost-saving measures include cutting the number of middle school athletic contests by 15, junior varsity by 19, and varsity by 42 to save on transportation and officiating. Varsity wrestling, track, cross-country, and golf teams would also attend fewer invitationals.
"Is it really necessary to have the yellow coats?" Dr. Michael Castellano, a board member, asked.
"They are there as a back-up" in case problems arise, Harrington explained. They are mostly teachers who know the students and are able to deal with potential difficulties.
Jim Mattel, school board vice president, wondered if the Town of Oyster Bay Public Safety personnel, whose cars are commonly seen round town, might be called in to assist at sporting events and save on yellow coats.
"I never explored that," Harrington said. "It's certainly worth looking into."
Jim Robinson, a school board member, remarked, "You have a responsibility for the decorum of the crowd," but added that there haven't been problems.
Castellano suggested that if crowd control is a problem, perhaps there shouldn't be spectators at events.
Harrington also explained that at Vernon, they would cut back on co-curricular activities other than student council, Leaders' Club, and intramural sports. In response to a question, from board member Maryann Santos, Harrington replied that such activities as the chess club and the art club would be cut.
There are other anticipated expenses relating to taxes and other issues, Harrington explained. By taking a "calculated risk" and not including them in the budget — because of indications that the district will ultimately not have to pay for them — the district would save $220,000.
At the next meeting, March 19, Harrington noted, the board will consider the issue of revenue. She also explained that there is still hope that some state aid will be restored.
In other action, the board approved the hiring of a new science and technology learning supervisor, Janna Ostroff, for kindergarten through high school. "We are quite happy," Harrington said, "to add her to our already amazing team."
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The Raise The Roof Concert, held at Christ Church on Nov. 9, was an intergenerational event to benefit the Life Enrichment Center of Oyster Bay's seniors.
Board member Suzanne Paolucci explained the center's wish to get iPods for the seniors as a source of musical therapy. She brought the idea to the center from a talk by social worker Dan Cohen, the founder of Music & Memory. He has produced a film, Alive Inside, that tells the story of music as being restorative. Music is like therapy for the elderly, in particular for those with dementia, as it has been shown to awaken memories of happier times in life, when energy and enthusiasm were boundless.
Sunday, 23 November 2014 00:00Driving rain and an early start time did not deter 600 people who arrived at Crest Hollow Country Club recently to celebrate the Women's Fund of Long Island's 20th year and to honor four exceptional women.
The breakfast started with a meet and greet and a chance to showcase Women's Fund contest winner Patti Hogarty, designer of "Women as Bamboo." Inspired by her neighbor's bamboo, she entered the contest drawing a design of the bamboo, which Ambalu Jewelers of Roslyn then turned into various pendants of which 40-percent of the profits would go to WFLI. Hogarty wrote a short essay comparing women to bamboo in that they are strong and can weather difficult storms, yet remain graceful and continue to grow sending out new shoots.
Thursday, 27 November 2014 00:00
On the weekend of Nov. 8, the Oyster Bay High School Boys and Girls Cross Country teams traveled to the State University of New York at Canton just a few miles from the Canadian border to compete in the New York State Cross Country Championships.
Alex Tosi became the first Bayman since Joe Jazwinski and Justin Nakrin (2008) to become All-State, placing 16th with a time of 16:53. Most runners ran about 20 seconds slower than their Bethpage times because of the muddy conditions on the course. Tosi's time was basically equivalent to his best Bethpage time, as he powered through the toughest parts of the race. He led the Baymen to a seventh place finish in the Class C race, an improvement from their 11th place finish last year, which ties the highest place at the New York State Championships of a Baymen team since 2009.
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In the history of Oyster Bay High School athletics, no one has ever won a Girls' Tennis New York State Championship. Celeste Matute and Courtney Kowalsky became the first when they won the 2014 New York State Doubles Championship in Latham on Nov. 3. What makes this tremendous achievement even more remarkable is that Matute is a junior and Kowalsky is a sophomore.
The girls, who are usually singles players, teamed up to take on the very best players in Nassau County and New York State. They won all 10 matches in the section XIII and NYSPHSAA tournaments and left Latham as the 2014 New York State doubles champions.
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Beautiful classic landscape. Superb. Don
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A lovely layered comp and a good choice to exclude the sky when there is this much going on in the landscape. The church is well positioned and highlighted by the sunshine. Being slightly critical, the contrast is pushed a lot and certainly too much for my taste as the image now appears unnatural. Of course that may be the feel you were going for and it's a personal thing as I say but I'd love to see a toned down version tooLast Modified By almiles at 10 Aug 2013 - 6:06 PM
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Sorry Ian, I even got onto google maps... I'll need to take a drive out some evening...
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You're right, almiles, it was pushed a lot..... in my defence, I was driving, and the light/contrast was strong and stunning, but by the time I got stopped and the camera out it had paled to a ghost of it's former glory and I had to increase the contrast to take it back to what I saw in the first place...Have a few versions, they each bring a different mood and this is the most pushed....and I like them all. But I take the point nonetheless, always open to constructive crit....
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