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Greg Lucas
|Greg Lucas
|Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 5
|Former member
|In office
|January 1, 2013 - December 1, 2014
|Prior offices
|Edinboro Borough Council
|California University, Pennsylvania
|Office website
Lucas did not run for re-election to the House in 2014. He was defeated by Michele Brooks in the May 20, 2014, Republican primary for District 50 in the Pennsylvania State Senate.
Lucas earned a B.S. in Industrial Education from California University, Pennsylvania in 1981. His professional experience includes working as the Department Head in the Construction Management associate degree Program at the Fortis Institute, as an Instructor of Construction Management in the associate degree Program at the Fortis Institute, as the owner/operator of Leehan-Lucas Contracting from 1981 to 2010, as the owner/instructor at the Great Lakes Scuba LLC from 1996 to 2009 and as a teacher in the General McLane School District from 1982-1984.[1]
Committee assignments
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Lucas served on the following committees:
|Pennsylvania Committee Assignments, 2013
|• Aging & Older Adult Services
|• Game & Fisheries, Secretary
|• Labor & Industry
|• Local Government
Campaign themes
Lucas' website highlighted the following campaign themes:[2]
Spark Economic Growth to Create Jobs
- Excerpt: "We must make Pennsylvania's business tax and regulatory structure competitive with other states to stop employers from leaving and encourage new employers to settle here. This is why I've voted for bills like eliminating the inheritance tax on small businesses and supported start-up dedication to help new businesses grow."
Quality Education to Prepare Our Workforce for the Future
- Excerpt: "I will focus money on the classroom and on students to ensure a quality education for our children while making certain that teachers have the tools they need to succeed. My wife and I chose to send our son Zach to local public schools and to a state university."
Secure Tomorrow's Jobs...Today
- Excerpt: "One of my major priorities in Harrisburg has been supporting small businesses and entrepreneurs who drive our economy. That's why I've voted to invest in startup businesses and give them a tax deduction to get off the ground floor to have a chance on being successful."
Rein in Out-of-Control Government Spending
- Excerpt: "I promise to support only real balanced state budgets to bring fiscal sanity to the budget process in Harrisburg. I voted for an on time budget that didn't increase taxes and reduced debt in our state. I will continue my promise of holding the line on taxes and spending in Harrisburg."
Reform Harrisburg
- Excerpt: "As a State Representative, I have been fighting for real reform by standing up to the special interests and career politicians. I voted to reduce the size of the legislature so tax dollars aren't spent on more expensive state offices/staff but invested back into the communities we are supposed to represent. I've kept my promise to voters who elected me to the State House to drive my own car. I've chosen pay to pay for a portion of my health care just like we all do. I'm representing my constituents 100% of the time and will not hold another job so I keep my time and focus solely on those I represent."
Pro-life and Strong supporter of the Second Amendment
- Excerpt: "I am pro-life and a strong supporter of the Second Amendment. In Harrisburg, I will stand up to the politicians – including those of my own party – who would try to weaken our state's abortion laws or take away the rights of gun owners."
Elections for the office of Pennsylvania State Senate took place in 2014. A primary election took place on May 20, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature-filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in that election was March 11, 2014. Michael Muha was unopposed in the Democratic primary, while Michele Brooks defeated Jane Macpherson-Mrozek and Greg Lucas in the Republican primary. Brooks defeated Muha in the general election.[3][4]
|Pennsylvania State Senate, District 50 General Election, 2014
|Vote %
|Michele Brooks
|Michael Muha
|Total Votes
|Pennsylvania State Senate, District 50 Republican Primary, 2014
|Vote %
|Michele Brooks
|Greg Lucas
|Jane Macpherson-Mrozek
|Total Votes
Lucas ran in the 2012 election for Pennsylvania House District 5. Lucas ran unchallenged in the Republican primary on April 24 and defeated Jason White (D) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012. Incumbent Republican John Evans did not seek re-election.[5]
|Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 5, General Election, 2012
|Vote %
|Greg Lucas
|Jason White
|Total Votes
Campaign donors
Comprehensive donor information for Greg Lucas is available dating back to 2012. Based on available campaign finance records, Greg Lucas raised a total of $130,898 during that time period. This information was last updated on September 11, 2013.[6]
|Greg Lucas's Campaign Contribution History
|Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 5
|Grand Total Raised
2012Greg Lucas won election to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 2012. During that election cycle, Greg Lucas raised a total of $130,898.
|Pennsylvania House of Representatives 2012 election - Campaign Contributions
|Top contributors to Greg Lucas's campaign in 2012
|Pennsylvania Republican Party
|House Republican Campaign Cmte of Pennsylvania
|Northwest Good Government Pac
|Pennsylvania Association of Realtors
|Richards, Roger W
|Total Raised in 2012
|Source: Follow the Money
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In 2013, the Pennsylvania General Assembly was in session from January 2 to December 31. In 2014, the Pennsylvania General Assembly was in session from January 7 through November 12.
- The American Conservative Union: 2013 Legislative scorecard
- Legislators were scored on their votes on key conservative issues.
- Liberty City LGBT Democratic Club: 2014 Legislative Scorecard
- Legislators were scored on their support for legislation related to LGBT equality.
Lucas and his wife, Rose, have one child.[7]
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See also
- Pennsylvania House of Representatives
- House Committees
- Pennsylvania General Assembly
- Joint Committees
- Pennsylvania state legislative districts
External links
- Profile from Open States
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Greg Lucas on Facebook
- Campaign contributions via Follow the Money
- ↑ Project Vote Smart, "Gregory Lucas' Biography," accessed May 15, 2014
- ↑ votegreglucas.com, "Issues," accessed April 29, 2014
- ↑ Pennsylvania Department of State, "Official primary results for May 20, 2014," accessed July 9, 2014
- ↑ Pennsylvania Department of State, "2014 Official Candidate Listing," accessed March 19, 2014
- ↑ Pennsylvania Department of State, "2012 Primary Candidate List In Ballot Order," March 9, 2012
- ↑ Follow the Money, "Lucas, Greg," accessed September 11, 2013
- ↑ votegreglucas.com, "About," accessed May 19, 2014
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John Evans (R)
|Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 5
| Succeeded by
Barry J. Jozwiak (R)
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6th Chakra
The sixth of the human body's seven chakras is called the 'Ajna'. This is a Sanskrit word that means 'beyond wisdom'. The 6th chakra is located in between, and above the eyes and is often referred to as the 'third eye'.
The Ajna is the 6th chakra that deals with telepathy, imagination, visualization and intuition. The glands and organs it controls or are connected to are the pituitary gland, head, lower brain and eyes.
'Knowing' or an intuitive type of knowing is the emotion related to the 6th chakra. So people with a dominant 6th chakra in themselves tend to have clairvoyant abilities. This means, they have the ability of seeing things that others can't see.
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Etheric energy is the element related to the Ajna which means electrical or telepathic energy, mind principle, soul of creation and elements in their pure essence. This is the chakra associated with thought, intuition and the sixth sense, or rather knowledge and perception without using any of the 5 senses.
This explains why some people can predict unreported accidents, read another's thoughts or send one's thoughts to another and even predict the future.
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Those with an underactive 6th chakra are those overly religious people who are afraid of things that cannot be explained by logic. They become superstitious and are afraid of their own thoughts. They cannot make decisions, procrastinate about plans they make and basically do not know what they want.
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|April 7 2012, 09:22 PM
Sayali Bhagat is okay. She has directly confirmed.
But CO and City Magistrate should be suspended immediately. They cannot feign ignorance and profess that they were just there because of a Union Minister attending
|April 7 2012, 09:36 PM
This is what is happening in India..
With Black money and collabrations with Netas and Bureucrats....and Media in pocket...Every Local Thekedaar has become a Builder.
Even after failing in previous projects....providing shit quality....all they have to do..is to LAUNCH another Project with Glossy Ads and Brochures.
And People will Forget....as simple as that
This Builder is a THIRD GRADE BUILDER....has a pathetic record....and has cheated many......
Safety and Security is LAST ON THE LIST of these Builders.
One can visit their Work sites and see the pathetic condition of workers in terms of safety standards
Safety is a CULTURE....which is NON EXISTANT in India
Nearly 70% of Malls are Unsafe
I was Shocked to See in Big Bazaar in GIP..how they had Piled up Juice Packs one of top of another...to make it nearly 8-9 Feet High
Children, senior citizens were passing inches away from it...Just one Nudge and the whole 50-60 Kgs of Juice Packs can easily fall on a child or even an adult and cause extensive damage.
Just visit ANY Ready to move in Projects and see the safety standards
The fire extinguisehers are non operational....fire exits are blocked...Open electric panels....Fire water line is dry....etc etc etc etc
List in endless....
AND THEN YOU HEAR THESE SAME 3RD GRADE BUILDERS talking about making 60-70 Storey Buildings !!!!!!!!!!
Regd this Mall...some media reports are saying that the authorities were not aware of it.....GIVE ME A BREAK !!!!!!!
I am sure in Greater Noida there must be posters regd this mall in many areas...and let me tell you.....Gnoida authority is pretty strict about it...you need to take permission from them before posting banners etc etc.....
A Politcian was a chief guest...and its a RULE..that whenever a High Category Poltician visits an area...His Security Informs the Local Police station in advance....
This is absolute Bullshit..and while we can get our BPs High in Sheer anger
The Bastard Builder will get away with it....and will make money from this property
India hai...Sab chalta hai.....Yahaan business ka ab ek rule hai....
Open Loot
On days like this...I feel so happy that I am doing my part of business from out of india and the indian part is taken care of by my brothers....I just come here to meet and spend time with my khaandaan
Its getting Bad to worse
Only 2 days back I was on Noida expressway I saw...COMPLETE ENCRAOCHMENT Of service lane by Cars outside Unitech SEZ Sector 135 and outside Advant SEZ sector 136....
WHY ????...Didnt the Builder make Ample parking space.....
Because making additional basements or parking space...means Less profit
Pathetic !!!!!!!
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|April 7 2012, 09:40 PM
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To quote few quick examples from my memory, ALL the sarkari babus (n cops) were honorably reinstated after Taj Corridor scam, Nithari case, Dabwali tragedy (when 400 kids were roasted alive in a school function while the chief guest DM ran away) etc.
In this particular case, I wager that some babus (e.g. SDM sahib in name of magistrate enquiry) will make pocket few lacs.
|April 7 2012, 09:50 PM
Poster was all over on expressway.
Those SEZ parking are not yet ready to park vehicles so they are seen parked outside. Parking is not ready because construstion is going on on ther towers and entire project / buildings have common parking in the basement.
Not sure whether basement parking are well enough to accomdate all.
|April 7 2012, 10:33 PM
Seeing the Parking conditions in Gurgaon Udyog Vihar...and On Noida expressway Near Lotus Valley school / 3C Office.....I feel...that parking encroachments will be common in Offices upcoming on expressway.
As I said before....Parking means..making extra Basement...or using precious Land for cars...which means .....LESS PROFIT for Builders
And thus going with the Evergreen Chalta hai attitude in India..and the pathetic professional standards of builders....I expect parking issues...Big way
I hope I am proved wrong !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
|April 7 2012, 11:02 PM
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|April 7 2012, 11:51 PM
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May the departed soul rest in peace and god provide solace to his family.
Lets not again start to blame everything to politicians and bureaucrats. ever seen bikers driving and general behavior on red lights. We as whole have become extremely dumb and now we dont care for our own survival. Forget caring about others.
During a discussion about this mall, questions were raised by their credebility to build and execute. None of us had imagined our fears would come true so soon and some family would suffer so much.
Nothing would change....what happened to Uphaar tragedy!!!
|April 7 2012, 11:59 PM
I havent read the exact details....But if what Mr.Cookie and others are saying is true...that the event was continuing even after the Mishap...untill the Bimbo got injured....then this is simply Inhuman...just shows the attitude of these People towards Human life.
Everything is Valued in Money for them
If a poor stuntman dies...its irrelevant
People ask many times..whats the difference between the developed world and India
and I think this is one of BIG Differences.
There is no Value of Life in India...Not anymore
People die in road accidents...such completely avoidable mishaps....but no one cares
Forget all this...even if an Army Jawaan is martyred...then too nothing special is done.
In U.S...If an American is Martyred...then the President U.S will stand up and salute.
To read this comment or rather info about the incident has made me simply ashamed to be a part of such a society where Bastards like this Builder are able to get away with such Heinous Crimes.
case would have been open and shut by now....payments would have been done
Life and Humanity would have been Sold
Good night.....cant read all this anymore
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Since "Jaws," Hollywood has cashed in on the summertime box office. But this year, the studios can't wait for school to start. There is good news, however, especially if you live at the South Pole.
The penguins in "Madagascar" organized an escape from New York's Central Park Zoo, they hijacked the freighter and, so far, have filled it up with $450 million in box office receipts around the world. And that, as they say, ain't ice.
"March of the Penguins," an exquisite family film, has become the second-biggest grossing documentary ever. Yes, it's "The Year of the Penguin" and it's also the answer to this Hollywood riddle: What's black and white and green all over?
Unfortunately, the penguin is also a perfect symbol for most of Hollywood's other summer movies. It's a bird but it can't get off the ground.
The recipe for success was once a simple mix of special effects, lots of noise, a mega-hit director, and maybe a star to guide it all by. Not this summer.
"Stealth," "The Island" and "Kingdom of Heaven" -- all with A-list directors and B-list stars -- cost a cumulative $500 million, and they've brought in just over $100 million at the domestic box office. True, they've done better overseas. My theory: It's because fewer people overseas understand English.
By Labor Day, according to an estimate by The New York Times, the total box office will be down 9 percent, but because ticket prices have gone up, total admissions will be down 11.5 percent.
Some of the loss can be explained by competition from DVDs and video games and other new diversions. In past summers, action fans would see a film like "Batman Begins" as many times as they could. But this year, once or twice was enough, and Hollywood was disappointed even with that movie's $200 million gross.
"Cinderella Man," one of the best films I've seen in years, didn't have a Cinderella ending. It was pulled from theaters in what should have been mid-run, because the studio didn't know how to sell a movie that serious in the summertime.
There were two genuine summer mega-hits, and -- no surprise -- they feature the four biggest names in movies: Steven Spielberg and Tom Cruise ("War of the Worlds," $231 million), and George Lucas and Darth Vader ("Star Wars: Episode III -- Revenge of the Sith," $379 million).
"Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" was an instant classic ($192 million). "Mr. & Mrs. Smith" was an instant surprise ($183 million), making it a great summer for Angelina Jolie. She got a baby, a beau and her biggest box office hit yet.
"The Longest Yard" ($157 million) and "Wedding Crashers" ($178 million) were blockbuster comedies because they delivered blockbuster laughs. But, be honest now, is there anyone, anywhere who is upset because there will never be a "Trey Bigalow," after a sequel that brought in just $17 million?
"The Dukes of Hazzard" earned a not-so-impressive $70 million, especially if you consider that the average Hollywood film now costs more than $90 million to make and market. Since "Dukes" is based on an American TV show, there isn't much hope for any overseas box office and there is no buzz about a sequel.
Here's another shocker: You don't want to take your kids to a movie about a drunken little league coach ("Bad News Bears," $32 million)?
How about the same movie, only this time with a narcissistic soccer coach? ("Kicking and Screaming, $52 million)? Not much better.


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ISSAQUAH, Wash. -- A large piece of plywood covers a problem next to the entrance of Lake Sammamish State Park.
A woman almost stepped right into this while walking along the other day, said Park Manager Rick Benson, as he lifted up the plywood revealing a giant hole.
The hole and one just like it a few yards away are the work of beavers who've also been busy chewing down trees and building dams on the small creek that runs through the park.
Benson likes having wild animals like beavers around, buthe's asking for permission to bring in a trapper this time. He explained the beavers are digging dens under the roadway that could cause it to collapse or have someone fall in and get seriously injured.
The holes, around three feet deep and several feet wide, are enough to cause serious injury. And there's another problem that goes beyond the park. Issaquah city leaders are worried their dams will back up area creeks and cause overflows in areas that are already prone to flooding.
If permission is granted for trapping, Benson said he will hire experts to capture and relocate at least some of the beavers.


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"If any researcher (faculty or student) asked me for advice on dyadic data, I would send him or her to this book first. It provides clear definitions, accessible reviews of topics that appear in research journals, intuitive examples, and illustrations with computer code. The authors are to be commended for taking such difficult topics and communicating them in an accessible manner."--Richard Gonzalez, University of Michigan
"An excellent, accessible, and instructive guide to dyadic data analysis. The authors clearly explain why interdependent data are problematic when approached with classical statistical techniques. More importantly, however, they enlighten the reader about the hidden treasures and opportunities that are inherent in dyadic data. This book provides a clear survey of various analytic techniques that researchers can use to ask and answer questions about the dynamics of interpersonal interactions, and it provides an engaging review of interdisciplinary applications of dyadic data designs."--Todd D. Little, University of Kansas
"A wonderful addition to every researcher's tool chest for studying social relations and social interaction. The authors provide a systematic treatment of a wide variety of statistical and methodological issues that arise in handling research data gathered in the context of two-person interactions. What makes their book so useful is the array of subtle issues they discuss, from when to treat dyadic members as distinguishable or as indistinguishable, to how to array data for dyadic analyses. The kinds of questions examined--from the minute to the sweeping--indicate that this book is written by people with substantial experience in social relations research. Of special value, the authors provide useful guidance on the question of nonindependence by showing how the issue can be treated both within mixed models from the analysis of variance and in newer multilevel models. They do not avoid adding the complication of replicated observations, providing a book that ultimately covers nearly all the complexities of analyzing two-person social relations data. I predict this book will be a long-lived reference tool that all serious researchers in social relations will consult regularly."--Joseph N. Cappella, University of Pennsylvania
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Santisi is internationally recognized by musicians in the know, especially piano players and the many Grammy winners whove studied with him at the Berklee College of Music in Boston where he has taught music theory and piano technique for over 50 years while touring the world and playing local Massachusetts venues. Whether working with an instrumentalist or a vocalist, Santisi's mission is the same: seek, find and play your own voice. He is quick to wave away compliments to his own mastery yet dogged in his praise of hard-working musicians studying and struggling to find their own unique sound and polish it to a gleaming shine. He is disdainful of imitation and relentless in the pursuit of creativity. Listening to Santisi, one hears the melding with the ensemble on stage, the support and compliment to every chord change and melody. He is a team player as a sideman and a leader when a music director. Whether you are a professional in the music industry or hearing jazz for the first time, you can not help but be struck by Santisi's skill and dexterity. His fingers land with a lightness and dance across the keys as he shares the music in his heart. You see it in his concentration and feel it in the sound that delights your ears.
Santisi recently published Berklee Jazz Piano through Hal Leonard Publishers and available on-line through Amazon.com, BarnesAndNoble.com and Tower Books. The description: Play jazz piano with new facility and expression as Ray Santisi, one of the most revered educators at the Berklee College of Music. Mentor to Keith Jarrett, Diana Krall, Joe Zawinul, John Hicks, Alan Broadbent, Makoto Ozone, Hiromi Uehara and thousands of others--reveals the pedagogy at the core of Berklee's jazz piano curriculum. From beginning through advanced levels, Berklee Jazz Piano maps the school's curriculum.
A frequent visitor to the audience includes revered jazz reviewer Stu Vandermark who has this to say about Santisi's playing: Ray Santisi grabbed Dave Zox and Bob Savine to replace the regulars and two very interesting things happened. The three instrumentalists do not play with each other regularly, but they are all reliable veterans. And so we had the fine experience of hearing very good music during the first set and the group really came together during the second set. Thats what real pros can do. The other interesting development was the clinic that Ray put on. I'm not a piano player but even in my ignorance I found myself shaking my head in amazement. No doubt any piano player in the audience would have been inspired-or perhaps frightened into giving up the instrument. It was a master indulging in the sheer joy of tackling the possibilities (maybe the impossibilities of the instrument. --CADENCE Magazine
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Two years of working in rural areas to implement welfare and development schemes has taught them a thing or two — about how small steps can help bring about big changes in the lives of those hidden from the mainstream. The challenges for young professionals, chosen under the Prime Minister's Rural Development Fellows (PMRDF) scheme, are varied — from bureaucratic hiccups to overcoming scepticism to winning the trust of the people they are working with.
Here are the experiences of three of the fellows from remote areas they were assigned to work at. Sponsored by the ministry of rural development, the scheme has been implemented with the support of the Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), Mumbai.
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After completing his engineering degree in 2007, Nukala started working with Wipro Technologies as a software engineer in Hyderabad. He later moved to Chennai and then to Bangalore. "While I was working at Wipro, I used to engage in activities like visiting a school for the visually challenged. The more I engaged with them, the more I started disassociating myself from machines," says Nukala, who belongs to Nandyal in Kurnool district, Andhra Pradesh.
In 2010, he quit Wipro to pursue a master's degree in social entrepreneurship at TISS. The rural fellowship programme followed.
Initially, Nukala was asked to develop livelihood programmes with a budget of Rs 1.5 core, under the Integrated Action Plan (IAP), a centrally-sponsored scheme that allocated a total of Rs 30 crore for the entire Karimnagar district. The activities included establishing a tussar cocoon bank, mini apparel units, development of a vegetable hub and deploying livestock units in interior areas.
"The tussar cocoon bank was established in March 2013. It aimed at eliminating middlemen and providing a fair price to tussar farmers, ensuring year-long work and better prices to weavers, besides regular income to silk reelers," he says. Soon, a weavers' society and a common interest group of reelers was formed, and cocoons were purchased from farmers using IAP funds. "The cocoons are released to weavers and reelers based on demand, with the condition that they have to give the final product back to the society," he says. After the sale, the profit is paid to individual members.
He also works to create opportunities for women trained in tailoring under various government schemes. "Mini apparel units were set up to serve as a platform for women to utilise their tailoring skills. Initially, we were just getting government orders, now we are getting even private orders from nearby areas," says Nukala.
In his spare time, which doesn't come by easily, Vamsi likes to cook. When not cooking, he likes to update himself on current affairs.
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YUCAIPA, California— A tour bus crashed with a pickup truck on a rural mountain highway in Southern California, killing eight people and injuring dozens of others, authorities said.
The collision happened around 6:30 p.m. Sunday and included the tour bus, a pickup truck pulling a trailer, and a sedan, said California Highway Patrol Officer Mario Lopez. He confirmed late Sunday that eight people died and many more were injured in the mountain highway crash about 80 miles east of Los Angeles near the town of Forest Falls.
Fire Department spokesman Eric Sherwin said 27 people were treated at the scene. He said injuries varied from minor to life-threatening.
People were being extricated from the bus more than an hour after the crash on a mountainous stretch of two-lane Highway 38, and rescuers were still searching the wreckage for victims hours later. Television footage showed the bus sitting upright but turned sideways on the road.
Sherwin did not know where the bus was headed or how the truck was involved. Highway 38 leads to Big Bear, a popular area that's home to a ski resort and other recreational locations.
At least seven ambulances were called to the scene, and patients were taken to several hospitals.
The injured were rushed to several area hospitals.
Arrowhead Regional Medical Center said four women had been admitted from the crash and their conditions were still being determined. Redland Community Hospital said it received one person in critical condition and one with minor injuries, while two more were en route with minor injuries. Community Hospital of San Bernardino said it had received one patient with undetermined injuries, while St. Bernadine Medical Center said it had two patients, whose injuries were being assessed.
The California crash comes less than a day after a bus carrying 42 high school students and their chaperones slammed into an overpass in Boston. Massachusetts state police said 35 people were injured and that the driver had directed the bus onto a road with a height limit.
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W. Visayas wage board chair on pay hike: Not more than P10
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BACOLOD CITY, Philippines–The chair of the regional tripartite wages and productivity board of Western Visayas came under fire on Friday after he was quoted as saying workers in the region should not expect more than P10 in increase in daily pay because it was "traditional."
Ponciano Ligutom, Western Visayas director of the Department of Labor and Employment and chair of the regional wage board, said wage increases in the region are traditionally lower than those in Metro Manila.
He, however, said that it was just his personal opinion and the amount of wage increase for the region would have to be determined by the regional tripartite wages and productivity board.
Wennie Sancho, labor representative at the wage board, said Ligutom's statement was inappropriate.
"If that is what the regional director is saying, hearings are no longer necessary. He should just prepare a wage order and sign it," Sancho said. "He should think before he speaks."
Ligutom said he respects Sancho's opinion.
The National Capital Region wage board last week approved a P10 increase in daily minimum wage for workers in Metro Manila.
In Western Visayas, a group allied with moderate Trade Union Congress of the Philippines has filed a petition for a P113.57 increase in daily minimum wages for commercial and industrial workers, P100.45 for workers in plantations of more than 24 hectares and P96.35 for workers in plantations of less than 24 hectares.
Ligutom said the wage board would hold one more public hearing before deciding on the wage petitions.
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As Prom and Wedding Season Approaches, Jovani Provides Stunning Dresses for Every Woman's Major Milestones
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LOS ANGELES, March 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- With spring fast approaching, women around the globe are looking forward to prom and wedding season. For women who have yet to find the right dress for these important milestones, the excitement can quickly turn to dread. Fortunately, Jovani has a glamorous and unique dress to ensure every woman looks stunning for her life's most important events.
Jovani understands that every girl's high school experience is different, thus their extensive line of prom dresses run the gamut from elegant ball gowns to sassy cocktail dresses. As this spring's high school seniors celebrate one of life's major milestones, Jovani's 2013 collection of prom dresses offers each young woman the opportunity to express her own unique personality and tastes.
Hot trends like print dresses, seen on celebrities such as Rachel Bilson and Rihanna, can also be found among Jovani's selection of dresses for prom 2013. Independent young femmes sporting a punk rock attitude might check out some of Jovani's funkier animal prints to show off their wild side on the night of the big dance.
One of the most eye-catching dresses to be found for prom 2013 is the Jovani 1650, a strapless with a sweetheart neckline. The ombre beaded dress is styled as a classic gown with an ever-so-slightly provocative thigh slit to offer a hint of sex-appeal. Jovani 1650, available in Gold/Nude, Grey/Nude and Lime/Nude colors, is the perfect dress for turning heads on the night of the big dance.
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Authorities: NY judge opens door to Swiss records
Monday - 1/28/2013, 8:10pm EST
NEW YORK (AP) - A federal judge on Monday authorized the Internal Revenue Service to require UBS AG to produce records about U.S. taxpayers who may hold bank accounts in Switzerland to evade hundreds of millions in federal income taxes.
U.S. District Judge William H. Pauley III signed an order authorizing the IRS to issue a summons for information about U.S. taxpayers who may hold accounts at the Swiss bank Wegelin & Co. and other Switzerland-based banks.
Wegelin has no U.S. branches but uses a UBS account to conduct business here, which is why the order applies to UBS.
U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara said the summons was "the latest step in our efforts to identify and prosecute U.S. taxpayers who think they can evade their legal responsibility to pay taxes by secreting their money away in anonymous off-shore accounts at Wegelin and other banks, and to recover hundreds of millions of dollars that is owed to the IRS."
Wegelin pleaded guilty Jan. 3 to conspiring with at least 100 U.S. taxpayers to hide more than $1.2 billion in secret Swiss bank accounts from 2002 to 2011, agreeing to pay $74 million in all, including fines and restitution. At the time, prosecutors said Wegelin in 2008 and 2009 opened and serviced dozens of new accounts for U.S. taxpayers as it tried to capture clients lost by UBS after word surfaced that that UBS was being investigated for helping U.S. taxpayers evade taxes and hide assets in Swiss bank accounts.
Wegelin employees told U.S. taxpayer-clients that their undeclared accounts would not be disclosed to U.S. authorities because the bank had a long tradition of secrecy, prosecutors said. They added that the employees persuaded U.S. taxpayer-clients to move money from UBS to Wegelin by claiming that, unlike UBS, Wegelin did not have offices outside of Switzerland and would be less vulnerable to U.S. law enforcement.
Wegelin, headquartered in St. Gallen, Switzerland, said in a statement at the time of the plea that it had cooperated with the probe "within the bounds allowed for by Swiss law" since learning that it was under U.S. investigation.
A message left with a lawyer for UBS for comment was not immediately returned.
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The owner of catalogue chain Argos said it was approaching the key Christmas trading period cautiously after posting a slide in profits.
Home Retail Group reported an 11% drop in pre-tax profits to £103m in the 26 weeks to August 28, after a slight fall in sales to £2.7bn.
Argos revenues were down 6.5% on a like-for-like basis, leading to a 4% total decline in sales for the catalogue business at £1.8bn.
The group warned that Argos' core customers had been hit harder by the economic climate and while sales of smaller products were improving, demand for big-ticket items including furniture was suffering.
There was a better performance at Homebase, which is also owned by Home Retail, as like-for-like sales declined 0.8% to £855.3 m.
Matthew McEachran, a retail analyst at Singer Capital Markets, said: "We remain cautious on the group's earnings prospects over the next 18 months given its over-exposure to the UK mass market customer through Argos, the UK housing market through Homebase and the likely squeeze on consumer spending in 2011."
Terry Duddy, chief executive of Home Retail Group, said: "We are about to enter our busiest trading period, and whilst we are planning cautiously, we do so from a position of operational and financial strength."


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Indonesia: the end of the Suharto era.
This article puts the Suharto era in context. It recalls the history of the country and its search for unity. It then looks at Suharto's rise and career, and finally his downfall. The article concludes with an assessment of how he is likely to be viewed by history.
Indonesia is the stunted giant of Southeast Asia. With over 200 million people, it is the world's fourth most populous country and the largest country in Southeast Asia. But its potential strength has not been achieved. Its post-independence history has been characterized by turbulence, repression and corruption. Until 1997, it was making great economic progress, but at considerable political and social cost. Indonesia's national motto is 'Unity in Diversity'. Its history and present policies all have a bearing on or are influenced by the need to maintain national unity.
Indonesia consists of 17,000 islands (3,000 of which are inhabited). Its east-west axis is the equivalent of the distance between London and New York. It is located on one of the main sea routes running though Asia and into the Pacific. The Indonesian islands have had a variety of visitors and rulers over the thousands of years, many of whom have left their distinctive characteristics. The early Asian traders not only sought commerce but, beginning well over a thousand years ago, Hindu priests accompanying the traders sought converts.
The Hindu and Buddhist cultures were overcome by the spread of Islam from the 14th century onwards. This religion, too, came from traders looking for spice and carrying a new faith. Indonesia is the largest (per capita) Islamic country in the world, with about 10 per cent of the world's Muslims. Its faith is characterized by a large degree of tolerance of the non-Islamic communities. The next religious overlay was Christianity, brought by the Portuguese in the late 15th century.
Each invader up to this time did not try to create the country of 'Indonesia' as such but was content with having access to and control of small bits of it. While Indonesia is, therefore, an old country in terms of its original inhabitants and impact on the international trading systems it is not old in terms of being a unified Southeast Asian political whole.
The Dutch, who first reached Indonesia in the late 16th century, ultimately had more success in gaining political and economic control over what is now Indonesia. They made substantial profits. For example, 31 per cent of Dutch national income in the 1850s came from the 'cultivation system' in Java in the nineteenth century. (The old international reputation of the Spice Islands' wealth is illustrated by Christopher Columbus' 1492 voyage: he arrived in the Americas but he was actually seeking a quicker route to the Spice Islands).
But the Dutch had problems of colonial revolts. From the Java War (182530) to the Aceh War (1873-1903), the history of the Dutch East Indies in the nineteenth century was one of bloodshed. The revolts continued into the 20th century, with communist uprisings in 1926 and 1927.
World War II and the Japanese occupation marked the effective end of Dutch control. Independence was declared on 17 August 1945 by Indonesian nationalists. The Dutch did not recognise it and made a futile, if brutal, effort to regain control. On 27 December 1949, the Dutch surrendered sovereignty to the Republic of Indonesia.
Achmad Sukarno (1908-70), founder of the Indonesian Nationalist Party in 1927 and the leading figure in the fight for independence, was the first president (1945-67). He was a charismatic and inspiring figure, with his own blend of Marxism, nationalism, Islam and traditional Javanese concepts. He was one of the founders of the Third World bloc in international politics.
Six prominent Indonesian Army generals were killed by rebellious soldiers on the night of September 30/October 1 1965. The Army retaliated by killing leading members of the Communist Party of Indonesia (PKI), which was the longest established Communist party in Asia and the largest Communist Party outside the Communist bloc (USSR, Eastern Europe and China). This led to a wave of violence, in which an estimated 600,000 people were killed and a further 1.5 million imprisoned. The 1965 coup and successful counter-coup remain the subject of great controversy. Besides the continuing debate over the precise number of people killed, the major questions are whether President Sukarno was involved directly in the coup (as a way of establishing control over the Army), whether General Suharto had prior knowledge of it and allowed it to go ahead as a way of compromising the PKI and providing an excuse for the PKI's destruction, and what role the PKI itself played.
After October 1 1965, Sukarno's control waned quickly. Though he had been proclaimed President for life, the new military rulers effectively removed him from power in 1967. He was formally deposed in March 1968 and died in June 1970.
President Suharto came to power on a wave of terror based on mass violations of human rights, especially of those people alleged to be communist. By shifting his country into a more anti-communist stance, he hoped to obtain foreign aid from governments (especially the us) which were anti-communist, as well as enticing transnational corporations into the country by promises of cheap, stable labour. His plans paid off because Indonesia received considerable foreign investment.
Suharto's Indonesia used to be a good place to invest. He enticed foreign investment by ensuring that labour conditions were harsh and pay rates were low (most Indonesians made less than US$2 per day and lived in appalling conditions). Trade unions were weak and government officials co-operative (providing the bribes were large enough). There were few environmental restrictions. Indonesia became a centre for export manufacturing. Companies from Japan, South Korea, Taiwan and the US produced such items as garments, sports shoes and radios for the international market.
But all this economic progress came at a high political and social cost. Elsewhere in the world, economic change has brought about demands for political and social change. The Indonesian experience was no different. There was a twofold pressure building up; first, the risk to social harmony because of the growing gap between rich and poor and, second, the push from more affluent members of society to have a say in how the country was run.
Capitalism is a good way of generating wealth but a poor vehicle for distributing it. Thanks to modern technology, people now know they are poor. In all previous eras, people were poor but did not know it. Poverty meant limited mobility and so limited scope for seeing the world beyond their immediate location. Now radio and television in the villages and slums have brought the world to them. People in Third World countries see how Americans live (thanks to Dallas). Americans may not take the programmes too seriously but poor people in Third World countries do - and they ultimately expect to enjoy the same standard of living.
Indonesia had to create 2.3 million jobs a year for new entrants to the labour market. Indonesians increasingly lived in an urban environment saturated by advertisements for the good things of life which they knew they stood little chance of obtaining. More than 48 per cent of urban dwellers in Jakarta (which has over 10 million residents) had no access to clean water, primary health services and other social services.
Meanwhile, there was a growing middle class but a closed political system. As people get richer, so they want more say in how their country is governed. When the belly is full, the brain starts to think. There was no outlet for this demand for change and no charismatic leader with organizational skills to lead the charge. There were vicious clampdowns on dissenters.
President Suharto's Indonesia was a dictatorship but not an absolute one because Indonesia is such a vast and complex country. He had to juggle the competing demands of the defence forces (ABRI) which wanted stability, with the economic technocrats who wished to deregulate and privatize the economy, with the economic nationalists who were worried about foreign control of the economy, with religious groups (particularly Islamic ones) who were worried about the decline in traditional morality owing to the importation of western mores, with regional tendencies to secede from Indonesia (such as the Muslims in Aceh). Meanwhile, Suharto was also having to look after the extensive financial interests of his family and close associates.
Suharto looked increasingly out of place in modern Southeast Asia. Many of the surrounding countries had, in recent years, shed authoritarian governments and moved towards democracy, notably the Philippines, South Korea, Taiwan and Thailand.
Every leadership change in the Indonesian archipelago has come through violence. Before colonization by the Dutch, the regional kingdoms fought each other for power. The Dutch imposed their role with force. They, in turn, were evicted from the country by a guerrilla campaign. President Sukamo fell from power in the midst of extensive communal violence.
The country continued to lack a system for the smooth transition of power. As exiled Indonesian political activist George Aditjondro pointed out: 'In Indonesia, we don't have general elections, we only have elections of generals'. The 1,000 member Indonesian Parliament had only 425 seats in the lower house open for popular election. The other 75 seats in the lower house were reserved for the armed forces (75) and there were 500 presidentially-appointed members in the upper house.
The Indonesian Armed Forces (ABRI) had a dual constitutional function: both to protect the country from military attack and to be directly involved in setting its political direction. The defence forces were the country's political backbone. They were both military and business people, with individual officers owning extensive interests in all industries.
Indonesia's only two legal alternative parties had a limited role. One opposition party was the Partai Demokrasi Indonesia (PDI), whose most visible leader was Megawati Sukarnoputri, the daughter of President Sukarno. She was ousted in a government-engineered political coup in June 1996. Her father's period in office was hardly tranquil but his name carries a great deal of prestige: nationalist leader in the struggle for independence, first president, and champion of the Third World bloc. As people became further removed from the turbulence of his era so there was a greater nostalgia for him. Megawati entered politics in the mid-1980s and became PDI leader in December 1993. Since then, but especially since her overthrow in 1996, she became an even more visible critic of the Suharto Government and its lack of progress towards democratization.
The other Party is the Muslim-backed United Development Party (PPP), which was established in 1973 after the Government determined that the mainstream Islamic political parties should merge into a single organization. The PPP has had mixed political fortunes. A rallying point for dissent in many Third World countries have been the fringe Islamic parties. They can address their male adherents regularly each Friday at the mosque, promising them a better way of life if the adherents will support them. In earlier decades, the main opponents of Third World governments such as Indonesia were the communists. Now they are Muslims; Communist parties are in decline in many Third World countries - or are banned, as in Indonesia. Suharto could not ban Muslims from congregating. But the Government did try to monitor their behaviour.
There is a continuing debate about why the 'Asian economic miracle' of the 1980s and early 1990s became the 'Asian economic meltdown' in 1997. Some blamed the accelerated rush for economic growth. Others blamed the 'crony capitalism' with ruling elites being corrupt and looting their countries. Others blamed the inrush of too much speculative capital. The Asian bubble burst first in Thailand, then in South Korea and then Indonesia. By mid-1998, most Asian countries had moved into a recession.
Indonesia had to go to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for financial assistance. The IMF has a standard recipe for 'rescuing' countries: cutbacks in government expenditure, reform of the financial system to make it more transparent (that is, with less corruption), reduction in government subsidies, and devaluation of the currency. The economic chaos and the IMF reforms all contributed to great social instability. (In Asia, 'IMF' is said to stand for 'I am Fired'.) There was seething resentment at the people who were rich (particularly the Indonesian-Chinese) and there were acts of violence and rape.
However, Suharto thought he could weather this storm as he had so many others. Many overseas commentators grudgingly agreed with him. In December 1997 I was in London to promote my new publication on Indonesia and in BBC interviews I argued that Suharto would not survive this turmoil. There was little support for that viewpoint; Suharto was seen as the great survivor.
But he could not survive the increasing turmoil in his country. He was, ironically, aided by the divisions within the opposition and the lack of an obvious opposition leader with broad support. The divisions prolonged his time in power but could not guarantee it.
Suharto will probably not be treated well by history. He was implicated in the 1965/6 massacres. His time in office was marked by human rights violations and corruption. Although there was considerable economic growth for three decades, the wealth was not distributed well, poverty remained and his own family looted the country's wealth. Finally, he stayed in power too long and did little to create a democratic system to ensure the smooth transition of power. He may have been one of the world's longest political rulers but he was not one of the most popular.
Dr Keith Suter is President of the Centre for peace and Conflict Studies, University of Sydney. He is the author of East Timor, West Papua/Irian and Indonesia (London: Minority Group, 1997).
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I've got a great race prep mechanic (Les Martin) converting my '09 Berg to a full rally bike for the '13 Mexican 1000.
It started as this:
I bought it used last year from an inmate in Arizona.
It now looks like this as it's getting ready for the rally build:
Full rally fairing and nav tower, with roadbook and ico. Safari tanks front and rear (should have about a 250 mile range). Tanks will be switchable to control which tanks to drain first. Dual FI pumps for redundancy. Full Ackropovic exhaust. M-Power Suspension by Martin Racing (Les). Will be dynoed and remapped for great power while running cool at high speeds. Seat Concepts seat. Complete rewiring of all electricals to ensure its waterproof (and idiot proof - every connector will be slightly different so you can't make any mistakes in making conncections). Rigid LED lights. I'm sure there's more I'm forgetting to mention.
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The southbound lanes of Interstate 77 near the Virginia border were closed for several hours Wednesday morning following an accident involving two tractor-trailers.
According to the North Carolina Highway Patrol, a 2000 Kenworth tractor-trailer operated by Marjel Poka, 39, of East Hartford, Conn., was leaving a weigh station near mile marker 102 when it was struck from behind by a 2013 Kenworth tractor-trailer operated by Lee Richardson, 47, of Wingate.
The accident occurred shortly before 6 a.m.
Trooper Robert Ellison said the Poka truck was owned by Coast to Coast Transport, and was heading to Florida. The Richardson vehicle was owned by Federal Express and was pulling two trailers. Richardson was reportedly returning to Charlotte.
The Surry County Hazardous Material Response Team was called in to handle liquid that spilled onto the roadway as a result of the accident.
County Emergency Services Director John Shelton described the accident as "a bad one."
"The rear truck ran through the cargo carrier of the front truck," he said. "It took us between 45 minutes and an hour to free the driver (Richardson), who was pinned in the truck."
Richardson was transported to Wake Forest Baptist Health for non-life-threatening injuries.
Wednesday afternoon he was reportedly having surgery to repair injuries sustained in the accident.
Richardson has been charged with failure to reduce speed, according to Ellison.
Keith Strange can be reached at 336-719-1929 or via Twitter @strangereporter.