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BEIJING (Caixin Online) — As a career diplomat, 60-year-old Masato Kitera knows the weight of his new position as Japan's ambassador to China, a post he took up in December.
Four months ago, the embassy was surrounded by Chinese protestors angry about the dispute over Diaoyu Islands, which the Japanese call the Senkakus. At that critical time, the new ambassador, Shinichi Nishimiya, died unexpectedly three days after his appointment was made public.
Today, the tension over the disputed territory continues to simmer as the governments take measures to smooth relations.
An envoy from Tokyo, Natsuo Yamaguchi, head of the New Komeito party, visited Beijing in late January and handed Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party, a personal letter from new the Japanese prime minister, Shinzo Abe.
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"The situation will never escalate from the Japanese side," said Kitera during an interview with Caixin in late January. "My mission is to expand and deepen friendly Japanese-Chinese relations."
Kitera also elaborated on bilateral ties in business, the environment and exchange programs, which he hoped can improve frayed ties and bitter feelings.
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Caixin: Serving as ambassador at this critical moment, what is your main mission?
Kitera: Before leaving Tokyo, a lot of friends said that I was taking up the position of ambassador at a difficult time. I also expected it might not be easy to start work after coming to Beijing.
But Japan and China are neighbors, and Sino-Japanese relations have been normalized for 40 years. The relationship is broad and deep. So my first priority is to expand and deepen friendly relations, for which I will spare no efforts.
Q. China and Japan have different stances in the dispute over Diaoyu/Senkaku islands. What steps should the two countries take to avoid the further deterioration of the situation?
Kitera: This is a difficult period for Sino-Japanese relations.
I hope we are able to make a great effort to improve political relations, but what is needed now is to exercise restraint. Japan hopes to be able to handle this matter peacefully. This is the approach that senior officials in Japan have indicated many times. I want to state clearly that this situation will never escalate from the Japanese side.
Q. Will prime minister Abe's remarks on issues like visiting the Yasukuni Shrine adversely affect your work?
North Korea appears to carry out nuclear test
An "artificial earthquake" was detected in the northeastern area of North Korea where previous nuclear tests were detonated.
Kitera: Since World War II, Japan has been a peace-loving country that has made great contributions to the peace and prosperity of Asia. This is a national policy that has received the support of the Japanese people, and it won't change in the future.
As a democratic country shouldering responsibility in the Asia-Pacific region, Japan will continue to contribute to peace in the region, so there is no need to worry about this.
In any case, one shouldn't judge or criticize based on media reports alone. I hope that we can all carefully observe what policies the Abe administration enacts in the future.
Q. You are not from the "China School" in the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, but you have been involved in grant cooperation affairs and have been in charge of regional work in Mongolia, Cambodia, Thailand and Africa. In this work, what impression have you had of China, and in what position have you placed Sino-Japanese relations?
Kitera: Since entering the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, I've experienced a lot more than I first imagined.
Twenty-one years ago, which was 20 years after the normalization of relations, I served as chief official (deputy office head) of the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs China sub-office. At the time, China faced many difficulties in the international community.
But Japan and China restarted yen USDJPY, +0.02% loans and energy loans to China, vigorously promoting reform and opening in China through these measures. Since then, China and Sino-Japanese relations have changed significantly.
The gross domestic product of Japan and China accounts for nearly 20% of the global economy, and Japan and China are the world's third and second largest economies, respectively.


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The OFA Modified Baseball team started the season 5-0 and won its last six games to finish 11-1 under First Year Head Coach Jaret Langstaff.
We had a great season. I have no complaints. Avery Love was our starting pitcher and Jared Barr was our closer. Both of them were also vital offensive players and Anthony Pope was just solid behind the plate and just ran like a deer on the basepathes. Our outfield was anchored by Will Kroeger who had an outstanding arm and Brody Woods had a terrific year at the plate striking out just two or three times all season. Kyle Flynn, Justin McCormick, Jared Barr, Avery Love, and Woods all played infield and Dominic Molinari, Dylan Pratt also were mainstays in the outfield with Gage Rand, Colin McCarthy, Brett Murphy, and Jonas Tabolt, said Langstaff. This year, OFA beat Malone 10-6, Potsdam 18-2 and 16-9, Massena 9-5 and 10-4, Gouverneur 6-0 and 6-5, Salmon River 22-2 and 18-5, Canton 9-6 and 11-5. The Devils lone setback was to Malone at home 5-3. In front is Anthoni Pope. Kneeling from left: Dylan Pratt, Brett Murphy, Gage Rand, Colin McCarthy,and Dom Molinari. Top row from left: Jared Barr, Justin McCormick, Will Kroeger, Broadie Woods, Kyle Flynn, Avery Love and Coach Jaret Langstaff. (Submitted Photo)
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text: Home About Us The AirAsia Family The AirAsia Family At AirAsia, we see ourselves as not so much an airline operator but more of a people company that happens to be in the airline business. Understanding people enables us to realize the true needs of discerning travellers and provide paramount services and products to deliver utmost satisfaction to our guests, each and every one with unique requisites and expectations. Learn more about us and find out about career opportunities if you would like to be an AirAsia Allstar. AirAsia has sparked a revolution in air travel with more and more people around the region choosing us as their preferred choice of air transport. As we continuously strive to promote air travel, we also seek to create excitement amongst our guests with our range of innovative and personalized services. Our mission is to attain the lowest cost so that everyone can fly with AirAsia and maintain the highest quality product, embracing technology to reduce cost and enhance service levels. The AirAsia Group services the most extensive network across Asia & Australia which comprises of the following airline affiliates: AirAsia Berhad (Malaysia) - Airline code: AK Established in 2001 and listed on the Main Market of Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad in November 2004, with hubs in Kuala Lumpur, Kota Kinabalu, Penang, Johor Bahru and Kuching. AirAsia Indonesia - Airline code: QZ Established on December 8, 2004, through a joint venture between AirAsia International Ltd. and PT. Awair International, with hubs in Jakarta, Bandung, Bali, Surabaya and Medan. Thai AirAsia - Airline code: FD Established in 2003 as a joint venture between Asia Aviation and AirAsia Investment, and was listed on the Stock Exchange of Thailand in May 2012. Thai AirAsia commenced its inaugural commercial flight on 4 February 2004 from Bangkok to Hat Yai, and now operating from hubs in Bangkok, Phuket and Chiang Mai. Philippines' AirAsia - Airline code: PQ Established in 2010 as AirAsia Inc. and 60% owned in equal partnership by Filipino entrepreneurs and 40% owned by AirAsia Berhad through its wholly owned subsidiary AirAsia International Inc, operating from its hub in Manila. AirAsia India - Airline code: I5 Established in 2013 as a joint venture between Tata Sons Limited, Telestra Tradeplace Pvt Ltd & AirAsia. The airline currently operates flights from its current base Bangalore to Chennai, Kochi and Goa, Jaipur and Chandigarh. AirAsia Zest - Airline code: Z2 Low Cost Carrier ZestAir has been rebranded as AirAsia Zest in 2013 to reflect its partnership with AirAsia. Currently, it services nine domestic and four international routes from Manila. AirAsia X - Airline code: D7 Established in 2007, it is the long-haul, low-cost affiliate carrier of the AirAsia Group and currently flies to destinations in the Asia Pacific region. Operates from its hub in Kuala Lumpur. Thai AirAsia X - Airline code: XJ Established in 2014, It is an extension of Asia's leading low cost carrier, AirAsia, and seeks to deliver everyday low fares to travellers seeking to travel to destinations greater than four hours flight time from its hub, Bangkok Don Mueang International Airport. Indonesia AirAsia X - Airline code: XT Indonesia AirAsia X is Indonesia's first long-haul, low-cost carrier and an affiliate of the AirAsia Group. The airline currently offers direct flight from Denpasar, Bali to Taipei, Taiwan and Melbourne, Australia. Indonesia AirAsia X operates on Airbus A330-300s, with a seat configuration of 12 Business Class seats and 365 Economy seats. Our vision is to solidify our position as the national and global leader in long-haul, low-cost aviation and to build a strong network along with other carriers of the AirAsia Group. More about the AirAsia Group and its airline affiliates: AirAsia Group CEO - Tan Sri Tony Fernandes Tony has been the Group CEO of AirAsia since December 2001. Prior to AirAsia, he was the Financial Controller of Virgin Communications London before joining Warner Music International London in 1989. He was promoted to Managing Director, Warner Music Malaysia in 1992 and to Regional Managing Director, Warner Music South East Asia in 1996. In 1999, he became the Vice President of Warner Music South East Asia. Together with partners, Tony founded Tune Air Sdn Bhd in 2001, with a vision to democratize air travel and free it from the clutches of the elite by offering low fares and high quality services. They bought the then loss making AirAsia from its Malaysian owner DRB-Hicom, for a token RM1 (USD 0.25 cents), and agreed to take on the airline's RM40 million debt. Driven by Fernandes and with the help of his partners, AirAsia repaid that debt in less than two years; despite the fact that it was operating in an extremely challenging environment in the post-September 11, 2001, era. It started with two planes (Boeing 737-300's), one destination (Pulau Langkawi) and a staff of 250. AirAsia X Group CEO - Datuk Kamarudin Meranun Datuk Kamarudin was announced as the Group CEO of AirAsia X effective 30th January 2015, and in this role, Datuk Kamarudin will spearhead developing the overarching strategy for the AirAsia X Group, which encompasses AirAsia X Berhad, AirAsia X Thailand and Indonesia AirAsia Extra. He co-founded Tune Group Sdn Bhd in 2001 and has been the Executive Chairman of AirAsia Berhad since November 6, 2013. Datuk Kamarudin's vast experience in the financial industry and prudence in setting the business direction of AirAsia has earned him a number of upgrades in his role with the company. In 13 January 2012, Datuk Kamarudin was re-designated from Group Deputy CEO (a position he held since December 2005) to Deputy Group CEO & President of Group Finance, Treasury, Corporate Finance and Legal. In January 2004, he was appointed Executive Director of the company after 3 years being in the role of Director, of which he was appointed on 12 December 2001. He is also the Chairman of the Employee Share Option Scheme Committee of the Board. Prior to Airasia, he served at Arab-Malaysian Merchant Bank as a Portfolio Manager from 1988 to 1993, managed both institutional and high net-worth individual clients' investment funds. He subsequently acquired the shares of its joint venture partner of Innosabah Capital Management Sdn Bhd, which was later renamed Intrinsic Capital Management Sdn Bhd. AirAsia Berhad (Malaysia) - Aireen Omar, CEO AirAsia Berhad was listed on the Main Market of Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad in November 2004. Since pioneering the short-haul low-cost carrier (LCC) model in Asean in 2001, it has grown from a domestic airline in Malaysia to the leading low-cost airline in Asia. Currently operates a fleet of 81 Airbus A320s. AirAsia Indonesia - Sunu Widyatmoko, CEO AirAsia Indonesia was established on December 8, 2004, through a joint venture between AirAsia International Ltd. and PT. Awair International. AirAsia Indonesia was initially known as Awair. On September 9, 2005, the airline officially changed name to PT. Indonesia AirAsia. AirAsia Indonesia operates from 5 hubs; Jakarta, Bandung, Bali, Surabaya and Medan and currently operates a fleet of 29 Airbus A320s. Thai AirAsia - Tassapon Bijleveld, CEO Asia Aviation Public Company Limited was incorporated on February 14, 2006 as a company limited The Company is a holding company, which makes an investment only in the low-cost carrier business under Thai AirAsia Company Limited ("Thai AirAsia"). On May 31, 2012 Asia Aviation Plc. was listed in the Stock Exchange of Thailand under ticker name "AAV" with fully paid-up capital. The Company used the proceeds from the Initial Public Offering (IPO) to subscribe the newly issued shares of Thai AirAsia, which increased its shareholding to a current of 55% in Thai AirAsia. Thai AirAsia currently operates 39 Airbus A320s. Philippines AirAsia - Marianne Hontiveros, CEO The establishment of AirAsia Inc. (Philippines' AirAsia) was announced in December 2010. It is 60% owned in equal partnership by Filipino entrepreneurs Marianne Hontiveros, Antonio Cojuangco Jr. and Michael Romero, and 40% owned by AirAsia Berhad through its wholly-owned subsidiary AirAsia International Inc. By infusing the cultural characteristics of Filipino people such as respect and friendliness in our service, we strive to provide our passengers the opportunity to experience high-quality, professional and safe air travel. We observe these principles to protect the environment and be responsible to the community. AirAsia Zest - Joy Caneba, CEO Filipino Low Cost Carrier ZestAir has been rebranded in 2013 as AirAsia Zest to reflect its partnership with AirAsia. It now services nine domestic and four international routes from Manila's Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA). It is by far the Philippine carrier with most flights to and from Kalibo which is the gateway to the popular resort island of Boracay. AirAsia Zest currently operates a fleet of 13 aircraft. AirAsia India - Mittu Chandilya, CEO AirAsia (India) Ltd is a joint venture between Tata Sons Limited, Telestra Tradeplace Pvt Ltd & AirAsia. AirAsia submitted an application to the Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) of India in February 2013 and received a formal approval in April 2013, followed by the No Objection Certificate (NOC) in September 2013 and Air Operating Permit (AOP) in May, 2014. AirAsia India currently operates flights from Bangalore to Chennai, Kochi and Goa, Jaipur, Chandigarh and vice versa. The AirAsia Group's extensive network is further perfected by AirAsia X and Thai AirAsia X, the low-cost, long-haul affiliate carriers of the AirAsia Group. AirAsia X Berhad (Malaysia) - Benyamin Ismail, acting CEO Established in 2007, AirAsia X currently flies to destinations in China, Australia, Taiwan, Korea, Japan, Sri Lanka, Nepal and the Middle East. It operates a fleet of 19 Airbus A330-300s, each with a seat configuration of 12 Business Class seats and 365 Economy seats. Thai AirAsia X - Nadda Buranasiri, CEO Established in 2014, Thai AirAsia X is Thailand's first low-cost, long-haul carrier offering direct flights from Bangkok Don Mueang Airport to Seoul, Tokyo and Osaka. Thai AirAsia X operates with a fleet of 2 Airbus A330-300s, each with a seat configuration of 12 Business Class seats and 365 Economy seats. Thai AirAsia X aims to solidify their position as the national and global leader in low-cost, long-haul aviation and to build a strong network that will contribute to the connectivity offered in AirAsia's multiple hubs. Indonesia AirAsia X – Dendy Kurniawan, CEO Established in 2014, Indonesia AirAsia X is Indonesia's first long-haul, low-cost carrier and an affiliate of the AirAsia Group. The airline currently offers direct flight from Denpasar, Bali to Taipei, Taiwan. 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POTSDAM When classes begin next week, SUNY Potsdam students will receive a warm welcome.
The school will play host to Winterfest, a bevy of events to engage students in campus activities and encourage them to mingle with each other and the surrounding community.
We started it to jump start the spring semester as kind of a welcome back for students, said Ruth A. Policella, director of campus life. We do a comprehensive welcome weekend in the fall, but had nothing similar for students in the spring.
Winterfests are a tradition in some north country communities, like Tri-Town, Malone, Saranac Lake, Colton, and Canton. SUNY Potsdam has adopted that tradition for its students.
Beginning on Jan. 24, students will have the opportunity to dance, practice yoga, listen to a slam poet perform, play poker, sing around a bonfire and sink canoes in Maxcy Hall.
The series of events started seven years ago. A lot of the items that are now considered part of Winterfest already existed before the Office of Campus Life organized them, Ms. Policella said.
Our office is in a coordination role, she said. We try to bring the clubs and offices together.
One of the more popular events, the Maxcy Canoe Swamp, falls on Jan. 30.
This canoe swamp program. Basically, we get boats, canoes, we put them in the Maxcy pool. You have to fill your opponents boats with water to sink them.
The schools Martin Luther King Jr. Day observance also falls under the Winterfest umbrella. Since students are in classes during the holiday, SUNY Potsdam honors Mr. Kings memory by holding a day of volunteerism and community service.
Since students will be attending their first classes of the semester, they have plenty of free time, Ms. Policella said.
This time of year, students have a lot of time, their classes arent busy, she said. There werent a lot of activities happening in this timeframe, it kind of filled a good void.
Ms. Policella said the event is important to help students get acclimated to their north country environs.
I think it is really important for the campus and community, she said. I do think this is kind of a celebration of where we are regionally. In the last couple of years we had some snow events and there wasnt any snow, hopefully the weather cooperates this year.
Snow-based activities include a night ski trip to Titus Mountain, a cross country ski trip, and Snoga, where participants will practice yoga on the schools quad.
It is literally yoga in the snow, so it is fun, Ms. Policella said. You get dressed really warm, you go out, it is quite beautiful. The Counseling Center puts that on.
Most of the events are open to the whole community.
On Feb. 2, during the final weekend of Winterfest, the school hosts the Snow Ball, a social dinner and dance for students.
For us, that is the culminating event, Ms. Policella said. It is a semi-formal dance. We get anywhere from 800 to 900 students who attend it.
Winterfest events will run until Feb. 3, when the celebration will culminate in the annual Bear Pride Night ahead of womens basketball and mens hockey and basketball games.
A partial list of Winterfest events:
Jan. 24:
A Capella bonfire at 8 p.m.
Location: Marshall Park
Jan. 25:
Night ski trip to Titus Mountain at 4 p.m.
Location: Venture Ourdoors
The Raspberry Brothers Roast Twilight at 8 p.m.
Location: Barrington Student Union multipurpose room
Jan. 26:
Texas Holdem tournament, time TBA
Location: Barrington Student Union multipurpose room
Dr. Martin Luther King Day of Service, closing program at 6 p.m.
Location: Knowles Conference Center
Speed dating at 10 p.m.
Location: Barrington Student Union Multi-purpose room
Jan. 27:
Kickboxing with Tom Sokol at 2 p.m.
Location: Maxcy Dance Studio
Zumba workshop at 4 p.m.
Location: Maxcy Dance Studio
Jan. 28:
Cross-country ski outing at 4 p.m.
Location: Venture Outdoors
Jan. 29:
Snoga at 7 p.m.
Location: Meet in Barrington Student Union lobby
Jan. 30:
Canoe swamp at 7:30 p.m.
Location: Maxcy Pool
Jan. 31:
The Evasons (live music) at 9 p.m.
Location: Dunn Theater
Feb. 1:
George Watsky - slam poet at 8 p.m.
Location: Dunn Theater
Feb. 2:
The Snow Ball Dinner at 7 p.m.
Location: 2nd Floor Thatcher Hall
Snow Ball Dance at 9 p.m.
Location: Barrington Student Union multipurpose room
Feb. 3:
Bear Pride Night at 6 p.m.
Location: Maxcy Hall
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By JIM BARON -- As it turned out, there was no gunman. There was no gun. Nobody had even said the word gun until the panic had already started, for Pete's sake.
Nonetheless, the state university cancelled classes for the day. Students were in lockdown all across the campus for several hours. Frightened parents punched the numbers on their cell phones, frantically trying to contact their student offspring. The university's website crashed from the sheer numbers of people trying to log on to find out what the heck was happening.
Police officers from communities all across South County dropped everything and sped to the University of Rhode Island campus, meeting State Troopers and detectives who were already there working with campus police to assess the situation.
Newspaper reporters, radio and TV journalists and even bloggers did a 21st Century version of "Stop the Presses!" and immediately diverted all their attention to the university's Chafee Hall, where somebody heard something that sounded like someone saying he had a gun. You could tell which building it was – it was the one with the news helicopters flying above it.
Students stampeded out of their classrooms – the only injuries that were sustained were the cuts, scrapes and bruises from the rush out of the building where somebody banged on a classroom door and shouted something that nobody really heard correctly.
But there was no gunman, there wasn't even a gun, and nobody had even said the word gun until the panic had already started.
We're going to have to do better than this, people.
If it turns out this whole incident was sparked by a game of Zombies vs. Humans, Rhode Island is going to look really stupid for reasons not related to the extent of its business friendliness.
I know, I know, I know it is better to be safe than sorry, but still…
We can't have everybody losing their…composure anytime the word gun is mentioned, or if somebody thinks that's what they heard.
"When someone rings a bell, we respond," State Police Col. Stephen O'Donnell told the Pawtucket Times and Woonsocket Call. "All of us would rather respond and have nothing happen than have a late response or inappropriate response if something did happen."
That is understandable, but it probably means that, over time, you are going to have a lot of people ringing bells. Some are going to do it for their own twisted amusement, watching people run around like their hair was on fire in reaction to a stupid prank. Some are going to do it for ulterior motives – not prepared for that big exam? Gee, maaaaaybe if someone said they saw a gun… And every once in a while you are going to have a real bad guy or a real nut with a real gun really shooting people.
So what should we do? Heck, I don't know, I'm just a guy who writes for a newspaper. But we need to do something that doesn't look like the scene that unfolded at URI last Thursday. There must be some middle ground between panicking over nothing and dismissing real danger. This is going to keep ad hoc committees busy for months.
Did we really learn nothing from the 38 Studios fiasco? Are we really preparing the ground to make the same mistake all over again?
Gov. Lincoln Chafee and others think it is time to rejuvenate the Historic Structures Tax Credit program. And it probably is. The historic tax credits were a wildly successful idea that led to some incredibly successful projects. Old mills in danger of dilapidating or breaking out in spectacular fires whose photos would light Page One of newspapers across the state were turned into beautiful apartment complexes and sumptuous office space.
The tax credits were so popular and so successful that after just a few years, they started to break the bank and the state had to pull the plug on them if it was going to have enough revenue to run the government.
Likewise, the Economic Development Corporation's small business loan program was an excellent idea. If the program had doled out $1 million, $2 million or even $10 million loans to businesses trying to make a go of it in the Ocean State, the EDC would be a nationwide success story today, trumpeted by business groups and publications across the country. They would be the Gina Raimondo of state development agencies and Keith Stokes would still have a job.
The problem is, they stupidly put all their eggs — $75 million out of a total of $125 million — in Curt Schilling's undercapitalized basket and the rest is Rhode Island history. A perfectly good idea – the loan program – went so sour so fast that we are now in the process of changing the name of the EDC to try to shake off the embarrassment.
The same thing is going to happen to the laudable historic tax credits program if we blow all the money that is available to it on the so-called Superman building in downtown Providence.
The company who bought the building – a private-sector, profit-seeking enterprise – did so near the height of the real estate bubble and they overpaid for it. Now it is vacant and that company is scrambling to find a way to preserve its investment. Too bad, but that's capitalism for ya.
Instead of selling the building at a massive financial loss, the owners want Rhode Island taxpayers to pony up more than $40 million in historic tax credits for a risky scheme to convert the building into residential apartments. Is this sounding familiar at all? If the CEO of High Rock Development starts bleeding into his sock, are we going to stake his chancy venture to the tune of $40 million?
Let's hope not.
I understand Providence Mayor Angel Taveras wants to do something to keep this dowontown landmark in operation, but is he willing to risk the 2014 governor's race if this project goes in the toilet like 38 Studios did?
The news that Jay Leno is being dumped as host of The Tonight Show in favor of Jimmy Fallon is deeply depressing.
Not that I am a big fan of Leno's; I actually prefer David Letterman to Leno, and Jon Stewart is funnier than both of them put together. But the unseating of Leno from behind the storied Tonight Show desk by that whippersnapper Fallon is one more sign that Baby Boomers – talkin' 'bout my generation – are being eclipsed by Generation X and Generation Y and Millennials.
For as long as we have lived, the world has been the Baby Boomer's oyster. Our every need, want, desire and whim has been lavishly catered to. Now, like Leno, we are just old and in the way, nothing more than a "less than desirable demographic" to be neglected if not outright disparaged.
The only way television reaches out to Baby Boomers anymore is with those seemingly endless commercials for reverse mortgages and prostate medication. Even the Fonz – the Fonz, for heaven's sake! – is shilling for reverse mortgage schemes. Are these the depths to which we have plunged?
Now new generations are being served – digitally dependent pip-squeaks with a perverse fascination for vampires and zombies. This is who is taking over? Really?
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Everyone should breath a major sigh of relief that basketball wunderkind Ricky Ledo will not verbalize his choice of college at a Providence bar, which appeared to be the plan as recently as this past weekend.
Thankfully those plans were scraped. At a time in point when the NCAA is cracking down on offenders and passing out disciplinary rulings like Halloween candy, it seems Ledo was walking straight into a trap. The folks at NCAA headquarters in Indianapolis would have probably felt a need to step in, which as the personnel at Ohio State and Miami will attest, that's as uncomfortable as it gets.
When you think of a star recruit making a major announcement, you think of such a pomp-and-circumstance event transpiring inside a high school gym. There you find the person-of-the-hour sitting at the head table, a cap just waiting to have the brim creased resting there with the proud parents and high school coach standing off to the side.
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By Mike Axisa [June 4, 2012 at 10:42am CST]
The Reds have released Jeff Francis at his request according to Jerry Crasnick of ESPN (on Twitter). The veteran southpaw exercised a June 1st opt-out clause in his minor league contract.
Francis, 31, pitched to a 3.72 ERA with 7.6 K/9 and 2.1 BB/9 in 77 1/3 innings across 12 starts for Cincinnati's Triple-A affiliate. He threw a nine-inning complete game shutout just last night. Given his solid performance in the minors and the demand for pitching, Francis could wind up signing a Major League contract and join a team's rotation in short order.
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With our rotation uncertainity, why not sign him? Francis has pitched very well at AAA and I always remember reading about how much potential he had. He shouldn't cost all that much considering he was just pitching pitching in the minors. If we are out of contention by August we could trade him for something and if this team is for real then maybe he could pitch towards October. Thoughts?


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BROWNVILLE Employees laid off at Florelle Tissue Corp. when it temporarily closed the last week of August because of a power failure wont be back to work at least until early October, company President Harry Minas said Monday.
The 16 employees, including 13 production workers, at the 1 Bridge St. plant are waiting for a failed power transformer to be repaired, but Mr. Minas said he is unsure how long that will take. Mr. Minas said Aug. 27 that he expected workers to be back on the job in three to four weeks.
The transformer, which will cost about $25,000 to repair, is needed to provide the three-phase power used by papermaking machines to produce napkins, bathroom tissue and paper towels. The plants power switchgear, which also failed, is being rebuilt by a company based in Houston, Mr. Minas said. Those repairs, combined with the price of shopping, also will cost about $25,000. Mr. Minas had anticipated the repairs would cost $60,000 total.
At the earliest, were probably looking at the end of September to get the power back on here, he said. If all goes right, well have everyone back to work in early October.
A Syracuse-based contractor is seeking to buy used equipment to repair the power transformer, Mr. Minas said.
We found two units in Chicago that might work, and theyre now being tested, he said.
Meanwhile, National Grid is replacing the 50-year-old main power line to the plant, Mr. Minas said. That line travels about 300 feet from an electric pole off Bridge Street to feed into the plants power system. The utility had planned to replace the old power line for some time, he said, but elected to do the repairs this month.
Its good timing, because theyre doing the work while were closed, he said.
Florelle also is seeking to solve a financial dilemma with Chase Bank, but wont be able to do so until the plant is operating again, Mr. Minas said. The company is trying to prevent foreclosure action announced in May by the bank, which is seeking repayment of about $630,000 in loans made to the paper company starting in 2011. If a forbearance plan isnt approved to delay foreclosure action, Florelle would seek to refinance loans with another financial institution, he said.
Florelle also received financing from public agencies to retrofit the 94,000-square-foot plant, previously known as Brownville Specialty Paper Products Inc. The Jefferson County Industrial Development Agency issued loans of $250,000 and $300,000 to Florelle, which started production in May 2012 at the 94,000-square-foot plant. Other public agencies that issued loans were the Development Authority of the North Country, $250,000; North Country Alliance, $125,000, and Adirondack Economic Development Corp., $200,000. The project also received a $250,000 grant from Empire State Development Corp.
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CARTHAGE The Thousand Islands Area Habitat for Humanity plans to build six houses for needy families on a village lot abandoned by a manufacturing plant in 1990.
The former Braman Manufacturing Co. property is located along Alexandria Street and owned by the Carthage Industrial Development Corp., which bought the 4-acre parcel in 2010. The village demolished the long-vacated plant in 2007.
Collaborating to plan the infill housing project are the village of Carthage, CIDC and Development Authority of the North Country. On Friday, DANCs board of directors will vote on a proposal to pitch in $25,000 toward sewer and water infrastructure needed at the site, matching a $25,000 contribution from the CIDC. To assist Habitat with construction costs, the board will also consider approving a $100,000 no-interest loan.
The funds will be used to extend existing sewer and water infrastructure at the site to provide access to houses, said James W. Wright, DANCs CEO. The authority has previously assisted Watertown nonprofits with similar infill housing projects, he said, including Neighbors of Watertown and Watertown Local Development Corp., also known as Watertown Trust.
This is the kind of partnership that we think will also be beneficial to other municipalities, Mr. Wright said. It enables us to use the concepts of smart growth and sustainable planning. Were not breaking ground on new green space, which increases costs, and we use utilities that are in place.
Habitat hopes the project will be approved this fall and break ground by late 2014 or early 2015, board President Walter H. Plumley said. The site plan for the project has yet to be developed. It generally costs the nonprofit between $70,000 to $90,000 to build each house, and much of that funding will come from businesses and donors in the village. A large number of volunteers will also be sought for construction.
We could feasibly build two houses a year, he said. But it will depend on the volunteer force that we have and how much work has to be done on site. Our goal would be to involve the whole community.
One option for Habitat could be to build modular houses at the site with assistance from carpentry students at the Jefferson-Lewis Board of Cooperative Educational Services Charles H. Bohlen Technical Center, Mr. Plumley said.
Long in the making, the project was first considered by the nonprofits board after the former Braman plant was demolished in 2007. Habitat actively pursues projects at infill sites, Mr. Plumley said, because they also benefit municipalities by placing properties back on the tax roll.
A lot of the infill building is on lots that no one wants to build on, or that have become abandoned and are delinquent in taxes, he said. Every lot that we develop and put back on the tax roll benefits municipalities, so theyre very eager to work with us. In this case, six lots will be generating taxes for the village of Carthage.
The Thousand Islands Area Habitat for Humanity now has openings for board members and is seeking volunteers to complete office work behind the scenes, Mr. Plumley said. Volunteers are also needed to serve during the weekends on housing projects.
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Many Americans continue to make disparaging remarks about the role the United States Electoral College plays in presidential races.
But modern day races cannot top the election of 1800, when four candidates were vying for the office and one party had two candidates basically in a tie for the office.
In 1800, the popular vote was more of a guideline and members of the U.S. Electoral College were primarily named by state legislatures. In addition, the election befuddled a system set up to select a president without the candidates belonging to a political party.
George Washington felt that forming political parties would be the death of the United States. Due to his influence, the formation of parties was delayed.
But by the time of Washington's death in late 1799, political parties had formed, with the Republican Democrats on one side and the Federalists on the other.
Later in the century, the Federalists would fade away and the Republican Democrats would become the Democratic Party.
The Republican Party came into being around 1855,. The Republicans' first elected president was Abraham Lincoln.
In the 1800 election, the political parties each nominated two candidates for president. The Republicans nominated Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr. The Federalists nominated incumbent John Adams and Charles Pinckney.
In 1800, members of the electoral college cast votes for two candidates. One would be for a favorite son, the other for a viable national candidate.
The election became a long process after the electors cast ballots on Dec. 3, 1800. When the votes were counted, Jefferson and Burr had received 73 votes each, while Adams had 65 and Pinckney 64.
Before 1800, the candidate getting the most votes was named president, with the second place man becoming the vice president.
The 1800 presidential race became a situation where two allied men were tied for the highest office in the land. The election came down to what the U.S. House of Representatives would do, based on constitutional parameters, to pick the president.
Voting in the House began on Feb. 11 and lasted for four days. The U.S. Constitution stated that the ballots could not be counted by the number of congressmen voting for a candidate. Instead, a state's delegation had to cast a group ballot that counted as one vote toward the election of a president.
In order to earn 33 ballots, Jefferson carried eight states, while Burr had six. Two state delegations were deadlocked and, therefore, uncommitted. To win the required majority, Jefferson had to get one more state's vote.
The political wrangling was monumental. The Federalists offered all kinds of terms to get Burr elected despite his party affiliation.Mudslinging and lies were told left and right.
Finally, the only congressman from Delaware voted to abstain on Sunday. The action gave Burr one less ballot and Jefferson won the majority vote.
The next year, the U.S. Congress changed the electoral college and the process has operated in a similary way for 200 years.
Opponents to the system point out that there have been presidents elected who have not won the popular vote. The opponents complain that the system "depresses voter turnout" and fails to reflect the popular will of the people of the United States.
Despite the objections, supporters of the U.S. Electoral College counter with strong arguments for supporting it, reasons that often make little sense until one investigates the situation. They bring out four basic points to support their view.
First proponents of the system point out that the electoral college contributes to the cohesiveness of the country by requiring the popular support for a candidate be spread out over the entire country rather than from one region or two. They argue that the way the system is set up now gives rural states more say than their small population would in a popular vote scenario. Proponents argue to, that because of the broad range of support needed, the electoral college is the reason most presidential candidates pick someone from outside their own region of the country for their vice presidential running mate.
Secondly they point out that the electoral college also enhances the status of minority groups within the union. That is because even a small group of minority voters can influence the sway of an entire states electoral college if they work together. A good example of this are states that have high levels of ethnic minorities. Many of the states that have these kinds of groups also are also large states, so the trade off is even greater. Other groups such as trade unions, activist groups in a certain areas or agricultural interests can influence a states entire balloting process as well.
Third, while many people put down the two party system, defenders of the electoral college see it as a good thing, a tradition that the electoral college as it is set up, protects. This they say adds to the- stability of the American political system. They reason that minor parties in other democracies often raise cane with the countries stability, whereas it would be almost impossible for a minor or new party in the United States to get a true minority candidate elected to the presidency. The system also forces the major parties to accept minority groups and their views into the existing parties, largely because they want to continue to have a majority to win an election and that is often done by combining smaller groups into a single unifying force.
The final argument is that while the electoral college is part of the federal system of elections, the power it gets comes from the states themselves. The college leaves the important political power with the states because they determine the way their house of representative boundaries are drawn up and how they pick the electors. Also, for the smaller states they have equal representation in at least a part of the electoral college because every state has two senators. Supporters see the election actually being controlled by the states for these reasons, rather than by a popular federal vote that would be centralized in Washington D.C. Proponents argue that states rights should take precedent over minority rights when it comes to elections, and that this system does that. Under a popular vote scenario, minority parties would become the power to make or break an election, rather than to aide the process.
Those that back the electoral college also say that the system cuts down on voter fraud and if eliminated for a popular vote scenario could lead to "true" minority presidents with well less than 50% of the vote to elect them if the vote was split a number of ways.
Over the years it has been said that the early founders of the United States decided on the electoral college because they wondered if the common man had the intelligence to properly elect a leader for the country. While the direct proof of that intent has never been uncovered, doubt lingers there about it, despite claims they set it up due more to regional differences than to disregard citizens wills.
The electoral college will always have challengers who claim it takes away the popular will, particularly in election years with close elections.
On the other hand those who see it as an institution that has worked pretty well over the past 200 years, always solving problems as it wound its way through history and keeping revolution at bay ask the question "Why change it?"
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Michael Kay: Mets fans always feel like they're second-class citizens to the Yankees. Do you run this club like the Yankees are on a different level than us and we can't compete that way? Or, are you in competition with the Yankees?
Sandy Alderson: No, I think we're in competition with the Yankees, but we're going to have to compete a little differently. We have lots of resources, but I wouldn't expect our payroll to ever equal the Yankees payroll. So, we have to do things somewhat differently. But, look, they're across town, they're here, they're one of our competitors – we compete with the Phillies, we compete with the Red Sox. You know, if you look at the teams that do well, with maybe fewer resources than the Yankees seem to have, they do quite well, and we ought to be able to the same thing… I didn't come here on the notion that we would be able to spend ourselves in to a dominant position. We have plenty of money to spend. If we manage ourselves right, utilize the money wisely, do player development the way any team has the capacity to do, and excel at that, we should be successful. I'm not an expert on Yankees finances versus Mets finances, but we have the resources to be in the top four or five teams in Major League Baseball and we need commensurate results."
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With one purchasing decision, Google has initiated forecasts for big changes in the world of the typical handset maker. Google has announced a new software platform. Google has accompanied that announcement with revelations about a new cooperation with top wireless companies.
Technology companies such as HTC and Motorola, in combination with chipmakers such as Qualcomm are working with Google on the roll out of new offerings for cell phone users. That roll out should provide handset makers with a green light for the development of innovative new applications.
The announced cooperation between Google and some of the big names in wireless technology frees handset makers from the restrictions imposed by any single type of device. Google's latest business move gives each handset maker the freedom to introduce all manner of adaptations. Now, none of those adaptations needs to require software that is tied one specific hand held device.
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In that "old world" hand set makers had to pay attention to the restrictions that went with the single type of precipitation that each of that maker's gadgets had been designed to predict. In the "new world" that Google has ushered in, today's handset makers have the ability to work on a device that can "predict any type of precipitation." In other words, those hand set makers can introduce innovations that work with a new network of software, and thus work with any type of hand held device.
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TROY – The school board is back to the drawing board to come up with a renovation and improvement plan with a price tag that will please voters enough to pass a bond. Earlier this month, voters rejected a $1.3 million bond. Earlier this year, voters rejected a $2.2 million bond.
School board members and Principal Chris Young have maintained the school faces code violations if nobody addresses problems at the facility.Â
During a telephone interview, Young said the board will review and revise the plan and bring it back to the voters as soon as possible. One option is before Town Meeting Day. If the bond passes, the school board would have time to prepare for summer construction. If the bond fails, the board would be able to discuss the issue at Town Meeting. The board will finalize the exact date of the vote at its December meeting.
Young said the board is pleased that more people said yes to the bond in November than they did in February. The board is trying to understand what it can do to address concerns of opponents. Young said some people were concerned about the cost of the project and the timing of the project.Â
"We have heard not as many concerns that it's the wrong project," said Young. "We've been hearing that it's the right project; it's just the wrong time for folks."
Troy property owners recently underwent a tax reappraisal and some feel that taxes are too high and it's not a great time to bring a bond forward.
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The school board will try to cut costs by being as creative as possible.Â
"We're certainly going to have to make some changes to the project to reduce any significant amount," said Young. "It was a pretty barebones project as it was. We're going to continue working it at. It's work that has to be done and we'll keep bringing it back to the voters for their consideration."
Until then, the school faces possible deficiency reports.
With the exception of the sprinkler system, the board has made improvements on issues that are subject to deadlines. So far, the state fire marshall has not given a strict deadline but he is aware the sprinkler system is deficient. If the system is not fixed, the school faces fines.
"The sprinkler system is so old that it's really hard to maintain the pressure necessary to deliver water to the areas that might be having a fire," said Young. "(T)here are so many leaks in it, the pressure will kick on and we'll lose it before it gets to the area that needs it."
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