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John Rain is back. And "the most charismatic assassin since James Bond" (San Francisco Chronicle) is up against his most formidable enemy yet: the nexus of political, military, media, and corporate factions known only as the Oligarchy.
When legendary black ops veteran Colonel Scott "Hort" Horton tracks Rain down in Tokyo, Rain can't resist the offer: a multi-million dollar payday for the "natural causes" demise of three ultra-high-profile targets who are dangerously close to launching a coup in America. But the opposition on this job is going to be too much for even Rain to pull it off alone. He'll need a detachment of other deniable irregulars: his partner, the former Marine sniper, Dox. Ben Treven, a covert operator with ambivalent motives and conflicted loyalties. And Larison, a man with a hair trigger and a secret he'll kill to protect.
From the shadowy backstreets of Tokyo and Vienna, to the deceptive glitz and glamour of Los Angeles and Las Vegas, and finally to a Washington, D.C. in a permanent state of war, these four lone wolf killers will have to survive presidential hit teams, secret CIA prisons, and a national security state as obsessed with guarding its own secrets as it is with invading the privacy of the populace. But first, they'll have to survive each other.
The Detachment is what fans of Eisler, "one of the most talented and literary writers in the thriller genre" (Chicago Sun-Times), have been waiting for: the worlds of the award-winning Rain series, and of the best-selling Fault Line and Inside Out, colliding in one explosive thriller as real as today's headlines and as frightening as tomorrow's.
©2011 Barry Eisler (P)2011 Brilliance Audio, Inc.
Praise for the author's narration of Inside Out: "Barry Eisler is ...an exception to the rule that writers should not be allowed to publicly declaim their own prose." (The New York Times)
"Fast paced read..."
Fast pace book which is read by the author. Loved the book. Love the author.
I did rate the peformance with 4 stars to indicate that he is not really professional reader. He performs many of the characters very well but a few of them it gets confusing which character is speaking. I might also say I graded very hard...
This is a continuation of the John Rain character which started in the book Rain Fall. This book stands on it's own, but I recommend that your start with the first book.
"I was floored!"
This was my first exposure to Barry Eisler and John Rain, but I'm hooked! I'm still relatively new to audiobooks, and I'm generally feast or famine -- I gorge on them, then forget about my Audible account. But I'm back again to download more Eisler and Rain. As a narrator, he's really great, with each voice distinct and believable. He moves smoothly between them. John Rain is a hugely complex character, and he's written extremely well. Eisler has a great way of giving you a ton of information in a intriguing, but succinct way. A great listen!
"Rain reigns supreme"
BE has supplied another installment of the eminently readable Rain series. Rain is again pulled out of semi-retirement to prevent what is billed as a coup attempt that will result in major restrictions in American liberties. As the assignment progresses, Rain question which side he is working for. At the same time Rain is in the unique position of running a team of operators (including his pal, Dox) that includes some unknowns. The story is well paced with multiple twists and turns.
Barry also does an excellent job of reading the tale with a superb range of voices that adds to his detailed descriptions. For spy/assassins aficionados, this is a devilishly rich dessert.
"perfect entertainment"
I enjoy Eisler's John Rain series as much as any in this genre. This book is my favorite of the series. John Rain, the ultimate assassin, assembles a group of killers who are as dangerous to each other as they are to their targets. The action is nonstop. The plot is fairly predictable, but fun. I listen to books while driving or exercising. i had difficulty putting this one aside, however. The story and performance were absorbing.
The narration was excellent. Voices and accents were dead on. I was worried that an author reading his own work would not be as exciting as some of th eprofessional narrators. Eisler, however, rivaled my favorite thriller narrators, Guidall and Brick, and gave a superb performance of this book. I can't imagine that it could have been done better.
I really enjoyed this book, and recommend it to anyone who likes to listen to this genre.
"Excellent diversion from typical John Rain story"
The author narrates this book and does an outstanding job. I have listened to 5 John Rain books and up until this read, the first, Rain Fall, narrated by Brian Nishii was by far my favorite experience. But Barry Eisler does an amazing job of bringing the five main characters alive.
The plot flows nicely and there are enough unexpected twists and subplots to keep the story really interesting.
Dox was spot on. However he did a very good job of narrating all of the characters.
I laughed out loud several times. Usually at the witty and ironic observations of Dox.
Note to Eisler and Brilliance - one narrator for a series. It is grating to hear a favorite character in a new voice. No one will match Eisler's
"Exciting. Didn't want to stop listening"
This was a story with many twists and turns and very well developed characters that I felt like I was able to get to "know". It was masterfully read by Barry Eisler himself and he truly brought Docs and Rain to life. I hope that he will continue to narrate his own books as he does it very well. I hated when I had to stop listening to do something else and I hope he has another great story coming out soon.
I also hope that he will rerecord his previous book, Requiem for an Assassin, that was destroyed by Scott Brick's narration. I will buy it again just to listen to it read as it should have been.
OK so the first half was fair but the second, just had to keep listening. now I am hooked & look forward the my next
When the team came together
John Rain,
I found the narration great, the storey great, the first half was fair but it did set the whole book for a brillant 2nd half
"Too much political rhetoric"
The bad: I'll bet Barry Eisler and Vince Flynn hate each other. Bummer that Eisler had the infamous assassin John Rain and Dox help him spew his over the top political opinions. It was just too much, sorry. I can tolerate a lot of this stuff but come on Barry. If you are a toe tag ACLU member and think that the Patriot Act was horrible and that Bush is the Devil, you might like this. Full disclosure I am on the other side of Eisler on most of his opinions.
The Good: Even though there was about 2 hours of extra polital junk, there was still plenty of entertaining action. John Rain is as usual, great. Dox is the best and hilarious and the 2 new characters were good as well. If you are a John Rain fan you still have to listen to it because it will add color for future works that I hope Eisler keeps pure. The narration was amazing. I was skeptical but Eisler was great.
All in all if you are a Vince Flynn lover (as am I) you will cringe through a lot of this, but if you are opposite you might like it.
"Barry Eisler as Narrator!!!"
I have listened to all books in the John Rain series and although I have enjoyed all of them I wish Barry Eisler had read narrated all of them. He does a great job.
I like Jack Reacher style characters regardless of setting. Put them in outer space, in modern America, in a military setting, on an alien planet... no worries. Book has non moralistic vigilante-justice? Sign me up! (oh, I read urban fantasy, soft and hard sci-fi, trashy vampire and zombie novels too)
"I didn't want to stop listening."
I think it's the best of the Rain series (and that's saying a lot since I thoroughly enjoyed the entire series). The story stands alone so you don't have to read the rest to get this one. I understand that one of the main characters in this book (Treven) is a recurring character in another of Eisler's series - one which I'm going to pick up now (even though Rain and Dox are still my favorites).
It has a much different flavor than the other books in the series in that there is a huge political "conspiracy" here which is the premise of the story. It's a convoluted and complicated plot, but you don't get lost en route, so the complexity is actually rather refreshing and enjoyable (and is why I didn't want to put it down).
If you have a problem with conspiracies that suggest the US government and the 'elite rich' have ulterior motives in the 'war on terror', you might be one of those readers who gave this book a low star rating. If you believe that the assassination of JFK was an inside job, you probably are one of those who give this book a high rating.
The plot is tight, the action is non-stop, the violence is detailed, and the characters are distinct and fully-fleshed and believable. All in all, it's exactly what I was looking for in a novel with an assassin as the main character. (If you like books with these kind of characters - you could also try Block's Keller series.)
I was leery of an author-read book but that concern was unnecessary. Eisler's narration was well paced and the characters were distinctly voiced.
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Whether she's crowned in a power headband or wearing scads of oversized pearls, Leighton Meester's primetime alter ego-Gossip Girl's peerless Blair Waldorf-is adored for her prep-princess look. But while Meester is well known (and rightfully worshiped) for her screen-stealing character's fantastic outfits, frankly, the actress's personal style is much more intriguing. Though she works her character's amped-up UES look very well, in real life, Meester consistently demonstrates her ability to execute edgier ensembles with sophisticated flair. In fact, Meester manages to dance upon the fine line between directional and disappointingly trendy-a very difficult balancing act, indeed-without ever veering into fashion-victim territory. Plus, and perhaps most of all, we appreciate the way she consistently supports emerging talent, opting for designers like Christian Cota, Christopher Kane, and Emilio De La Morena for her red-carpet moments.
Since Meester knows how to pick unexpected, ultra chic cocktail frocks, we figured her personal wardrobe would be the perfect inspiration for this month's What Would She Wear story. (After all, dear readers, holiday party season is literally just around the corner!) As demonstrated by one recent fashion week look-a plum Emilio de Morena number, similar to this Structured Mini Dress with Beading ($1650), and a pair of Proenza Schouler booties-Meester usually steers clear of the traditional starlet ensemble. That means skipping the strapless frock and staid pumps and reaching for modern silhouettes mixed with aggressive accessories instead. We think we pulled together a look that has the right combination of edge and elegance, so read on for all the shopping details!
1. Preen Line Band Dress ($440)
As we mentioned earlier, one of the things we like best about Meester is how she always appears fashion-forward without any unnecessary fuss. One way she achieves this look is by opting for snug, well-constructed frocks with one or two directional details. Accordingly, we picked this red-hot number from Preen because it fits the bill perfectly; it subtly incorporates of-the-moment trends like peplum and asymmetry without being over-the-top. But if you'd like a simpler style in the same bold hue, check out Elizabeth and James' One Shoulder Dress ($150) in Neon Coral, which is an excellent understated alternative.
2. Jaeger London Wing Collar Cropped Tux Jacket
Although we are fully aware that Meester and her on-screen persona are not one in the same, we wanted to pick at least one item that we think both the actress and our beloved Blair Waldorf would like. We think both ladies would like this sharp wing-collared jacket from Jaeger London, though naturally they'd style it in very different ways. While Queen B would pair this black-and-white cropped tux with a ruffled-front shirt, snug pencil skirt, and some ladylike high heels, we know Meester would wear it in a less conventional way, like over a coral cocktail dress!
3. Banana Republic Rosette Princess Ring ($39.50)
While some of our favorite stylesetters are all about piling on gobs of jewels (a look we also love-don't get us wrong), we admire our lady-of-the-day's restraint when it comes to her accessories. Meester prefers to get serious mileage out of one or two statement pieces, like a well-chosen necklace or a sparkly cocktail ring. Falling into the latter category, this antique-inspired option from Banana Republic is a perfect fit. Its imperial design and neutral tones have a classic vibe, but the large size renders it eye-catching enough to allow it to stand on its own.
4. Fendi Mini Bead Baguette ($2140)
Considered by many to be the first flame to light the "it bag" fire, the Fendi Baguette enjoyed a monstrous amount of fame in the late nineties. Now, more than a decade after its launch, we think it's time to break out the bag again! Meester's the perfect person to bring it back, as she'd make the bag look relevant by pairing it with her ahead-of-the-curve outfits. If beads aren't your thing but you like the embellished look, try Diane von Furstenberg's Stephanie Slouchy Bag ($875); it has the same spirit, it's just a little tougher.
5. Velvet Angels Decibel Platform Open Toe Pumps ($325)
While Meester may be restrained in the jewelry department and typically opts for understated beauty looks, she goes all out in the footwear department! Whether she's spotted walking to set in a pair of Chloe Sevigny for Opening Ceremony Multi Buckle Wedge Booties ($625) or is broadcast on Alexa Chung's show in Christian Louboutin's Miss Fortune Sandals ($1160), it's clear that Meester loves her interestingly detailed black shoes. Keeping this in mind, we figured that this semi-bootie would be completely representative of our subject's taste and perfect for this story. The silver-and-suede combo is both sexy and fashion-forward while the added platform elongates the leg-line!
6. Stephen Webster Green Jade Stud Earrings ($510)
Our final element in today's outfit is a gorgeous pair of earrings from jewelry giant Stephen Webster. The hue is a sly nod to the Chanel runway, plus we love the idea of a hint of jade juxtaposed with the bright coral dress. If your budget limitations keep you from these gorgeous green baubles, don't worry, we've found a fantastic substitute. Janna Conner Designs' Aqua Jade Drop Earrings ($100) offer a similar faceted look and rich tone, but at a slightly lower price point.


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Situated at the confluence of the Rhine and the Neckar, Mannheim was founded in 1606 by the Palatine elector Friedrich IV, who fortified the city. The city centre is made up of 144 residential blocks laid out in a checkerboard pattern and designated only by a letter and a number according to their coordinates. The arts, and above all the theatre - the plays of Schiller were created here, soon made Mannheim a city of the Muses.
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Fine Arts Museum
Friedrichsplatz 4 D - 68165 Mannheim
The Stadtische Kunsthalle museum houses 19C and 20C art. The sculpture department is particularly rich, with works by Rodin, Brancusi, Giacometti, Barlach, Nam June Paik and Richard Long. There are also important works by the French Impressionists, p..
Jesuit Church, Mannheim
A Mannheim 4 D - 68159 Mannheim
This massive building, built between 1733 and 1769, is considered the largest Baroque church in the Upper Rhine region. The interior, bathed in light, is covered with marble stuccowork in red and green tones. See the Silver Madonna in her Crown of Li..
Reiß Museum - art, local history and theatre museum
D - 68159 Mannheim
Housed in an old arsenal (1777-79), the Reiß Museum is divided into three sections. The Fine Arts section displays 18C sculptures and paintings, as well as Baroque and Rococo furniture and a fine collection of European earthenware and porcelain (nota..
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Hotel Kurpfalzstuben
L 14,15 D - 68161 Mannheim
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This hotel is just a 4-minute walk from Mannheim Central Station. It offers soundproofed rooms with free Wi-Fi. Each of the non-smoking rooms at the family-run Hotel Kurpfalzstuben features cable TV and a modern bathroom. Varied breakfast buffets a..
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Augustaanlage 4-8 D - 68165 Mannheim
Prix Prices from : 72 €
This hotel in Mannheim lies opposite the famous water tower, a 12-minute walk from Mannheim Train Station. Leonardo Royal Hotel Mannheim features modern accommodation with free WiFi, a large summer terrace and a fitness area. The stylish rooms and s..
Dorint Kongresshotel Mannheim
Friedrichsring 6 D - 68161 Mannheim
This hotel offers direct access to Mannheim's Rosengarten Congress Centre, creative cuisine, and a small wellness area. The Planken shopping street is a 3-minute walk away. The spacious rooms and suites of the Dorint Kongresshotel Mannheim feature a..
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Seckenheimer Str. 20 D - 68165 Mannheim
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O5, 9-12 D - 68161 Mannheim
Opus is Latin for 'work', while the V stands for grid reference O5 in which the restaurant is located. The international menu (with up to seven courses) offered by Tristan Brandt is creative, sophisticated and classy. The service is friendly, persona..
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Q 7,12 D - 68161 Mannheim
Fresh and authentic Italian dishes are cooked by the owner at this restaurant. A good value lunch menu is served. Nice ambience with a touch of the South.
Da Gianni
R 7, 34 D - 68161 Mannheim
Still one of Mannheim's classic restaurants, Da Gianni serves pleasantly uncomplicated Italian cuisine under the leadership of new head chef Med Dridi (formerly a sous-chef here). The service is as charming and professional as you could wish for.
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PAWTUCKET – Shea High often takes its sweet old time getting into gear on offense, an early-season trait coach Danielle Bishop hopes to correct in a hurry.
"It will hurt us against the better teams," Bishop admitted on Wednesday after her Raiders rallied from a 1-0 halftime deficit to dump Davies 3-1 in a Division III-B matchup.
Davies came out in determined fashion on offense, controlling play for the first five minutes. Patriots forward Kebelin Toloza made a strong run towards Shea's goal and was tripped up inside the penalty box, according to the officials. Midfielder Jennifer Delcompare nailed the ensuing penalty kick into the left side of the net, beating Shea goalie Jessica Caetano, who had no chance on the play.
The Raiders came into this home game as a solid favorite to win, based on their 4-1-1 division record. Shea had outscored its opponents 17-4 over those six games, losing 1-0 to Central and settling for a 0-0 tie with Central Falls (also 4-1-1).
Davies, 2-3-2 heading into the game, had tied Central 0-0 but lost 4-0 to CF and 7-0 to powerful Rogers. The Patriots continued to control action in the first half on Wednesday after taking a 1-0 lead. Shea began to press its attack in the final 20 minutes of the half but rarely put a shot on goal and if the Raiders did get off a shot, Davies goalie Samantha Soares was right on the job, making saves and booting the ball to midfield, a tactic that prevented Shea's offense from clicking.
Coach Bishop talked sternly to her team at halftime.
"If you think we are a better team than Davies, you better show it," she lectured her players.
The lecture worked wonders. And so did an earlier position switch. Bishop moved Caetano out of goal and on to the front line with 10 minutes left in the half and that position switch would greatly enhance Shea's attack.
Still, the first goal didn't come easily, even though the Raiders began to totally dominate the flow of play after intermission. Davies' defense fought hard to break up plays and hustle to the ball but soon it became apparent that the Raiders were winning most of the balls that were up for grabs.
"We played good in the first half," assistant coach Orlando Monteiro said. "In the second half, we were not as aggressive. Shea started to dominate us. They seemed to want it a little bit more than we did."
Soares made a diving stop in front of her goal in the first minute of the second half. The Raiders were getting solid work at left wing from Lourdes Anariba, whose ball skills were difficult to contain. Over on the right side of the offense, Caetano and midfielder Anete Encarnaco teamed up to start several forays into the teeth of Davies' defense, only to be denied.
Anariba made the play of the game 16 minutes into the second half, gaining control of a ball that nearly went out of bounds, turning and dribbling between two defenders before lofting a high shot over Soares that settled in the far corner of the goal to tie the game at 1-1.
The Raiders kept the pressure on for the next 15 minutes without anything to show for it. It seemed inevitable the next goal would be theirs as only rarely did Davies get the ball over midfield, and then just briefly before Shea's defense sent it back the other way.
The winning goal came on a play started by forward Lisa Andrade, who passed the ball to Caetano 10 yards in front of the goal. Dilma Goncalves took the ball from Caetano and finished off the play with a hard shot past Soares.
Two minutes later, Goncalves would seal the victory with a longer shot from 20 yards out that found the net.
"Dilma is our leading scorer so far this season," Bishop admitted. "I moved Jessica (Caetano) to forward to give our offense a little spark in the first half. We seemed to need a spark. And Lourdes (Anariba) made a great hustle play on our first goal. That was her first goal of the season."
The Raiders now head into the teeth of the schedule as they visit unbeaten Rogers on Friday afternoon. The Vikings have outscored their opponents 48-3 while rolling to a 6-0-0 mark. Shea and CF are in second place with 5-1-1 records.
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|Election Board Decisions Reexamined This Week
There may be changes on voting issues for Boone this week, with the agenda of the Watauga County Board of Elections including the withdrawal of their earlier resolution combining three Boone precincts into one. The agenda for Wednesday's meeting from board by Secretary Bill Aceto
indicates action on that very controversial plan to remove two Boone polling places, a move that would have created one of the largest polling places in the state. But that meeting will come a day after the State Board of Elections takes up complaints and considers duplicate voting plans for Boone. Wednesday, the local board will consider the relocation of the Boone 2 polling place from the ASU Plemmons Student Union to Legends, that after eliminating campus voting altogether in their August 12th meeting. A barrage of even national criticism has poured in since that meeting, possibly prompting the about face. The new resolution calls the matters 'misinformation,' saying "The Watauga County Board of Elections is concerned that the misinformation being distributed regarding this recombination of this precinct will result in voter confusion." The resolution indicates that the board will "study this matter further and allow for all citizens to have accurate and complete information prior to the recombination of this precinct." A second resolution, should the first pass, is for the Boone 2 polling place be moved from the Plemmons Student Union to Legends, citing better handicap-accessibility, the distance from curbside voting, and better parking. The meeting is Wednesday at 5.
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The Carbon High boy's tennis team began their season with a win and a loss. On March 13 the team dropped the debut match to Hurricane. Then they traveled north to Cedar City and won three of five sets.
In the Friday matches they lost all of their varsity contests except one. Andres Hernandez, the Dino's number one singles player, beat his opponent in straight sets, 6-2 and 6-1. His opponent had been previously undefeated.
The Dino's number one doubles team, Cameron Hanson and Mark Swink, played fairly well but ended up losing in straight sets. The final score of that set was 3-6, 6-7. Greg Diamanti, Carbon's third singles varsity player also played well in a three set match. He ended up losing at the end, 6-4, 6-7,4-6.
Despite the loss, coach Pete Riggs had some positive things to say about his squad.
"Overall the team played well considering the long bus ride and that it was the first match that many of them have ever played," he said.
On Saturday Carbon played at Canyon View High School and the varsity team came out victorious, winning three out of the five matches played. Hernandez dominated his opponent, 6-0,6-0. Diamanti shook off his loss from the day before and won his match 6-1, 6-0.
The third win came from Carbon's second doubles team, Troy Munns and Jordan Pinedo, who had struggled the day before. They also won in straight sets, 6-2, 6-2.
The other varsity teams played well and improved their play. Injuries for Carbon played some of a factor in those two losses.
The team heads up to play East High in Salt Lake on March 17.
Then they will have a home match on March 26 against Grand at the Price City tennis courts at 3:30 p.m.


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Jefferson County officials said that a Syracuse-based TSA administrators claims of fraud, waste and abuse at the Watertown International Airport are false.
According to an article in Tuesdays Syracuse Post-Standard, Wayne Sparks, TSAs administrative officer in Syracuse, claimed that his boss, Federal Security Director Daniel Liddell, repeatedly retaliated against him for complaining about fraud, waste and abuse at airports in the Syracuse region.
Among those complaints? An assertion from Mr. Sparks that the TSA is overpaying law enforcement personnel by at least $600,000 a year at the Watertown, Ogdensburg and Massena airports.
According to Mr. Sparks, the officers were being paid with TSA funds even when no one was working at those airports.
Its a scenario that Jefferson County officials find perplexing, to say the least.
They always sent us a schedule of when they needed security and we always supplied it, said Jefferson County Sheriff John P. Burns. There is absolutely no wrongdoing from this county at all. I dont know where its coming from.
Airport Manager James L. Lawrence said, These allegations are false. I am disappointed and discouraged with the Syracuse office for making such allegations or accusations without appropriate background and research into past reimbursable agreements for Watertown.
According to the countys contract with TSA, security screening by TSA employees cannot take place without a local law enforcement officer present. Because of this, TSA funds are awarded on an annual basis to cover the cost of staffing the airport.
The county entered its first agreement with TSA when it took over the airport in 2006.
The funds were generous and the requirements were more extensive at that time than they are now. Deputies were required to be present for screenings and conduct perimeter security. The airport accommodated three flights a day and deputies also were required to be present for both departures and arrivals.
Everything that was asked for was justifiable, Mr. Lawrence said.
Over time, the funds dwindled, requirements were reduced and flights dropped from three to two per day.
In 2011, TSA awarded Jefferson County more than $97,000 at a $29 hourly rate for reimbursement. This year, TSA awarded Jefferson County a little over $29,000 at a $20 hourly rate.
The county adjusted accordingly, according to Mr. Lawrence. Now, deputies typically work at the airport only four hours a day during the week and two hours a day on the weekends, when there are fewer flights. They arrive about an hour and a half before departures and leave after flights take off.
The county bills the TSA for reimbursement based on its hours of coverage. Under that system, and with funds steadily decreasing, county officials find the suggestion that they have been misusing funds bewildering.
This is reinforced by the fact that the county has received no official correspondence saying that it has done anything wrong.
Nobody from the TSA has contacted us, County Administrator Robert F. Hagemann III said.
Mr. Sparkss comments came less than two weeks after Mr. Burns said that he would no longer be able to provide a sheriffs detail at the airport because of a manpower shortage and the Post-Standard article appeared on the same day that Jefferson County legislators were set to vote on a resolution renewing the countys contract with the TSA.
Permission to fill two vacant deputy positions was given after a week of public wrangling between the sheriff and the county Legislature, and legislators voted unanimously at Tuesday nights General Services Committee meeting to renew the TSA contract and accept the comparatively paltry sum of $29,000.
Asked if his department would continue to provide security at the airport, Undersheriff Paul W. Trudeau told the committee on Tuesday, The answer is going to be yes. Though I dont understand how they expect the county to do it with $29,000.
Massena Town Supervisor Joseph D. Gray, who runs the Massena International Airport, also was surprised by the allegations of waste.
No one has criticized what weve been doing. No one has said weve been doing anything wrong, he said.
Mr. Gray said that in his regular dealings with Mr. Sparks, he has not expressed those attitudes to me.
The Massena airport also has seen a drop in TSA funds. The airport used to be able to fund eight hours of police coverage but has reduced that to four.
The difference? Mr. Gray wants to discontinue a police presence at the airport altogether. With response times for the various law enforcement agencies in the area being less than four minutes, hes asking the TSA to treat Massena like other rural airports that dont need local law enforcement to be present for passenger screenings.
Mr. Gray points to the Saranac Lake airport as an example. Under the Albany TSA office, which Mr. Gray said is less strict than the Syracuse office, the Saranac Lake airport is able to run more efficiently and has fewer delays because it is not required to have local law enforcement present.
TSA officials did not respond to a request for comment Tuesday night.
In other airport-related activity, the Jefferson County General Services Committee approved a $128,800 Empire State Development grant to commission Passero Associates to undertake a study in preparation for a $1.2 million business center.
The center will be adjacent to a new hangar as part of the general aviation operations of the airport, which cater to private and business-owned aircraft and clientele.
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10 U.S. Code § 1086a - Certain former spouses: extension of period of eligibility for health benefits
(a) Availability of Conversion Health Policies.— The Secretary of Defense shall inform each person who has been a dependent for a period of one year or more under section 1072 (2)(H) of this title of the availability of a conversion health policy for purchase by the person. A conversion health policy offered under this subsection shall provide coverage for not less than a 24-month period.
(b) Effect of Purchase.—
(1) Subject to paragraph (2), if a person who is a dependent for a one-year period under section 1072 (2)(H) of this title purchases a conversion health policy within that period (or within a reasonable time after that period as prescribed by the Secretary of Defense), the person shall continue to be eligible for medical and dental care in the manner described in section 1076 of this title and health benefits under section 1086 of this title until the end of the 24-month period beginning on the later of—
(2) The extended period of eligibility provided under paragraph (1) shall apply only with regard to a condition of the person that—
(c) Effect of Unavailability of Policies.—
(1) If the Secretary of Defense is unable, within a reasonable time, to enter into a contract with a private insurer to offer conversion health policies under subsection (a) at a rate not to exceed the payment required under section 8905a (d)(1)(A) of title 5 for comparable coverage, the Secretary shall provide the coverage required under such a policy through the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services. Subject to paragraph (2), a person receiving coverage under this subsection shall be required to pay into the Military Health Care Account or other appropriate account an amount equal to the sum of—
(A) the individual and Government contributions which would be required in the case of a person enrolled in a health benefits plan contracted for under section 1079 of this title; and
(2) The amount paid by a person who purchases a conversion health policy from the Secretary of Defense under paragraph (1) may not exceed the payment required under section 8905a (d)(1)(A) of title 5 for comparable coverage.
(d) Conversion Health Policy Defined.— In this section, the term "conversion health policy" means a health insurance policy with a private insurer, developed through negotiations between the Secretary of Defense and the private insurer, that is available for purchase by or for the use of a person who is a dependent for a one-year period under section 1072 (2)(H) of this title.
Source(Added Pub. L. 101–189, div. A, title VII, § 731(b)(1),Nov. 29, 1989, 103 Stat. 1482; amended Pub. L. 102–484, div. D, title XLIV, § 4407(b),Oct. 23, 1992, 106 Stat. 2707; Pub. L. 103–35, title II, § 202(a)(16),May 31, 1993, 107 Stat. 102.)
1993—Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 103–35made technical amendment to directory language of Pub. L. 102–484, § 4407(b)(2). See 1992 Amendment note below.
1992—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 102–484, § 4407(b)(1), inserted at end "A conversion health policy offered under this subsection shall provide coverage for not less than a 24-month period."
Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 102–484, § 4407(b)(2), as amended by Pub. L. 103–35, substituted "24-month period" for "one-year period" the second place appearing in the introductory provisions of par. (1).
Subsecs. (c), (d). Pub. L. 102–484, § 4407(b)(3), (4), added subsec. (c) and redesignated former subsec. (c) as (d).
Effective Date of 1993 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 103–35applicable as if included in the enactment of Pub. L. 102–484, see section 202(b) ofPub. L. 103–35, set out as a note under section 155 of this title.
Effective Date
Section applicable to a person referred to in 10 U.S.C. 1072 (2)(H) whose decree of divorce, dissolution, or annulment becomes final on or after Nov. 29, 1989, and to a person so referred to whose decree became final during the period from Sept. 29, 1988 to Nov. 28, 1989, as if section had become effective on Sept. 29, 1988, see section 731(d) ofPub. L. 101–189, set out as an Effective Date of 1989 Amendment note under section 1072 of this title.
Application of Amendments by Pub. L. 102–484 to Existing Contracts
Pub. L. 102–484, div. D, title XLIV, § 4407(c),Oct. 23, 1992, 106 Stat. 2708, provided that: "In the case of conversion health policies provided under section 1145 (b) or 1086a (a) of title 10, United States Code, and in effect on the date of the enactment of this Act [Oct. 23, 1992], the Secretary of Defense shall—
"(1) arrange with the private insurer providing these policies to extend the term of the policies (and coverage of preexisting conditions) as provided by the amendments made by this section [amending this section and section 1145 of this title]; or
"(2) make other arrangements to implement the amendments made by this section with respect to these policies."
Termination of Applicability of Other Conversion Health Policies
Pub. L. 102–484, div. D, title XLIV, § 4408(c),Oct. 23, 1992, 106 Stat. 2712, provided that:
"(1) No person may purchase a conversion health policy under section 1145 (b) or 1086a of title 10, United States Code, on or after October 1, 1994. A person covered by such a conversion health policy on that date may cancel that policy and enroll in a health benefits plan under section 1078a of such title.
"(2) No person may be covered concurrently by a conversion health policy under section 1145(b) or 1086a of such title and a health benefits plan under section 1078a of such title."
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Enforcement in New England
EPA New England's enforcement program helps protect human health and the environment by aggressively enforcing environmental laws and regulations. Compliance with the law is often determined by inspections of facilities, sampling, monitoring, and reporting. When violations are discovered, we may take an enforcement action such as issuing a notice of violation or an administrative order with civil penalties. The most significant and serious violations may face criminal prosecutions which can lead to imprisonment and/or fines.
EPA New England gives priority to violations which pose the most serious risks to the environment and public health. We focus on areas where the role of a federal agency is most important. These include cases with impacts across state lines; cases involving national environmental priorities (such as coal-fired power plants and sewer overflows); and cases against public agencies. Maintaining a strong presence in the field deters violators which improves environmental compliance and prevents future environmental threats.
Our close working relationships with New England state environmental agencies help us set our environmental priorities, coordinate our work, and ensure maximum effectiveness of our enforcement program.
Integrated Strategies
EPA's enforcement program is confronted with many critical and difficult environmental problems. Here in New England, we have been national leaders in developing creative enforcement approaches. For example, we have pioneered the use of "integrated strategies" which combine enforcement, compliance assistance, environmental auditing, and some of our other programs in complementary ways to achieve the greatest possible improvement in environmental performance. Regional integrated strategies include Sanitary Sewer Overflows (SSOs) in Rhode Island, Colleges and Universities, Municipalities, Charles River Watershed, and Chemical Industry Audit Project.
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The American Heart Associations 2013 Heroes of Heart reception will honor several area residents today for their efforts in creating awareness for the agency.
An invitation-only celebration will be held from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at Samaritan Summit Village, 22691 Summit Drive, to recognize people for their volunteer efforts and for being a survivor of heart problems, and to recognize sponsors who help make the North Country Heart Walk possible.
All of these people dedicate so much of their time to the American Heart Association, said Kristy Smorol, American Heart Association communications director. This really is all about saying, thank you.
North Country Heart Walk Chairman Thomas H. Carman, president and chief executive officer of Samaritan Medical Center, will be recognized along with several other people and businesses that contributed toward raising about $215,000 from this years walk. The top fundraising team was Samaritan, at $21,414, and the top community team was the Newman Family, which raised $14,510.
A Friend of Heart Volunteer Award recipient will not be announced until tonight, but the following already know they will receive recognition:
nBrody Beckwith and Donna Kinney, who will receive the Inspirational Honoree Award. Ms. Smorol said Mrs. Kinney got her blood pressure checked at a heart walk, and it ended up saving her life. Brody, 3, was in congestive heart failure and has had surgery. He will be scheduled for another operation before he enters kindergarten.
n Jill Edwards, who will receive the Lifestyle Change Award for having made significant positive changes in life.
The reception is sponsored by Overhead Door and Truesdells Furniture.
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Tahoe's Four Best Resorts
Ski and ride Squaw Valley and Alpine Meadows with the Tahoe Super Pass, plus Gold and Silver pass holders get limited days at Sierra-at-Tahoe and Sugar Bowl.
Plus Gold Passholders Receive:
2 free days at Zermatt, Switzerland, and unlimited 50% discounts on lift tickets at Mountain Collective resorts.
- Alta - Snowbird
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Worry-Free Guarantee
Weather happens. Obligations happen. Life happens. If you don't ski or ride at least 5 days on your 2015-16 Tahoe Super Pass, we will credit you up to 4 days towards your 2016-17 pass.*
How It Works
We Will Credit You
† Days discounted from 2016-17 pass-price are valued at $95/adult, $82/young adult or senior, and $55/child or super senior.
Only available on Gold and Silver passes.
* Restrictions Apply
The amount of rollover account credit for each unused day (up to 4 days) depends on the type of pass you buy and your age group. Qualifying passholders' accounts will receive the following credit amount based on pass type and age group for each unused day up to 4 days (Adult Gold: $100/day, Adult Silver: $75/day // Young Adult Gold: $86/day, Young Adult Silver: $64/day // Child Gold: $57/day, Child Silver: $43/day // Senior Gold: $86/day, Senior Silver: $64/day // Super Senior Gold: $57/day, Super Senior Silver: $43/day). You may also refer to the calculation chart in our FAQ here. When you ski your fifth day of the 2015-16 season, the "worry-free" guarantee and its rollover benefit is no longer valid. Only account credit for unused days, up to the fifth day, may be rolled over. The "worry-free guarantee" is only available on 2015-16 Gold and Silver Tahoe Super Passes. Days skied with your Gold or Silver Tahoe Super Pass at Sugar Bowl and Sierra-at-Tahoe count toward days skied in 2015-16. However, days skied during spring 2014-15 do not count toward days skied and any paid visits (i.e. you bought a ticket) on any Silver pass blackout dates do not count toward days skied. The account credit may only be used to purchase your 2016-17 season pass before May 1, 2016. No cash value. Your account's Worry-Free Guarantee credit can be used toward the same pass type purchased or higher before May 1, 2016; credit from a Gold pass can be used toward another Gold Tahoe Super Pass for yourself and Silver credit can be used toward a Silver or Gold Tahoe Super Pass for yourself. Worry-Free Guarantee account credit can only be used toward your own qualifying 2016-17 pass purchase, not anyone else's pass purchase even if the pass is for your child. The Worry-Free Guarantee rollover account credit expires May 1, 2016.
2015-16 Tahoe Super pass rates
Five different options so you can pick the pass that's best for you.
Blackout Dates More InformationWorry-Free Guarantee More InformationDiscounted Friends
& Family TicketsSquaw valleyAlpine MeadowsSierra-at-Tahoe More InformationSugar Bowl More InformationMountain Collective 50% off ResortsAdult [23-64]Young Adult [13-22]Senior [65-75]Child [5-12]Super Senior [76+]
Gold$809Price goes up after October 19Unlimited More Informationyes More Informationyesyes4 days4 daysyes$809$639$639$339$339
Silver$579Price goes up after October 19yes More Informationyesyes2 days2 daysno$579$429$429$249$249
Bronze +$519Price goes up after October 19yesyesnonono$519$369$369--
Bronze$409Price goes up after October 19noyesnonono$409----
College$409Unlimited More Informationyesyesnonono$409----
The Perks Keep Coming
Skiing and riding is just the start. The Tahoe Super Pass also features tons of member-only benefits.
Summer Village at Squaw Valley Discount
20% Sun-Thurs / 10% Fri & Sat nights during summer 2015. Subject to availability. Blackout dates may apply. Call 866-818-6963 to make your reservation. Must show season pass at check-in to receive discount.
2015 Summer Tram Access
Free summer 2015 Aerial Tram access at Squaw Valley.
Free Golf
Free Golf. Receive one complimentary green fee at each of these three Clubs: Turkey Creek, Empire Ranch (located in Folsom, CA), Teal Bend. For Gold and Silver passholders who purchased before May 14, 2015.
Worry-Free Guarantee
New for the 2015-16 season, we are offering Gold and Silver passholders a worry-free guarantee. If you don't ski/ride at least 5 days on your 2015-16 Tahoe Super Pass, we will credit you up to 4 days (up to $400) towards your 2016-17 pass.
Friends/Family Tickets
(6) discounted friends and family lift tickets for most pass types. 25% off the onsite price of lift tickets.
Ski all day on your blackout dates for discounted rates
Powder day on your blackout date? No problem. You can ski all day for a discounted lift ticket rate at Squaw Valley and Alpine Meadows.
Dawn Patrol
Dawn Patrol is a unique early morning mountain experience that includes exclusive access to untouched corduroy or fresh powder depending on the weather.
Food and Beverage Discount
10% off at Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows owned food and beverage locations.
Retail Discounts
Preseason private party shopping event and early access to special sales at all Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows owned shops.
Private Lesson Discount
20% off half-day private lessons valid for passholders and their immediate family members. Restrictions apply.
Wanderlust Yoga Studio
20% off packs and drop-in classes.
50% off Demo Skis
50% off demo skis at Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows.
Sugar Bowl Ski Resort
Gold and Silver passholders get access to Sugar Bowl ski resort of the 2015-16 winter season. Some restrictions apply.
Gold and Silver passholders get access to Sierra-at-Tahoe ski resort for the 2015-16 winter season. Some restrictions apply.
Zermatt Switzerland
Gold passholders get 2 free lift tickets to Zermatt resort in Switzerland for the 2015-16 winter season.
Unlimited 50% Off Lift Tickets to Mountain Collective Resorts.
Gold passholders get unlimited 50% off lift tickets at the Mountain Collective resorts: Alta/Snowbird, Aspen/Snowmass, Chamonix, Jackson Hole, Lake Louise/Sunshine Village/Norquay, Mammoth, Stowe, Sun Valley, Taos, Whistler Blackcomb.
Winter Village at Squaw Valley Discount
25% Sun-Thurs / 10% Fri & Sat nights during the 2015-16 winter season. Subject to availability. Blackout dates may apply. Call 866-818-6963 to make your reservation. Must show season pass at check-in to receive discount.
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POTSDAM - A Potsdam man charged with having 4 ounces of marijuana in his vehicle when he was stopped by police has been placed on probation for three years.
Massena Village Justice Eric J. Gustafson also ordered Andrew C. Lamora, 25, of 54 Elm St., Potsdam, previously listing a Cape Vincent address, to pay a $205 surcharge for his convictions for fourth-degree criminal possession of marijuana and attempted tampering with evidence stemming from an incident on April 29.
Court documents indicated Lamora had been contacted by a friend with $600 seeking a quarter pound of marijuana. He said he contacted a friend in Massena and was able to complete an order. The Massena friend reportedly purchased the marijuana and placed it in Lamoras backpack, which was behind the passengers seat in the vehicle he had borrowed from another friend to drive to Massena.
While driving up East Orvis Street, I noticed that the vehicle was starting to have issues. The lights were flickering and then eventually went out, he recalled in his statement to police.
His vehicle was stopped by police on Willow Street, and a village police officer reportedly smelled marijuana during the traffic stop, and a canine unit alerted on the vehicles passenger side door and then the backpack when he was allowed inside the vehicle.
I then told him that there should be 4 ounces of marijuana still in the bag. I further told him that the money that was there with the oxy pill was intended to purchase more marijuana in the near future, he said in the statement.
Lamora also admitted he had taken advantage of computer issues at the police station on the day of his arrest to steal the oxy bill from an evidence bag when he was still in custody.
When the officer went to make a copy of the appearance ticket and speak to his supervisor about (me) coming back in for processing at a later date, I took that opportunity to reach in the evidence bag and steal the oxy pill that was in there, he noted.
Lamora told police he took the plastic bag containing the pill from the evidence bag, placed it in his coat pocket and took it home with him when he was released from custody. He said he snorted the pill the next morning.
In other recent court action before Judge Gustafson:
■ Andrew R. Lamendola, 48, of Greenville, N.C., was fined $500 and a $260 surcharge for a driving while ability impaired conviction. He had been charged with driving while intoxicated following a property damage accident at 4:37 p.m. Nov. 29 on Main Street. He reportedly backed into another vehicle near the U.S. Post Office. He was also charged with refusal to take a breath test and ticketed for unsafe backing.
■ Michael A. Gonyou, 39, of 127 Carey Road, Massena, was fined $500 and a $260 surcharge conviction and an additional $25 and an $85 surcharge for an unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle conviction.
Gonyou had been charged with driving while intoxicated following a traffic stop at 5:29 p.m. Dec. 3, 2011 on East Orvis Street. Gonyous blood alcohol count was 0.12 percent, village police said. Police had pulled over Gonyou as a result of a a fight complaint the department had received. Police had also cited Gonyou for an open container violation, unlawful possession of marijuana, criminal position of a controlled substance and third-degree aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle.
■ Max R. Brewer, 21, of 59 Maple St., Apt. 1A, Massena, pleaded guilty to a driving while intoxicated count. The court directed the probation department to conduct a pre-sentence investigation and scheduled sentencing for April 19.
Village police had charged Brewer with aggravated driving while intoxicated, leaving the scene of a property damage accident, failure to keep right and consuming alcohol in a motor vehicle following a property damage accident at 2:56 a.m. Jan. 21 on Pine Street.
Police said Brewer struck a utility pole in front of 5 Pine St. and then fled the scene on foot. He was apprehended by police on Maple Street. He reportedly had a blood alcohol content of 0.18 percent, the threshold for an aggravated DWI charge in New York state.
■ Kristin R. Miller, 27, of Raymondville was fined $200 and an $85 surcharge for a third-degree aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle conviction. She was also placed under a one-year conditional discharge and was ordered to perform 20 hours of community service in a plea bargain agreement that also satisfied a seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance charge.
■ Stephen G. Olmstead, 31, of 149 Franklin Road, Waddington, was fined $200 and an $85 surcharge, which was reduced to civil judgment, for a third-degree aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle conviction. He was sent back to the St. Lawrence County Correctional Facility, where he is serving an unrelated sentence. He told the court he is scheduled to be released from custody in March.
■ Jason Woodard, 26, of 805 state Route 11C, Brasher Falls, had an unauthorized use of a motor vehicle charge dismissed. St. Lawrence County Assistant District Attorney Andrew T. Botts said the alleged victim, Annette Dennis, had asked to have the charges dismissed.
He reportedly borrowed a vehicle from Ms. Dennis at 6 a.m. Jan. 6 and had permission to keep the vehicle until 6:30 p.m. that night. Woodard failed to return the vehicle Sunday, police said.
He kept it longer because there was a malfunction with the vehicle, which he fixed, St. Lawrence County Assistant Public Defender Alison B. Appleby told the court.
He was sent back to the county correctional facility, where he is being held on a parole hold.
■ Nathan A. Thrana Jr., 16, of 227 Main St., Massena, was fined $50 for violating a village ordinance banning snowmobile use on public lands in the village. He was stopped on a snowmobile at 4:30 p.m. Jan. 5 on Bowers Street.
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After some early season jitters and miscues, the Carbon High Football team is hoping last week was an indication of how the team can play when everything comes together.
After struggling on offense in their first two games, the Carbon High Dinos broke out in their 42-12 win over Ben Lomond last week.
The Dino offense, which was held to just six points over its first two games, broke out for five touchdowns. Quarterback Dakota Cisneros threw for 249 yards passing with five touchdowns and no interceptions.
Jordan Blanc and Zac Hathaway each caught two touchdown passes. Kyle Barrett added another touchdown reception.
The Carbon High defense kept the Ben Lomond offense in check, only allowing a third quarter touchdown. The Carbon High defense also scored a touchdown of their own as Lane Neese stripped the ball from a Ben Lomond player and returned the ball for a score.
The Scots scored on the opening kickoff which was returned for a touchdown.
The Dinos (1-2, Region 12) will next play host to Union High (2-1, Region 10) on Friday night at the Carbon High Football Field at 7 p.m.
Both teams have defeated Ben Lomond this season as Union gained a 16-13 victory over the Scots on Aug. 17.
In the last meeting between the two teams on Sept. 9, 2011, the Dinos needed a fourth-quarter touchdown to get a 17-13 win over Union, which got the program off to a 4-0 start for the first time since 1951.


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By JOHN SERFUSTINISun Advocate associate editor
There will be a significant hike in what new homes and businesses have to pay to hook up to sewer and water service in Carbon County - but that increase is not as much as it could have been.
The Price River Water Improvement District Tuesday voted on the following increases, which will become effective in 90 days:
*Hookups to the culinary water system, which now are $400 for retail and wholesale customers, will to to $2,500.
*Sewer connections will go from the current $725 wholesale to $852. Retail connections will increase from $800 to $1,250.
A retail customer is one who hooks up directly to PRWID water or sewer. Wholesale customers are those who live in cities with their own water and sewer departments, such as Price, Helper and Wellington.
The reason for the increase, in the words of board chairman Richard Tatton, is to "meet our responsibility to our current customers" and prevent a subsidy of new connections.
Those new hookups represent a growing demand for water and sewer services, which in turn lead to increased costs for water and sewage treatment.
If the new customers do not pay high enough connection fees, then the additional cost must be borne by all customers.
These so-called impact fees may only be spent on capital improvements, explained general manager Jeff Richens. They will not be spent on routine maintenance and treatment, which would amount to keeping regular monthly rates artificially low.
There was much back-and-forth discussion about issues of fairness to both new and current customers. Board member Keith Cox, for instance, was leery about adding to the cost of new construction in the county. He also noted that current rates include the adoption of radio-read meters. Since new homes and buildings must install these on their own, then pay for everyone else's through monthly rates, it did not seem fair.
Wellington mayor Ben Blackburn, also reluctant to raise the impact fees, nevertheless said he saw the need. When Wellington went before the Community Impact Board to get emergency funds for sewer repair, that board would not grant the full amount.
The CIB determined that Wellington rates were too low, meaning that city residents were not carrying their own weight financially.
Noting that PRWID and the cities in Carbon County depend so much on CIB funding, board member Steve Rigby said the increase in impact fees for water and sewer will demonstrate good faith in keeping the district's finances in order.
None of the increases were at the maximum calculated by the district's rate consultants. The high end of the impact fees could have been $3,035 for water and $1,535 for sewer.
However, board members were reluctant to go that high on either.
In addition to the fee for connecting to culinary water on the PRWID system, customers must also provide a water share or its equivalent to the district.


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MASSENA The Alcoa East smelter modernization project will be kicked off next month with the relocation of a transmission line necessary to accommodate a new substation and aluminum production equipment, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo said in a Tuesday press release.
This transmission line relocation is critical to Alcoas much anticipated modernization of the Massena East smelter and reflects the unwavering support of the state of New York to secure the long-term future of aluminum production in the north country, Gov. Cuomo said. There may be no more important development for the regions economy than the overhaul and upgrade of the Massena East smelter, for which work will get underway this summer.
The New York Power Authority Board of Trustees also on Tuesday approved capital expenditures of more than $3.7 million for the relocation of the transmission line, which it operates.
The New York Power Authoritys support of the Alcoa modernization initiative goes well beyond the low-cost St. Lawrence-FDR hydropower assigned to the companys Massena facilities, as reflected by the transmission relocation project that were embarking on, Gil C. Quiniones, NYPA president and chief executive officer said in the release. Under Governor Cuomos leadership, we continue to work closely with Alcoa to make the modernization project a reality to protect hundreds of jobs and spur capital investments of hundreds of millions of dollars.
Judge Eugene L. Nicandri, a NYPA trustee and long-time Massena resident, said: The rebuilding of the Massena East facility is integral to the future of Northern New York. The relocation of the NYPA transmission lines on the smelter site is part of the necessary infrastructure modifications underpinning the major Alcoa modernization initiative that our region has long been looking forward to.
Alcoa committed to invest at least $600 million to modernize its Massena operations and retain a minimum of 900 jobs at the companys Massena East and Massena West smelters in return for 478 megawatts of low-cost hydropower from the NYPA St. Lawrence-Franklin D. Roosevelt Hydroelectric Plant. This amounts to approximately 60 percent of the plants generating output.
The transmission-line relocation is essential for the next phase of the modernization upgrades at the Massena East plant, said Bob Lenney, Alcoa East plant manager. The relocation of the power lines several hundred feet to the south of their current site location is necessary for our installation of a new transmission substation for feeding electricity to a new aluminum production potline. This is another facet of New York States strong support for the Massena community.
In March, the Alcoa Board of Directors announced that the company was prepared to proceed with the next phase of the modernization project. It plans to invest $42 million for site preparation at Massena East and to provide $10 million toward a North Country Economic Development Fund. The establishment of the fund is provided for under a long-term power agreement with NYPA that commences on Jan. 1, 2014.
The power will be provided to Alcoa over a 30-year contract that includes a 10-year option to extend service beyond 2045.
The new 115-kilovolt substation that Alcoa will install at the Massena East site will provide power to the new potline, which keeps aluminum in liquid form, as well as other equipment. The new substation, which will replace a more than half-century-old facility, will be located in an area now occupied by the three 115-kV transmission lines, which are being relocated.
Nearly one-mile long sections of each power line will be moved, with the work scheduled to begin early next month for completion in November. The power-line relocation is provided for under a 2011 agreement in which Alcoa will reimburse NYPA for the engineering, procurement and construction costs.
An Au Sable Forks company in Clinton County, Northline Utilities, will provide materials, installation and testing services for the transmission-line relocation under a competitively awarded $2.13 million contract with NYPA.
Alcoa has been a customer of the Power Authoritys since St. Lawrence-FDR was first placed into commercial operation in 1958.
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MONTREAL All 10 players who suited up for Syracuse University found the bottom of the net, and the Orange opened its Canadian tour by doubling up McGill, 80-40, at Love Competition Hall on Wednesday.
Sophomore forward Jerami Grant scored a game-high 17 points and grabbed eight rebounds to lead four Syracuse players in double figures.
C.J. Fair netted all 13 of his points in the first half, Tyler Ennis tallied 11 points in his first collegiate game, and Trevor Cooney chipped in with 10 points.
Syracuse shot 30-of-71 (.423), while holding McGill to just 15-of-60 (.250) from the floor. SU held a 26-18 rebounding edge and outscored the Redmen 48-16 in the paint.
Syracuse will be back in action tonight at 7 as the Orange continues its four-game swing with an exhibition against Bishops at Champlain College in Burlington, Vt.
The Orange jumped out to a 15-1 lead just over five minutes into the game on the heels of nine consecutive points from Fair that included a baseline 3 and an alley-oop from Grant.
SU held the Redmen without a field goal for the first 5 1/2 minutes and Grant took over for the rest of the opening period. He scored six straight points to give the Orange a 21-6 lead at the end of the quarter.
Syracuse continued its strong play to open the second quarter, scoring 14 of the first 16 points to extend its lead to 35-8.
Redmen guard Simon Bibeau nailed two quick 3s to cut the deficit to 37-14, but the Orange responded with a 10-2 run to take a 47-16 edge into the locker room.
In the second half, McGill never got closer than 29 points and Syracuse held its largest lead of the game at 43 points following a baseline jumper from Coleman to make it 73-30.
Cooney had the hot hand in the closing half, scoring the Oranges last points of the third quarter with a dunk off a steal at midcourt. He alsoscored eight straight points at the beginning of the fourth that included a pair from beyond the arc.
All Syracuse players logged at least 11 minutes. Fair was limited to just 11 minutes with a lower left leg injury and didnt play in the second half as a precaution.
McGill was led by Bibeau, who recorded 15 points.
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REACH introduces a new dimension in assessing the proportionality of chemical risk management measures by introducing socio-economic assessment. This requires taking business impacts on European industry into account. However, since REACH was originally launched, far more elaborate methodologies have become available for such impacts assessment.
This study will analyse how available approaches - such as SME proofing and a competitiveness test (including modules of Commission impact assessment methodology), should be more fully taken into account in the socio-economic assessment used by the REACH framework. One mechanism to achieve this could be through updating REACH user guidance to include the desired outputs of the study. The expected result of the study is a set of additional tools to be used by the Commission and ECHA services engaged in the assessment of proposed chemical risk management measures.
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Some months ago the FreeBSD.org mailman web interface was getting slower and slower, and increasingly taking resources away from mail processing to the point where it started to be a problem.
Without knowing too much about how mailman works it seems like each load of the the listinfo 'front page', which lists all 150 or so FreeBSD.org mailing-lists, requires mailman to lock and read the config files for each list. This might not be a problem with few lists or a non-busy site, but for FreeBSD.org this resulted in the list info page taking in best case 2-3 seconds to load (this is still the case), but when the system got busy it was frequently taking > 20 seconds to load the list info page, since there were "many" request at the same time.
It is possible this could be fixed in mailman, but I wasn't too keen on trying to optimize mailman considering I knew very little about it, and some web searching didn't reveal any obvious solutions. This was when I remembered Poul-Henning Kamp's goal for the Varnish reverse caching proxy project: You should be able to drop Varnish in front of an overloaded CMS or similar and be up and running in 5 minutes (OK, could be it wasn't 5 minutes, but something like that). I had been meaning too look a Varnish for years, but never gotten around to it before.
Without knowing much about how to use Varnish I read a bit of the docs and did a basic install in a fresh jail on sky.FreeBSD.org. The setup was the most basic one which just proxied every requests it received to the 'real' mailman web server, and of course cached when possible. The default Varnish configuration is rather conservative and does not cache pages for that long when there is no expire information available from the backend web server. The default expiration time is 2 minutes as I recall.
Even this rather short caching by Varnish of pages made the difference between the FreeBSD.org mailman web interface being very unresponsive and unacceptably slow, to "just working" and responding as fast as can be expected. Before setting up Varnish I was getting regular (several times a day) Nagios mails about the mailman interface not responding in a reasonable time, and after installing Varnish I haven't had a single one :-). I also haven't needed to touch the Varnish set up – it has just taken care of itself.
Over the last couple of days I decided to learn more about Varnish and using it more which resulted in that today I switched the FreeBSD wiki over to also running behind Varnish. The wiki (MoinMoin) doesn't support explicitly purging changed pages from Varnish, so the wiki pages can't be cached for very long since we would risk returning out of date pages for a long time. This means I don't expect Varnish to change responsiveness of the wiki much but it does mean that should a wiki page suddenly get a lot of hits, e.g. by a slashdotting or similar, I won't have to scramble to prevent the wiki from stop working due to the load.


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A trigger is a named database object that is associated with a table, and that activates when a particular event occurs for the table. Some uses for triggers are to perform checks of values to be inserted into a table or to perform calculations on values involved in an update.
A trigger is defined to activate when a statement inserts, updates,
or deletes rows in the associated table. These row operations are
trigger events. For example, rows can be inserted by
INSERT or
DATA statements, and an insert trigger activates for each
inserted row. A trigger can be set to activate either before or
after the trigger event. For example, you can have a trigger
activate before each row that is inserted into a table or after each
row that is updated.
MySQL triggers activate only for changes made to tables by SQL statements. They do not activate for changes in views, nor by changes to tables made by APIs that do not transmit SQL statements to the MySQL Server. This means that:
Triggers are not activated by changes in
INFORMATION_SCHEMA tables, because these
tables are actually views.
Triggers are not activated by updates made using the
To use triggers if you have upgraded to MySQL 5.1 from an older release that did not support triggers, you should upgrade your grant tables so that they contain the trigger-related privileges. See Section 4.4.8, "mysql_upgrade — Check and Upgrade MySQL Tables".
The following sections describe the syntax for creating and dropping triggers, show some examples of how to use them, and indicate how to obtain trigger metadata.
You may find the Triggers User Forum of use when working with triggers.
For answers to commonly asked questions regarding triggers in MySQL, see Section A.5, "MySQL 5.1 FAQ: Triggers".
There are some restrictions on the use of triggers; see Section D.1, "Restrictions on Stored Programs".
Binary logging for triggers takes place as described in Section 19.7, "Binary Logging of Stored Programs".
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A trigger can be used to do a real time pivot of an entity-attribute-value table. Suppose you have two tables, "eav" with columns entity, attribute, and value (entity+attribute are the primary key) and "pivot" with columns id,Author,Title,Publisher.
Here's the code:
create trigger ai_eav
after insert on eav
for each row
set @id=new.entity;
set @attribute=new.attribute;
set @value=new.value;
update pivot
Author=(select if(@attribute='Author',@value,Author)),
Title=(select if(@attribute='Title',@value,Title)),
Publisher=(select if(@attribute='Publisher',@value,Publisher))
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Be aware of that MySQL does foreign key checks BEFORE invoking any trigger. So it is not possible to implement a BEFORE INSERT trigger that enters up a missing column value with a foreign key constraint.
|Posted by Russell Bohlmann on July 15 2014 3:38pm
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Regarding a BEFORE INSERT/UPDATE TRIGGER: I have found that value TYPE checks (ie. checks for integer vs. string values) are done BEFORE the trigger is invoked but FOREIGN KEY checks are done AFTER.


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The French Paradox with Mireille Guiliano
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The celebrated richness of France's cuisine makes the equally exalted slimness of its population that much more of a mystery. At the Adventures in the Global Kitchen program on Wednesday, April 25, Mireille Guiliano, author of the bestseller French Women Don't Get Fat, addresses the so-called French paradox and offers a selection of frittatas, tartines, and mousse for tasting—in the French style, of course. Guiliano recently answered a few questions.
The French eat some of the richest foods in the world but maintain slim physiques. What's the secret?
Mireille Guiliano: A different approach to food and eating. The key is to find pleasure in eating while maintaining one's weight. French women don't get fat because they eat with their heads and have learned to eat with pleasure while managing their relationship with food and gratifying their appetite. It's all about balance and knowing thyself.
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Miaki Ishii is an associate professor of Earth and Planetary Sciences at Harvard University who uses North American seismometers to understand how the magnitude 9 earthquake in Japan in March 2011 started and spread. On Tuesday, April 24, Dr. Ishii will visit the Museum to discuss what scientists know about this earthquake and what they have left to learn. She recently answered a few questions.
What geological forces caused the 2011 earthquake in Japan?
Miaki Ishii: At the site of this earthquake, the Pacific plate is colliding with the North American plate—that part of Japan, believe it or not, is considered part of the North American plate. When two things bump into one another, you have stress buildup, and to relieve it, there are earthquakes. In this case, a lot of stress had accumulated for over 1,000 years, and it was released all at once in a huge quake. Many faults failing at once also made this a large event.
Mobile Ammonites Stayed Put at Plains Methane Seeps
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Research led by Museum scientists shows that ammonites, an extinct type of shelled mollusk that's closely related to modern-day nautiluses and squids, made homes in the unique environments surrounding methane seeps in the seaway that once covered America's Great Plains. The findings, recently published in the journal Geology, provide new insights into the mode of life and habitat of these ancient animals.
In the Black Hills region of South Dakota, researchers are investigating a 74-million-year-old mound of fossilized material where methane-rich fluids once migrated through the sediments onto the sea floor. When the face of this cliff recently slumped off, a wide variety of bivalves, sponges, corals, fish, crinoids, and, as recently documented, ammonites, were revealed.
Celebrate Earth Day From Outer Space
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Join the Museum's annual celebration of Earth Day with Spaceship Earth on Thursday, April 19. This Hayden Planetarium program takes viewers across the planet's verdant hills and blue oceans and into space to view Earth as only astronauts have seen it. Director of Astrovisualization Carter Emmart will guide the tour using the Museum's Digital Universe Atlas, an authentic 3D map of the cosmos that uses satellite data as recent as three hours old to digitally reconstruct the universe. Emmart recently answered a few questions about the experience.
Why is it important to take a look at Earth's place in the universe?
Carter Emmart: Earth Day was a direct result of the first images acquired by astronauts viewing our home from the humbling distance of the Moon. One planet, ours, in space, alive with life and color, covered mostly by water and a dynamic atmosphere with constantly shifting clouds, and all this seen from our national goal of reaching the Moon, our nearest neighbor, lifeless, without color or water, and without atmosphere. Regardless of how fascinating the rest of the planets, moons, and asteroids are, ours is paradise. We are part of this world, and our survival goes hand in hand with it. We respond to its beauty as we respond to any beautiful landscape filled with color, form, and the dynamics of nature. Our Earth Day celebration is a moment to sit back and revere our planet and our existence.
Podcast: SciCafe: Island Birds and Biodiversity
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From Darwin's finches to the Dodo, island birds have inspired groundbreaking scientific theories. The genomic revolution and increased access to islands are now enabling a new age of island exploration by researchers.