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After months of deliberation, members of the York City schools advisory committee and its chief recovery officer opted for giving the district a chance to turn things around.
What caused them to choose internal reform, rather than converting all schools to charters?
David Meckley, chief recovery officer, said that for him, it came down to a moment in one of the advisory committee meetings, when a committee member suggested setting performance standards in the internal plan and giving the district the chance to meet them.
"For me that really was the turning point," he said. The option offered "the best of both worlds."
It gives the internal option a chance, sets a clear target for the district and if it doesn't work, there's an alternative, he said. The summary presented includes that if a school doesn't meet performance measures over time, then outside operators could be sought to take over individual schools.
"It's a much ... stronger agreement with accountability and alternatives if the performance is not met," Meckley said Friday.
Advisory committee members evaluated the two proposals -- the internal option and the all-charter idea -- and though Meckley said many were close, 15 of 19 landed in favor of the internal proposal.
What swayed them
Several committee members said they felt they didn't have enough information on the idea of converting all schools into charters to go for it.
Carol Hill-Evans, committee member and city council president, said she didn't understand how the all-charter option would provide benefits long term, so she favored internal reform. There were no exact comparisons of other districts that had converted all schools to charters.
The internal option was least disruptive for students and she thinks it's the most likely to succeed.
"I think we'll be seeing progress in three years," Hill-Evans said.
York Suburban School District Supt. Kate Orban said she graded the two options pretty closely. But the charter proposal didn't have enough detail for her. Some elements of Philadelphia's Renaissance schools, which were looked at as a possible charter model, were intriguing, she said, but she felt a clear plan wasn't put forth.
District officials "had definitely put the time in," Orban said.
Bob Woods, a committee member and executive director of the United Way of York County, said that during meetings' public comment sessions, no one was speaking out in favor of charters.
One of the most pressing areas was finances, he said, and when PFM Group rated the proposals similarly, that pushed him toward the internal plan.
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"People wanted to get behind the internal program, wanted to get behind the teachers and administration," he said. "We have to work through a lot. There's a lot that needs to be done in York City schools."
But he'd rather go with internal management than bring in an entirely new system.
Woods was part of the YorkCounts group that initially recommended the charter proposal. That group investigated other possibilities, he said, but didn't come up with anything else feasible.
"Quite frankly, I was very happy to see schools say hey, wait a minute, we can do that," he said.
Genevieve Ray was one of the two committee members whose ratings ended with the two proposals tied, but she also commented that she thought the focus should be on the internal plan.
"I will admit to an absolute bias in favor of public education. It's a cornerstone of democracy," she said, and she didn't like the thought of "just throwing out the baby and the bath water without giving the school district a chance to really deliver."
She thought it was wise for Meckley to not include every item the internal proposal had suggested. If they can all be done, that's great, she said, but measuring the success on all of those items would have set the district up to fail.
Committee member Mike Johnson emphasized that he supports the plan that Meckley recommended and those who will implement it. But he was one of the few who didn't vote for the internal proposal.
He thought it would be very difficult for the district to accomplish everything that was included in the internal transformation plan, he said.
Johnson said he was voting more in favor of an alternative to internal reform than in favor of the all-charter idea. He believes the district's problems are not recent.
"I think it's unacceptable for any child in York City to get an educational experience that's not equal to other districts in York County," he said. "That's the real core reason I was looking for some outside help."
Work to be done
Bruce Riek, president of the York City Education Association, said that he's pleased the committee favored the internal plan, but the association still has questions on what Meckley presented, such as some on accountability measures. He's hoping that the final plan presented to the school board May 15 will have some of those answers.
Riek said members are happy to have the chance to work on making change, but they are still a little leery since the whole process is new.
"I'm hoping that (Meckley is) going to work with us so that we actually can make this work," he said.
Some advisory committee members noted that the plan will take work and cooperation from all parties involved, including the community.
A key component of Meckley's proposal is site-based management. A community education council would work to make recommendations at the district level, and school advisory councils, made up mostly of parents, would operate at the building level.
"The community and the parents are really going to have to step up on this," Hill-Evans said.
At Thursday's meeting, a few members of the audience appeared ready to sign up for committees, and some teachers talked about wanting to walk in the community and promote the district.
"I hope that feeling that they expressed last night continues," Woods said. "If it does, and if they do go door to door and get kids to (return) from charter schools ... it will make all the difference."
Woods also said a Communities in Schools-type model, which was part of the original YorkCounts proposal, is still needed. Community agencies are working with schools, but there should be a more coordinated effort and accountability, he said.
Ray supports what Meckley presented, she said, but it means immense work will be needed.
"The task they have set for themselves is extremely ambitious," she said.
Margie Orr, school board president, served on the advisory committee. Her vote was for the internal plan, but she said the board must remain impartial since the matter hasn't yet been presented to the members.
"I sincerely hope teachers and administrators mean what they're saying and they're going to get this district back on track," Orr said.
What's next
Here is a look at what's next in the financial recovery process.
May 10: Last day for comments on the executive summary of the proposed plan.
May 15: The full recovery plan will be presented to the school board.
June 19: The school board will vote on the proposed plan.
At a glance
David Meckley, York City School District's chief recovery officer, presented an executive summary of his proposed recovery plans for the district Thursday. It includes:
--- A community education council and school advisory councils would be created to work with the district and school board.
--- Schools would develop improvement plans, and if they do not meet performance standards over time, it could lead to remediation. If that doesn't work, it could result in outside operators being sought to take over individual schools.
--- The "cornerstone" program would work to address discipline issues and reduce classroom disruptions. It will include academic and behavioral services as an intermediate step before alternative education and will include parental participation.
--- Academies or small learning communities will be created at William Penn Senior High School.
View the summary and more information about the recovery law at www.ycsdrecoveryplan.org.


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Utilizing Semantic Web as Communication Protocol in Faded Information Field (FIF) Architecture for Information Retrieval and Dissemination
The semantic web has been evolving and brings the powerful AI concept in contact with web infrastructure. It is the presentation of machine-processable semantics of data on the web. It is a collaborative effort led by W3C Consortium with participation of a large number of researchers and industrial partners. This paper describes the use of semantic web technology for use in faded information field architecture in order to create and deliver the technology with information provision and utilization. A Faded Information Field is a set of computers around an information provider where the information provider distributes its information contents. Thus, the information of the provider is replicated to surrounding nodes, creating a "Field" of information. The main goal is to guarantee assurance of autonomous service provision and autonomous utilization. To reuse data across the internet, a common framework is needed that allows data to be shared and reused. RDF is a language intended to be used to express propositions using precise formal vocabularies for access and use over the World Wide Web. Faded Information Field architecture brings flexibility, reliability and real-time property to the information environment. This research mainly gives a method and is based on a prototype of FIF but the methodology needs to be established well. Effective and efficient protocol for communication requires an advanced ontology for expression and representation.


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To the man that told me to "get the f*** on the sidewalk" while I was riding my bicycle on the shoulder of Maple Street in Potsdam last week: I have as much of a right to use that road as you do.
According to Section 316 of the New York State Vehicle and Traffic Law Pertaining to Bicycles and Pedestrians, bicyclists are entitled to "free use of highway" and the authorities have "no power to...maintain any ordinance...by which any person using a bicycle or tricycle shall be excluded or prohibited from the free use of any highway."
Most bicyclists ride safely and obey traffic laws, and I was doing just that when you yelled.
I apologize on behalf of those who do not, and encourage them to learn turning and hand-sign laws.
Also, I save money on gas and pollute less than you do with your giant SUV.


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Luxury modern hotel overlooking the sea with stunning views towards Dubrovnik Old Town.Read full expert review
Gorgeous little boutique hotel by the sea on the tiny car-free island of Lopud, near Dubrovnik.Read full expert review
Built into a cliff face overlooking the sea: one of Dubrovnik's top modern luxury hotels.Read full expert review
Chic boutique hotel overlooking the harbour in Hvar Town.Read full expert review
Colourful boutique aparthotel in a garden with pool, by the sea in Supetar on Brac.Read full expert review
Stylish and charming rooms and apartments in Dubrovnik Old Town.Read full expert review
Small family-run hotel by the sea, opened in summer 2010, just outside Korcula old town.Read full expert review
One of my favourites: a romantic little bed and breakfast in Dubrovnik Old Town.Read full expert review
Tranquil upmarket hotel set in lush gardens overlooking the sea close to Hvar Town.Read full expert review
Cheerful mid-range family-run hotel near the beach in Supetar on the island of Brač.Read full expert review
Stylish but homely b&b in a restored stone house with restaurant, in Hvar's lovely old town.Read full expert review
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A stylish waterside hotel, on the peaceful island of Sipan, near Dubrovnik.Read full expert review
Each summer, thousands of foreign visitors and Croatians themselves flock to the Dalmatian Coast, some looking for style and luxury, others happy to get by with a cheap and cheerful hideaway.
Starting at the top, you have a small selection of 5-star and 4-star boutique hotels occupying carefully renovated old stone buildings in the historic centres of Dubrovnik, Split, Hvar Town, Korčula Town - expect traditional architecture combined with funky modern design elements, gourmet cuisine and highly personalised service.
Next, the 4-star and 3-star categories see a lot of recently renovated mid-range hotels in big Yugoslav resort buildings from the 70's and 80's. They are slightly lacking in character due to their size, but I've included several here due to their lovely seafront locations, spacious light and airy rooms, and excellent sports facilities.
In the lower price bracket, you'll find homely private rooms and apartments to rent, most with basic self-catering facilities.
Things to consider before booking:
* Prices drop in shoulder season (May-Jun and Sep-Oct) when visitor numbers fall, but you can still expect sunny weather and sea warm enough to swim
* The cities of Dubrovnik and Split make lovely short winter breaks
* Prices increase substantially in peak season (Jul-Aug), when visitors flock to Dalmatia
* Breakfast is almost always included in the room price
While living in Split I travelled extensively through Dalmatia – up and down the coast, out the to islands, and into the mountains. In summer it's so easy to throw some clothes into a rucksack, walk down to the port, and jump aboard a late-afternoon ferry, not quite sure when you'll be returning. During the late-1990's, before tourism got back on its feet, you didn't even need to book – you'd find a room wherever you went. Now however, especially in peak season, you really do need to make reservations in advance.
I return to Dalmatia several times a year, both for work and pleasure. As new hotels keep opening, and old ones are occasionally refurbished and up-graded, my choice of accommodation options will be updated regularly to keep abreast with developments.
Out of the 40 hotels listed here, I've included my personal favourites – places I have stayed and would recommend to friends or family. I've also tried to make sure that I've catered for various types of visitors - couples, young families, families with teenage kids and mature travelers – and a range of price brackets.
And as sustainable tourism is essential for the preservation and future of Dalmatia, you'll find that almost all the places I've chosen are locally owned, use locally sourced ingredients in their kitchens, and respect the local culture.
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Date: Fri, 12 Jun 1998 16:47:25 -0700 (PDT)
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Here's Hold Me, by Fleetwood Mac off of the Mirage
album (1982). Words and music by Christine McVie and
Robbie Patton.
INTRO: Am7 G Am7 G D G/D D G/D D G/D D
VERSE: (Am7) Can you understand (G) me? (Am7) Baby
don't you (G) hand me A line (D) (G/D) (D) (G/D) (D)
(Am7) Although it doesn't (G) matter, you (Am7) and
me got (G) plenty of time. (D) (G/D) (D) (G/D) (D)
(Am7) There's nobody in the (G) future, so (Am7) baby
let me (G) hand you my love. (D) (G/D) (D) (G/D) (D)
(Am7) There's no step for you to (G) dance to, so
(Am7) slip your hand (G) inside my glove. (D) (G/D)
CHORUS: (G) Hold (Am7) me (G/B) Hold (C) me (D)
(G) Hold (Am7) me (G/B) Hold (C) me (D)
VERSE: I don't want no damage, but how'm I gonna
manage you. You hold the percentage, but I'm the
fool paying the dues. I'm just around the corner, if
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Though we prefer not to have a window sill and radiator in the midst of our photo. There simply wasn't enough time to set up a proper photoshoot as these EA7 Fall/Winter 2011 merchandises are heading back to showroom till August of this year when they are launch. An effort between uber fashion designer Giorgio Armani and Reebok, the EA7 Collection materialized how Armani thought of an active lifestyle would be. Like Italian-made super cars, the performance dictate on the visual cues and not vice versa. That notion continues on to its Fall and Winter 2011 Collection, where each overlay and add-ons went toward improving efficiency. While the line was slated as a capsule collection for a limited time period. The overwhelming interests for it, especially in Europe, had both involved parties to extend the collaboration, along with the expansion of its availabilities. So in the coming seasons, you can look for the EA7 Collection at high end department store and boutiques aside from EMPORIO ARMANI flagship stores.
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Toaster Oven Biscuits :: Savory Biscuits
These are the perfect accompaniment to soups and salads.
About 3 C. soft, southern wheat flour
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2 tea. baking powder
1 1/2 tea. salt
1 1/2 C. plus 1 Tbsp. solid vegetable shortening
1 to 1 1/4 C. milk
3/4 tea. fresh lemon juice
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Lightly grease 2 cookie sheets.
In med. bowl, combine 3 C. flour, baking powder and salt with a fork. Cut vegetable shortening into 1-in. cubes; add vegetable shortening cubes to flour mixture. Using your fingertips, work vegetable shortening into flour mixture until it resembles coarse cornmeal. Add 1 C. milk and lemon juice. Using a wooden spoon, gently stir mixture just until all flour is moist and dough is slightly sticky. If additional milk is necessary, stir in 1 Tbsp. at a time. Turn out dough onto a heavily floured surface.
Pat out dough into a flat circle about 8 in. in diameter. Flour surface of circle; roll out to a 1/2-in. thick rectangle. Fold pastry in half; line up corners. Re-flour surface as necessary. With open edge at your right, roll out pastry and fold as before for a total of 4 times. When 4 folds have been completed, roll out pastry to 1/2-in. thick. Using a 1 1/2-in. biscuit cutter, cut out biscuits. Place biscuits on prepared cookie sheets. Bake in middle of preheated oven until biscuits have risen and are light golden brown, 10 to 12 min.
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Noble Park Lake Bank Stabilization Project
Parks Services Director Mark Thompson and Engineering-Public Works Director Rick Murphy outlined for the Mayor and Commissioners the preliminary plan for the Noble Park Lank Bank Stabilization Project. The project involves stabilizing the erosion problem around the southern bank of the lake. The presentation began with photos of the existing conditions which show extreme erosion around the edge of the lake and the former Duck Island area. Thompson says, "We want to attack first the area with the largest deterioration. It is in the most desperate need of repair and has the most bank erosion." The plan is to phase-in the construction of a seawall starting first with the southeast section of the lake. A new walking trail would be constructed adjacent to the bank, the Duck Island house would be placed on a floating structure, and an aeration fountain would be added to the southern half of the lake to help with water circulation which would benefit the health of the fish population. Funding has been set aside in the current year's budget for the design of the entire southern half of the lake and the construction of the initial phase.
Recycling Facilities
City Manager Jeff Pederson updated the Mayor and Commissioners on the options explored over the past few weeks regarding recycling. He has met with Republic, Greater Paducah Sustainability Project (GPSP)-Recycle Now, and Dream Green. Currently, GPSP operates a recycling drop-off facility on North 8th Street. Paducah Water has allowed GPSP use of the facility on North 8th Street for several years but has requested the return of the property for its own purposes. Over the past few weeks, GPSP and Pederson have reviewed potential buildings to move the operation and explored the costs of building a new facility. The estimate is that a half million dollars would be needed to facilitate either option. Pederson also has reviewed the City's contract with Republic to explore recycling options for Republic's transfer station located on Burnett Street. Pederson says Republic has expressed a willingness to explore receiving recyclables at the transfer station. The City's contract with Republic expires Jun. 30, 2015. Pederson asked the Paducah Board of Commissioners for their guidance in how to move forward with the recycling dilemma. Commissioner Allan Rhodes, who serves on the Paducah Water Works Board, will talk to the board members about the feasibility of another extension to allow GPSP to stay in the North 8th Street location a while longer. The Mayor and Commissioners asked Pederson to generate cost analyses for recycling options in Paducah including curbside with processing in Paducah and with processing outside of Paducah. A workshop to discuss the cost options will be scheduled in the near future.
Community Scholarship Program and Paducah School of Art & Design Update
Dr. Lisa Stephenson, KCTCS dual credit director at West Kentucky Community & Technical College, provided the Mayor and Commissioners an update on the Community Scholarship Program. The Community Scholarship Program motivates students to graduate high school and pursue a higher education by providing each Paducah and McCracken County high school graduate with a two-year tuition scholarship to West Kentucky Community & Technical College provided that each student register for the program, maintain a minimum grade point average and attendance record, and not have major disciplinary problems. WKCTC President Dr. Barbara Veazey says, "A big part of the program is to have college staff and counselors give students hope that college is part of their future." Annually since fiscal year 2011, the City and County each have provided $125,000 toward the program with the remaining program funds provided by the Rotary Club of Paducah, Paducah Junior College, Inc., and numerous private sources. Dr. Stephenson showed charts depicting the percentage of students in McCracken County who graduate high school but do not go to college. For 2010, the percentage was 29.5 percent who didn't go to college. The program's goal is to reduce that figure by 20 percent. For this fall, 556 students are enrolled in the program.
Ashley Wright, vice president for institutional advancement at West Kentucky Community & Technical College, thanked the Paducah Board of Commissioners for their support of the Paducah School of Art & Design. The school continues to grow since opening in 2008 in space on Broadway. The school started with 165 students in 2008 and has grown to 430 students. Since its opening, the school has expanded into LowerTown with the 2011 purchase of Madison Hall which has been renovated to provide classrooms, office space, and studios for ceramics, jewelry, and metals programs. Adjacent to Madison Hall and under construction is a 7000 square-foot sculpture facility. This facility is expected to be completed this August. The final phase will be the renovation of the former Kitchens, Inc. facility at 905 Harrison. This facility will provide 29,400 square feet of space for design, painting, drawing, and photography. Wright says, "It will make a beautiful entrance into the city of Paducah and its historic arts district." Fundraising is in progress for this phase with the goal to raise $2 million locally with an additional $6 million requested from the state.
Union Agreements with FOP and IAFF (vote Feb. 25)
The Mayor and Commissioners introduced two ordinances for contracts between the City and the International Association of Fire Fighters Local 168 and between the City and the Fraternal Order of Police. Each current contract expires Jun. 30, 2014. The new contracts are three-year contracts which will be in effect from Jul. 1, 2014 until Jun. 30, 2017. Negotiations between the City and both unions were held in January with both memberships voting to approve the contracts. Both contracts include proposes annual wage increases of 1.0%, 1.5%, and 2.0% in 2014, 2015, and 2016.
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Ordinance approved for a seven-year contract with Pepsi MidAmerica for beverage service at the Paducah Parks facilities. Pepsi will pay the City a one-time fee of $32,558 for a scoreboard and sign upgrades at athletic facilities. Pepsi also will pay the city $3000 per year for program sponsorship. Pepsi will install dispensing equipment at Parks facilities, provide banners for Parks programs, and provide concession trailers for certain events. In return, the City will purchase only Pepsi products through Pepsi MidAmerica for the length of the contract.
Ordinance approved to purchase 13 police radios at a cost of $33,373.60 from Jackson Purchase 2-Way/Motorola. The majority of the purchase is funded using a $32,000 Kentucky Office of Homeland Security grant.
Ordinance introduced (vote Feb. 25) to accept a Kentucky League of Cities Safety Grant in the amount of $3000 to be used to purchase a security camera. The grant requires a match of $3000.
Ordinance introduced (vote Feb. 25) for a contract for professional construction inspection services with ICA Engineering for the Greenway Trail segment under construction. The inspection services, not to exceed $35,000, will be used during the construction of the 52-foot long lighted underpass to allow for the safe crossing of North 8th Street (U.S. 45X). This is an anticipated component of the project with funds appropriated for it.
Ordinance introduced (vote Feb. 25) for a contract with Federal Materials Company, LLC for concrete ready-mix to be used for a variety of construction and street repair projects. The contract is a two year contract that includes an additional one-year renewal.
Planning Director Steve Ervin is putting together a request for proposals package that will be advertised this month for the Smedley-Yeiser house located on Madison Street. This Greek Revival home was built around 1860 and needs to be refurbished to bring it back to its original glory.
Paducah Symphony board member Roger Truitt addressed the Mayor and Commission asking for help facilitating a meeting between the Symphony and representatives of BBQ on the River, Inc. In Jan., the Symphony received a letter from BBQ on the River stating that the Symphony would no longer be needed to operate the beer and wine garden at the festival. A letter in response was sent, but Truitt says the Symphony has not replied yet. Truitt stated that the garden is one of the Symphony's largest fundraisers. Mayor Kaler will work to facilitate a meeting.
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Today I spent 30 minutes with Shannon Milder, a School Liaison Officer in Navy Region Southwest. The School Liaison program is only two years old but has already made a significant contribution to our mobile military students.
The School Liaison Program was developed by the Department of Defense to respond to educational hurdles and challenges encountered by today's military student. Navy families move their children an average of every 2.9 years. Children of military personnel attend up to 9 different schools by graduation from high school. Deployments can impact educational outcomes of children. Many families decide to "separate geographically" to keep kids in their current school, adding another stressor to the family and student.
The School Liaison Officer serves as the liaison between the installation commander, military agencies and schools by providing assistance in matters pertaining to student education. The School Liaison Officer also makes recommendations in order to ensure Navy families have access to quality educational opportunities. School Liaison Officers (SLO) 'level the playing field' for military children by ensuring maximum educational opportunities for academic success.
The SLO can assist you and your students with valuable information and assistance with relocation, both inbound and outbound. They provide information on local schools, boundaries, curriculum, school choice, EFMP, graduation requirements, referrals to various appropriate military and civilian agencies. The SLO assists home-schooled students with information on curriculum standards, issues, policies and state requirements and much more.
There are practical services they can provide such as tips to assist your student with their introduction to a new school, new year, new class. The SLO can connect your student with the 'student-to-student (S2S and JrS2S) programs available, in partnership with Military Child Education Coalition (www.militarychild.org). These S2S programs connect your students with trained 'student-mentors.'
Shannon told me of students eating lunch in the bathroom to avoid those first awkward days of eating alone in the school cafeteria. Your SLO, along with partners in the local schools with teachers and administrators, can readily welcome and integrate your student into their new classroom, school and city.
The SLO works with civilian agencies as well as school teachers and administrators to inform and equip them with knowledge and insight of the impact of the cycles of deployment on today's military student. SLOs insure these providers are equipped with tools and resources to assist them in working with our military children.
Likewise the SLO will assist you, the parent, in developing skills and tools to effectively advocate on behalf of your student. This includes support and information on EFMP, IEP's, Gifted and Talented and much more.
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While Ms. Milder has worked with Navy family support programs in various capacities she quickly says, "This position, this job is the most rewarding job I've ever held."
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Robert Parker has spoken. For those of you not familiar with Mr. Parker, when it comes to red Bordeaux, he is quite simply the world's most influential wine critic. Since the late 1970s, when he first started publishing the Wine Advocate newsletter, his influence has grown to unprecedented levels. Born in Baltimore, Mr. Parker redefined modern American wine criticism with a simple innovation of scoring wines on a 100-point scale. Anyone doubting his preeminence just has to look at the evidence: A wine rated highly by Mr. Parker can double or triple its value.
In Bordeaux, châteaux wait until they have received their Parker scores before they release their prices. For the wine trade, the opinions of other critics are secondary–what really matters is what Mr. Parker thinks. This week he gave his opinion on the 2009 vintage and says that "it may turn out to be the finest vintage I have tasted in "32 years of covering Bordeaux."
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Sasol advances gas-to-liquids plan in Louisiana
South African chemical and energy company Sasol Ltd. said it could spend up to $21 billion to build a complex in Louisiana to turn natural gas into chemicals, diesel and other fuels.
Part of that could be a $5 billion to $7 billion chemical plant, similar to the type of plant a Shell subsidiary has discussed building in Western Pennsylvania. The market for these plants, known as ethane crackers, is becoming increasingly crowded because of the supply of cheap natural gas from shale.
Some experts have estimated that only half of the 10 potential projects may make it, with major competition for supplies, customers and even construction support. About half have committed to building, with the chemical arm of Royal Dutch Shell plc and a start-up from West Virginia each still considering whether to build plants in Beaver County and West Virginia.
"We can monetize these gas resources in North America," said Sasol CEO David Constable.
The company will begin initial engineering work on a long-discussed complex in Westlake, La. A final decision on the project — and its final expected price — won't be offered until 2014. The complex, if built, will employ 7,000 construction workers during peak construction and 1,200 permanent workers, the company said.
The company expects to spend $5 billion to $7 billion on a chemical plant and later add an $11 billion to $14 billion gas-to-liquids plant that will turn natural gas into diesel. Sasol's estimated cost has risen recently by nearly $6 billion because it decided to go ahead without a partner and to expand the number of chemicals and other products the complex can make.
The chemical plant would begin operation in 2017, and the diesel plant would come on line in two stages beginning in 2018 and 2019. The diesel plant would produce a total of 4 million gallons of diesel per day.
Constable cited the low price of natural gas, the high price of oil, Sasol's strong balance sheet, and lucrative tax incentives from the state of Louisiana as reasons to begin work on the project.
"We want to grow," he said. "We want to go to regions where we can leverage our proprietary technology."
Sasol has long turned coal, which is abundant in South Africa, into liquid fuels. It can also use the process to spin the carbon and hydrogen in natural gas into more complex hydrocarbons that fetch higher prices because of the high price of oil.
Other chemical companies have announced plans to expand operations in the U.S. or build new ones that use natural gas as a feedstock to take advantage of U.S. natural gas prices, which have been half or below what they are in Europe and Asia.
U.S. drillers have learned to unlock enormous amounts of natural gas from shale formations under several U.S. states, which has driven down the price and given companies confidence that the price could stay relatively low for years to come.
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Here's why its so dangerous to read specific elements into the day to day gyrations of Mr. Market: Consider this hypothetical news article:
"On Thursday, Congress extended for two years the 15% tax rate on capital gains and corporate dividends, scheduled to expire on 12/31/08. They also extended for one year a "patch" on the alternative minimum tax, or AMT.
Market participants, concerned about burgeoning US deficits, promptly sold off. The Dow dropped nearly 150 points, while the Russell 2000 lost 2.38%. Tech stocks were also hard hit, as the Nasdaq dropped more than 2% and the NDX 100 2.20%.
The consequences of the Tax cut and increasing American debt were felt as far away as Japan, where the Nikkei Dow lost 2.3%."
I'm (obviously) being sarcastic. I don't believe the markets cared one bit about the tax cuts. But if the markets didn't sell off, you can be sure our pal Stephen Moore would have been out crediting any rally to the congressional action.
Bottom line: The mechanisms and forces driving Markets are far too complex and forward looking to credit or blame any single element for any given day's trading. Something to remember the next time you hear someone say Markets did ____ because of ____.
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Article I have never seen? "Markets drop as selling swamps buying."
Do you really need a reason? or five?
The markets tanked because fear briefly replaced greed.
When a permabull actually capitulates, a state of "perpetual greed", has been replaced by despair, but usually not with a sense of humility.
Barry, It is a simple case of herd mentality. Day traders with their finger on the trigger following the market trend. They look no further than the end of their nose and could care less about the macro environment.
That would work if a couple of foreign currencies didn't start hitting the skids months ago as had the middle eastern exchanges now down 40%. Or that the Nikkei cratered 3.5% in a day a week or so ago and no one said anything. That's like 400 points on the Dow in one day. Nothin reported in the good ole US of A. Or that Russia was down 3% the day before. All of this speculation has caused a goddamn mess globally. The Fed needs to pause. Commodities will go up till they no longer go up. That is when global demand is pinched and they crater, thus causing no threat to long term inflation. Their mandate of price stability also applies to housing. If that market truly craters, we'll see one hell of a mess that will make the input prices of commodities look like a Christmas party. As angrynch said, I think gold could go higher. It needs to correct IMO but people who buy into this new global economy creating a secular bull market for commodities are f'idiots. Russia's equity market is up 300% in 12 months. That's the new normal?
The BLS specifically looks at *rents*, not housing, in order specifically to screen out reported inflation. And oddly enough, rents are not going up significantly.
So with that in mind, what do you think Bernanke will do? Is he a man (as in Volcker) or a mouse (as in Burns)? We will soon know for certain.
The dollar is under attack and it will take a lot more than 5% to make it stick where it is right now. And that will crush the economy. Heck it's probably crushed already. Poor old indebted Joe Six can't even withstand 5% overnight rate FF rate anymore.
Bottom line, gold will and interest rates need to go a lot higher than anyone thinks. It's a bubble alright – a liquidity bubble.
does anyone have any long term charts of the DXY? from what i've seen 80.00 represents over 30 years of support and we're only 4.5% from that level.. will be interesting to see if the FX market can test it..
Burns got his head handed to him by out of control Federal government spending, globalization, a dollar crisis and a post equity bubble inflationary mess. History has been very unkind to a man put in a no win situation. You say he was a mouse? Well, he raised short term rates to astronomical levels in the early 70s in an attempt to snuff out inflation, a housing bubble and a commodities explosion.
Sound familiar? Did his attempts at controlling inflation by inverting the yield curve by 300 basis points solve our problems? What they did was set off economic shocks that created boom/bust cycle with short spurts of growth followed by recessions. Overall corporate profits were better than the 90s but the markets developed schitzophrenia.
So, should Bernanke keep raising rates? The answer is not so simple. Doing so would surely crater housing. At a time when GDP could be falling off of a cliff. You also assume he wants to defend the dollar. Bad assumption. Especially with former Fed governors coming out this week saying we need a weaker dollar in support of the G7 statements, Snow's statements and Feldstein's statements.
That may be a correct or incorrect policy and a drop in the dollar will shake the global markets but………..you should consider the other side of the equation. It is never so simple.
I'm not sure that the fed can save housing no matter what they do. If they don't raise rates, the dollar will probably drop and foreigners will probably sell their treasuries, causing long-term rates to rise. If they do raise rates, the carry-traders will sell off the long bonds until the yield curve is normal (if they have enough influence on the bond market). If house prices just stabilize, banks might start getting stricter about who they give loans to. If easy money goes away, people will not be able to afford houses at current prices in most cities. Real house prices have to fall unless rates continue to drop.
There are no good choices for the Fed. They will either get blamed for letting the dollar collapse or for popping the housing bubble. The time for action was 2 years ago, when Greenspan could have made speeches pointing out that if you can only afford to buy a home using an exotic mortgage at record-low interest rates, you shouldn't expect anyone else to be able to buy it at a higher price in the near future. At this point, housing has to correct, either through nominal price drops or through inflation. I don't know which is likely to cause bigger problems, and I don't think anyone else does either.
The only certainty now is that there is trouble ahead.
Not sure foreigners are going to sell treasuries in droves. they don't buy them out of the kindness of their hearts. they buy them because they are buying dollars to support their export driven economies. that would shoot themselves in the foot.
Your QQQQ shorts are lookin' good today! That half serious call for sell-off after the Fed decision was only a day late in coming.
Lotta beta being sold today. Sea change?
Soon time for a rally. Have to see how the data unfolds but Turnaround Tuesday might be likely. Will it be feeble? And will it be temporary?
Obviously, tax cuts don't crash the markets, but tax rate cuts do appear to crash, or at least severely slow, our economy. The American national economy entered recessions following the tax rate cuts of 1981 and 2001, and slowed rather dramatically less than 18 months after the tax rate cuts were enacted in 1964.
Counting down to when Stephen Moore's head explodes.
I don't think anyone can show a strong correlation between tax changes and economic growth (in either direction). There is too much coincidence for any causality to be determined. When Bush's cuts were first being planned, we hadn't yet entered a recession. You could say they caused it, but it was already in the works (and predicted by many people).
Has anyone ever done a good study on how much taxes actually change behavior? It is very hard to compare different countries or time periods because too many things change.
jkw — since we first introduced the income tax in 1916 the correlation between the marginal tax rate and real gdp growth has been a postive 0.01 — both insignificant and in the wrong direction. If you lag it one year the correlation increases to a plus 0.02.
Clinton raised taxes in the early nineties, and whomp, there ya go in equities. A Jonathan Rauch commentary in Jun 06 Atlantic Monthly points out that tax cuts don't appear to "Starve the Beast" and reduce the size of government spending, instead they make government look cheap and people buy more of it. He sums up: "The conservative movement is in no position to accept or even acknowledge those implications… By turning a limited-government movement into an anti-tax movement, conservatism has effectively gone into business with the Big Government that it claims to oppose. It is not starving the beast. It is fueling the beast's appetite. And the beast has a credit card."
William Niskanen looked at the level of taxes that neither cause an increase or decrease in gov. spending, and it was about 19%of GDP. We're less than that now, and spending has ballooned under GWB. Republicans are still spouting their voodoo sh*t, and honestly I just have to shake my head. I take comfort that it's good for me personally, but they are screwing up America something fierce.
BANG! BANG! <– heads exploding.
uh, guys? Cavuto says USAToday publishing a whistleblower's story about the NSA data gathering activities caused the 2-day drop. Gosh, I believe him, don't you? [/snark]
"Bottom line: The mechanisms and forces driving Markets are far too complex and forward looking to credit or blame any single element for any given day's trading. Something to remember the next time you hear someone say Markets did ____ because of ____."
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WALLA WALLA - Wa-Hi landed just one first-team spot on the all-Big Nine Conference Cascade Division baseball team that was released Wednesday.
But with seven players honored overall - five of whom will return next season - Blue Devils coach Keith Gradwohl was more than pleased.
"I think it was very, very fair," Gradwohl said Wednesday afternoon, less than 24 hours after his team had been eliminated from the postseason playoffs with a 6-5 loser-out district loss at Wenatchee that left Wa-Hi with a final 10-11 record.
"Especially when you consider that some of these kids who were selected won starting jobs during the season. They came on at the end of the year but didn't have the same number of at-bats as some of others in the league. They put up some good numbers in half the games, so I think it was pretty fair."
Gradwohl served as the Blue Devils head coach this spring for the second time during his long tenure at Wa-Hi. And he plans to be back in 2011.
"This has been an excellent year," Gradwohl said. "These are great kids. We had absolutely no issues.
"I am just extremely disappointed that I'm not going to practice today. I guess I feel like Ernie Banks - 'Lets Play Two' - because these kids really enjoy playing the game."
Junior Matt Watson is the Blue Devils' lone first-team selection. Coaches voted him to the first team as an outfielder and to the second team as a pitcher.
Blue Devil senior Justin Mathews was a second-team selection at second base and senior Morgan Maddess earned second-team honors as an outfielder. Junior Jake Jimenez was also second team as a third baseman.
Honorable mention went to junior first baseman Jake Campeau, junior shortstop Kevin Toon and junior Conner Holbrook at catcher.
A pair of juniors, Calvin Campbell of Eastmont and Garrett Anderson of Kamiakin, were selected Cascade Division Player of the Year and Pitcher of the Year, respectively. Eastmont's Brandon Schmitten, who guided the Wildcats to a share of the division title with Richland, was voted Coach of the Year.
Seven seniors, five juniors and a pair of sophomores complete the all-division team.
The seniors are shortstop Will Scott and catcher Seth Kline of Eisenhower, outfielders Marcus Manderbach of Hanford and Chris Cecil of Richland, pitcher Mike Dunford of Richland, designated hitter Mike Ruane of Hanford, and utility player Garrett Olson of West Valley.
The five juniors are Riley Shintaffer of Hanford, outfielder Joey Jansen of Kamiakin, and pitchers Ian Sagdal of Eastmont, Dan Scheibe of Hanford and Steven Wagar of West Valley. Wagar was selected solely as a relief pitcher.
Rounding out the squad are sophomore second baseman Corey Morris of Richland and sophomore third baseman Drew Ord of Kamiakin.
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The existence of home-field advantage has been examined and established in a number of international sports (Clarke, 2005; Pollard, 2006). The aim of the current study was to examine if home-field advantage applied in Gaelic Football... keep reading
Small-side games present an effective training stimulus in Gaelic football - Kieran Collins
Small-sided games (SSG's) provide effective physiological training stimuli in soccer, however, of the efficacy of SSG's for other codes particularly Gaelic football conditioning remains unknown... keep reading
Major Phases of the Kicking Skill - Stuart Lierich
It is fair to say that the grip and subsequent drop of the football to the kicking leg are paramount in determining accuracy and distance. This perhaps is the most important step in preparing to kick....keep reading
"Three in a Bed" - Paul Clarke
Focusing again on game-based training, this game puts players in both an unusual environment and challenging scenario....keep reading
Heads Up - Paul Clarke
Very often the most effective open or game-based drills can be among the most simple on paper. That is not to say though that simple means easy. The drill below covers and trains a lot of game demands, both physical and from a game-sense point of view.... keep reading
Why? - Paul Clarke
Probably one of the best skills any player can develop is the art of critical thinking and the ability to ask "why?" and "why not?". That's not to say that players question every decision and every statement made by their coaches.... keep reading
Periodisation of Hurling Training - Kieran Collins
Coaches and hurlers are constantly seeking new methods to improve skill and performance, hurlers must prepare through a training process where the physiological objective is to improve physiological function and optimise performance... keep reading
Train as you Play and Play as you Train - Michael McGeehin
Gaelic Games are simple in design but require an extensive array of movement and decision making skills. The design of a Gaelic Games Training Program preliminary focuses on five interdependent areas of development... keep reading
Training Vs Coaching - Martin Kennedy
If you are an athlete or player participating in any level in sport in Ireland have you been trained or coached throughout your sports career? There is a difference as...keep reading
The Force is Strong in Them! - Paul Clarke
Invariably when we distil on-field performances to determine the best field sport players we see that the best players are also the best movers. They tend to have wonderfully developed acceleration, deceleration, agility, balance .... keep reading
10,000 hours to mastery....or is it 4,672????? - Paul Clarke
Ever since Daniel Coyle (The Talent Code) suggested that 10,000 hours of preparation/training is the magic number in terms of attaining mastery level at a chosen discipline internet blogs, Twitter tweets and Facebook updates have been alive with debate as to the merits and flaws in this line of thought. .... keep reading
New Balls Please - Paul Clarke
One of the great advantages of employing games-based training into your on-field training programme is the ability to mould and create games that reflect exactly what happens on the field.... keep reading
"Developing Attacking Play - An Introduction" - Michael McGeehin
As coaches we encourage our players to transfer the ball as quickly as possible to Zone C, the Scoring Zone, in which we have the best chance to score and win the game. We want to play the game in Zone C not in either of the other two zones... keep reading
Na Fianna Senior Football Strength Program - Robbie Bourke
The program is for a Gaelic Football team with little experience with a structured strength Program. I must add that this is still not the same program for everyone. Some will not bench due to shoulder pathologies, and everyone will have different mobility... keep reading
Coaching – more than drills and games?? - Paul Clarke
Every successful coaching program is built with for main pillars as it mainstay; Physical, technical, tactical and mental. Very often it is the mental pillar which receives the least attention, more often than not due to lack of understanding on the coach's part. .... keep reading
Taking On Your Man - Paul Clarke
Whether playing against a blanket defence or simply working the ball from defence, the ability to gain possession and then take on and beat a man is hugely valuable in Gaelic Football... keep reading
Improving Support Play - Paul Clarke
One of the skills and tactical elements of Gaelic Football that tends to let teams down is the breakdown of their support play at key times in matches. This may take the form of lack of options for the man on the ball, badly timed runs or badly angled runs... keep reading
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Goal Keeping - 5 Basic Rules - Paul O'Dowd
Like any sport you have to start off with the basics before you can move on to some of the higher skills. One of the most important considerations in goalkeeping is keeping your eye on the ball...keep reading
Dealing with Low Shots - Paul O'Dowd
These shots are more likely to happen in soccer and are found less in GAA. They are generally long range shots from the ground that maintain a low trajectory and go down the middle. Shots to the side would require a dive...keep reading
Catching The Ball - Paul O'Dowd
Catching is the most important skill a goalkeeper performs in Gaelic Football. During a match a keeper will be required to catch much more often than he will be called upon to make a spectacular diving save...keep reading
Design and Implementation of a Specific Integrated Functional Resistance Training Programme for Gaelic Football - Barry Solan
Gaelic Football is a high intensity intermittent contact sport. With the nature of movement and muscular demand involved being similar to that of other contact sports...keep reading
Hip Mobility - Shane Lawlor
The hips are one of the most important joints for Gaelic Players because poor mobility or any small restriction of movement will lead to an increased risk of injury....keep reading
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Youth Strength Training - Facts, Fallacies and Program Design Considerations - Avery D. Faigenbaum
All children need to participate regularly in physical activities that enhance and maintain cardiovascular and musculoskeletal health. While children have traditionally been encouraged to participate in aerobic activities such as swimming and bicycling...keep reading


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Collector builds a view of a new world
Few art collectors are as passionate or diligent as Sigmund Balka. Since his Harvard Law School days in the 1950s, the Queens-based attorney has collected art. Not so much paintings, as drawings, prints and other works on paper.
Having amassed hundreds of original works on paper over the past 50-plus years, Balka gave 200 pieces from his collection to New York's Hebrew Union College Museum in 2006.
Part of that collection is featured in the nationally touring exhibition "The Eye of the Collector: Images of the New World from the Sigmund Balka Collection." It opened recently at the American Jewish Museum at the Jewish Community Center in Squirrel Hill. And as visitors there will see, it offers a slice of New York City life, particularly as it relates the Jewish immigrant experience of the 1920s through '40s.
Melissa Hiller, director of the American Jewish Museum, says that collectors like Balka are often as intriguing as the work they collect. "They possess the rare combination of means, passion, pursuit of scholarship and taste necessary to amass large numbers of significant works," she says.
Originally from Philadelphia, Balka has been general counsel of Krasdale Foods, a major grocery distributor with headquarters in White Plains, N.Y., and a distribution center in the Bronx, for the past 34 years.
At Krasdale, Balka has established art galleries, both in White Plains and the Bronx, in which he curates and features eight exhibits per year.
"He has a very supportive staff and partners who support his efforts to bring art to the public using those venues," Hiller says. "He's got an incredibly sharp mind, and he is constantly fomenting ideas with artists and has written some really nice publications that have accompanied his exhibits."
As a result of Balka's affinity for representational imagery, works from the Regionalist period, the Ashcan School and Social Realism are strongly represented movements in his collection, along with many works from later periods and movements in American art history, even cartoons.
For example, a cartoon by longtime New Yorker cartoonist Mort Gerberg hangs next to a multipanel cartoon by Ben Katchor from his series "Julius Knipl, Real Estate Photographer."
Considering the maxim that art should interrogate the social and cultural ideas of its time, many of the works in Balka's collection represent the myriad challenges of modern life, including class struggle, workers' rights, racial equality, identity and religion, especially during the earlier part of the 20th century.
"So much of this show is about life in Manhattan, during the Depression and post-Depression," Hiller says.
For example, Joseph Solman's delicate watercolor "City Skyline," featuring two people watching pigeons land on a rooftop, from 1995, hangs next to a similarly themed piece by William Sharp (1900-1961) titled "City Roofs," from 1940. Other works by Sharp on display, such as "Industrial Trades," also from 1940, showcase the importance of work during the Great Depression.
Both Nikolai Cikovsky's (1894-1987) undated lithograph "Lower East Side" and Julius Bloch's (1888-1966) "Tired Travelers" from 1929 capture the hustle and bustle of travel and commuting in New York City, as does Selma Bluestein's (1914-85) 1937 etching, "El," which features a weary couple depicted on the elevated train.
"Bearded Man" from 1949 by Philip Held reflects on Jewish life in the city, featuring a self-portrait of the artist on a park bench, "with signifiers of his Jewishness, such as his beard and yarmulke," Hiller says.
"A majority of the artists in this collection are Jewish," Hiller says, "but Balka's interest is in the representation of Jewish life in New York City, especially for new immigrants."
Hiller says much of this particular show is about immigrants adapting to life in a new country in a time period in which New York City is so vibrant and in which art represents this populist notion more-so than ever.
"The artists that were working around the themes of Social Realism were deeply representing what people were experiencing, and there was a real synthesis between what was going on and what they were representing."
One of Hiller's favorite pieces is Norman Goldberg's (1921-98) "Bessie & Dave's Fruit & Vegetables," an original, undated drawing of a Jewish-owned fruit market in Lower Manhattan. "It's not only about life in Lower Manhattan, it's about a Jewish business. It's sort of very specific and, yet, universal at the same time."
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The music world has lost a great talent.
Never heard of the dude. Must not of been that popular.
Crazy Mama, where you been so long?
J J Cale - spent so many hours listening to you, your legacy will stay alive through your music.
Not a tremendously talented guitarist but had musicality and heart. Was very satisfying to see him get more recognition toward the end of his life primarily through the Crossroads festivals and traveling with Clapton.
A huge. JJCale. Fan Loved. His. Music. For. 40. Years
Nathan - you have got to get out from under that rock. JJ was a genius and will be missed by all who have felt his music.
He was so natural, so much in love with his music, that we had to look for a moment or two to decide which man on the stage was J J Cale. No hype; no sham, no tinsel. Just an artist.
As for Jody: when she shows up all rich with her dollar, she makes the fatal mistake of telling Clyde he can just forget about his old dog for awhile. No way that's going to happen. J J Cale was an unassuming, quiet genius who played the guitar, and made the world a bit more sensitive and a lot more beautiful. Thanks forever, Mr. Cale.
A sensitive kind
Eric Clapton said last year that Cale was one of his fave musicians and that he could play his music with him all day long.The man was as laidback and simple as his music.Penned some great songs and I love Road to Escondido he did with EC..R.I.P J.Cale.Thanks for the music....
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New Steubenville South audience members from Our Lady of Mercy Roman Catholic Church in Opelousas and Our Lady of Mercy in Baton Rouge play with a giant beach ball that was making its way across the room before performing artist Sean Forrest took the stage Saturday at the Riverfront Center in downtown Alexandria.
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Nathania and Mae Anne Mangaoil sat together during the lunch break at the New Steubenville South youth conference Saturday in Alexandria.
Though with a group from Our Lady of Mercy Catholic Church in Baton Rouge, the sisters, 14 and 16, sat side-by-side, a folding chair separating them from the others. They were quiet, unlike the hundreds of teens talking and laughing around them.
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A wiper is the most junior crewmember in the engine room of a ship. The role of a wiper consists of cleaning the engine spaces and machinery, and assisting the engineers as directed.
In the United States Merchant Marine, in order to be occupied as a wiper a person has to have a Merchant Mariner's Document and STCW certificate issued by the United States Coast Guard. Because of international conventions and agreements, all wipers who sail internationally are similarly documented by their respective countries.
Railroad workers who performed similar jobs were also known as wipers, or in the UK as 'cleaners'.[1]
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - State officials say freezing rain and sleet have moved into western Kentucky and have created a thin layer of ice on some roads.
Kentucky State Police dispatcher John Reynolds says there were 20 to 30 weather-related wrecks Tuesday morning, but none were serious. Reynolds says most were cars sliding off the road.
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DETROIT (AP) - Toyota and Chrysler are reporting big U.S. sales gains in April -- but those gains came at the expense of GM and Ford.
Toyota says its sales rose 12 percent as its inventories finally returned to pre-earthquake levels.
Chrysler saw a 20-percent rise in sales, with top sellers including the Ram pickup and the Chrysler 200 midsize sedan. Analysts say sales of that vehicle were boosted by big rebates of $2,000 or more.
GM's sales are down 8 percent, as the automaker was hurt by new products and aggressive marketing from competitors.
At Ford, sales are down 5 percent, as demand for the Fiesta subcompact dropped.
But GM is still optimistic about industry-wide auto sales in the U.S. It's boosting its full-year forecast to between 14 million and 14.5 million cars and trucks, up about a half million.
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