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At Frieze, art installations include a hotel that isn't really a hotel, a ferry that isn't really a ferry and a soccer field that isn't really a soccer field. And one other thing: more than 190 booths of art. The contemporary art fair, which opened Friday and runs through Monday on Randall's Island in New York, grabbed attention with its brassy headliners: Al's Grand Hotel, a restaging of a 1971 project by artist Allen Ruppersberg with two working guest rooms; New York artist Marie Lorenz's salvaged rowboat shuttling visitors around the harbor, and Argentine artist Eduardo Basualdo's soccer field with glass-filled goals. Beyond the hoopla over the installations, there is the actual business of selling art, with more than 1,000 artists at galleries from 28 countries. Here, five stand-outs from the booths:
The artist created this photograph of herself dragging a skeleton custom made for her body during a 2008 studio performance, and it has since become one of her most famous images. The New York-based Sean Kelly Gallery priced the picture, one of an edition of nine, from about $165,000 to $206,000.
The Chinese artist takes books from second-hand markets in Beijing, compresses them and carves them into haunting cityscapes—an allegory for the lost memories of a fast-developing city. The work, priced at $295,000, takes up about half the booth for Lehmann Maupin gallery.
Curator Gianni Jetzer tries to evoke the human heart by dividing the gallery's space into two chambers with artworks moving circulation-like from blue to red—from a huge detached head of Snow White by the artist Paul McCarthy in bright blue to Louise Bourgeois's 36 red gouaches featuring babies in a womb.
Art-world insiders are seeking out this conceptual artist, who will represent the U.S. at the 2015 Venice Biennale. London's Wilkinson Gallery has dedicated its entire booth to Jonas, with prints from her 1969 mirror performances and snake drawings like this one from 2005, priced at $65,000.
The Japanese artist—who has created an art exhibition for monkeys and a movie about an octopus on a trip to a fish market—riffs on the self-portrait. The image of the sea of Okinawa near his father's childhood home is paired with rain boots, priced at around $11,700 from Berlin's Galerie Wien Lukatsch.


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Hello, gorgeous! After 268 performances of the Barbra Streisand sendup "Buyer & Cellar" off Broadway, Michael Urie has hit the road in the role of a lifetime.
In this quirky comedy, the quick-witted Urie plays the uber diva as well as out-of-work actor Alex, who lands a gig working as a clerk in a mall. The rub is this mall is in the bowels of La Streisand's Malibu estate, and only the Funny Girl shops there. Playwright Jonathan Tolins' wry comedy examines the nature of celebrity worship, fantasy and narcissism in a wacky, 100-minute solo show.
"It's far more than a funny little farce," says Greg MacKellan, artistic director of San Francisco's 42nd Street Moon troupe. "Streisand is presented, affectionately, as an ultimately sad person whose fatal flaw has been her great unease with the lack of privacy and personal isolation that can sometimes come with the kind of celebrity which she sought and pursued so fervently for so long."
The outrageous one-man laugh machine, a runaway hit in New York, makes its regional premiere Tuesday-Aug. 31 at San Francisco's Curran Theatre Indeed, it's hard to tell which part of the show is the most improbable: its plot or how popular the play has become.
"It started out as something you had to see if you love Barbra or if you hate Barbra, but now it's something that everyone seems to want to see," says Urie, who plays all the parts in this solo giggle fest. "Yes, it's about Barbra, but it's also the story of a 1 percenter stuck in a basement with a 99 percenter, and that resonates."
Fresh from getting fired from an embarrassing gig at Toontown, Alex is desperate to land a job. One of Babs' many minions hires him to man the row of quaint shops, including a doll shop, an antiques bazaar and a vintage fashion boutique, where Streisand's voluminous collection of stuff is lovingly displayed. Every so often, La Barbara herself descends into this faux Main Street to "shop" for things she already owns while waited upon by an appropriately slavish sales clerk (enter our boy Alex). It turns out be a whole new level of humiliating.
Welcome to a diamond-crusted wonderland tucked into the basement of a big red barn. Some seriously odd role-playing ensues. Imagine Genet's "The Maids" meets TMZ. Lest that sound rather improbable, rest assured the plot is steeped in truth.
"Oh, everyone thinks it must be made up, except it's not; it's all true, totally true," says Urie. "There's a whole book about it."
For the record, the play is indeed based on Streisand's lavishly illustrated 295-page coffee table tome "My Passion for Design," which details the decor of her own personal shopping mall. But there is far more to this show than mere mockumentary. Urie's irresistible charisma is key to the show's charm.
"Urie is an eighth wonder of the world in this role, and that's not hyperbole," says MacKellan. "He does Streisand without 'doing' Streisand, making her real without impersonating her. He's very touching, too, because the script requires that of him as well as the comedy, and he meets it just as adeptly as he mines every last laugh."
Certainly the actor has a devilish wit, and he's so sincerely nice the digs at Babs never feel mean. "It's so much more than parody or mimicry; it's also thought-provoking and silly and sweet," says the actor, whose nasally Brooklyn Streisand accent is beyond pitch-perfect. "It's about the nature of celebrity and the lust for fame."
This is the trivial raised to the level of the sublimely silly. As the New York Times hailed: "The play could be called inconsequential, ultimately amounting to little more than the anti-aspirational message that who we are is more important than what we acquire. But as a reflection on all of us 'struggling to make a perfect little world to fit our life into,' it's a seriously funny and remarkably sustained slice of absurdist whimsy on which both Barbra lovers and haters will be sold."
"Barbra is fascinating because she is so private but also so public," says Urie, who studied the icon thoroughly for the part. "She is very reserved, and she doesn't show who she is in interviews or concerts, but then she writes a whole book about her house."
Urie's favorite moment of the show is the first time we see La Babs head down to the basement to go shopping and haggle over price with the star-struck Alex. The bargainista and her clerk end up bonding over fashion and frozen yogurt, for a time. Until the satire hits the fan.
"She's not an unreasonable person, she just lives in this particular little fantasy world," says Urie. "I must say I don't envy that kind of money and fame. Most interactions she has are not real. Imagine growing up in poverty and then having the kind of crazy, endless money that means you're wildest imagining can come true."
Contact Karen D'Souza at 408-271-3772.
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CHESTER - Demonstrating how Ohio is taking gambling dollars from West Virginia, revenue at Mountaineer Casino, Racetrack and Resort dropped 15.8 percent in the last three months of 2012 compared to the same period in 2011.
However, Mountaineer's parent company, MTR Gaming Group, reported Thursday that company-wide revenue increased 12.2 percent during the fourth quarter of 2012 compared to 2011. This revenue increase is primarily due to MTR's Columbus property, Scioto Downs, opening its slot machines on June 1.
"We continue to be pleased with the ramp-up of operations at our new Scioto Downs gaming facility, which generally exceeded our fair share of the Columbus slot market," said Jeffrey J. Dahl, president and chief executive officer of MTR Gaming. "Although our other regional gaming facilities continue to perform within our expectations, competition, weather and overall weakness in consumer spending has had an effect on them."
Revenue at Mountaineer fell from $55.8 million in the fourth quarter of 2011 to $47 million during the same period in 2012. Cash flow from slot machines at the Chester-based track dropped by $5.5 million during this time, while revenue from table gambling fell by $2.1 million.
MTR blames "increased competition from Ohio" as a major reason for the revenue drop at Mountaineer.
Since Mountaineer and West Virginia's other three racetracks - Wheeling Island Hotel-Casino-Racetrack, the Mardi Gras West Virginia Casino & Hotel (formerly Tri-State Racetrack) near Charleston and the Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races in the Eastern Panhandle - began table gambling, Ohio and Pennsylvania have established slot machines and table gambling. The recent opening of the Hollywood Casino Columbus has been particularly damaging to Wheeling Island, as much of the facility's customer base over the past few years has come from central Ohio.
State Sens. Rocky Fitzsimmons, D-Wheeling, and Jack Yost, D-Wellsburg, are among the sponsors of the bill introduced during the regular session of the West Virginia Legislature that, if passed and signed into law by Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin, would reduce Mountain State tax rates on table games from 35 percent to 25 percent, while also dropping the annual casino license fee for table games from $2.5 million to $1 million.
Dahl said MTR plans to renovate hotel rooms at Mountaineer this year, in addition to "redefining the gaming floors at our properties to improve efficiencies and guest interaction, and making other facility improvements."
For the entire year of 2012, MTR's revenues increased 14.5 percent to $490 million, up from from $428.1 million in 2011. During the final three months of the year, revenues rose from $103.6 million in 2011 to $116.3 million in 2012, reflecting the 12.2 percent increase.
Revenue at Scioto Downs was $32.4 million during the final three months of 2012, after totaling only $300,000 as primarily a horse racing venue during the previous year, prior to the opening of the slots.
Revenue at MTR's other property, Presque Isle Downs & Casino in Erie, Pa., plummeted from $47.5 million during the fourth quarter of 2011 to $36.9 million at the same point in 2012, reflecting a 22.3 percent loss. The company also blames more competition from Ohio as the reason for the losses at this facility.


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PORTLAND, Ore. -- Stephen Holt scored 13 points and Brad Waldow added 12 to lead Saint Mary's to a 60-38 victory against frigid-shooting Portland on Saturday night.
Matthew Dellavedova added 11 points and six assists for the Gaels (15-4, 4-1 West Coast), who never trailed.
Kevin Bailey, Thomas van der Mars and Oskars Reinfelds scored seven points each for the Pilots (8-12, 1-4), who shot 23.3 percent (10 of 43) from the floor en route to their fifth loss in six games.
St. Mary's held Portland to 43 points in the schools' previous meeting, on Feb. 23, 2012.
"They've always given us problems here," Saint Mary's coach Randy Bennett said. "Obviously, they didn't have one of their better nights shooting the ball. I'd like to think we had something to do with it defensively."
Paul McCoy made his long-delayed debut with Saint Mary's, with one rebound in three minutes. The senior guard and Portland native transferred from SMU after the 2009-10 season, sat out the following year per NCAA rules, then missed all of last season after suffering a second knee ACL tear. He averaged 13.4 points as an SMU freshman in 2009-09.
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Oilers name Dallas Eakins new head coach
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General Manager Craig MacTavish announced today the Edmonton Oilers have appointed Dallas Eakins as the clubs' new Head Coach. Eakins becomes the 12th Head Coach in Oilers franchise history.
Eakins, 46, has spent the past eight seasons in the Toronto Maple Leafs organization, where he served as an Assistant Coach with the Maple Leafs for two seasons (2006-08), before becoming the Head Coach of the Leafs' American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Toronto Marlies in 2009. He was also an Assistant Coach with the Marlies in 2005-06 and served as the Maple Leafs' Director of Player Development for one season in 2008-09.
In four seasons as Head Coach of the Marlies, he accumulated a record of 157-114-4. Eakins was one of two Head Coaches who represented the Western Conference at AHL All-Star Games in 2011-12 and 2012-13. After knocking off the Oilers AHL affiliate, the Oklahoma City Barons, Eakins' Marlies went on to the 2012 Calder Cup Final, losing out to the Norfolk Admirals.
Drafted in the 10th round, 208th overall in 1985 by the Washington Capitals, Eakins recorded nine assists in 120 career NHL games and patrolled the blueline for the Winnipeg Jets, Florida Panthers, St. Louis Blues, Phoenix Coyotes, Toronto Maple Leafs, Calgary Flames, New York Rangers and the New York Islanders.
The Dade City, Florida native finished his playing career with minor league stops in the International Hockey League (IHL and the AHL, where he played in 882 games, registering 222 points (43G, 179A). His minor league stops included Baltimore, Moncton, Cincinnati, Worchester, Springfield, Binghamton, New Haven, St. John's, and the Chicago Wolves, where he won a Calder Cup. Eakins concluded his playing career in 2003-04, captaining the Manitoba Moose.
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The Honeoye Lake Area Chamber of Commerce will host a Meet The Candidates night Oct. 28 from 7 to 9 p.m. at Eddy's Lakeside at Trident Marine, 5226 East Lake Road, Honeoye.
The event will give residents a chance to meet candidates and ask questions. The event includes a cash bar with complimentary coffee and dessert bar.
The Richmond ballot has a full slate of candidates and contested races. Along with a three-way race for town supervisor, four are seeking two board seats. The town also has a two-way race for town highway superintendent.
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- Jul 5:
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- BART to resume service, no deal reached with union
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- Data Center: Current and projected average BART wages
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- Contra Costa Times editorial: Overlap of AC Transit, BART contract expirations leaves East Bay vulnerable
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- BART strike costing Bay Area economy more than $73 million a day
- Herhold: Time and geography will shape the BART strike
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- Contra Costa Times editorial: Striking BART workers out of touch with financial reality.
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OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) -- California Gov. Jerry Brown's office has asked that two of San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit's largest unions and management return to the bargaining table as a possible strike looms.
Marty Morgenstern, Brown's secretary of the Labor and Workforce Development Agency, requested that talks continue between Service Employees International Union Local 1021, Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1555 and BART representatives, Brown spokesman Evan Westrup said Sunday.
Westrup added that the governor will not call for a "cooling off period" and state mediators will continue assisting the negotiating parties as the unions' contracts are set to expire at midnight.
"BART and its labor unions owe the public a swift resolution of their differences," Westrup said. "All parties should be at the table doing their best to find common ground."
Both unions were scheduled to meet at noon Sunday to discuss their next steps, an SEIU spokeswoman said, one day after union negotiators said they would likely strike, which would cripple the region's Monday morning commute.
BART spokesman Rick Rice said the transit agency had scheduled a 1 p.m. Sunday meeting with the unions with hopes talks will continue.
"We're certainly expecting to have conversations today," Rice said. "We'll be there."
As the deadline nears, both sides said Sunday they were far apart on key sticking points including salary, pensions, health care and safety as anticipated around-the-clock negotiations fell apart as the unions packed up and left after talks stalled Saturday afternoon.
The unions want a 5 percent annual raise over the next three years. BART said Saturday that train operators and station agents in the unions average about $71,000 in base salary and $11,000 in overtime annually. The workers also pay a flat $92 monthly fee for health insurance.
Rice said BART's latest proposal offered an 8 percent salary raise over the next four years, instead of its original offer of 4 percent. The proposed salary increase is on top of a 1 percent raise employees were scheduled to receive Monday, Rice added.
The transit agency also said it offered to reduce the contribution employees would have to make to their pensions, and lower the costs of health care premiums they would have to pay.
But ATU Local President Antonette Bryant said Sunday that BART's latest proposal is not an actual pay increase, calling it "surface bargaining."
"They are not straight across-the-board raises. They haven't provided us with the information that we need, numbers on the budget are bouncing all over the place, they change almost daily," Bryant said. "We can't bargain with incorrect or misinformation."
Josie Mooney, an SEIU chief negotiator, said Saturday after talks stalled that there was "a 95 percent chance" that her union and the ATU would strike.
"I'm afraid I don't see a way we will avoid a strike," Mooney said, claiming that the unions have met with BART's management for only 10 minutes in the past 36 hours.
The two unions, which represent nearly 2,400 train operators, station agents, mechanics, maintenance workers and professional staff, had no plans to meet with BART on Sunday.
But, with a walkout that could derail the more than 400,000 riders who use the nation's fifth-largest rail system and affect every mode of transportation, clogging highways and bridges throughout the Bay Area, the governor's office request may salvage talks.
Rice said Sunday that BART's latest proposal may not be its best last offer.
"We need to have some substantial discussions," Rice said. "I hope we can make some progress."
BART's last strike lasted six days in 1997. On Friday, other area transit agencies urged commuters to consider carpooling, taking buses or ferries, working from home and, if they must drive to work, to leave earlier or even later than usual.
A strike would be "an absolute nightmare," said Jim Wunderman, president and CEO of the Bay Area Council, a business advocacy organization.
"Our transportation system simply does not have the capacity to absorb the more than 400,000 BART riders who will be left at the station," Wunderman said Saturday. "There will be serious pain."


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Former Missouri defensive end Michael Sam has come out as gay, telling ESPN and the New York Times on Sunday evening.
In an interview on the all-sports network, Sam said he told his Mizzou team at the beginning of last season.
"I'm not afraid of who I am. I'm not afraid to tell the world who I am, I am Michael Sam, a college graduate, an African American, and I'm gay," he said.
"Michael is a great example of just how important it is to be respectful of others, he's taught a lot of people here first-hand that it doesn't matter what your background is, or your personal orientation," Mizzou football coach Gary Pinkel said in a statement. "we're all on the same team and we all support each other."
"We are so proud of Michael for what he has accomplished at Mizzou academically, socially and competitively," Missouri athletics director Mike Alden said in a statement. "He continues to display great character, courage and compassion. We are proud of him on every level."
Sam is invited to the 2014 NFL combine and is pursuing a career in the NFL. If drafted, Sam will be the first openly gay player in the league.
National Football League scouts and general managers were said to have known of Michael Sam's sexual orientation before the Sunday announcement.
ESPN reports the officials were "not surprised" and think the timing of his announcement is appropriate.


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A bold red lip and ombré hair color were huge last year. What's poised to become the hottest trend for 2013?
But over the past few seasons, makeup and hair trends have been going bolder. Maybe it's the Lady Gaga/Nicki Minaj effect, but now we've got neon nail art, tangerine lipstick, and sky blue chalk in our hair -- and it's actually looking way better than we may have once thought. And 2013 looks like it's bringing even more outrageous-but-still-wearable trends our way.
Click here to see the best 2013 hair trends and makeup looks.
Even if you haven't gotten more daring with your look lately, the new trends for 2013 are worth trying. Yes, they're bold -- but they're also totally flattering and easy to pull off for everyone. In fact, we're willing to bet some of these hair and makeup trends will replace your classic cat eye or beachy waves and become your new signature look.
Ready to get inspired? Keep clicking for the hair trends and makeup looks that are going to be huge in 2013. Then, get a jump on them so you can be ahead of the style curve.
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Love these tips
by Mollysunshine Thursday, March 28, 2013 at 01:31AM Report as inappropriate
I want to see more of the lavender lips...and I am SO over the bangs fad. I think that if your name is not Zoey Deschanel, stay FAR away from straight cut bangs, because she is pretty much the only human being alive who can pull them off properly.
by hanana Thursday, March 14, 2013 at 08:28AM Report as inappropriate
Not really interested in many of these styles. Though, I liked the red hair. And I wish I could get a more contoured look.
by Chica181 Tuesday, March 12, 2013 at 08:31PM Report as inappropriate
Fun, fresh list! I already have red hair, but I have been dying to play with the color a little. Lighter shades don't work with my coloring, but I may try some highlights or go with a darker auburn shade (yes, for spring--who cares?).
by tallredamanda Monday, March 11, 2013 at 05:54AM Report as inappropriate
Not so much on any of the looks described here, except flawless skin. Too bad there were no product suggestions.
by valerie_d_aguilar_e Saturday, March 2, 2013 at 08:58AM Report as inappropriate
I'm inspired to work on the flawless, contoured skin. And I'm tempted to try lavender lipstick...
by purple9a Friday, March 1, 2013 at 07:05PM Report as inappropriate
I'm gonna try lavender lips!
by robyne00 Friday, February 22, 2013 at 05:36PM Report as inappropriate
The lavender lips is almost as bad as the orange ones. I am really into the bold eyeshadows and think contouring is a must, not really a trend.
by Alana_Danes Friday, February 22, 2013 at 04:07PM Report as inappropriate
Not fond of lavender lips but I love red hair. The flawless skin tips this year have helped in making me appear younger.
by Chica181 Tuesday, February 19, 2013 at 06:06PM Report as inappropriate
not too crazy about these trends, i do love contouring and vintage inspired hair!
by rayshaviolet Tuesday, February 19, 2013 at 12:11PM Report as inappropriate
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Design, develop, and maintain standards-based websites and applications
Build world-class websites and applications with one of the industry's leading web authoring tools. Adobe® Dreamweaver® CS4 software is ideal for web designers, web developers, and visual designers.
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This is certainly not the only web development tool I use on regular basis, yet I still find it indispensable in my workflow especially with a wide range of third-party extensions. I just love how Dreamweaver and its extensions save me ton of time and effort in the process. WYSWYG mode isn't prefect but it lets me find code very quickly and I also love how it lets me find code easily in linked files as well. To me that kind of time-saving feature is far more important than annoyances like how big the app is, etc. Trade-offs well worth taking.
This was the first program I learned on my journey into web development. Like some here, I only use code view and it's definitely something I would recommend.
RapidWeaver with Blocks plugin? Flux? Sandvox?
They are quite powerful (Well RapidWeaver is, I haven't looked too deeply into the other two).
Maybe they don't feel quite 'Pro' enough. Maybe that's why there isn't any heavyweight visual editors other than Dreamweaver - so much of pro web design is about understanding the code you are delivering to your viewers.
Serious about web design? Seriously think about Coda, CSSEdit, TexMate, skEdit or even HyperEdit. Dabbling? Then try RapidWeaver etc.
There are no alternatives. This big, bloated app is your only choice for a visual editor on the Mac. Freeway isn't much better and NVU is dead.
If you're looking for a nice, lightweight visual HTML editor for the Mac, this isn't it. In fact there is no such application. Dreamweaver like every other visual editor on the Mac is a huge, lumbering overstuffed beast that tries to do too much and doesn't do any of it well.
It's strange that this market had been abandoned on the Mac where there is such a rich library of shareware applications. However the sad truth is that Mac web dev software comes in three flavors: Text editors, Drag and Drop template generators and big, bloated WYSIWYG editors. There's simply nothing in between.
So these days I use Coda and I'm generally happy. However I'd still love to find a lightweight visual editor for those special circumstances where going visual is just more efficient.
Coda!!! Believe me it's better than dreamweaver! give it a try!
are there any real alternatives? ...NVU?
As much as I value the features offered by this editor, I have found that recently editors such as Coda work much better. It's an unfortunate circumstance that Adobe bought Macromedia, because to be honest, I have only been seeing things going downhill with Adobe's products. Dreamweaver and Photoshop have established the norm of having bloated apps, and I fear that the next version will be even more memory intensive and no more productive. The integration with other Adobe apps is why I keep this around, I appreciate the syntax aids and mostly consistant UI, but again, there are better alternatives given the price. This will be the last version I pay for.
I use this program strictly as a coding interface and it works beautifully for that. I'm not a fan of WYSIWYG html editors, so I can't say how well it works for that.
I've been using Dreamweaver for many years (formerly in WinXP) but it's so painfully slow to run through Rosetta. I'm sick of seeing that spinning beachball! I guess the Universal Binary is a while away too which is just too bad.
But it's been good in a way as it's forced me to use alternative applications like TextMate, CSSEdit and Transmit, all of which are beautiful apps, and it's quite likely I'll stick with those even (long?) after a Universal Binary of Dreamweaver is released unless Adobe pull something amazing out of the bag.
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Tropical Storm Ida is looking a little ragged this morning.
The satellite presentation is nowhere nearly as impressive as it was yesterday as Ida moved into the southern Gulf. There are a couple of reasons for this. The first is an increase in the upper level winds that are shearing the tops of the storms near the core of Ida. The second reason is cooler waters in the mid-70's.
The increase in the upper level winds is the result of a cold front approaching from the northwest. That cold front will help to steer Hurricane Ida toward the Florida Panhandle and keep the worst of Ida away from us.
Locally, the farther east you are, the more likely you are to see heavy rain and gusty winds. The farther west you are, the less likely you are to see any major impacts from Ida.
Local impacts will mainly be limited to the heavy rain and the gusty winds. We've seen so much rain lately, the ground is saturated and trees may come down without much effort from the wind.
Inland Tropical Storm Wind Warnings are in effect for Wayne County in Mississippi and for Choctaw and Clarke counties in Alabama. A Tropical Storm Warning and Hurricane Watch are in effect along the Mississippi and Louisiana coast west of Pascagoula to Grand Isle. This includes New Orleans, Pass Christian, Bay St. Louis, Gulfport, and Biloxi. A Hurricane Warning is in effect from Pascagoula to Indian Pass, Florida. This includes Mobile, Orange Beach, Pensacola, Navarre, Fort Walton Beach, Destin, Seaside, Panama City, and Port St. Joe. A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect east of Indian Pass, Florida to the Aucilla River in the Florida Big Bend.
In the impact zone along the western Florida Panhandle, the impacts will be the heavy, wind-driven rain. Some localized flooding is possible, and some coastal flooding is also possible as the strong winds drive the storm surge into the coastline. A storm surge of up to 4 feet is possible from about Pensacola eastward to near Destin. Spotty tornadoes are also a possibility on the eastern side of the center of the storm.
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Every day, the Devils Lake Journal publishes a selection of stories both in print and on the web you can't find anywhere else.
Today, Thursday, December 13, 2012, found only in print in the pages of the Devils Lake Journal will be What's new at the Devils Lake Library page 3, Cal Thomas talks about entitlements page 4 and Upcoming events on page 8.
Found only on the web will be Today in History - Dec. 13 and a second video from the Minnie H holiday program Tuesday night.
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NBA superstar and vigilante crimefighter LeBron James
cleaned up the streets of Gotham played professional basketball in a black carbon-fiber mask Thursday night.
James made the decision to don the mask after
seeing his parents violently murdered as a child breaking his nose during a dunk in last Thursday's game against Oklahoma City. He told reporters he doesn't like his new role as the city's protector facegear, but understands he has to figure out a way to make it work.
He certainly made it work Thursday, scoring 31 en route to a victory over the Knicks. "He played like Batman," said Miami forward Chris Bosh.
LeBatman will wear the mask for the next couple of weeks, or until the Joker is brought to justice.
Meanwhile, an un-masked LeBron played a little wastepaper basketball and did a corny '80s-style rap with Jimmy Fallon, proving that Space Jam 2 should definitely happen.
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PARKERSBURG - Carlin's Battery, a Civil War reenactors group created by the Wood County Commission, will celebrate its fifth year of service in 2013.
"We had a total of 26 events we participated in this past year representing the county. Next year we are adding a venue in Wirt County. They are enhancing their Pioneer Days with a Civil War reenactment and we will be helping them out. We always talk about history and Fort Boreman Park wherever we go, and I think that's what the county intended when the group was created back in 2008," said Jim Miracle, who serves as captain of the unit.
"We have been able to raise some funds on our own. Last year you helped us out with covering the expenses for powder and primer for the cannon. Our unit is completely volunteer, no one is paid. We wanted to ask again this year for your help with the powder costs. We need about $1,300. We should be able to cover the other expenses ourselves," Miracle said.
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Carlin's Battery was created in 2008 by the Wood County Commission. The Civil War reenactors participate in area fairs, festivals, battle reenactments and educational presentations. The headquarters for the unit is at Fort Boreman Hill Park. Front row includes unit members Dave Bogonivich, Larry Stevens, Pat Delaney, Justin Spohn, Jim Miracle and Pat Lyons. On the limber are Chad Spohn and Alan Page.
The group obtained a Civil War-era limber for the cannon this past year. A limber is a two-wheeled carriage used to carry the ammunition chest for the cannon.
"It's great to have such a colorful organization in the community," said commission President Wayne Dunn.
The commissioners did not act on the funding request, but asked Miracle to provide a written request and said they would consider it at budget time this spring.
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* Anyone interested in having a speaker from Carlin's Battery, having the unit at an event to conduct an educational workshop or in becoming a member of the Civil War reenactors can call Jim Miracle at 304-488-2307.
* More information is available at the unit's website: www.carlinsbatteryd.org.
Miracle said the unit has 13 members and is always looking for new members.
Carlin's Battery uses a cabin reconstructed of logs from the 200-year-old Moore cabin formerly located on New England Ridge in Lubeck District as its headquarters. The cabin was relocated from the Lubeck area and reconstructed on Fort Boreman Hill Historic Park.
The Civil War artillery company, which was named after one originally stationed on Fort Boreman Hill, was created in 2008 by the Wood County Commission. Union troops with the 11th West Virginia Infantry manned Fort Boreman Hill during the Civil War. The hill is listed on the National Registry of Historic Places.
The unit was featured on the cover of the 2011 Convention and Visitors Bureau's guide and in a documentary on local Civil War history.
The unit's tentative schedule for 2013 includes Feb. 21, West Virginia History Day in Charleston; April 13-14, Peddlers Village, Pa. for Civil War Days; April 20 the group will be attending additional training/recertification on the cannon at Jackson's Mill; May 17-19, Battle of New Market, W.Va.; June 22-23, West Virginia birthday celebration at Fort Boreman; July 4-7, 150th Gettysburg Battle reenactment; July 12-14, McConnellsville Civil War Days; Aug. 17, Parkersburg Homecoming parade; Sept. 7-8, Zoar, Ohio, Battle of Chickamauga reenactment for Civil War Days; Sept. 28-30, setup and firing demonstrations at Barlow Fair; Oct. 12-13, Wirt County Civil War days; Oct. 19-21, St. Marys Blue and Gray Days with Kanawha Artillery; Nov. 10, displays, cannon firing at Veteran's Day picnic; Nov. 11, Parkersburg Veteran's Day parade, open house at cabin; Dec. 23, annual Christmas at the Cabin, Fort Boreman Park.
Anyone interested in having a speaker, the unit at an event, an educational workshop, or in becoming a member of the unit, call Miracle at 304-488-2307.


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SAN JOSE -- Just as they have for three decades now, the coolest cats around showed up again in this town. And, man, did they impress the ladies!
"This one has heavy bones, massive feet and great big eyes," Vicki Nye said as she wrapped her arms around the white, blond and dark brown Persian Calico named Desi and cooed, "If I could steal one, it would be this one."
OK, let's not get too carried away.
Nye was a judge Sunday at the 30th annual Tails and No Tales Cat Show at the Santa Clara County Fairgrounds. Desi was a furry prizewinner, bred and owned by Connie Stewart, a Southern California cat lover whose hobby is showing her cats at shows like this.
From the looks of the weekend haul of winning ribbons, Desi did very well.
"She could be cat of the year," Nye said.
Fluffy competition
More than 160 cats, their owners and a few hundred spectators filed into a fairgrounds hall for an eye-popping, mesmerizing competition. From huge, fluffy, flat-faced Persians to slender, short-tailed Japanese Bobtails, the cats covered every imaginable look breeders have worked on for centuries.
The contest itself resembled a beauty contest but sounded something like a horse race. The scoring system was as mystifying as those for Olympic figure skating and NASCAR auto racing, but the constant din, applause or moans of disappointment didn't seem to affect anyone too much.
"The judging is very subjective," said Jo Cordes Brown, the cat club's president. Co-founder Kendall Smith added, "Sure, it gets confusing at times but that's the way it is. You get used to it." At this and other local shows, there was no top winner, no "best of show" as there are in dog shows. Famously finicky cats simply have no interest in running around tracks or jumping through hoops.
Instead, they competed in "rings" presided over by individual judges. Basically, the cats were put in cages around a small table with overhead lights. Cat owners and spectators sat in chairs to watch as the judges lifted one cat a time, placed it on the table and graded how well the feline met standards for its breed. Judges often waved colorful wands to perk up the cats, and they meted out ribbons in a matter of minutes.
As the judges told their audiences what they liked about a cat, a voice on an intrusive but necessary public address system kept announcing the next round, in the next ring. As owners scurried to get their felines ready -- this included the application of eye drops, pep talks and lots and lots of combing -- the cats meowed or purred or generally ignored all the fuss being made over them.
Love of cats
Cats competed in divisions for breed, color, age, size and whether they have been spayed or neutered. There were even divisions for small "toy" cats and ordinary, household cats. Cats earned points based on their placement within each ring combined with the number of opponents each had beaten in the ring.
Got that? Well, never mind. Basically, the top cats in the show earned points toward regional and national awards from the Cat Fancier's Association, a national organization.
The weekend show has come a long way since Smith and a few cat-loving friends applied for membership in the national association. The Tails and No Tales show has grown into the largest in the South Bay and one of the largest in the state.
"I've been doing this for a long time," she said. Smith now lives in Washington state but attends the San Jose show almost every year. "I do it for the love of cats and for friends I've met along the way."
The next Tails and No Tales cat show is scheduled for March 7 and 8, 2015, at the Santa Clara County Fairgrounds. More information is available online at www.tailsandnotales.com and www.cfa.org."


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Holocaust Denial on Trial, Outline submissions on behalf of the First Defendant: Electronic Edition, by Richard RamptonTable of Contents
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(2)/(3) Is the "new" evidence apparently credible and would it probably have (had) an important influence on the result of the case?
10. The evidence of Rudolf and of Polanska Palmer deals only with Auschwitz. The relevance of Auschwitz to the case as a whole was summarised in the Defendants' response to the skeleton argument of 6 September 2000, paragraphs 52-54 (pages 13-14).
Germar Rudolf
11. Rudolf's approach is highly selective: he makes a number of small, discrete points, which do not address, still less disturb, the overall convergence of evidence described by van Pelt. As van Pelt points out. Rudolf takes no account of the historiography of Auschwitz, and provides no coherent alternative narrative which is apt to accommodate his various hypotheses. Moreover, Rudolf's hypotheses are to a large extent mutually contradictory, as well as historically, scientifically and logically wrong. Van Pelt in his witness statement deals in detail with the substance of Rudolf's witness statement, other than sections J and K, which are dealt with by Dr Green. A summary of the effect of van Pelt's and Green's responses to Rudolf is attached to these submissions. In the result, it can be seen that Rudolf s witness statement makes no credible impact on the evidence about Auschwitz that was given at trial or the judge's findings based upon that evidence.
12. Dr Green deals with sections J and K of Rudolf's witness statement.
- i) Rudolf does not claim his chemical analysis is decisive (even if it were correct). He has said "Chemistry is not the science which can prove or refute any allegations about the Holocaust 'rigorously'" (see Green page 59; see also Rudolf page 250);
- ii) There is an issue as to whether or not his chemical analysis is correct. Rudolf does not demonstrate that he is more likely to be right than Green (or Markiewicz).
- iii) Since no-one contends that the chemistry is decisive, the issue of Prussian blue staining (upon which Rudolf s hypothesis depends), when placed in the context of the whole of the evidence about Auschwitz, becomes inconsequential. The reasons for the absence of such staining in the gas chambers must be sought elsewhere. Such reasons have been convincingly proposed by Green and Markiewicz, who have shown that significant traces of cyanide may be found even where there is no blue staining.
13. The judge's overall conclusion, based on the evidence at trial, was in effect that Irving embarked on a mission to sink the "Battleship Auschwitz" without having any grounds to do so. Irving wholeheartedly embraced the Leuchter report as soon as it appeared and continued resolutely to adhere to it, even though he had received devastating critiques from others (including, most notably, Colin Beer) and even though, as he accepted at trial, it was largely worthless as evidence.
14. As was common ground at trial, what mattered in assessing Irving's honesty and integrity as an historian was the material he had before him when he wrote his books and made his statements. This was a subjective question and the Defendants proved that Irving's stance on Auschwitz from 1988 onwards was not based on any credible historical or scientific grounds. The "new" chemical evidence contained in sections J and K of Rudolf's witness statement makes no difference.
15. In any event there was abundant evidence that Irving had, for his own ideological reasons, "persistently and deliberately misrepresented and manipulated historical evidence" in order to exculpate Hitler (Judgment 13.167). As Sedley Li put it (see paragraph 11 of his written reasons) this was "the central issue" in the case. It follows that, even if the "new" evidence were admitted and accepted as being credible, it could not have "an important influence on the result of the case."
Zoe Polanska-Palmer
16. Even if her witness statement were wholly accurate and reliable, it would have no impact on the Auschwitz issue, since it is both tentative and wholly negative: all that she says, in effect, is that she did not actually see any gas chambers while she was at Auschwitz (although she did hear rumours of them and the Kapos speak of them) This proves nothing and certainly cannot provide an answer to the mass of positive evidence adduced by van Pelt. In any event, as the witness statement of James Libson demonstrates (paragraphs 81-87, pages 30-33), the inconsistencies between Mrs Potanska Palmer's present witness statement and her earlier autobiography are such that no reliance can safely be placed on her evidence. Thus her evidence is neither capable of having any influence on the outcome of the case nor credible.
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The Mighty Kicks! to headline Apple Festival
Published: Sunday, August 25, 2013 at 4:30 a.m.
Last Modified: Thursday, August 22, 2013 at 5:04 p.m.
The Mighty Kicks!, a high-energy band from South Carolina, has played venues around the world, but next Sunday they'll be in Hendersonville to close out the entertainment lineup for the North Carolina Apple Festival.
Apple Festival headliners
Headliners play at the main entertainment stage at First Avenue and Main Street.
* 6-7 p.m., Gal Friday Band
(country, Southern rock,
* 7:45-10 p.m., Buddy K Big Band
(swing, Latin, pop and rock from
the past 75 years)
* 5-6:30 p.m., Black Bottom
Biscuits (bluegrass, traditional
country, old-time)
* 7-10 p.m., Band of Oz (beach)
* 5:3-7 p.m., Stephen Freeman
(Elvis tribute)
* 7:30-10:30 p.m., The Mighty
Kicks! (rhythm & blues, beach,
Motown, dance classics)
"It's been a couple of years since we've played the Apple Festival, and we're glad to be back," said founding band member and drummer Willis Blume Jr. "It's one of our favorite shows to play."
That's saying something, considering the group has played for U.S. troops overseas on aircraft carriers and military bases throughout Europe and Central America. The Mighty Kicks! also played for the inaugural hosted by the South Carolina State Society in Washington, D.C.
The quintet is made up of Blume on drums, Theodore Esaw on rhythm guitar, David Stephens on bass guitar and two vocalists, Roger Richburg and Adrian Johnson.
Blume said the group loves playing the Apple Festival "because of the people. We love the large crowds and people packed up in front of the stage, and the people who host us are great. We just love it all, but above all, it's the people who make it so nice."
David Nicholson, Apple Festival executive director, said The Mighty Kicks! are a consistent draw and one of the most requested bands. "I'm glad they're back this year."
"The Apple Festival is the biggest event that we play," Blume said. "We're going to have a great time."
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I love this rug! It does not shed and is very comfortable to walk on. I was having a hard trouble finding a rug that was the size I needed (8x10) as well as affordable, soft, and the right color. This rug is all of that! I was able to get a great deal online with my Explorer Rewards coupon (gotta love those reward programs that are actually free) and the free shipping deal helped A TON because it was available in store but I didn't think it would fit in my car. I live in an apartment and they dropped it off right by my door (my door is inside the apartment complex, not an outside complex) and it arrived fairly quickly from when I placed the order. Overrall soooo happy and satisified with this purchase!! Can't go wrong.
I'm very happy with this purchase. It is a nice, thick rug. It happened to be the perfect color for my living room, so color depends on your home's color scheme. I was afraid it might have "sparkles" in it, but it does not. The "speckles" are subtle variations in coloring. I put mine in front of the fireplace. In addition to looking nice, It's the kind of rug you want to sit on. You do need a "shag carpet" setting on your vacuum, otherwise it will be difficult to vacuum, although not impossible. Mine has no negative features - it does not shed or have any funny odors. Everyone who visits my home remarks on what a nice rug it is.
Since the rug was destined for our guest bedroom, I did not want to invest a lot into this purchase. This rug, however, is quite good looking and feels delightful to bare feet! It completes the room, making the space feel comfortable and inviting. Can't wait for our daughter to come home for a visit.
I love the way this carpet looks in my living room. It is exactly what the room was missing and I have received many compliments over the holidays. It feels good and the color is soft. My dog had a bit of an accident on the carpet which made me furious until I saw how easily it cleaned up with no stain left behind. I would definitely recommend this product.
Beautiful color, and couldn't be any softer. Looks and feels like a high-end rug. Very happy I purchased it.
I love this rug! It is so plush and soft under my feet, I wish my whole apartment was like this. I have only had it a few weeks but it has not shed very much and i have a dog that runs and rolls on it. It looks good in my living room and I would defianlty recommend it. It is just so soft, I love when i step from my wooden floor onto the rug. I did buy a good 1/4 rug pad to go under it. I say it was a good value becasue it was during a half price sale and I had 25% off as a new member so I got a really good deal. It is very good quality. There are 2 things to be aware of, my vacum will not roll forward on it becasue it is too hig so I have to put it at the end and pull it back and then put it at the end and repeat, but it's worth it. The 2nd thing is it was sent rolled with the shag side out and I had to unroll the whole rug and turn it over, which was hard for me as just 1 person to do. I didn't understand why it was rolled shag out. Those are very minor problems and I would highly reccomend!
Love to rug ! It is so soft under my feet. I thought it was a bit over priced
We have had several less expensive shag rugs over the years & finally decided to spend a little more & get something really nice. This rug exceeded our expectations - it's gorgeous!! Very thick & very soft.


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Thanksgiving notebook: Proud parents in Southington
In the postgame ceremonies, Chuck and Clare Drury were beaming with emotion after their son, Mike, guided the Southington football team to a 10-0 regular season with a 38-13 win over Cheshire.
Mike Drury, who will be 30 on Dec. 16, took over the Southington program in the spring of 2011 and led the Blue Knights to a 7-3 record last season. When he got the job, Chuck resigned as head coach at Pomperaug to join his son as offensive coordinator.
Clare Drury noted it was a great decision.
"I am a real proud father," said Chuck. "He has done an outstanding job here. He's been engaging with the parents, the administration and especially the kids. He is so well-organized. He pushed the kids hard physically from the first day in August to yesterday."
Also on the Southington staff from Pomperaug is John Pereira, who is the offensive coordinator with the rushing offense while Chuck Drury is responsible for the passing offense. Pereira was Drury's defensive coordinator at Pomperaug.
Along the sidelines at Southington were two ex-Pomperaug standouts, twins Willie and Kevin Maxen.
Replays of the Southington-Cheshire game will be shown on Cox Communications Channel 15 on Saturday and Sunday, each day at 4:30. Peter Talbot is the play-by play announcer.
A facelift in Southington: After more than five years of trying to get the artificial surface approved, Southington unveiled its new turf, known as Pro Grass, on Thursday at Fontana Field.
At a halftime ceremony, members of the turf committee and key local supporters and donors all joined the ribbon-cutting ceremony with former Southington baseball coach and guidance counselor John Fontana, the nephew of the field's namesake, cutting the ribbon.
"This was the visionary of many for a long time, but it certainly was worth the wait," said John Dobbins, the chairman of the Southington Town Council.
Southington athletic director Eric Swallow couldn't have agreed more.
"Before I came here, there was an initiative to look into and build a case for a need," said Swallow. "One of my goals when I first came here in 2007 was to improve the facilities. The use of the (grass) field has been minimal, maybe 10 to 15 times a year. We've had real drainage issues. Now this is a multisports facility (for soccer, lacrosse, field hockey and football)."
The life expectancy of the turf field is between 10 and 15 years, and there is an eight-year warranty. An advisory committee is looking into maintaining the surface.
Advantage, Cyr: Wolcott receiver Matt Cyr's winning catch against Holy Cross — a 12-yard jump ball from quarterback Mike Nicol in the corner of the end zone — was simply a matter of the right matchup.
Cyr stands 6-foot-1. Holy Cross defensive back Joe Caputo stands 5-foot-8. The only way Wolcott could have messed it up was a bad throw from Nicol, and those are few and far between.
"Before the play, Mike was like, 'Matt, you better catch this one, dude,'"Cyr said. "I had no choice."
Cyr went up and got it, but it wasn't the result of a poor play by Caputo. He was positioned perfectly. It was a textbook play by a defensive back. Unfortunately for Holy Cross, you can't coach height.
"It was a really good defensive play," Cyr said. "He was right there. I just had to go get it."
Don't forget the kicker: If the game had turned out differently, Holy Cross punter Kyle Broderick might be lauded as a hero today.
Broderick ripped off punts of 44 yards and 41 yards in the third quarter. The first pinned Wolcott at its 1-yard line and resulted in an interception of Nicol. Four plays later, Holy Cross had a touchdown and trailed 13-7. The second punt put Wolcott at its 3. Wolcott attempted a punt on the drive, but it was blocked and Holy Cross took a 14-13 lead five plays later.
Unfortunately for Broderick, the kicks went for naught.
Berkshire Bowl high: Gilbert-Northwestern's 44-0 win over Housatonic-Wamogo was the largest margin of victory in the 28-game series, now led 16-12 by G-N. The previous high was 39 points in a 54-15 Gilbert win in 2001.
The Berkshire Bowl went everywhere with the Yellowjackets this week, including to the traditional night-before dinner and to every practice.
"Some of the kids even took it home to polish it," coach Scott Salius said.
The two schools first started playing in 1953 and continued for 23 seasons, with Gilbert (before its co-op with Northwestern) winning 14 and losing nine.
Defensive standout: In a Naugy-Ansonia game that featured 11 touchdowns, a field goal and 937 yards between the two teams, Greyhounds linebacker Ronald Parker still managed to stand out defensively. All game long, he consistently disrupted the rhythm of the Ansonia offense by making big plays.
"They had a couple guys who played excellent on defense and were beating us all day, especially that kid No. 4 (Parker)," Ansonia coach Tom Brockett said. "He was outstanding for them all day. Sometimes the other team just has kids who make plays."
Naugy coach Shawn Kuczenski said that is nothing new for Parker.
"He has been doing that all year for us," Kuczenski said. "All year, we just let him go. We just tell him, 'You're blitzing; just go make a play for us.'"
Versatile performer: Naugatuck's Mick Pernell played receiver, quarterback and running back at different times during the Greyhounds' 48-27 loss to Ansonia. He was just trying to make enough plays to help his team keep pace with the potent Chargers.
He finished with 36 yards rushing on seven carries and caught eight passes for 162 yards, including touchdowns of 61 and 30 yards.
"Mick is an unbelievable player," quarterback Jason Bradley said. "He's got explosion. He runs one of the fastest 40s ever seen, and he catches everything. I don't remember him dropping any of my passes."
Pernell also kicked a 24-yard field goal.
Tribute to a legend: A nice moment at the Robert H. Frost Complex before the game when Torrington honored the family of James "Doc" McKenna. For 56 years McKenna was the THS school physician and all eight of his kids were on hand. Sons Jim, Casey, Pete and Mike, the current Torrington athletic director, went out to midfield for the coin toss. Daughters Katie, Mary and Laurie were also in attendance.
Even Steven: Talk about an even series. With its win over Watertown, Torrington evened the almost half-century battle with the Indians. Each team now has 23 wins. There is one tie.
Great "D": Torrington's defense was outstanding as Watertown ran 18 plays for negative yardage. At halftime, three Watertown runners had carried 15 times for minus-6 yards. Only Rocco Guerrero was in positive numbers for the Indians with 13 yards on six carries.
The Republican-American's Mark Jaffee, Roger Cleaveland, Ed Daigneault, Rick Wilson and Timothy W. Gaffney contributed.
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Published: Friday, January 17, 2014 at 4:30 a.m.
Last Modified: Thursday, January 16, 2014 at 5:04 p.m.
Elected officials must do all they can to avoid even the appearance of a conflict of interests. Yet even applying these strict criteria, Hendersonville City Council acted correctly in voting last week to refund a water fee paid by a recently elected council member.
In a 3-1 vote with Councilman Jerry Smith opposing, council agreed Jan. 9 to refund Millers Laundry and Cleaners $10,875 in impact fees the business owner, Councilman Jeff Miller, paid to relocate part of his business in 2011.
Miller is open about the fact that his dispute with the city over the fees, known as system development charges, prompted him to run for council. His battle concerning these charges, which are imposed on new homes and businesses that impact the citys water and sewer system, started about eight years ago.
At that time, Miller relocated a business in the Laurel Park Shopping Center to U.S. 64, incurring $12,000 in water fees, most of that attributed to system development charges. Miller contends he should not have had to pay the fees because he was relocating a business rather than opening a new one.
Five years later, Miller transferred his long-running laundry service for summer camps from Millers Laundry on King Street to 620 Brevard Road. Moving the service allowed him to upgrade equipment, cutting his companys water use at both locations. Yet he was charged another $12,000 in September 2011, most of it attributed to the system development charge.
Miller was so aggravated by the total of $24,000 in water charges that he considered filing a lawsuit against the city. Instead, he filed a formal complaint with then-City Manager Bo Ferguson.
After taking the matter before council, Ferguson sent Miller an email advising him to wait about two years before bringing his request for a refund before the board. The reason given was to allow the city time to compare the difference in the laundrys past and current water use.
Council approved a new rate formula in 2012 that caused the system development charge to spike for commercial water users. Miller said his business would have paid $25,000 rather than $12,000 under that system. But in October, council revised the policy to lessen the impact on businesses. Miller, however, was so frustrated that he made his battle the centerpiece of his winning bid for a seat on council in November.
Since city officials told Miller to wait two years before appealing the fee assessed on his business, it is not his fault that the decision came after he was elected to council.
Council also voted to waive the system development charge for Boyd Chevrolet in November after the company cut its water use by more than half at its new location, and council has previously refunded charges to a veterinary clinic.
There is no reason to believe council would have acted differently had Miller been anyone else but an elected council member. Because of this, and the fact that the city delayed hearing Millers appeal, council acted properly and within the bounds of proper ethics.
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Federer levels record (Times Now)
The venue was different, the opponent was different but the result was the same. It was another smashing win from the racquet of Roger Federer in the finals of the Dubai Open against Mikhail Youzhny, and the Swiss ace crossed another milestone.
This despite a shaky start that saw Youzhny break Federer in the opening game and go up 2-0. But Federer shot back into the match in typical fashion, breaking Youzhny's serve and putting him back on track at 2 games each. Another break in the tenth game of the match and Federer had sealed the first set.
A win at Dubai puts the champion on par with Bjorn Borg's 4th highest total of most consecutive victories. And even as the Swedish legend watched from the stands, Federer broke in the second and sixth games of the second set to record his 41st consecutive victory. Guillermo Vilas with 47, Ivan Lendl with 44 and John McEnroe with 42, are the only players ahead of Federer with most consecutive wins.
Federer ties 4th-longest Open-era streak (New Hope Courier)
No sooner does Roger Federer break one record than he seems to set his sights on another.
A few days after making it 161 consecutive weeks as world number one, breaking the record held by Jimmy Connors, the Swiss maestro defeated Russian Mikhail Youzhny in Saturday's Dubai Open final to equal Bjorn Borg's total of 41 wins in a row.
Record-setting Federer makes it four out of five in Dubai (Jurnalo)
Roger Federer stormed to his fourth title in five years at the Dubai Duty free on Saturday, his 6-4, 6-3 win over Russian Mikhail Youzhny pulling the Swiss level with Bjorn Borg in the record books.
World number 1 Federer stretched his current win streak to 41 straight matches, tying the Swede's mark set in 1979-1980.
Should he repeat his triumph at the Indian Wells Masters which ends in a fortnight at a desert venue in California, the 25-year-old world-beater would equal the all-time record of 46 victories on the trot from Argentine Guillermo Vilas from 1977.
Federer's win streak now at 41 (The Saginaw News)
Roger Federer won the Dubai Open for the fourth time in five years on Saturday, beating Mikhail Youzhny of Russia 6-4, 6-3 in the final.
Federer won his 41st straight match, tying Bjorn Borg for the fourth-longest streak in the Open era and leaving him five short of Guillermo Vilas' 1977 record. Ivan Lendl (44 in 1981-82) and John McEnroe (42 in 1984) also are in front of Federer.
Federer's Streak Reaches 41 Matches (Playfuls)
Roger Federer extended his amazing winning streak to 41 matches Saturday by winning the Dubai Tennis Championships. Federer defeated Mikhail Youzhny 6-4, 6-3 to win his seventh consecutive tournament. He is 12-0 this year, a stretch that includes the Australian Open.
His last setback came in the second round of the Masters Series tournament in Cincinnati last August.
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TO: Peg Maher, Convener
Hearing Committee
FROM: Carmen Wilson, Chair
Faculty Senate
RE: Committee Charge for 2007-2008 Academic Year
This memo is intended to serve as the initial charge letter to the Hearing Committee for the 2007-08 academic year. Please share this memo with the committee members.
Per Faculty Senate Bylaw II. (s): "Each faculty committee shall hold an organizational meeting and report the name of the chairperson to the senate office by October 1. (Joint Chairpersons are not permitted.)"
Therefore, as the convener of the Hearing Committee, please arrange, as soon as feasible, an organizational meeting. In addition to a chairperson, please also elect a secretary.
Primary responsibilities of the chairperson include:
o promptly informing the Senate office (5-8018) the results of the election of officers and any changes in committee membership.*
o organizing and conducting meetings.
o completing a year end report on the Hearing Committee activities to be submitted to the Senate Office no later than May 31, 2008.
*The committee chairperson should carefully review Faculty Senate Bylaw II, "Faculty Standing Committees" for information on committee attendance and the role of alternates.
Primary responsibilities of the secretary include:
o recording minutes of each meeting.
o promptly sending meeting minutes to Sibbie Weathers (firstname.lastname@example.com) so that the minutes can be posted on the faculty senate website.
In the event the committee chooses to rotate secretarial duties, please designate one person to be responsible for e-mailing the meeting minutes to Sibbie Weathers.
According to Faculty Senate Bylaw II. K. The Hearing Committee, the duties and responsibilities of the committee shall include:
- Hearing dismissal cases as described in UWS 4 and
also in accordance with the following conditions:
- In relation to UWS 4.01, "just cause" for a dismissal shall be related, directly and substantially, to the fitness of the faculty member's professional capacity as a teacher, researcher or artist. If the concept of "moral turpitude" is applied to the case, the standard to be used shall not be that the moral sensibilities of persons in the particular community have been affronted. The standard shall be behavior that would evoke condemnation by the academic community generally. If the charge is incompetence, the testimony should include that of teachers and other scholars, either from this or from other institutions.
- In relation to UWS 4.02,
i.) Whenever the chancellor notifies a faculty member of a complaint which might lead to dismissal, the member may seek information and assistance from an ombudsperson as specified in Section III of the Faculty Senate Bylaws. Timely allowance is to be made for such consultation prior to the chancellor's informal discussion of the complaint with the faculty member.
ii.) If dismissal proceedings are to be undertaken, the Hearing Committee shall be informed by the chancellor. The Hearing Committee shall solicit from the faculty member his/her opinion of the charges and whether he/she intends to request a hearing.
If the faculty member requests a hearing, the Hearing Committee may, with
the consent of the parties concerned, hold joint pre-hearing meetings with the
parties in order to (i) simplify the issue, (ii) effect stipulations of facts,
(iii) provide for the exchange of documents or other information, and (iv)
achieve such other appropriate pre-hearing objectives as will make the hearing
fair, effective, and expeditious.
- In relation to UWS 4.03, this hearing committee shall operate not only as the hearing agent for the board, but also as the hearing agent for the faculty.
- In relation to UWS 4.06,
i.) The faculty member shall be afforded an opportunity to obtain necessary witnesses and documents or other evidence. The administration shall cooperate with the hearing committee in securing witnesses and making available documents and other evidence.
ii.) The faculty member and the administration shall have the right to confront and cross examine all witnesses. Where the witnesses cannot or will not appear at the hearing, but the committee determines that the interests of justice require admission of their statements, the committee shall identify the witnesses, disclose their statements, and if possible, provide for interrogatories.
iii.) Before the close of the hearings, the committee shall give opportunity to the faculty member or his/her advisor and/or counsel and chancellor or his/her representative to present oral arguments. If written briefs would be helpful, the committee may request them.
Public statements and publicity about the case by either the faculty
member or administrative officers, except for simple announcements covering the
time of the hearing and similar matters, shall be avoided so far as possible
until these proceedings and considerations by the governing board of the
institution have been completed.
- In relation to UWS 4.07,
i.) Prior to determining penalty for the charges made against the faculty member, the Hearing Committee shall determine the truth of the charges. An affirmative vote of two-thirds or more of the members hearing the case shall be required to decide which, if any, charges are true. A lesser vote shall be reported to the chancellor with a recommendation for dismissal of the charges.
ii.) If the committee determines that any charge is true, the committee shall then determine the penalty if any.
iii.) The committee shall recommend dismissal only if seven or more members vote affirmatively that the charge(s) justify dismissal of the faculty member.
iv.) If the committee determines that the charges justify imposition of a severe sanction, it shall specify the sanction. It shall then vote on the imposition of that sanction. That specific sanction shall be recommended to the chancellor only if six or more members vote for that sanction. A severe sanction would, for instance, be suspension without pay for a stated period, or a reduction in pay for a stated period.
v.) If the committee determines that the charges justify imposition of a minor penalty, it shall specify the sanction. It shall then vote on the imposition of that sanction. That specific sanction shall be recommended to the chancellor only if five members or more vote for that sanction. A minor sanction would, for instance, be a reprimand.
If the committee has decided the charge(s) is true, it might decide that
no penalty should be imposed. This decision requires a majority vote. Reasons
should accompany such a recommendation to the chancellor.
- In relation to UWS 4.08 (2) and under circumstances described therein, the committee/chancellor shall then reconsider, taking into account the stated objections of the board and receiving new evidence if necessary.
- In relation to UWS 4.09, the Hearing Committee
is the appropriate committee for the chancellor to consult. The
committee shall transmit its recommendation to the chancellor. The
committee shall also inform the faculty member concerned of its
- Hearing non-renewal appeals as described in UWS 3.08, and UWL 3.08.
- Hearing layoff appeals as described in UWS 5.11, UWL 5.11, and UWL 5.12.
- Hearing dismissal cases for instructional academic staff as described in UWS 11.03 (2).
- Developing additional rules and procedures to assure fairness in hearings, and communicating these to faculty and instructional academic staff directly involved in these hearings.
Although no special charge is being given to the committee this year, should the membership wish to bring any policy issues to the attention of the senate, it should certainly do so. Any recommendations that the committee would like to make to the senate should be submitted to our office in a timely fashion.
If you have questions or concerns, please contact me at any time during the year. Finally, if the Senate Executive Committee or I can assist your committee in any way during the year, please do not hesitate to ask.


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BOSTON -- Chicago Blackhawks center Dave Bolland scored the goal of his childhood dreams Monday night. It delivered him -- and the Blackhawks -- the Stanley Cup.
Bolland's goal with 58.3 seconds remaining in Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Final allowed the Blackhawks to complete a historic comeback and take a 3-2 decision against the stunned Boston Bruins at TD Garden. Chicago's Bryan Bickell had tied the game 17 seconds earlier with an extra-attacker goal.
"When don't you dream about it?" Bolland asked rhetorically. "We all dream about scoring that Stanley Cup winner."
Bolland had run through this exact moment in his mind as a kid playing hockey back home in Etobicoke, Ontario. He played on the street, on ponds, at Mimico Arena and other buildings across the Southern Ontario region -- and every once in a while he would dream about scoring the Stanley Cup-clinching goal in front of thousands of people.
"Check that one off the bucket list," Bolland said.
Boston left wing Milan Lucic had scored the go-ahead goal with 7:49 remaining in the third, but Bickell scored the tying goal off a one-timer from the slot with 1:16 to play. Less than 18 seconds later, Bolland cashed in from the left post before tossing his gloves in a wild celebration although there was still almost a minute to play.
"I've seen [comebacks like this] happen in soccer, in the [UEFA] Champions League, but not in hockey," Blackhawks center Michal Handzus said. "Especially at this big stage, Game 6, elimination game, being in the road building and to score two goals in the last minute to win the Cup. Wow, that's incredible."
After becoming the first team in NHL history to earn at least one point in its first 24 regular-season games, Chicago is now the first team in the salary-cap era to win the Stanley Cup twice. The Blackhawks are also the first team since the 1991 Pittsburgh Penguins to win the Cup in six games when they trailed 2-1 after Game 3.
Prior to 2010, when the Blackhawks beat the Philadelphia Flyers in Game 6 to win the Stanley Cup, the last time Chicago celebrated as hockey's championship city was in 1961, when legends Stan Mikita and Bobby Hull were A-list celebrities around town. Now they're ambassadors for a team that could be developing into a modern-day dynasty.
"It's the greatest feeling in the world," Chicago coach Joel Quenneville said. "Once you win one, you can't wait to do it again, but it's a hard road. We had some great hurdles, some great ups and downs here, but what a finish. I'm so happy for the guys."
For a while it looked like Lucic's goal, a shot from the slot off a behind-the-net feed from David Krejci, would hold up -- especially after Chicago had a power-play opportunity that yielded nothing and ended with less than four minutes to play.
But the Blackhawks pushed and pinched. They got the puck deep and won the battles for it. They outworked the Bruins and that work paid dividends when Jonathan Toews fired a pass from the left corner to set up Bickell for a one-timer from the slot that he'll never forget. Bickell blasted it through Boston goalie Tuukka Rask's five hole, setting off a celebration in the corner that was filled with as much excitement as relief.
"Good things happen when you go to the net," Bickell said, repeating a line the Blackhawks have been saying since Game 4. "Cloud 9 right now."
Another 76 seconds of scoreless hockey would have sent these teams to overtime for the fourth time in this best-of-7 series. The Blackhawks had other ideas.
"We knew we were going to win it [after Bickell scored]," Bolland said. "I don't know about regulation, but we knew we were going to win it."
Bolland made sure of it, scoring from the left post after Johnny Oduya's shot from the left point clanked off that post.
"You don't predict that, but we'll take it," said Toews, whose goal in the second period tied the game 1-1. "It's a pretty exciting way to finish and to turn it around so quick, it's amazing."
The Bruins couldn't believe it. They thought they had Game 6 won -- much in the same way the Toronto Maple Leafs thought they had won Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals on May 13. Boston made the impossible become possible that night inside TD Garden, coming back from three goals down in the final 10 minutes to win in overtime.
They experienced the other side of that experience Monday night.
"It's terrible," Bruins defenseman Johnny Boychuk said. "It's the total opposite of what happened with Toronto. We're up one and ready go to Game 7. Then, all of the sudden, it's over."
Boychuk later admitted he was feeling "total shock."
They were feeling the same thing on the Chicago side. Some of the Blackhawks were even mentally preparing to go back to Chicago without the Cup to play a Game 7 at United Center on Wednesday.
"I was getting ready for Game 7, I can tell you that much," defenseman Niklas Hjalmarsson said. "Oh for sure, I thought it was going to be tough to get one goal and we got two. That was huge."
Toews said he was trying to fight off the emotional low as the scoreboard clock kept ticking with the Bruins leading 2-1.
"The thought does cross your mind and it's a tough thing to fight," he said. "It's not a good feeling, but we found a way."
Chicago defenseman Brent Seabrook said he didn't even know Bolland's shot went into the net because he was on the ice when Bickell scored and was trying to catch his breath, thinking maybe he'd get another shift before what seemed like an inevitable overtime.
"You never say die," Seabrook said. "Things can change just that quickly."
History changed in less than 18 seconds Monday night. Dreams became reality.
"Amazing ending to an amazing year," Quenneville said.


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CLEVELAND (AP) -- An Ohio appeals court decision has opened the door for Occupy Cleveland protesters -- or anyone else -- to stage late-night demonstrations in the city's Public Square.
The 8th Ohio District Court of Appeals ruling stemmed from a 2011 case in which Occupy protesters were arrested for violating curfew for staying there overnight.
The court ruled the city's curfew ordinance, which banned people without a permit from Public Square between 10 p.m. and 5 a.m., violated First Amendment rights.
The (Cleveland) Plain Dealer (http://bit.ly/TMPKWs ) reports that an attorney for the two protesters whose convictions were overturned by the decision called it a major victory for the Occupy movement.
Cleveland Law Director Barbara Langhenry said the city is disappointed in the decision and is trying to determine whether to appeal.
Information from: The Plain Dealer, http://www.cleveland.com