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Fayetteville Fraud Detectives would like to warn the public about a scam utilizing Automatic Teller Machines, (ATM's). Several incidents have taken place within the last week and are currently under investigation.
Scammers are placing skimming devices, (pictured below), on local ATM's in an attempt to retrieve account information and pin numbers.
Skimming devices can be hard to detect. Most commonly, the device is placed directly on top of a card reader; as the victim conducts their transaction, the scammers sit in a nearby vehicle where information is wirelessly transmitted. Once the victim's information is obtained, money is withdrawn from their account in a manner of minutes.
Citizens are advised to be on the lookout for attachments on ATM's. If the machine looks suspicious, do not use it. If the machine takes your ATM card and does not return it, call your bank right away to have the card inactivated.
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Yahoo to Sell Alibaba Stake, Take Hit on Taxes
Yahoo tried for years to find a tax-efficient way to unlock the value in its partial Alibaba ownership, but ultimately decided to eat the full 38% in federal, state and local taxes in order to finalize a deal, CFO Tim Morse said on Monday.
"We spent considerable time and effort reviewing and analyzing both taxable and tax-efficient alternatives for our Asian stakes over the last couple of years," Morse told analysts and investors on a Monday conference call to discuss the pact, which has Yahoo selling up to half its stake back to Alibaba, with the possibility of exiting the remainder of its stake over time. In addition to a roughly 40% stake in Alibaba, Yahoo also owns about 35% of Yahoo Japan, and has been looking to for ways to monetize both positions.
Morse called the efforts by both parties to find a tax-free solution "tremendous," but said the "complex and unprecedented nature" of the deal created "timing risk, closing uncertainty and value leakage that were not justified relative to the potential tax savings," according to an unedited transcript of the call provided by Factset.
Though a tax-free deal eluded Yahoo and Alibaba, the taxable alternative is nonetheless complex, and is designed to incentivize Alibaba's initial public offering. It includes an amended licensing agreement which gives Yahoo an upfront payment of $550 million plus up to four more years of royalties, which stop once Alibaba goes public.
Yahoo will also receive $800 million in Alibaba preferred stock, which will yield 10% a year, though only 30% of the dividends will be paid in cash while the rest of the interest accrues and is added to the face value of the stake. Alibaba can lower that interest rate provided it can improve its credit rating, Yahoo noted in a slide presentation.
A Yahoo spokeswoman declined to make Morse available for an interview.
Financing isn't guaranteed, but Alibaba must buy back at least a quarter of Yahoo's stake even if financing falls through. Also, Alibaba either needs to buy a quarter of Yahoo's stake in concert with its IPO or allow Yahoo to sell that amount during the offering, after which Yahoo can sell the remainder. That sale would be subject to Alibaba's marketing help and to a lock-up period.
Morse said substantially all of the cash proceeds will be returned to Yahoo shareholders. He declined to say whether the distribution would include a dividend, but it may come chiefly through share repurchases, as Yahoo's board of directors also boosted its share repurchase authorization by $5 billion. Assuming it sells half its stake at the $7.1 billion valuation and receives the licensing payment, after backing out the value of the Alibaba preferred stock and taxes paid, Yahoo expects to net $4.2 billion in proceeds.
Yahoo has for years been plagued by turnover in the CEO chair and demands from activist hedge funds, including Carl Icahn and, more recently, Third Point's Dan Loeb. Loeb recently revealed discrepancies in resume of former Yahoo CEO Scott Thompson, which led to Thompson's ouster and gained Loeb three board seats in exchange for dropping his proxy contest against the company.
Morse served as interim CEO between Carol Bartz, who was fired in September, and Thompson. After Thompson's ouster, global media head Ross Levinsohn was named interim CEO.
Sell-side equity analysts were generally sanguine about the moves, but Wall Street pushed Yahoo stock just 1% higher in Monday afternoon trading.

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Laura Meckler reports from Philadelphia on the presidential race.
Sen. John McCain is proposing a new set of tax cuts aimed at helping investors weather the financial crisis. It includes temporary reductions on capital gains tax, on taxes paid by senior citizens when they withdraw money from retirement accounts, and on taxes paid on unemployment benefits.
The total package would cost $52.8 billion, according to senior policy adviser Douglas Holtz-Eakin. All of the proposals would apply for 2009 and 2010.
The McCain campaign has struggled to figure out the best response to the economic crisis, suggesting a number of proposals over the last few weeks. None of them appears to have caught fire with the public, though, as polls show voters trust rival Sen. Barack Obama more on the economy. The Democratic nominee has been gaining in national and battleground state polls with Election Day just three weeks away.
The Obama campaign called the McCain initiative "a day late and 101 families short," saying it will not spur job growth for the middle class.
"His trickle-down, ideological recipes won't strengthen our economy and grow our middle-class, but Barack Obama's pro-jobs, pro-family economic policies will," Obama spokesman Bill Burton said in a statement. He added that a capital gain tax cut won't be very helpful in a year when people don't have many capital gains.
The McCain plan would reduce the tax on long-term capital gains to 7.5% from 15% for 2009 and 2010. The campaign said this would "strengthen incentives to save, invest and restore the liquidity of the markets." That would cost $10 billion.
He also wants to increase the amount of capital losses that can be used to offset ordinary income from $3,000 to $15,000.
McCain is also proposing that the federal government guarantee all savings accounts, no matter how much money is invested, for a short term. "We must restore trust to our financial system," he said in remarks prepared for delivery. "On my orders, the Department of the Treasury will guarantee one hundred percent of all savings accounts for a period of six months."
The most expensive part of the plan would lower the tax rate on money seniors withdraw from IRAs and 401(k) retirement plans to the lowest rate — 10%. This would apply to the first $50,000 withdrawn from these accounts each year. The campaign estimated it would help nearly 9 million Americans over age 60 and would cost $36 billion.
"Seniors have seen the financial markets undertake a daily assault on their life savings in recent weeks," a fact sheet distributed by the campaign said.
McCain is also proposing that the federal government guarantee all savings accounts, no matter how much money is invested, for a short term. "We must restore trust to our financial system," he said in remarks prepared for delivery. "On my orders, the Department of the Treasury will guarantee 100% of all savings accounts for a period of six months."
McCain is also proposing exempting unemployment benefits from taxation in 2009 and 2010 for those who were making less than $100,000 per year. "This provides targeted relief, at the lowest cost to the taxpayer," the campaign said. The estimated cost is $6.5 billion.
McCain is expected to talk about the plan at a rally today outside Philadelphia. It comes a day after Obama put out his own set of proposals to deal with the economic crisis, including a partial moratorium on mortgage foreclosures.
The McCain campaign also released more detail about his previously announced proposal for the government to buy up distressed mortgages and renegotiate affordable terms with homeowners who might otherwise default on their loans
The program would be available to mortgage holders who live in their primary residence and can prove they were credit worthy at the time of the original loan. It would help those whose homes are now worth less than they owe on the mortgage because of falling home values.
Under the plan, the original mortgage would be retired and the family would receive a new 30-year, fixed-rate mortgage guaranteed by the Federal Housing Administration that reflects the current market value of the home.
The cost, an estimated $300 billion, would come from the $700 billion already approved by Congress as part of the bailout bill, the campaign said.


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- Exploring online portfolios
- Creating the site architecture
- Incorporating advanced custom post type functionalities
- Hooking a custom taxonomy to a post type
- Understanding how hierarchy relates to taxonomies
- Populating content into custom post types
- Handling multiple post type templates
- Displaying a list of links to the latest custom post type posts
- Building static pages for the front and the blog
- Creating a contact page with a contact form
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In the last movie, we created three custom posts type templates, one for each of our custom posts types. However, as you can see, most of the content in each of our custom posts type templates is exactly the same. The only thing that really changes is where the taxonomy information appears and the conditional statements around it. So wouldn't it make more sense to make just one file that had all the template information and then just reference that file from outside, so that it applies to each of the custom posts types? That would mean we had one file that we could edit, rather than three.
So that's what we're going to do. Just so there is no confusion, I've reset the theme back to where it was at the end of the third movie of this chapter. That means we only have one file here called content-recipes, and the other ones are gone. So we'll start off by opening that file and resave it as custom-content.php. The reason I'm resaving it is just so I don't have to copy and paste it over. I could just as easily have created a new file called custom-content.php and then copied all the content over.
Now the custom-content.php contains all our template information, I'm going to go in and change content- recipes.php by taking out all the template information and replace it with a simple call to custom-content.php. This is the exact same technique we used to create our abstraction layer in the theme for our custom posts types file. However, I'm going to use a WordPress function to call in the content, because it's easier to manage. The function was called get_template_part.
In it we just add the variable of the name of the content we want to call in. So I'll say custom-content and you don't need to add the .php here. This custom-content tells WordPress to look for a file that's called custom-content, which is exactly what we want. So now I'll add a semicolon at the end to end the line and then save it. If everything works properly now, the recipes page just exactly the same. So if I reload it, we're seeing the same content, the only difference is we are now not seeing the template files from content-recipes; we're seeing it from custom-content.
Likewise, if I reload for instance the photo page, there should be no change. I'm sure you've already figured out what the next step is. All I need to do now to apply the custom- content template to photos is to resave content-recipes as content-photos. So I'll go and rename it. And I'll do the same for videos. So I'll just resave it again, content-videos.
So now we have three files, photos, recipes, and videos, that all point to one file, custom-content. And when I reload my Photos page now, we'll see the custom taxonomy information appear at the top, and the same thing happens with videos. That means my single target file works. Now I need to change my template so that it displays the content I want in the place I want. For instance, all this taxonomy information should only appear on recipes.
It should not appear on photos or videos. So I'm going to go into custom-content and add a new conditional statement that tests whether or not the current post type is recipes, and then displays the taxonomy information only if that's the case. So I'll go down to where the entry- meta-custom starts and I'll add a new conditional statement at the top here. The conditional statement is a regular if statement, so I'll say if and then I'll ask WordPress, what is the current custom post type? So I'll say get_post_type and then if it equals, so two equal signs, recipes, then run everything underneath.
And then I just remember to end my conditional statement at the very bottom underneath the end of the div. So I'll add the end bracket here. When I now save this, WordPress will test to see if the post_type is recipes and if so, it will display all of this content. Going back to the browser and reloading the recipe nothing has changed, but if you reload a photos page or a videos page, the taxonomy information no longer displays.
Now that we've done that, we can add the taxonomy information for the photos and the videos where we want it. Because this requires a bit of extra code, I've created a code snippet for you. So if you scroll down to footer entry- meta and then go into our code snippets, you'll find here at the bottom the footer class code snippets. So if you copy this and you paste it in right here starting with the footer class, I'll explain to you what happens.
This stack is exactly as the one before, except we're testing for two types of posts. So it says if get the post_type equals photos or get the post_type equals videos-- These two pipes is how you'd say Or. A pipe by the way is created by hitting Shift+Backslash on your US English keyboard. If I save my template again and reload Videos page, we'll now see the video taxonomy information appear at the bottom.
Likewise, if I reload the photos page, we'll see the photos taxonomy information appear at the bottom and the Recipes page shows no change. By using conditional statements in a smart way and placing all my content in one central location, it makes it easier for me later to make sweeping changes to the entire site. Of course, this only applies if all your templates are roughly the same. In my case, that is the case, so I'm going to stick with it.
But we can take this one step further and make it even easier to manage. And that's what I'll address in the next movie, and what I address in the next movie is going to be what's used for the rest of the course as well.


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Sustainable?...how about "responsible"
By Sylvie MacKenzie, Director, Marketing-Oracle on May 05, 2012
Written by Guest Blogger Garrett Harley, Product & Industry Market Manager - Engineering & Construction, Oracle
Western, the premier research and education institution in Ontario Canada isn't just a progressive place to expand the minds of tomorrows workforce and innovations, it's mission is far more reaching than that. The physical environment that faculty and students utilize will be some of the greenest infrastructure of any university system on the planet. With LEED Silver targets for all their campus assets, renovation and new construction work will transform Western into a shining symbol of innovative and sustainable infrastructure.
Green building isn't just about driving down operating costs, although economic factors have allowed it to become more popular, it's full measure is a more emotional story. No human-economic endeavor is "sustainable", or more accurately we must place qualifiers against it to define our intentions; "more sustainable", or "less sustainable". A better word applied is "responsibility", and at Western they understand the difference. With faculty and students, a physical environment that looks and operates "responsibly" is an emotional draw to attract those who strive to combine their professional goals, with their sense of moral obligation. Where research and education can become both a refuge in adversity and an ornament in prosperity.
Western has looked for partners in this mission who align and reinforce there passion for responsibility and Oracle is helping them answer that call. Through a complete Engineering and Construction lifecycle solution, Western is using Oracle technology to plan, build and operate their campus infrastructure. Centralizing their project management information, integrating it to their financial system, and creating an environment of shared responsibility where contractors, vendors and suppliers can all contribute toward common goals. Oracle technology is enabling Western to deliver Greener, more responsible infrastructure from the hardware through the software with engineered systems that are built to work together.
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ALLENTOWN (AP) — Authorities in the Lehigh Valley say a man tried to lure a real estate agent to a secluded model home so he could sexually assault her.
The Lehigh County District Attorney's office said Friday that 29-year-old Frank Yeager of Sellersville, Bucks County, is charged with attempted rape.
Police say the real estate agent was unharmed in the Nov. 25 attempt because she refused to go upstairs with Yeager, who had lied about a water leak in the model home.
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The time is finally here! It is officially College Football season and we are off to a great start with UCA's win Thursday night. They beat the Incarnate Word 58-7 and even Gov. Mike Beebe got in on the play calling action! We are now pumped for Saturday's Razorback game and we were joined in studio by the PigSkin Preacher and The Sunday Buzz's Bill Vickery.
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Johnny Manziel was barely slapped on the wrist this week and in this segment we do a list of things longer than Johnny's suspension. (It's a clean list, get your head out of the gutter!)
This week we return with the Matty T. movie segment. This week we have an Ethan Hawk movie and a 3d presentation of a boy band.
Last but not least is Bill Vickery's favorite part of the show. In the Zone Rewind we look back at the best interview and show moments of the week.
Monday we will be off for the Labor Day holiday but will return Tuesday live from the Little Rock Touchdown Club presented by Epoch Health. We hope you have a safe and fun weekend and as always we thank you for listening to The Zone from 10 to 1 with Justin Acri. Go Hogs!


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The Epic of Gilgamesh
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The Epic of Gilgamesh Chapter 7, Tablet 7 Summary
- Tablet 7 begins in the middle of Enkidu's dream—the dream he began telling Gilgamesh at the end of Tablet 6.
- In Enkidu's dream, the gods Anu, Enlil, and Shamash are confabbing. Anu says that, because Gilgamesh and Enkidu killed the Bull of Heaven and Humbaba, whichever one of them chopped down the biggest tree in the Cedar Forest must die.
- Enlil thinks Enkidu should be the one to get the axe this time.
- But Shamash sticks up for the two friends, saying that they killed the Bull of Heaven and Humbaba on his orders. (Is this true?) So, Enkidu is innocent.
- Enlil isn't too happy about this; he blames Shamash for having supported Gilgamesh and Enkidu on their quest.
- And then Enkidu wakes up.
- When he hears about this horrible nightmare, Gilgamesh starts crying. He can't understand why the gods are sparing him and condemning Enkidu to die.
- At this point, Enkidu—who also can't believe that he must die—calls out to the god Enlil and says that he didn't chop down the greatest tree in the Cedar Forest. (Really?)
- Now Enkidu starts losing it. First he curses the Cedar Door, blaming it for his misfortunes. (This is the door he made out of the cedar he chopped down in Humbaba's forest—check out the end of Tablet 5 to jog your memory.)
- Gilgamesh tells his friend to cut out the crazy talk. He says that he will pray to Enlil on his behalf. He also promises to have his craftsmen make a statue of Enkidu out of gold. (Is this supposed to help in some way?)
- The next morning, however, Enkidu is still sputtering curses. This time, he calls on the god Shamash to curse the trapper. (Remember him? We met him back in Tablet 1; he was the one who first spotted Enkidu at the watering-hole, and set in motion the chain of events that made the wild-man join the human world.)
- Next on the docket for Enkidu's curses is Shamhat, the temple-servant who first initiated him into the world of human sexuality. Enkidu's curses against her are especially cruel: he hopes that she will end up as a poor prostitute of the streets.
- Shamash isn't happy about all this cursing. He tells Enkidu to stop blaming Shamhat—has he forgotten how she took him out of the wilderness, and fed and clothed him?
- Besides, says Shamash, if it wasn't for Shamhat, Enkidu would never have met Gilgamesh, his best friend. Once Enkidu is dead, Gilgamesh will always keep the statue of his friend beside himself and make all the people of the land worship it.
- He also makes a mysterious prediction. Shamash says that once Enkidu is dead Gilgamesh's grief will make him "don the skin of a lion and roam the wilderness" (7.136-137).
- Enkidu is so convinced by Shamash's words that he starts blessing Shamhat instead of cursing her. He prays that no man will be able to resist her, and that her lovers will seriously make it rain with their gifts.
- But he's still pretty bummed out. He tells Gilgamesh about another crazy dream he had the night before.
- In this dream, a lion-headed eagle attacked him and overpowered him. He called out to Gilgamesh, but Gilgamesh was too afraid to help him.
- Then things got weirder. The lion-headed eagle turned Enkidu into a dove and took him down to the underworld, where people were sitting around in darkness drinking dirt and eating clay. People who had been great rulers on earth were now reduced to slaves of the gods.
- Enkidu finishes telling Gilgamesh about his dream. He reminds him of all they've been through together, and asks that Gilgamesh not forget him.
- Gilgamesh is frightened by Enkidu's dream.
- Enkidu lies sick in bed for twelve days. On the final day, he cries out to Gilgamesh, accusing his friend of having abandoned him.
- Finally, Enkidu dies with Gilgamesh at his side. Gilgamesh promises to mourn for his friend.


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The Newtown Township Board of Supervisors met on May 22, 2013 in the Township meeting room at 7:30 PM. In attendance and voting were Supervisors: Chairman Michael Gallagher, Vice Chairman Matthew Benchener, Secretary/Assistant Treasurer Ryan W. Gallagher and Philip Calabro and Robert Ciervo, members. Also in attendance were: Kurt Ferguson, Township Manager, Jeffrey Garton, Township Solicitor and Michele Fountain, Township Engineer.
Call to Order : Chairman Gallagher called the meeting to order with a moment of silence followed by an invocation by Father Ernest Curtin of St. Luke's Episcopal Church and the Pledge of Allegiance.
Changes to the Agenda: Mr. Ferguson said that he has added payment of $25,000 for fire services to the Bills List and a review of ADP payroll proposals to the Manager's Report.
Special Action
Volunteer Recognition Awards for CRHS Students: On behalf of the Board of Supervisors, Mr. M. Gallagher said that he was very pleased to recognize Ms. Cemantha Guilian's class at Council Rock High School for their volunteer efforts in Township parks. The students have formed an ongoing relationship with the Park and Recreation Department, helping with planting of trees, clearing and mulching of trails at Clark Nature Center, planting of 600 daffodils and annuals and maintaining the gazebo garden at Carl Sedia Park, preparing over 300 prize bags for the annual Candy Cane Hunt, making bird feeder kits for the Bird Town program, collecting batteries for recycling and beginning a skate park clean-up program.
Park and Recreation Director Kathy Pawlenko said that she and her department are very grateful for the efforts of these students in helping the Township with parks and with community programs. Ms. Guilian has offered the students' help with the community herb garden which should be completed this summer. This has proven to be a truly wonderful partnership.
Ms. Guilian showed three posters of photographs of the students at work. She said that while the volunteerism has been a benefit to the community, it has also been a great experience for the students, teaching them community involvement and skills that could translate to future employment.
Mr. Gallagher read the names of the student volunteers and presented awards to Kyle Havicon, Jack Milligan, Stephan Velocci, Dylan Grant, Michael Keupper and Nicholas Martinez. He thanked Ms. Guilian and her teacher assistants, David Marchinkowski, Leslie Tobisch, Brian Maccinella and Andrew Merrill for their efforts to keep the community beautiful.
Public Comment
Residents John McBride and Kirty Mody, representing Foxhall Estates Homeowners Association, said that as their development nears the end of its maintenance bond, there are still a number of outstanding matters to be addressed, including location of some streetlights, three large holes in the fields and 27 trees not yet planted. They understood that some escrow money had been withheld and are asking the Township to help resolve these issues.
Ms. Fountain said that she is aware of the maintenance bond expiration and has recently conducted a punch list review, which should be sent to the HOA next week. Township staff has met with the developer who has agreed to repair the broken streetlights. She is aware that one of the streetlights was relocated because of a PECO easement. A lighting consultant has reviewed the plan and feels the lighting is adequate.
Mr. Garton confirmed that the plan required a certain number of streetlights and that number has been installed. He said that the HOA must provide the Township Engineer the exact location of the three holes as he attempts to negotiate with the developer's attorney. He has been in communication with the HOA's legal representation.
Mr. McBride said that he has already made a record of the holes and the missing trees. He also feels that the streetlights are clustered around the model home and are not adequately lighting the entire development. He asked for some documentation showing that these lights are located as they were on the plan. He noted that he was attempting to communicate directly with the Township rather than have all communication, especially on smaller matters, go through attorneys.
Ms. Fountain noted that there had been some field engineering decisions regarding streetlight locations, all approved by the Township's prior engineer. CKS did certify the project. She noted that the $25,000 remaining in escrow was to be used for the plantings and repair of streetlights. She did not know whether it could be used for additional streetlights to be installed.
Mr. Garton confirmed that the Township had drawn down Orleans' letter of credit when it was in bankruptcy for completion of the development. It is not for additional streetlights. He will be attempting to negotiate with Orleans to include two additional streetlights. To use the escrow for this would involve litigation. Once the punch list is complete, he will meet with Orleans and with Mr. Duffy to discuss all outstanding items.
Mr. M. Gallagher said that no escrow would be released until these issues have been resolved. He asked Ms. Fountain to review the holes referenced by Mr. McBride.
Board of Supervisors Report
Mr. M. Gallagher reported that only 13% of Newtown's registered voters participated in the primary election.
Solicitor's Report
Abandoned Vehicle Ordinance: Mr. Garton reminded the Board that it had authorized advertisement of an amendment to the Township Ordinance defining abandoned and junked vehicles. An amendment has been added with language describing abandoned vehicles as those vehicles which are unable to move under their own power, do not have current registration and inspection stickers and have one or more of a list of defects, including flat tires, broken or missing windshields, missing doors, etc. It is hoped that this ordinance will aid code enforcement officers in identifying abandoned vehicles. These provisions do not apply to vehicles kept indoors. The ordinance has been duly advertised and a public hearing is necessary.
Dr. Ciervo moved to adopt Ordinance 2013-O-5, defining abandoned vehicles. Mr. Benchener seconded and the motion passed 5-0.
JMZO Amendment – Solar Energy: Mr. Garton reminded the Board that it had previously adopted a solar energy ordinance, which was not adopted by Upper Makefield. The ordinance has since been revised and duly advertised. The Ordinance defines solar energy panels as an accessory use and provides setback and height requirements. Solar panels must still comply with the local SALDO requirements.
Mr. Benchener moved to adopt JMZO 2013-2, solar energy accessory use. Mr. R. Gallagher seconded and the motion passed 5-0.
Manager's Report
Treasury Report: Mr. Ferguson reported that he has begun planning the 2014 budget and hopes to have a capital spending plan for Board review by October. The current balance in the Treasury is $3,057,563. This includes $106,101 in property taxes collected for debt service and fire funds. The general fund balance is $2,945,462. The April treasury report has been posted on the Township Web site. Although EIT and LST revenues differ by the time of year, the 2013 budget estimated $6.4 million, which would equal $123,000 per week. The Township is currently ahead in collections by $875,000. Mr. Ferguson anticipates no more significant shortfalls.
Facebook Policy: Mr. Ferguson reminded the Board that at the time of Hurricane Sandy, the members had discussed possibly developing a method of quick communication with residents to alert them of situations such as power outages, road closings, etc. Twitter and Facebook were considered. Both the Police and the Park and Rec Departments have Facebook pages. He has begun researching other municipalities' policies on social media and has circulated some guidelines among the Board. He suggested that if the Township would want to have a Facebook page, the guidelines and policies should be in place first.
Mr. M. Gallagher said that he would like to review other municipalities' policies before establishing specific guidelines, but in general he likes the idea of having a Facebook presence. The Board would want to consider who can post, what kinds of things would be posted and how the site would be monitored.
Mr. Benchener said that he likes the idea, especially in light of Hurricane Sandy, when the Township had downed electric and phone lines and it was difficult to communicate about emergencies and even small changes like whether Trick-or-Treat would take place. He suggested that in addition to developing a policy, the Board should consider whether to use Facebook or Twitter, which is more a one-way communication method. The Board should consider the goal, whether to build relationships and foster an exchange of ideas or as a quick communication and emergency alert tool.
Mr. R. Gallagher said that it is possible to do both and have an announcement transmitted as both a Facebook and a Twitter message at the same time. When developing policies, it would be important to consider both the administrative policy and the public policy, regarding posting and monitoring of comments.
Mr. Ferguson said that the Township would not be in a position to monitor "comments" every day, flagging inappropriate discussion. He suggested that the Board review the information he has already provided and continue to develop some goals and ideas for a policy. He would continue to research the policies other municipalities have developed and the Board could continue to discuss and shape a plan.
401(A) RFP Responses: Mr. Ferguson reminded the Board that some time ago it had agreed to establish 401(A) retirement defined contribution plans for new employees, which would require a 5% match of up to a 5% contribution by employees with vesting in five years. He put out an RFP and received only one response, from ICMA, which already administers other Township retirement savings plans. As this is a relatively small plan, no other firm submitted proposals. ICMA's proposal would include drafting documents to allow for state participation and would track Township and employee contributions for vesting purposes. The Township's actuary will be involved in reviewing the draft documents.
Dr. Ciervo moved to accept ICMA's proposal for management of the Township's 401(A) plan. Mr. M. Gallagher seconded.
Discussion of motion: Dr. Ciervo asked why there had been such a delay in establishing the plan. It has been more than a year since the Board voted to establish this employee benefit.
Mr. Ferguson said that the Board established the policy, but the Township needed to find a sponsor, which was not that simple because of the size of the plan. Most providers rejected the plan.
Dr. Ciervo said that he recalled that ICMA had always agreed to sponsor the plan. He also thought the Township's actuary had already reviewed the plan.
Mr. Benchener said that he had suggested that it was the Board's fiduciary duty to use the RFP process to be sure that they selected the best sponsor. Although there has only been one response, the Board has now fulfilled its responsibility to seek other providers.
Mr. Ferguson said that Mr. Assay, the Township's actuary had reviewed the Township's proposed parameters but the actual documents had not yet been prepared. ICMA would prepare the documents and Mr. Assay would review them to determine if they qualify the Township to control the plan and for the plan to qualify for state funding.
Mr. Benchener said that because his employer is a sponsor of pensions he will refrain from participating in the vote, however he noted that he finds this a fair plan. He suggested that in two years, when the plan has been established, it would be appropriate to review it to see if ICMA is still the best and only available sponsor.
Dr. Ciervo moved to amend his motion to include that a future Board review the ICMA plan in two years. Mr. M. Gallagher amended his second and the motion passed 4-0-1, with Mr. Benchener abstaining.
ADP Payroll Proposal: Mr. Ferguson said that he has reviewed the current time management and payroll procedures and would like to upgrade to an ADP electronic process. Currently employees use paper time sheets which are difficult to monitor for hours worked as well as vacation and sick time. Information has to be entered by hand by the Township's payroll department. This method can be inaccurate, especially when dealing with Police and Fire Fighters, whose schedules include special overtime and comp time for events, etc. ADP offers methods such as signing in from computers, or finger scans upon arrival at work. It will also show when part-time employees work and track their hours. Currently Denise Jerolymack is spending more than five hours each week on payroll entry. This process will allow her to save time and generate reports on hours, comp time, vacations, etc. It will summarize taxes and track hours for benefits. The cost to begin the process on September 1, 2013 through December 31, 2013 is $3789. It will then be $11,045 per year for the next three years; that is $424 per payroll. Employees and Department heads are already wasting twice that amount in filling time sheets and tracking them.
Mr. Benchener moved to authorize the ADP payroll services for tracking employee hours. Mr. M. Gallagher seconded and the motion passed 5-0.
Minutes, Bills Lists and Reports
Minutes: Mr. R. Gallagher moved to approve the minutes of the meeting of May 8, 2013. Mr. M. Gallagher seconded and the motion passed 4-0-1, with Mr. Benchener abstaining.
Bills: Mr. R. Gallagher moved to approve payment of bills totaling $151,966.66. Mr. M. Gallagher seconded.
Discussion of motion: Mr. Calabro noted a payment of $16,000 to Superior Turf. He asked Mr. Ferguson to give an update on progress with the Veterans Park fields.
Mr. Ferguson said that Superior Turf has added organic materials, as the topsoil is insufficient for growing playing field quality grass. The soil is being enriched and seeding has begun. It will be leveled and monitored bi-weekly. He will copy the Board on all updates from now on. Both the soil quality and the compaction made it deficient.
Mr. Ferguson also noted that he has been told that FEMA will reimburse the Township $7322 for police, EMS and public works overtime during Hurricane Sandy. He expects the check shortly.
The motion passed 5-0.
Mr. R. Gallagher moved to approve interfund transfers totaling $175,000. Mr. Benchener seconded. The motion passed 5-0.
Mr. M. Gallagher moved to pay $25,000 for fire services. This is the second $25,000 payment. There will be two additional payments of $50,000 each later in the year. Dr. Ciervo seconded and the motion passed 5-0.
Old Business
Dr. Ciervo asked for an update on plantings for the Stoopville Road medians. Many residents have complained about their weedy appearance.
Mr. Ferguson said that 290 spreading junipers, at a reduced cost of $1.20 per plant are ordered and expected to arrive on Tuesday. PennDOT requires that work zones be established between 9:00 AM and 3:00 PM. The Public Works Department summer employees have now been trained and it seemed a better plan to weed and prepare the soil for planting once the plants have arrived rather than set up work zones twice. The plants will require some maintenance the first summer to become established but after that should be very low maintenance.
New Business
Mr. R. Gallagher reminded residents that Monday, May 27, 2013 is Memorial Day. Newtown's Veterans Association will hold its annual parade along Washington Avenue. The exact route and times are available at ww.newtownpost440.org.
Mr. M. Gallagher announced that the Board would remain for an executive session.
The meeting adjourned at 8:55 PM.
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Admit it or not, participating in an Australian Shepherd show can be one way to earn extra income and you can use your prize, if you win, for any expenses that you may need in maintaining your Aussie, like for the food that he eats, grooming and health. There are so many dog shows in a year where you may bring your Aussie to participate in.
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The Turn of the Screw
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What's a good ghost story without a ghost? The Turn of the Screw does even better than your average creepy tale – it offers readers two ghosts for the price of one. The supernatural plays a central role in this short story and, interestingly, while the ghosts we see here don't actually do anything, their effect is profound. James's story is horrifying not because of the supernatural elements themselves, but because of the effect they have on the minds of the living, breathing characters. Sure, the ghosts are scary…but even scarier are the things they drive the actual people to do and think.
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Each day in November, I will read and review/discuss/whatever one comic taken from a box of some of my childhood comics. Today, it's Darkhawk #19.
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Darkhawk #19 by Danny Fingeroth and Mike Manley has no cover. Well, my copy has no cover. It hasn't had a cover for so long that I don't recognise the cover to this issue honestly. I have no idea when or how the cover got ripped off, but I'm used to seeing Toad's ugly face on the first page splash acting as the cover. Rereading this issue for the first time in a long time, I struck by how bad it is. Bad in a way that tells me why I never got into Darkhawk despite his darker, Spider-Man-esque character seeming like something my younger self would like on the surface. No, this comic pretty much killed Darkhawk for me, I believe, because it is very, very, very bad. Bad in that obvious sort of way where you wonder what the hell happened to allow this comic to be produced.
First, the art… cluttered, horribly influenced by the artists that would found Image as Manley throws in lots of little lines everywhere to suggest more detail. Characters are posed awkwardly, the actions sequences are nearly incomprehensible, and Spider-Man doesn't look cool… how can Spider-Man not look cool?
The writing… I'm not sure what the point of this story is. There's this armour that's kind of like Darkhawk's and people want it, including a guy named Portal, the US government, and the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants. Why? Don't know. What does the armour do? No idea. Should they fight over it? I guess? Spider-Man and Darkhawk show up to help things possibly and there's a lot of fighting and the issue ends with Sleepwalker showing up, wanting the armour… so I guess the armour is important somehow?
There are no motivations explained for most of the characters, the fight scene is there because, well, you need a fight scene, and I'm left with an empty feeling as I quickly forget what I just read since it's not the sort of comic you remember five minutes later, hence the very short post. It's a race against time before this comic goes back into the box and I forget all about it. That will be nice.
Sigh… Another Darkhawk hater…
Not the character, just the comic that I read today.
The War of Kings: Darkhawk mini that came out recently featured a reprint of Darkhawk #1. I'd have reviewed it pretty much word-for-word like you reviewed #19. Also, I recently was given a copy of Amazing Spider-Man: Round Robin (Sidekick's Revenge) in TPB. It also featured Darkhawk, and Mark Bagley's art couldn't even salvage the concept.
Come to think of it, outside of U.S. War Machine (Marvel's black and white MAX line weekly book) and Runaways/Loners, I can't think of a single Darkhawk appearance that is a satisfactory comic book. I don't know if it's a case of hating the character, or a strange curse that seems to crapify virtually any book he appears in.
Craig, Darkhawk appeared in a couple of New Warriors storylines that were decent enough.
I loved Darkhawk. He was Spidey but with cooler powers. (And once 1993 rolled around, DH started being called Marvel's own Power Ranger)
There is still a surprising amount of Darkhawk love in the world, though even as a kid of about ten or so I thought the Darkhawk series was the definition of mediocrity. At that time, I didn't find it to be atrocious, but I didn't find it to be outstanding, either. It would do in a pinch if there was nothing better lying around.
I was amazed to learn from the counter-guy at my LCS recently that there were actually quite a large number of people who picked up the recent War of Kings Darkhawk stuff and couldn't stop talking about how much they loved the character and were glad to see him back. I guess its true what they say – every superhero is somebody's favorite superhero. Even Darkhawk.
I totally dug the Darkhawk comics at the time, and even rereading them I imagine they'd be covered by the veil of nostalgia, so I probably can't be judgmental about this.
I preferred Sleepwalker and Thunderstrike, but Darkhawk's another 90s favorite.
Yeah, I completely missed the Darkhawk train back in the day. Guess I wasn't missing much.
I had this comic.
Darkhawk was a series that I really enjoyed for the first while. Still, I remember being pretty upset when Mike manley changed his style in an effort to ape the more popular artists of the time. It was not that I didn't like the Liefeld style, I did, but it seemed so shameless that he would not stick to his own style, which I also liked. Around the same time, the stories became very convoluted and incomprehensible which was very different and much worse than the way the series started. All in all I really like the character and buy his appearances when I see them but by the end of this series it had really lost its way.
The first 25 issues (plus the Spider-Man Round Robin storyarc and the Sleepwalker issue) work better when read together. It's shortly after that that the series really lost it's way, and issue 38's when it went completely off the rails (new armor and powers, a body split, etc). But it was a nice little mystery about his powers and the fate of his dad for a while.
It was fun to see him grow from a newcomer with no idea how to use his powers to an experienced hero following Spidey's ideal of power with responsibility, while trying to find his dad, protect his family, and discover the true origin of the amulet.
Darkhawk was cool on Robert Kirkman's Marvel Team-Up storyline "League of Losers", but then he was with a bunch of characters so bad they make him look good!
It's a GREAT story, BTW. Everyone should read it!
Hunter (Pedro Bouça)
Never, ever liked Mike Manley's art. it may be my personal kryptonite.
This issue is definitely a bad example of the series. The first 15 issues hold together pretty well, and with some tinkering, could actually be adapted into a pretty cool movie.
@Pedro: I was also going to mention the League of Losers, which was awesome. Go read it if you haven't!
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I was given a frozen, whole pheasant...I took my own advice & went to google for recipes...found several but different ones. Should it be soaked in salt water or milk? Anyone with some favorite hints. I'm not familiar with cooking game, like venision & pheasants...are they likely to be gamey or extra greasy (like duck?). I just have 1 & it looks small...I've roasted rock cornish game hens, chickens & turkeys...are pheasants likely to be tough birds?
And, if I don't repond...please forgive me. Lately when I've asked to be notified by email when someone responds...I don't hear anything. I'll try & keep looking for answers. Thank you.
I typed "pheasant" (without the quotes) in the search box at the top of the page and got 8 different recipes to choose from. This one looks good. (Click name to see the recipe in a new window.)
Uncle Stanley, an avid hunter and fisherman, encouraged me to try game
cooking, and this recipe is one of my successes," relates Sharon
Shamosh from Rockville Center, New York. The tangy orange-cranberry
sauce that complements the tender meat makes it ideal for the holidays.
Roast Pheasant with Honey-Fig Sauce. Makes 4 servings.
1 pheasant (2 to 2 1/2 lb/1 to 1.25 kg)
12 small shallots or pearl onions
1/4 cup butter
Salt and pepper
1 cup dry white wine
1 tbsp brandy
1/4 cup chopped dried figs (about 3)
3 tbsp liquid honey
1 tbsp fresh lemon juice
Bouquet garni*
4 fresh figs, stemmed and quartered
2 tbsp all-purpose flour
1 cup chicken stock
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Pheasant with Apple Glaze
Preheat oven to 400F (200C).
Rinse pheasant and pat dry inside and out. Trim excess fat at back of cavity. Stuff body cavity with thyme sprig, onion and garlic. Place apple at mouth of cavity. Tuck wings under back; tie legs together with kitchen string. Place in roasting pan, breast side up.
Glaze:In small bowl, whisk together jelly, salt, pepper, cinnamon and 1-1/2 teaspoons (7 mL) of the chopped thyme; brush 1 teaspoon (5 mL) over pheasant.
Bake in 400F (200C) oven, brushing twice with some of the remaining glaze, for 30 minutes. Cover with foil; bake, brushing once with remaining glaze, for 15 minutes longer or until juices run clear when pierced and meat thermometer inserted in thickest part of thigh registers 185F (85C). Using fork, remove apple from cavity; chop finely. Transfer pheasant to platter; tent with foil and let stand for 10 minutes.
Meanwhile, skim all but 1 tablespoon (15 mL) fat from roasting pan; place pan over medium heat. Add apple and remaining thyme; cook for about 7 minutes or until golden brown. Add brandy; cook for 30 seconds or until almost evaporated.
Sprinkle with flour; cook, stirring, for 1 minute. Whisk in stock, salt and pepper and bring to a boil, stirring, for about 4 minutes or until slightly thickened. Carve pheasant and serve with gravy.
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Thanks for all the reponses...the automatic email features seems to be working. They all sound good!
Please come back and do a review!!! I would love to hear how you ended up preparing it and how you liked it!
Not sure when I'll be cooking it...it's frozen solid & may live in the freezer for awhile. My experience w/game is limited. I had a package of venison for a long time...our DIL's father had sent it...she kept asking how we liked it...I kept saying it was still in the freezer. Finally I found a recipe for BBQ'ed venison in TOH...I prepared it & didn't care for it...thought it was stringy, gamey & black (or at least a lot darker than any beef I'd ever eaten)....my DH (who's a lot like 'Mikey' the kid years ago who'd eat anything) thought it was fine. So, I've been told to soak it in milk, salt water...I'm going to think about it. The recipes that were sent all sound delicious.
I live in SD and LOVE pheasants but I don't use many ingredients in the way I prepare them. First of all you need to know that pheasants are very dry because there isn't much fat under the skin. I usually only use the whole bird if I plan to make creamed pheasant. Then I cook it and remove the meat from the bone to use. Another favorite is to use the pheasant breasts, roll in seasoned flour, fry until brown then put in the crockpot with your favorite cream soup, add onions, salt and pepper (more pepper than salt is my preference with pheasant). Cook on low for 4-6 hours and enjoy! You can serve with mashed potatoes, rice, biscuits - whatever you like. Hope you get some ideas from me! Kathy
Thanks Kathy for the ideas on what to do with the 1 pheasant we were given. My cousin in Iowa said he usually soaks them in salt water before freezing & also usually pulls the skin off so he doesn't have to deal with the feathers. I've not cooked much game...this is the 1st pheasant & I also did a BBQ with some venison. I'm really not sure what's in the bag...looks whole & may have the skin removed...don't seen any feathers or feel any pin feathers.
How I cooked it: I did soak it in salt water for about 2 hours....then it went into the crockpot w/some potatoes, carrots, onion, celery, garlic cloves...added about 1/2 cup chicken bouillion & topped it w/a can of creamed chicken soup. Cooked it on low for 8 hours...it came out whole (by the time I cook a chicken it's sometimes removed by slotted spoon)...sliced nicely...I used my immersion blender to make a gravy & ground up some of the veggies in the thicken gravy...thought it was good...no gamy taste...if I didn't know what I was eating, I would of thought it was dry chicken.
When we were kids my father and grandfather hunted pheasant. They are dry. When my mom cooked them she soaked them in salt water for an hour or two, then she took a whole bottle of red wine and poured it all over the pheasant inside the body cavity too. She then fried it in oil/butter and onions, salt and pepper. Like when you are frying chicken. I remember when the pheasant was brown she would add wine and water and put the lid on the pan and simmer till the bird was tender. One other way she cooked the bird. Was to soak as above, and then she put it in one of those oven bags with wine, onions and salt and pepper. Bake until tender.
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a1 Department of Psychiatry, University of Milan, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda, Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy
a2 Center of Neurostimulation, University of Milan, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda, Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy
Objectives Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) is a non-invasive neurostimulation technique that has received increasing interest in the area of mood disorders over the last several years. While acute, double-blind, sham-controlled studies have already reported positive findings in terms of efficacy and safety for tDCS, follow-up data are lacking. This need prompted the present follow-up study, which assesses post-acute effects of tDCS (no maintenance stimulation was performed), in the mid-term, in a sample of major depressives.
Methods After completing an acute, open trial of tDCS, 23 outpatients with either major depressive disorder or bipolar disorder entered a naturalistic follow-up (T1) with clinical evaluations at one week (T2), 1 month (T3), and 3 months (T4). A quantitative analysis of Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HAM-D), Montgomery–Asberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS), and Young Mania Rating Scale (YMRS) total scores, through repeated measures analysis of variance (ANOVA) (T1–T4) and paired t-test for comparing specific time points (T1–T2, T2–T3, and T3–T4), was performed. In addition, a qualitative analysis on the basis of treatment response and remission (HAM-D) was performed.
Results Even though a progressive reduction of follow-up completers was observed from T2 to T4 (95.6% at T2, 65.2% at T3, and 47.8% at T4), the antidepressant effects of acute tDCS persisted over 3 months in almost half of the sample. Of note, no post-acute side effects emerged during the follow-up observation. The most frequent causes of drop-out from this study included major modifications in therapeutic regimen (30%) and poor adherence to follow-up visits (17%).
Conclusions In this mid-term, open, follow-up study, tDCS showed mixed results. Further controlled studies are urgently needed to assess its effects beyond the acute phase.
(Received March 13 2013)
(Accepted June 19 2013)
(Online publication August 20 2013)
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c1 Address for correspondence: Dr. Bernardo Dell'Osso, MD, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, University of Milan; Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda, Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Via Francesco Sforza 35, 20122 Milano, Italy. (Email email@example.com)
The authors thank Dr. Filippo Castellano, MD, and Dr. Massimiliano Buoli, MD, for their support.