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Too hot to handle
2007/5/21 10:47
Posts: 8
I just wanted to issue a please refrain from fishing the Yough trout statement until we get some cooler water temps. As of right now, I'm putting my trout trips on hold until things cool down a bit. We really have a nice bunch of residents in the river right now, but it won't take a whole lot of fishing them with these warm temps to put a solid dent the population.
The forecast looks good with regard to air temps starting tomorrow, so perhaps the water temps will provide for some trouting below the Cassellman by the weekend. And with any luck we'll get some cold rain to accompany the predicted overnight lows. Keep your fingers crossed and chase some bass until things shape up for noidal pursuits.
Thanks and have fun out there.
Posted on: 2009/9/15 20:56
Re: Too hot to handle
2006/9/10 21:53
From Greensburg, PA
Posts: 28
I fished below the dam (between the bridges) yesterday morning and the temp was 66. Later I moved down below the Casselman and it was 70. I took those temps probable only a half hour apart so I would imagine it warms a bit more the further downstream you go.
Posted on: 2009/9/15 21:13
Re: Too hot to handle
2008/6/25 9:41
From Pgh
Posts: 115
This happens every year and there's no excuse for it!! The reservoir basically runs out of cold water! Obviously This bottom release dam is not being managed with the trout fishery as a top priority.
Right now, the priority:
1) Flood control (rightly so)
2) Rafting
3) Cold water fishery
Why does rafting take priority over the fishery. Money of course. So the USACE boosts flows every summer weekend... but do rafters really need 900 to 1000 cfs to enjoy their sport?
USACE should be able to split the difference -- optimizing the flows to extend the reservoir "cold water empty" date til the end of September -- instead of around Labor Day -- while still releasing enough water for an enjoyable rafting experience.
I remember 7 or 8 years ago, we had a warm fall. I actuially saw a group of fish at the mouth of Ramcat!! There's got to be a better way.
Posted on: 2009/9/16 14:14
"I used to like fishing because I thought it had some larger significance. Now I like fishing because it's the one thing I can think of that probably doesn't." --John Gierach
Re: Too hot to handle
2007/2/4 18:36
From Jefferson Hills, Pa
Posts: 84
I agree with you greenghost. I had written a letter to John Hallas, the Ohiopyle Park Manager, back in December when the park was asking for public input as to letting kayaks run "Over the Falls" more then just once a year. I felt it was a polite letter from a fishermans point of view. I felt that if the USACE would run water off to maintain 2.25 feet at the Ramcat gage that it would be a happy median for both fishing and boating.
Their decision about running the falls, I think, came down in late July or early August. They decided to keep things "as is". I can understand why. All the safety and legal concerns, plus all the more people they would have to hire as lifeguards. It just wouldn't be worth the legal risks.
Posted on: 2009/9/16 18:23
Re: Too hot to handle
2007/4/25 10:02
Posts: 483
It is always wise to question your sanity when fishing the yough- especially away from the dam.
Posted on: 2009/9/19 22:28
I flyfish because I enjoy it.
Re: Too hot to handle
2007/5/21 10:47
Posts: 8
Now see, I would have said that you have to question your sanity if you find yourself fishing anywhere other than the Yough, with the exception of right below the dam.
It is a rugged river though--definitely not for everybody. I have to admit I found myself wading a piece of the river earlier this season and telling myself I needed to have my head examined for doing this on a regular basis.
Posted on: 2009/9/20 7:04
Re: Too hot to handle
2006/9/11 21:48
Posts: 14
Is anything being done to discuss this situation? Talks with PFBC or ACOE?
Seems like a big waste of a resource. Lake is BIG one and seems to have enough water stored in there.
Posted on: 2009/9/22 12:37
Re: Too hot to handle
2007/5/21 10:47
Posts: 8
I just recently read, though not in all its minute detail as it is a rather large document, the water management plan for the reservoir last week. I believe the current plant was presented and reviewed in 2004 and the short take from the powers that be was that a period of near 70 or 70 degree temps would have "minimal impact" on the fishery.
If you google youghiogheny river water management plan you can find it.
Posted on: 2009/9/22 12:50
Re: Too hot to handle
2006/9/10 21:53
From Greensburg, PA
Posts: 28
I've seen PFBC officers refuse to stock 70 degree water in October. Who came up with that plan?
Posted on: 2009/9/23 10:36
Re: Too hot to handle
2008/6/25 9:41
From Pgh
Posts: 115
Right now, no. As YRG mentioned, this issue had it's moment in the spotlight 5 or so years ago. The plan was again tailored toward the rafting industry. Perhaps a "pull" strategy through ther PFBC might work better. I think it's worth looking into. I'll send out a few E-mails and see how one may start to go about moving a bureaucratic mountain.
Posted on: 2009/9/23 12:02
"I used to like fishing because I thought it had some larger significance. Now I like fishing because it's the one thing I can think of that probably doesn't." --John Gierach
Re: Too hot to handle
2006/9/11 21:48
Posts: 14
Greenghost and YRG.
First, I would start with the PFBC and your local Commissioner. Form a working partnership with them. Provide information that shows the interest level and importance of improving the trout fishery. Don't take "NO" for an answer. The PFBC can be difficult to deal with and "pursuade".
You will also have to engage the Corps as well. Also understand you will never eliminate whitewater releases, but there is a need for a middle ground.
I'm not real familiar with the Yough situation, but its not all that different to the Lehigh. We started an organization that's goal is to obtain coldwater releases from the Reservoir all summer long. We have come a long way but still have a ways to go. Support is imperative. Politics and economics will be part of the game too.
IMO - the Yough is an extremely important resource to SW PA, esp in an area that is somewhat starved for coldwater resources.
Realize changes won't come over night. It will take some staying power and persistence. If anglers don't speak up, these are the things that can happen. Unfortunately, grassroots organizations need to be that voice.
If you need ideas, contact info, don't hesitate to PM me or email me.
good luck.
Posted on: 2009/9/23 13:23
Re: Too hot to handle
2007/5/21 10:47
Posts: 8
Thanks for the encouraging words. I am definitely going to get the ball rolling over the winter. You are certainly correct when you say that the Yough is a special resource for this part of the state. The nice thing is that more and more people are realizing this and I'm certain that there are many businesses, groups, and individuals that are willing to lend their voice to this issue.
Posted on: 2009/9/23 15:47
Re: Too hot to handle
2006/9/9 9:29
From Monessen, PA
Posts: 1651
First thing to note is that Tom Shetterly, an active member of the Chestnut Ridge TU that is deeply involved with the Yough is on the Commission and would be an excellent contact.
Second, as much as I fish the Yough and would love to see improvements that benefit fishing interests, I really believe that complaints about a couple week period of water temps in the low seventies (if that high) seem to be a bit of "we want it all and we want it now." By and large, in my opinion, the Army Corps manages to balance appropriately the needs of flood-control (primary), rafting industry (likely way more important from a tourism standpoint than fishing) and fishing itself.
Just one man's opinion.
Posted on: 2009/9/24 9:20
"For every minute you are angry you lose sixty seconds of happiness."
-- Ralph Waldo Emerson
Re: Too hot to handle
2007/5/21 10:47
Posts: 8
The other "guy" from the "guys at LHGS" just met and spoke with Tom recently. We also organized a float stocking to stock Chestnut Ridge TU's trout in the river this summer. So we are just beginning to establish a working relationship with them. Also, Len Lichvar has been a client of ours as well.
As for the short period of warm temps, I am in agreement with you. I can live with it so long as the proper steps are taken. I do think that the state should restrict the fishery to mornings only during this time to avoid too many dead fish.
The real issue with the fishery, if it is truly going to be an economic windfall for south west PA, is that it needs to be managed under different regs. As much as I'd like to see a better flow management plan and more gradual tapers when releasing or turning flows down, the issue of too many fish being taken from the limited population that exists seems, to me, to be the main one.
Posted on: 2009/9/24 11:28
Re: Too hot to handle
2006/9/11 21:48
Posts: 14
Instead of just lying over an accepting the current situation, maybe ask a few questions. One might be enlightened to what one might find.
Why is fishing not more popular on the Yough? Being so close to a large city, it makes me wonder.
Does the "2 week period" of high temps need to occur? Can it be avoided altogether with a little better management, foresight or planning differently? How much does it impact the fishery?
How many WW releases are there? Is it "every weekend" as was stated above? If so, that is not a balance. Most anglers are weekend warriors and if that is the case, no wonder the fishery isnt' "popular" or used more.
If the water was managed as a coldwater fishery, is the fishery capable of growing high populations of large trout? Has the PFBC tried to survey the river's trout populations?
How much does the WW industry generate to local economy?
What would an 8 month tailwater trout fishery generate if managed differently?
IMO - if the reservoir that size is running out of coldwater, there isn't a balance. Plain and simple.
Posted on: 2009/9/24 11:29
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Two law enforcement officers were killed by antigovernment extremists on December 8, 2003, outside of Abbeville, South Carolina, precipitating a 14-hour standoff.
"ůthis is Rita Bixby and I live at 4 Union Church Road...I've talked to you before, and they have; the state has decided they were going to come in and take our property. My husband and my son are there and there is a shootout going on because they're not going to take our land. No one has approached us and asked us if they could negotiate or anything. They just simply came onto our land and started taking it and there is a shootout there."
--Voice mail left by Rita Bixby with the South Carolina's Attorney General's office, the morning of December 8, 2003.
"ůthis is Rita Bixby and I live at 4 Union Church Road...I've talked to you before, and they have; the state has decided they were going to come in and take our property. My husband and my son are there and there is a shootout going on because they're not going to take our land. No one has approached us and asked us if they could negotiate or anything. They just simply came onto our land and started taking it and there is a shootout there."
--Voice mail left by Rita Bixby with the South Carolina's Attorney General's office, the morning of December 8, 2003.
On the morning of December 8, 2003, Abbeville County Sheriff's Sergeant Danny Wilson pulled his squad car up in front of the home of Arthur and Rita Bixby, west of the nearby town of Abbeville. He was there to talk with the couple after state workers, putting down survey stakes nearby as part of a project to widen a road in front of the home, had complained they had been threatened. Leaving the car running, Wilson approached the house and stepped onto the front porch.
The next time any of his fellow officers would see Wilson would be hours later, through the lens of a video camera mounted on a police robot peering into the Bixby's home. The camera showed Wilson, handcuffed, lying in a pool of his own blood. He had been shot upon arriving at the Bixby residence at about 9:15 a.m. According to the county coroner, he had been hit in the chest with a high powered rifle at point-blank range.
Shortly after the shooting, some local residents received phone calls saying that the "first officer has been shot." A few went to the Bixby residence to investigate, and had seen Wilson's idling cruiser. They notified the authorities, who immediately sent more police to the scene. First to arrive, separately, were Sheriff's Lieutenant Deborah Graham and Donnie Ouzts, a constable for a county magistrate. Ouzts, 61, had only recently returned to his job after recovering from bypass surgery.
Ouzts stepped from his vehicle and began to approach the house. One of the citizens who had driven to the residence yelled at Ouzts to take cover. The constable turned around to run away, but was shot in the back. Arriving state troopers drove a police cruiser between Ouzts's body and the house, to block gunfire, then dragged him away, but he died before reaching the hospital.
A deadly standoff had begun.
One of the most chilling aspects to the shootings was that they did not seem to be spontaneous, but rather planned.
Arthur and Rita Bixby, were originally from New Hampshire, whose "Live Free or Die" motto they would repeatedly invoke, but had moved to South Carolina some ten years ago. Their 36-year old son Steven lived with them.
Steven had already had brushes with the law; in fact, an arrest warrant had been issued in New Hampshire for probation violations from traffic convictions (but South Carolina does not extradite people who would serve a sentence of less than a year). In South Carolina, he had been convicted in 1998 of criminal domestic violence.
The elder Bixbys had a different sort of legal record-a history of aggressive litigiousness, including property rights disputes in New Hampshire, where Rita unsuccessfully tried to gain title to a neighbor's property. Even after this failure, she tried to hold a foreclosure auction on the property in question. Rita Bixby was a sovereign citizen who believed in "common law courts" and who left behind copies of the conspiratorial and anti-Semitic newspaper Spotlight when she visited relatives. According to a former New Hampshire neighbor, Rita was the source of the family's extremist opinions. "She was a radical personůshe was anti-everything," he told a reporter for the Anderson Independent Mail.
Arthur Bixby was radical, too. In the 1980s, the two were members of a New Hampshire group called the Constitutional Revivalists, until they quit because the group was not radical enough. Arthur Bixby had several run-ins with local authorities, and spent a month in jail in 1981 after a local judge found him in contempt. Bixby was so threatening that the judge was given round-the-clock security. "They did whatever the hell they wanted," the judge's husband said. "They didn't go by the laws. They made their own laws."
The latest development to anger the Bixbys was a plan by the South Carolina Department of Transportation to widen S.C. 72, the road that ran in front of the Bixbys' house. This plan would require that the Department invoke eminent domain to take about ten feet of the Bixbys' property alongside the road. Some days before the standoff, Arthur and Rita wrote letters to South Carolina officials to complain about the road project, alleging that the state illegally obtained a section of the property from its previous owner. According to South Carolina officials, the state had purchased a right of way more than 40 years earlier.
A Revolutionary war general, the Bixbys said in one letter written on December 3, "said 'Live Free or Die!' We the undersigned echo those sentiments." In the letter, they warned that "you will be on posted, private property and will be treated as such," and ended by quoting Patrick Henry: "Give me liberty or give me death. Death is not the worst of evils." Other letters sent did not arrive until after the standoff.
When South Carolina Department of Transportation workers arrived in the area a week before the standoff to survey that section of S.C. 72 and place survey stakes to mark the state's right of way, the Bixbys ordered them to remove the stakes from their property. It was this incident that prompted the visit from Sergeant Wilson.
According to police, the family had prepared for a possible standoff and had even fortified the doors to the house to make it more difficult for police to enter. "This thing was planned all the way," South Carolina's State Law Enforcement Division Chief Robert Stewart later told reporters. "It was to go in motion whenever law enforcement arrived to take over that piece of property."
Officers on the scene of the shootings immediately called for backup. Before long, nearly 200 state and local officers surrounded the Bixby residence, including SLED's SWAT Team. SLED brought along an armored vehicle, helicopters, and police robots from its Bomb Squad.
Rita, meanwhile, who was at Abbeville Arms, an apartment complex in Abbeville, allegedly threatened to shoot people in the complex if police injured Arthur or Steven. This put police in a difficult situation; not only were there the threats from Rita, but they also had to assume that Wilson might be a hostage inside the Bixby residence. As a result, they could not immediately use tear gas. Police first tried contacting Arthur and Steven by phone, with no success, then later used megaphones. Neighbors also tried. Despite repeated entreaties, there was no response, except gunfire.
Later in the day, a second SWAT team managed to talk Rita and another son out of the apartment, although she refused to help authorities negotiate with her holed-up relatives. Police seized weapons from the apartment and from a vehicle outside, as well as what they described as militia and anti-government literature.
Finally, after dark, authorities made preparations to storm the Bixby residence itself. At 7:15 p.m., an armored vehicle, which had been fitted by a local company with a ten foot steel pipe, was used to knock down a door. Power to outside lights was cut, while police tried to send a robot into the house. The robot got to the door-where its cameras revealed Wilson's dead body to police-but could not enter because of debris. Attempts by police to use the armored car to improve visibility to knock down the front porch ended in a propane grill catching fire. The blaze was put out by law enforcement officers; at this time a SWAT team rushed the door in an attempt to recover Wilson's body.
The robot reentered the house (only to be disabled by the Bixbys); shortly thereafter, gunfire broke out-"more gunfire," said SLED Chief Stewart, "than I've ever experienced in over 30 years." Hundreds of shots were exchanged; police also fired tear gas into the house. Officers had to be resupplied with ammunition several times. At around 10:00 p.m., Steven Bixby surrendered. Later, Arthur surrendered as well. Seriously wounded, the elder Bixby was taken to a hospital.
When police finally entered the house, they found Wilson's body, as well as militia and anti-government literature and suicide notes. They also found eight weapons (aside from Wilson's firearm), ranging from handguns to rifles.
After being taken into custody, Steven Bixby was charged on December 9 with two counts of murder and one count of criminal conspiracy. Rita Bixby was charged with accessory before the fact to murder, criminal conspiracy, and misprision of a felony. Both pleaded not guilty. Arthur Bixby, still in critical condition at a local hospital, had not yet been served with warrants containing charges identical to those brought against his son.
In court, Steven Bixby was unrepentant. "Why did I do it? I didn't do it," he told reporters. "They started it. And if we can't be any freer than that in this country, I'd just as soon dieůWhen are the people going to wake upůand realize you may be next?" Bixby claimed that Wilson kicked in his door after Steven slammed it in his face.
"You're living in your own little fantasy world," he continued. "Ruby Ridge. Waco. This country's shown what it is. I love this country; I just can't stand the bastards in it. It was self defense." Bixby said that law enforcement was supposed to protect citizens from the "communist aggression" of the "bureaucratic dictatorship."
"When you know the government has done wrongůyou have a right to revolution," he said, referring to a section of New Hampshire's state constitution. When a reporter asked him if he was part of a militia, Bixby replied that everybody who agreed with the Second Amendment was.
The deaths of Danny Wilson and Donnie Ouzts were shocking, but they were not the only law enforcement officers to have been killed by extremists in 2003. On July 7, a Michigan State Trooper, Kevin Marshall, was killed during a standoff with a sovereign citizen and member of the Michigan Militia, Scott Alan Woodring, in Newaygo County. Local law enforcement officers had arrived at Woodring's residence to serve a warrant for alleged criminal sexual conduct; Woodring barricaded himself in his residence, refusing to come out. When Michigan State Police later attempted to end the standoff a day later, Woodring shot and killed Marshall and wounded another officer. Woodring escaped the scene of the standoff, but was killed on July 13 by officers tipped to his presence.
Other deadly incidents at standoffs have also occurred in recent years. In November 2001, for example, Apache County, Arizona, sheriff's deputies attempted to arrest William Cooper, a long-time activist wanted by the federal government on tax charges, after Cooper had threatened people outside his home. Cooper opened fire on the deputies, shooting one twice in the head, before being killed himself. The deputy luckily survived.
While traffic stop incidents involving extremists remain one of the deadliest types of encounters, encountering extremists at their residence can also be extremely dangerous, especially for the unprepared or unaware officer, and can lead to violent incidents, standoffs, and even deadly shootings. In some cases, extremists pose such a threat of violence that authorities are reluctant to run the risk of extracting them from their residences. Cooper was a "fugitive in plain sight" for several years on federal charges before local authorities decided to bring him in. In one case in Texas, a "standoff" has been ongoing for years. John Joe Gray, wanted for allegedly assaulting a Texas state trooper in 1999, has been holed up on his farm in Henderson County along with several relatives ever since, relying on food and supplies brought to him by members of anti-government and white supremacist groups. "This is a spiritual battle," Gray told a reporter in 2003. "We don't fear death."
For a variety of reasons, residences are particularly dangerous places for law enforcement officers to encounter angry extremists:
Extremists may be especially agitated about issues relating to their home, farm, or property, because they may believe that they have an absolute right to do what they want with their own property. When on the losing end of issues such as zoning disputes or eminent domain cases, they may be particularly recalcitrant. Perhaps the ultimate example of this is another New Hampshire-born extremist, Carl Drega, who became infuriated at local authorities due to a zoning dispute over his property. In August 1997, Drega, in a carefully orchestrated series of actions, ambushed and killed two New Hampshire state troopers, then drove into the nearby town of Colebrook and killed a local judge and a newspaper editor who came to her aid. Drega then set fire to his boobytrapped home, before driving away to engage in another shootout on the Vermont side of the border, in which he died, but not before wounding numerous officers. Extremists may not only be angry but desperate in circumstances such as foreclosures or evictions.
Extremists may have spent years stockpiling weapons, ammunition, and food and supplies, as well as fortifying the location. Drega's property, for example, had motion detectors, a bunker, bombmaking materials, guns, and ammunition, among other items. Gordon Winrod, a Missouri white supremacist, built a hidden tunnel under his property (accessible through a secret entrance behind a bookcase in his basement) in which he could hide, if need be, from law enforcement. His grandchildren, whom he had kidnapped and indoctrinated, used the tunnel in a standoff in May 2000. In many cases, searches of extremist residences have revealed dozens of guns and thousands of rounds of ammunition. Often the circumstances of the confrontation, taking place on the extremist's "home turf," are very much of the extremist's choosing, rather than that of law enforcement.
Standoffs Can Become Rallying Cries for Other Extremists. In numerous standoff situations in recent years, law enforcement officers have discovered that some of the people outside the perimeter are just as hostile to law enforcement as those who may be within the perimeter. Often extremists have been able to mobilize support and help, even while in the middle of a standoff, by using telephones, cell phones, ham radio, or the Internet. Extremist sympathizers have sometimes made attempts at harassment or intimidation of law enforcement officers involved in a standoff, and in some cases (the Montana Freeman standoff in 1996 is one example) have even broken into the perimeter to aid those surrounded. In some cases in recent years, prominent extremists have flocked to the scenes of standoffs, even those not involving other extremists, in the hopes of capitalizing on the publicity and turning the confrontations into major incidents.
Confrontations with extremists at their places of residence will always hold potential dangers, but some actions can be taken to try to minimize the threats involved. These include:
Taking written and verbal threats seriously. Authorities who receive letters, phone messages, or e-mails from people expressing, even implicitly, a willingness to kill (or to die) over an issue concerning their property or residence should take such communications seriously, as they may be some of the earliest and most important identifiers of both extremist ideology and a willingness to use violence..
Avoiding precipitous action. If law enforcement suspects there may be the potential for a violent or threatening confrontation, actions that might unwittingly bring on such a confrontation should be avoided. Probably the most provocative such action is the sudden and unexpected appearance of a law enforcement officer on the property of an extremist (and such appearances directly led to the deaths of law enforcement officers at Ruby Ridge and Waco). Extremists may react instinctively and violently to such an appearance, more so than if, for example, they have been notified by a telephone call that someone wants to come out and have a talk with them. Obviously, there will be situations, such as those involving fugitives, where notification may not be appropriate or possible, but law enforcement should be alert to measures that can be taken to reduce the risk of confrontations.
Making accurate threat assessments. If a possible confrontational situation arises, law enforcement should pause to assess what sort of threats, if any, are posed. What is known about the extremist or extremists in question? Issues such as how well armed extremists may be, how many extremists there may be, under what circumstances might they be likely to use force, who among the extremists may be the most likely to initiate violence, and what sort of support the extremists may have in the community (or from outside the community), are all questions that should be answered in advance, whenever possible. Often what appears to be a threatening situation may not be as threatening as originally believed, or sometimes some threats may evaporate while others remain. In the fall of 2003, for example, authorities in Biddeford, Maine, had to deal with the issue of Dorothy LaFortune, who refused to leave a home that had been sold because of unpaid taxes and who called on the militia movement to help her stave off the police. When an Alabama militia leader seemed as if he might be willing to come to her aid, authorities even closed a nearby school for fear of a violent confrontation. In the end, the Alabama threat turned out to be non-existent-the militia leader resigned his position after the FBI came to talk with him about the standoff. However, when police launched a surprise raid in November to remove LaFortune from the house, they discovered a variety of guns and 1,500 rounds of ammunition. So there was certainly still some threat.
Utilizing friends, relatives, and go-betweens. People engaged in standoffs are often completely unwilling to talk to law enforcement, whom they perceive as an enemy, perhaps an enemy attempting to kill them. However, it may be possible to use friends or relatives of the people engaged in the standoff as a way to get them to surrender or at least to begin talking. Sometimes it is even possible to use other extremists for this purpose.
Allowing people to save face. In standoff situations, authorities should look for ways to allow extremists to "save face" and rationalize ways to surrender. During a standoff, an extremist may not wish to die, but may find it difficult or impossible simply to give up. In 1987, when federal authorities successfully negotiated an end to a standoff with members of a white supremacist survivalist compound, and in 1997, when Texas authorities negotiated the end of a standoff with the anti-government Republic of Texas group, negotiators were able to make progress by allowing the persons they were negotiating with to feel that they were treating them more or less as equals (e.g., as enemy commanders or representatives of different governments). Similarly, in situations involving confrontations over issues such as foreclosures or evictions, authorities should never dismiss the possibility of defusing a confrontation simply by removing its cause. Sometimes lending institutions, for example, when approached, are willing to offer alternative solutions. More than one extremist-related confrontation has been successfully resolved in this manner in the past few years.
Making patience a virtue. If a standoff situation exists, authorities should always consider the virtues of simply "waiting people out" rather than trying to end the situation quickly with tactical action. In the past 25 years, history has repeatedly shown, from the Marion, Utah, standoff between Utah and federal officials and a fringe Mormon sect in 1988 to the Woodring standoff in Michigan in the summer of 2003, that tactical solutions to extremist standoffs are often deadly to law enforcement. Whenever possible, negotiation and patience, such as that demonstrated at the successfully resolved Montana Freeman standoff in 1996, should be exercised. Time is rarely more precious than lives.


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EAST LIVERPOOL - The city school board has voted against appealing an order by Municipal Court Judge Melissa Byers Emmerling in a small claims lawsuit filed against the district by a local resident who bought tickets to a concert that was never held.
In her October 22 ruling, Byers Emmerling found the district and concert promoter Terrence Smitherman jointly liable for refunding $170 in tickets to Guy Taylor of Pennsylvania Avenue. Taylor was seeking $3,000 in damages.
About 250 tickets were sold, bringing in $6,550 for the concert by rap artist Bow Wow.
The concert was canceled by Superintendent James Herring who said Smitherman had failed to abide by a contract for renting school facilities by not providing mandatory insurance coverage.
The judge, however, ruled that the contract did not specify such coverage was required, and there was no proof that Smitherman had ever been told he had a specific deadline by which to provide insurance.
Smitherman had not refunded money to ticket holders after the cancellation, saying he had spent the ticket sale money for preparations/promotion for the concert.
At the end of its regular meeting Monday, when the board prepared to enter executive session for personnel issues, Herring said he also wanted to discuss pending or imminent court action, which is allowed by law, providing the body's attorney is present.
Board member Richard Wolf pointed out to Herring that such a closed-door session could only be held with an attorney, and Herring said, "I do have correspondence from an attorney," but was told, "That doesn't count," by board member Robert Estell, who added, "If you have him on the phone, it counts."
Herring conceded, agreeing the executive session would be for a personnel matter only.
When the board returned about 40 minutes later, it was with an addendum to the agenda with a recommendation from Herring to appeal Byers Emmerling's decision to the Seventh District Court of Appeal.
Estell moved and board member Larry Walton seconded the motion, but Wolf said he would not support the recommendation, saying, "I see no point in us spending more money on an attorney. We lost the case in small claims court. If anyone is due money, and the court awarded it to them, it will undoubtedly be less than the attorney's fees."
In the voting, only Estell supported the motion, with Walton, Wolf and board President Janice Martin opposed. Board member Scott Dieringer was absent.
Treasurer Todd Puster was asked later the cost of the attorney who defended the district in the small claims suit, but he said the district has not yet been billed for those legal services.


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Wednesday, March 13, 2013
Photo IDs will be needed at ballot
It all started with the surprise resignation of U.S. Sen. Jim DeMint.
When DeMint decided to step down from his position in December, South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley chose U.S. Rep. Tim Scott to replace him. The historical appointment of Scott made national headlines – and it also created a coveted opening in the U.S. House of Representatives.
The crucial first step in selecting a replacement for Scott's First District House seat will take place Tuesday, March 19, when Republican voters will choose from a staggering 16 candidates. Democratic voters have an easier task, as only two candidates will dot that party's ballot.
The special election marks the first time that photo IDs will be required to vote in South Carolina.
According to the State Election Commission, voters will be asked to show one of the following photo IDs at their polling place: a South Carolina Driver's License, an ID Card issued by the South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles, a South Carolina Voter Registration Card with Photo, a Federal Military ID, or a U.S. Passport.
The race to replace Scott has drawn national attention for the Republicans and Democrats alike.
Former Gov. Mark Sanford – who held the First District seat for three terms before becoming governor – is the frontrunner of the crowded GOP field. Sanford is polling ahead of the others, yet some political observers feel that if another candidate can face Sanford in a runoff, the former governor could be vulnerable.
That could be great news for Sen. Larry Grooms of Bonneau, or any number of the other candidates. If no candidate garners over 50 percent of the vote, the two highest finishers will faceoff in a runoff in April.
Elizabeth Colbert-Busch is the favorite to defeat Ben Frasier in the Democratic race. The fact that Colbert-Busch's brother, Stephen Colbert, is an internationally famous political satirist on the Comedy Channel is another reason the race has made headlines outside of the First District.
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Hilary Gamble, violaPittsburgh Concert Society winner Hilary Gamble performs works by Bach, Brahms, Casimir-Ney, Piazzolla, and Hindemith. Guest artists include Donna Amato, piano, Zach Reeder, guitar, and Evan Kahn.03/26/2013Time: 7:30 pmLocation: Kresge Recital Hall, College of Fine Arts, CMU, Pittsburgh, PAwebsite
The Book of MormonNine 2011 Tony Awards say it's the Best Musical of the Year. Vogue says the "best musical of the last 25 years." And The New York Times says, "It's the best musical of the century." It's The Book of Mormon, the Broadway phenomenon from South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone and Avenue Q co-creator Robert Lopez. The Daily Show's Jon Stewart says, "A crowning achievement. So good, it makes me angry."03/26/2013 - 04/07/2013Time: variousBenedum Center, 237 7th St., Pittsburgh, PAwebsite | map
Percussion Ensemble03/26/2013Time: 8:00 pmLocation: Pappert Center, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PAwebsite
Salute to SpringMansions on Fifth presents Bach's Wedding Cantata featuring soprano Lily Abreu, Handel's Violin Sonata in D, a Harpsichord Suite by D'Anglebert played by Richard Stern, and other interesting and rare works played by present or past members of the Pittsburgh Symphony, Pittsburgh Opera and Ballet Orchestras, and the New York Philharmonic. Jim Gorton (oboe), Sarah and Dennis O'Boyle (violins), Maryléne Gringas-Roy (viola), and Elisa Kohanski (cello). Food served at intermission. Reservations at (412) 381-5105.03/26/2013Time: 6:30 pmLocation: Mansions on Fifth, 5105 Fifth Ave., Pittsburgh, PAwebsite
Elvis LivesThe PSO's Broadway at Heinz Hall series presents Elvis Lives, the ultimate Broadway tribute to The King.03/29/2013 - 03/30/201303/29 - 8:00 pm03/29 - 2:00 pm03/29 - 8:00 pmHeinz Hall, 600 Penn Ave., Pittsburgh, PAwebsite | map
Little GemAn uplifting Irish comedy about life, death, and "getting on with it" by Elaine Murphy. Party girl Amber feels a rumble in her stomach. Her compulsive mother Lorraine tries her hand at salsa dancing. And her grandmother Kay "toys" with the meaning of pleasure as she looks after her ill husband. Chock full of Dublin slang and hilarity, this play depicts three generations of middle-class, Irish women as they strive to piece together their lives over one extraordinary year.03/30/2013 - 05/05/20131300 Bingham Street Pittsburgh, PAwebsite | map
"Japan is the Key...": Collecting Prints and Ivories, 1900-1920This show features over 50 rarely-seen Japanese prints, including traditional masterworks by Hiroshige Andō, Katsushika Hokusai, Utamaro Kitagawa, and Kunisada (Toyokuni III), as well as highlights from Carnegie Museum of Natural History's collection of Japanese ivory figures of people, animals, and gods.03/30/2013 - 07/21/20134400 Forbes Ave., Pittsburgh, PAwebsite | map
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Viral Hepatitis Strategic Plan 2010 - 2015
Viral hepatitis continues to be a public health priority that requires the concerted efforts of individuals, agencies and organizations at all levels and in every community. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that one-third of Americans have been infected with hepatitis A and approximately 5 million are living with chronic hepatitis B and C.
The 2010 Viral Hepatitis Strategic Plan provides a roadmap to maximize the effectiveness of the work of a diverse array of individuals, agencies and organizations engaged in fighting viral hepatitis in NYS.
The mission of the Viral Hepatitis Strategic Plan is to outline a coordinated, comprehensive and systematic approach that will decrease the incidence and reduce the morbidity and mortality of viral hepatitis.
The Vision is to eliminate the new hepatitis A, B and C infections and improve the quality of life for individuals living with chronic hepatitis B and C.
The Strategic Plan uses a modular approach, with separate frameworks for hepatitis A, B and C. Each framework is inclusive of a wide range of goals and strategies necessary for a comprehensive approach. The frameworks offer flexibility to meet a variety of needs, offering users latitude and options for action. The frameworks are intended to be user-friendly and engaging. Themes and cross-cutting issues have been identified. These include: (1) promoting risk reduction; (2) ensuring access to vaccination and screening; (3) improving knowledge and awareness; (4) securing resources for hepatitis surveillance and research; (5) assuring timely access to care, treatment and other related services regardless of a person's ability to pay; (6) building the infrastructure for sound policy and program development; and (7) reducing stigma, discrimination and health disparities.
- Viral Hepatitis Strategic Plan (PDF, 6.7 MB, 12pg.)
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- State Viral Hepatitis Strategic Plans - The CDC is currently updating their website.
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Wearing a white strapless gown encrusted with crystals and vertigo-inducing white platform heels, Hudson – currently linked to Yankee star Alex Rodriguez – walked the red carpet by herself and told reporters that her all-singing, all-dancing role was a dream come true, not only for herself but for Ryder, her 5-year-old son with former husband, musician Chris Robinson.
"It's like the most exhilarating, joyful thing in the world – I had so much fun," said the 1998 Oscar nominee, who plays a flirtatious journalist in Nine. She told PEOPLE that the film, based on the 1982 Tony-winning Broadway musical (which, in turn, was loosely based on Italian film director Federico Fellini's slightly autobiographical 1963 8½), made quite an impression on her boy, who often traveled with her to the set.
"It the first time I saw him in shock, recognizing what it is that I do," she said. "I really think it was the first time it hit him."
Earlier in the week Hudson and her baseball star beau enjoyed some down time, in the boho neighborhood of Notting Hill, where they stopped for coffee and snapped photos of one another as they shopped.
The Stars AlignThe unveiling of the movie, directed by Chicago filmmaker Rob Marshall, certainly took on an Oscar-caliber, international flavor. Also on-hand were Nicole Kidman, Penélope Cruz, Judi Dench and leading man Daniel Day-Lewis.
Cruz, who plays the amorous but creatively blocked director's mistress in the movie, attended the premiere with her sister Monica Cruz and affectionately greeted Kidman, Hudson and Dench in the cinema's foyer.
"We have only good things to say about how much fun we had together and how much we loved working together," said Cruz. "It's boring, but that's the truth."
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"Every single one of them will surprise you," said Dench, whose Best Supporting Actress Oscar is for 1998's Shakespeare in Love. "When we were suddenly all on stage doing the opening number – that was pretty amazing!"
As for the finished product, she told PEOPLE, "I thought films like this aren't made at the moment. We're in a recession, and here is this huge film with so many people. It took my breath away!"
For Kidman, the premiere permitted a date night with husband Keith Urban. After signing autographs, the actress was gallantly offered a hand by her hubby as she approached the stairs.
"I hope you enjoy it," Dench shouted, as she, Kidman, and Hudson took to the stage with Marshall to introduce the film. She then added, "We did."
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Here's something we made earlier: stylist Jane How recreated her favourite looks of Spring/Summer 2000 from sweet papers, cupcake wrappers and doilies, Nick Knight recording the result on a 3-D scanner. A technological exploration of the frontiers of fashion imagery, presented here through fashion film, photography and a series of interactives.
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Mini sessions + jewelry discounts + wedding album credits? Oh yes
Although our kid is almost eight, last year was the first year that my family of three ever actually sent out holiday cards. We had talked about it from time to time over the years, but usually neither of us ever got serious about actually making the cards until the holidays were upon us… which is way too late. That's why we're having a new set of family photos taken in two weeks. Time is precious, y'all (and also our most recent family photos are almost three years old). In the hopes that you too will plan ahead, we've pulled together holiday offerings from some of our well-loved vendors and sponsors here at APW.…Keep Reading
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Great information and thanks John & Dennis.
I am very much excited on this technology. I had registered in www.azure.com and I have installed azure SDK to work on some sample (ASP.NET Hello world sample) but whenever I try to create host service none of the services are availble there. I noticed the below message.
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Will Arnett is speaking out about his divorce from Amy Poehler.
"Life is challenging," the Arrested Development actor says in the latest issue of Details. "I'd say there's no guidebook – but there's about a million guidebooks out there. [Laughs] All people have been doing since the dawn of time is trying to figure out how to live this life and be happy. I'm no different."
He adds, "I'm 43 and I've found my happiness – which is my kids."
After nine years of marriage, the couple announced their split in September 2012. They have two sons together – Archie, 4½ and Abel, 2½.
Though Arnett has been divorced twice, when asked if he still believes in the institution of marriage, he replies, "Certainly. I do. I do."
But while Poehler, 41, has been linked to fellow comedian, Nick Kroll, Arnett says he's "not officially dating."
"Yeah, I don't know what you do," he says. "Do you put out an announcement in the trades? I'M DATING! It all seems very scary to me, to be honest. So I'm kind of keeping pretty close counsel right now."
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CANTON, Miss. (Jan. 11, 2013) - The next-generation Nissan Murano is on the move to the U.S. where it will be assembled by workers at Nissan's Canton Manufacturing and Assembly Plant beginning in 2014.
Dan Bednarzyk, vice president of Nissan Manufacturing in Canton and Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant celebrate the plant's 10th anniversary and announce that the Nissan Canton Vehicle Assembly Plant has been awarded production of the next-generation N ...
Nissan's Vice Chairman Bill Krueger, Vice President of Nissan Manufacturing in Canton Dan Bednarzyk, Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant, 100 Black Men Vice President Donn Lewis and Nissan Canton Production Manager Randy Pippins announce that the Nissa ...
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Friday, July 4, 2014
After having helped eight startups move their business ideas to reality this year, The Harbor Accelerator is accepting applications for its second 14-week business accelerator program. The new deadline for applications is July 10. Designed with the entrepreneur in mind, this free program is about building scale-able businesses for the Charleston region.
Businesses are fully immersed in an accelerator program that is all about executing a plan. Each startup is given access to resources, local talent and the ability to test the market quickly and become viable.
Successful startups from the inaugural program include Snapcastr, a free mobile app that transfers audience pictures and comments to a big screen during an event; Tarian Orthotics, which developed a shoulder brace to lower the risk of dislocations in individuals looking to return to high-impact activities post-injury; and Eatabit.com, which allows online order takers to print orders to purpose-built cellular printers placed directly inside the restaurant.
The Harbor Accelerator program introduces high-impact business concepts during an intense curriculum led by mentor entrepreneurs, while gleaning invaluable insights from proven business leaders. The team of mentors includes a list of entrepreneurial heavyweights such as Patrick Bryant, the lead mentor of the Accelerator, Eric Bowman of Sparc, Chad Walldorf of Sticky Fingers, Bobby Collins of PURE, Steve Parker Jr. of Levelwing, Christine Osborne of Wonder Works and many more.
These mentors will walk side by side with the selected businesses to keep them focused on the critical elements needed to grow their business.
"The first cohort of The Harbor Accelerator was a tremendous success. All eight companies grew throughout the 14 weeks and are moving their ventures forward today," said John Osborne, co-founder and director of The Harbor Entrepreneur Center. "During the program, Snapcastr got a deal with College of Charleston, Eatabit inked a contract with Joe Riley Stadium, and Tarian put their brace on a Stingrays player.
"The community support is clearly there for The Harbor Accelerator program and is increasing daily," he added. "New proven entrepreneur mentors, additional specialty experts and increased resources are all signing up to support Cohort 2."
Interested businesses should apply online at www.harborec.com by July 10. Only eight will be selected for the program set to begin July 21. Participants will work out of Biz Inc., a business incubator facility run by the Town of Mount Pleasant.
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quote: BTW, to OP: Higher diesel torque is only between the engine and the transmission input, and affects only the bellhousing, not the frame/body. Between transmission output and wheels, torque is comparable... probably higher for the gas engine, in case the driver floors it in first gear.
quote: Find it pretty ironic you drive a 10,000 pound truck around and call the Tacoma "sluggish". Pretty sure my Tacoma would have driven rings around that beast of yours.
quote: Leave the trucks for towing and hauling.
quote: I'm not trying to argue with you, I just think our standards of performance are a bit different.
quote: I just like the g force loading no matter which direction it comes from.
quote: Can there really be THAT many people out there with no taste? It's blowing my mind :)
quote: Is it that hard to believe that some people don't make their likely second most expensive purchase based on emotion? I'll share a few of my reasons for owning a 2010 Prius.
quote: the C's power-to-weight ratio, at about 25 pounds per horsepower, is only slightly better than your author's. With better gearing, he might be able to get to 60 mph in about the same 11 or so seconds, too. Driven like a normal car, the C is, quite frankly, frustrating.It could have been higher but for a moment's indiscretion during which we accelerated to 70 under wide-open throttle. [Wince.] Going up a steep hill. (As the miles pass, fidelity only gets harder.) The good news is that the Prius C actually is capable of accelerating to 70 mph uphill. We weren't sure it'd be able to.We also wouldn't want to drive a Prius C. It does have decent body control, but the car always seems to want to stop moving, like a fat guy who labors through each day motivated by the thought of his next opportunity to sit. The brake pedal offers a previously undiscovered combination of firm and squishy, giving the feel of a layer of foam rubber atop a two-by-four rigidly mounted to the firewall. And although top-spec cars get a different steering rack to go along with their 16-inch wheels, there's little in the way of steering feel with either setup.
quote: If your goal is to enjoy driving, sure, by a Mazda.For the rest of the world, there is the Prius.
quote: If you calculated how much time you actually spend driving your car (sitting in traffic doesn't count) you would probably find that 90%-95% of the time your car is either parked, in traffic, or idling.
quote: In other words, all that fancy schmancy potential power is wasted idling and guzzling gas like a bukkake porn star. Honda Civics are hella better than that.
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Grau du Roi – Aigues Mortes
It is possible to enter/leave the waterways using the Mediterranean coast harbour of Grau du Roi and the canal that connects to the Canal Rhone a Sete at Aigues Mortes.
Grau du Roi is one of France's chief fishing ports. Besides the harbour entrance there are three things of note (see aerial photo above) – a lift bridge (pont levant) "L", a turn bridge (pont tournant) "T" and an overhead power line (air-draft 16m). The channel to Grau du Roi varies to a degree according to atmospheric pressure and wind direction. The variation is plus or minus half a metre around a charted 1.6m depth. Local knowledge is therefore important for marginal measurements. (Information thanks to Bill Cooper)
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If you're travelling on from Aigues-Mortes/Grau du Roi, then Jim Baerselman's Mediterranean Cruising Guide is the marine equivalent of french-waterways.com, with fully detailed information about places, passages and practicalities.
[above right] View looking from the Vidourle river at its junction with the canal (between "L" and "T" on the page heading aerial view). Besides the pontoon that can be seen, when we visited in 2008 work was in progress on more pontoons just behind the photograph viewpoint. The Vidourle beyond that point opens into a small lagoon and is restricted both as to depth (1.1m) and air-draft at the first bridge upstream (2.8m). There are a number of fishing industry boatyards, particularly around the fishing harbour basin itself.
Grau du Roi's harbour entrance itself is a very short (0.5nm) sea trip from one of Europe's biggest marina complexes, Port Camargue, where many marine services are available. It is entirely possible to un-mast or re-mast at the marina and – providing conditions are reasonably flat and the mast safely secured – make the short voyage to/from Grau du Roi, mast down.
Port Camargue is a possible over-wintering marina – we know of several positive reports, including from liveaboards.
Aigues Mortes
Louis IX (Saint Louis) rebuilt the fortifed town of Aigues-Mortes ("still or lifeless waters") in the 13th century; it was France's only Mediterranean port at that time.
It was the embarkation point of the Seventh Crusade (1248) and the Eighth Crusade (1270). The 1,650 metres of city walls were built in two phases: the first during the reign of Philippe III the Bold and the second during the reign of Philippe IV the Fair, who had the enclosure completed between 1289 and 1300. The Constance Tower, completed in 1248, is all that remains of the castle built in Louis IX's reign. It was designed to be impregnable with its six-metre-thick walls.
In 1893 a conflict erupted between the French and the Italians who worked in the enormous salt evaporation ponds adjacent to Aigues-Mortes that killed at least ten and injured many more, all on the Italian side. The incident, itself founded on rumour, prejudice and xenophobia was an ingredient in the creation of Italian fascism.
The push-tow salt barges – also enormous – squeeze past the pleasure craft moorings very frequently. To moor anywhere other than the designated places, with the appropriate permission of the Capitainerie, is to risk damage. In 2008 the charge for an 11m boat was 17.50€ per day basic, 29.50€ per day with water and electricity. In our book, that's expensive but Aigues-Mortes is a unique place to stay. You can also stay at John Smethurst's peniche B+B "Saul Nomad".


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Serves 5 |
Prep Time 10 minutes |
Cook Time 10 minutes
8 ounces Eden 100% Soba (Buckwheat Pasta)or any Eden Soba
2 cloves garlic, minced
2 Tbsp Eden Toasted Sesame Oil
1 1/2 cups button mushrooms, stems removed and sliced into quarters
1 cup carrots, julienned
1 1/2 cups kale, chopped
1/4 cup scallions, finely chopped
1 1/2 Tbsp Eden Shoyu Soy Sauce, or to taste
3 or 4 Tbsp water
Cook the pasta as package directs, about 8 to 9 minutes. Do not over cook as the pasta tends to fall apart easily. Heat the oil in a skillet and sauté the garlic for 1 minute. Add the mushrooms, carrots and 1/2 tablespoon shoyu soy sauce. Sauté for 2 minutes. Place the noodles on top of the vegetables. Set the kale on top of the noodles, add the water and remaining shoyu. Cook about 3 to 5 minutes until the kale is tender, but still bright green, and the soba is warm. Toss gently to mix and sprinkle the scallions on top for garnish.
Eastern, Good/High Fiber, Good/High Protein, Japanese Food, Macrobiotic, Main Course, No Sweetener Added, Oils, Pasta, Stir-Fry, Vegan, Whole Grain


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Friday, August 16, 2013
Charlie and Zachary Worrall are Life Scouts in Boy Scout Troop 20 at the Mount Pleasant Presbyterian Church. Charlie and Zachary are members of the Mount Pleasant Presbyterian Church and will be completing eight grade at Moultrie Middle School this year.
This summer Charlie and Zachary have been working with the Mount Pleasant public schools to plan and execute their Eagle Scout projects. Charlie has been working with elementary school principals and Zachary has been working with the middle and high school principals to set up educational programs to increase awareness about prescription drug misuse and abuse.
They will have a presence at many upcoming school fact and fee events, in addition to open house events and upcoming PTA meetings this fall. Below is a list of events where Scouts from Troop 20, students from the South Carolina College of Pharmacy – Medical University of South Carolina campus and CVS pharmacists will have educational displays to discuss prescription drug misuse and abuse with parents, teachers and students attending Mount Pleasant public schools this fall:
Aug. 14: Laing Middle School Fact and Fee, 5-7 p.m.
Aug. 15: Laing Middle School Fact and Fee, 7:30-9:30 a.m. and 5-7 p.m.
Aug. 19: Laurel Hill Primary School Fact and Fee, 1:20-3:20 p.m.
Aug. 19: Pinckney Elementary School Fact and Fee, 3-5 p.m.
Aug. 19: Belle Elementary School Fact and Fee, 4-6 p.m.
Aug. 20: Whitesides Elementary School Fact and Fee, 8-10 a.m.
Sept. 9: Wando High School Open House, 7 p.m.
Sept. 16: Wando High School Open House, 7 p.m.
Zachary will be giving a presentation at Cario Middle School's three Open House events on Aug. 26, 27 and 28. Charlie is scheduled to address the PTA at Sullivan's Island Elementary on Oct. 1. PTA presentation dates are still pending for James B. Edwards and Jennie Moore Elementary schools.
This entire educational effort is leading up to the next National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day, which is scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 26. The Mount Pleasant Police Department will be participating in this event. Charlie, Zachary and their volunteers will be encouraging parents to drop off their unused and expired prescription medications between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. at the Mount Pleasant Police Department on Oct. 26 (no questions asked) to get these medications out of their homes.
Charlie and Zachary would like to thank all the principals they have worked with this summer to set up these events. They would also like to thank the Scouts in Troop 20, the students at the South Carolina College of Pharmacy and the CVS pharmacists who are volunteering their time to work these events. Finally, they would like to thank Allegra, CVS Pharmacy and Party Plan-It for donating supplies to support these events.
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Few games are able to drum up as much excitement and enthusiasm as Pokémon, and with the release of HeartGold and SoulSilver this Friday, poké-fever is at an all time high. What is it that gets fans so giddy with excitement? Why is the Pokémon franchise so mind-bogglingly popular? Here are ten possible answers.
Of the hundreds of Pokémon Nintendo and Game Freak have designed, none are more recognisable than Pikachu. He's not only the iconic face of the franchise, but a mascot for Nintendo as a whole. Interestingly, his rise to stardom wasn't due to the game itself, however, more the marketing that surrounded it. Because of a certain television series and a boy in a red hat, Pikachu became the biggest celebrity in gaming.
The TV Show
With the Pokémon TV series, an entire generation dipped their toes into the icy waters of anime without really knowing that's what they were even doing. The exploits of Ash Ketchum and his trusty Pikachu captured the hearts of children across the globe, and increased sales far more successfully than any advertising campaign. "I wanna be...the very best, like no one ever was. To catch them is my real test, to..." Don't pretend you don't know the words...


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Thursday, April 4, 2013
His eyebrows rise toward the ceiling, his eyes widen behind his glasses, his bristly mustache moves and the rest of his face fills with satirical expression.
That's the look many customers see when Jack Cadwell steps out from the kitchen to greet guests with humorous commentary and silly faces. Then Barbara Fortes-Cadwell chimes in additional remarks and conversations write themselves.
It's miraculous more food doesn't go flying out of patrons' mouths as they munch on the lightly fried fare while digesting overtones of wacky wisecracks.
This is a natural occurrence on the five days Something's Fishy is open (Tuesday to Saturday). The restaurant initially opened in summer 2011 off East Doty Avenue but eventually moved down the road to 1211 N. Main St.
This week Something's Fishy is celebrating its one year anniversary at the new location next to Lowe's at the North Main Market shopping center.
Cadwell said when they officially relocated on April 1, 2012 the move was no April Fool's, but more of a blessing.
The menu expanded and seating was added with seven tables.
While all the classic seafood items remain – flounder, shrimp, scallops, clams, oysters – the new menu brings in hot dogs, burgers and chicken and pulled pork sandwiches. Everything is cooked fresh with each order.
"Business has increased by five times in the new location," Cadwell said, attributing this to the trust and loyalty of the Summerville community. "We have a lot of customers from the first location.
"It's a whole different atmosphere here. New people come in. When they leave you know their whole life's story . . . how many kids they have."
The location offers more visibility and thus more business, Fortes-Cadwell said.
After running the business in New Haven, Conn. more than a decade, Cadwell and Fortes-Cadwell moved to South Carolina to retire. Not long after Cadwell became bored and has served up fish ever since. They still received calls from customers in Connecticut asking if they'll mail shrimp to them. Local customers apologize if they haven't stopped by in a few weeks.
Cadwell works in the kitchen and Fortes-Cadwell works the register.
"People would rather see my face up here," she jokes as she smiles and winks at Cadwell.
"It's not work when you're with the customers and can joke with them," he says. "We're not corporate America. Our reputation comes from behind the counter."
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At this time of the year the words "Live United" have become a household phrase.
With workplace and residential campaigns now entering their second month, the need to stress the importance of giving is at a high. Those who have been considering a one-time or payroll pledge recognize how great the needs in our community truly are and how wide Lycoming County United Way dollars can reach.
With 97 percent of the money raised staying here in Lycoming County, your donation could make a difference in the lives of those people in crisis, the community's seniors and children, and our families and special needs individuals.
Those who donate and those who volunteer are greatly appreciated. Without the support of community members, LCUW would not be able to continue providing funding for the programs that last year helped more than 46,379 people in the county.
But there is yet a hidden group of individuals who also need to be recognized. Standing behind the employees who choose to give and the volunteers who take time from their work responsibilities to run a lively and effective campaign are the corporations who support Lycoming County United Way.
"Contributions emanating at the workplace, both employee and corporate, are vitally important to the success of our campaign and the allocations we can provide to the human service programs we serve," said Scott N. Lowery, LCUW executive director. "Where there is strong corporate support, an attitude of community service and helping others usually exists. Just as leaders set an example for others to follow, corporate support for a cause is a reflection of the value a business places on that particular cause. We are very fortunate to have had solid corporate/business support to our important mission to help the people of Lycoming County."
Four years ago, LCUW began to recognize those corporations for their support by listing them in the Forest of Philanthropy. The honor serves to link the past tradition of the community's lumber-driven birth with the sustaining nurturing of today's business support.
The campaign at Kellogg Co., in Muncy, is one of those sturdy members of the Forest of Philanthropy. The business recently reported that its total contribution to LCUW for its 2012-13 campaign rings in at $180,500.
"We are absolutely thrilled to have $85,718 contributed by our team members this year," reported Kellogg plant Manager Tim Bair. "We had 75 percent of our employees participate in the United Way campaign and we couldn't be more proud of their compassion for our community. We also did some special fundraisers and our corporate office matches the employee (by giving the) United Way a total of $180,500."
Kellogg Co. stands strong at the Oak Level ($30,000 or more) in the Forest of Philanthropy.
Among other companies who provide matching gifts include Auto-Trakk LLC, Frito-Lay Inc., the Tech Group and West Co. of Jersey Shore.
Auto Trakk LLC has garnered support at its business from the top level down, according to Mike Caffrey, president, and Jackie Travelpiece, human resource manager.
"The owners of the business have a strong legacy of giving, not just to United Way, but of giving in general, and that's a sentiment that runs throughout the organization," Caffrey said. "Managers are very tuned in to United Way. They view the United Way as a very efficient means of getting contributions and funding to good, worthy agencies and agencies that help people to help themselves. From the top down, we just believe in what United Way does and we want to continue to support it."
According to Travelpiece, it is important that enthusiasm trickles down from the upper management.
"It starts with the folks at the top of the company," she said. "For the staff to see them get enthused and committed to the community really provides enthusiasm across the board. As an in-house campaign manager, if you have folks supporting you, you're able to really get the rest of the employee force excited."
Although some of the fundraisers Auto Trakk employs throughout the campaign are tried and true, the desire to encourage giving drives the volunteers to keep things fun. The business recently held a flag football game on the front lawn of its Montoursville location to raise funds for its campaign. The turnout was great and, according to Travelpiece, "we can honestly say we put blood, sweat and tears into the campaign."
An additional on-sight snack bar also has helped raise some extra dollars for the Auto Trakk campaign, as well as a fundraiser that allows employees to wear jeans or sneakers for a week and a mock presidential election that could boot Caffrey from his office for a day.
And when the campaign is coming to a close, Caffrey still is not done.
"What we do to keep going is send out a global email to let people know that we should keep trying to give," he said. "I try to get people riled up by saying that I'm going to give just this much more and they should, too. It is an effective way to stir people up and raising that bar as the campaign winds down."
Auto Trakk is recognized as a Maple-level giver ($10,000 to $14,999) in the Forest of Philanthropy.
Other members of the Forest of Philanthropy include PPL Corp. (Walnut: $20,000 to $29,999); Highmark, West Pharmaceutical Jersey Shore, M & T Bank, and Springs Window Fashions (Cherry: $15,000 to $19,999); Jersey Shore State Bank, Blue Cross of Northeastern PA, Alcan Cable, Williamsport Sun-Gazette (Maple: $10,000 to $14,999); Anadarko Petroleum Corp., Susquehanna Bank PA, L-3 Communications Electron Devices, The Tech Group Williamsport, Larson Design Group, UGI Penn Natural Gas Inc., Chief Oil & Gas, Lonza Inc., Frito-Lay Inc., Newalta Corp., Staiman Recycling Corp., and Trojan Tube Sales & Fabrications (Hemlock: $5,000 to $9,999).
Many businesses even go beyond a matching gift to ensure that their campaign is a success. Corporations such as Jersey Shore State Bank, M & T Bank, PPL Corp. and Springs Window Fashions provide a contribution to their workplace campaign that exceeds the employee contributions.
M & T Bank has been a long supporter of the Lycoming County United Way campaign. Its efforts have remained strong throughout name changes and a decline in its number of employees. Yet the bank's corporate level support has not faltered.
"I think at one point in time when we had more employees, the contribution levels between employees and corporate was probably closer to equal, but as the employee rate has diminished we have decided to continue to support United Way because of all the important things they do for the community," said Philip Johnson, regional president of M& T Bank. "United Way takes the broadest look at the community and addresses those needs. I think it's important to support those efforts."
M & T Bank encourages its employees to continue giving by offering a pizza party to those departments or offices who give at 100 percent. The bank also provides giveaways at the end of the campaign to help sustain employee participation.
Oak, Walnut, Cherry, Maple and Hemlock - LCUW relies on the strength of this "forest" to help sustain the effort to meet the needs of the community.
They say it takes a village to raise a child. It is clear that it also takes a sturdy branch to keep reaching those in need.


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Ideal for those seeking convenience on their Val Gardena ski vacation, Hotel Antares is located on the main village road and is just 200 meters from the Ciampinoi cable car, which connects skiers and snowboarders to the Dolomiti Superski. This nicely decorated, traditional Tyrolean-style hotel offers guests two-person standard or superior rooms, the Junior Suite which features a double bed and a sofa, or the spacious Junior Suite Plus, with a master room, living room and two bathrooms – ideal for up to four people. The rooms feature a TV, safe box, direct-dial telephone, hair dryer and minibar. Other amenities include an indoor swimming pool, a play room for children, a fitness room and a sauna and a Turkish bath.
At the 5 star Hotel Adler Wellness & Sport Resort International luxury meets charming South Tyrolean comfort. Culinary delights, a wine cellar, cocktail bar and fireplace in lounge; wellness & beauty spa all await your arrival. For skiers the best connection is from the ADLER's ski room directly to the slopes of the Sella Ronda. The hotel has its own ski shuttle adding extra convenience for its guests.
Come spend an unforgettable family holiday or a romantic getaway in Santa Cristina, a lovely little village that combines the traditional charm of an alpine mountain village with all the amenities that a visitor may need to enjoy a comfortable and rewarding stay in the Dolomites. Santa Cristina is an ideal holiday destination any time of the year. Be inspired by the colorful flowering meadows that surround the village during the spring and summer, or take an energizing walk up the spectacular Dolomites. Visitors interested in an active holiday can benefit from Santa Cristina's wide range of indoor and outdoor sports facilities which include a climbing hall, a mini golf course, various tennis courts, and an ice rink. When you need to unwind and relax, our hotel in Santa Cristina will put at your disposal modern and comfortable facilities to help you get the most out of your stay. Come and relax at our small wellness area, equipped with sauna and Jacuzzi facilities, or stop by at our in-house restaurant and visit our wine cellar, where a wonderful selection of the best local and international wines await sampling.
Our Santa Cristina hotel enjoys a central location right in the heart of the village, being only a few minutes away from transport hubs, bars, shops, restaurants, and sports facilities. Whatever your interests might be, our team is always happy to help. Book your stay at Hotel Touring for superior hospitality and a pleasant stay in Santa Cristina.


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Astoria Galilee Tiberias
Astoria Galilee Tiberias is located in the centre of Tiberias, overlooking the Sea of Galilee.
The hotel is situated on one of Tiberias historic main streets, just a short walking distance from the city's center and the Sea of Galilee.
In 2008 the hotel was renovated and its design incorporates the family's history, the city's modern-day development and elements of the special atmosphere of the Galilee
From this lovely area with many restaurants, shops and cafes, it is a 20 minutes walk to the shores of the Sea of Galilee.
The Astoria Galilee Hotel offers modern and comfortable guest rooms, free wireless internet, and good facilities including a seasonal outdoor swimming pool.
Astoria Galilee Tiberias is a good base to discover the northern region of Israel with Safed, Nazareth and the Jordan River just a short drive away.
Availability & RatesTo view availability and prices please select dates and click 'Update Dates'
Hotel Facilities & Policies
- 24 Hour Reception
- Air Conditioning
- Bar
- Free Breakfast
- Elevator
- Free Parking
- Luggage Storage
- Restaurant
- Swimming Pool
- Tours/Travel Desk
- Wheelchair Friendly
Cancellation PolicyThis property has a 1 day cancellation policy. Failure to cancel within this time will result in a cancellation charge equal to the first night of your stay.
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Ben Gurion Tel Aviv Airport (TLV):Approximate driving time to the Astoria Hotel is 90 minutes and distance is 100 kilometres (62 miles).
Getting there:Taxis are available at the airport and the fare to the hotel is typically ILS 350.
Getting around:The best way to see the surrounding countryside is to hire a car.
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BumpTop brings 3-D Desktop to Windows 7 users
- Posted: Nov 19, 2009 at 9:23AM
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Larry Gregory talked to Anand Agarawala, Patrick Dubroy from
BumpTop at a recent Microsoft BizSpark Incubation Week in Boston hosted by
Sanjay Jain. With few days of design and development effort BumpTop brings a 3-D desktop leveraging multi-touch and patented advanced gestures.
Enjoy the show!
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Microsoft Dynamics ISV Architect Evangelist
Microsoft Corporation
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When an employee is stressed out and pushed to the breaking point and starts screaming loudly and uncontrollably, it is said their hamster flew off the exercise wheel such as is found in a hamster's cage. Frequently happens to employees at "the new AT&T"
"After being yelled at by Quita all day, Rosa's hamster flew off the wheel!"
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The Night Before St. Patrick's Day & Shamrock Stickers
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How do you catch a leprechaun and find his pot of gold? On the night before St. Patrick's Day, Tim and Maureen are full of excitement as they decorate and prepare for the day to wear green. But will they succeed in catching the elusive little creature? This entertaining book comes with a set of stickers for kids to do their own decorating.
- 8" square
- Paperback.
- 32 pages.
- Book includes shamrock stickers.
- Ages 5 and up.
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