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quote: but for somebody who can occasionally drive aggressively and get close to another bumper to make a lane change to get around a bottleneck
quote: People like you need to learn to cool off and drive safely, then no one would need stupid things like automatic braking.
quote: First thing I do when I notice an impatient hot head drive is slowly start letting off the gas. Accomplishes two things pisses you off and gets you away from me.
quote: Ah, the myth of innocence.
quote: are of course saints for making sure everybody else drives safely under the speed limit
quote: it's the law that you shouldn't be in the fast lane if you're going slower than the rest of the traffic behind you
quote: I'm clearly the problem having never been in an accident.
quote: And the guy who liked playing Russian Roulette had never blown his brains out, either. Until one day he did...
quote: You understand that this sort of behaviour is exactly what causes most crashes and is exactly what they are trying to stop with systems like this.
quote: The closer everyone drives to the same speed
quote: Better yet we could all just ride one speed bicycles on the grass while wrapped in bubble wrap.
quote: cars roaring past on the left, as they get closer to the exit they need they move to the middle and then with the blinker on ASSUME someone SHOULD let them in so that they can make their exit. And someone will let them in. Rather then taking the empty spot that was behind the car that they just cut in front of they need to be in front of that car and make an a$$ of themselves and slow traffic for no reason!
quote: In Germany they have a couple simple laws which fix this. You are not allowed to pass on the right. And if you see a car approaching you from behind in your lane, you have to yield and move over to the right. It does a remarkably good job of keeping traffic flowing when there can be a 2:1 or greater difference in speed between the left-most and right-most lanes. That's the real goal here - keeping traffic flowing. Not who is driving too fast or too slow.
quote: The passing line is for PASSING, not the "fast" lane.


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Wreathes, trees and a certain jolly man's home have gone up downtown in preparation for a weekend-long celebration, dedicated to coming home for the holidays.
From Friday night's Billtown Christmas Parade to the Festival of Lights Sunday in Brandon Park, the city has planned an entire Home for the Holidays Weekend, a mix of a decades-old tradition and something new, designed to keep people entertained all weekend long, while bringing business downtown, said Justin S. Simpson, city recreation director.
"(Home for the Holidays) brings everyone back with a weekend event," Simpson said. "There's something to do every day."
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Dale Schenck, of Smith Special Productions, cleans up the candy cane balloon at Pickelner Arena Wednesday. All balloons were inflated with air to clean, check for and repair leaks, and prepare handling lines for the city's Holiday Parade Friday night.
The weekend begins with the mayor's annual tree lighting ceremony and entertainment at 5:30 p.m. Friday at Santa Village, on the municipal lot at the southwest corner of West Fourth and Hepburn streets.
Shortly after Mayor Gabriel J. Campana lights up the tree and village, the 63rd annual parade will kick off at 6 p.m. at Elmira and Third streets.
Seven giant helium balloons will bobble along the parade route, including a candy cane balloon, presented by Rettew and Comcast, along with Providence Engineering Corp. and Moran Industries; a happy face balloon, sponsored by Happy Acres Resort, Restaurant and Lounge; Snowflakes the Snowman, presented by Turn Key Construction; a football balloon, sponsored by Pepsi; a green holiday ornament presented in the parade by Marty and Betty, the Carpet Ladies of Loudenslagers Carpet Corner; Robert the Reindeer, sponsored by Susquehanna Health; and a red Santa ornament sponsored by Trigar Tire and Auto Service.
Santa will greet children after the parade at his home in Santa Village.
The celebrations continue Saturday with Victorian Christmas, presented by Preservation Williamsport from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the Historic District.
This year's theme, "It Starts with a Story," is tied in with a new stop along the route of Victorian-era homes and buildings to be toured - the James V. Brown Library, where an exhibit is planned on the life of Charles Dickens.
But that is just one stop on a list of dozens of places that are opening their doors for the tour, now in its 14th year.
Also downtown from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, free Santa visits and train rides around the parking lot will be available at Santa's House.
New this year to welcome the Williamsport Outlaws is a Winter Wonderland at Airmen Pond, Simpson said.
The festivities begin at 6 p.m. at Airmen Pond at Bowman Field and will feature an ice skating Santa, a 35-foot tall penguin and plenty of Christmas atmosphere, including music and decorations, he said.
On Sunday, the annual Festival of Lights begins at 5:30 p.m. at the Dr. Kenneth Cooper Band Shell in Brandon Park.
Free horse-drawn rides will be available, as will refreshments.
Winners of the mayor's annual writing contest will read their entries. This year's theme is "What the holiday season means to me," Simpson said.
Kindergarten to eighth-grade students were invited to participate in the essay contest conducted by the YMCA.
Capping off the weekend is a "Kick Off the Holidays" concert at 7:30 p.m. Sunday at the Community Arts Center, featuring the Williamsport Symphony Orchestra, the Billtown Brass and VJQ.

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on April 2, 2013 - 1:00 AM
June 8, 1919 – March 30, 2013
Robert W. Waterman Sr., of Cheektowaga, a retired Buffalo Forge employee, died Saturday in Delaware Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. He was 93.
Born in Depew, Mr. Waterman was a graduate of Eden High School and served in the Marine Corps in the Pacific Theater during World War II, attaining the rank of sergeant.
He worked as a grinder at Buffalo Forge, retiring in 1984.
Surviving are his wife of 66 years, the former Marion Corle; three sons, James Breighner, Robert Jr. and Richard; two daughters, Pat Szymkowski and Karen; and a brother, Arthur Lee Kennedy.
Services will be at 11:30 a.m. Friday in Amigone Funeral Home, 569 Cleveland Drive, Cheektowaga.


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Each morning when I wake up, I am reminded that God is with me. Often it happens in different ways - the birds singing that gently awaken me, the sun gradually streaming through my windows, the sounds of morning as my neighbors begin their routines, the smell of freshly brewed Guatemalan coffee. These are really ordinary happenings, but I choose to allow them to remind me that I am in the presence of God. And as follows, I choose to allow these moments to remind me that God's presence is with all of the people of the world, the whole of creation. Our God is good and gracious, no matter where we are in the world.
Our world is not the same all over. Sometimes there is confusion. Much of the world lives in constant need of adequate food, housing and safety. Much of the world lives in fear. Many of the children of the world do not have the ability to go to school. I cannot imagine all of this, and yet I know in my heart that Christ wants me to know all of this.
I know in my heart that Christ wants me to remember all of this as I awaken every morning and remember that I am in presence of God, because if I do remember all of this, I also will remember that all of the people of the world are my brothers and sisters, and I will remember that even the tiniest decision I make could ease the pain of my brothers and sisters or cause them more pain.
As I write this article, Protestant Christians, in particular, are preparing for the annual observance of World Communion Sunday. I have always loved this Sunday of the year, because I love thinking about how the world community gathers to celebrate a Holy Meal offered to us by God, whose love for the whole world is faithful and never-ending - in any language. God's mercy offers forgiveness, comfort and joy in every culture; God offers healing to the world.
I know that as congregations gather around the Lord's Table, there will be countless numbers gathering around the table, praying as I pray every year, for the healing of the world. As the family of God, we all know that pain in one member of the family brings pain in the whole family. When one suffers, the whole family can suffer. And when healing for that one comes, there is a sense of healing for the whole.
This year, however, I find myself asking if that is truly the case. When one of God's children suffers, do we all truly know that pain? Do I really know the pain of all of God's children? How can I know the pain of God's children when some of God's children may know the taste of only porridge throughout their lives and I have the luxury of choosing different foods that tantalize my taste buds, but may have no nutritional value?
I will always love World Communion Sunday, but it is important to me to know that God calls us to be in World Communion each day. People are not hungry just on World Communion Sunday. People do not live in violence just on World Communion Sunday. The people of the world are not our brothers and sisters just on World Communion Sunday. The need for justice does not occur just on World Communion Sunday. The confusion of this world is not present just on World Communion Sunday.
For the sake of our world, it is important that we learn to live in World Communion each day of our lives. Keeping that reminder before us will inform the way we live. If I strive to live in World Communion each day it will not be OK for me to make choices that show indifference to the rest of God's family throughout the world.
It is a difficult task to learn to live in World Communion each day, but it was what Jesus asked us to do and continues to ask us to do. And if we fully commit to this way of life, we will find that our lives will change as well. How do we get started? Reading the Gospels will give us a good start in trying to figure out what we must do to live in World Communion each day, for the life of Jesus gives us a pattern to follow.
As I think about our brothers and sisters around the world who gather at the table for World Communion Sunday, I am reminded of a Latin American prayer: "Lord, to those who hunger, give bread. And to those who have bread, give the hunger for justice." May it be so for us.
To God be the glory!
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Monday: Parish Conference
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Helen L. Chen is a senior researcher in the Designing Education Lab in the Center for Design Research. She is also the director of ePortfolio Initiatives in the Office of the Registrar at Stanford University. She earned her undergraduate degree from UCLA and her PhD in Communication with a minor in Psychology from Stanford University in 1998. Helen co-led the development of Folio Thinking, a reflective practice that situates and guides the effective use of learning portfolios, through collaborations with national and international portfolio researchers. She is a co-founder and co-facilitator of EPAC, a community of practice focusing on pedagogical and technological issues related to ePortfolios.
Helen works closely with the Association of American Colleges and Universities where she is currently a member of the Assessment Advisory Group for the Quality Collaboratives project and a faculty member for the Institute on General Education and Assessment. She is also the Director of Research for the Association for Authentic, Experiential and Evidence-Based Learning (AAEEBL) and a senior scholar on LaGuardia Community College's Connect to Learning project. Helen's current research interests are focused in three areas: issues of academic and professional persistence in engineering education; assessment of teaching and learning in innovative learning spaces and active learning classrooms; and the use of ePortfolios and folio thinking related practices in general education, the disciplines, and in student affairs. Helen and her colleagues Tracy Penny-Light and John Ittelson are the authors of Documenting Learning with ePortfolios: A Guide for College Instructors (2011).
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For as far as electric car technology has come, there are still some pretty major problems, including the lack of standardization for charging stations and their plugs. With as difficult as it is for many EV owners to find public charging stations, the last thing you want after finally finding one is to pull up only to discover that it has the wrong sort of plug. Such problems have plagued the automotive industry before, and generally it is the emergence of new and better versions of specific technologies that bring about standardization. Well, Volkswagen of America and Eaton might have just brought out the game-changing charger.
The charger is called the Combined Charging System (CCS), so called because it can be used for one-phase AC charging, three-phase AC fast charging, home DC charging or DC fast charging from public terminals. This ability to use all of these different chargers with just one plug gives the CCS a big advantage, but this is not the only one. CCS can handle 86 kW, more than any other current charger, and this means that future EVs which are built for more powerful chargers will still be able to use the same system. Market Watch even says it can charge up those EVs which support it in as little as 30 minutes. The system is also built for easy data communication, so as not to be rendered obsolete by the introduction of smart grids. Should this lead to a standardized EV charging system, there would be big advantages for both manufacturers and consumers. EVs would become cheaper to produce and infrastructure easier to implement. It's far from being a sure thing at the moment, but the potential is definitely there.


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on September 3, 2012 - 10:33 PM
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TAMPA, Fla. - Like just about any parents would be, Daniel R. Centinello and his wife, Wendy, were less than pleased when their son dropped out of college.
Then it happened again.
But the parents, once crushed, are now thrilled - and that's because the Lancaster couple may find their two sons working for the next president of the United States.
Proving that politics not only makes for strange bedfellows, but also meteoric and somewhat surprising careers, Dan and Darren Centinello, 27 and 23, respectively, have already worked their way into key roles in the presidential campaign of Republican nominee Mitt Romney.
"What mom wouldn't be proud to have these two boys?" Wendy Centinello said.
Dan Centinello is Romney's deputy political director, while his younger brother serves as digital coordinator.
And the story of how they landed with Romney starts with the inspiring figure that 15-year-old Dan saw on television 12 summers ago.
"I just loved this George W. Bush guy," Dan said. "He got me really inspired."
Not surprisingly, in college Dan landed an internship with then-Rep. Jack F. Quinn, R-Hamburg, and started working on campaigns.
Then one day he shocked his parents. Just a few credits short of a degree, Dan dropped out of college to move to California to work on the mayor's race in San Diego.
"It sounded cool to me," he explained.
But not to his parents. His mother cried, and his father wasn't particularly impressed, either.
"I thought he was out of his mind," the elder Centinello said.
What the parents didn't realize at the time was that pick-up-and-go is a way of life for an entire class of young campaign aides from both parties.
And Dan Centinello parlayed that San Diego race into a series of other Republican campaign jobs, culminating in his work for then-California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger.
Dan then signed on to Mitt Romney's 2008 bid for president, finding in the former Massachusetts governor the kind of inspiration he first found in Bush.
"He's my type of Republican - the business experience, the turnaround stuff, the Olympics," Dan said.
When Romney's 2008 campaign fizzled, Dan went to work for Chris Christie's successful race for governor of New Jersey and then Roy Blunt's winning bid for a U.S. Senate race out of Missouri.
All the while, though, he kept his eyes on Romney, and when the former Massachusetts governor moved toward a second White House bid, Dan moved with him.
Now he says he's working 20-hour days or more at Romney's Boston headquarters, poring over data and "microtargeting" voters who will vote for the GOP candidate.
Dan made it home for a break after the campaign began and started telling his brother how great Romney was, only to hear his parents say "Danny, stop that!"
It didn't work. Darren dropped out of Buffalo State College and moved in with his brother to work for Romney, too.
Now he's working 12�-hour days, working on the GOP candidate's considerable social media efforts.
"I thought it was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity," Darren said.
It's certainly proved to be that for Dan, who says he's been to the private home of Romney confidant Bob White for a summer party and gotten to know Romney better than you might think a campaign aide would.
"He is the nicest guy," Dan said of Romney. "When he's at headquarters, he just pokes his head in every office to say hi. . He remembers everybody. He's very genuine."
Dan, meanwhile, is very influential. Once concerned about their son's political obsession, the Centinellos ended up getting politically active themselves, and it all culminated in the boys' father serving as a Romney delegate at the convention last week.
But that could just be the start of great things to come, Wendy Centinello said.
"I hope that Mitt Romney wins," she said, "and that my boys go to the White House with Mitt and live happily ever after."
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As we continue to attempt to dominate the internet with our network of Rupert sites (can you blame us?!) we have tonight launched two new sites.
Thanks to our partner site LeakyNews.com, for letting us know of a new picture featuring the trio with Professor Slughorn in The Three Broomsticks pub. View it here.
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The Real Housewives of D.C. star is under fire – again – this time for allegedly lying about her past as a Washington Redskins cheerleader.
In Thursday's episode of the Bravo reality show, Salahi joins the "first ladies of football" to rehearse ahead of an alumni performance. But her inability to perform a routine – and the fact that no one seemed to remember her – raised eyebrows.
According to a Washington Post report published in December after the episode taped, several former cheerleaders tried to learn more about Salahi's experience with the team.
"She was never at an audition, never at a game and never performed," former cheerleader and choreographer Sheryl Olecheck told the paper. "When I saw her, I had to ask around: 'Who is that?' "
Terri Lamb, the Washington Redskins Cheerleaders Alumni Association President, was more decisive. "We have no record that she ever was a Redskins cheerleader," she told the Post. "She was listed on our 1991 roster at Ms. Salahi's request and based on her misrepresentation to us."
A Question of AgeBut Salahi tells PEOPLE that she was indeed a cheerleader – just not in 1991. Why the discrepancy? Salahi said she didn't want her real age – she's 44 – to be revealed.
"I said I'm not interested in cheering with the alumni because then my real age will be out," Salahi told PEOPLE on Thursday. "You don't become a part of the NFL – and with cheering – just because you think you're cute and you go out there. Someone has to authorize you to get in."
Continues Salahi: "Was I a part of the '90s? Was that my idea? No. It was [Terri] Lamb's. [Now] I think she's worried about the repercussions of her job – and I get it." But Salahi says she's been a Redskins cheerleading alumni member in good standing for years. "Since 2004 I've been paying dues," she says, "[and been] a part of the [alumni] association."
As for her confusion over the routines that day, Salahi tells PEOPLE: "Did I know the routines? No, because I wasn't out there. [Terri Lamb] put me in it ... Look, I brought the show there. I gave her notoriety. I gave her the attention that she needed."
"I think it's hysterical," she says. "Guess when I learned that routine? Literally I walked in with a film crew and they said, 'Here's the routine.' So they had all been rehearsing."
"But I laughed so hard," says Salahi. "I'm a team player; I'll do anything."
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on November 5, 2012 - 8:06 PM
The animal rights group PETA announced Monday it is offering up to $2,500 in addition to other rewards for information leading to the arrest and conviction of whoever was responsible for setting a puppy on fire last week on Buffalo's East Side.
The 16-week-old Jack Russell terrier, nicknamed Phoenix, apparently was sprayed with lighter fluid and set on fire Oct. 29 on Herman Street. The puppy is recovering from third-degree burns over 30 percent of its body. Anyone with information should call or text the Buffalo Police Department tip line at 847-2255.


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The state Education Department continues to find fault with Buffalo school district submissions. Monday, it informed the Buffalo Public Schools that the corrective action plan regarding student transfers "lacks sufficient detail" to be approved.
The state's assistant commissioner for education, Ira Schwartz, stated in a letter Monday that Buffalo must resubmit a more detailed plan by Aug. 9 indicating how it intends to accommodate all families who wish to transfer their children from a low-performing city school to a school in good standing with the state.
In May, the department ruled that parents of students attending failing Buffalo schools have the right of transfer to schools in good standing, regardless of whether those schools have room to accommodate them.
The state demanded that the Buffalo district submit a corrective action plan by the end of June to ensure that all parents who want their children transferred out of a "focus" or "priority" school be granted their request.
The district responded June 28 with a seven-page plan to enable transfers to one of the district's 12 schools in good standing.
While the district provided roughly half a dozen options that it would be "exploring" to accommodate all transfer requests, the information was considered to "lack sufficient detail in terms of goals, progress targets, activities, timelines, documentation and measurement strategies for the department to conclude that the BPS plan, if fully and effectively implemented, will bring the district into compliance."
Barbara J. Smith, the district's chief financial officer/chief operating officer, said the district will be able to provide a more complete action plan to the state after the district receives all transfer applications.
Smith spoke on behalf of Superintendent Pamela C. Brown, who has been out of the office since Friday.
The deadline for receiving parent applications is this Friday, but it appears the state wants the deadline to be extended to July 31. If that's the case, the district would have seven working days to finalize and resubmit a revised plan.
Smith pointed out that the district had previously told the state about its plan to submit a revised plan after it received all parent applications.
Among the issues on which the state wants further detail are: how the district will inform and "empower" parents regarding their transfer rights, a detailed summary of how placements will be made, and a better explanation on how the district will increase the number of seats available in higher-performing schools.
"For example, only four (elementary) schools in Good Standing, according to your submission, do not have admission criteria," the letter states. "At the high school level, there are no schools listed as options that do not have admission criteria."
Samuel L. Radford III, president of the District Parent Coordinating Council, said his group will have an emergency meeting Wednesday evening to get more information on the state letter and clarify the application deadline for parents.
In other matters, the Buffalo Board of Education will hold a special meeting Thursday to discuss State Education Commissioner John B. King Jr.'s directive that Lafayette and East high schools partner with Erie 1 Board of Cooperative Educational Services to provide either vocational classes or leadership oversight for the two schools.
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ALBANY – After spending months defending a plan to hike Thruway tolls on trucks by 45 percent, the Cuomo administration Monday abruptly changed course and decided to drop what business groups had called a $90 million backdoor tax on consumers during a struggling state economy.
Administration officials confirmed the Thruway Authority and the Governor's Office have devised a new proposal that calls for no increase in tolls, instead drawing on a series of cost savings to make up for the $90 million in annual revenues the toll hike was projected to bring in to the state coffers.
The toll increase, proposed by the Thruway leadership Cuomo put in place at the agency, was to have gone into place earlier this fall to correct the finances of the state authority that controls the 500-mile highway system as well as the state's canal waterways.
State officials, including Cuomo, had defended the increase as unfortunate but necessary in order to protect the agency's Wall Street bond ratings, which determine interest rates on borrowings by the Thruway; the agency is expected to be borrowing potentially billions of dollars to finance a new bridge project across the Hudson River.
Cuomo recently began to push back against the sizable 45 percent increase, saying it needed to be done only as a "last resort" and only if all other alternatives were first explored by Thruway officials.
The governor told reporters that the Thruway agency now envisions no toll hike on the highway for at least the next three years.
But he stopped short of guaranteeing no tolls would rise during that time, citing unknown financial or other circumstances that might arise.
"My position was that the toll increase would be a last resort. I thought it would be counterproductive," Cuomo said.
"I understand the financial necessities, but I thought it would be counterproductive from an economic development point of view, especially in upstate New York," he added.
Cuomo acknowledged the complaints of business groups. "We've worked very hard to say to business that it's a new day in New York and that we got it, and we're working on reducing costs, and New York is not going to be the high-tax state, the high-cost state, the high-regulation state … I thought it would send the wrong signal, especially at this time when we're working so hard to send a different signal," the governor added.
Thruway Executive Director Thomas Madison said officials in recent months devised an alternative plan to reduce costs – with such things as staff cutbacks through attrition, sharing services with other state agencies, reducing new vehicle costs and refinancing debt – to help reduce the need for the $90 million toll hike.
Most of the savings will come from the Thruway ending its payments to the State Police for its Troop T police coverage along the highway system; that $60 million a year will now be folded into the state's general fund budget as an obligation.
"It's a very special day for the Thruway Authority," Madison said.
Eliminating the toll hike was expected to be formally approved by the authority's board when it votes on the agency's 2013 budget.
Business groups – ranging from those representing trucking companies, farmers and department stores – had blasted the toll plan as a backdoor tax hike that would be passed on to consumers in the form of higher prices on any product shipped along the statewide highway.
The Thruway Authority had a scheduled meeting later Monday, but sources say the toll increase matter was taken off the agenda.
Instead, the board members were to consider the new design plans for Cuomo's proposed Tappan Zee Bridge project over the Hudson River between Westchester and Rockland counties.
Cuomo received enormous pressure against the proposal from a range of business groups – the same organizations that he has been wooing since he took office two years ago with a mantra that New York State is open for business and wants to be considered a friendly environment for attracting and retaining companies.
Some lawmakers have been pressing Cuomo to let the Thruway Authority get rid of a major cost item – maintaining the state's canal system, including the Erie Canal.
That money-losing operation was put onto the Thruway's books in the early 1990s as a way for the state to save money in its main, general fund budget. State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli said months ago the agency needed to explore ways to bring its expenses down to better match revenues. Some lawmakers also were demanding a detailed audit of the agency before any toll plan could go forth.
"I'm shocked," Kendra Hems, president of the New York State Motor Truck Association, said Monday morning when told of the toll increase coming off the table.
"We're very pleased that the Thruway Authority has decided to stop pursuing a crippling 45 percent toll increase on commercial trucks using the highway. The hike would have devastated the entire state's economy and nullified any attempts to make New York 'open for business.' It is our sincere hope that any future proposal to close their budget shortfall is crafted with careful consideration to the impact it will have on the highway's users, and the state as a whole," Hems said.
"It's a victory for Western New York and for New York State," said State Sen. Tim Kennedy, a Buffalo Democrat, who noted the opposition heated up during a public hearing in Buffalo earlier this year.
"We stood up in a unified voice starting in Western New York calling on the authority to change course and not increase tolls, and at the end of the day, we were victorious because we stood up together and forced their hand," Kennedy said.
The Thruway Authority's toll hike plan has been on a classic Albany-style roller coaster ride since first being unveiled in May.
Initially, officials said the Thruway had been mismanaged for years and that the $90 million from the toll hike was needed to stop the bleeding. They said at the time the increase had nothing to do with a potential $5 billion plan by Cuomo and the authority to build a new downstate bridge over the Hudson River.
Next up came the acknowledgement that there was a connection: If the toll hike didn't go through, it could lead to rating downgrades on agency borrowings – and that could raise the price of the bridge project.
In the early fall, the agency borrowed $1.1 billion on the bond market.
It told investors – in a legal document – that it "has no reason to believe" that the toll hike plan as proposed would be scuttled. That document told investors the plan would go into effect in late September.
A series of delays, including two postponements of Thruway board meetings in one week, then hit the toll hike plan. That led Donna Luh, a representative from Western New York on the agency's board who serves as vice chairwoman, to blast her own agency in an article in The Buffalo News. She said agency officials were keeping board members in the dark about the toll plan and that she no longer believed the increase was necessary.
At two recent events, Cuomo then began lashing out at the idea proposed by his own agency.
At one event, he said such a toll hike could be "detrimental" to the state's economy, followed by another event at which he told reporters the toll hike should only be considered as a "last resort" – a quote he repeated Monday with word of the Thruway's retrenchment on the matter.
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Orgasms. I invented them when I was 12. I was alone in the shower, my bar of Irish Spring was looking really good, I was warm, damp, and feeling adventurous. It was magical and only slightly shameful, the way I insist on all my orgasms being to this very day. Later I found out other people had stolen my idea before I could monetize it, but that's OK. I'm a giver.
Even later in life, I discovered something most unusual, and that was that not everyone orgasms the same way. Some people use Zest! And yet others eschew a soapy left hand thrust deep in a crack altogether and have discovered bizarre new ways of orgasming that not only don't involve hands, but don't even involve genitals. Or, well, not exactly.
#5. Thumbgasms
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The idea of being paralyzed is unappealing for any number of reasons, not the least of which is the potential to be saddled with a homicidal helper monkey as a result. I don't give a shit if no one read my article on helper monkeys, you need to be aware of what's going on in the world. But beyond all the obvious downsides to being paralyzed, one that must clearly be a horrible adjustment is how it affects your sex life. Depending on the nature of your paralysis, it could make sex extremely difficult or literally impossible.
Rafe Biggs was left paralyzed from the neck down after an accident that resulted in a broken neck. With no feeling at all below his waist, he was sure his sex life was over, something that has to be terribly frustrating to someone with a still functional mind and access to boobs. For a year after his accident, he suffered through trying to adapt to a new life devoid of release, until one day his girlfriend gave him a thumb job.
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Gonna thumb you so good, baby.
Why was Rafe's girlfriend sucking his thumb? Dude broke his neck, just go with it. Point is, he was able to experience an orgasm as a result of the stimulation and at the same time ensure that no one will ever try to shake his hand again.
The phenomenon, called transfer orgasm, is a result of neural plasticity and the brain's attempts to "rewire" itself to compensate for physical changes, and it has been recorded in paralyzed patients before. Rafe himself refers to his thumb as his surrogate penis, which is just so off-putting, but good for him nonetheless.
#4. Braingasms
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People say the brain is the biggest sex organ, and those people are usually stuck up and totally unaware of a series of circus-themed videos I own that disprove that foolish claim explicitly and terrifyingly. We can give those people a little credit, however, insofar as you do tend to need some kind of brain stimulation for the physical stimulation to follow. For instance, I can't get turned on at all until someone verbally berates me to the point of tears. It's just my thing.
For other people, the brain is the be all and end all of getting busy. Which is to say things like nudity and a partner are totally irrelevant. Spontaneous orgasm can, in fact, be thought into existence. Rutgers University has studied the concept of spontaneous orgasms with women strapped into MRI machines who are supposed to keep still but apparently have a bad habit of thrashing around like a fish having an orgasm as scientists try to watch their brain activity while they get themselves off just by virtue of wanting to get off, no external stimulation required. This is Professor X level wanking. This is the kind of shit even Sting can't do, and he can apparently start 1920s automobiles just by orgasming in the driver's seat (citation needed).
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"Roxanne! You don't have to even take your pants off! I can mind bone you!"
Research from as far back as the 1800s has indicated that women, and some men, are capable of fantasizing themselves into a state of physical orgasm. Varying research indicated that anywhere between 2 percent and 64 percent of people were capable of doing this, and brain scans show that the brain lights up in areas that correspond to physical stimulation of erogenous zones in these cases. So as far as your brain is concerned, it's just as good as the real thing, which must be really depressing for anyone those people sleep with.
Search through YouTube and you'll run afoul of stuff like ASMR, which stands for "autonomous sensory meridian response." What's that mean? It means there are videos of people, usually women, blowing into their microphones or whispering real quiet like that and apparently just cause themselves and others to orgasm without any additional stimulation. It doesn't work for everyone, of course, and some people just find it relaxing, but it's out there, and people claim it does the job for them.
#3. Footgasms
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If you can orgasm through your thumb, it stands to reason you can orgasm through something else. But while the thumb is an instance of your brain trying to compensate for lack of sensation elsewhere, this foot thing is just wonky.
Mrs. A was the subject of a medical study after she found herself having orgasms about five or six times a day. These orgasms came from her foot. So that's weird.
How does one have a foot orgasm? Turns out Mrs. A had a separate medical condition relating to her foot that required some intensive treatment. As her foot healed, she started having these foot-based orgasms, a result of nerve damage that caused signals from her foot to be misinterpreted in her brain as sexual stimulation. Must have been pretty good, too, for five or six times a day.
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"I'm washing my feet and getting supermoist!"
Mrs. A's foot orgasms could happen with a feeling of arousal, or just all of a sudden with no arousal at all, and only lasted a few seconds. The weirdest part, of course, was that it was literally in her foot. It wasn't that foot stimulation caused her to feel stimulation elsewhere; it was squarely, clearly coming from her foot. Sometimes it would also be accompanied by the standard lubrication your typical orgasm brings, which was not in the form of foot sweat but in actual lady fluids where they're supposed to come from and, less appealing, a loss of urine. So she'd step down, maybe say "Oh my," and then pee herself.


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February 27, 2013, 04:04 PM
Ok guys How do I get started I am wanting to make a sbr and I need help getting started.
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February 27, 2013, 07:30 PM
I asked a similar question a while back. There's a ton of information in this thread (http://www.thehighroad.org/showthread.php?t=624618&highlight=nfa). IIRC, certain members even outlined the process to the point of describing what info to put on the forms.
February 27, 2013, 11:22 PM
Thank you bobson
February 28, 2013, 12:26 AM
Here is what I did:
1. Have attorney draft a gun trust
2. Buy stripped lower
3. Buy 10.5" upper
4. Mail lower to someone that knows how to engrave per ATF regulations
5. Wait for the lower to be returned and verify everything looks okay. The name of your trust, city and state should be engraved on the lower
6. Build-out the lower as a PISTOL. Per ATF you can use a standard buffer tube, just take the stock off before attaching the tube to the receiver
7. Attach the upper and test fire your PISTOL to ensure you are happy with it
8. Complete ATF form 5320.1
8a. Check box 1A
8b. Check box (2) Corp or other business entity
8c. In 3b Enter the name and address of your trust
8d. Complete 3d and 3e
8e. In 4a put the original AR lower manufacturer information
8f. In 4b put "Short Barrel Rifle (SBR)"
8g. In 4c put "5.56MM" if that is your caliber etc...
8h. In 4d put the original mfg model as engraved on the lower
8i. In 4e put 10.5" if that is what you bought
8j. In 4f put 31" (if your barrel length was 10.5")
8k. In 4g put the original mfg serial number
8l. In 4h list the other markings on your receiver. I also added: (4.c continued)/.223/9MM/6.5MM/6.8MM/(caliber "Multi")
8m. In 4i enter "Any lawful purpose"
8n. In 4j check "No"
8o. Leave 5 & 6 blank
8p. In 7, sign your name
8q. In 8, print your full name followed by ", Trustee"
8r. In 9 enter date of signature
8s. Answer "No" to everything under question 10 & 11 then stop
9. Print 2 copies of the form. Print page 1 then flip the paper over and print page 2 on the back - Do this twice as you need to mail 2 copies (2 pages printed front to back)
10. Complete ATF form 5330.20. Some folks say you don't need this when doing a trust. I did it anyway. If they don't need it they will trash it. Read the instructions. Print in all upper case and spell everything out. No abbreviations.
11. Create a "Schedule A" (or whatever your attorney called it). This is a list of inventory owned by the Trust. First, fund the trust by transferring $1.00 cash into the trust. Next, add your soon to be SBR to the Schedule A. In the comments column (which I added), I printed "Pending BATFE Approval"
12. Go to the post office and get a money order for $200.00. Make it out to the "Department of Justice". The Money Order should be from your Trust, not you
13. Make a copy of your full Trust and Schedule A
14. Mail the Certificate of Compliance, the 2 copies of form 1, your Trust and the money order to the NFA branch (address on form 1)
15. In ~7 months you'll get one copy of your form 1 returned with a cancelled stamp on it. This is your approval.
16. Reattach your stock to the buffer tube. Rock on!
1.Build as pistol so you can use the gun while you wait 7 months.
2.Don't send the paperwork to the ATF until you get the receiver back from the engraver and you have assembled + test fired to ensure everything works, otherwise you have to go back to the ATF should, for example, your lower get lost in the mail or you break the lower while hammering pins in-place.
3. Some folks talk about "constructive possession" of a SBR by having a AR pistol in the home with a stock laying around. This doesn't concern me but if it does you, leave the stock with a friend until you get your stamp.
4. If you don't go the Trust route and register in your own name, you will need: Fingerprints, Chief LEO sign-off (both forms) and passport photos (both forms). The feds will do a background check which might further delay getting approved.
February 28, 2013, 08:59 AM
What do you do if ATF rejects your trust name and it's already engraved on the lower?
February 28, 2013, 10:34 AM
If you like clean hardware (which I do), I would get another lower and start over. If that isn't possible, just have your existing lower engraved w/ the proper Trust name, city and state in another location on the receiver.
March 1, 2013, 04:16 PM
What do you do if ATF rejects your trust name and it's already engraved on the lower?
or you can just wait and engrave the lower after you get your Form 1 back. its as simple as that.
March 1, 2013, 04:38 PM
It is me as the builder applying to make a firearm on behalf of the trust. Just as you should not assign the firearm to the trust before you built it, I think the payment is supposed to be from you the builder, not the trust.
I will find out soon enough, of should I say "not so soon" :(
March 2, 2013, 11:29 PM
Actually, you will find out that part pretty quickly. The ATF doesn't wait a long time to cash your check. Of course they still might reject the form...and you will be a while getting the money back. But they normally don't waste a lot of time if something is wrong.
March 13, 2013, 01:03 AM
They cashed my checks today.
March 14, 2013, 02:30 AM
I shorten and thread 16" barrels down to most any length that people ask for after they get their approved form 1 back and do their engraving.
I wish I lived in a free state where we could have SBR's and cans...
March 14, 2013, 11:40 AM
randall, we'll make some room for you in Tennessee.
March 14, 2013, 11:52 AM
I shorten and thread 16" barrels down to most any length that people ask for after they get their approved form 1 back and do their engraving.
I wish I lived in a free state where we could have SBR's and cans...
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Paramedics and emergency medical technicians at Rural/Metro Medical Services rejected a contract proposal this week in a near-unanimous vote.
"I would expect the company would have gotten the message by now, but they should be paying close attention," said Kevin Drysdale, president of the roughly 400-member Teamsters Union Local 375.
Of the nearly 300 Rural/Metro workers who voted Tuesday and Wednesday, only one supported the proposed four-year contract.
The two sides have made progress on noneconomic matters in 17 negotiating sessions since April but remain at odds over wages.
"While we are disappointed in the result of this vote, we remain committed to the dialogue that has led to tentative agreements in a majority of the proposed articles," said Jay Smith, general manager for Rural/Metro's Western New York division, in a statement. "We are in agreement with the union when it comes to the review and redesign of processes and programs that further improve work conditions and offer opportunity for enrichment to our employees."
"The proposed wage increase, albeit in line with recently ratified agreements locally and nationally, presents perhaps the greatest divide to this point. An agreement of this nature can have a profound impact, so we must achieve a reasonable balance that provides a wage increase for our employees and a fiscally sustainable future for our operation," Smith said.
Neither side would describe the wage offer, but Drysdale said he told the company and a federal mediator that it had no chance of passing.
"There was a very, very, very unacceptable wage proposal in play, which they said was their last and final offer," Drysdale said. "It was not much more than they currently have, and a lot less than it needs to be."
Health insurance is also an issue.
"They want to decimate the health insurance we have, the options we have, and put [workers] into one company plan," Drysdale said. "The company's mind is built on profit, not the people."
The former contract expired Sunday.
The local voted two weeks ago to authorize a strike. By law, a 10-day notice of a walkout would have to be given first.
A Teamsters news release, issued the day before voting started, predicted the contract's rejection and a strike notice.
Drysdale urged Rural/Metro to "move to any level they need to for these hardworking professionals who provide paramedic and EMT services to Buffalo and surrounding counties to get a fair wage and benefit package."
No new talks are scheduled, and the mediator will be informed of the rejection vote.
"We will continue to work in good faith with the union to reach an agreement that is mutually beneficial," Smith said. "In the meantime, I am confident that our professional and dedicated EMTs and paramedics will continue to provide the communities of Western New York with the very highest level of patient care."
Rural/Metro, based in Scottsdale, Ariz., provides ambulance services to communities in 21 states. Locally, Rural/Metro covers most of Erie and Niagara counties, except for the Tonawandas, Amherst, Clarence, Lancaster and Grand Island, a spokesman for the company said.
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TAHOE/TRUCKEE - The holidays are often the happiest time of year. Christmas to New Year's may also be one of the busiest holiday weeks in recent memory.
Significant early season snowfall has allowed Lake Tahoe ski resorts to open most or all of their terrain, fading memories of last year's dismal season and spurring travel to the area.
"It's looking very favorable now and certainly the snowfall that will come in this week will be icing on the cake," said Andy Chapman, chief marketing officer for the North Lake Tahoe Resort Association, about bookings at the north end of the lake so far this year.
Early season bookings appeared to be suffering from a hangover from last year's lack of snow, but recent snow has helped reinvigorate people's winter travel plans, Chapman said.
At the South Shore, November tourism was also lackluster, but the remainder of the season shows reasons for optimism, according to information from the Lake Tahoe Visitors Authority.
November bookings in South Lake Tahoe were down 16.4 percent from last year, but the rest of the season is already looking far better than 2011, according to an executive summary by the LTVA.
"Occupancy on-the-books for the upcoming six months (November-April) is up a dramatic 81.6 percent compared the same period last year, while rate is down -17.6 percent," the summary reads. "South Lake Tahoe bookings taken in October for arrival October-March were up 9.7 percent compared to the same period last year."
Statewide, holiday travel also appears to be on the upswing, according to the American Automobile Association, which estimates 11.7 million Californians will travel during the end-of-the-year holiday season. The number represents a 1.8 percent increase from 2011.
"For the fourth consecutive year, California has seen a slow to steady increase in travel volume," AAA Northern California spokeswoman Cynthia Harris said in a statement. "This season we are experiencing the highest number of travelers as Californians kick-start the New Year with a holiday vacation."
One potential snag for the weekend leading up to Christmas at Lake Tahoe is a problem you won't hear skiers and snowboarders complaining about - too much snow.
Heavy snow and strong winds will cause whiteout conditions and snarl traffic over Sierra passes this weekend, according to the National Weather Service in Reno.
A winter storm warning is in effect until 4 a.m. Monday. Up to 5 feet of snow is possible above 7,000 feet west of Highway 89 and up to 3 feet below 7,000 feet, according to the agency.
"Conditions will deteriorate rapidly late Friday and early Saturday," according to Thursday winter storm warning. "Travel is discouraged over the Sierra passes this weekend. Carry extra food ... water and clothes in your car if you must travel."
Avalanche activity is expected to spike during the storms and backcountry activities are not advised. The snowfall is expected to let up in time for Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, according to forecasts.
Chapman encouraged people to keep on eye on the weather while making plans and get in before storms hit if possible. Although travel might be impacted during the weekend, the snow should help Lake Tahoe businesses have a happy New Year's week and 2012-13 winter, said Carol Chaplin, executive director of the LTVA. It will also give the area a competitive edge against other regions when it comes to destination travelers.
"Five feet of snow --it should set us up really well for the season," Chaplin said.


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This spectacular tour crosses the Alps from picturesque Bavaria to the glaciated peaks of the Tyrol and on to the Mediterranean Meran on the famous "E5" trekking route. Beautiful mountain huts at 6000 to 9000 feet are mixed with charming hotels and guesthouses down in the valleys. Wildflower-filled meadows, glaciers, and rugged peaks highlight one of Europe's most famous and challenging trails.
Transfer by train to a scenic Bavarian village for an evening stroll and welcome dinner at a beautiful guesthouse. Ascend to the first hut through alpine meadows surrounded by rugged peaks.
Search for eagles and marmots as we cross the border high in the mountains before descending to Holzgau in the Tyrol. Hike back up to our hut located on a green grassy plateau. Ascend the Seescharte, a pass with spectacular views across numerous summits and down in to the valley. A long descent brings us to our pension in the village of Zams.
Reach high altitude again with the aid of a gondola and follow a ridge with stunning views in all directions. After lunch at a cozy guesthouse in the Pitzal Valley, hike by a waterfall and marvel at the glacier tongues hanging from the steep walls above. Our century-old hut is set among a chain of glaciated mountains dominated by the Wildspitze. Then it's on to our highest point on the traverse where we look for long-horned Steinbocke before descending to the famous Oetzal, where the "Glacier Mummy" was discovered.
Hike down to a small Italian village for lunch and ascend one last time to our hut, where a great barbecue awaits. Cross alpine meadows to views of the highest peak in the eastern Alps. A gondola delivers us to the medieval city of Meran, where a stroll through its picturesque lanes awaits.
Transfer back to Oy-Mittelberg with a stop at the Glacier Mummy Museum and on to the train the next morning to Munich to connect with flights home.
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"Anywho," he wrote, "I'm going to show up just to piss you off."
Lori Moore, 33, was annoyed – but not afraid. After all, Jason had never been menacing before, even though their divorce had been unpleasant. "She said he might turn up at the reunion," her friend Keely Absher tells PEOPLE. "And we sort of rolled our eyes and were like, 'Oh, the drama.' But no one had any idea that he was planning to do anything more."
But when Jason, 40, showed up at the Fifth Quarter Sports Bar and Pizzeria in East Peoria on June 14, he clearly had a plan.
After chatting with some acquaintances, Jason approached Lori and her new boyfriend, Lance Griffel. Calmly and wordlessly, he shot them each in the head, eyewitnesses tell PEOPLE, killing them both. He then turned the gun on himself but missed because he flinched as he pulled the trigger. A concerned bystander tackled him as an off-duty FBI agent shot Jason, killing him almost instantly.
Contentious TextsThe senseless and sudden act of violence has stunned the East Peoria community. Although Jason and Lori had exchanged several contentious text messages in the five hours before the shooting, it didn't seem like there was anything to worry about. "I've seen domestic cases with a lot more intense language," says East Peoria Police Chief Dick Ganschow in a press conference, "and they didn't end this way."
The texts, obtained by PEOPLE, started out civilly. Jason told Lori that he was "cool" with her new relationship with Griffel, 35, but worried about their financial agreements. "If you guys get real serious and live together, please reconsider our child support agreement," he wrote. "I'm struggling to make ends meet." According to their divorce agreement, he was paying $1,000 a month in child support. Police add that Jason had recently refilled prescriptions for an antidepressant and a sleep aid.
The conversation took an unpleasant turn when Jason offered to watch the couple's two kids, son Kaydin, 9, and daughter Callie, 4. "You can leave them with me, so you guys can go," he wrote. Lori thanked him for his offer, but declined. "I wasn't trying to be nice to you," he retorted. "I just wanted my kids."
When she didn't reply, he wrote, "Ok. I'll see you at 5th quarter." She replied, "Creepy."
The communication escalated from there, with Jason firing off seven angry text messages within five minutes, complaining about his child-support payments and her new relationship. Despite their subject matter, the texts did not contain threats or profanity. According to police, Jason finished texting and headed toward the sports bar where the reunion was being held.
A Devoted MotherBut behind the salacious headlines and combative text messages was a woman whom friends knew as a devoted mother. In casual conversation, Lori affectionately referred to son Kaydin as "The Boy" and boasted about his intelligence and quick wit. She joked about the unbridled energy of her smiley daughter, Callie.
"Lori would tell everyone that her kids were her entire life," says her friend Absher. "She was very focused on being a good mother to them. You didn't have to spend much time with her to know that they had a strong bond. She loved them more than anything, and they loved her back."
Several months after Lori and Jason divorced, she put up a profile on Match.com, where she caught the eye of Griffel, an engineer who worked at the same company that she did. Sparks flew, and they began dating. Neither of them had any idea about what would happen. "Lance was just a guy dating a girl," says Absher. "He certainly didn't deserve this."
Friends and family are concerned about the future of Kaydin and Callie, who are left without either parent. (The family has set up a GoFundMe page for their future.)
"Obviously, it can't make up for them losing their mom," says Absher, "but maybe we can come together and provide some sense of comfort during this unimaginably hard time."


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Money has been redirected in a way that may improve operations at the city of Lancaster's building on 15th Street.
Jerry Crockett, the city's public works director, requested a funding change at City Council's Tuesday, April 10, meeting.
As part of the city's capital-improvement plan (CIP), $30,000 had been set aside this budget year for the construction of a pole shed. Crockett said he's realized it will take another $35,000 to complete the project.
Highway improvements, neighborhood revitalization and upgraded EMS and fire stations remain some of the top priorities for county officials.
Those were just some of the many projects mentioned during a needs assessment public hearing at Lancaster County Council's April 2 meeting.
Held annually, the hearing is used to gather information and compile a community-needs list for Lancaster County, with help from the Catawba Regional Council of Governments.
The fate of a local 4-H position hangs in the balance as Lancaster County Council considers whether to continue its funding.
That funding – $35,000 – provides a 4-H agent through the Clemson University Extension Service. It has been funded for decades, though council members discussed the feasibility of renewing the contract at its April 2 meeting.
A woman familiar with congressional politics will challenge U.S. House Rep. Mick Mulvaney for the District 5 seat – one of several races office seekers filed for over the past few weeks.
Joyce Knott, a Rock Hill businesswoman who once worked on the campaign staff for former U.S. Rep. John Spratt, has filed to run as a Democrat for that same seat in the June primary.
That will presumably pit her against Mulvaney, the incumbent Republican, in November's general election.
The approval of a new resolution by Lancaster County Council this week has kick-started progress on a new Lancaster Airport Business Park project.
Following council's closed session Monday, April 2, council members voted unanimously to approve Resolution 775, allowing for the purchase of several acres of land near the county's airport. The resolution also begins the county's due diligence process for eventually buying 100 more acres of land.
KERSHAW – The town of Kershaw is now looking for a new administrator.
Tony Starnes, who's held the position since September 2003, announced this week that he is resigning. His last day is April 30.
Starnes, 62, said he's ready to step aside. This will give him the opportunity to "either do something else" or simply enjoy himself while spending more time his family.
"After you work so long, you get to the point where you're ready to go," he said.
City Councilwoman Linda Blackmon-Brace says Mayor Joe Shaw needs to grow up – an assertion that followed his dismissal of her motion to give city employees more money.
During the Tuesday, March 27, City Council meeting, Blackmon-Brace made a motion to give each city of Lancaster employee a $75 stipend (pay supplement) each month for the remainder of the budget year, which ends June 30.
The move came during a discussion about the 2012-13 budget-planning schedule, which was led by Finance Director James Absher.
HEATH SPRINGS – Most of the talk at town council's March 20 meeting centered on protection for Town Hall – whether it's from insects or burglars.
Council voted unanimously that evening to accept a bid from Rollins Pest Control of Jefferson.
For $1,500, the company will install termite bait traps at the recently renovated Town Hall on Duncan Street. And for $485, the company will perform once-a-year monitoring and servicing.
KERSHAW – The application has been sent. And now Kershaw officials have to wait to find out if they're selected.
Since last year, the town of Kershaw has been eyeing a $500,000 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG). If awarded, that federal money will pay for the replacement of old water lines in the Springs cotton mill village neighborhood, just north of the town limits.
The town provides water for that area, which includes roads such as First, Second, Third and Fourth streets.
A case involving unpaid overtime money for several Lancaster County Emergency Medical Services workers has finally been settled – to the tune of $1.5 million.
For the last 17 months, a group of 59 former and current EMS employees have been awaiting the results of a class-action lawsuit they jointly filed against Lancaster County.
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CLEMSON - Clemson baseball will begin its 2013 season next month with unusually muted expectations.
The ACC coaches' preseason poll was revealed Friday, with Clemson picked to finish third in the Atlantic Division behind first-place N.C. State and Florida State.
Clemson lost three key underclassmen, top hitter in Richie Shaffer, a first-round pick, and weekend starters Kevin Brady and Dominic Leone, to pro baseball during the offseason. Clemson has advanced to four straight NCAA Tournaments appearances.
N.C. State, which returns ACC Pitcher and Freshman of the Year Carlos Rodon, along with preseason All-America infielder Trea Turner, was also tabbed as the overall ACC favorite. N.C. State received 10 first-place votes, Florida State and Clemson each received one.
NFL coach's son to visit Clemson:
The son of New York Jets coach Rex Ryan, Seth Ryan, will visit Clemson soon and has been offered a preferred walk-on spot, according to multiple reports.
Ryan is a receiver/defensive back for Summit (N.J.) High.


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Less than an hour after pulling over a drunken driver traveling south in the northbound lanes of Route 220 in the city early Sunday morning, two members of the county's DUI Task Force stopped a second intoxicated motorist who also was traveling in the wrong direction on a four-lane highway, this time on Interstate 180, again the city.
"Here we go again," William Solomon, the task force coordinator, told his riding partner for the night, city police Lt. Brett Williams, when the officers saw a woman drive her car up the Hepburn Street off-ramp of I-180 and onto the eastbound lanes as she traveled west.
"I was just praying to God that no one would get killed before we got her stopped," Solomon said.
"I feared I was going to see a massive fireball of a collision at any minute. With vehicles traveling at minimum speeds of 55 mph, no one is going to walk away from a head-on collision," he added.
Fortunately both impaired drivers were stopped before a catastrophe occurred, Solomon said.
"Tragedies were avoided as a result of actions taken by DUI task force roving patrols," said Solomon, who also is the chief of police in Old Lycoming Township.
The intoxicated driver pulled over on Route 220 just before 2 a.m. was a 25-year-old city man driving a Lincoln who admitted to police that he was coming from Mardi Gras activities in the city, Solomon said.
"Before we got him stopped, he passed three tractor-trailers, one of whom was forced to go along the berm in order to get out of the way," Solomon said.
"Just minutes after we got him stopped, a tour bus traveling north on Route 220 came through," Solomon said.
The driver he and Williams stopped on Interstate 180 about 2:40 a.m. was a 25-year-old Turbotville woman who told them that she has been "out at the clubs" in the city, said Solomon.
"We did what we had to do. We followed her up the exit ramp and tried to warn eastbound motorists of what was happening with our emergency lights and siren," Solomon said.
The officers had to pull alongside the woman's car and one of them had to use a flashlight to get her attention before they could get her stopped.
"Two cars had to pull out of the way to avoid colliding with her vehicle," Solomon said.
Although she denied being drunk, the woman showed the classic signs of being impaired, he said.
"She was swaying from side to side and she had a very strong odor of an alcoholic beverage on her breath," Solomon said. "On a preliminary breath test, she blew a 0.11."
The level of legal intoxication is 0.08.
The man driving the Lincoln the wrong way on Route 220 had a breath test result of 0.22, Solomon said.
The task force arrested a record 18 drunken drivers over the weekend, and a majority of the motorists told police they were coming from Mardi Gras events.
"What is it going to take? This is just insane. Williamsport is not New Orleans. I know the businesses downtown want to make money, and I support that. However, at what cost? I know some of the money goes to support charities. How much money can you put on a person's life?" Solomon asked.
Another drunken driver Solomon and Williams stopped early Sunday morning was a 31-year-old Bloomsburg man who sped through the parking lot of Wegmans on William Street, running two stop signs and striking a large advertising sign that was destroyed.
"When we got him stopped on the Hepburn Street on-ramp to I-180, he asked us why we stopped him. We told him because he struck a sign. He said 'What sign?' " Solomon said. The driver's preliminary alcohol test was 0.14, he said.
The driver in that case also admitted to coming from Mardi Gras events, Solomon said.
"Every year we go through this. It's not the businesspeople who have to pick up the pieces of lives shattered by the tragic consequences of drinking and driving. It's police officers, EMTs (emergency medical technicians) and firemen who have to do it," Solomon said.
"Why do we continue to promote an annual event that creates circumstances that only increases the chances of such tragedies?" Solomon said.


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Saving a New Note - Day 4 - Part 8
- Posted: Nov 11, 2010 at 6:10PM
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Now that we have all the parts we need, it's time to construct the file name and save the file's text. Then, we'll navigate back to the MainPage.xaml and see the new note in the ListBox.
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Very laborious use of the string builder. This would do it more easily.
Great! The StringBuilder is very useful and easy... thanks
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How can we get the last write date time of each note.
@vijay sharma: You should be able to use DateTime.Now, and then format it the way you want. This resource should help you decide how you want to format the DateTime.Now that you'll ultimately want to use as the filename:
Is that what you're looking for? Right direction? Good luck!
Hi Bob,
Thanks for your reply. But I am interested in getting the last write date time of each file, exactly the way we are getting filename of each file inside for each loop.
Please Help...
private void bindList()
var appStorage = IsolatedStorageFile.GetUserStoreForApplication();
string[] fileList = appStorage.GetFileNames();
List<Note> notes = new List<Note>();
foreach (string file in fileList)
// Retrieve the file
string fileName = file;
// How to Retrieve the Last write time of each file ????
notes.Add(new Note() { Location = location, DateCreated = dateCreated.ToLongDateString() });
noteListBox.ItemsSource = notes;
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Unlike last year's Cooper River Bridge Run and Walk, this year's started on time — at 8 a.m. — thanks to a multi-pronged effort to transport participants to the starting line in Mount Pleasant and went off practically without a hitch.
"Everybody's happy, smiling and having a good time," said Race Director Julian Smith from the scaffolding over Coleman Boulevard as waves of runners passed underneath.
Today's race was the chilliest since 1999 when the temperature was 48 degrees at the start. The Weather Channel reported 49 at 7:52 a.m. But with abundant sunshine and a slight tailwind, from the northeast, the race was comfortable for most in the middle and back of the pack.
In the front, the 36th annual Bridge Run was won by Simon Ndirangu, 27, of Kenya, in 28 minutes, five seconds, for males and Hiwot Ayalew, 23, of Ethiopia, in 32:17, for females.


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INCLINE VILLAGE, Nev. - Incline Village General Improvement District's Waste Not Program and the North Lake Tahoe Fire Protection District have joined efforts again to offer their annual free Christmas tree chipping program.
Incline Village/Crystal Bay residents may drop off their Christmas tree anytime between Dec. 22, 2012, and Jan. 31, 2013, at Preston Field, located off Highway 28 near the Incline Gateway Roundabout.
"This Christmas Tree Recycling service helps save our natural resources, landfill space and protects the clarity of Lake Tahoe," fire officials said in a press release.
All trees dropped off at Preston Field will be chipped and used as mulch for local erosion control projects. All trees left curbside will be taken to the landfill. Last year, this program recycled almost 15 tons of trees, according to the press release.
"Please take care to remove all ornaments, tinsel, nails, wire and other items which may cause harm to the tree chipper or operator," officials said.
The chipper will not accept stumps, wreaths or yard waste and is not designed to accept cut up trees, branches or bushes - only Christmas trees.
For more information on Waste Not programs, contact Rebecca Sawyer Williams at 775-832-1284 or visit www.ivgid.org.


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Wednesday, February 26, 2014
A 14-13 vote brought the issue of whether or not to cut the trees in the median of I-26 to a close Monday morning.
At its meeting the Berkeley-Charleston-Dorchester Council of Governments (COG) narrowly adopted a plan presented by South Carolina Department of Transportation Commissioner Jim Rozier.
Rozier said after hearing the vast public disapproval of the original SCDOT plan to cut all of the trees, but still needing to solve a safety issue, the department developed a new compromising plan that would cut the trees in the areas that had the most fatalities, leaving 17 miles of trees untouched.
The commissioner presented the COG with a mile-by-mile study, compiled using data from 2007-2011, of the number of crashes and class-3 fatalities on I-26 between Summerville and I-95. SCDOT studies have identified the roadway as particularly dangerous because of the high number of fatalities.
His recommendation, on behalf of DOT, was to cut the trees in the seven identified miles with high fatality statistics. The other miles with low numbers would be allowed to keep the trees, with added surrounding protection. The study did not include miles 193-199 as that part of I-26 is being widened and the trees are already planned for removal.
The protection added around the trees depends on the conditions, said Tony Sheppard, SCDOT director of traffic engineering. He mentioned both a traditional guardrail, which redirects traffic, and a cable guardrail, which uses more of a catching mechanism, as possibilities.
The miles identified to have the trees removed are 169-171, 175-176, 178-179 and 187-191. The study identified 57 out of the 68 fatal or critical condition incidents that have occurred on the road were in those areas.
Seems to me we can protect 17 miles of trees and solve the safety issue at the same time, Rozier said.
Earlier in the meeting, COG Executive Director Ron Mitchum mentioned that rumble strips have been added to the area in 2010-2012, but DOT has not analyzed the data yet and because the information is not from a three-year sample period its not the most accurate.
Still, Rozier said the data is encouraging.
We have added rumble strips and will be adding cables on both sides of where the trees are remaining. Three years after this will we will look at the data and reevaluate, he said.
The COG board of directors squabbled over the details of the various proposed plans before voting.
There were two votes one to accept the recommendation of the COG subcommittee, and a second subsidiary vote to amend the subcommittee recommendation to reflect Roziers proposal.
The vote to adopt the amendment, a motion made by Summerville Mayor Bill Collins, was passed 17-14. The second vote to pass the recommendation the commission passed 14-13.
A few felt the second vote was unfair because not everyone voted, but others were pleased with the outcome regardless.
I thought it was a very good compromise both for safety and for keeping the trees, said Dorchester County Councilman Larry Hargett. I was in favor of the recommended amendment and I voted for it. I think for the citizens it was a very good result and I think most citizens Ive talked to will be in favor of what we did this morning.
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Java Event Handling (Part-3)
So far
The KeyEvent Class
A KeyEvent is generated when keyboard input occurs. There are three types of key events, which are identified by these integer constants: KEY_PRESSED, KEY_RELEASED, and KEY_TYPED. The first two events are generated when any key is pressed or released. The last event occurs only when a character is generated. Remember, not all key presses result in characters. For example, pressing the SHIFT key does not generate a character.
There are many other integer constants that are defined by KeyEvent. For example,VK_0 through VK_9 and VK_A through VK_Z define the ASCII equivalents of the numbers and letters. Here are some others:- VK_ENTER, VK_ESCAPE, VK_CANCEL, VK_UP, VK_DOWN, VK_LEFT, VK_RIGHT VK_PAGE_DOWN, VK_PAGE_UP, VK_SHIFT, VK_ALT, VK_CONTROL.
The VK constants specify virtual key codes and are independent of any modifiers, such as control, shift, or alt. KeyEvent is a subclass of InputEvent.
Here are two of its constructors:
For KEY_TYPED events, code will contain VK_UNDEFINED.
The KeyEvent class defines several methods, but the most commonly used ones are getKeyChar( ), which returns the character that was entered, and getKeyCode( ), which returns the key code. Their general forms areas follows:
When a KEY_TYPED event occurs, getKeyCode( ) returns VK_UNDEFINED.
Now I will discuss about the corresponding listener interface for the keyboard generated events.
The KeyListener Interface
This interface defines three methods. They are as follows:
When a key is pressed, a KEY_PRESSED event is generated. This results in a call to the keyPressed( ) event handler. When the key is released, a KEY_RELEASED event is generated and the keyReleased( ) handler is executed. If a character is generated by the keystroke, then a KEY_TYPED event is sent and the keyTyped( ) handler is invoked. Thus, each time the user presses a key, at least two and often three events are generated. If all you care about are actual characters, then you can ignore the information passed by the key press and release events. However, if your program needs to handle special keys, such as the arrow or function keys, then it must watch for them through the keyPressed() handler.
There is one other requirement that our program must meet before it can process keyboard events: it must request input focus. To do this, call requestFocus( ), which is defined by Component. If you dont, then your program will not receive any keyboard events.
The following program demonstrates keyboard input. It echoes keystrokes to the applet window and shows the pressed/released status of each key in the status window.
import java.awt.*;
Another Example:
If we want to handle the special keys, such as the arrow or function keys, we need to respond to them within the keyPressed( ) handler. They are not available through keyTyped( ). To identify the keys, you use their virtual key codes.
Following is an example which demonstrates some virtual key codes.
import java.awt.*;
The TextEvent Class
Instances of this class describe text events. These are generated by text fields and text areas when characters are entered by a user or program. TextEvent defines the integer constant TEXT_VALUE_CHANGED.
This class has just one constructor which is as follows:
TextEvent(Object src, int type)
Here, src is a reference to the object that generated this event. The type of the event is specified by type. The TextEvent object does not include the characters currently in the text component that generated the event. We must use other methods associated with the text component to retrieve that information. We should think of a text event notification as a signal to a listener that it should retrieve information from a specific text component.
Now I will discuss about the corresponding listener interface for the text field and text area generated events.
The TextListener Interface
This interface defines the textChanged( ) method that is invoked when a change occurs in a text area or text field. Its general form is shown here:
void textChanged(TextEvent te)
The WindowEvent Class
There are ten types of window events. The WindowEvent class defines integer constants that can be used to identify them. The constants and their meanings are shown here:
The first is:
WindowEvent(Window src, int type)
Here, src is a reference to the object that generated this event. The type of the event is type.
Java 2, version 1.4 adds the next three constructors.
Its general form is shown here:
Window getWindow( )
Java 2, version 1.4, adds methods that return the opposite window (when a focus event has occurred), the previous window state, and the current window state. These methods are shown here:
The WindowFocusListener Interface
WindowFocusListener was added by Java 2, version 1.4. This interface defines two methods: windowGainedFocus( ) and windowLostFocus( ). These are called when a window gains or losses input focus. Their general forms are shown here.
The WindowListener Interface
This interface defines seven methods. The windowActivated( ) and windowDeactivated() methods are invoked when a window is activated or deactivated, respectively. If a window is iconified, the windowIconified( ) method is called. When a window is deiconified, the windowDeiconified( ) method is called. When a window is opened or closed, the windowOpened( ) or windowClosed( ) methods are called, respectively. The windowClosing( ) method is called when a window is being closed. The general forms of these methods are as follows:
For these types of events we have the ItemEvent Class.
The ItemEvent Class
An ItemEvent is generated when a check box or a list item is clicked or when a checkable menu item is selected or deselected. (Check boxes and list boxes will be described in the later articles.)
There are two types of item events, which are identified by the following integer constants:
ItemEvent has one constructor:
ItemEvent(ItemSelectable src, int type, Object entry, int state)
Here, src is a reference to the component that generated this event. For example, this might be a list or choice element. The type of the event is specified by type. The specific item that generated the item event is passed in entry. The current state of that item is in state.
The getItem( ) method can be used to obtain a reference to the item that generated an event.
Its signature is shown here:
Object getItem( )
The getItemSelectable( ) method can be used to obtain a reference to the ItemSelectable object that generated an event.
Its general form is shown here:
ItemSelectable getItemSelectable( )
Lists and choices are examples of user interface elements that implement the
ItemSelectable interface.
The getStateChange( ) method returns the state change (i.e., SELECTED or DESELECTED) for the event.
It is shown here:
int getStateChange( )
Now I will discuss about the corresponding listener interfaces for such generated events.
The ItemListener Interface
This interface defines the itemStateChanged( ) method that is invoked when the state of an item changes.
Its general form is shown here:
void itemStateChanged(ItemEvent ie)
Next are the events generated on pressing a button etc. For such events we have the following class.
The ActionEvent Class
An ActionEvent is generated when a button is pressed, a list item is double-clicked, or a menu item is selected. The ActionEvent class defines four integer constants that can be used to identify any modifiers associated with an action event:
ALT_MASK, CTRL_MASK, META_MASK, and SHIFT_MASK.
In addition, there is an integer constant, ACTION_PERFORMED, which can be used to identify action events.
ActionEvent has these three constructors:
You can obtain the command name for the invoking ActionEvent object by using the getActionCommand( ) method, shown here:
String getActionCommand( )
For example, when a button is pressed, an action event is generated that has a command name equal to the label on that button.
The getModifiers( ) method returns a value that indicates which modifier keys (ALT, CTRL, META, and/or SHIFT) were pressed when the event was generated.
Its form is shown here:
int getModifiers( )
Java 2, version 1.4 added the method getWhen( ) that returns the time at which the event took place. This is called the events timestamp. The getWhen( ) method is shown here.
long getWhen( )
Timestamps were added by ActionEvent to help support the improved input focus subsystem.
Now I will discuss about the corresponding listener interfaces for such generated events.
The ActionListener Interface
This interface defines the actionPerformed( ) method that is invoked when an action event occurs.
Its general form is shown here:
void actionPerformed(ActionEvent ae)
Example on this event is postponed until I discuss about the different controls line Button, CheckBox, TextField, TextArea etc
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The body of a male driver who crashed through a barrier on Church Street near the Youngstown Yacht Club and plunged into the Niagara River early today has been recovered, according to a U.S. Coast Guard officer.
A yacht club vessel was used to transport the body of the unidentified driver, who was killed after his red Ford Explorer landed upside down in about a foot of water in the river, said Petty Officer First Class Janard Langsford. The accident happened at the Fox Boyz Marina.
The driver was westbound on Church Street, where he apparently ran a stop sign at Main Street, crashed through a guardrail and sign, traveled about 200 feet across a lawn before plunging another 200 or so feet down an embankment, landing in the river around 7 a.m.
It is not known if fog was a factor in the accident. A neighbor said it was the third accident at that spot in the past 18 years.
The body of the driver was transported to Youngstown Yacht Club for transfer to the Niagara County Coroner, said Langsford. An autopsy will be performed Friday at the Erie County Medical Center, he said.
Crews from the Youngstown Fire Department and the Coast Guard Station Niagara remain at the scene to retrieve the vehicle, Langsford said.