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NYC Parks Events Calendar
Get up, get out, and do something! Just about any day of the year, you can find something fun, informative, and healthy to enjoy at an area park. Feel free to browse the listings below, or use the search tools to find an event that matches your interests and location.
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Friday, September 18, 2015
Ocean Breeze Wave Runners Youth Track Club
at Ocean Breeze Athletic Complex (in Ocean Breeze Park), Staten Island
4:30 p.m.–6:00 p.m.
Practices will include training in cross country, sprinting events, middle distance and distance events, field events (including jumping and throwing events), and much more.
Category: Fitness, Best for Kids, Sports
Summer on the Hudson: Bingo!
at On the Pier (in West Harlem Piers), Manhattan
5:00 p.m.–7:30 p.m.
BYO food and beverages to this all ages, free to enter, bingo party.
Category: Accessible, Festivals, Games, Best for Kids, Waterfront, Seniors
Bryant Park Shakespeare: The Taming of the Shrew
at Upper Terrace (in Bryant Park), Manhattan
6:30 p.m.–8:30 p.m.
Bryant Park Shakespeare returns with three productions presented by The Drilling Company.
Category: Theater, Free Summer Theater, Shakespeare in the Parks
LIC Landing Live: 2/3 Goat
at LIC Landing Events Space (in Hunter's Point South Park), Queens
6:30 p.m.–8:00 p.m.
The band brings a hybrid of alt-country, bluesy bluegrass, and classic rock to the LIC waterfront.
Category: Concerts, Free Summer Concerts
Movies in the Parks: 42
at Bellevue South Park, Manhattan
7:00 p.m.–9:00 p.m.
Join NYC Parks for this emotionally-charged biopic event.
Category: Film, Free Summer Movies
Movies Under the Stars: Annie (2014)
at Faber Park (in Faber Pool and Park), Staten Island
7:00 p.m.–9:00 p.m.
Join NYC Parks and the New York City Mayor's Office of Media and Entertainment for movies under the stars!
Category: Film, Best for Kids, Free Summer Movies, Movies Under the Stars
Bat Bonanza Night Hike
at 1 Eton Place (in Willowbrook Park), Staten Island
7:00 p.m.–9:00 p.m.
Back by popular demand! Join us for an end-of-summer stroll around Willowbrook Park in search of our nocturnal flying mammal mosquito-eaters.
Category: Nature, Best for Kids
Lola Star's Dreamland Roller Disco Party: Grease
at Lefrak Center at Lakeside (in Prospect Park), Brooklyn
7:30 p.m.–10:00 p.m.
Take it back to 50s dance and style!
Category: Dance
Movies Under the Stars: The Wiz
at St. Nicholas Park, Manhattan
7:30 p.m.–9:30 p.m.
Join NYC Parks and the New York City Mayor's Office of Media and Entertainment for movies under the stars!
Category: Film, Best for Kids, Free Summer Movies, Movies Under the Stars
Saturday, September 19, 2015
at Pier 5 (in Brooklyn Bridge Park), Brooklyn
6:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.
Returning again to Pier 5, NYC's premiere outdoor photography event takes place in a pop-up venue of repurposed shipping containers.
Category: Art, Waterfront
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DEFAMATION LAWSUITS: Luangta Bua escapes PM's legal wrath
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October 11 , 2005 - In a bizarre legal move, Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra will sue Man-ager newspaper today for Bt500 million for publishing strongly-worded comments by Luangta Maha Bua, but he will exclude the popular monk from the lawsuit to avoid a public backlash.
Thana Benjathikul, Thaksin's lawyer, said yesterday that Luangta Maha Bua would be excluded from the suit to avoid criticism from the monk's followers throughout the country.
"I don't think we should sue Luangta Bua. If he were not a monk, we would have taken legal action against him," he said.
But he did note that monks are not immune to legal action.
Sombat Wongkamhaeng, secretary-general of the Law Society of Thailand, said yesterday that an aggrieved party has the right to sue anyone deemed to have caused damage, and exclude anyone from the suit.
"This can't be regarded as unfair treatment," he said.
Thana said the lawsuit, the second in a week involving media tycoon Sondhi Limthongkul, was aimed at protecting the PM's reputation, not to gag the outspoken journalist and his Manager media group.
He said Thaksin assigned him to file libel, criminal and civil suits today against the Manager newspaper, its publisher, and the manager of the media group's business restructuring plan.
The civil lawsuit would demand Bt500 million in compensation.
The suits were in response to an article in the newspaper's September 27 edition, which cited strongly-worded comments by Luangta Maha Bua against the prime minister.
The lawyer denied Thaksin's legal action was an attempt at persecuting the outspoken newspaper.
"This is an exercise of an individual's right to protect his reputation and privacy. The newspaper did not criticise the prime minister fairly as a public official, but rather it took him to task personally, using harsh words, which was damaging to him," Thana said.
On October 3, Thaksin filed two libel suits against Sondhi, who was once a staunch supporter of the premier, demanding Bt500 million in damages.
In his criminal lawsuit, Thaksin named Sondhi and Sarocha Porn-udomsak, co-host of the weekly political talk show "Muang Thai Rai Sapda" (Thailand Weekly), as co-defendants.
Thaksin also filed a civil case against Sondhi, Sarocha and Thai Day Dot Com Co, which produces "Thailand Weekly", for an infringement relating to the alleged libel. The plaintiff demanded Bt500 million in compensation, plus annual interest of 7.5 per cent.
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Charleston police have released surveillance photos of two college-age men who came up to an SUV parked on King Street Sunday night and took a cellphone from the driver.
Here's what happened, according to the incident report.
Officers were called to King and Cannon streets about 10:40 p.m. Sunday. A 29-year-old man told police he and his girlfriend were sitting in his green Chevy Trailblazer when "two college kids" walked by and started directing vulgar comments at his girlfriend. The men started beating on the passenger window while the driver called police.
The driver got out of the SUV to confront the pair. One of them, wearing a blue T-shirt and tight blue jeans, took his "brand new" $175 black Optimus LG cellphone and ran west on Cannon Street, according to the report.
The girlfriend also got out and the other young man, wearing a gray hooded sweatshirt and khaki shorts, pushed her down, and kicked her cellphone across the sidewalk and also ran west on Cannon Street.
The girlfriend retrieved her phone. The stolen phone did not have a tracking system, and several calls were not answered, according to the report.
No damage to the SUV was observed, and the driver and his girlfriend were not hurt.
Anyone who recognizes either of the two young men in the photos is asked to contact Investigator Kursh at 720-3913 or email@example.com.


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Rosses Point
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|Population (2006)
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|Time zone
|• Summer (DST)
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Rosses Point (Irish: Ros Cheide, meaning "promontary of the hill/assembly (trans. Cheide uncertain).") [1] is a village in County Sligo, Ireland and also the name of the surrounding peninsula. The point guards Sligo Harbour and is marked by the Metal Man lighthouse, a 3.7 metre (12 ft) high guardian statue placed offshore by local seafarers in 1821 and maintained by the Commissioners of Irish Lights.
Rosses Point is home to the Sligo Yacht Club and the County Sligo Golf Club, which hosts the annual West of Ireland Championship.
In 1985 at Streedagh Strand, north of Rosses Point, marine archeologists uncovered the wrecks of three ships of the Spanish Armada, La Lavia, La Juliana, and Santa Maria de Vison, which a storm drove onto this coast in September 1588.[2][3]
The poet William Butler Yeats and his brother, the artist Jack Butler Yeats, spent their summer holidays at Elsinore House, in Rosses Point.
The "Waiting on Shore" monument, appropriately situated near the RNLI lifeboat station, depicts a woman holding her arms out to sea. A plate at the base includes the following:
Lost at sea, lost at sea
Or in the evening tide
We loved you, we miss you
May God with you abide.
The Royal National Lifeboat Institution Sligo Bay Lifeboat Station is built next to the pier which harbours a number of fishing vessels. Ewing's Sea Angling and Boat Charters also operate from here and offer a variety of services including deep sea angling, reef fishing, shark fishing (August–October), island services to Coney Island and Inishmurray, and ecotourism cruises.
Elsinore house was the seat of the Middleton Family where the Yeats brothers spent many a summer with their cousins. The house was built by the smuggler John Black or Black Jack. It is said to be still haunted by the ghosts of smugglers tapping on the windows at night. The house has fallen into disrepair and, even though restoration plans have been proposed, it remains derelict.[4][5]
Plastic Bullet, a punk rock band from Milan (Italy) have dedicated a song to Rosses Point.
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|Wikimedia Commons has media related to Rosses Point.
- ^ http://www.ucc.ie/celt/online/G100001B.html
- ^ "The Spanish Armada in Sligo". Retrieved 21 November 2012.
- ^ "La Lavia, La Juliana and the Santa Maria de Vison: three Spanish Armada transports lost off Streedagh Strand, Co Sligo: an interim report". Retrieved 21 November 2012.
- ^ "Condition of Yeats's holiday home a 'scandal'". The Irish Times. 2 August 2012. Retrieved 21 November 2012.
- ^ "Stories behind the book: haunted houses and pirate smugglers in Sligo". Royal Dublin Society. 28 January 2010. Retrieved 21 November 2012.


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The S&P 500 is up 8.8% since the beginning of the year, its strongest start in more than 20 years (1991). Yet, as I predicted in Crude Oil is a Better Bet Than Stocks, investors could have made even more money in oil than they have made in stocks. For example, gasoline and crude oil are up 17.6% and 15.8%, respectively, so far this year:
Source: Bloomberg
Lest you think you can make money throwing darts at any energy commodity, take note that both coal and natural gas have plunged in 2012, so oil is just about the only game in town for investors to go long. Higher oil prices are great for commodity investors, but detrimental to the U.S economy as a whole, as well as to anyone who heats their home with oil or drives a gasoline-powered car.
President Obama's Speech on American Energy Policy
Tthe spike in oil prices have become a political issue and President Obama discussed the problem in a March 1st speech on American energy policy. Obama's solution is two-pronged: (1) encourage "safe and responsible" domestic oil production; and (2) promote energy efficiency (e.g., 55 miles per gallon fuel economy standards by the middle of the next decade) and alternative energy sources such as solar, wind, and biofuels (interestingly, Obama failed to mention nuclear power). According to Obama, "we've got to do both" and can't rely solely on increased oil production:
Anybody who tells you that we can just drill our way out of this problem does not know what they're talking about or they're not telling you the truth. The United States consumes more than 20 percent of the world's oil, but we only have 2 percent of the world's oil reserves — 20 percent we use; we only produce 2 percent. And no matter what we do, it's not going to get much above 3 percent. So we're still going to have this huge shortfall. We can't just drill our way to lower gas prices.
That's why if we really want energy security and energy independence, we've got to start looking at how we use less oil, and use other energy sources that we can renew and that we can control, so we are not subject to the whims of what's happening in other countries.
Obama admits that the U.S. has become less dependent on foreign sources of oil, stating:
Six years ago, 60 percent of the oil we used was imported. Since I took office, America's dependence on foreign oil has gone down every single year. In fact, in 2010, it was under 50 percent for the first time in 13 years.
When it comes to oil production, America is producing more oil today than at any time in the last eight years and we have a near-record number of oil rigs operating right now — more working oil and gas rigs than the rest of the world combined.
Obama should have added that the United States is now a net exporter of refined petroleum products for the first time in more than 60 years (i.e., since 1949).
U.S. Energy Independence Will Be a Reality By 2030 Thanks to Fracking Technology
This U.S. resurgence in oil production is an amazing phenomenon that is due almost entirely to oil shale discoveries in Montana/North Dakota's Bakken and Texas' Eagle Ford regions. The horizontal drilling and fracking revolution that has created a 100-year supply of natural gas is now being utilized to unlock "tight" oil supplies trapped within rock. The Bakken region is estimated to hold 3.65 billion barrels of technically-recoverable oil and by 2015 North Dakota will be the second largest oil-producing state behind Texas (surpassing Alaska and California).
The last time the U.S. achieved energy independence was in 1952. According to a February 15th report from Citigroup's oil analysts, oil shale development will make the U.S. once again energy independent by 2020:
U.S. crude and product imports are now about 11 million barrels a day, with about 3 million barrels a day of product exports. This leaves import reliance at 8 million barrels a day. If shale oil grows by 2 million barrels a day, which we think is conservative, and California adds its 1 million barrels a day to the Gulf of Mexico's 2 million barrels a day, we reduce import reliance to 3 million barrels a day.
Canadian production is expected to rise by 1.6 million barrels a day by 2020, and much of this will effectively be stranded in North America, and there is the potential to cut demand both through conservation and a shift in transportation demand to natural gas by at least 1 million barrels a day and by some calculations by 2 million barrels a day.
BP (NYSE: BP) reaches a similar but slightly less optimistic conclusion to Citigroup, stating in its Energy Outlook 2030 (pp. 5, 78-79) that U.S. oil import dependency will be halved by 2030, but 32% of its oil demand will still need to be imported. The good news is that U.S. import demand will be fully satisfied by friendly countries in the Western Hemisphere: Canada, Mexico, and Brazil:
The growth of unconventional supply, including U.S. shale oil and gas, Canadian oil sands and Brazilian deep-waters, against a background of a gradual decline in oil demand, will see the western hemisphere become almost totally energy self-sufficient by 2030.
In other words, U.S. dependence on Arab oil will be history: bye, bye oil sheiks of the Middle East! The Americas – not the Middle East – will soon be the world capital of energy and the U.S. will overtake Russia as the world's largest energy producer within eight years.
According to MIT economics professor Richard Schmalensee, energy independence does not mean that U.S. consumers will be immune from global oil price shocks. After all, the demand for oil will continue to explode in emerging markets like China and India and U.S. oil producers will sell to the highest bidder. The good news is that some of the money being paid for high-price oil will go to North Dakota rather than Saudi Arabia and that is a very good thing for U.S. national security and world peace.
The energy future looks very bright for the United States and looks very bleak for China, India, and the European Union. Just look at the degree of oil-import dependency faced by these countries by 2030 in the BP presentation (page 78):
- European Union: 94%
- India: 91%
- China: 80%
See you; I wouldn't want to be you.
Crude Oil Will Hit $247 Per Barrel by 2035
According to the Paris-based International Energy Agency (IEA), a 28-member group of oil-importing countries organized in the face of the 1973 Arab oil embargo, oil prices will skyrocket to $247 by 2035. Based on an average 2011 price of $101.54 (page 6), this would amount to a 143% price increase! Sounds like a lot, but that projected price increase is over a 24-year period so the annualized gain is only 3.8%. An interesting question is how much of this 3.77 projected annual price increase is due to increasing real demand and how much is due to inflation? The answer can be derived by the Fisher equation:
(1+inflation) * (1+real) = (1+nominal)
The IEA World Outlook 2011 (page 62) projects oil prices in constant 2010 dollars (i.e. real) to rise to $140 per barrel by 2035. Divide the $140 real projected price in 2035 by the $101.54 average price in 2011 yields a real increase of 37.9% or 1.35% annualized.
To find the inflation component, divide (1+ the total nominal annualized price increase of 3.77%) by (1+ the 1.35% annualized real price increase) and the result is an annualized inflation increase of 2.39%. In other words, most (63%) of the projected increase in the oil price to 2035 is due to inflation and only 37% is due to increased real demand. The long-term average inflation rate is 3.24%, so the IEA's 2.39% annualized inflation projection over the next 24 years is below average inflation which makes sense given the "new normal" of below-average economic growth due to the global debt crisis.
Bottom line: U.S. energy independence is going to happen soon thanks to fracking technology which is already here and doesn't need any government subsidies. As the Exxon Mobil (NYSE: XOM) 2012 report entitled The Outlook for Energy: a View to 2040 points out (page 1):
Oil, gas and coal continue to be the most widely used fuels, and have the scale needed to meet global demand, making up about 80 percent of total energy consumption in 2040.
Renewable energy sources may be "cute," but simply aren't game changers for the foreseeable future and taxpayer money should certainly not be wasted on developing these tangential energy sources. Just look at the chart on page 19 of this paper prepared by the International Energy Forum (IEF) which shows the relative share of world energy demand different energy sources commanded as of 2009 and as projected by the IEA in 2035:
Energy Source
2009 Market Share
2035 Market Share
Natural Gas
Other Renewables (e.g., solar, wind)
The share of the "big three" fossil fuels (oil, natural gas, and coal) remains virtually the same (80% vs. 81%) over the next 24 years with the share commanded by renewable energy sources increasing by only 1%.
Among the fossil fuels, the Exxon report (pp. 8, 29) projects that coal is the long-term loser: coal usage will peak in 2025 and then "begin a long-term decline for the first time in modern history." Coal stocks certainly have performed horribly so far in 2012, but I don't think that the stock market is anticipating coal's post-2025 demise just yet. Rather, coal is suffering from increased environmental regulations limiting toxic air emissions and the shift of electric utilities to extremely-cheap natural gas.
Hands Off U.S. Energy Policy, President Obama
In conclusion, President Obama's March 1st speech arguing that more government subsidies for renewable energy sources is necessary to achieve U.S. energy independence is just plain wrong. Pursuing costly and uneconomic renewable energy sources is not needed for the U.S. to achieve energy independence. Fracking U.S. oil shale deposits will do the job, thank you very much. The U.S.government should stop interfering with energy markets and let the United States achieve energy independence the old fashioned way – through the free market and American private-sector ingenuity.
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Very good information.
Great insight.
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As we wrap up the school year, the amazing team at our Pennsylvania cyber school Commonwealth Connections Academy has planned another fantastic field trip—and it's open to the public! The school's Mobile Classroom will be planted at the Galeton Public Library on Saturday, May 26, from noon to 2:00 p.m. for "TREES, TREES, TREES!" an exciting science and environmental program for kids.
Rangers from the state's Department of Conservation and Natural Resources will be teaching us about the life cycle of trees, and the important role trees play in ecology and economy. Students will also receive a free sapling to plant at home! Families in Pennsylvania that wish to attend can register for the event online or check the cyber school's Mobile Classroom schedule for upcoming events across the state of Pennsylvania.
If you live in another area of the country, why not host your own special tree party? Select a well-wooded area, maybe a state park, and invite a few other families to join you. (Be sure to pack bug spray and plenty of bottled water!) Plan a hike that's not too difficult for the youngest members of your group, and equip kids with bags for collecting various types of leaves along the way. To avoid poison ivy, parents may want to supervise closely.
After your hike, head home for a picnic lunch, then use the leaves (and websites or library books) to help kids identify what kind of trees grow in your area. To make a souvenir of your tree party, show kids how to make rubbings from the leaves they gathered, or pick another tree-related craft.
There's so much children can learn about trees, from cells and photosynthesis to paper manufacturing and erosion control! For more great learning ideas, visit the U.S. Forest Service website, or follow the suggested links below for more fun and educational activities:
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We have a great city park that is 140 years old. It was landscaped by the team that designed NYC's Central Park. Needless to say, it has great trees. One of our favorite activities was trying to determine the age of the various species of trees using a string and a measuring tape. We also collected leave samples and classified them. Not only was it educational but it was a great summer afternoon spent in a shady park.
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Food and Fashion of the World, Part I: Germany Looks At Its Future and Its Past
By admin | September 6, 2011
As surely you are all aware, our focus for the month of September on MarcusSamuelsson.com is to bring you news not only about food but also on fashion and the arts. Fashion and style are slowly seeping into many other industries, especially the food industry. With the rise of food styling and modern cooking techniques, we see aesthetics playing a larger role in the world of food. Since both are forms of art in their own rights, one can see how the two (fashion and food) can naturally mold together.
September is an exciting month in New York City for fashion and with the onset of new fall in-season ingredients and menu changes, this is also perfect timing to combine both of these art forms to create a unique artistic experience. The opening of the Global Street Food pop-up cafe is an ideal example of how food and fashion can be combined to bring patrons a taste of both worlds. Through this short series (Food and Fashion of the World), we will feature short insights to the world of fashion through the food of select countries. We'll compare the current movements of both industries in those countries to build a better understanding of food styles.
When you hear the word fashion you most likely think of the fashion Meccas of the world: London, Paris, New York, or Milan. You read of the most elegant creations by designers in the Fashion Capitals, you see the extravagant runway shows, and you capture the essence of all things beautiful and try to mimic those styles found in these capitals. But what you don't know, or have yet to figure out, is that no matter where your next journey around the world takes you, you will find beautiful pieces of clothing that mimic the culture and lifestyle of that country. What is ever so unique about fashion is that it not only defines a country or city but also emulates the cuisine and lifestyle to create fashionable pieces that are in tune with the destination. Today we will look at the current fashion and food styles of Germany.
Germany is not often thought of an epicenter for fashion, but new styles in Germany are helping to bring it to the fashion world's attention. On your next trip to Berlin you will certainly look at fashion in a new light. As noted on The Wall Street Journal's piece by Mary M. Lane, "The Quiet Rise of Berlin Fashion" Berlin is swaying like-minded fashion-goers into understanding how the fashion of Berlin is based on the lifestyle and culture of this extravagant city. "German Fashion Design: 1946-2012″ a book that defines Germany's fashion is set to hit stands this week in the U.S. and is something all should pick up. The editor of the book, Nadine Barth believes "German fashion isn't sexy. It's more futuristic, intellectual, orderly and practical." The likes of German fashion showcase a more athletic look that transcends into vibrant pieces that go against the destruction Germany has faced in the past.
The food of Berlin can be matched to the likes of its fashion industry. While Germany's fashion is looking forward, so is its food by reinterpreting traditional dishes that Germans still hold dear to. The new trend of German cuisine takes on traditional dishes and spices them up. On "Visit Berlin's blog" you will find a plethora of restaurants that focus on new interpretations of traditional German foods. In the Volt at Paul-Lincke-Ufer in Kreuzberg dishes are rejuvenated to focus on the modern renditions of German fashion. Chef Matthais Gleib prepares a traditional dish of Beelitz rabbit (German rabbit stew) and adds his modern twist to the dish by serving it with mouth-watering marinated scallops and a touch of cinnamon butter. The trends of fashion and food in Germany intermingle new life and modernity to traditional German cuisine, hence taking steps forward in its cuisine while still looking back at its heritage.
Stay tuned to this series as we continue to examine the relationship between food and fashion while featuring other countries throughout the world, like Mexico, Japan, and India.
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I read the letters to the editor section of your publication on a regular basis. On occasion, the spirited give-and-take, such as the series of letters between my friend Missy McKnight-Guiser and Mr. John Kauffman this spring, is what political discourse is supposed to look like - forceful yet polite, respectful of others' opinions even when they are the polar opposite of one's own; the debaters may agree to disagree, but they do so like adults.
Sometimes, however, a constructive conversation can be derailed by what seems like a willful stubbornness, an insistence on misunderstanding. A recent exchange of letters between John Brittain and Larry Baker about the exact definition of "socialism" never touched on the cogent point - what exactly has President Obama enacted that is truly socialist? The real Socialists say: Nothing. But at least the importance and power of words, and their power, and by extension the power of their misuse, was foremost in the conversation.
Then there are letters which make no attempt at politeness, or, for that matter, facts. I am thinking in particular of several letters by my fellow Juniata Countian, Sandy Rudy. Ms. Rudy has published a series of hyperbolic "wake-up calls" regarding President Obama. In her mind, President Obama is "a power-crazed madman" who has "disgraced and bankrupted this nation financially and morally," "totally ignored our Constitution, showing utter disrespect for the founding fathers of this country" and "corrupted the office of president as no other."
These are, of course, serious charges, and I have included only a small example of her voluminous output. One wishes that Ms. Rudy would have provided even a sliver of evidence to back up her vitriolic outbursts. However, there is none: Ms. Rudy, like many of President Obama's most outspoken critics, can't help but discredit her own message by going over the top into pure fiction.
The problem is this: Words have meanings. "Power-hungry madman," for example, has a specific definition, and by no stretch of even the most feverish imagination does President Obama fit the bill. And as much as I detested the previous administration, neither did President Bush. As for "corrupting the office of the president as no other," I believe Ms. Rudy, like myself, is old enough to remember Richard Nixon resigning the office in disgrace. I can't think of anything President Obama's done that comes anywhere close. I would think that Ms. Rudy herself, if she could catch her breath, might even rate Bill Clinton's sexual indiscretions in the White House as far worse than anything President Obama, a solid family man, has done. A quick glance at the administrations of Warren G. Harding, Ulysses S. Grant and Andrew Johnson show that both our current president and the last one have stiff competition in the field of corruption. My point is that words have meanings and Ms. Rudy is saying things which are easily disproven. Where does she get these ideas, and why does she feel the need to "warn" us all about them? What purpose is served by spreading these extreme untruths?
Of course, Ms. Rudy is free to submit her letters, devoid of truth as they may be, and The Sentinel has the right - some might say the duty - to print them. I really don't mean to single out Ms. Rudy - her letters just seem to be the farthest from reality. Mr. Kauffman's letters, although equally anti-Obama, made far better use of language. His most impressive letter was presented as a dream - if you haven't read it yet, please look it up in the archives. It's undeniably entertaining as a work of fiction (although the "it was only a dream - or was it?" Dallas denouement was a little dodgy) - but what is the purpose of this grossly exaggerated fantasy of a future dystopia? The ideas presented were just as devoid of facts to back them up as Ms. Rudy's. What in the world makes him think Obama wants to stay in office forever? But that's the way dream logic works.
Thankfully, for every journey into the wilderness of disinformation and untruth, there are other letter writers presenting opposing positions. Tracie Benner presented a thoughtful rebuttal to Ms. Rudy's Aug. 11 letter ("Reader issues wakeup call for all Americans"), and this week Teresa Hobbes did a true public service when she urged "all to become well informed before election." No one should vote before reading her letter.
Here I finally arrive at the crux of my letter. I believe, as did Thomas Jefferson (a guy claimed by both the Left and the Right), that an informed electorate is required to make our country work effectively. Historically, the duty of informing the electorate has fallen to the press. It's your job. It's your duty. So although I laud The Sentinel for providing a platform for political discourse, I must register my complete and utter disgust at your recent editorial: "A slap in the face to hard-working folks." Anyone who bothered to read President Obama's entire speech, or even just the rest of the paragraph, knows what he was saying. "If you were successful, somebody along the line gave you some help. There was a great teacher somewhere in your life. Somebody helped to create this unbelievable American system that we have that allowed you to thrive. Somebody invested in roads and bridges. If you've got a business - you didn't build that." It's obvious to most people that what you, the business owner, didn't build is "this unbelievable American system" and "roads and bridges." As Ms. Hobbs said, "President Obama's point was that everyone benefits from the successes and help from other people and the support of the government through infrastructure and programs. We are in this together, not alone." While I might expect Ms. Rudy and Mr. Kauffman to willfully misrepresent the President's unfortunate grammar gaffe, I hold the editor of our region's main newspaper to a higher standard. This non-issue was discussed and dismissed by thinking people a month ago, but the GOP already had the T-shirts and bumper-stickers printed, and had made it a major part of their convention, so it's still being fed to us. Is this how you inform the electorate? By pretending not to understand a fairly straightforward statement and then using your pulpit, for what its worth, to angrily denounce something that wasn't ever actually said?
What is the purpose of this willful misuse of words? It's certainly not limited to this publication. It's everywhere. It serves only to divide us. Instead of discussing things calmly, each side assures us that their opponent is Satan. And no one is willing to make a deal with the Devil.
In the case of your recent editorial, what the President was actually saying - and which you chose to misunderstand - was very similar to what Gov. Romney said at the Salt Lake City Olympics: "You Olympians, however, know you didn't get here solely on your own power. For most of you, loving parents, sisters or brothers, encouraged your hopes, coaches guided, communities built venues in order to organize competitions. All Olympians stand on the shoulders of those who lifted them." This is actually an issue that both sides could agree to, if they chose to. Instead, in Tampa the GOP proudly declared "We Did Build That"... in a convention center built by union labor with government money. And way down the line, The (Lewistown) Sentinel parrots the Republican talking points in an editorial on Labor Day. Labor Day, a day commemorating the rights earned by labor unions - labor unions who support President Obama.
We have differences, but we're all Americans. We all speak the same language. Each of us should make an effort to make sure that what we say is true. Words have meanings. We can't communicate without them. And the local newspaper has a duty, a sacred trust, to use words accurately and to inform the electorate. You have failed on both counts.
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Owner told to fix issues at fire-damaged Erie plant
Erie code enforcement officials said the owner of a vacant manufacturing plant on the city's east side will be told to repair or demolish portions of the sprawling brick complex following a blaze that kept city firefighters busy for more than five hours on Thursday night and early Friday morning.
The fire at the former Watson Manufacturing facility along East 16th Street, east of French Street, caused significant damage to a portion of a building on the north side of the complex and compromised its stability because the wooden rafters were burned up or brought down by the fire, leaving the walls free-standing, Erie Fire Chief Tony Pol said.
Firefighters who responded to the fire when it was reported at 10:53 p.m. Thursday were limited to fighting the fire from the outside and were kept away from the building because of the instability of the exterior walls, Pol said. Water shot from deck guns and from the department's tower truck knocked down portions of the brick walls as crews doused the fire, he said.
The fire was already burning through the roof of the building section as firefighters responded to the blaze, and they could see the flames from East 12th Street as they turned south onto French Street, Erie Deputy Fire Chief Mike Balliett said. Two sections of roof also collapsed in the blaze, Balliett said.
There were no reports of anyone inside the complex at the time of the fire, Balliett said. Crews did a search of the complex after the fire was safely contained, but they did not find anyone inside, he said.
Firefighters remained on the scene until 4:05 a.m. Friday, Balliett said.
Two off-duty Erie engine companies and a tower company were called in because all available on-duty companies were at the fire scene.
The cause of the fire is undetermined because of the extent of damage, Erie Chief Fire Inspector Guy Santone said Friday.
The owner of the vacant building, listed in Erie County property records as 140 E. 16th Street Inc., of Depew, N.Y., will receive an order to either repair the rear portions of the complex, on its north side, or demolish them, Andy Zimmerman, the city's manager of code enforcement, said Friday.
"The main structures are still in pretty good shape, but the back buildings are in pretty rough shape," Zimmerman said.
The property owner could not be reached for comment on Friday.
The fire was the fifth that city firefighters have responded to at the more than 290,000-square-foot complex since the beginning of 2013. Evidence of people living there was found during investigations into the earlier fires, the most recent of which occurred in early October.
Santone said the building owner has a private security firm that patrols the property, and officials told him that the firm chases people out of the complex at least twice a day.
"The problem is the place is virtually impossible to secure," he said.
The complex is also hazardous, with large holes in some of the floors, Santone said.
"It's just a very unsafe place to be, whether it's kids running around or the fire department," he said.
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Happy 4th of July! Happy birthday, America!
This year, we get a mid-week 4th of July. A nice break after the recent 3-day rally. The market was strong on a shortened Wednesday. High-flyers were flying during the past 3 days. AAPL touched $600 on Wednesday, up from last Thursday's close of $569.05, a $31 rise. PCLN traded as high as $695 on Wednesday, up from last Thursday's close of $643.51, a $52 rise. ISRG almost touched $570, up from $536, a $34 rise. GOOG traded just above $588, from about $564, up $24.
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Gold/silver plays also turned bullish on Wednesday, partially from anticipating more monetary easy from global central banks. Gold went up to $1620/ounce on Wednesday and could test $1700 soon.
SPX added +8.51 points to close at 1374.02. Its daily MAs and MACD went up.
Nasdaq gained +28.84 points to close at 2976.08. Its daily MAs and MACD also went higher.
This rally has just started, although we might see a breather, waiting for the latest jobs data on Thursday and Friday. SPX is closing in on 1380, which could present some resistance. Global markets also have their eyes on the ECB, which will announce its rate decisions on Thursday.
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Hotlanes at work
While an increasing number of state DOTs are studying the HOT lane concept as a strategy to improve urban highway service, there are only four HOT lane facilities currently operating in the United States.
State Route 91 (SR 91) Express Lanes - Orange County, California SR 91 Express Lanes are a 10-mile, four lane, HOT facility located in the median of an existing highway. Toll rates on the Express Lanes vary from $0.75 to $4.75 by time of day and day of the week. Customers must have a prepaid account and transponder to use the Express Lanes. Tolls for HOV2+ vehicles are reduced by 50 percent. The SR 91 Express Lane project was awarded on a concession basis to a private consortium, which financed, built, and operated the new lanes, using project revenues to repay its debt and derive profit. In April 2002 plans were put into place to sell the facility to the Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA).
I-15 FasTrak - San Diego, California The I-15 FasTrak involved the conversion of an underutilized preexisting eight-mile 2-lane HOV facility to a peak-period reversible HOT. The I-15 FasTrak program allows single occupancy vehicles to pay a toll ranging from $0.50 to $4.00 to use the HOT lanes normally reserved for vehicles with two or more occupants. Customers must have a FasTrak account and transponder to use the HOT lanes. HOV2+ vehicles may use the facility at no cost. The project is sponsored by the San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG), the local metropolitan planning organization (MPO), which has earmarked a significant portion of the revenues derived from the HOT lane to fund transit improvements in the I-15 corridor.
Katy Freeway QuickRide - Harris County, Texas The Katy Freeway is an existing highway with a 13-mile, 6-lane freeway with a 1-lane reversible HOV lane in the median which initially operated at HOV 2. The facility was heavily utilized and eventually converted to HOV 3 operation in order to reduce congestion. However, this change resulted in excess capacity on the facility during the peak periods. As a result, the QuickRide program was introduced, allowing HOV 2 vehicles to pay $2.00 per trip to use the facility during peak periods, while HOV 3+ vehicles continued to use the facility at no cost. Customers must have a QuickRide account, transponder, and windshield tag to use the facility.
Northwest Freeway (U.S. 290) QuickRide - Harris County, Texas The Northwest Freeway connects the northwest suburbs of Houston with downtown, and has had a one-lane, barrier-separated, 15.5 mile, reversible HOV facility in its median since 1988. In November 2000 the Northwest Freeway HOV lane was converted to HOT use, and is operated in a manner similar to the Katy Freeway. The Northwest QuickRide allows paying two-plus carpools to use the lane only in the morning peak when three-plus occupancy requirements are in effect. From 6:45AM to 8:00AM, when the facility serves inbound traffic, three-plus occupant vehicle may use the lane for free, but two-plus vehicles must pay $2.00 to use the lane. HOV3+ vehicles may use the facility at no cost, while single-occupant vehicles are never allowed on the QuickRide lane.MnPass Benefits
Recent decline in HOV mode share in 36 of the 40 largest metro areas is currently counteracted by allowing SOVs onto HOV facilities. These HOV facilities are not converted to general purpose lanes, but rather Hot Lanes allow SOVs onto exclusive right of way at a user fee. SOV tolling on I-394's reversible lanes allows increased utilization of existing infrastructure.
Existing technology is available to support expedited and cost effective tolling. An automated system will be implemented that does not require the user to stop, i.e. no toll booths. Hot lanes are another step towards maintaining existing infrastructure, the official position Mn/DOT has assumed with respect to accommodating demand, opposed to creating new infrastructure. It necessitates the improvement of existing infrastructure before creating altogether new infrastructure (i.e. acquiring new right of way) that only marginally improves total system conditions. Any new lanes will be constructed along current right of way only where HOV lanes or reversible lanes are not available.
At a net cost of $10 million dollars and 20% of which is to be absorbed by a private firm, Wilber Smith Associates, MnPass is truly a money saving (*noted difference in saving the tax payer, feeing the user) measure.MnPass drawbacks
The 394 HOT-lanes have various problems to go along with the benefits. The major problem is that there may not be enough revenue from the tolls to fund the lane's construction, operation, and maintenance. In order to fully fund the lane, there would need to be a traffic level similar to that in Chicago. Initially, the lack of funding will have to be offset by government funding.
Another problem is that there will be an increase of cross-traffic. There will be an addition of at least six entrance points to the HOT-lane. This may cause delays on the HOT-lane because of the interaction of the free-moving traffic with the merging traffic. This will increase accidents as well as lower traffic flow rates. Because the HOT-lane is located at the center of the highway, there will be many drivers crossing over two lanes to get to the toll road. This will cause a lot of congestion and unsafe conditions on the free lanes.
By opening the HOV lanes to SOV vehicles may cause a decrease in the quality of carpooling and bussing. An increase in traffic in these lanes will increase the amount of time spent in traffic for vehicles formerly rewarded for decreasing traffic. This could have a negative effect on bus and carpool use. With a roadway system coming close to capacity in the Twin Cities metro area, drawing people away from mass transportation may not be such a good idea.


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When Rush first intruded on our attention 15 years ago, the Toronto trio seemed to belong to the same muzzy bag of Midwestern rockers as Styx and REO Speed-wagon. What sets them apart is that, ever so slowly, they have grown as musicians.
On the down side, their sound is always going to be somewhat stuffy. Even when they're trying to let go, as on this album's "Chain Lightning," they still have a tendency to insert fustian interludes that disrupt the song's sway. But their rock formalism has never been better realized than on "Presto," nor has their playing.
Drummer Neil Peart compares with Stewart Copeland in the complexity and clarity of his attack. Guitarist Alex Life-son sounds great too, especially on the slash-and-burn riff of "Show Don't Tell," the broad-brush power chords of "War Paint" and the reverberating "Superconductor." The trio's dubious constant is Geddy Lee, perhaps pop music's whitest-sounding singer. The cartoonishly high pitch and overwrought intensity of his voice make it the one component of Rush for which it is still hard to acquire a taste. (Atlantic)
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Thoughts as basketball season winds down
March 11, 2013 A few things to touch on as the high school basketball season begins to come to a close.... • Congratulations to the Maplewood girls basketball team for the best season in school history. more »»
Team effort leads Vikings to regional semifinal
March 10, 2013 HOWLAND The smile on Peyton Aldridge's face in the final seconds of double overtime against Ursuline in the Division III district final on Saturday night spoke a thousand words. more »»
Windham feels at home in Harding gym
March 9, 2013 WARREN The Division IV basketball district tournament played in the area is physically held at Warren G. Harding High School. more »»
Area bowlers handle stress
March 3, 2013 COLUMBUS Pressure. It's something that all athletes at one time or another experience. Some athletes thrive on it, some break under its weight. more »»
Tribune hosting exciting NASCAR Pick'em contest
February 24, 2013 A little known fact about me is that I'm a closet NASCAR fan. Never would have guessed, huh? I will admit, I know very little about cars. more »»
1,000 points may not equal elite status
February 17, 2013 In 1954, Roger Bannister ran the first ever 4-minute mile. He ran it in 3:59.4. In 1954, that was a feat that would have garnered front-page headlines. Today, the record has slipped down to 3:4. more »»
Trying to play for a cause
February 3, 2013 I've always been an athletic person. I come from a sports-oriented family that played baseball and basketball religiously throughout their entire live. more »»
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Statistics tell the story
January 20, 2013 Each week, the Tribune Chronicle collects statistics from the area high school basketball teams and publishes them in the Sunday paper. You can find this week's installment on page 3D. more »»
Bristol keeps on winning
January 13, 2013 It's hard being undefeated. It's even harder when you are the only undefeated team left in the county and you have a target on your back as big as an elephan. more »»
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December 30, 2012 Above this column is the recap of the best stories of the 2012 year in sports. It's filled with everything from state champions to questions of what could have been. more »»
Putting things in perspective
December 23, 2012 It has been one week since the tragic events of Sandy Hook Elementary, an event that turned the entire country upside down. more »»
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December 16, 2012 This week, it was announced that Mineral Ridge football coach Joe Stevens would not be reapplying for the position as coach of the Rams. more »»
Penguins need to learn from mistakes
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The statement, issued as a release to local media late Friday, was signed by about 80 percent of the unionized and managerial-level newsroom employees of The Inquirer, the Philadelphia Daily News, and Philly.com.
The three-paragraph statement addresses both ramifications from a possible change in ownership for Philadelphia Media Network (PMN) and employees' "dismay" over how coverage of the sale process had been "compromised and censored" by management.


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A blog about weight loss, weight gain, life changes and mid-life meanderings...
Thursday, April 17, 2014
Throwback Thursday: My Weight, Happiness, Childhood, and Beyond
I got a letter from my mother back on the 7th after she and I had exchanged some words the week before. As you may recall, my mother accused me of trying to manipulate her and steal her money after my Dad passed away and I tried to help her Execute his Will. Her family had her hire a lawyer and it got very messy. Words were said. Feelings were hurt. I finally walked away from all of it and have had little contact with my mother except for an occasional call where we always end up arguing.
I realize that my mother is not altogether there. Her family swears it's not Alzheimer's or dementia, but it's more than apparent that "not all of the crayons are in the box." She now says that she doesn't remember saying any of the things she said to me and doesn't understand what is "wrong" with me.
Where I am going with all of this is that she sends me a letter and basically states that she doesn't think that I'm a very happy person. My first thought was "duh!"....I mean, my mother basically told everyone I was a horrible person and turned my relatives against me...but I'm suppose to be happy???
As the days passed, however, and I pondered her letter...I had to ask myself if I am happy. Obviously, the immediate answer is NO...but...have I ever been happy? You know, I'm not really sure. I mean I've had happy moments, but a happy life? Not so much.
Growing up was a rough time for me because my Dad was drinking and my mother was (and still is) negative all the time. I've read books about living in this kind of family situation and it's often referred to as "walking on eggshells." I would say that is when I started turning to food for comfort, but I'm really not one of those kind of eaters. I just ate what I wanted and certain foods brought me happiness...or my version of it.
I gained some weight during my time at home, but I was young and active in high school and the weight came right back off. I was actually thin when I met The Hubby and then it all changed. The Hubby didn't want to get married. He wasn't ready for commitment. I had no self-worth. I waited. I waited some more. I also literally weighted. I gained five pounds and then 10 pounds and then 20...The number kept climbing right on up there and when he finally decided he would marry me...I was right at 165.
I think some people go into marriage with the expectation that their spouse will change once the wedding rings are on their fingers, but the truth is....what you start out with...is what you get. The Hubby always had and still continues to put his mother first. He was passive aggressive before and he is passive aggressive now. My weight continued to climb. 170, 180, 190...eventually over the 200 mark and beyond.
I look back and I still wasn't eating for comfort and I say that because I don't really turn to food when things go wrong...I basically was just eating a lot when I did eat to stuff all those unhappy emotions down. I was, and still continue to show my unhappiness on the outside and I guess it is my form of control in an uncontrollable world.I say this because the people around me do what they want and I have somehow convinced myself that I am suppose to take it. My mother doing what she did. My relatives doing what they did. The Hubby and all the crap he has done and continues to do...
Anyway, where I am going with all of this is that ever since I got that letter from my mother...I have been thinking...I want a happy life. I want my outside to reflect my emotions on the inside and I think that starts with taking care of myself first, I know this ending is an incomplete thought here, but basically what I am thinking is that I need to practice self-love.
More thoughts on this as I discover how to do that....
Until next time...
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With my own family issues and knowing several toxic people, this post really struck a nerve for me. Walking on eggshells will fry your nerves. I can't stand it. Maybe the letter from your mother can at least serve as something positive, and get you thinking about self-love and taking care of yourself, no matter her intent or issues.ReplyDeleteReplies
Yeah, I'm trying to look at it as a catalyst for change. Isn't it funny though how hard it can be to practice self-love though. I guess it has to be a work in progress.Delete
I've been pondering the same thing. I just want to be 'happy!' And I'm starting with myself! Loving me!ReplyDeleteReplies
I sometimes wonder...is anyone truly happy? There have to be people out there that are though...right???Delete


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For the first time in its 35-year NHRA history the Castrol-backed John Force Racing Team will field a Top Fuel dragster sponsored by Castrol EDGE and driven by 26-year-old rookie Brittany Force.
After winning a record 217 NHRA Funny Car races and 17 Winston, Powerade and Full Throttle Funny Car championships, JFR will field a Top Fuel dragster for the first time in its 35-year NHRA history.
Drag racing icon John Force introduced his daughter Brittany as the newest addition to the John Force Racing, Inc., driver lineup during a press conference at JFR corporate headquarters.
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Let's be fair, WGH, others need to be in the AAC
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It'S now in the hands of the principals and superintendents. The All-American Conference went to the two-tier system two years ago, going to American and National Divisions within the conference....
Fatty, maybe you should take your accusations to the OHSAA, not a message board?
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Mr Touchdown, you obviously are in denial. Mooney & Ursuline are terrible. Lets add Lakewood St Edwards, Walsh Jesuit, St Vincent St Marys,St Elder, St Xavier, Toledo Central Catholic. How about the other private schools, Hathaway Brown, CVCA. You are a hypocrite.These athletes get free tuition for sports. Financial Advantage. Boardman is not open enrollment. Get your facts correct. Ismail Kitchen did not pay 1 penney to play football at Mooney neither Darrell Koulianos, how about Courtney Love, Braylon Heard? Same thing and how about all those other inner city kids from Youngstown, Cleveland, Toledo, Akron, Columbus and Cincinnati who get free tuition of thousands of dollars for free hardly because the boosters want to give a poor inner city child a catholic education, it's because they want to them to play sports. TD you are in complete denial & hypocrite. Why don't you people clean up the sexual abuses to children from Rome to Warren. The Truth hurts you Hypocritical Imbeci
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One last comment to my biased fellow poster, Mr Arbuckle: So parochial schools have a "financial advantage" because those players recruited to play for them don't have to pay one penny of tuition, huh? What a moronic statement! First, some boosters are willing to pick up the cost of some of the tuition for these kids. The school has nothing to do with it. Again, it's the boosters. And second, please tell me exactly how much tuition a kid from Youngstown city must pay when he enrolls in Liberty under open enrollment?? Not a penny, under ANY circumstances. So please tell me where the big "financial advantage" is?
Here's something else for you to actually research, vs spouting off your anti-Catholic diatribes: A number of WGH 2nd team basketball players transfer to JFK because they know they'll start there and hope to get a college scholarship offer. IMMEDIATELY after basketball season, most go back to WGH because their families stop paying JFK's tuition. So much fo
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And FattyArbuckle, using Poland and Canfield as an example, are they going to stop playing Boardman? Boardman has open enrollment. Boardman boosters recruit. Of course, it's a lot easier to throw rocks at the Catholic schools, they don't throw back.
I'm waiting to hear your rant on Boardman, Liberty, Howland, and all the other public schools with open enrollment. No, I don't think it will happen. Go ahead and say it, "Don't bother me with facts, the only fact I know is that I hate Catholic schools."
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FattyArbuckle, before you have a stroke, sit down and re-read the article. The author said that the concept of these local public schools excluding parochial schools from their leagues due to recruiting is outdated--NOT because the parochial schools don't recruit, but because the public schools now have open enrollment.
Do the parochial schools recruit? Speaking only for JFK, the answer is no, and before you have another coronary, understand that the school itself is not recruiting, the boosters are. SAME AS PUBLIC SCHOOLS WITH OPEN ENROLLMENT. All those Youngstown city kids playing basketball for Liberty didn't get there of their own accord or due to the LHS coach contacting them. Boosters do all that.
It's sad, really, it makes me think of the Alabama fan who killed those 500 year old trees on the Auburn campus. Sports should be for kids, it should not be for middle-aged men to re-live their fantasy lives by recruiting for "their" teams, hassling opponents, etc.
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Harding Fitch Boardman East should be paired with Howland Hubbard Canfield and Poland. Those 8 teams locally would generate attendance, rivalries and strong competition in all sports. That would give 7 game conference scheduling and 3 open dates of their choosing for football. 14 Games for Basketball. Baseball, Track, Soccer, Swimming and wrestling for those schools who have it.
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Several years back Poland took a stand and Stopped Playing Mooney in sports because they recruit their students. Poland does not have open enrollment.
Recently Canfield took a stand and stopped playing Mooney in all sports because they have recruited Canfield students, No Open Enrollment In Canfield either.
What Mooney & Ursuline Sows, is what Mooney & Ursuline will Reap. The chickens are coming home to roost now and it looks like their cheating and unfair advantages will separate them and their ability to play against local schools. It's there own fault. Until the OHSAA take care of this very problematic issue schools will continue to isolate this schools to the point where no one will want to schedule any of them anymore.
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John Vargo; I have had Family members recruited to play football away from their Public Schools. The coach and AD told my Family that there son would not have to pay 1 penny to attend the Parochial School which they could not afford to pay. They would pick her son up everyday and drive him 30 minutes one way everyday all year round until he graduated. They would not have to purchase any tickets home or away to watch their son. They would provide a ride to and from every game home and away. They would pay for the required school uniform. Just let him come to the Parochial school and play football and she would have no worries.
That John Vargo is NOT OUTDATED That is Unfair and Cheating. Ask Chris Anzevino's father about his son being recruited by Bucci/Fecko and then Reardon. The Dad was shocked at what they were offered. Their is a lot of money that is passed for these kids to play at these Private schools and that's UNACCEPTABLE. Get your head out of the Sand Mr Vargo.
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The Private schools recruiting like Mooney & Ursuline is NOT OUTDATED! They have a Financial Advantage because these recruits do not pay tuition to play football at those Parochial schools. If they pay the thousands of dollars to attend without anyone helping pick up the Tab then yes let them play. If they keep getting all these area players from other schools that play for FREE than that is a UNFAIR Advantage. Money is involved here. "Two WRONGS do not make one Right..."
Stop the issue of free vouchers paying for Parochial schools and paid tuition to parochial schools and financial aid to Parochial Schools and scholarships to Parochial schools and all this mess will take care of it's self. These players have to pay their own way if they want to leave the public school and then play for a Private School. That is the Bottom Line Period!!!!
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This league could be one of the strongest all around conferences in State by including all schools.. In this day of inclusion. It would also be a nice touch for the Mahoning Valley It takes Leadership to make the Conference NO 1.
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Out-of-the-box thinking. Not a strong suit for local schools. However, the problem of partial membership for schools like Fitch and Harding is solved if the plan to group them with Boardman, East, Mooney, & Ursuline can be put together. I'm not sure East would go for that and I can't say I blame them where football is concerned. However, I'm having a hard time believing enough schools will welcome those larger newcomers even if those schools are "isolated" in their own division.
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NASCAR officials now have electronic devices that plug into teams' computer systems to make they aren't altering their software. And if a team gets caught messing with its fuel injection system, Pemberton says the penalty will be harsh.
"It'll be a top of the line penalty," Pemberton said.
Driver Jeff Burton said fans probably won't notice the change.
"From a performance standpoint, I am not sure there is going to be a major difference," Burton said. "I think fuel mileage should increase a little bit; performance should increase a little bit, probably not enough for the fans to really be able to tell."
Burton said using fuel injection will help the automotive industry, making it more likely that technology tested on the track eventually will make its way into passenger cars. But Burton acknowledges it has been a burden to the teams.
"Teams have had to spend a lot of money, put a lot of resources to it, not just in money, so yes it is tough," Burton said. "It also comes at a time where the economy is down, so it is not at the best time. Nonetheless, it is something that had to happen."
The idea of switching to fuel injection wasn't universally accepted right away. Last year, driver Brad Keselowski was fined by NASCAR officials for criticizing the move, saying the technology being introduced still lags far behind street cars and "does nothing for the sport except cost the team owners money."
Asked about his comments last week, Keselowski kept quiet.
"I said as much as I needed to say," Keselowski said. "As much as I could afford to say."
The transition also was an issue for driver Robby Gordon, who owns his own team. Gordon said the switch to fuel injection made his old intake manifolds obsolete, forcing him to buy new ones. Gordon thinks the old manifolds could have been modified to work with the new system.
That complaint aside, Gordon thinks the introduction of fuel injection is good for NASCAR. And he isn't worried that NASCAR will have a hard time policing cheaters.
"I'm not worried about it," Gordon said. "These guys that tune these engines, they know how to adjust the power band to make the power come on at certain things and make the drivability (better). I'm sure you're thinking traction control and all that, which is the first thing that everybody thinks. But these engine builders are pretty clever. And you don't have to have traction control."