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Standard procedure in reviewing 90% of EA games is to fluff out the piece with an opening paragraph or two on the decline of gaming as brought about by the company's relentless annual regurgitation of flagship brands. From its ubiquitous sports titles to the myriad of other brands which the masters of the sweatshop coder own the license to, EA are the uncontested kings of the generic update and as such the focus of much criticism, both from gamers and other developers alike. Personally, I tend to take their games on a case by case basis. Maybe this is because I am wise enough not to expose myself to each twelve month update and therefore less inclined to witness the repackaging of the same present year after year. Possibly this is because I have been lucky in that the EA games I do review are either fresh IP or happen to be the incarnation where the franchise is receiving an overhaul. Or maybe I'm just weird like that.
Dragging this in the general direction of the game in question the last EA shake'n'bake that I looked at was NFS: Underground. Number one. I thought it was a fun little racer with much to commend and less to offend. I missed out on number two, passed by Most Wanted and have only caught up with the series again with this, Need for Speed: Carbon. This title mixes the street racer pimping of the Underground series with a bit of the cop chasing dynamic of Most Wanted. So we have a street racing game with lots of style-focused events with the occasional pursuit by the local rozzers thrown in to mix things up.
As is typical with almost all EA games the presentation of Carbon is flawless. I'd go so far as to say it's too damn good because it has a tendency to put the rest of the game in the shade. With all kinds of crisp and swirling logos, video pieces for all the characters, an eminently friendly map screen, blissfully un-antagonistic customisation options and some FMV that has a spookily ethereal quality to it the only thing that annoys about the delivery of the game is that once you get behind the actual wheel things take a jolting turn down an alleyway marked 'meh'.
Now we can debate about the importance of graphics over gameplay but in a game where style is so pervasive and the rendition of the gameworld so important it's dispiriting to breeze through sexy menu options only to find yourself driving down bland and washed-out streets. Compared to Underground from three years (and one generation ago) Carbon's cityscape is devoid of interest and colour. An old Xbox game should not really have better and more involving graphics then the second iteration of a game on a next-gen console. The 360 is capable of pumping out lush visuals but on the evidence of Carbon EA are not in the mood to push their developers to do anything spectacular. Okay, there are some blurring effects and other graphics trickery but for the most part these tend to make the game look worse rather than better. Because of this I completely ignored the free-roaming option and thanked the developers for giving me the choice of just warping to each race from the map screen. Not only did this mean I could bypass exposing my eyeballs to the near-monochromatic world of Carbon but I could focus all my time on competing in the actual meat of the game. Couple this with some very bearable loading times and getting from race to race was a wonderfully painless affair.
There aren't too many new race types in Carbon. There are now downhill drift competitions to join in with the return of the circuit based slide-a-thons. Unsurprisingly these involve slipping and weaving your way down the new downhill tracks without bashing into the sides and trying to chain together the drifts to increase your chances of beating the elastic competition. Yes, to my disappointment Carbon's AI is like those old Incredible Hulk toys you used to get which could be pulled and yanked to grotesque extremes. I honestly believe that years ago some EA monkeys coded a most wondrous recreation of a rubber band that they cannot help but pinging it at frustrated gamers with each update to the NFS franchise. This is at its most obvious and aggravating in the many street race variants, where after leading the pack for four fifths of the race a minor altercation with a guardrail is enough of an opportunity for the AI to catch up and scream past you, invariably on the second from last bend. It's a lazy way to extend the life of the game and while it is not an immediate concern the last stages of the campaign are frustrating beyond words due to the AI's ability to pip you to the post time after time after time.
Instead of relying on their bag of elastic tricks the game's creators would have been better off adjusting the difficulty of the majority of the game. It's entirely possible to breeze through half the races while using the first car you get, albeit tweaked out with the various upgrades that winning unlocks for the player. Losing a race here requires an impressive level of ineptness or a cat demanding attention at the wrong moment of one of the otherwise thrilling head to head downhill sprints. These new race types involve two runs down the same track with the player and their AI foe taking it in turns to lead the way. You earn points for the positive distance between yourself and your opponent with victory only achievable if you finish the second stage in the green. These are challenging races and the freshest thing about Carbon.
Carbon also has a clutch of Xbox Live a-like achievements to unlock which reward the player with useful things, like new cars or transmissions or wholly optional additions, like sexy new vinyls to plaster down the side of your hotrod. The modding aspect of the game takes more of a backseat this time. If it's your thing you can happily lose hours in the customisation garage, applying decals and paints and all sorts of after-market gubbins to your vehicle. Carbon even allows you to manually adjust the look of each spoiler, vent and rim you decorate your car with, a variation on their GameFace technology which has been allowing gamers to create obscenely grotesque basketball and golf players for the last few years. In the end it's all somewhat a waste of time as there's no reputation or other benefits to be gained from having the most ridiculous looking ride on the streets.
The 360 version also has a bunch of online options but seeing as EA continue to insist on using their horrendous proprietary online 'community' I only spent enough time in there to confirm that if you want to race against people online you can do so and it works well enough. What you cannot do, however, is play against a mate on your own 360, an omission which I will take as another indication of the weakness of the graphics engine. While there's negligible stuttering in the single player game you do get the distinct impression the game is running right at the very edge of its capacity and any more demand would see the whole thing coming to a juddering halt. Another step backwards.
One area where Carbon does innovate is in the use of crews. As you progress through the game you get to invite other racers to join your gang. There are three different types; scouts, blockers and drafters. For most street races you can add a member of your crew to the race where they will be on hand to aid you in your not insurmountable quest to come in first place. In fact, the presence of a crew mate makes winning even easier as you get credit for a win even if you come in last as long as your pal crosses the line first. Anyway, drafters will give you an extra speed boost if you nestle up behind them for a few moments. Blockers can be called upon to obstruct any opposition trying to muscle their way past you and scouts will pinpoint all the shortcuts on a particular track. I found the later the most handy as the murky graphics conspire with the blurring effect to make the hidden paths all but invisible.
You have to beat the other gangs who have carved up the map of Carbon city into territories. Win enough races in a territory and you have control of everything that lies there, such as safe houses for escaping from the law, (often an unnecessarily drawn out and tedious affair which brings no reward other than the ability to continue to progress) or dealerships and garages to expand your driving experience. Take over enough of a gang's territories and you must face off against their boss in one of the downhill challenges. Beat this and you get an FMV and the ability to continue drilling through the races towards the end of the career mode.
NFS: Carbon is an enjoyable enough game for a few hours. Testing out the new additions and playing around with the new options is more than mildly diverting. However, after a while the tediousness of the city-scape and the simplicity of the driving model conspire to make one think of the other things that could be done with the time. Despite its faults I really enjoyed Carbon for a few days but once my interest had piqued I found little to compel me to pick it up again other than to broaden my experience of the game so as to write a more complete review. Seeing as this is not a compulsion you readers will have to endure I think it likely that Carbon is best recommended as a rental as most of what can be had from the game can be squeezed out in a weekend's play. Hopefully the 2007 NFS will inject some much needed life and passion back into the series as there are a few promising aspects of Carbon which are unfortunately let down by some deathly dull graphics and a driving model that wouldn't challenge Lindsey Lohan after two bottles of tequila.
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Kenner police shot tear gas into an apartment building this afternoon in hopes of flushing out a kidnapping suspect who was thought to be holed up in the attic. They said the man they are seeking, Wayne Chester, 35, is a convicted killer who is on parole until 2017.
The gas canisters were the latest tool employed by officers to end an hours-long standoff that began this morning at 3105 Phoenix St. Earlier police had tried talking via a megaphone to Chester but received no response. Soon they cleared the other three apartments in the four-unit building in the Lincoln Manor subdivision.
The standoff began when state probation and parole agents and a Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office detective sought to arrest Chester this morning at his girlfriend's apartment. Chester, thought to be armed, fled to the attic, police said. His girlfriend was leaving the apartment as officers arrived to arrest him.
A half-dozen Kenner officers wearing body armor later arrived with other law enforcers.
"He's been in armed confrontrations recently with different people," Police Chief Steve Caraway said.
Shortly after noon, SWAT officers began searching the other three apartments in the four-unit building. Tear gas was used on the presumption that Chester was alone and still inside.
Afterward, police began using mirrors and cameras attached to fiber optic cables to search the building.
Lincoln Manor schoolchildren were being held late at their schools, instead of boarding buses for the regular trip home to their neighborhood.
Police said the parole agents and sheriff's detective had gone to the address to serve a warrant for kidnapping and domestic abuse battery, crimes Chester allegedly committed against an ex-girlfriend.
Chester's manslaughter conviction stems from the killing of Anthony Tureaud, 19, on Dec. 31, 1994. Tureaud was shot dead in his car outside his home in the 1000 block of 27th Street. Police suspected drugs were involved.
Two years later, Chester pleaded guilty in 24th Judicial District Court in Gretna and was sentenced to 15 years in prison, according to court records.
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ARLINGTON — William and Mary Ellen Waran know what it's like to come in contact with police, but it wasn't to shake hands and share pleasantries.
Two years ago, the couple came home to their Smokey Point home and found a stranger climbing out a back window.
Since then, the Warans have been on guard. It's a significant reason why they lobbied vigorously for friends and family to participate in the 28th Annual National Night Out Against Crime, which was held Tuesday, Aug. 2, at the Food Pavilion in Smokey Point.
The event, which is held nationwide, was designed to heighten crime and drug awareness and generate support for anti-crime programs.
"That was a horrible night," 65-year-old Mary Ellen Waran said of the break-in. "We felt so violated, but the robber stole things that were replaceable. This event tonight is so important for our community. We need to band together and be on watch. Our policemen are heroes and they should be treated like that."
The Arlington Fire Department extended a ladder that reached high above the tallest building in the area. Arlington firemen, police officers, public works department staff and representatives from the city's Emergency Management Department were all on hand to show support.
But the real showstopper was Annie — the Arlington police drug detection dog. Children couldn't get enough of the 4-year-old chocolate Labrador.
"She is a great drug dog and she is the sweetest dog you'd meet," Arlington Police K-9 Officer Mike Gilbert said. "Drug sniffing is fun for her. She doesn't know any different. As far as she's concerned it's just one big game for her."
A crime prevention event wouldn't be right without McGruff the Crime Dog, who walked around the grounds mingling with the large number of children on hand, including 12-year-old Amber Johnson, who has wanted to be a police officer ever since she could remember.
"I've thought about all the things I want to do when I get older," Johnson said." Right now, seeing all of this, I'd say being a cop is all I want to do."
Police officers shook hands and answered a barrage of questions from residents concerned about safety in their neighborhoods. According to Paul Ellis, Arlington assistant to the city administrator for special projects, block watch and patrols are becoming more and more common. The Night Out was essentially a warning to criminals that they are not going unnoticed, he said. The night was also a reminder to citizens that police officers are around to serve them for the good and the bad.
"We want our citizens to know that we are here to protect them," Arlington Police Officer Seth Kinney said. "Tonight is a good time for them to come and meet us and talk to us about anything that's on their minds. We might look a little intimidating when we work, but it's because we are dealing with unsavory people."
Present for nearly the entire three-hour event, the Warans also made an effort to thank the firemen for the heroics that they perform 24/7, 365 days a year.
"It's everyone," William Waran said. "After 9/11, the country started to truly embrace our firemen, us included. But they've deserved that type of recognition long before that. They help make our community safe and we love them for that."
The National Association of Town Watch introduced the National Night Out in 1984. Last year's campaign brought together more than 37 million people from 15,000 communities around the country.
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EVERETT — John Lovick, former state legislator and Washington State Trooper, was named Snohomish County's fourth county executive on Monday, June 3, following a unanimous vote by the County Council.
Lovick has served as Snohomish County Sheriff for the past five years, and immediately relinquished his position in law enforcement, embracing the new role bestowed upon him.
"I am honored by the confidence you've placed in me," Lovick told Council members. "I am deeply humbled to be your new Snohomish County Executive."
Lovick spoke briefly to the several hundred employees and residents who attended the vote and swearing-in ceremony, talking about the need to continue the hard work county employees do every day.
"Tremendous work is done every day by our employees," Lovick said. "They are the ambassadors and foot soldiers of this county. I pledge to serve as county executive with respect, commitment and pride, but above all, I will serve with integrity."
County Council Chair Stephanie Wright applauded Lovick on his appointment.
"We look forward to working with Executive John Lovick and his team," Wright said. "This is a new day in Snohomish County, and working collaboratively on transportation, aerospace and economic development issues, we can continue to strengthen our community and make Snohomish County the best place to raise a family and start a business."
Lovick first served in office as a Mill Creek City Council member from 1993-98, serving as mayor pro tem during his final year.
He went on to serve the 44th Legislative District in the state House of Representatives until 2007, then ran successfully for Snohomish County Sheriff in 2007.
Lovick's law enforcement experience is long-measured, as he worked with the Washington State Patrol from 1974 to 2004, and retired with the rank of sergeant.
He was named Trooper of the Year in 1992 by the state patrol, and Sheriff of the Year in 2009 by the Washington State Crime Prevention Association.
Lovick also served his country as a member of the U.S. Coast Guard and U.S. Coast Guard Reserves.
"This is a wonderful place to live, work and play," Lovick said. "We will continue to make it even better."
Lovick and his wife, Karen, live in Mill Creek.
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I've been lying awake at night for too long worrying about the state of our country, so I've decided to share my concerns with my fellow Islanders.
Has anyone else noticed that we can no longer buy anything "Made in the U.S.A."? Clothes are now made in not just China, but Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, Bangladesh, etc. I heard two weeks ago that the furniture formerly made in North Carolina, is now being contracted out as well.
I am well aware that the rationale behind these moves is cheap labor. But is it really? How can it be when our own citizens must now depend on unemployment, welfare, food stamps and other government assistance to survive? Why are our neighbors now depending on soup kitchens for food and shelters to sleep in after losing their jobs and subsequently their homes? And, despite what any politician claims, there is no end in sight.
I say bring the jobs back home. I'm sure thousands would love to work in the garment district again, make our own furniture, and grow our own food instead of importing our fruits and vegetables from South America. Give our citizens jobs, not just a $250 stipend which buys nothing these days, and I believe our economy will eventually get stronger.
Granted, it's not as simple as it sounds, but it could be a viable beginning. Plus, we may be able to eradicate our little overseas "bonuses" of things like bedbugs which have invaded us through our imported clothes, linens, etc.; and food canned in China, the lead capital of the world.
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Wednesday, April 28, 2010
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This guy on the bike has been dead for some time. David Morales Colón, a 22-year-old was shot to death in his native Puerto Rico last Thursday, but instead of giving a traditional wake by sticking his body in a coffin, the family decided to stuff him and mount him on his Repsol-liveried Honda CBR600 F4, which was given to him by his uncle while he was still alive. The funeral home which performed the work is gathering a reputation for the unusual service, previously displaying a dead man standing up. I have seen an episode like this in a TV show "My Name Is Earl" before.
Cool huh? But you know when you die, you won't know anything after your initial death? Why should I care for the party I can not attend? I often think that funerals and graves are for living.
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BYRON CENTER, MI –- Quarterbacks enjoy games when one of their receivers is catching everything thrown his way. They really enjoy it when several of their receivers are catching everything in sight.
South Christian quarterback Jon Wassink was a happy signal-caller during Friday night's game against the Battle Creek Pennfield Panthers.
Wassink completed 18 of 23 passes for 279 yards and five touchdowns as the No. 1-ranked and reigning state champion Sailors won the Division 4 regional championship with a 35-17 victory over Pennfield. Wassink threw for 222 yards and four touchdowns in the first half.
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Sam Heyboer caught the first three of Wassink's TD strikes, from 22, 29 and 8 yards out, all in the first half. It was Eric VanVoorst after that as he caught the last two touchdown passes, one from 25 yards and the other from 26.
"They were definitely getting open for me tonight and my offensive line was blocking well, too so it was great," Wassink said. "I try to get the ball to whoever is open and if a guy is having a good night I try to get him the ball. It's always nice though when more than one guy is having a good night."
VanVoorst caught eight passes for 141 yards while Heyboer caught four passes for 84 yards.
"We want to keep getting better and better every week and we're where we want to be at this time of the year," Wassink said. "We know next week's game is going to be tough."
Wassink hit Heyboer with a 22-yard TD pass on the fourth play of the game, and then, at 5:18 of the first quarter, found Heyboer open for a 29-yard scoring strikes. Wassink and Heyboer connected on an 8-yard TD on the first play of the second quarter and Kyle Haan's third of five extra points made it 21-0.
A high snap over running back Geff Plasman's head and good hustle from Panthers defensive tackle Zachery Geno got Pennfield on the board with a safety at 7:51 of the second quarter. The Sailors answered on their next possession with the Wassink-to-VanVoorst combination covering the final 25 yards with 2:23 left in the first half.
"Anytime Jon Wassink is your quarterback, you can expect a good passing game," South Christian coach Mark Tamminga said. "He makes good decisions. He played a great first half, but then we struggled some in the second half, because their wing-T is so hard to stop.
The Sailors scored on their only possession of the third quarter on the VanVoorst's 26 yards catch.
Meanwhile, the Sailors defense limited Pennfield to a total of 47 yards passing, but allowed that wing-T offense to rack up 193 yards rushing.
"Our defense was really disciplined tonight," Tamminga said. "We stressed being disciplined this week because you have to be against the wing-T."
A fumble by the Sailors' reserves led to Pennfield's only touchdown, a 32-yard fumble return by Panthers defensive end Jonathan Clements, who doubles as a running back.
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GRAND RAPIDS, MI — Kent County Undersheriff Jon Hess was overcome with emotion as he spoke of his nephew, Matt Kutsche, one of four West Michigan missionaries killed last Friday in a traffic crash in Haiti.
Sitting next to him was Brad DeBruyne, whose wife was on the 18-person team from Holy Spirit Church in Grand Rapids on the medical mission in the Haitian parish of Seguin.
DeBruyne put his hand on Hess's shoulder to comfort him. The men were at Gerald R. Ford International Airport, awaiting the arrival of Kutsche's body from Haiti, along with those of Jim and Rita Cwengros and Mary LaPonsie.
The four were killed Friday afternoon as they drove on a mountain pass as part of a caravan of five vehicles. The brakes on their Toyota Landcruiser failed, and it crashed through an iron barrier and plunged into a ravine.
An Autocam Corp. private jet carrying the missionaries' remains rolled into the airport's Rapid Air private hangar around 6 p.m. after a day-long journey that began with departure from Haiti at 11 a.m.
"It will be an opportunity for us to reunite with our family members," said Hess, whose daughter was on the trip with Kutsche and Kutsche's father, David.
"There will be a short service for the families," Hess added, "and the next step of the grieving process will begin."
The somber event was underscored by grey clouds over the airport as family members awaited the plane's arrival inside the Rapid Air terminal, not far from Ford Airport's primary passenger facility.
Four hearses, lined up outside the terminal, waited to take the bodies to the Zaagman and Arsulowicz funeral homes after a private service for the families.
Funeral arrangements are pending, though a memorial service for Kutsche is tentatively scheduled for 2 p.m. Monday, Jan. 21, at 1st (Park) Congregational Church.
Hess and DeBruyne, who have acted as intermediaries between family members and the community, described for reporters the process of bringing the bodies home under such a short window.
Organizers coordinated with the United States embassy in Haiti, and the trip's leader and a local attorney flew to Haiti to swiftly take care of the necessary paperwork and other tasks.
The process of transporting bodies out of a third-world country is compounded, Hess said, by the widely different processes the country uses.
"There were a lot of unknowns. It's far away and the families are all really eager to get them back home," Hess said. "For me personally, and I think for Brad, too, this was a labor of love, something you have to do."
DeBruyne said there has been an outpouring of community support in the days following the tragedy. The DeVos family, for instance, lent an Amway corporate jet to fly the remaining 14 missionaries back to the U.S. after the crash.
Other groups, from local businesses to families, have reached out to the families of the victims, DeBruyne said.
"There are discussions about organizing some sort of effort in the future, possibly to raise some funds to defer some costs and also to organize that effort, but those are really very preliminary," DeBruyne said.
The accident also sent shockwaves through the Haitian community in which the missionaries worked.
DeBruyne said the mission, called "Haiti Needs You," typically sees between 1,800 and 2,000 patients in one week at a medical and dental clinic the group works at.
Hess and DeBruyne spoke highly of Kutsche, LaPosnie and the Cwengros'. It was Kutsche's first trip to Haiti, and he was "very excited" for it, Hess said.
DeBruyne said the others "were on fire for Haiti."
"Hearing from their family members, that's what their life's mission was," DeBruyne said, "to help people in need."
As undersheriff, Hess noted his typical job is to be a rock for those who need comfort during a time of loss. This time, he said, the tragedy hits closer to home.
"In my business, one of the ways we get through things like this, we try to be the rock and make things happen," Hess said.
"Maybe when this all gets done tonight," he said, "I'll just break down."


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CENTREVILLE, MI -- The murder trial for Andy Brown will continue today with day six of testimony.
Brown, 37, of Portage, is facing charges of first degree premeditated murder and felony firearm. The prosecution says Brown was in a business dispute with his boss David Locey, and the two had a heated meeting regarding embezzlement allegations against Brown the day before the fatal shooting.
On Tuesday, a forensic scientist testified that gunshot residue particles were found on Brown's clothes after the fatal shooting, but the defense tried to cast doubt that Brown got those particles on himself by shooting a gun.
The Kalamazoo Gazette is providing live testimony from the courthouse in Centreville today. Readers can follow along in the comments section and ask questions.


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I was able to get a high powered, expensive education courtesy of the taxpayers of the state of California. For only pennies on the dollar I got a BA from a Cal State and an MA and a PhD from the University of California. Unfortunately, taxpayers revolted and put a limit on how much the state can tax their property (Proposition 13), so the state now has to rely on other sources of revenue, like income and business taxes. For that reason taxpayers and businesses have fled California for states with lower taxes, as I did by moving to Colorado and not paying back the state for that education though a lifetime of heavy taxation.


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After seeing several people post on Twitter that they were charged twice for the UFC 154 PPV event I checked my statement online and saw that I was charged $54.95 twice for the event as well. I sent an email to customer service explaining the situation and asking them to please refund the $54.95 because I did not order the event twice. The response I received stated that I had purchased the live event by remote (true) and the replay by phone , which is odd because I have never ordered an event by phone and it would make no sense to order the same event twice on the same day, especially when the immediate reply is included with the original purchase. The email said that both orders were valid so there is nothing they can do. At this point I guess I will have to call today to try to get it straightened out. I'm wondering if anyone else has had a similar issue and if they were able to get it resolved.
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The column that wonders if All That Dance is the answer for next year's SportsFest in Bridgeton, since the nonprofit is expanding its programs all over the place with more students participating, and 3 on 3 basketball fizzled at the SportsFest.
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The weather is fine if you own a paddle.
"Cloudy skies on a gray Cohansey River were brightened a bit when teams of paddlers wearing colorful team shirts manned multi-colored kayaks as the Cohansey Community Kayak Challenge added more fun and excitement to the Cohansey RiverFest, Bridgeton CrabFest and Bridgeton SportsFest on Aug. 23 in downtown Bridgeton.
"The City of Bridgeton team won the Municipal division.
"The Bridgeton team members were Manny Mercado and Todd Bowen.
"The Bridgeton Area Chamber of Commerce team consisting of Bruce and Jonathon Riley finished first in the Community division of the race.
"The other Municipal teams in order of finish in the race were Upper Deerfield (Dean and Chris Hawk), Hopewell (Susan Quinones and Anthony Peterson) and the Lawrence / Maurice River team (Committeeman Skip Bowman of Lawrence and Committeewoman Kathy Ireland).
"The other Community division teams in order of finish in the race were Bridgeton Main Street Association (Bridgeton City Councilman and Main Street Chairman Bill Spence and Main Street Board member Chris Kline), Cohanzick Zoo (Eric Morgan, Alison Bohn, Bridge-a-Tony the Zoo's Lion mascot) and Bridgeton Rotary Lunch Club (Deana Walsh and Anna Shimp).
"The Kayak race was sponsored by Bridgeton Area Chamber of Commerce and Cumberland Development Corporation.
"Tony Stanzione, Chamber and CDC executive director, said, 'The race brings area municipalities and community groups together on the river for friendly competition.'
"Chamber Chairperson Susan Jones added, 'CDC and the chamber believe in cooperation between towns and businesses to make the area economy better, and we think RiverFest and the kayak challenge symbolize the spirit of teamwork and cooperation in our area.
"Stanzione thanked those who helped with the kayak challenge, including Bridgeton Department of Parks and Recreation, including Melissa Hemple and Eric Sjogren, Bridgeton Police, Fire Department and EMS, Bridgeton Main Street Association, Al & Sam's Canoes and Kayaks, and all the towns and organizations who entered the challenge.''
— Tony Stanzione
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Who's in your wallet?
"Bob and I have this new thing we do.
"Every time we see a drug deal or a prostitute, we say, 'Where is Jack Hummel?'''
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recovering addict
What a great pair they are to open your eyes to the realities in Millville not easily seen unless you've been in the depths of despair, that is, lying on the third floor of a flop house sick and cold and desperate and hopeless and possibly near death just to get relief.
And then a knock comes to the door and it's an out-of-towner looking for drugs and he will share if you help him.
But wbo sent him?
Was it God or the devil?
Either way, you live to tell your story and possibly help others.
That's what we all want to do: Help others.
It's the ultimate feeling.
Was anybody "high'' at the last Millville community meeting?
Do we care?
Were there any drug dealers at the same meeting?
Do we care?
MY KIND OF TOWN: Where when the Cohansey runs blue, Bridgeton will be transformed into a destination place for kayakers.


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Lessons from Chile: What the Pacific Northwest can learn from the Chilean earthquake | Guest Column
First Haiti, now Chile. Widespread destruction on a scale most of us have seen only in a Hollywood movie has many in the Pacific Northwest wondering what it would look like here after a similar quake.
And the reality is, of course, that it will happen here.
The magnitude 8.8 quake in Chile is nearly geologically identical to the one that will eventually occur off the outer Washington coast. We don't know when, but we do know that it has been more than 300 years since the last one, and we're nearly due. So by looking at Chile in particular, we can learn a bit about what to expect, and most importantly, how to prepare.
Information from Chile is still trickling in, but we can make a few assumptions about the effect a similar quake would have on the islands:
— Individual preparedness matters above all else. Having enough food and water on hand for you, your family and your pets for at least a week is absolutely critical. If we're all prepared to take care of ourselves, it removes one of the most critical challenges facing a community after a disaster.
Roads, bridges, and other infrastructure will be heavily impacted, especially on the mainland. We need to assume that ferries, I-5, Highway 20 and other routes we use all the time will be out of commission for some period of time. This only heightens our need to be prepared to take care of ourselves.
— Tsunamis are a real danger.. Understanding tsunami behavior is a young science, but current models predict that when a quake like Chile's happens here, it will cause a tsunami in the waters of Puget Sound and the San Juans. As island communities, we need to pay attention to this risk, no matter how improbable it sounds. Some communities in Chile that survived the quake were destroyed by the resulting tsunami.
— Utilities and communication networks will be out of service or severely impacted. We need to be able to keep ourselves warm and have access to water even if lines are down and pipes broken. Be prepared to have no phones or internet. Have a battery powered radio on hand, a predetermined meeting place for family members, and don't ask for help from emergency responders unless your situation is truly critical.
— Fire is still a major problem following a quake. Know how to shut your gas off, and do so as soon as possible if there is any sign of a leak in your gas lines.
Those are some of the most obvious impacts that we'll experience here. But, there's also some very good news, especially for the islands:
Islanders are a self sufficient and hardy group. Chances are that following a quake, neighbors helping neighbors will be the order of the day, and I have no doubt that a major disaster will only enhance the community minded spirit of cooperation that pervades our islands.
When it comes to quakes, bedrock and stick-built construction are good things. Rock tends to minimize ground shaking, and wooden buildings flex to absorb the movement. Fortunately, we have plenty of rock and wooden houses in our islands. We shouldn't see widespread collapses like they're having in Chile.
We have a few things going for us with tsunamis as well. One, we'll feel the shaking. So, if you feel a major quake, head to high ground (and remember if could take up to 3 hours for wave to hit). Two, high ground is never far away in the San Juans. If you're 20 feet above the water, you should be well out of harm's way. Remember that the first wave might not be the biggest, and that a tsunami here will slosh around our waters for up to 12 or more hours after the quake.
One thing that we see in disasters these days is how quickly power, cell phones, and even Internet can be up and running again. So be patient, rest assured that crews are working hard, and stay off the phone except for emergencies.
Modern building codes work. Houses built to code fare astonishingly well, even in larger quakes. Those living in older homes should seriously consider making some relatively simple improvements that will drastically increase a house's ability to survive a quake.
All in all, the chance of experiencing a major quake any given day is very low, but when measured over the course of a lifetime, the odds are quite high. Preparing is relatively simple and there's no reason not to start today.
For more information on earthquakes and how to be ready for them, visit www.sanjuandem.net/quakes, or call 370-7612 with any questions at all.
— Brendan Cowan is director of San Juan County/Friday Harbor Department of Emergency Management. Contact him at email@example.com
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Jefferson Parish Schools' chief academic officer, the second-in-command to Superintendent James Meza, will be stepping down after a 40-year career in the district, district officials confirmed Thursday. In a letter sent to district employees, Meza said that Richard Carpenter would be retiring from the district on January 31, 2013.
Carpenter has worked in the district for 40 years, starting as a teacher and climbing to become principal at Marrero High School, then superintendent of secondary instruction and finally deputy superintendent. He had served in his current position under previous superintendent Diane Roussel as well.
"I can't express how much he has contributed to our school system," Meza wrote. "And how integral he has been throughout the district's recent reorganization."
Now-retired superintendent Diane Roussel, who served as head of the district for eight years until stepping down in 2011 due to illness, said that she had chosen Carpenter to join the central office after seeing the work he had done as principal at Marrero.
"Seeing him at work, I asked him to accept the job as head of secondary education," Roussel said. "He didn't apply for the position as deputy either, but I asked him to accept, his work spoke for himself."
Meza said that the district has not yet selected a replacement for Carpenter, but is currently working on a "transition plan."
Carpenter was one of the few administrators from Roussel's staff that Meza kept when he took his role as interim superintendent in 2011.
Carpenter did not immediately return calls for comment.


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23rd March 2006, 18:15
I have several original post cards of the Olympic cira 1911. does any one know if these would have any value and if so what would it be?
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23rd March 2006, 18:15
I have several original post cards of the Olympic cira 1911. does any one know if these would have any value and if so what would it be?
23rd March 2006, 19:14
I suggest you scan them and post them in the Gallery so we can have a look at them (Thumb)
23rd March 2006, 21:57
I suggest you scan them and post them in the Gallery so we can have a look at them (Thumb)
...and let us argue over whether it might actually be Titanic....(*))
Mark Chirnside
23rd March 2006, 22:11
Olympic items seem to vary enormously in value. Once I saw a rare original 1920s card sell for £500; another time I saw a similar card fail to attract a single bid on ebay.
I guess it all comes down to the demand at the time, and how rare they are. They certainly seem to command high bids on ebay, and have done for some time.
Best wishes,
24th March 2006, 10:28
Yes they certainly have a value and the older they are the more sort after. Difficult to give you price guidance. Depends as Mark says on how scare the card is and also condition. I have been selling cards on ebay for awhile and there is a strong market for this type of item.
Hawkey01 (egg)
24th March 2006, 19:23
newda898, Daniel,
I take it that the web site used as your signature is your own web site. Is that right.
Is the ferries web site yours as well.
24th March 2006, 21:20
(sorry for going off-topic!)
Hi Chris, Yes the photosite is mine and I am an administrator on the forum.
24th March 2006, 22:03
Thanks Daniel,
I was curious.
I am afraid, that I am a believer in the story that the Olympic is the wreck lying at the bottom of the Atlantic, not the original Titanic.
According to reports I have seen, the damage caused in the collision with the cruiser was so severe that Olympic was considered to be too expensive to repair. She was therefore substituted by her sister Titanic, and it was she who was sunk in the collision with the iceberg not the Titanic.
Jobs were so valuable in those days, that the workers chosen to swop the identities of the two ships were promised a job for life if they remained loyal and did not disclose what happened.
I cannot see how a ship damaged as severely as Olympic was, could have carried on as long as she did. I appreciate that the I.D. number of Titanic was found on the prop of the wreck, but whose to say the props were not changed.
Kind regards
25th March 2006, 18:42
Before groundhog day kicks it please do not restart the Titanic "ship-swap" conspiracy theory thing again on SN. It has already caused a lot of ill-feeling.
There are plenty of sites for conspiracists where they can go blind thinking about this kind of thing - we have had enough of it thank you very much.
25th March 2006, 19:09
I thought this site was for discussing subjects like this. Obviously not. You had better list everything you dont want discussed then everyone one will be the wiser.
Mad Landsman
25th March 2006, 19:35
As an ordinary member with no knowledge of Titanic/Olympic/Gigantic/Britanic whatsoever I declare that I wholeheartedly agree with Benjidog. If there is any one thing that needs to be avoided it is that subject, if possible, please.
It is a THEORY! Nuff sed.
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Saw this White Egret on my after dinner walk tonite and walked down to the bank to get a better shot. As I was shooting and slowly stepping closer, a pair of Herons flew past. one stopping on the same batch of driftwood. I continued to creep up on them until finally, the Heron decided that I was too close for comfort and flew off.
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Minutes April 21, 2010
Kiley Baker called the meeting to order at 5:39 p.m. and attendance was taken.
Logan Bahr, Jack Baker, Kiley Baker, Chris Goehner, Kay Kenison, Scott King, Caitlin Morrison, Brad Nelson, Scott Robinson, and Wendy Williams. Absent: Ed Day and Teri Willard.
The agenda was changed the Talk with the President and VP right after Public Comments.
Approval of the minutes from April 14, 2010: Caitlin Morrison moved to approve the minutes as submitted. Scott King seconded. Motion carried.
Public Comment: none
After the Legislative session, the cuts to the CWU budget totaled about $3.4 million, although there are several factors like enrollment projections and tuition that could change this number. The Board of Trustees will meet and decide if there is more money that could be released to help fill this void. The Vice Presidents have been given the task to look at every function of their budgets line by line and to come back with suggested cuts to their budgets. The final budget discussion will be presented to the Board of Trustees on Friday and presentation to campus on Monday. The President hoped S&A could help support cuts like Spheres of Distinction and other services across the University. All staff changes need to be completed by July 1 and these could be voluntary retirement, cyclical leave (reduction in hours from full-time 12 months), level of job responsibilities. Several factors regarding personnel to consider--classified staff being State regulated; exempt employees have the right to appeal; and faculty have contract negotiation. The students may feel budget cuts with larger class sizes, availability of classes, minimal level of staffing, an increase or additional class fees, etc. Class fees will be shown on students' accounts starting fall quarter 2010. The reason for increase in class fees is because last year's budget cuts were from goods and services, which are now being added as class fees in certain instances. It was suggested that Charlotte Tullos look at the possibility of reorganization of the S&A programs and bring the changes and suggestions back to the S&A Committee.
The committee discussed the concern about S&A providers having automatic increases for the step increases mandated by the State for classified staff, and increases resulting from changes in responsibilities and job duties for other staff members. This has been an established practice, although there may not be a written procedure or policy. It was suggested to look into this practice in the future and possibly make changes.
Dr. Charlotte Tullos presented a revision to the original request for S&A funding in the amount of $181,684.00. This request would fund the Westside Student Affairs Asst. Director through S&A, which benefits Westside students who contribute to the S&A budget. The S&A support position is an unexpected increase in benefits for this position; the fiscal specialist is funded by three other S&A providers and this request is for the fourth S&A area the specialist works for. This request also adds goods and services after their funding was cut.
Omicron Delta Kappa (ODK) is requesting $1,380.00 in funds for their trip to the National Conference in Houston, Texas, on June 24-27, 2010. They are going to network and gain ideas for expanding ODK on our campus as well as other campuses in Washington and also in other states. ODK is an organization that is for juniors and seniors in the upper third of the class.
MOTION: Brad Nelson made a motion to vote on the supplemental funding for the Omicron Delta Kappa (ODK) trip to the National Conference at tonight's meeting. Caitlin Morrison seconded. Motion carried.
MOTION: Brad Nelson made a motion to fund $1,380.00 in supplemental funding for the Omicron Delta Kappa (ODK) trip to the National Conference in Houston, Texas on June 24-27, 2010. Caitlin Morrison seconded.
Amendment: Brad Nelson made an amendment to the motion to fund $950.00 in supplemental funding from the S&A flex budget for the ODK trip to the National Conference. Logan Bahr seconded.
FINAL MOTION is to fund $950.00 in supplemental funding from the S&A flex budget for the ODK trip to the National Conference in Houston, Texas, on June 24-27, 2010. Motion Carried.
Student Fashion Society is requesting $1,000.00 in supplemental funds for the upcoming annual fashion showcase to be held on Saturday, May 22, starting at 7:00 p.m. in the Milo-Smith Tower Theater. It is part of the fashion show production class along with student designs created by students in the fashion line development course. Participants not only include those students enrolled in these two classes but also 60 student volunteers who model in the show and students in the theater program who help with the technical aspects of the show as well as participation of members of the Student Fashion Society. The total budget for the fashion show is $3,950.00, which includes the additional fee of $1,500.00 for the facility use. The Student Fashion Society is trying to start a scholarship from the proceeds from the show. The Committee voiced concern that the fashion show is the project of the fashion show production class and the students are given credit and a budget to work within for the class. This request will be voted on at the next S&A meeting.
The meeting adjourned at 7:40 p.m.
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By Ted Grossman
The opinions expressed are his own.
Today at the United Nations, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas will speak for their peoples on the world stage in front of the General Assembly. Several hundred miles farther south on Capitol Hill, House Republicans have introduced legislation requiring the UN to adopt a voluntary budget model ending funding for Palestinian refugees, allowing Congress to control and allot the distribution of funds to Palestine, and cutting contributions to peacekeeping operations until management changes are made. And six thousand miles – half a world – beyond that, 44 Palestinian and Israeli students are working as business partners in the Middle East to run two entrepreneurial ventures. This summer, I witnessed an example of their cooperative spirit when the group – 20 Palestinians, 17 Israeli Jews, and 7 Israeli Arabs – came together at Babson College in Wellesley, MA for an intensive program in entrepreneurship.


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Put question on the ballot about Valley Road School
I thank the nearly 2,100 people who signed our petition regarding putting saving Valley Road School on the ballot. The petition was carefully worded to pertain specifically to the actions of the municipality of Princeton in its negotiations with the school board with regard to the Valley Road School property.
Under Section 19:37-1 of the State Code, it is well within the purview of the Princeton Council to put such a question on the ballot. After all, town officials have now indicated to the media that they hope to put a plan involving the VRS property in front of the school board this fall ("Decisions to be made on historic Princeton school — Nonprofit group hopes to acquire the property and turn it into community center," July 23).
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upon any question or policy pertaining to the government or internal affairs thereof,
the governing body may adopt at any regular meeting
a resolution requesting the clerk of the county to print upon the official ballots to be used at the next ensuing general election a certain proposition to be formulated and expressed in the
resolution in concise form. Such request shall be filed with the clerk of the county
There is still plenty of time for the council to accede to the public's request to get a question onto the ballot. The request must be sent as a resolution to the Mercer County clerk by Aug. 30.
-- Kip Cherry,
The writer is president of the Valley Road School Community Center Inc.
Trees vs. sidewalks: Sidewalks win
In many Robbinsville developments built in the 1990s, large-scale trees (oak, maple, ash, sycamore) were planted in the green space between the street and the sidewalk, which, 20 years later, offers a classic tree-lined canopy (good for property values) and important shade, wildlife habitat and a form of storm water control.
The downside is that the tree roots have displaced the sidewalk in places. During the imminent sidewalk repair, the township wants to do a wholesale replacement of the trees (reportedly stressed and dying in their confined space) with "space-appropriate" smaller trees made available through the Turnpike tree fund ("$11M program replacing trees felled for Turnpike," July 25), thus permanently changing the character of the neighborhood.
The township refused to consider options aimed at preserving the trees by using alternative sidewalk materials or replacing the trees only as needed, citing its prescriptive sidewalk ordinance and fiscal responsibility. I question the use of the Turnpike tree fund, as there would be no net gain, and because of the fiscal responsibility given the many neighborhoods that will be subject to this application.
-- Joseph Guarnaccia,
This time, town backs people against Transco
I read with interest about the proposed Transco gas pipeline for the Princeton area and Somerset/Hunterdon counties ("Residents express their concerns over proposed Transco gas pipeline," June 27). The strong opposition to the pipeline in the Princeton area is amazing, as many homeowners and local lawmakers have joined to fight Transco in this endeavor.
Flash back to 23 years ago, when Transco successfully placed a gas pipeline in Lawrence Township. There was no organized opposition, aside from a few homeowners. None of the five Lawrence Democratic members of council and none of the other local politicians at the time were interested in fighting Transco.
I know this because the gas pipeline was immediately built behind my home in a large area that was designed to be a detention basin for the development. I attempted to organize the local council people and found zero interest. Their appointee in municipal government — the community development director — told me that Transco had received federal government approval and there was nothing that could be done about it.
I will be watching with interest to see how this Transco gas pipeline initiative plays out. Perhaps Transco will be successful, but there is a fighting chance that it won't be. What is comforting to the affected homeowners is the knowledge that their elected officials are firmly behind them.
This is one primary example of why we need to elect politicians to municipal office whose primary goal is to look out for OUR interests.
-- Ira L. Marks,
Support reconfiguration of Trenton Public SchoolsI applaud Superintendent Francisco Duran's initiatives for improving how services are administered to our children ("Making sure students' needs are met — Trenton school superintendent has major changes planned," July 29).
Returning to true middle schools shows real leadership. Fostering learning environments that include the arts and sports, which tap into the creative and competitive aptitudes of our children, as well as their academic abilities, is one step in the right direction and will better prepare students for the competitive nature of high school.
Another step is for parents, teachers, administrators, students and the community to come together in support of the superintendent's initiatives by communicating constructively any concerns or issues they may have and identifying areas of success.
One area of concern is young middle school students walking farther to and from school in neighborhoods where possible tension exists. I am certain discussions about this have and will continue to take place to ensure that these concerns are dealt with and the best possible outcomes are achieved to ensure the safety of our children.
Together, this change can be an effective way to improve the quality of education for our children. It has to be a team effort, there is no knight in shining armor to rescue Trenton's public education — we collectively must become the rescuers.
-- Jonette C. Smart,
The writer is president of the Trenton chapter of the NAACP.
Don't blame Assembly for Senate Republicans' fickleness
The New Jersey Senate has known full well for the past month that the Assembly was
more than willing to move a reasonable constitutional amendment allowing voters to decide whether they wanted to dedicate a permanent source of funding for open space, but the Assembly could not act first, because the bill originated in the Senate.
Any implication that the Assembly is to blame for the Senate's failure to get 24 votes last Monday is ludicrous ("Open space measure falls short as N.J. Senate Democrats blame Republicans, Assembly Dems," July 29, nj.com).
The Senate president and Senate bill's sponsor indicate there were discussions with Assembly leadership, but at no time did either have a discussion with me. In fact, I planned to call a Thursday voting session on the bill, had it passed the Senate last Monday.
The Senate president and Senate sponsor need to remember the true reason why the bill did not get the 24 votes it needed: the lack of support from Senate Republicans and Gov. Chris Christie.
-- Sheila Oliver,
East Orange
The writer, a Democrat, is New Jersey Assembly speaker. She represents the 34th District.
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Last week I attended my first Sock Class at close knit (2140 NE Alberta St., 503-288-4568, closeknitportland.com) in the hopes of becoming proficient enough of the Art of Sock to craft a bunch of 'em for Christmas, 2007. The instructor sent us home with seven inches of knitting homework to complete before we met again. I had 82 surplus yards of yarn, and I prefer long socks, so I decided to knit an extra three inches. I could probably have made them even longer, but I didn't want to take any chances. The last thing I wanted to do was throw-down an extra $8.75 for another skein of yarn.
It's difficult to screw up straight knitting, but I managed. This is not the end of the world. I'll love my socks despite their imperfections, like I do my people.
The class was constructive. One student didn't come back, but the remaining six of us were eager to get a move on. The pattern quickly turned mysterious with all kinds of new vocabulary to feed my brain. To "Turn the Heel," we learned to SSK, which means "Slip, Slip, Knit." This is an incredibly important stitch to know when making a pair of socks, or anything that needs to fit correctly. To SSK, you move one stitch from the left needle to the right needle as if you are going to knit, but then you don't (S). Then you move another over as if you are going to purl, but you don't (S). The tricky point comes on the "K" without an instructor to tell you otherwise, the first impulse is to knit the next stitch like normal. But that would be wrong— you knit the two stitches you slipped over to the right needle together, on the right needle, as one. So it ends up in a decrease. It's actually pretty effin cool, and kind of fun.
In the silence between wash cycles upstairs at Bishops Barbershop (2132 NE Alberta, 546-4171, bishopsbs.com), one could hear the cacophony of "questionable" language and borderline whining that sometimes accompanies the acquisition of a new skill. We squawked for our poor instructor Ann's attention amidst the orchestrated chaos toward the end of the night, as we each needed her assistance.
By the end of class our socks consisted of a long tube with a heel. I wanted a complete pair of socks by the end of the three-week timeframe, so I mentally cleared my calendar and made time for some power-knitting over the next seven days.
Next Week: On my own and messing things up
Last month in our "Crafty Bitches" cover story, we asked readers to turn an issue of WW into a fashion accessory. Here's our favorite, from Alaina Mickes, who has more wearable art at paperflourwater.com.
Made is a weekly how-to advertising-sales feature that focuses on D-I-Y projects and the local businesses that can help you make them.


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LAWRENCE TWP. -- The board of education has reorganized, re-electing Craig Smith as president and Bryan Hawkins, vice president.
Newly elected board member William Reyes was sworn in, along with Hawkins, who was re-elected to another term on the board in the April election. Reyes replaced Jerome Walker, who chose not to run again.
Donald Wood was designated to be the representative to the Millville Board of Education.
Reyes was appointed the representative to the New Jersey School Boards Association, with Edward Cox the alternate, and Cox was appointed the delegate to the county School Boards Association, with Wood the alternate.
Primary board solicitors will remain the firm of Lipman, Antonelli, Batt, Dunlop, Wodlinger and Gilson and secondary solicitors will be Barbour & Barbour, P.A.
Auditors will be Triantos, Deon and Delp.
The board agreed to transfer health benefits to the New Jersey State Health Benefits Program, with Horizon for dental coverage.
Meetings will continue to be held on the second Thursday of each month, at 6:30 p.m. at the Myron L. Powell School, in Cedarville.


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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. - The following Community Board meetings have been scheduled this week:
The Human Services and Public Services Committee will host a joint meeting Tuesday at 7 p.m.
On the agenda, the city Department of Parks and Recreation will give a presentation on the recreational programs it offers.
The Youth Committee will meet Tuesday at 7 p.m. The Labor Committee will also meet Tuesday at 7 p.m. On the agenda, a discussion of the New York Wheel/Empire Outlets proposal.
The full board will meet Tuesday at 8 p.m. On the agenda, Staten Island Physicians Practice will speak about breast cancer awareness month.
Also, Sean Quinn with the Department of Transportation will give a presentation on proposed improvements to Hyatt Street.
Also, Jorge Montalvo of the Office for New Americans will make a presentation.
All of the above meetings will be held at All Saints Episcopal Church, 2329 Victory Blvd., Willowbrook.
The board office is located in 1 Edgewater Plaza, Suite 217, Clifton. Board members can be reached at 718-981-6900 or visit their website at www.nyc.gov/sicb1.
The Traffic, Transportation and Public Services committees will host a joint meeting Monday at 7:30 p.m. in the board office.
On the agenda, the New York State Department of Transportation will provide an update on the Staten Island Expressway Project.
Also on the agenda, representatives of city Administration for Children's Services (ACS) will discuss the proposed Juvenile Justice residence at 1133 Forest Hill Rd.
Also, members of the NYPD police precincts 121 and 122 will provide an update on preparation and prevention plans to protect neighborhoods on Halloween.
The Aging Committee will meet Wednesday at 11 a.m. in the board office. On the agenda, representatives of Managed Long Term Care providers have been invited to attend to provide their input and information.
Topics addressed may include: Who may apply, eligibility requirements, what the program provides, how it helps seniors, and their opinion of the emerging adult day care centers.
The board meets in the Lou Caravone Community Services Building on the grounds of Sea View Hospital Rehabilitation Center and Home. Members may be reached at 718-317-3235.
The Parks and Recreation and the Environmental committees will host a joint meeting Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. in the board office.
There will be a budget public hearing Wednesday at 6 p.m. in the board office. The Land Use Committee will also meet Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. in the board office.
On the agenda, BSA application No. 237 to 242-13A, 11 to 20 Nino Court; Block 7780, Lots 22, 24, 26, 30, 32 and 34, requesting permission to construct six buildings that do not front on a legally mapped street that is contrary to Article III, Section 36 of the General City Law.
The board office is located at 655-218 Rossville Ave. in the Woodrow Shopping Plaza.
For more information on the board, call 718-356-7900 or visit its website at www.nyc.gov/sicb3.


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- Culture and Identity / HfK Bremen
- Yoshiko Jentczak
- Johanna Rafalski
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Mitch Winehouse endorses SaferTaxi text service
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Woman hires hitman via text message
A woman from Oklahoma plotted to have her lover's wife kidnapped and possibly killed, but used text messages to organise the crime. 32-year-old Tonia Mullins is now facing a long spell in jail after conspiring with her lover, 26-year-old Michael Andrew... >>
Zi Corp signs phone speech to text tech deal
Two mobile phone software developers have teamed up to improve the predictive text and speech to text tech that is currently available to phone users. TravellingWave and Zi Corporation have signed a non-exclusive integration license to effectively combine... >>
Brits sending 217 million texts per day
Perhaps it's because money is tight, but it seems more and more of us Brits are opting to send texts instead of calling our pals. According to the latest research by the Mobile Data Association, we have sent, on average, 60 million more text messages... >>


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Google Opening Its Wallet app to IDs, Loyalty Cards, and Third-party passes
Google Wallet has been the only mobile payment solution to take off thus far. A slew of carriers are said to be working on their own mobile payment solution called ISIS, which could add some competition to Google's dominance. However, even with Google's stronghold, the adoption of the payment service looks to be slow. With Apple's upcoming entrance into the mobile payment market, Google may be looking to step up its game. Afterall Apple's solution is said to be a "game changer" by industry pundits.
During a Q&A session hosted on YouTube yesterday, Robin Dua, head of project management for Google Wallet, rattled off some new features that the platform could potentially feature soon. Going beyond just paying for an item, Dua said he hopes Google Wallet gains the ability to store gift cards, travel itinerary, receipts, tickets and more—replacing the need for a physical wallet. Google Wallet currently allows you to pay for items, with the help of all major credit cards and store loyalty cards. The features Dua rattled off this afternoon certainly remind me of something in particular.
As MobileBurn first discovered, the move echoes Microsoft and Apple, which have both detailed plans to introduce a centralized payments hub with their next OS iterations. Microsoft is introducing a new Wallet hub with Windows Phone 8, while Apple announced it's Passbook app when it unveiled iOS 6. Google wants to expand its mobile payments experience even further by adding geo-targeting, which would automatically load the relevant tickets or passes when you reach a location, and also facilitating peer-to-peer payments. Of course, Dua didn't give a specific date for all the new features to roll out, but with the potential for a new Nexus device just around the corner, it might be sooner, rather than later.
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If you are a potato lover like I am, one of the easiest things you can do to cut down on the chemicals and preservatives found in your food is to make your own fries, tots and wedges. It's a healthy and inexpensive alternative to pulling your fries from the frozen foods section or ordering from a fast food joint. Heck, even if you don't give a rat's bum about any of that stuff, you should still do it. Know why? Because potatoes are tastier when you make them yourself. You have control over size, crispiness and seasonings when you are the chef.
I was inspired to make these wedges by a glorious bag of salt n' vinegar chips that I munched on recently. I always have distilled white vinegar in the kitchen because I use it so often when baking, and the salt and olive oil were also hanging out in my cabinet, so all I had to buy were two potatoes. And then the next day, two more potatoes. And then two more. Yeah, we ate these three days in a row.
Baked Salt and Vinegar Potato Wedges
Printable Recipe
Makes 2-3 servings
- 2 Russet potatoes
- 1/2 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
- 2 tablespoons distilled white vinegar
- sea salt, to taste
These are all the ingredients you'll need to make some pretty bangin' potatoes. I don't normally use the word "bangin'" but these potatoes deserve it.
Preheat your oven to 425 degrees fahrenheit and slice each potato in half. Take each potato half and slice it into 4 wedges, so you're left with 16 wedges total.
Toss the wedges in a bowl with the olive oil until they are fully coated.
On a baking sheet lined with aluminum foil, arrange the wedges on their sides and sprinkle with salt. The amount of salt is totally up to you, but I used a pretty heavy sprinkle. If you decide to go the less salty route, the wedges will still taste great.
Bake for 15 minutes, remove from the oven and flip the wedges onto their other side.
Bake another 15 minutes, remove from the oven again and use tongs or a fork to stand the wedges up, skin-side down. Brush the wedges with 1 tablespoon of vinegar and put back in the oven for another 3 minutes.
If you look in on the wedges and decide that you want them to be crispier, let them bake a little longer.
Once done, brush the wedges with the remaining 1 tablespoon of vinegar and sprinkle lightly with salt again.
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Editor's note: Ivan Maisel has the latest from Penn State as the Nittany Lions prepare for their season opener versus Ohio.
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. -- As the Penn State coaching staff prepares the Nittany Lions in the first game week that they have spent together, there has been one constant. The offensive coaching staff has liked the work of fifth-year senior quarterback Matt McGloin.
"That's a good read!" head coach Bill O'Brien has said more than once as the offensive staff has watched practice video.
O'Brien admires McGloin's grit. "He's got a lot of Scranton (Pa.) in him," the head coach said Monday. O'Brien likes that McGloin won't back down in quarterback meetings. Words, you might say, have been exchanged.
But what the coaching staff really likes is the way that McGloin has taken to the offense that O'Brien brought with him from the New England Patriots. It is to the previous Penn State offense what trigonometry is to multiplication. And McGloin loves it.
"I couldn't be happier," McGloin said. "I couldn't be more lucky to have this happen in my fifth year."
McGloin is listed at 6-foot-1, 199 pounds. He looks undersized for the modern FBS quarterback. But from the neck up, McGloin fits this offense and its intricacies.
"McGloin has flourished because he's sharp mentally and he's fast mentally," quarterbacks coach Charlie Fisher said. "That's why [Jay] Cutler flourished for us at Vandy [Fisher coached at Vanderbilt from 2002 to '10]. … Knowledge is power. McGloin's brain is speeding up and the game is slowing down. You can watch how fast the ball is coming out of his hand. Put in a tape from the first day of spring, you could tell the difference."
McGloin compared learning the offense to learning a foreign language. Rosetta Stone couldn't help him learn like the diplomats. He just had to dive into it the old-fashioned way -- video and repetition.
"You're at the point where you think, 'Am I ever going to learn this? When are things going to start clicking?'" McGloin said. "Toward the end of spring ball, you feel yourself getting better and better at it. You get comfortable with the terminology all throughout the summer. When camp starts and it starts clicking, it's a good feeling. You feel like you can do so much to help out your team."
He feels fluent in the language. Where the Penn State offense is the native tongue -- and that might be only in State College, Pa., and Foxborough, Mass. -- McGloin believes he could be a local.
"I think I'm very comfortable about being over there," he said, laughing. "I think I could live there for a while."


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Paper Pinball - for iPhone!
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What's New in Version 1.4
- fixed some minor bugs
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- $0.99
- Category: Games
- Updated: Mar 06, 2012
- Version: 1.4
- Size: 15.4 MB
- Language: English
- Seller: Ronald Soelkner
- © BitsAlive
Compatibility: Requires iOS 3.0 or later. Compatible with iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch.


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So it's the time of year when football writers do a lot of lists. And NFL.com did one this week that was fairly unique in its 14 for '14 series, as NFL.com writer Bryan Fischer listed 14 players he considers the smartest in college football.
Three SEC players made the list, but none from Alabama or Auburn. The three SEC representatives:
Josh Dobbs, QB, Tennessee
Fischer's comment: Spend a few minutes with Dobbs and you can understand why he makes this list. He started four games under center for the Vols last year as a true freshman, but still managed to keep his grades up in the aerospace engineering major he's picked. We're sure Alabama's defense is just as tough as honors calculus class.
Matt Hoch, DT, Missouri
Fischer's comment: Michael Sam and Kony Ealy drew most of the attention along the Tigers' defensive line in 2013, but Hoch was a stout presence in the middle and managed to grab three sacks on the season. He suffered a tough blow in spring practice after breaking his ankle, but can focus on rehabbing it after putting up an impressive 3.96 GPA prior to the semester.
Taylor Hudson, P, Vanderbilt
Fischer's comment: We're going to guess there are not a ton of other 6-foot-3, 225-pound football players with a neuroscience major at Vandy, but we could be wrong. Hudson was the primary punter for the Commodores in 2013 and was named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll.
Others named to the list were largely from strong academic universities: OG Laken Tomlinson and WR Jamison Crowder of Duke; C Chis Adcock of Cal; C Brandon Vitabile of Northwestern; P Ben Rhyne and S Jordan Richards of Stanford; S Sam Scofield of Tulane; S Mark Murphy of Indiana; QB Keenan Reynolds of Navy; OT Troy Baker of Baylor; and S Jordan Italiano of Kent State.
Rhyne, who carries a 3.88 GPA in biomechanical engineering and was named the Pac-12 Scholar-Ahtlete of the Year last season, was No. 1 on the list.
While Alabama and Auburn did not have a player on this list, each had several who could have deserved consideration. Alabama had 28 football players on last fall's SEC Academic Honor Roll, while Auburn had 22.
A likely candidate from each school would have been Alabama center Ryan Kelly, who is studying management and earned the Crimson Tide's Commitment to Academic Excellence Award last fall, and Auburn center Tunde Fariyike, who is studying biomedical sciences and pre-med, who wants to follow his father into the medical profession and become an orthopedic surgeon.


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Correction talk persists on Wall Street as the hoped-for stock market rebound has hit a wall after yesterday's gains. The Dow is down about 0.4% today despite upbeat economic news.
The Dow's failed attempt at a bounce comes despite the strongest reading on the U.S. economy's services sector since December 2005 and a better-than-expected reading on June factory orders. Investors also seem to be shrugging off a solid second-quarter profit reporting season. Earnings are expected to grow 8% vs. a year ago, which is stronger than estimates heading into the reporting season, according to Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S.
STOCKS UPDATE: Dow off more than 100 points now
Sentiment, which has been jittery since last week's steep sell-off sparked by fears of a sooner-than-expected interest-rate hike by the Federal Reserve and geopolitical flare-ups, was hurt today by a profit warning from retailer Target. A bigger-than-expected dip in a closely watched data point tied to China's services sector also dented investor optimism.
At around 12 noon ET, the Dow Jones industrial average was down 65 points, or 0.4%, to 16,504, erasing much of Monday's nearly 76-point gain. The inability to rally shows that jitters remain on Wall Street.
Broader U.S. stock indexes were also lower. The Standard & Poor's 500 was off 0.4% and the Nasdaq composite was down 0.3%.
With stocks still hovering near record highs, and valuations no longer on the cheap side, talk of a market correction continues to make the rounds on Wall Street. At its recent low Monday, the S&P 500 was down as much as 3.2% from its July 24 high. And while that is far from an official correction, defined as a 10% drop, many market pundits are warning that more losses might be in store for the stock market before the current downturn runs its course.
Doug Ramsey, chief investment officer at The Leuthold Group, is one investor expecting the pullback to slice more off the major stock indexes in coming weeks before running its course.
"By our measures, investor sentiment remains extremely optimistic at a time when market internals have been weakening," Ramsey told USA TODAY. "We expect a short but painful 6% to 8% (pullback) that should eventually give way to new bull market highs in the fall."
On Monday, USA TODAY reported that the general thinking on Wall Street is that the declines are not likely to morph into a severe double-digit decline, mainly because the normal catalysts for bear markets, such as recession and sky-high valuations, are not present currently. However, there are Wall Street pros who say a 10% drop is likely, and true skeptics that are calling for a bear market, or a drop of 20% or more.
Last week, the government reported the economy grew 4% in the second quarter, a sharp rebound from a contraction in the first quarter due to lousy winter weather.
"We think the S&P 500's pullback will set up a buying opportunity for stocks, since last week's economic data were positive and showed no evidence of recession, which we think would be the catalyst to end the bull market," Bill Ryder of Riverfront Investment Group told clients in a video Tuesday.


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NORTH CORNWALL TWP. – Colebrook Road between Royal and Mill roads has been re-opened.
Police closed the road this morning to investigate a one-vehicle crash that killed on person at 8:03 a.m.
According to North Cornwall Township Police, the crash occurred after the vehicle rolled over at the "S" curve between Mill Road and Creekside Drive on Colebrook Road, which is state Route 241.
Police have not yet released the name of the deceased or the uninjured passenger's name pending notification of the victims' the next of kin.