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Make sure your knowledge of recent developments in key areas of A-Level Law, such as Criminal Law, the English Legal System, and Tort are up to date, by attending the 2011 Annual Conference for Teachers of A-Level Law. Tailored sessions will provide you with the exclusive opportunity for discussion of wider legal issues with expert lecturers from the University of Cambridge Faculty of Law, expert guest speakers and Chief Examiners from the AQA and OCR examination boards. Nowhere else will you get so much from ONE conference.
This year, ICE is delighted to be able to offer bursaries, significantly reducing the fees for those teaching in UK state schools or UK state FE institutions.
Since 1989, this unique conference has inspired over a thousand teachers and offers a fantastic opportunity to network with fellow A-Level Law teachers from around the UK, offering you the chance to discuss your syllabus, current issues and challenges with each other. New this year: at the request of our previous delegates, we are introducing a new session for sharing best practice giving you the opportunity to share your favourite teaching tools and methods via our online classroom and access this exceptional resource after the conference for use back in the classroom.
All of our guest speakers are experts in their field, briefed to update you on your subject to enhance your knowledge as a teacher. The discussions with Chief Examiners offer you the chance to ask important, relevant and timely questions on the examination paper for your school. All of this teaching is delivered in the idyllic setting of Madingley Hall, a 16th Century country house where you will receive excellent food, accommodation and service. Most importantly the conference gives each delegate a 'not to be missed' opportunity to network with peers plus practical information and tips to take back to school to start using the next day.
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Expert speakers for 2011 will include:
Nicky Padfield - MA DipCrim DES Senior Lecturer in Law, Cambridge and Fellow of Fitzwilliam College, Former Senior Examiner in Contract Law, Oxford Delegacy of Local Examinations
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Rutgers coach C. Vivian Stringer said hello to an old friend today at the Rutgers Athletic Center: her trademark "55" press defense. And it was just like old times.
Fifth-year senior guard Khadijah Rushdan said she couldn't recall the "55" striking with such swiftness and having such staying power as it led to a 73-70 victory over California in the season opener.
"Absolutely," Rushdan said when asked if that's the best she has seen the press executed. "I don't even think from back in my real freshman year (2007-08) when Essence (Carson) was here do I believe we went at it all game.
"And I have to give a lot of credit to the freshmen. They brought a lot of energy and played hard."
Trailing by three points at the half, Stringer unleashed her signature press defense full-throttle – after employing it in spurts in the first half — and it shook a solid Cal team to its core.
The 16th-ranked Scarlet Knights went on a stunning 19-2 run in which they forced nine turnovers in the first five minutes of the third quarter to take a 14-point lead and then held off a late rally by the Golden Bears.
Cal freshman guard Brittany Boyd missed a tying 3-pointer with 1.5 seconds remaining.
"We have 10 people," Stringer said. "That's like a luxury. We've never had 10. So we figured let's go. If anybody gets tired you can step out. We just need you to apply pressure, get to the trap angles and most teams are going to wear down.
"The defense creates the offense and that's what we tried to do."
Rutgers (1-0) forced 24 turnovers, including 17 steals.
Freshman forward Betnijah Laney and junior forward Monique Oliver led Rutgers with 18 points apiece. Erica Wheeler added 14 points, including 11 during the Scarlet Knights' 19-2 blitz. April Sykes chipped in with 12.
Laney had a debut to remember – both good and bad. Her 18 points were the most by a Rutgers true freshman in her first game since 1996, when Usha Gilmore scored 20, and Laney was the first true freshman to start since 2006 (Myia McCurdy). But Laney should've scored more. She hit just seven of 19 shots and most of her misses were from close range.
Per Stringer's rules, freshmen aren't made available to the news media after games.
"She understands she has to be able to knock down the easy ones," Rushdan said. "She rushed a lot of those shots."
Fellow freshmen Briyona Canty, Shakena Richardson, Syessence Davis and Christa Evans all played and contributed.
Six players logged at least 20 minutes as Stringer repeatedly shuttled players in and out.
Rutgers, which boasts the No. 3-rated freshmen class in the country, built a 50-36 lead with 14:57 left to play and led 69-58 with 3:49 remaining before Cal fought back and had a chance to force overtime on Boyd's shot.
"Credit the freshman again," Rushdan said. "In past years, we would get down and the energy level would go down. But no matter what happened, you saw a lot of energy."
Afure Jemerigbe paced Cal (0-1) with 14 points.
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- Still happening
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The govt last year extended the club's lease up to 2050.
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It is the culinary tradition and its grand interiors that Bengal Club is justifiably proud of.
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World without an end
Well, the world was supposed to end this year. Turns out it was the biggest flop show since Columbus goofed up trying to find India. It was a widely disseminated myth that the Maya had predicted some kind of apocalypse on December 21, 2012, reinforced by disaster movies like 2012. But in the words of Nasa: Naah!
In Turkey, thousands of tourists flocked to Sirince, a picturesque village near the Aegean Sea, where visitors gathered in the town square to await the return of Noah's Ark on a nearby hill. They counted down from 10 and applauded when the vessel failed to appear and the world did not end. Most of the rest of the world laughed while some breathed a sigh of relief, happy that the world had decided to die another day.
Monkey business
Earlier this month, a monkey with immaculate fashion sense was found walking aimlessly around an IKEA store in Toronto, Canada. He was dressed in ... wait for this ... a fur coat. And we are not referring to his natural fur coat either. Oh, and the monkey's name is Darwin. Clearly, it's the evolution of the species. So Darwin, who also became an internet sensation, apparently escaped from his owner's parked vehicle before strutting his stuff in a designer fur coat. One newspaper headline said it all: "Stylish but illegal monkey found roaming Toronto Ikea".
By George, it's a chicken
What came first, the chicken or the egg? The answer is George Washington. Don't even think of asking why he crossed the road. A threeyear-old frozen chicken nugget bearing a slight resemblance to the first US president attracted over 70 bids on eBay during a contest between patriotic Americans earlier this year. The nugget, which the internet dubbed "presidential poultry", eventually attracted an offer of £5, 000 before the highest bidder chickened out.
Chicken soup for the lost soul
A Russian man landed himself in soup after a row with his wife over. . . errr. . . soup. Siberian Yuri Ticuic must have wished he had kept quiet after a row with his wife over cold soup as he stormed out of his house in a huff, walked deep into the heart of a dense woodland and soon got lost. "I walked and walked but after a few hours I didn't have any idea where I was and I couldn't find my way back, " Ticuic explained when he was found weeks later by farmers. This is one man who won't complain about his soup again.
A toast to cats
What's the best way to treat bread? Knock out the centre, place the slice around a cat's face. Take a photo and post it on the internet. It's called breading and it took the internet by storm. Pictures of cats dressed in wholemeal, plain and multi-seed bread are popping up across the web, being promoted by blogging sites and posted on Twitter.
Double trouble
One flew over this cuckoo's head. A Brazilian was arrested for attempting to open a bank account using a photograph of actor Jack Nicholson on a false ID. It's not clear if he used Nicholson's famous quote: "You can't handle the truth!" Brazilian police later confirmed: "There is no resemblance between the suspect and actor. " Cynical readers were heard asking: "Really?" Nicholson has won an Oscar four times. His impersonator was not as good.
The promiscuous squid
Women, it seems, have to be extra careful while eating promiscuous squids. A South Korean woman got quite a mouthful when a semicooked squid she was eating reportedly inseminated in her mouth. The woman suffered "severe pain" and a "prickling, foreign-body sensation" in her mouth after a bite of the partiallycooked seafood. She spit the squid out immediately but not before the cephalopod injected its sperm bags into the mucous membranes of her tongue and cheek. Moral of the story: Don't bite off more than you can chew.
Lights, camera, auction
Sex sells. But can virginity sell? It can and in the case of Catarina Migliorini, it went exactly for $780, 000. That's how much this 20-year-old Brazilian woman received in an internet auction for her virginity. She initially claimed she was donating the proceeds to the poor in her country, and didn't consider the stunt an act of prostitution. A Brazilian prosecutor said he was considering filing criminal charges for people involved in this enterprise. On the brighter side, if Migliorini was part of a Zulu tribe, her virginity would have cost a few cows.
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According to the report, officials also confiscated ropes and chains that were in the house.
Castro has been charged with four counts of kidnapping and three counts of rape after Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus and Michelle Knight were found alive, apparently kidnapped and held for years as prisoners.
According to an initial incident report obtained by CNN, Knight said that when Castro found out she was pregnant, "Ariel would make her abort the baby," the document states.
Knight "stated that he starved her for at least 2 weeks, then he repeatedly punched her in the stomach until she miscarried," the initial police report states.
However, Castro felt differently when Berry was pregnant.
Authorities told Cleveland.com that Berry's 6-year-old daughter was born in a small inflatable swimming pool during the women's captivity.
When Berry went into labor, according to interviews with the women, Castro grabbed Knight and told her to deliver the child. The information was corroborated in a police report seen by CNN.
Castro allegedly told Knight that if the baby dies, he would kill her, according to a police report.
Scott Taylor of 19 Actions News of Cleveland tweeted Wednesday night that he has received a copy of the letter, which he said was written in 2004.
I just got a copy of a letter written by Ariel Castro in 2004. Cops found it in his house. He says "I am a sexual predator. I need help"— Scott Taylor (@ScottTaylor19) May 9, 2013
Castro writes "They are here against their will because they made a mistake of getting in a car with a total stranger."— Scott Taylor (@ScottTaylor19) May 9, 2013
Castro continues "I don't know why I kept looking for another. I already had 2 in my possession."— Scott Taylor (@ScottTaylor19) May 9, 2013
Castro writes about wanting to kill himself and "give all the money I saved to my victims."— Scott Taylor (@ScottTaylor19) May 9, 2013
Castro writes he was surprised how young Gina Dejesus really is cause he thought she was a lotolder.— Scott Taylor (@ScottTaylor19) May 9, 2013
FOX 8 in Cleveland reports sources said when Castro would have guests, he would put the women in the attic, tie them up and tape their mouths, then play loud music.
The women, according to the sources, were also allegedly beaten and forced to have sex. The same sources said Berry delivered her baby inside the house.
"All I can say to Gina, to Amanda, to Michelle is on behalf of the Castro family, we are so sorry for everything you went through," Maria Castro, a cousin of Ariel, said, according to FOX 8. "We're sorry for everything you suffered. I am a mom and I can't even imagine."
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Jazz Knights "Turning Points"
Ogden/Weill, arr. SSG Mark Tonelli
Soloists: SSG Derrick James, altoSSG John Castleman, trumpet
Clifford Brown/Lyrics by Jezra KayeArr. MSG Scott Arcangel
SSG Mike Reifenberg
Soloists: SSG David Loy Song, tenorSSG Mark Tonelli, guitar
Cahn/Weston, arr. MSG Scott Arcangel
Soloist: SSG Vito Speranza
Monk/Hendricks, arr. SSG Mike Reifenberg
Soloist: SSG Alexis Cole, vocalMSG Scott Arcangel, piano
Wayne Shorter, arr. MSG Scott Arcangel
Soloists: SSG Xavier Perez, bariSSG Mike Reifenberg, soprano
Soloists: MSG Scott Arcangel, pianoSSG Derrick James, alto
MSG Scott Arcangel
Soloists: SSG Josh Economy, trumpetSSG Mike Reifenberg, sopranoSSG Mark Tonelli, guitar
Sergio Mendes, arr. SSG Mark Tonelli
Liner Notes
Speak Low
As it often does in a Jazz Knights concert, Speak Low opens the set of music before you. This version grew out of an arrangement I play with my trio, particularly in the pedal A sections. You might even think at first that you're listening to a small group, with the trumpet-tenor-alto-melody, a kind of Jazz Messengers feel. Slowly the ensemble filters in, but the sendoff features a return to the trio, this time with a twist: trumpet adds cup mute, tenor switches to clarinet, and alto switches to flute. The shout that follows the solos draws its inspiration from two of my favorite writers, Thad Jones and Bill Holman. Things gradually go awry during the bridge with quotes of other tunes (three, to be exact. Can you name them?). By the final A, the remaining germ of Speak Low's melody gets bulldozed by progressively atonal ensemble figures, culminating in a final, dissonant blow. Ultimately, the arrangement gets back to the real Speak Low and the trombones leave us with a reminder of their supreme power. –SSG Mark Tonelli
Joy Spring
Joy Spring is one of the most well-known songs written and performed by bebop legend Clifford Brown. Brown wrote the song for a young USC psychology student named LaRue Anderson, who was writing a master's thesis attempting to disprove Jazz as an art form. The two were married in 1954. Later that year Brown recorded Joy Spring while co-leading a hard bopquintet with master drummer Max Roach. The Jazz Knights' arrangement comes from the pen of pianist and Musical Director Master Sergeant Scott Arcangel and features the improvisational talents of Vocalist, Staff Sergeant Alexis Cole and Trumpeter, Staff Sergeant Vito Speranza. Lyrics come from NY-based lyricist Jezra Kaye. Hints of Brown's melody can be found throughout the piece in introductory and background figures, as can hints of Richie Powell's piano introduction from the original recording.
Turning Points
The tune Turning Points represents a marked shift in Staff Sergeant Mike Reifenberg's development as a composer, when he began studying privately with pianist Mike Holober. "Mike (Holober) was instrumental in opening my eyes and ears to various compositional techniques, and getting me to think outside the box to my overall approach to constructing a chart for jazz orchestra. Prior to working with Mike, my music was quite traditional in structure, following the stereotypical framework of countless other big band pieces (head in, solos, shout chorus, head out, etc.). The piece Turning Points is one of my first efforts to break from that mold and incorporate some of the sounds used by today's most current jazz writers. The piece began as a simple 32 bar AABA' melody. However, the final result bears little resemblance to that simple structure, essentially becoming a through-composed work which uses segments of the melody as material to serve as a launching pad for newly composed sections appearing later in the piece. After the spinning out of these various sections, the original melody returns only at the very end of the piece, serving as a means to hopefully tie the whole work together."
I Should Care
I Should Care, originally published in 1944, has become a popular standard recorded by many artists. Master Sergeant Scott Arcangel's arrangement begins with a light and floating through-composed introduction that takes its time arriving at the melody. Modal interludes bookend the standard changes throughout the song, which eventually opens up into a straight-ahead medium swing groove. Equally a feature for Staff Sergeant Vito Speranza, playing the melody and improvising on flugelhorn, and the band, with multiple choruses of ensemble writing, the arrangement shows influences from arrangers Michael Abene and Thad Jones. "The challenge is to take a standard that every Jazz musician has played, and find something that makes the player and the listener hear it in a new way. In a sense – arrange the song in a compositional manner that stays true to the composer's original intent, but say something new with the material."
How I Wish
The original title of this piece is Ask Me Now, by the great pianist Thelonious Monk. It became How I Wish after vocalist Jon Hendricks added these great lyrics, which so many young adults can relate to. Following a short introduction, Staff Sergeant Alexis Cole sings this enchanting melody to perfection, after which the band embarks on a journey of double-time goodness. Master Sergeant Scott Arcangel plays a terrific piano solo, after which a small ensemble is featured on an intricate soli, accented by rhythmic hits in the rest of the band. The piece culminates in the return of the vocal in the original time feel, followed by a short and placid coda which serves as a fitting compliment to the similar introduction.
Infant Eyes
The album Speak No Evil was released by Blue Note in 1965. Regarded as some of post-bop saxophonist Wayne Shorter's finest work, the album is considered a highlight of the Blue Note catalogue. Shorter was thinking of his daughter when composing the piece Infant Eyes, one of his most popular contributions to the modern Jazz songbook. Another arrangement from Master Sergeant Scott Arcangel, Infant Eyes quickly strays from its original form, a ballad constructed of three nine-measure phrases. The song opens with a rubato saxophone chorale reminiscent of Herbie Hancock's original piano introduction. It then launches into an up-tempo, straight-eighth feel in which a trio of trumpet, baritone saxophone, and voice (used as an instrument) share the melody around ensemble interludes and counter lines. The song features solos from the newest member of the Jazz Knights, Staff Sergeant Xavier Perez, on baritone saxophone, as well as Staff Sergeant Mike Reifenberg on soprano saxophone.
The Awakening
The Awakening is another through-composed piece by Staff Sergeant Mike Reifenberg who states: "I made no effort to plan ahead as to where the piece was going to ultimately end up. The only conscious decision I made was in regards to the opening section, in which I wanted to take a single line, and upon that line add contrapuntal layers, increasing the density and complexity until all three lines converge in a very thick block voicing section, which serves as the first climax of the piece. Following this unique opening is a piano solo on a form which has nothing in common with anything the listener has heard to this point. Next, Staff Sergeant Derrick James plays a very fiery solo over an aggressive, pointed rhythm section. This solo is allowed to build to great heights, and its culmination along with backgrounds is probably the climax of the entire piece. The harmonic structures of both of these solos serves as the foundation for the subsequent sections, in which new material is presented along with chunks of melody the listener has already heard. A short recap of the contrapuntal opening brings the listener back to the original themes before the piece concludes with a rather unsettling and haunting combination of triads between various sections of the band.
The Dark Moon
The Dark Moon is Master Sergeant Scott Arcangel's latest composition. "As I was composing the piece, I was thinking it had a cold, dark, and lunar quality to it. A couple of weeks after I had finished, on a crisp winter night, I noticed a gigantic full moon in the sky and I realized I had actually composed the piece during the period of a dark moon – hence the title."It was composed as a work for large ensemble, with solos from Staff Sergeant Mike Reifenberg on soprano saxophone, and Staff Sergeant Mark Tonelli on guitar that serve the composition as much as they feature the soloists. The piece itself waxes and wanes very similarly to an actual lunar cycle; cyclic figures wash in and out over melodic material throughout the piece.
So Many Stars
Our vocalist, Staff Sergeant Alexis Cole, brought So Many Stars to a rehearsal from her small group book. I'd never heard it before, but I fell in love with it instantly and jumped at the chance to arrange it as a feature for her. I tried to channel some of the essence of classic 60's bossa nova -- flute-piano pairings, Claus Ogermann-like pads, and a Brazilian scat syllable soli. The coda features one of my "go to" moves, a 7/4 vamp, which I adapted from the arrangement's opening vamp that recurs and connects sections of the chart together. I hear the swirling horn layers like so many stars in the night sky. They seem to say "so many, so many..." as Alexis and rhythm section take us out with a surprise Middle Eastern flavor, complete with finger cymbals.
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29 Absolutely Terrible Craft Ideas
Do we really need to DIY things out of lint?
1. Baked potato hamster.
2. Toilet paper earrings.
3. Louis Vuitton printed assault rifle.
4. Leg warmers for a stool.
5. Another waste of knitting: men's shorts.
6. Monkey chair.
7. Playing card corset.
8. Under-the-sea-themed cake with live fish.
9. Tampon gun and bullets.
10. Tampon ghost.
11. Heart-shaped tampon earrings.
Instructions are here, not that I condone this.
12. DIY tampons.
Back to basics.
13. Paula Dean wine glass decal.
14. Studded butt pockets.
Sit down and feel the burn!
15. Carved pumpkin with breasts giving birth.
For legitimately great pumpkin craft ideas, try these instead.
16. Hand-painted jeans.
Would you call these sperm a "tattoo print"?
17. Figurines made from clay made from dryer lint.
18. Deformed foot cake.
19. Paper Chanel bag.
Straight from the Paris runways.
20. Duck foot pumps.
21. Razor blade soap.
22. Fake flowers, made from buttons.
And what appear to be coasters.
23. Unicorn bike with horn and tail.
24. Deer hoof Christmas ornament.
25. Fake eyelash necklace.
26. Fake bird's nest as scrunchie.
So "Carrie Bradshaw getting married" — but in the worst way.
27. Preserved orange peel hair floret.
And you were going to throw that out. Silly goose, you!
28. Handbag lamp.
With FEET!
29. Lamp made of melted legos.
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The Devils have managed to rebound nicely after starting out 0-1-0 with 3 straight wins, including the last two by shootout. However the Devils still have issue with their Power Play and have had trouble scoring 5 on 5. They have only 7 real goals in 4 games. That's good for close to bottom of the league so far in that department. There is a simple solution to this issue, stop double shifting Kovalchuk, or any of the Devils offensive players on the 4th line.
It's simple, the reason they are on the 4th line, which includes Boulton, Janssen, Pelley, and Mills, is because they are the hitters, not the scorers. By double-shifting them with Kovalchuk doesn't make them better scorers, it just is a wasted shift. Even if you were to put out Parise or Elias, it wouldn't solve the issue.
The solution is instead of double-shifting these players, why not have the 4th line not play at times, and have the top three lines play. You can skip the 4th line, it's not going to do any harm, if Kovalchuk can play a whopping THIRTY minutes in a game, I'm positive that other Devils can deal with playing a few minutes more a game as the 4th line is only getting about 8 minutes a game.
The fact is this, if you want more offense, putting a scorer on a line with two players who don't score often, is going hurt more than it helps in the long run, and the season is very long...


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Crown Point North Shopping Park in Denton is a medium size retail park with around 30 stores.
The biggest shops here are TK Maxx, Tesco Homeplus, M&S Outlet, and Bhs. Others include Carphone Warehouse, O2, Thomson, Game, H&M, Boots, Mothercare, Republic, River Island, New Look, and The Entertainer.
Opening hours vary by store, but all are open 7 days a week. Opening times for Marks & Spencer and Bhs are Monday to Friday 9 am to 8 pm, Saturday 9 am to 6 pm, and Sunday 11 am to 5 pm. Hours for Tesco and TK Max are Monday to Friday 9 am to 8 pm, Saturday 9 am to 7 pm, and Sunday 11 am to 5 pm.
There's a McDonalds restaurant near the entrance. Other places to eat and drink include Greggs and the cafes at Marks & Spencer and Bhs.
Facilities include free car parking for over 800 vehicles, an ATM (at Tesco), and toilets (in Tesco, Mothercare, Bhs, and McDonalds).
The Crown Point North Shopping Park is located on Worthington Way in Denton in Tameside, 5 miles east of Manchester city centre and next to Junction 1A of the M67 motorway. Visitors travelling by car can input the postcode M34 3JP into their satellite navigation systems.
Crown Point Shopping Park
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JACKSON, MI – The city of Jackson could have to pay $280,000 more than expected to remove asbestos from the former Consumers Energy building.
A city contractor underestimated the amount of asbestos inside the building, City Manager Larry Shaffer said, leading to a change order request from a second contractor for $280,000.
Dore and Associates of Bay City, the same contractor whose project manager pleaded no contest to stealing copper wire from the Consumers building, is seeking additional payment as it prepares to resume asbestos removal.
That would bring the cost of asbestos removal to more than $1.1 million. The city plans to demolish the building at 212 W. Michigan Ave.
The project had been shut down since last summer as a result of investigations into the copper theft and allegations made by the arrested project manager about the labor practices of Dore and Associates.
"There's absolutely no question that the initial asbestos assessment that was done on the building under-estimated the amount of asbestos in the building," said City Manager Larry Shaffer.
The city is looking into trying to recover some of the added costs from ASTI Environmental, the Brighton company that determined how much asbestos was in the building, Shaffer said.
The owner of ASTI could not be reached for comment.
Dore and Associates got the asbestos removal contract with an $846,000 bid that was about $500,000 less than the next lowest bid of $1.37 million. Six companies submitted bids.
"(Dore) relied on the assessment," Shaffer said. "I guess an argument could be made -- I don't know how plausible it would be -- that given Dore's experience with asbestos abatement, that they would have known or at least suspected that there was more asbestos in the building than initially thought. But that's pure speculation."
Karl Schwartz, vice president of business development for Dore, said his company discovered the additional asbestos.
"We depend on consultants or the experts when they're paid to do the assessments," he said. "And they are the one that decides (how much asbestos is in a building).
"The increase was for an unknown piping system," he said. " It was unknown, and that was the cause for the increase (in cost). And the consultant missed it, and we eventually found it during the course of the work. There's nothing to the claim that we underbid to get it and then make it up later."
In court documents, Mark Kollin, the project manager who was arrested and charged with stealing copper, said he was aware of plans by Dore & Associates to inflate the cost of the project to more than $1.25 million.
Kollin, 44, of suburban Cleveland, pleaded no contest to larceny from a building for taking copper from the old Consumers building. He was charged with larceny between $1,000 and $20,000 and accused of trying to sell the stolen copper.
Kollin's attorney has since filed a motion to rescind the no contest plea. Kollin has said he followed orders from his boss to remove the copper and sell it to pay wages and cover expenses related to the project, an allegation that Schwartz has denied.
The Jackson City Council was scheduled to consider approving the additional $280,000 in payments to Dore and Associates on Tuesday, but the item was removed from the agenda.
There were a couple of items in the change order that needed to be clarified before the City Council votes, Shaffer said.
The city still has not paid Dore for any of the work. Officials said earlier that they wanted to wait until investigations by city police and the Environmental Protection Agency were completed.
Those investigations are complete and the city is satisfied with Dore continuing the work, Shaffer said. City officials believe that Kollin acted alone in removing the copper, he said.
"We trust that Dore and Associates had no involvement whatsoever," Shaffer said.
Officials hope asbestos removal will be completed in early fall.
The demolition is expected to cost about $2 million, but the city hopes to recoup some of those costs by salvaging copper and steel. City officials believe there is $200,000 in copper and that much or maybe more in steel that can be salvaged, Shaffer said.
The city bought the 12-story former Consumers building for $300,000 in 2004 from its two owners a year after the utility moved its headquarters to the other side of downtown. The city spent tens of thousands of dollars maintaining the building while trying to find a new tenant.


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SALEM — Meals on Wheels of Salem County seeks small gifts to distribute to its clients during the holiday season.
Volunteers will prepare 180 gift packages for Meals on Wheels' clients. Each client will receive a large holiday bag filled with assorted items.
Non-edible, new items such as hand and body lotions, talcum powder, combs, letter size envelopes, lap robes, stamps, writing tablets, holiday decorations, handkerchiefs, tissues, shaving cream, playing cards, calendars, nail clippers, nail files, paper towels, small picture frames, toothbrushes, placemats, magnets, magnifying glasses, herbal teas, holiday stickers, crossword books, sponges, hand soap, disinfectant wipes, new birthday and get well cards are appropriate.
Gifts should be delivered to Meals on Wheels by Friday, Dec. 11, between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. Monday through Friday, at 118 Walnut Street, Salem. The Meals on Wheels office is located in the John B. Campbell Family and Fitness Center.
Please include name and address on any donation so that acknowledgment can be made in our next newsletter. For more information call (856) 935-3663 or e-mail email@example.com.


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Take a Walk with Loch Torridon
June 17, 2014
By: Five Star Alliance
Loch Torridon is set in 58 acres of parkland at the end of a magnificent sea loch, The Torridon has one of the most spectacular and idyllic locations in the country. Explore some of the surrounding countryside by taking part in the fourth annual Torridon Walking Festival, which takes the weekend of October 11th – 13th, 2014.
The event takes in some of the North West Highlands finest Munros, including Torridon's famous three: Liathach, Beinn Eighe and Ben Alligin. A Munro is is a mountain in Scotland with a height over 3,000 feet. As well as climbing the big three, there are other classic Munros, including Maol Chean Dearg and Slioch, located in the area. The weekend kicks off with the ascent and the classic traverse of the famous Liathach ridge.
The high level walks are aimed at people that are used to the mountain environment and as such will have a reasonable level of fitness. The walks will be visiting wild places and will not necessarily follow footpaths. Conditions underfoot, coupled with the terrain; dictate that these walks are of a medium to strenuous nature. All activities involve a degree of physical input and as such any aches, pains weaknesses or concerns need to be advised to the guide at the start of the day and to The Torridon before the festival.
Low level walks will follow estate roads and footpaths with easy height gain but a reasonable level of fitness is still recommended.
Bring your walking shoes!
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Image of the Day: The Boat Hotel
October 21, 2013
By: Five Star Alliance
The Boat Hotel is adjacent to the Boat Of Garten Golf Club. There's also a a choice of other courses quite near the hotel.
Guests can tee off at Newtonmore Golf Course, play alongside the fast-flowing River Spey at Newtonmore Golf Course, or take in the soaring mountains and beautiful woodland of Grantown-on-Spey Golf Club.
View rates, details, and more images of The Boat Hotel >>
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Did You Know? Inverlochy Castle
September 12, 2013
By: Five Star Alliance
Inverlochy Castle has three dining rooms, each decorated with period and elaborate furniture presented as gifts to Inverlochy Castle from the King of Norway.
Fall rates at Inverlochy Castle start at $664 per night >>
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Over 30 students, including the members of the CRHS Gay-Straight Alliance, and at least 50 "vocal ally" faculty members joined hundreds of thousands of participants across the country by wearing special T-shirts and stickers while refraining from speaking as part of the annual Day of Silence project organized on a national level by the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network (GLSEN).
"Students need to understand that it's okay to be different," said Robert Evans, faculty co-adviser of the CRHS Gay-Straight Alliance. "We have some very fervent supporters of the cause who don't care about peer pressure. It takes courage."
This is the second year CRHS has participated in the National Day of Silence, largely due to the formation of the CRHS Gay-Straight Alliance two years ago. Although Evans and CRHS Gay-Straight Alliance co-adviser Elisabeth Campbell had discussed creating this type of group in the past, a student named Billy Cavallo led the charge to collect signatures and start the club with administrative approval.
A string of teen suicides related to anti-LGBT bullying last year demonstrated the ongoing need for students like Cavallo taking a stand to change attitudes on gender-related discrimination. Even more recently, NBA player Kobe Bryant brought the issue of harassment to light.
Bryant was fined $100,000 on Wednesday for using an anti-LGBT slur against a referee, sparking a debate on a sports program that inspired CRHS teacher Marita Brown to call into a radio show for her first time on Thursday to denounce such behavior.
"Picture me going into a classroom, using the 'F-T' word and then saying I don't mean it," Brown said. "We're trying to make a difference, and remarks like this set us back."
The CRHS Gay-Straight Alliance has grown in popularity since its inception, and Evans reported this year's Day of Silence at CRHS, co-sponsored by Colt Connection, as more involved than last year's. However, many of the participating students made it clear that remaining silent in support of diversity was no easy feat when the CRHS Gay-Straight Alliance met on Friday afternoon to reflect on the day at an "Ending the Silence" discussion.
One student reported she had her Day of Silence sticker ripped off of her and torn in half by a peer made angry by the sentiment; others said many students treated the day as a game to make participants break their vow of silence, for instance, by taking their belongings to encourage a response.
"I hate to use stereotypes like this, but one redneck at lunch said something about there being gays in his family but they don't talk to them," a student named Daniel said about another youth referring negatively to the "gay kids in the Day of Silence shirts."
"I wrote on my card, 'We don't have to be LGBT to support this; it's about human rights,'" Daniel said.
Another participant named Lauren reported she also silently handed a "speaking card" to a student who didn't understand the Day of Silence. Lauren said the student responded, "Oh, so you're gay?"
The Day of Silence speaking cards read:
"Please understand my reasons for not speaking today. I am participating in the Day of Silence, a national youth movement protesting the silence faced by lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people and their allies in schools. My deliberate silence echoes that silence, which is caused by harassment, prejudice, and other discrimination. I believe that ending the silence is the first step toward fighting these injustices. Think about the voices you are not hearing today. What are you going to do to end the silence?"
Despite this explanation and Lauren pointing out the word "allies," she said the student seemed "too dense" to understand the concept. However, Evans pointed out that the exchange seemed to have potential to raise the student's consciousness of his bullying.
"It's good to see heads turned. We're raising awareness, if not changing attitudes, and that's a good first step," said Evans.
Some at Friday's discussion agreed that the tides at CRHS are turning toward tolerance, pointing out that although they still hear the phrase, "That's so gay," used with negative connotations, it's followed with stumbling self-corrections with increasing frequency. CRHS principal John Mitchell commended the CRHS Gay-Straight Alliance on its efforts to inspire the progression of a community shift toward reflection and a school climate that doesn't accept anti-LGBT harassment.
"It's an excellent organization giving students the opportunity to express support for diversity in a lot of different areas," Mitchell said. "I know it's hard to tell when you're making an impact, but in the two years since this organization has been around, there have been tangible signs about the way students talk, the acceptance of this group and how students feel about themselves."
For more information on the National Day of Silence, visit www.dayofsilence.org.


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Alexandria Middle School musical students have been busy preparing for two upcoming special events. The AMS band with children from grades 5 though 8 will be performing in the annual Clinton Parade on Dec. 7.
The following week, on Dec. 13 AMS will be hosting its Winter Concert featuring a Wind Ensemble, Jazz band and Chorus.
The concert will be presented in two parts beginning at 6.30 pm with performances from the 4th and 5th grade bands.
The second session will start at 7.30 and will feature grades 6-8 band and jazz band and 5-8 grade Chorus.
There is no admission cost for the concert.
Debbie Glick, the band director, said: "Theresa Travis, the Chorus director and I are proud of the accomplishments of the AMS performing groups and are looking forward to the busy concert schedule ahead!" Future activites and concerts include Alexandria Idol, Music in the Parks and Regional jazz and band auditions.
For more information on the music department, visit the school website at www.alexandriaschools.org.


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Fireworks of July Bring Hot Events! - 7/3/2013
Events that are happening this week!
There are many exciting events happening in the month of July. Not only are there ongoing events related to Union Quests, but there are also events to celebrate summer and the release of the War of Emperium update (coming July 10th). If you like new and unique prizes, then you will surely enjoy these events. They are sure to keep you busy!
Check out the events below and be sure to click on the links to be directed to the event pages!
Soak Up the Summer
Dates: 6/30-7/5
Play during these days and earn yourself Beach Shades, a Match, and some Peco Centipede Skewers to munch on and enjoy the heat!
NPC, Reporting for Duty
Date: 6/26-7/10
For those aesthetically-inclined Midgardians, we want you to take a screenshot of scenery you believe to be the most beautiful within the game, then post it onto our Facebook wall for credit.
The winner will have an in-game NPC modeledafter their character. They will forever be a part of the game.
You Are Not Alone
Date: 6/26-7/10
In order to participate in the War of Emperium, players have to be in a guild. We will be rewarding all players who joins and is in a guild by July 10th!
YOUR WoE Wishlist
Date: 7/1- 7/10
For the first week on July, you can participate in the forum event called "YOUR WoE Wishlist". Post in the topic (following the rules), and your name will be entered into a raffle for one of five prizes of 400 WPE.
Please understand that this is just a wishlist, and not all suggestions will be implemented in WoE.
One Hundred Strong
Date: 6/26-7/24
Guilds who are able to accumulate at least one hundred guild members will earn a Cape with their own, unique Guild Emblem. Who doesn't want to show off their guild accomplishment with their own guild cape? This will surely make those without these capes very envious.
Guild EXP Surge
Date: 7/3-7/17
It's time to level those guilds for the War of Emperium! Guilds will receive 2x the normal guild experience from guild member donations to help them prepare for the War of Emperium. Better get to work!
New "Happy Days"
Players could not get enough of the Happy Hours, so we have now extended them to Happy Days to celebrate the oncoming release of the War of Emperium.
Karnium Drop Event
Date: 7/6-7/7
Karnium will be dropping for a full 48 hours on the weekend of 7/6 to 7/7.
Bosses from 5 and 10-man dungeons and raids will have a chance to drop Karnium.
Pandora's Drop Event
Date: 7/3-7/10
Pandora's boxes and hammers will be dropping everyday from monsters for one week from 7/3 to 7/10.
Ongoing Events
Im Here for the Hats
Players who are able to achieve a two different Union costumes will earn a special accessory.
Our players have chosen the Scar of Glory accessory as the prize for accomplishing this event! Anyone with this accessory will look very cool.
Taking Care of Business
Those Union Quests are definitely not easy, so to encourage everyone to complete them, we will be awarding those with a reward!
Players who complete 48 Union quests will earn an
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If you want to incite a spirited debate among NBA fans, bringing up the topic of playing time distribution is probably not the way to go.
Though it's easy to get lost in a maze of statistics, filtering through mountains of data until your eyes are glazed over and your brain is the consistency of chocolate pudding, there is a fascinating storyline hidden within the minute distribution statistics for the Utah Jazz.
A new complement of players will compete with established veterans and promising-but-still-raw youngsters for minutes. When egos are thrown into the mix, it presents Jazz head coach Ty Corbin with quite the juggling act.
Can he maintain the precarious balance between optimal team efficiency and chemistry with everyone's happiness?
It will be a monumental task for certain, but if anyone can do it, it's a graduate of the Jerry Sloan School of Play Hard and Shut Up.
I will not include Raja Bell on this list, as he has not attended any team functions or practices since last year, and is near certain to never suit up for the Jazz again.
Assuming there are no catastrophic injuries, here is how I see the minutes being divvied out.


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Our mission is to lead our clients through the challenges of the commercial real estate market with integrity, knowledge and passion.
We are excited to have the opportunity to discuss with you how we can meet your real estate needs. Our team of highly experienced professionals serves our clients by providing brokerage services, property management, property maintenance, owner's representative construction management and much more.
Today we are in a real estate market that has been turned upside down, and for the first time in several years, we are beginning to see signs of normalcy. Yet, in spite of the tumult the market experienced in recent years the truth is that it still comes down to fundamentals.
The market has become so competitive that the basics; commission structures, marketing, advertising, management fees and services provided are essentially the same with all top tier commercial real estate companies. Elements like experience, systems and innovation are what separate the great commercial real estate companies from the rest. While addressing all of the fundamental issues necessary to be an exceptional commercial real estate company, in the end we believe our people will make the difference.
At CameronButcher we are realistic about property values and we work to exceed expectations through strong leadership, hard work and dedication. We listen to our client's needs as well as study the market and relevant resources that enable us to create an innovative plan. We take the opportunity to develop long lasting relationships with our clients.


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Residents living in a five-block area on Grand Haven's east side had to be evacuated from their homes for about three hours Thursday after a small amount of sulfur dioxide leaked from a tank at the city's wastewater treatment facility.
Because of the slight chance of human exposure, about 100 homes bordered by Beechtree Street to the east, Hopkins Street to the west, Fulton Street to the north and Pennoyer Street to the south were ordered vacated from about 5 p.m. to 7:50 p.m. Capt. Rick Yonker of the public safety department said there were no reported injuries and crews from the Ottawa County HazMat team were able to make necessary repairs to a 1-ton tank holding liquid sulfur dioxide.
Yonker said wastewater treatment employees first noticed the leak from the tank at around 4:45 p.m. Sulfur dioxide is used in the wastewater treatment process and turns to gas once it is released from the tank. Although he did not have a specific quantity. Yonker said the amount that spilled from the tank because of a faulty plug was relatively small.
Sulfur dioxide gas is an irritant, he said and is considered a dangerous air pollutant because of its corrosive properties. Human contact can cause irritation to the eyes, nose, and lungs. Yonker said a major concern was the tank holding the chemical could heat up, causing more of the caustic gas to escape and potentially blanket areas near the facility.
Yonker said the public safety department set up a staging are at Sluka Field, upwind from the wastewater treatment plant. The Ottawa County HazMat Team also was notified. As a precaution, public safety personnel went door to door to evacuate homes located near the wastewater treatment facility. Affected residents, he said, were very cooperative.
Harbor Transit buses were brought to Sluka field to help displaced residents get to other homes or at the First Christian Reformed Church at Waverly and Ferry streets, which was made available to evacuated resident.
Yonker said suited crews from the HazMat Team entered the wastewater treatment plant and were able to cap the main leak and a smaller leak by 7 p.m. Crews were then decontaminated.
Yonker said the response by the public safety department, Ottawa County Haz Mat and the Grand Haven Township Fire Department went well.
"It went extremely smoothly," he said. "I am pleased with the response of all agencies involved. The potential of risk was small, but it is better to err on the side of safety."


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MEDINA The city has been host to some pretty unique events. But few have attracted as many second looks as the one that took place last weekend.
And few been for the benefit of a more important cause.
The city was selected by the American Heart Association to pilot an exciting new initiative last weekend. HeartChase offered the community a creative way to explore the city and contribute to an important cause.
Something of a cross between "Minute To Win It" and "Amazing Race," HeartChase challenged participants to use the HeartChase smartphone application to find and complete 10 tasks stationed throughout Medina before crossing the finish line.
"It's an excellent event," said Dr. Michael Amalfitano, a cardiologist at Medina Hospital. "Each checkpoint has something to do with good health. It's fun but it also raises awareness of heart health, making smart choices and healthy living. It's a great opportunity for Medina."
Amalfitano said he expected to raise more than $10,000 and all the proceeds would go towards the American Heart Association. He said heart disease is the top killer in the United States and AHA puts a lot of money into research and helping those with heart disease.
He said, "It's a really great organization. They do a tremendous amount of charity work and giving to the heart community. The heart walk is good. The 5K is good. But, this is new and exciting. This is our first year doing it here in Medina. We hope next year it will be a lot bigger."
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SHELBY COUNTY, Alabama -- As the Hoover City Schools system moves to eliminate bus service for regular education students starting in August 2014, transportation for Shelby County and Alabaster schools are moving ahead with no concerns.
"The Shelby County School District does not have any plans to discontinue bus service," spokeswoman Cindy Warner said in an e-mail today.
In Alabaster, where the municipal school system officially started as a new district separate from Shelby County as of July 1, yellow buses are getting their decals to specify the city system.
Alabaster City Schools Operations Coordinator Jeff Atkins told Board of Education members during their meeting Tuesday afternoon that 30 buses are completed and painted with the new designation.
"We should be done a week or two before school starts," he said.
The school buses for each district should be easy to tell apart: Alabaster's wording is black letters on yellow background, the opposite of the county's yellow letters on a black background.
Atkins told the board members that bus routes have been finalized. "Bus routes are done. They're going to be coming out on the website for parents to see them," he said.
His comments followed the board approving a recommendation by Superintendent Wayne Vickers concerning the purchase of bus-routing system software. "That's going to make my life easier," Atkins said.


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It's October, and that means pumpkin time. Pumpkins are on display everywhere, and pumpkin flavoring is in everything from drinks to main dishes, and my favorite, baked goods. I've used pumpkin in bread, muffins, cookies, and pie and now in a delicious cookie bar that's quick, easy and gluten free thanks to Hodgson Mill Gluten Free Cookie Mix. Read More »
October usually signals the beginning of all things pumpkin, but to me, pumpkin is more of a November flavor. Maybe it's because the weather finally becomes more fall-like in November or that I want healthier ingredients in my food after indulging in so many Halloween sweets or perhaps it's because of Thanksgiving. Read More »
Cinnamon, pumpkin and maple syrup - a trifecta of treats made even better in this delightful, easy to make whole wheat and oatmeal yeast bread. It's the perfect complement to a crisp fall morning. Read More »
As much as I love baking pies, they take time that I don't always have around the holidays. Thanksgiving is about spending time with family and friends and sometimes that means I need to take a short cut or two in the kitchen so I can be a part of the festivities. This is where my friend the tart pan comes into the picture. You can make this Pumpkin-Pecan Tart with Whole Wheat Crust in just a few simple steps and have a Thanksgiving-worthy dessert every bit as delicious as a traditional pumpkin pie. Top it with some Spiced Whipped Cream and this tart will fast become one of your new favorite recipes. Read More »
Pumpkin Pie Pinwheels – say that ten times fast. Tongue twister or not, these cookies are like little bites of pumpkin pie. Buttery, whole wheat dough is wrapped around a pumpkin pie filling and then sliced and baked into tender, slightly crunchy cookies. To get the full Thanksgiving effect, a pumpkin glaze is drizzled over the top. Make room at the dessert table for these cookies – they definitely deserve a spot. Read More »
Several years ago, I volunteered to make the Thanksgiving pies for my husband's large, extended-family gathering. All of the greats and grandparents, aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, cousins and second cousins come from far and wide to spend Thanksgiving together. It's a day filled with lots of laughter, good food and that 'you're a part of a great family' feeling. The food is very important and hasn't changed much since I married into the clan 16 years ago. Cherry pie has always been on the dessert table as well as pumpkin. Read More »
Hello world,
I'm delighted to be here. My name is Erin; I love food (making, and eating). I like making things. And I like sharing both.
My parents, Bob and Cathy, own Hodgson Mill, and when the chance came up to work with them, to photograph and write about the products I've been using pretty much since I learned to bake, I jumped. I already bake all kinds of Hodgson Mill for myself and my friends. Why not for new friends, too?
I always try to eat healthy. It makes me feel better. But I also adore food, and I love trying new tastes, old tastes, anything sweet. . . . Read More »


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Rontik Sadler, Dunellen, 17-365-6
Xavier Foster, South River, 40-215-1
Jerrod Johnson, Carteret, 23-208-4
Ross Kurtz, North Brunswick, 25-188-1
Tevin Shaw, Piscataway, 13-185-2
Al-Tarik Rushing, Middlesex, 21-149-3
Kenny Virden, Bishop Ahr, 18-117-1
Jared Lynch, East Brunswick, 19-116-
Greg Jones, Colonia, 16-115-2
John Appiah, Cardinal McCarrick, 10-110-1
Sean Gilbert, Middlesex, 13-109-2
Vinnie Grausso, Dunellen, 4-106-1
Quawie Bachelor, Highland Park, 13-101-1
William Roach, Middlesex, 8-91-0
Troy McNair, South Plainfield, 15-87-1
Davon Jackson, Sayreville, 7-80-1
Anthony Torchia, South Plainfield, 13-80-0
Fonzie Saucedo, Perth Amboy, 15-22-277-2
Kyle Anderson, Woodbridge, 11-18-157-2
J.T. Kotowski, Colonia, 6-7-110-2
Quatay Nesmith, Highland Park, 4-9-106-3
Tait Pirkle, North Brunswick, 6-12-102-1
Billy Demato, Bishop Ahr, 9-24-83-1
Nadir Barnwell, Piscataway, 6-9-80-1
Tyler Rodriguez, Carteret, 7-16-68-0
Quinn Cochrane, South Plainfield, 6-8-62-0
Geoff Fairbanks, Colonia, 4-101-2
Robert Brown, Perth Amboy, 4-79-0
Robert Almanzar, Perth Amboy, 2-64-1
Quatay Nesmith, Highland Park. The QB completed four of nine passes for 106 yards and three touchdowns and he rushed eight times for 64 yards and a touchdown.
Dan SanFilippo, Carteret. The MLB recorded nine tackles, one forced fumble and two fumble recoveries.
Karim Sawyer, North Brunswick. The WR/DB/KR returned a kickoff 98 yards for a touchdown, intercepted a pass and ran it 55 yards to set up a touchdown, caught two passes for 21 yards and made a hit to stop a fourth-and-one play.
Delon Stephenson, Sayreville. The RB/DB rushed six times for 68 yards and a touchdown, he caught a pass for 19 yards and he returned punts of 55 yards and 79 yards for touchdowns.
Dan Valles, Carteret. The LB was in on 15 tackles.
Kenny Virden, Bishop Ahr. The RB had 18 carries for 117 yards and a touchdown and he caught three passes for 23 yards, including a touchdown pass.
1. Sayreville 8-0
2. Piscataway 7-0
3. North Brunswick 6-1
4. South Brunswick 5-2
5. East Brunswick 4-3
6. Perth Amboy 5-2
7. Bishop Ahr 5-3
8. Dunellen 6-1
9. Carteret 5-3
10. Colonia 4-3


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Is it necassary?
Can it be run o.k with out one?
Fitted the engine in a Nova and the pipes are shagged so i`m trying to get away without buying some new ones, also there is an issue with space!
Is it necassary?
Can it be run o.k with out one?
Fitted the engine in a Nova and the pipes are shagged so i`m trying to get away without buying some new ones, also there is an issue with space!
there was a thread about this on the lotus 7 board a while back, they were saying you dont need one at all until you get above about 230BHP. I have no idea why they are standard on GTE16v's. But i know the calibras never had them fitted with the 2.0 16v its all a bit of mystery.
I never even knew it was fitted with one! Shows how much I know lmao.
Where is it on the GTE?
My mate done a 16v conversion on his nova and he put the oil cooler on and when he turned the wheels on full lock they rubbed on the pipes and burst which was not good so he just done away with it and had no probs without it, you could reroute the pipes though if you really want one.
you can see it through the grill, 7 row oil cooler, if you get stuck follow the pipes from the sandwhich plate under the oil filter.
i think it's just the later cally's with aircon which don't hav em
When I got my Astra the oil cooler had been removed an some one had welded over the ends of the pipes where they went into the sandwich plate to stop the oil coming out! This just ment that when the engine got to running temprature none of the oil went through the filter. Not good!
It would have taken a fraction of the time and effort to remove the sandwich plate......
On a fairly standard normally aspirated 16v engine its perfectly OK to remove the oil cooler. In order to do this remove the sandwich plate located on the oil pump. The trouble is now you have no way of affixing the oil filter.
In order to overcome the problem you will need to obtain the screw thread from a Vauxhall engine that normally runs without a cooler. Screw this into the oil pump (where the sanwich plate used to be) and hey presto you now have the thread to screw your filter back on to the oil pump.
Job Done.
the screw bit is from a 1.8/2.0 8v its about 50mm long
And you will need a BIG allen key to unscrew it from the donor engine.
My opinion: If the engine has an oil cooler, make sure it keeps it.
Why would Vauxhall fit a cooler when its not necessary??
Somehow Vauxhall thought that the oil temperature becomes to high, and it needed to be cooled.
I dont have one, so can the people who say it isnt necessary tell if there oil cooler never gets warm? Do they have an oil temperature meter so they can tell how hot the oil gets?
Problem is you wont notice that the oil gets to hot. The engine keeps running, no problem but... Hot (overheated) oil will wear out faster, so the quality of the oil becomes less.
Hot oil is also thinner and the hot oil film will be broken easier.
But you probably notice that when your bearings are all ready damaged....
Also when your fitting a 2.0 into a nova, your not the kind of person that has a modest way of driving...Are you?
English isnt my native language, I noticed I dont know the right words, but I hope I get my point across.
Last edited by ronald; 14-12-2001 at 06:09.
"Undercover maniac"
I have had three 1.8's and two have had oil coolers and one didn't ain't that a bit odd.
Even my 1.8SRi has an oil cooler! Strange.
I suppose what your saying Roland is correct, if they didnt need one then why fit one......
But if these engines need an oil cooler why do some have them and some dont?
I think i will try and fit it.
Or if not change the oil at a more regular interval?
Cheers anyway.


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FLUSHING, Michigan — The four Flushing Township board members facing recall defended their actions at a forum Thursday night while a recall organizer said their decisions have made the township worse off.
About 100 people came to a meet the candidates forum at the Flushing VFW to hear the four facing recall, recall organizers and the two candidates for Flushing City Mayor speak about next week's election.
"Their irresponsible cutting is giving people a reason not to live in the township," said recall organizer Kurt Zimmerman, referencing to the four's decision to layoff police officers and cut the nature park budget. "These are serious issues."
Moderator Cathy Shafran from ABC 12 asked each of the candidates to respond to the recall language, and also took questions from the audience.
At the heart of the recall is Mike Gardner, Scott Minaudo, Bill Noecker and Mark Purkey's decision to layoff a police officer which in turn laid off three part-timers because of contract rules.
"We're being recalled for being fiscally responsible," Gardner said. "I want to have a police force that operates within the millage."
Zimmerman said the police officers decisions to take wage freezes and cuts in health insurance put the department budget in order, and therefore no layoffs were needed.
"All those cuts brought the police department where they needed to be," said Zimmerman. "There was nothing gained when (officer) Bill Baughman was laid off."
Vern Martin, 43, lives in Flushing city, but has family and owns property in the township. He came out to see what the four had to say about the allegations against them.
"I believe in all four of them and what they said," he said. "You could tell they were being truthful by the way they answered all the questions."
Resident Lara Massey, on the other hand, is in favor of the recall. She said the four have not made the right decisions on the police department.
"The police are within budget, and (the four) want to hire a chief from the outside?" she said. "I don't see their point."
In the city, candidates Paul Connors and George Kozan discussed community block grants, how to utilize the Flint River and what to do with the old city hall building.
The candidates differed on the city council's decision six years ago to opt out on the CDBG program.
Connors said the city is losing thousands of dollars each year by not utilizing the program.
"We've left $71,000 on the table," he said.
Kozan said the city goes with other programs to find grant money.
"Those grant monies are based on low to moderate income residents," he said. "We don't qualify for those funds."
Both candidates agreed that renovating the old city hall would be too expensive, and it should be sold to a private developer.


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He's had bit parts in over 65 television shows and films (including "American Pie" and "Spider Man") and yesterday was propelled to international fame when he starred in a spot aired during the Super Bowl for GoDaddy, a domain name registration company.
In the spot (above), Jesse, as the company's 'nerdy' side, had a relatively long french kiss with supermodel Bar Rafaeli, the company's 'sexy' side.
So what exactly has happened to Jesse since the spot aired? Well, according to Jesse, he's become a sex symbol.Speaking to TMZ, Jesse said: "I've actually had guys tweet me that they wish they were me, and girls tweet me saying they wish they were Bar."
And the interest isn't just limited to online, with Jesse being approached by female fans in the street. "I have girls run up to me and take pictures with me, tweet me for dates."
Jesse has also had an explosion of interest in his acting work, with his agent's phone in meltdown. "There are lots of inquiries coming in to my agent and manager, their phone has been ringing off the hook, but they are really letting me enjoy the moment right now."
In other Jesse news, you may recognise him as the "World's Greatest Extra". A video tribute made by a fan for Jesse has had over 3 million hits on Youtube.
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AUBURN HILLS -- A natural sense of apprehension hovers not so quietly over NBA locker rooms this week, and around the Detroit Pistons, the hours tick away slowly for some as Thursday's league trade deadline approaches.
To whatever degree the Pistons are likely to make a deal by the deadline, and they certainly have all the elements in place for it, their willingness already was demonstrated when they took part in the biggest trade of the season yet.
The kerfuffel that surrounded that deal, centered on Memphis' apparent purging of talent and the open question of how much bank-breaking Rudy Gay will help Toronto -- his game-winning shots offered early evidence already -- the Pistons laregly were viewed as big winners in the deal which brought them Jose Calderon and involved players with salaries totaling nearly $50 million, plus draft picks.
The handcuffs of the ownership transition are off, owner Tom Gores already has demonstrated his willing to deal, and president of basketball operations Joe Dumars is fielding calls during all waking hours.
Whether anything happens before the clock strikes 3 p.m. Thursday -- and there's ample reason to think something could -- there always is just a little sense of foreboding in these final hours.
It's a deadline league.
And the Pistons have movable parts.
They reconvened after the All-Star break with a night practice Monday, their only one this season, to give everyone the opportunity to get back from their respites, and the ones who obviously seem to be expendable parts for the right bounty, which means just about anyone not named Andre Drummond, have it on their mind.
Jason Maxiell has started every game, for better or worse, and has one-third of a season left on his $5 million contract. He acknowledged recently that he wonders more and more whether he will enter free agency this summer as a Piston. It's his career, his life, his family's life. It could mean two moves in a matter of months if the Pistons trade him and he doesn't re-sign with that team. And the likelihood of the Pistons re-signing him when Drummond has to start offers yet another hurdle to him remaining with the team, plus it was at last year's deadline that Dumars thought he had a deal to send Maxiell to New Orleans for Chris Kaman.
Will Bynum has developed into a dynamic backup point guard and has promised on multiple occasions that he's not worried at all about the trade deadline and doesn't believe he's going anywhere. He may be the best 5-foot-something player in the NBA. But he also has an expiring contract, the Pistons hope to keep Jose Calderon, still would like to develop Brandon Knight as a point guard over the long term, and are committed contractually to Rodney Stuckey next season.
Jonas Jerebko hasn't played consistently.
Stuckey hasn't produced consistently.
Corey Maggette has a big expiring contract, in case someone wants to play salary dump with an attractive piece.
And if the deal is right, and a throw-in is needed, anyone can get caught in that game.
It's a deadline league and the Pistons made a trade three weeks early. Memphis got to the salary structure it wanted. Toronto got the potent perimeter shooter it wanted.
The Pistons got a point guard Dumars has coveted for years, dumped a salary and an expiring contract to do it, and ended up in a worst-case position in which they free up even more money this summer if they lose Calderon via free agency.
The have more salaries and more expiring contracts to use, the financial freedom to do just about anything they want, and 29 other general managers on speed dial.
That uneasy sense around here for these next few hours, on a team looking to get better fast but not forced to hurry, comes with good reason.
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P.S. Barrera-Pineda (Instituto Nacional de Astrofisica Optica y Electronica), A.J. Lovell (Agnes Scott College), F.P. Schloerb (Five College Radio Astronomy Obs., U. of Massachusetts), L. Carrasco (Instituto Nacional de Astrofisica Optica y Electronica)
We have obtained submillimetric observations of the asteroid 4 Vesta at 870 \mu m, carried out with the MPIfR 19-channel bolometer on the 10-m Heinrich Hertz Telescope during 14-17 December 2001. Calibrated observations from different days are folded according to rotational phase and assembled into a high-sensitivity thermal lightcurve. This thermal lightcurve has an amplitude of 20%, varying inversely to the visible lightcurves at the same rotational phase. The results of the thermal observations and lightcurve are compared with the high resolution HST images of Vesta (Thomas et al., 1997). High temperatures are observed in regions of low albedo, and low temperatures in regions of high albedo. Furthermore, there is a marked difference in the thermal emission between the two "hemispheres" of Vesta, as outlined in the geologic maps of Binzel et al (1997). We present the thermal lightcurve of Vesta for comparison to HST albedo maps and derived geologic units.
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Dr. Patricia O'Gorman's latest book, "The Resilient Woman: Mastering the 7 Steps to Personal Power (HCI Books)," is a guidebook for today's women.
In "The Resilient Woman: Mastering the 7 Steps to Personal Power," Dr. O'Gorman offers an analysis of the causes of girly thoughts as well as self-evaluation assessments women can use to identify her personal strengths, weaknesses, and resilience style. She created seven daily steps that offer strategies for women to create and strengthen their own resilience.
"Women often miss the path toward achieving their true potential because they have been conditioned to blame themselves for something someone else has done to them," Dr. O'Gorman said. "But with the right tools to break the cycle, they will learn to consciously harness and nurture their strengths and find the personal assets we often take for granted, realizing that a resilient life is generated not from the things that happened to us, but from our reaction to them."
Patricia O'Gorman, Ph.D. is an internationally recognized psychologist, coach, and public speaker for her work on women, trauma, and substance abuse. She was one of the first researchers in children of alcoholics in the early 1970s, documenting the impact of alcoholism and sobriety on adolescent development, and went on to create the Department of Prevention and Education for the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence. She is also a cofounder of the National Association for Children of Alcoholics and has run a rape-crisis center.
Dr. O'Gorman is a veteran of numerous television appearances, including Good Morning America, Today, and AM Sunday, and is the author of numerous articles in magazines including Addiction Today, Teen Vogue, Counselor, and Recovery. Dr. O'Gorman maintains private practice offices in Saranac Lake and Albany, New York.
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type 2 diabetes
with or without the risk factors listed below. But, the more risk factors you have, the greater your likelihood of developing type 2 diabetes. If you have a number of risk factors, ask your doctor what you can do to reduce your risk.
Type 2 diabetes is very common in the US. A major risk factor is the typical American or Westernized lifestyle, which is characterized by:
Having sleep problems may put you at an increased risk for diabetes. Sleep problems include having difficulty falling asleep, having difficulty staying asleep, sleeping too long (over 9 hours), or not sleeping enough (less than 5 hours).
Carrying excess weight, especially in the upper body and abdomen, increases your risk of type 2 diabetes. This is especially true for overweight young adults, people who have been overweight for a long time. But is it also true for middle-aged adults who gain weight.
There has been a marked increase in type 2 diabetes among overweight children. Until recently, this disease was rarely found in people under the age of 40. The development of type 2 diabetes is increasingly seen in overweight children.
Insulin is a hormone made in the body. It is needed to move glucose from the blood to body tissue. The tissues of overweight or
people can become less sensitive to insulin. This is called insulin resistance. Insulin resistance can lead to diabetes and contribute significantly to many of its complications.
Certain conditions that can increase the risk of developing type 2 diabetes include:
If you are aged 45 or older, the American Diabetes Association (ADA) recommends screening. Regardless of age, though, if you are overweight and have other risk factors, then you should be screened for diabetes. Overweight children who are aged 10 or older should be screened, as well.
In the United States, people of the following ethnic groups are at greater risk of type 2 diabetes:
Many people in these groups have a lower risk of type 2 diabetes when they do not live in a Westernized culture.
Having family members with type 2 diabetes increases your risk of developing the condition.
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Part 2 of this series of articles described how the Business Recovery Matters leadership team quickly configured their project environment and got started in hours, not days. You saw how the team used proven patterns of success to create plans and work items. You also saw how each work item provided links to relevant and contextual guidance so that team members were able to get up to speed quickly on the team's process.
This article describes a more advanced scenario in which the Business Recovery Matters development team needs to perform security testing throughout the development lifecycle. The approach is to customize the process assets included in IBM® Rational® Method Composer and IBM® Rational Team Concert™ to accommodate that need.
Scenario: Customize and automate the process
In this scenario, the leadership team has been notified that the project needs to follow a security policy and make sure that their final product is free of vulnerabilities and exposures to hacker attacks. They determine that this affects the team that is developing the Dividend Deposit component.
This scenario focuses on these actors and roles:
Peter, process engineer (project leadership team)
Sally, security lead (project leadership team)
Marco, team lead (Dividend Deposit feature team)
The subsections that follow describe how they proceed.
Add security assessment content to the process description in Rational Method Composer
Peter, Sally, and Marco investigate whether there are any security testing practices available to support the development team. The Rational solution for Collaborative Lifecycle Management (CLM) process assets that they are currently using do not contain a practice to deal with product security assessment. Good news: there is an Application Vulnerability Assessment practice in the practices library included with Rational Method Composer. The team agrees that this practice addresses their project needs.
Moreover, they learn there is a practice for tailoring the project process, so they decide to follow the tasks and steps in that practice for their customization. Peter also relies on tutorials available in the Rational Method Composer online help to get up to speed with process customization. The steps that follow show how he uses the tool to customize the process while Marco and Sally make the decisions about how best to incorporate the new security assessment practice in the team's process.
Add the new practice to the configuration
- Peter has a Rational Method Composer license. Rational Method Composer is installed in "shell-shared" mode with Rational Team Concert. He confirms that there are content reader licenses for the entire team.
- To prepare Rational Method Composer for the customization process, Peter performs the following actions:
- He opens the practices library included in Rational Method Composer and exports the Application Vulnerability Assessment practice plug-ins, following instructions on the Rational software information center under Exporting a method plug-in.
- He downloads the CLM process library available on the IBM Rational Solution process assets page.
- He opens a copy of the CLM process library, and imports the Application Vulnerability Assessment practice plug-ins that he previously exported, by following instructions in the Rational software information center "Designing and managing process" section, under Publishing and exporting, for Importing a method plug-in.
The set of practices that come with the CLM process library and the Application Vulnerability Assessment practice are now available in the Rational Method Composer installation.
- In the Authoring perspective, Configuration Editor view, Peter makes a copy of the CLM configuration and edits it. (In simple terms, a configuration is a selection of practices to publish.) He adds the vulnerability assessment folder to the configuration (see Figure 1). That folder contains all elements that are part of the Application Vulnerability Assessment practice, such as roles, tasks, work products, and guidance.
Figure 1. The CLM configuration includes the Application Vulnerability Assessment content
Decide which security tasks to perform
- In Rational Method Composer, Peter switches to the Browsing perspective and expands the Application Vulnerability Assessment practice node to see the elements that it contains. Under the Activities node (see Figure 2), there are three suggested workflows that a team can follow:
- Application Vulnerability Assessment - Auditor
- Application Vulnerability - QA
- Application Vulnerability Self-Assessment
- Marco and Sally decide to use the Self-Assessment workflow, which consists of three tasks, as shown on Figure 2:
- Develop security test policy (performed by security lead role)
- Conduct security assessment (performed by developer role)
- Fix vulnerabilities (performed by developer role)
Figure 2. Options and diagram of the Self-Assessment workflow
At this point, they have customized the Rational Method Composer process description as much as they need to do. As you will see later, they use these tasks to create a work item template in the Rational Team Concert project area.
Publish and deploy the modified process description
- Peter publishes the modified CLM configuration as a Web archive file, clm.war. He follows the guidance under Publishing configurations as Web sites.
- When the publishing ends, Peter goes to the output folder and copies the clm.war file to this Jazz™ Team Server (JTS) folder:
The published Rational Method Composer content is now available to team members.
Update the Rational Team Concert project area
Now it is time to update the Rational Team Concert project area to reflect the changes made to the process description in Rational Method Composer.
Add new roles to the project area and assign team members
Due to the addition of the Application Vulnerability Assessment practice to the CLM configuration in the previous steps, the following new roles were added to the process description:
- Security Lead
- Security Tester
- Security Developer
- Peter adds those roles from Rational Method Composer to the Rational Team Concert project area so the team lead can assign team members to perform tasks defined in the process. He follows the steps in the How to update a Jazz Project Area using Rational Method Composer technical note under the "Create a Jazz Role from a Rational Method Composer role" section.
- Marco goes to the Rational Team Concert project area where these roles are now available and associates team members with these roles, such as assigning Sally to the Security Lead role.
Add new tasks to the project area
In the previous step, Peter added three security tasks to the Rational Method Composer content. Now he needs to make those tasks available in Rational Team Concert so Marco can assign them to team members performing security roles. He can do this by adding tasks from Rational Method Composer to work item templates in Rational Team Concert.
- Peter finds instructions in the How to update a Jazz Project Area using Rational Method Composer technical note under the "Create a Work Item Template from a Rational Method Composer Process Element" topic.
- In the Team Process perspective of Rational Method Composer, he finds the Application Vulnerability Self-Assessment workflow and selects the Create a Jazz Work Item Template menu.
Figure 3 shows Peter's actions.
Figure 3. Steps to create or update a work item template
Run the project
From the previous step, the development team now has a work item template that they can instantiate to populate iteration plans in Rational Team Concert with security tasks.
Marco follows the information center instructions from the Planning an iteration topic, in the Scenarios section, under Iterative development section.
- In Rational Team Concert, he creates an iteration plan for the first Construction iteration that the development team is about to perform.
The resulting plan has no tasks (or planned items) in it yet. To populate the plan, Marco follows the guidance for Creating work items from a template
- Marco uses the Development Team – Construction Iteration work item template to populate the iteration plan with typical planning, development, and testing tasks.
- Then he uses the Application Vulnerability Self-Assessment work item template to add security testing tasks to the same iteration plan.
After it is populated with all of the Rational Method Composer tasks that the development team needs to run that Construction iteration, including the new security testing tasks, the plan editor in Rational Team Concert looks like the one shown on Figure 4.
Figure 4. Construction iteration plan populated with tasks
Given that the team is new to security testing, they will need help getting started. Fortunately, each of the work items created includes links to the Rational Method Composer practice guidance, so team members have all the guidance that they need at their fingertips to adopt the new practice successfully.
This article described how the team quickly updated their process to adopt a new practice. You saw how easy it is to create an iteration plan that incorporates the new practice and how team members get in-context guidance to easily adopt the new practice.
- Read the entire series Document and automate processes with Rational Method Composer and Jazz.
- Learn more about Rational Method Composer:
- Check the Rational Method Composer overview, page, where you can also download it for a free trial, as well as the links to technical articles and other resources on the developerWorks page.
- To learn about using Rational Method Composer with Jazz, including FAQs, links to enablement materials, and tips and tricks, see the Rational Method Composer and Practices wiki on developerWorks.
- Explore the Rational Process Library, a diverse set of method content, guidance, templates, and processes with more than 100 selectable and customizable process best practices that can be applied to a variety of processes and domains.
- Find out more about Rational Team Concert:
- Find Rational Team Concert articles and links to many other resources on IBM developerWorks, and check the product overview page, features and benefits, system requirements, and the user information center.
- Check the Rational Team Concert page on Jazz.net.
- Watch the Using Rational Team Concert in a globally distributed team webcast or a demonstration of the Dashboards and reports, or listen to the podcast about IBM Rational Team Concert and Jazz.
- You can find more information about the Rational solution for Collaborative Lifecycle Management on the CLM page on Jazz.net.
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