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ANyone know why there is a helicopter flying around the power lines with a chain saw dangling from it? Looks dangerous to be cutting trees around power lines like that! Been back and fourth for about 3 hours now
Karen Wilkins, Maranatha Farm
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Trimming powerlines by helicopter was first used in rugged terrain where ground access was difficult. It's coming more into use now in places where property owners limit access or where heavy vehicles might damage the environment, such as near marshes, even next to golf courses.
There's a "quick release" device built into the cyclic but I have to wonder how many pilots could react in time if those blades hit something unexpected.
Helicopter pilots also pluck out 6,000-lb sections of standing trees partially cut from stands of old growth timber, snap the sections off like they were matchsticks and shuttle them to trucks waiting on the highway. To me there'd be a pretty high "pucker factor" in that job, depending on the logger on the ground to have made an accurate pre-cut.
More commonly you will see helicopters swarming around forrest fires and erupting volcanos. The heat and turbulence can't be seen on the news films but trust me those pilots are working very hard to maintain attitude.
Thanks for the info its all very interesting
I'd blink really hard to make sure I wasn't seeing things, then I'd probably RUN if I saw that flying overhead!!!!
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Huma Abedin stood by her husband Anthony Weiner's side yesterday as he gave a press conference regarding the latest round of dirty chats to be exposed between him and a 22-year-old anonymous woman. During the press conference he admitted that he continued to send sexual texts, chats and photos to women online after his resignation from Congress, and as recently as last summer. Weiner is running for New York City mayor, and warned the public when he joined the race a few weeks ago (much later than the other candidates) that more texts of this nature might come out.
During his mea culpa yesterday afternoon, Weiner offered a sort of robotic apology to the public and his wife, saying, "This behavior that I did was problematic to say the least, destructive to say the most. It caused many stresses and strains on my marriage, but I'm pleased and blessed that she has given me a second chance." Abedin looked at the floor awkwardly almost the entire time Weiner was saying these things, prompting The Onion headline, "Man With Widely Circulated Penis Pictures Not The Most Humiliated Person At Podium."
After Weiner's soulless statement, Abedin took the podium as well, telling the press that she decided to stay in her marriage for herself, for her son, and that though it wasn't easy to forgive her husband, after "a whole lot of therapy," she was able to do it. She concluded her statement by adding, "I love him, I have forgiven him, I believe in him, and as we have said from the beginning, we are moving forward."
What that last part alludes to is not just that the couple are moving forward in their marriage, but that they are moving forward as a political team. Weiner has yet to drop out of the mayoral race, in spite of The New York Times' call for him to do so. And according to The Huffington Post, "At least three of his mayoral opponents, Public Advocate Bill de Blasio and former City Councilman Sal Albanese, both Democrats, and billionaire businessman John Catsimatidis, a Republican, said he should drop out." The New York Daily News agrees. But as long as the couple are determined to plow forward in the public eye, their private life will be scrutinized. Abedin has made it clear that she feels her husband's marital indiscretions should remain between the two of them, but that's impossible, given that "the behavior that he did" and seemingly hasn't stopped doing is indicative of his character.
For her loyalty-above-all-else attitude, Abedin has been painted as a political wife, and rightfully so. It seems clear that Abedin's decision to stay with Weiner is driven as much by her ambition as it is her (misguided?) love for him and her desire to remain an intact nuclear family for her son. It's one thing to acknowledge what drives a woman to make a selfless-selfish decision like this, but another to applaud the long-suffering wife trope this type of decision-making creates. In a post on Slate titled "Bravo, Huma," Hanna Rosin does just that. Rosin writes:
The idea that a woman has to leave her husband in order to be considered brave is left over from a 1980's Dolly Parton movie. Since she went public, Abedin has made a consistent and convincing explanation of why she stayed. She respected him, he was the father of her child, so she decided to give him a second chance, even though she had no idea how it would work out. In that Times interview, Weiner even admits that the issue still "bubbles" up—this is where he starts crying—and his wife forgives him anyway. Who can argue with that?
I can. And not because I'm a "condescending feminist" as Rosin suggests in her first paragraph that those of us who prefer to see women stand up for themselves are. I recognize that Abedin is a smart woman and I don't doubt her when she says she put a lot of thought into staying in this marriage – up until now. But this new set of texts being revealed is a game changer – not just in the mayoral race, but in Abedin and Weiner's marriage, too. Yes, I'm sure Abedin knew that Weiner had continued this "behavior that he did" (such an odious and stilted verbal detachment from responsibility there, by the way …), but had she read the actual exchanges until they were published online? And if she had, aren't they all the more glaringly disrespectful in the media spotlight? I am not Huma Abedin, but I am a divorced woman who understands betrayal, and I felt sick reading Weiner's exchanges. Not because they're depraved – I agree with Slate's Amanda Hess about how normal they are as far as sexual fantasies go – but because Weiner so blatantly disregards the sanctity of his marital bond with every word.
Some may chime in here and say I'm naive to think that there's any sanctity involved in marriage, that I should know it's nothing more than a political arrangement, especially for a political couple. I guess I'm old-fashioned in this sense, but I just don't see any point in marrying unless you're going to remain faithful to your spouse. (Excluding open marriages, of course, but Abedin and Weiner clearly didn't have that sort of arrangement, since his behavior came as a shock to her.)
Rather than applaud Abedin for making the decision to stick it out with a man who has some serious problems (Rosin thinks he may be bi-polar, I can say it's clear he's got some narcissistic issues, whatever the formal diagnosis), I would encourage her to tap into that part of herself that started to rage when she said – during the press conference, in front of America – "Anthony has made some horrible mistakes." That was the one sentence she uttered with any amount of conviction that wasn't clouded by the kind of painful love she feels for him and her unwillingness (or maybe just unreadiness) to mourn the perfect dream her life was supposed to be.
The fact is, narcissism and co-dependence go hand-in-hand, and have a lot more in common than a lot of us want to admit. I believe that narcissists and co-dependents are like the yin-yang: we fit together perfectly because we each have a bit of both in us. Weiner spent however long he spent (months? years?) looking to get high off the risky sexual behavior he engaged in, not to mention the abuse of power he enjoyed luring in girls in their early 20s, who – as the anonymous woman who leaked this recent batch of sexts admitted – are technically adults but remain too young and inexperienced to know better, thus wind up feeling embarrassed and used. Abedin, on the other hand, is not too young to know better, but she may not be willing to truly face herself and face the truth about the dynamics of her relationship. It's terrifying to feel like you're about to lose everything you've worked so hard to build, even if it's just a house of cards.
Ultimately, if Abedin chooses to stay with Weiner in the same bullish way he's choosing to stay in the mayoral race, that's her cross to bear. But examine the ways she describes him and their marriage, look at the concern and unhappiness on her face, and you see the makings of a long-suffering wife in an unhealthy marriage, staying for her man. Conversely, Weiner seems incapable of showing real remorse. Is this really what we want to teach our daughters and sons relationships are supposed to look like? Marriage involves compromise, yes, we hear it all the time. But by constantly reinforcing that idea in an egregious way, a way that promotes suffering rather than happiness and mutual respect, we are teaching each other and our children to be complacent about bad behavior, to suck it up, to live with the relationship choices we've made as if there's no escape. But there is. And to pretend otherwise is unacceptable.
Beyond Rosin's suggestion that Abedin might really just be okay with what went down in her marriage, there are even women suggesting that "Abedin's cost-benefit analysis deserves its own defense." In other words, that as long as staying in an unhappy marriage benefits her career, it's worth it. If anything sounds like condescending feminism to me, that's it right there. "Who cares if he cheated? Why would she leave? She's getting something out of it politically." Are we really that proud to say marriages are just business transactions? Have even our souls gone corporate?
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It's a well-timed question for Senior Night at the Mullins Center.
It was a little over a year ago when goaltender Kevin Moore appeared in his only official game of his four-year collegiate career at the University of Massachusetts.
He played three minutes, and 40 seconds, and made one save. It was at Merrimack, a game he will always remember, a game the rest of the UMass hockey program would sooner forget.
It was an 11-2 bashing on Feb. 5, 2011 in which the Minutemen were so bad that after the game coach Toot Cahoon would not talk to the press, and sent out his captains to explain what had just happened.
Paul Dainton gave up six goals, Jeff Teglia five. And Moore shut them down the last 3:40.
But who is that Masked Man? Only those close to the program know it, but he's one of the most important members in the UMass locker room. And Friday night will be his home finale, and it wouldn't be right to overlook him. Ironically, it's against Merrimack.
Behind the scenes, Moore has been an inspiration to his teammates for four years. A standout at Williston Northampton for two years, he attempted to play junior hockey, and was cut by 10 teams over a two summer span.
Finally in 2007-08, he was in junior with the Hartford Wolfpack of the AJHL, but was traded to the Walpole Express for a player to be named later, and then was traded back to Hartford for a player to be named later. He was sent to the Junior B Connecticut Wolves, and ended up being the player to be named later in both trades.
It was on to the Phoenix Polar Bears in 2008 where he led his league in goals against average, save percentage, and wins. In January of 2009, he walked on to the UMass hockey team where he's been ever since. Sometimes the third goalie, now the fourth.
He did play one game at the Mullins Center, and while it didn't count officially, it was a 5-1 win over the Swedish under 20 team. He recorded two saves in 3:35 of play.
He will be honored Friday night before the home regular season finale along with team leaders and seniors T.J. Syner, Danny Hobbs, and Michael Marcou.
"Mike Marcou scoirng a goal from James Marcou," Moore lists as one of his favorite memories of the departing seniors. "It was one of his earlier goals. I know the feeling because I have brothers.
"And Danny Hobbs and I have been skating early in the morning, and it's a great memory for me to see him putting in the work, and having him get better.
"And T.J.? Every night is a memory because he's the fastest kid in the country as far as I'm concerned. I'll take a lot of memories from the three of them."
Moore said that he never tired of his role.
"It was my dream to play Division I hockey, and when I got to Williston, I saw what a great program UMass hockey was. It was at the top of the places that I dreamed about playing, and never thought I could. So I feel very fortunate to be here, it doesn't get any better than this."
Moore is delighted to see what has happened with Dainton and his success with the Springfield Falcons.
"It means a lot, I consider Paul like an older brother," Moore said. "Paul and Danny Meyers took me under their wings when I first got here. They're a big reason I didn't get cut early in my career, and I'm still here. I know the path Paul took, and it wasn't your typical star path, so it's great to see him doing well."
Moore is an encourager.
"When (freshman Kevin) Boyle starts, I really try to get in his ear before the period starts, and try to amp himself up and stuff. He says he really loves it. He keeps getting me to do it. I didn't want to be annoying, but it's sort of like a boxing trainer pumping up his fighter."
Steve Mastalerz, the other freshman goalie, has a different personality.
"I tried it a little bit with him, I sort of let him be in his own world with it. I do it with Tegs (Jeff Teglia) when he starts and I'm dressing."
Moore is majoring in journalism, but he's not ready to put the goaltending gear away just yet.
"I really enjoy mentoring people, maybe coaching or teaching, But I'm going to give it a crack at playing somewhere. I've been working awfully hard this year in hopes of getting some kind of chance in any type of league. To paraphrase Peter Rose, I'd walk through hell in a gasoline suit to play hockey, so I'm going to give it my best shot."
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Q: I recently purchased eyeglasses and was charged sales tax on the full amount of the eyeglasses, even on the portion that was discounted.
The "submitted charges" for my glasses totaled $746, but my EyeMed insurance allowed for a discount of $248.20, bringing the net cost to $497.80. EyeMed paid $126 of this amount and I paid the remaining $371.80 plus sales tax of $59.68 (8 percent of $746).
Shouldn't the sales tax be calculated on the discounted amount? It feels like I've paid an inflated sales tax amount.
J.M., Strongsville
A: The amount of sales tax due after discounts or coupons is a common question, especially on large purchases.
Here's how the issue of coupons, rebates and discounts works in Ohio:
If a merchant or vendor or company is offering its own coupon or sale or discount, then sales tax is supposed to be calculated on the amount after the discount, meaning the lower amount, said Gary Gudmundson, spokesman for the Ohio Department of Taxation.
If the discount comes from an outside source, such as a coupon or rebate provided by a third party, then the sales tax should be calculated on the full amount because the state considers that a discount after the sale. In this situation, the store will get reimbursed for the coupon from the manufacturer or will get the rest of its money from someone else somehow.
In your case, it would seem the optometrist isn't getting any more money from anyone because he or she offered the discount to members of your insurance network. So it would appear that sales tax should have been charged on the lower amount.
"They key here is the vendor who provided the eyeglasses and what did they ultimately receive for providing those eyeglasses," Gudmundson said. If the optometrist received a total of $497.80 from all sources, then the sales tax should have been charged only on that amount. If the optometrist got reimbursements from the manufacturer or someone else, then the sale tax should be charged on that total.
"If it's truly discounted, then the sales tax should be charged on the discounted price," Gudmundson said.
Have you run into a situation of paying too much sales tax? Let me know.
Q: We have our mortgage with Third Federal, and they are handling our property taxes through escrow. So the amount for our taxes is added to our monthly bill in addition to the principal and interest.
My question is: Does the bank charge anything for this service? Is the interest percent applied to the amount put in escrow? I never considered that they might, until a family member said banks never do anything without a fee, and she would always pay the taxes separately.
We could do that, if we are losing money by letting the bank handle the taxes. What do you think?
L.M., Cleveland
A: You might think the bank is doing you a favor by putting your property tax money in escrow and paying your bill every six months. But it's mostly the other way around.
Banks generally require customers to pay their property taxes to the bank monthly for two reasons: First and most important, to make sure the taxes get paid. If property taxes aren't paid and a lien is filed on the property, then the bank's investment in the home could be at risk.
Second, banks love getting hundreds of thousands of dollars that they can set aside and potentially earn interest on. Once upon a time, there was talk about requiring banks to pay customers a teensy bit in interest for all money held in escrow.
For now, most banks will allow a customer to pay his own property taxes and insurance if he requests it and is putting down at least 20 percent. But typically, the bank will charge that customer an extra amount - perhaps a few hundred dollars or a higher interest rate - because that loan is deemed more risky for the bank.
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Freda M. Grasser
Freda M. Grasser, 80, Imler, passed away Monday at home.
She was born in Imler, daughter of the late Oscar and Grace (Gochnour) McCreary. She married Roy F. Grasser on Sept. 15, 1951, in Virginia, and he passed away April 13, 1997.
Surviving are three daughters: Janet Peterson of Upland, Nancy Russell and husband, Todd, of West Chester and Susan Heck of Altoona; two sons: Michael and companion, Melissa, of Imler and Joseph and companion, Karen, of Altoona; seven grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; two sisters: Dorothy Rexford in New York and Helene Ickes of Imler; and a brother, Harry McCreary of East Freedom.
She was preceded in death by a daughter-in-law, April L. Grasser; and a sister, Mary Feathers.
Freda was a graduate of Bedford High School. She was a homemaker and enjoyed volunteering at the Imler Volunteer Fire Company, eating out, shopping and crossword puzzles.
Friends will be received from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday, April 11, 2013, at Leslie-Miller Funeral Home, Claysburg, where a funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, April 12, 2013, Pastor John Bennett officiating. Interment will be at Imler Valley Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, contributions may be given to the Imler Volunteer Fire Company or St. Paul's United Church of Christ, Imler.


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GRAND RAPIDS, MI – Kellyn Johnson-Taylor dominated the women's 25K in the Fifth Third River Bank Run doing what she does best.
"I love running out front," the Wisconsin native said.
She did that Saturday in the 37th edition of the race. Asked when she broke away from the pack, Johnson-Taylor said, "From the start. Mile One."
That about sums up the race as Johnson-Taylor finished in one hour, 25 minutes and 25 seconds to easily outdistance Dot McMahan by just under two minutes (1:27:17).
McMahan won last year in 1:25:52.
"She just jumped out so quickly that after that it was just a matter of jockeying and seeing who was going to finish second," McMahan said.
It was the first time running in the River Bank Run and first time running in Michigan for Johnson-Taylor, a 27-year-old Wichita State graduate who in April won the Go! St. Louis Half Marathon in 1:11:51.
"I went out a little faster then I should of," Johnson-Taylor said. "It may have been a little foolish, and not the strategy I originally planned, but I'm glad I was able to hang on."
Johnson-Taylor said she ran the first mile in about 5:15 and then 5:23 and 5:24.
"I really wanted that American record … but after a while I fell off the pace and tried to stay comfortable," said Johnson-Taylor, who was in pursuit of the American record set by Janet Bawcom in 2012 in 1:24:36.
Bawcom was originally scheduled to compete this year, but dropped out late last month due to an injury.
McMahon, who won last year with a late kick, had to take on a different approach this year.
"My goal was just to get out front and stay calm for seven, eight miles and then get after it," McMahon said. "And that's what we did. We were running about 5:35 to 5:40 pace for the first seven miles and then ran 5:30 pace. "
"I knew if I pushed through the hills (in the closing miles) I could get away from some other people," she added. "Not ideal for fitness, but the race strategy worked."
Mattie Suever finished third in 1:27:32.
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Wesco finalizes divisional format for next school year
The Western Conference, home of Oak Harbor High School athletics, finalized its divisional format for next school year Wednesday, Jan. 13, in Everett.
The conference athletic directors decided to split the league into three divisions for team sports and two divisions for individual sports.
The team sports will now have a separate 3A division which will include Oak Harbor. The Wildcats are dropping from 4A because of a decline in enrollment.
Team sports consist of football, volleyball, soccer, basketball, baseball, softball, wrestling and tennis.
Oak Harbor will be joined by Lynnwood, Meadowdale, Glacier Peak, Everett, Shorecrest and Shorewood in the 3A division.
The 4A schools will be split geographically into northern (Arlington, Stanwood, Lake Stevens, Snohomish, Monroe and Marysville-Pilchuck) and southern (Cascade, Edmonds-Woodway, Jackson, Mariner and Kamiak) divisions.
The individual sports will remain in the current alignment (a mixture of 3A and 4A schools) with Oak Harbor in the north.
Next year the Western Conference will have eight 3A schools, up from a previous high of five. The league athletic directors, according to OHHS athletic director Nicki Luper, said it more equitable to figure out who will advance to the post season in team sports if the teams determine it with head-to-head competition.
Some of the teams would not meet during the regular season if they were in separate divisions.
"This is good for our athletes," said Luper. The drawback of the new division is increased travel time for Oak Harbor because most of the 3A schools are the longest bus trips.
Individual sports will remain in geographical division to cut down on travel times.
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WEST ORANGE — The West Orange High School Winter Color Guard finished second and brought home the silver award in the Division I, Scholastic Open Class, from the Winter Guard International World Championships held April 1 to 5 in Dayton, Ohio.
The West Orange team survived three rounds of competition against 40 other color guard teams before advancing to the finals. The show, called "I Will Lay Down My Heart," is a five-minute choreographed show which they began practicing in November.
This was the West Orange High School Winter Guard"s 11th season of competition. They are led by director PJ Tankard, show designer Louis Hellinger and staff Jackie Milnes, Carol Martin, Denea Gresham, Jen Lube and Erin McClure.
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Samsung's Fascinate online tomorrow, in stores on 9th
OK, so it's really not that much of a surprize at this point, but confirmation is nice and Samsung has officially announced the availability date of September 9th for their Galaxy S Verizon device, Fascinate. The phone will be up for order online tomorrow (Wednesday) and will turn up in stores the following day. Samsung sent out press notifications this morning, and the press release is embedded below.
How do you all feel about the Fascinate at this point? Sure, the Galaxy S is the hot Android ticket at the moment, and I'm sure that more than a few of you have been waiting for it to hit Big Red, but there are some monstrous phones on the horizon. Are you anxious to grab one? Are you holding out for something else? Speak up in the comments!
September 7, 2010
BASKING RIDGE, N.J., and DALLAS – Verizon Wireless and Samsung Telecommunications America (Samsung Mobile) today announced that the Samsung Fascinate™, a Galaxy S™ smartphone exclusively at Verizon Wireless, will be available online on Sept. 8 and in Verizon Wireless Communications Stores on Sept. 9 for $199.99 after a $100 mail-in rebate with a new two-year customer agreement.
Powered by Android 2.1™, the Fascinate refines customers' social networking experiences with its Super AMOLED™ Screen Technology, advanced touch screen capabilities, Samsung 1 GHz Cortex A8 Hummingbird Application Processor, and virtual QWERTY keyboard featuring SWYPE technology. Additionally, the Fascinate boasts an array of accessories, including:
– Charging Cradle – Doubles as a phone charger and includes a micro USB wall adapter so customers can view movies, display digital photos, and listen to music. . It can also be used as a desktop speakerphone to make hands-free calls and it comes preloaded with the Samsung "Desk Home" application, which allows customers to switch brightness levels from day to night and provides one-touch access to Samsung Widgets and Bing Voice Search. The charging cradle is available for $29.99.
– Car Dock – Attachable to the windshield or dashboard, the car dock displays turn-by-turn GPS navigation instructions, rotates freely between landscape and portrait modes, and features a preloaded Samsung "Car Home" application, targeted towards vehicle operation such as contacts, maps and navigation..The car dock is available for $39.99.
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Distrito Nacional
|Distrito Nacional
|Dominican Republic
|Santo Domingo
|- elevation
|14 m (46 ft)
|- coordinates
|104.44 km² (40 sq mi)
|965,040 (2010) [1]
|9,240 /km² (23,931 /sq mi)
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|1 municipalities
0 municipal districts
|1 Senator
18 Deputies
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|Website: http://www.adn.gov.do
The Distrito Nacional is a subdivision of the Dominican Republic enclosing the capital Santo Domingo, so it is not in any of the provinces. It is a municipality but, in some aspects, it is like a province; for example, it elects one senator to the congress.
Before October 16, 2001, the Distrito Nacional was much larger, including what is now known as Santo Domingo Province.
Location[change | change source]
The Distrito Nacional (in English, "National District") is in the south coast of the country. It has the Santo Domingo province to the north, east and west, and the Caribbean Sea to the south.
History[change | change source]
The Distrito Nacional was created by the Dominican constitution of 1844 as a province: the Santo Domingo province (different from the modern province of the same name. It had the municipalities of Santo Domingo, Baní, San Cristóbal, San José de Los Llanos, Monte Plata, Bayaguana and Boyá.
In 1932, its name was changed to Provincia Nacional and all municipalities that were to the north of the Isabela and Ozama rivers became part of the San Cristóbal province.
In 1934, the name was changed to Distrito Nacional and, instead of a province, it became like a municipality. The name was changed again to Distrito de Santo Domingo but the 1955 constitution changed it back to Distrito Nacional.[2]
Municipalities[change | change source]
The Distrito Nacional is a single municipality, with a total area of 104.44 km².[3] It has 0.2% of the area of the Dominican Republic and it is ranked as the 32nd (out of 31 provinces plus the National District) largest administrative division.
Population[change | change source]
In 2010 (last national census), there were 965,040 people living in the Distrito Nacional, second only to the Santo Domingo province. The population density was 9,240.1 persons/km², the highest density in the country.[4]
Its population represents 10.2% of the total population of the country and the province is ranked as the second (out of 31 plus the National District) province.
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The two important rivers in the Distrito Nacional are Ozama and Isabela. The river Ozama is the eastern limit of the Distrito Nacional and separates it from Santo Domingo Este, head municipality of the Santo Domingo province. The river Isabela, a tributary of the Ozama, is the northern limit of the Distrito Nacional and separates it from Santo Domingo Norte
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- ↑ "IX Censo Nacional de Población y Vivienda 2010." (in Spanish) (PDF). Oficina Nacional de Estadística. June 2012. http://censo2010.one.gob.do/volumenes_censo_2010/vol1.pdf. Retrieved 14 September 2014.
- ↑ Féliz, Werner D. (2004) (in Spanish). División Político-Territorial Dominicana 1944-2004. Santo Domingo: CONAU.
- ↑ Listado de Códigos de Provincias, Municipio y Distritos Municipales, Oficina Nacional de Estadistica
- ↑ Oficina Nacional de Estadística. "IX Censo Nacional de Población y Vivienda. Informe Básico" (in Spanish) (PDF). http://censo2010.one.gob.do/resultados/Resumen_resultados_generales_censo_2010.pdf. Retrieved 2013-1-29.


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UPDATE: Michigan Department of Environmental Quality disputes ALA's State of the Air report.
GRAND RAPIDS - West Michigan is not acing its air quality tests and is even failing the ozone pollution section, according to the American Lung Association's State of the Air 2011 report.
The good news is that state-wide air particle pollution levels are decreasing but American Lung Association in Michigan's Mary Scoblic said that there is still plenty of room for improvement.
The "State of the Air" report is the association's annual report card that uses Environmental Protection Agency data from 2007 to 2009 that is collected by monitors that track ozone, also known as smog, and particle pollution in the air. The counties are graded for day-to-day and annual particle pollution levels.
Vehicle exhaust pipes, factory smoke stacks and similar sites produce pollutants that combine with natural gases and heat to create ozone, the most widespread air pollutant. The most ozone-polluted periods often occur on hot, muggy days, according to the ALA.
The Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland region tied for the 43rd most ozone-polluted area out of 228 metropolitan areas in the nation.
Kent, Allegan, Ottawa, Muskegon and Kalamazoo counties all failed in terms of ozone-pollution grades. According to the report, about half of the nation - about 48.2 percent - is living in smoggy, F-scored regions.
The Los Angeles -Long Beach, Calif. region was named the most ozone-polluted place in the nation. California claimed seven of the top 10 ozone-polluted regions and six of the top 10 year-round particle polluted regions in the country.
The cleanest cities in the nation were Honolulu, Hawaii and Santa Fe, New Mexico. Ingham and Manistee were the cleanest counties in Michigan.
Particle pollutants are small specks of matter in the air that often get lodged into the lungs when inhaled and can increase an individuals chances of having lung cancer, asthma attacks and heart attacks, Scoblic said.
The Kent and Allegan counties 24-hour particle-pollution grades improved from C- to B-markings. Ottawa, Kalamazoo and Muskegon counties have maintained a "B" for particle-pollution day levels since last year.
"Particle pollution kills," Scoblic said. "When you breathe these microscopic particles, you are inhaling a noxious mix of chemicals, metals, acid aerosols, ash, soot, and others from diesel exhaust and other sources."
The association noted that although many counties technically failed pollution tests, the grades do not reflect efforts that are in place to improve ratings.
ALAM director of advocacy Shelly Kiser said that improved particle pollution levels are a result of people using cleaner fuels, new engines, and manufacturers using pollution control techniques.
"Despite strong progress in cleaning the air we breathe, some members of Congress are proposing to weaken or block enforcement of the Clean Air Act, including steps to strip legal authority and funding from the EPA," Kiser said. "Such moves would undermine the cleanup that remains, including the long-overdue cleanup of coal-fired power plants EPA recently proposed."
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Houston – The New Orleans Pelicans were without their top seven scorers and playing in a hostile environment against a Western Conference contender.
They weren't without their pride, however.
But as they have learned in this trying, injury-plagued season moxie and an innate will to win isn't enough, especially against the Houston Rockets.
The Rockets overcame a fourth quarter, double-digit deficit to beat the shorthanded Pelicans 111-104 before 18,372 fans at the Toyota Center.
"We had a chance to win," Pelicans coach Monty Williams said. "We led for 47 minutes tonight. I just felt like we couldn't get the stops and we kept fouling them and putting them at the line."
The Rockets (53-27) ended the game on a 15-0 run to hand the Pelicans (32-48) their eighth straight loss of the season. It also marked the third time the Pelicans have lost to the Rockets this season.
James Harden led the Rockets with 33 points and 13 assists.
The Pelicans led 104-96 with 2:48 remaining, but they never scored again. Harden put the Rockets ahead 105-104 with 1:04 remaining on a layup.
The Pelicans' Luke Babbitt tried to answer, but his pull up bank shot with 47.2 seconds was off the mark.
Jeremy Lin increased the Rockets' lead to 107-104 with 33 seconds remaining on a driving layup over 7 feet 2 Alexis Ajinca.
Then with an opportunity to tie the game, Ajinca lost the ball trying to hand it to Austin Rivers and Lin came away with a steal. Harden and Lin then made four free throws in the 25.2 seconds to clinch the win.
Babbitt led the Pelicans with 24 points and Rivers and Anthony Morrow added 20 apiece, but the Pelicans faltered down the stretch.
"We just couldn't score effectively at the rate that they were in the second half," Williams said.
It was a fitting finish for the Pelicans, who played without All-Star forward Anthony Davis, shooting guard Eric Gordon, point guards Jrue Holiday and Brian Roberts, swingman Tyreke Evans, forward Ryan Anderson and center Jason Smith.
The Rockets received a lift of sorts from the return of All-Star center Dwight Howard and point guard Patrick Beverly, who both had been out nursing ankle and knee injuries respectively.
After a sluggish first quarter in which the Pelicans made just 10 of their 25 field goal attempts ended with the Rockets leading 22-20, the turned up their energy and execution.
With the game tied at 39 with 5:02 to play in the second quarter, the Pelicans outscored the Rockets 20-7 to end the quarter and take a 59-46 lead into halftime.
"We had a stretch in the second quarter where we got so discombobulated," Rockets coach Kevin McHale said. They were hitting threes and we were switching the wrong stuff. We did everything humanly possible in the second quarter.
"They had 39 in that quarter and they had 65 points the rest of the game. We kind of got our defense better. Monty has that team playing tough. They're a tough team. They execute and do their thing. We had to kind of pull a rabbit out of our hat tonight."
During the 20-point, five-minute spurt, the Pelicans made seven of 11 shot attempts, including four of six on 3-pointers. The hot shooting (57.1 percent in the second quarter) helped push the Pelicans' first half shooting percentage to 47.8.
The Rockets made several runs at the Pelicans lead in the third quarter, cutting the Pelicans lead to 73-68 on a pair of free throws by Terrance Jones with 3:38 remaining in the quarter.
But the Pelicans answered by ending the quarter with 9-4 run, taking an 82-72 lead into the fourth.
It wouldn't hold, as the Rockets again rallied, pulling to within 104-103 of the Pelicans with 1:36 to play on a pair of 3-pointers by Beverly, setting up the final tense minute of the game.
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You know, I just don't get it
Last year I was nobody, this year I'm selling records
Now everybody wants to come around
Like I owe 'em something
The fuck you want from me, 10 million dollars?
Get the fuck outta here!
You see, I'm just Marshall Mathers
I'm just a regular guy
I don't know why all the fuss about me
Nobody ever gave a fuck before
All they did was doubt me
Now everybody wanna run their mouth
And try to take shots at me
The title track off The Marshall Mathers LP is a direct reaction to the turmoil his life went in to after the release and runaway success of The Slim Shady LP, most notably the lawsuit his mother Debbie Mathers brought against him for defamation due to the way she was portrayed on that first record.
From Eminem's book Angry Blonde:
While putting together my second album, I kind of wanted to come up with an "I Don't Give a Fuck," Part 3. Jeff from FBT was playing this acoustic guitar track. He then started singing the hook "Cause I'm just Marshall Mathers". It's ill, because every time we're fucking around in the studio we seem to come up with the dopest shit. We'll fuck around and be smiling while we're saying shit and I'll say "Yo that's dope. I should use that." When I thought of the chorus I felt that what I needed to talk about in the verses was just me and my opinions. So I touched on everything the newest trends in hip-hop (which I'm not really with), to ICP, to my mother, to my family members who don't know me and always wanna come around. I wanted to just spit fire in each verse and have the soft-ass innocent chorus. I think it captures the whole "front porch" feel despite on the album's cover. When I recorded this I decided to call the album The Marshall Mathers LP.


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Welcome to our new website
October 26, 2010 - Brian Rowell
Readers of the Daily Press will notice a revamped, more dynamic, more reader focused site. For the last several years the site has grown to become the premiere site for news and information on the Delta County area. Thousands of readers a day flock to the site to read both current and archived stories, to share their comments with other readers, to express their opinion in polls, to search for employment and to upload photos to CU, the photo-sharing portion of the site. Our new site builds on the site it replaced while adding some exciting new features. With the change comes a new modern look. When readers explore the new site they will find a score of enhanced feature that include: • Better calendars. The next upcoming even will display not only on the home page, but on category pages through the site. • User comments and forums. Users were free to comment on most stories they read on the old site. This important interactive feature continues. We have added reader forums to the site to give readers an additional place to comment on what ever topic they choose. The forums are an additional way that readers can share their views with others. Reader can also "vote" if the agree or disagree with comments left by others. • Registration. Registration is required to leave comments, our registered members can keep track of what categories they have left comments in as well as sign up for free e-mail alert. they can even save stories for later review. • Blogs. The blogs on the site have an improved presentation allowing the reader to quickly know when there is a new post on the site. • Read the news when and where you want. The site now has an improved mobile edition that features more stories that you can access via you cell phone make it easier for you to read, and share stories anywhere. Advertising options also have been improved on the site. Local business now have more options to get their messages across, including more, and larger ad sizes.
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"Scholarship dollars help students attain their goals." — Maria Satira '12, first recipient of the Amanda Marie Werkmeister Memorial Scholarship
For a student, even the smallest amount of financial support can make a huge difference. Scholarships make higher education more accessible. They help students focus on their studies rather than on how they're going to make ends meet. A scholarship lessens a student's dependence on financial aid, and in turn, decreases the amount debt they'll have to repay after graduation. Scholarships also benefit those who may not qualify for a need-based scholarship or a merit-based scholarship, therefore filling the gap and creating an opportunity.
And possibly most important of all, scholarships teach students about the importance of giving back and helping others.
In other words, scholarships change lives.
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ADRIAN Lenawee County sheriff s deputies will canvass the county this weekend searching for dogs without licenses and proof of up-to-date vaccines.
Sheriff Larry Richardson said he, 24 deputies, and the county s animal control officer, Gina Meadows, will be involved in the sweep.
Fines of $110 each will be assessed against dog owners not possessing current tags or papers showing their dogs have been properly vaccinated.
County Treasurer Marilyn Wood said dog license sales for April were up $13,000 over license sales for April, 2004.


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Learn, Grow and Engage With Oregon Tilth: Join Oregon Tilth in a community work party. Registration required. 1-4 p.m. Sat, April 28. Luscher Farm, 125 Rosemont Road, West Linn; free; 503-779-4631
Barnyard Tales: A story time is followed by a tour of the
Children's Garden. Ages 3-8 and their parents. Bring a picnic and enjoy
time at the farm after the free drop-in program. Weekly 10-11 a.m. Wed,
through May 30. Luscher Farm, 125 Rosemont Road, West Linn; free; www.ci.oswego.or.us/parksrec/luscher or 503-638-0376
Adult/Youth Education Class Lecture: Daoud Nasser, a Palestinian Christian, will talk about his role as a farmer near Bethlehem who established the Tent of Nations "in fulfillment of father's dream for peace and coexistence on the family land." Nasser has been on a speaking tour with Mark Braverman, a charter member of American Jews for a Just Peace. Refreshments served. 6:30 p.m. Thu, May 3. West Linn Lutheran Church, 20390 Willamette Drive, West Linn; free; www.wlcc.org or 503-656-0110
Kids Holiday Baking Series: Chef Laura Content teaches the hands-on workshops for ages 6-15 and a parent or guardian. Registration required. "Springtime Tea," 4-6 p.m. Tue, May 8. Luscher Farm, 125 Rosemont Road, West Linn; $20-$23 per class per family; Lake Oswego Parks and Recreation, 503-675-2549West Linn Garden Club Plant Sale: Plants sold by garden club members, plus plants and shrubs donated from nurseries. Garden art and "strawberry carriers" also available. 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Sat, May 12. Hammerle Park, 1505 Lewis St., West Linn; free; 503-655-3044
When I'm in Charge: Help prepare ages 8-11 for situations that may occur when they are home alone and without direct supervision. Registration required; space limited. 5:30-8 p.m. Wed, May 9. West Linn Adult Community Center, 1180 Rosemont Road, West Linn; $34-$39 per class; www.westlinnoregon.gov or West Linn Parks and Recreation, 503-557-4700
789 Jam on the Hill: Dance party for grades 6-9. Also sponsored by Brian Grant Foundation, the city of West Linn, and West Linn Police Department. 7:30-10 p.m. Fri, April 27 and May 18. Willamette Christian Church, 3153 S. Brandywine Drive, West Linn; $8-$10 per dance; www.789jam.com or West Linn Parks and Recreation, 503-557-4700
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Intel Day: New Car Technologies and 3D Game Graphics
At Intel Day 2009 at the Computer History Museum, Intel shows off a new technique for ray tracing in games with a demo of Quake Wars. The company also exhibits new concepts for integrating mobile devices and on-the-go data updates with your car. Senior Writer Darren Gladstone is your guide.


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Proctor, MN (Northland's NewsCenter) --- The Proctor Rails will field an official high school wrestling team beginning in the 2012-13 school year, it was announced on Tuesday.
The North Shore Wrestling Club (NSWC), created five years ago, was approved this week by the Proctor School Board to form the team to compete in the Minnesota State High School League (MSHSL).
The team will be on probation for the first two years, meaning the school board can decide to eliminate the program if it doesn't meet expectations.
The wrestling season runs from November until March, and Proctor is hopeful to have local schools such as Cloquet, Hibbing, and Grand Rapids on its schedule next year.
The NSWC currently has about 60 wrestlers, both boys and girls, and will act as a feeder system for the Proctor team.


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New Orleans firefighters are battling a two-alarm blaze at a residential address in the 1300 block of Teche Street in Algiers, according to officials. Smoke was visible from the other side of the Mississippi River for a few minutes.
No other details are immediately available. Check back with NOLA.com for updates later.


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Ok, It's on! Pre-Order the Strangers In Paradise Omnibus NOW to make sure you get one. http://www.strangersinparadise.com
Please help us tell the world. We need to have good orders to make this work! Thank you SiP Nation!!
Ok, It's on! Pre-Order the Strangers In Paradise Omnibus NOW to make sure you get one. http://www.strangersinparadise.com
Please help us tell the world. We need to have good orders to make this work! Thank you SiP Nation!!
As much as I would love one – and I really really REALLY do – I simply cannot afford it. I'm already selling vital organs to go see Vanessa Redgrave and James Earl Jones as Beatrice and Benedict later in the year. But who knows, I might get lucky on the lottery or something…
You have continental United States but nothing for those who live in Alaska or Hawaii. If we wanted to order what shipping should we choose?
I will be honest, I need this like I need another hole in my head. But I put in my pre order anyway. I am super excited to get it but I'm more excited to simply support y'all in this. I hope it's a massive success. Now to go reinforce my bookshel for it's arrival.
I JUST bought the entire series in six pocket books not too long ago, and now I hear the SiP omnibus is coming back? Talk about inconvenient timing and a meaningless huge hole in my wallet. If I could, I would love to pre-order this and support the artist, especially since this is a definitive package.
Well, I already have the hardcover, so I'm going to have to devise a plan to justify purchasing this. The postman tried hard to destroy the first one – it was left out in the pouring rain. I'm still a little mad about it 5 years later. No more holiday booze for you, Mr. Postman.
I would love to own one one. I seriously would. I just can't justify $60 shipping to Australia.
Question for you Terry: I've never seen a 1200 page softcover before, is it so thick that any particular page cannot lay flat(ish)? I'm going to buy either way; just want to know what I'm getting. Vive la SIP!
So… Semi dirty question: How "naughty" is this uncensored version? I have only seen the comic book in shops many years ago but the name and pictures stuck with me. Your art work is JAW DROPPING! Comics don't normally have such sex appeal. Pretty girls like them make me regret being an irritable loner. After seeing them I want to go out and make love to a pretty girl right now. Then again, if I was that kind of guy I probably would not be on the internet at 2:37am eastern standard time. Lol!


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Shumlin to face Cuomo in raft raceJuly 20,2014The Associated Press
ALBANY, N.Y. — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has invited Vermont Gov. Peter Shumlin to the Adirondacks to compete in a rafting race meant to highlight the area's recreational opportunities.
Sunday's event is Cuomo's second "Adirondack Challenge" near Indian Lake. Last year's competition saw Cuomo's team beat a raft captained by former New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg.
The competition may be tougher this year. Shumlin, a Democrat, enjoys running, hiking, skiing, fishing and hunting, according to his state website.
Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, Albany Mayor Kathy Sheehan and several other local and state officials are participating as well. The event will also feature opportunities for fishing, paddle boarding, canoeing and a motorcycle ride.MORE IN This Just InPUTNEY A local women told police someone stole $400 in cash from her car. Full StoryThe Raiders had two goals in a span of about five minutes on Tuesday in upending Middlebury 2-1... Full StoryNORTH CLARENDON Often when a No. 3 seed plays a No. Full Story
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Heading to the Florida Gulf Coast beaches for Labor Day? Be careful in the surf, authorities are saying.
Lifeguards on Pensacola Beach were busy on Saturday (Aug, 30) and moderately rough surf conditions and big crowds are again forecast for Sunday, according to a story on the Pensacola News Journal's website.
The story said lifeguards rescued or assisted 15 people. Large crowds are expected at the beach Sunday.


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A 25-foot high steel sculpture, titled "Wishing Tree, was dedicated Thursday. Tash Taskale, a Syracuse-based artist, created the sculpture from galvanized red powder-coated steel. It is installed between Coulter Library and Mawhinney Hall on campus.
This tree is the third in his series of "Wishing Trees." Taiwan and Hartford, Conn., also are home to the "Trees."
Taskale's sculpture joins sculptures by Roberley Bell, Rodger Mack, Mike Roig and OCC art professor Andrew Schuster, among others.
Visitors are invited to take a self-guided tour of the sculptures on the quad of the hilltop college. For more information on the sculptures or to take a virtual tour of the sculpture collection.


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Dugout rolls, 18-0
Andrew Sessa tossed two TD passes to Steve Marascia (11 and 29 yards) and a 5-yarder to Paul Sessa as Dugout Pub defeated the Armory Inn 18-0 in a Staten Island Touch Tackle League game last night.
Rich Raniero ran 15 yards for a TD as Infinity/Finish Line defeated the SI Warriors 6-0.
Lee's wins
Steve Rossiter and Chris Zinna combined for 34 points as Lee's Tavern edged the Cream Team 74-68 in CYO mens play.
Yesterday's scores
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Richmond County American Legion: Chris Consolmagno 257-735; Mike Consolmagno 255-713; Mike Ponsiglione 258; Bobby Rinaldi 259-699; Jim Episcopia 245; Jerry Loiacono 247; Joe Guth 268; Greg Gugliucci 254; John Flipowicz 259; Willy Maldonado 676; Joe Gonzalez 260-696; Bill Cloke 258; Kevin Dillon 242.


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Passwords are often sought after by hackers because they are the gateway to data, systems and networks. Security breaches by hacktivist groups LulzSec and Anonymous often resulted in the release of passwords, which then provides the opportunity to snag other sensitive data like credit card information.
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Town of Clay, NY -- The Humane Association of Central New York will waive adoption fees for the first time this weekend for cats 3 years old and older.
The two-day event will be held from 12 to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at the shelter, which is located on 4915 1/2 W. Taft Road in Liverpool.
The Humane Association of CNY is a no-kill, not-for-profit, animal shelter housing anywhere from 200 to 400 animals on a daily basis since 1966. The Humane Association is completely privately funded.
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The Humane Association is also seeking donations on its website or by check. Organizers said that summer is a very slow time for donations and the shelter is in great need at this time.
Cats under 3 years old, kittens, dogs and puppies are also available for adoption for a fee. The shelter is also selling animal carriers and several other pet related items.
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The Universal Declaration of Human Rights panel discussion series continues Sunday, Nov. 9, 5:30 to 7 p.m., in the San Juan Island Library. Topic: "Economic, Social and Cultural Rights."
The discussion is free and open to the public. It is sponsored by the Friday Harbor group of Amnesty International, in conjunction with the Friends of the San Juan Island Library.
This is the third in a series of panel discussions devoted to "Human Rights in the Twenty-First Century" and in preparation for the celebration on Dec. 10 of the 60th anniversary of the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights by the United Nations General Assembly.
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Just a little more than a year ago, Denice Hughes wrote a column in the Central Kitsap Reporter telling how very important it is for older people to stay active.
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Bus runs have been cut back, too, in the mid mornings and mid-afternoons and some people can't even get to their doctors and dentists during the week.
As Hughes pointed out, depression is not a fact of life as we age, not a personal weakness, a lack of faith or a sign of failure. The loss of routine functions, the ability to walk, read, bathe, the loss of relationships, death, divorce, or retirement also contribute to the symptoms of depression.
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Encouraging a climate of good science
1 August 2011
Professor Sir Brian Hoskins FRS CBE is recognised as one of the world's leading meteorologists and climatologists. As a Non-Executive Director of the Met Office he plays a crucial role — not only in raising awareness of the challenges the organisation faces — but also in promoting the strategic importance of academic collaboration.
Following a first degree in mathematics at the University of Cambridge, Sir Brian completed a PhD on the formation of warm and cold fronts - at which point his life-long interest in weather and climate processes began. He became a fellow of the Royal Society in 1988 and he was knighted in 2007 for his services to environmental science.
His involvement with the Met Office began over 30 years ago when he joined the Research Sub-Committee of the Met Committee. He later became chair of this but it ceased to exist when the Met Office became a Trading Fund. A year or so later the Chief Scientist at the time, Paul Mason, asked Sir Brian to set up the Met Office's Scientific Advisory Committee (MOSAC), which helps the Met Office determine which Research and Development programmes to invest in each year.
As well as acting as Chair of MOSAC, today Sir Brian combines his work for the Met Office with one day a week at the University of Reading (where he's been since 1973) and three days as Director of the Grantham Institute for Climate Change at Imperial College London. He is also one of five world-class experts appointed to the Government's new Climate Change Committee.
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With more than 40 years of experience to offer, Sir Brian makes a unique contribution to the Met Office board. He is deeply involved in the development of the organisation's long-term strategy and helps the executive team deliver effectively against Business Performance Measures. He is very careful to make sure these are set within the parameters of existing scientific knowledge, as he explains: "What's important to remember is that we don't set business targets that go beyond the science required to fulfil them. We should never promise to do something, in forecasting for instance, if there's no solid scientific basis to suggest we can deliver on that promise."
"The time gap between the advance of the science... and the help it offers is very short indeed."
While the Met Office is well known for its world-class expertise, Sir Brian is also keen to champion the many successful research collaborations it has created around the world. For example, in recent years, there have been several partnerships that draw on the Met Office Unified Model - a system that uses a single set of models to predict the weather across a range of timescales. "People are excited by the opportunities the model gives," Brian says.
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One recent example demonstrates how academics can use Met Office models to perform forecasting and climate experiments. The objective was to gain further understanding of some of the crucial 'ingredients' that make up the global climate system - and how sensitive the atmosphere is to particular changes.
Satellite image showing North Atlantic Ocean surface temperatures
To achieve this, they devised an aqua-planet version of the Met Office model - that involved stripping out all the continents of the world and putting in a very simple underlying distribution of sea surface temperatures. Then, by adding simple changes to these and also adding simple continents, the basic ingredients that affect the Atlantic storm track can be determined.
"We used the Met Office model like a laboratory experiment - simplifying the weather system then gradually building it back up to make it more like the real one."
While experiments like this are academic to begin with, the findings can suggest improvements in models and can also have a very real impact on businesses. They could help the shipping industry, for example, understand how much future investment in infrastructure is needed and help insurance companies quantify risk over the coming decades.
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Brian also encouraged the formation of the Met Office Academic Partnership in November 2010. This joining of forces between the University of Reading, University of Exeter and University of Leeds has helped create a stronger collaboration between research and development.
The MOSAC annual meetings present another opportunity for scientists from meteorological services around the world and UK academics, including Sir Brian, to get together and share knowledge. For example, MOSAC has recently been discussing the accuracy of modelling systems - including the very fine resolution, 1.5 km scale UK model for future rainfall measurements. They also examined the performance of the atmospheric composition prediction system for the 2009 Icelandic volcanic eruption - with a focus on how better observations might help in future.
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Ultimately, as far as Sir Brian is concerned, weather and climate will always be a fantastic subject to study - and one that deserves greater investment - because, unlike other areas of scientific advancement which can take decades in development, understanding or enhancing a basic theory in meteorology can have a real and important impact on the world in just a few years' time.
"The world is hungry for this information and the time gap between the advance of the science in our subject and the help it offers is very short indeed."
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Philippi City Council voted Tuesday to approve the Philippi Planning Commission's recommendation on the rezoning of an area of town along Walnut Street, Church Street and High Street from residential to commercial.
The rezoning follows a request made by Shawn McPherson, who owns property in the affected area, to rezone his lot so that he can build the Battlefield Inn and Suites, a 20-room motel, on the property.
His request to build the business on a location at the corner of Church Street and Walnut Street met with controversy among residents.
Gordon Church, owner of the Covered Bridge Bed and Breakfast, located on the opposite corner of Church and Walnut Street across from the proposed motel, frequently voiced his opposition. Church's home and business is currently listed for sale.
Before final approval can take place, an ordinance must be drafted by the city lawyer and read twice at Philippi City Council meetings. Mayor Jerry Mouser said that a public notice of the ordinance will be available for 30 days prior to proceeding with the required public hearing.
Also at Tuesday's meeting, City Council voted to give Philippi Public Library more than $2,000 to help the library match state funds it will receive for the coming fiscal year, city officials said.
Later in the meeting, an Alderson-Broaddus College student who is a New Visions intern requested approval for an art project in the city. The student proposed that murals be painted on the walls of some buildings along Railroad Street. City Council voted to approve the request, officials said.
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MONROE -- A recount requested by a Democratic candidate who lost a seat in Monroe Township Council did not change the outcome of the race last week, but did reveal a 71-vote discrepancy.
In November, Stephen M. Dalina lost in the Ward 3 election by 35 votes to Michael Leibowitz, a Republican who served one term on the township council in the past. Leibowitz received 2,075 votes compared to Dalina's 2,040.
According to Middlesex County Clerk, 35 votes were mistakenly counted for Dalina and 36 votes were mistakenly counted for Leibowitz, resulting in a 34 vote difference between the candidates.
According to Middlesex County Board of Elections administrator James Vokral, absentee paper ballots may have been accidently counted twice. He said ballots were placed on a table on the right, and after they were counted, were placed on a table to the left. Vokral said it was possible that the operator forgot to move a pile of the absentee ballots.
Vokral said this is the first time such a mistake had been made, and hoped to avoid such errors in the future.
"We want some type of operational process whereby we have tighter control of this in the future," Vokral said.
Dalina and Leibowitz did not return phone calls seeking comment.
Dan Zwillenberg, a lawyer representing Dalina, said both parties came to a voting machine warehouse in Edison last Wednesday for the recount. First, receipts from the voting machines, which were impounded and locked, were printed and confirmed.
Then, he said the paper ballots were compared to the amount reported, and the inconsistency was revealed.
"The discovery of this 35 and 36 vote discrepancy proves the recount was a necessary and worthwhile process," said Zwillenberg. "The purpose of the recount was to find errors, and that's exactly what happened."
Zwillenberg added that he was still going through registration records because there were suspicions that some voters in Ward 3 were accidently registered in Ward 2.
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An NOPD officer accused of sexually assaulting three girls pleaded guilty to reduced charges Friday (March 28), getting a three-year prison term.
Desmond Pratt, 43, pleaded guilty to two counts of sexually battery and one count of felony carnal knowledge of a juvenile inside Orleans Parish Criminal District Court Judge Franz Zibilich's courtroom.
Prosecutors agreed to amend one of Pratt's charges - a count of aggravated incest - to one count of sexual battery, for which the maximum penalty is 10 years. Had Pratt been convicted of the incest charge he could have faced up to twenty years in prison.
A state grand jury indicted Pratt in August 2013.
He is accused of abusing a 13-year-old girl sometime between August 1997 and August 1998, sexually battering a 15-year-old girl in the fall of 2001, and abusing a third underage girl in April 2013.
Problems with witnesses testimony surfaced at a past court hearing, and when prosecutors said they were going to take extra steps to try and secure the testimony of one witness, Pratt had an emotional outburst.
Pratt was a homicide detective before he was reassigned to patrol the Garden District. He was suspended without pay after his arrest.
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