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PITTSFIELD -- Downtown visitors will soon have another outdoor dining option as a popular Park Square eatery plans to offer a sidewalk cafe.
Patrick's Pub is prepared to serve up to 26 patrons food and alcoholic beverages in a cordoned off area fronting its 178-seat bar and restaurant. The outdoor service, consisting of a maximum seven tables, is pending state approval to allow the pub's liquor license to include the cafe, according to co-owner, David Powell.
"As soon as we get the OK, we have the tables, chairs and barriers ready to go," Powell said.
Powell's remarks on Monday followed a 4-0 vote by the Pittsfield Licensing Board to extend the license to the cafe. Board member Albert "Butch" Pisani was absent. The proposed license revision will be forwarded to the Massachusetts Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission for final approval.
During the Licensing Board meeting, Powell vowed to ensure the outdoor dining area will be clearly separated from pedestrians walking by when in use, weather permitting.
"We will have strap barriers with poles connected to the building." he said.
Powell added, the pub's staff will stop serving customers in the cafe at 10 p.m. and clear the sidewalk of the tables, chairs and barriers by 11 p.m.
Patrick's Pub is the third downtown eatery in two years to establish a city-sanctioned sidewalk cafe.
By right, according to city regulations, restaurants can have up to three outdoor tables provided no alcohol is served. However, four or more tables requires approval from the Community Development Board, an endorsement the pub received on April 3.
The other two board-approved sidewalk cafes are on North Street: Mission Bar and Tapas and Dotties Coffee Lounge, established in 2011 and 2010, respectively.
The Licensing Board on Monday also granted a downtown liquor license to Mad Jack's Barbecue for its new location. The Fenn Street eatery across from the Highland restaurant is relocating to 295 North St., formerly occupied by Shabu 297 and The Press Box.
Owner Jabari Powell, no relation to David Powell, plans to move into the larger space by May 17, the date of the city's first Third Thurs day celebration of 2012. Jabari Powell said opening date for his new location isn't contingent on state approval of his liquor license.
Mad Jack's is moving to a facility with a 50-seat dining area and 15-seat bar. Currently, Pittsfield's only barbecue restaurant accommodates 10 patrons, with the business primarily focused on take-out orders.
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Dombrowski: Tigers unlikely to bid on Reyes, Rolllins, Ramirez
Credit MLB Network Radio's Jim Bowden for his interview Friday afternoon with Dave Dombrowski, who reiterated his stance that aren't going to be getting into a bidding frenzy on Jose Reyes, or Jimmy Rollins, or Aramis Ramirez. The Ramirez remark was new compared to last week, since Ramirez is a third baseman rather than a shortstop.
Bowden asked Dombrowski if there's "any chance that you guys could play on a Reyes or Rollins … or any chance you would have interest in Aramis Ramirez, that kind of player?"
Dombrowski's answer:
"Well, I kind of doubt it, would be my answer to that. I wouldn't discount anything. I think our approach this wintertime is, we're going to look to get better probably in smaller increments, but you never can tell what takes place in the wintertime. If something falls in your lap, and if it's something — we have a tremendous owner in Mike Ilitch, he's very aggressive — and if something falls in your lap … but I can't see us being the leader in the front in those things. Because in our situation here, and we have a very hefty payroll, but we're in a spot where you're talking about having a Verlander and a Cabrera. You've got two $20 million guys, and in our market, you can only have so many of those type of guys. So I would doubt it, but again, you never know where dollars end up and what may fall through as the winter goes on."
Read into the remarks, and the scenario kind of sounds like if one of those guys ends up in a situation like Pudge Rodriguez or Magglio Ordonez faced when they signed with Detroit years ago, where the Tigers were the last players on the market and not in a bidding competition. Reyes already sounds like he's going to have no shortage of interest. Rollins has the option of going back to Philadelphia, where the Phillies don't have to sign somebody else to replace him. With more demand than supply at third base, it'll be interesting to see how the market develops on Ramirez at age 33.
Dombrowski also said emphatically that they'll offer Delmon Young a contract. he left a slight opening, but not nearly as big as it seemed a week ago.
"I mean, we're not going to non-tender Delmon Young. I mean, that's just not going to happen," he said. "But now, when I say that, you always put one-thousandth of a percent [open], if something falls on your lap, that you don't anticipate. But we like Delmon Young. Delmon Young did a fine job for us, and he's in a situation this year that he's going into the last year of his contract, as we're all aware, his free agency year.
"He did not play as well with Minnesota early. He had some injuries coming back from the offseason. He got a little bit bigger, and I think he got bigger from all conversations, in his own mind thinking he needed to add more power. Well, to me, Delmon doesn't need to add more power. This guy's got tremendous power all over the ballpark. He's a guy that's going to hit 20, 25, 30 home runs and knock in 100 for us. And so, we're not going to non-tender Delmon. It would just be a situation where something just completely out of the blue took place. He's our left fielder and look for his bat in the lineup on a daily basis."
For the audio on the Dombrowski interview, MLB Network Radio has the link on its Facebook page. You can also click to it here.
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Does this mean we should be expecting trades more than free agent signings? The pickings are slim but not none in the Tigers' need positions (e.g., #5 starter, 2nd basemen, middle reliever, etc.), but it sounds like they'll wait to see if a good trade possibility pops up after the first day or 2 of the winter meetings or if some free agent does truly fall into their lap. Then, they'll hopefully see the prices go down on free agents/trades (e.g., a third basemen?) as the musical chairs start getting filled/upper tier free agents start signing.
Might have to go after a pitcher or two, for sure. Maybe Mr Ilitch saw the video of Cepedas working out in the Dominican. The video was dramatic, to say the least, but that guy has a serious work ethic. Probably too expensive.
My goodness, did you see the contract Papelbon got with Boston. 50 million. Come on now, even I think it's getting a little ridiculous. Personal opinion, though.
El tiger, remember the discussion about Benjie Molina a few days ago. His name was brought up on MLB Network like in "the guys only been sitting out a year, he'd be a great pickup. Maybe he still wants too much money like someone referenced. I'd check into it though. He's still got some gas in the tank. And, you weren't kiding about the crime and safety issues over there, were you? Maybe MLB needs some accademies in the US and bring those guys over here.
Phillies for Pap, not Boston. Sorry about that.
Yesterday I posted a link to the blog of an american player. He is young and i guess have never been before out of the USA. He tells that he is fully protected all the time and he feels safe.But he is an outsider.
No , I was not joking. Of course, in the places where tha academies are located, ( the Tigers academy is in the same state where Ramos was kidnapped), are far safer than Caracas, the subsidiary of hell( it was known as the subsidiary of Paradise but they lost it). Supposedly, the kidanappers were columbian paramilitaries but they needed to travel a lot to get there with total impunity.
Caracas is like New York in the 70´s. It is like a big Fort Apache. The rest of the country is like Detroit or Baltimore.
Nice analogy; it helps us understand how it is there. Since so many Tigers have been from Venezuela, it's good to know these things about their background. When the Venezuela WBC team played in Lakeland two years ago, my wife and I got into a standing room area where the Venezuelan supporters were. Very lively and lots of fun. Then we traveled over to Disney World and rooted for Venezuela to beat the Braves.
Glad that at least one of this week's terrible sports stories came to a good end.
I mentioned Jose Molina. He is a backup with a good bat. His last salary was 1.8 millions.Of course, he will ask for more.
Wilson Ramos has just said that he would like to continue playing .But aparently , the team asked him to go back to the USA.
He was in a bed all the time while they told him the knew everything about him.
He was mentally mistreated but not phisically( At least he did not developed Stockholm syndrome).
Anibal Sanchez has announced that he wont come to Venezuela because he want to protect his new wife from the risk of a kidnapp
Are the Tigers looking into trading for Martin Prado? He would be a great for us, he could play secound and bat secound. The Braves are looking at trading him, so maybe we can work something out.
slow couple of days for tigers transactions, boi i'll tell ya
I knew that would spark something~ Tigers interested in M. Prado. I guess i'm down 0.987 fielding % and 4.95 range factor……with usually a .340 + OBP….. I just don't know how down i am to giving the braves anything except Delmon. And i'm sure they don't want inge or raburn lol.
They wanted a AAA CF to replace Bourn at the end of the season. The fit for them would be Dirks . I think they would ask for AJax . Dirks wont be enough . AJax, no way. It would be like open a big hole to fill a littler one
boesch is a lefty – i heard they want a righty, so that logic seems to compliment yours. Best option, upsell ryan raburn and use him to sweeten deal.
Don't be shocked if the Tigers go after Chone Figgins. Leyland likes him and they could probably get a good deal from the Mariners to offset the bad contract.
That's the type of deal they're liable to make, and there's a history with Seattle. Figgins will be 34 next season and I don't see Leyland turning him loose enough to get caught stealing 17 times to go with his 42 stolen. Not sure how much help he'd be on our ballclub. I sure would like to keep the number of errors at 2ndbase to a minimum. I see that as of vital importance.
oof he played SO BAD this past year
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What I would like to see is Santiago at 2nd base. We need a back up catcher, middle reliever, and a 5th starter. Things to change are the leadoff hitter,slim down Delmon Young and Miguel Cabrera, smarter decisions at coaching 3rd base, knowing when to bunt and when to pull the starter. Is that too much too ask? We have the players to win. Go Tigers!
ideas to change the leadoff hitter? exactly.
TUESDAY, 10:55am: "There is a trade brewing between the Braves and Tigers centering around Prado for Young," reports ESPN's Jim Bowden.
That's a pretty strong rumor. I'm wary of Prado's offensive ability in the AL but it appears he can field his position, and that's what I want. Also carries the flexibility that JL likes and has some of the pop that JL also likes. I'd accept this, depending on the details of any deal. Hate to see Santiago go, but you can't have everything. It would be nice to keep him since Prado also plays 3rdbase and OF.
now sources are saying the deal has gone cold. I don't think this would have worked out for us anyhow….they'd want more than young
Young for prado, good deal, then lets check out G.Sizemore or the cuban defecter.
still need a 5th starter , Maybe Jurgens .
Remember, it's all just rumors for the time being. Lots of things could happen and then maybe nothing will happen. Sure hope something good is happening for the Tigers!!!!!
Good point about slimming those guys down a tad. I think Miguel could be better than awesome if he were about 15 pounds lighter. Especially on foul pops and ground balls.
The power loss would be minimal. The doubles would increase and he would be able to take advantage of his base running instincts (which are quite good) with the added speed.
I like Doumit as a back-up and as a functional bench guy in other positions as well.
Prado would make the team better. Figgins is stop gap (with salary relief). But he gives us the added dimension of some base running threat and a leadoff guy to take the pressure off AJ. AJ will flounder until he finds his way elsewhere in the lineup first.
I will take all kinds of grief for this but if Raburn is not flogged off he should play 3rd. He can do it. Strong arm, good reflexes and there is not to much over-thinking involved at the hot corner.
As to Delmon, this guy is gonna hit a tonne some day. Slim him down and let him play left. Hopefully he figures out the strike zone a bit better but he showed signs of more patience in the playoffs. Ahhhhhh—-the playoffs! The fact we got there was sweet and not to be forgotten.
Of course the Braves would want more than Young. This is going to be the sticking point in any trade. Teams will want the guys we're not willing to give up.
Myself, I'd be happy with bringing back the club that played .756 ball over the final quarter of the season. Just get the catcher, a starter, and a reliever later in the offseason. And yes, that means bringing back both Santiago and Betemit. Forget the postseason, Texas only won because Washington overworked his pen and we missed some scoring opportunites with bad decision making. We've got the players.
how much you think the tigers should spend on that starter? we talking a 1M guy…or a 5M guy?
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It would be nice to agree with you Rich but I don't think we have the players quite yet.
We need 2 positional upgrades. They could happen at short, 3rd, 2nd or left.
We need added team speed.
We could use a solid reliever. Everyone knows RPs are a crapshoot from year to year in many cases. I'd love to see Nathan here BTW.
That 5th starter will haunt us all year. IMO, the idea is to find a solid middle of the rotation guy to absoluetly reinforce the whole rotation to the point the opposition never feels it is at the back of the rotation.
The backup catcher should be easy enough. The names I have seen bandied about (other than Doumit) don't excite me any more than what we already have in Santos. I do think some versatiltiy there would be very handy to have. That's why I like Doumit.
That's okay, Dan, I expect very few to agree with me on this. My biggest fear is that, in attempting to upgrade, we wreck what was a pretty good team. This happened to a degree after 2007. I don't know what the FA situation will be after the 2012 season, but it's possible that waiting a year to upgrade may be the way to go. And waiting a year is a big concession at my age. 😉
As it stands now, we could have enough to win the division again and after that, our rotation can carry us through the postseason, barring rainouts. I expect Porcello to improve, Fister to be nearly as good as he was for us, and Verlander to have a good year, even if not quite so dominant.
I also think having JL as manager limits the directions that we can go with personnel.
wait, how so on that later point about JL limiting the directions?
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Many people had suggested Roger Federer's 2nd round match vs Nikolay Davydenko as one of the toughest 2nd round matches that Federer has played in his illustrious Grand Slam career. As, I had stated in my detailed draw post, I expected a relatively easy win for Federer.
The first thing that garnered every one's attention was the specially designed Pink shoes of Roger Federer for evening matches by Nike Tennis
The first four games of the First set saw some great exchanges of shot. Davydenko was taking balls early and was some hitting some crisp backhands and forehands from baseline and it had all the ingredients of a good tough match. But, how ever, Federer broke Davydenko in the 6th game & after that, some how, it looked very comfortable for Federer.
Federer won the First set 6-3 in 42 minutes. As the First set stats show, thou, Federer had more unforced errors, but the difference clearly was his immaculate service and the winners and his net play.
Federer took advantage of the first set momentum and immediately broke Davydenko in the first game of the 2nd set. That break was sufficient as Federer cruised to win the 2nd set 6-4 again in 42 minutes.
As the 2nd set's stats will show, the clear difference was Federer's serve and his 84% 1st serves in was the difference between the two.
The 3rd set again began in similar fashion with Federer breaking Davydenko in the first game. That one break was sufficient as Federer held on to his serve comfortably to win the 3rd set 6-4 in 35 minutes.
Roger Federer won the match 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 in 117minutes to make his head to head record 18-2 vs the hard hitting Russian Nikolay Davydenko.
The overall match stats meant for some interesting viewing, clearly thou Federer had more unforced errors which he will like to minimize as we go further in the tournament, but Federer had double the number of winners as compared to Davydenko and Federer's service was immaculate as he didn't even face a single break-point against the hard hitting Russian Nikolay Davydenko.
Roger Federer will next play against the 20 year Australian Bernard Tomic in the 3rd round on Saturday. After Federer was asked about the match-up with Tomic as Tomic wasn't sure if Federer will reach the 3rd round, Federer answered it with maturity by stating,
"It's a similar situation to last year, it's just a round earlier, I guess," Federer said, referring to last year's straight-sets win over Tomic in the fourth round.
"It's nice to see Bernard playing better again, he had a rough end to the season last year, so he's had a wonderful start this year and I hope he can keep it and get back to a big ranking."
More to follow in the coming posts & in the mean time, just in case, if you are yet to see, catch few more pics of Roger Federer's outfit for Australian Open including his pink shoes for the night matches & the day matches right here.


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Passengers going through security checkpoints at the Gerald R. Ford International Airport will be subject to full body scans using low-level X-ray units used to detect items concealed under clothing without the need for physical contact, unless they opt out.
The high-tech machines are being rolled out in Grand Rapids and at airports across the country by the Transportation Security Administration. They are used to locate metallic and nonmetallic threats, including weapons, explosives, plastics and powders.
The type of unit being used in Grand Rapids displays a fuzzy, digitized chalk-like image, not a traditional back and white X-ray scan image like units used at other airports. To protect privacy, all images are then viewed in a remote location by a TSA officer and not saved or stored.
TSA officials say government and private studies show the machines are safe. But passengers with concerns can ask for a traditional metal detector scan and pat-down.
"If you opt out, you'll be wanded and hand-searched," said Airport Director James Koslosky. "We're in favor of anything that increase security."
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What does this technology do? It uses low level "backscatter" X-ray scans to detect items concealed under clothing without the need for physical contact. It detects metallic and nonmetallic threats, including weapons, explosives, plastics and powders.
How does the screening process work? Passengers take everything out of their pockets, walk into an imaging portal, stand with their hands over their head and remain still for a few seconds. It takes a matter of seconds, compared to a pat-down.
Who can see it? Images are viewed in a remote location and are not saved or stored for maximum privacy. See an image of what the remote officer sees.
Do I have to do it? Backscatter technology is voluntary for all passengers. Alternative pat-down screening is available.
Is it safe? Yes, according to government and private studies. The machine is safe with exposure to radiation levels equivalent to 2 minutes in an airplane.
Where are they being used? At all airport eventually. Currently, there are 174 units at 48 U.S. airports. So far, Detroit Metro Airport is the only other in the state to have the technology.
Source: Transportation Security Administration
Koslosky said one of the units already has been installed on Concourse A and a second unit will go in Monday on Concourse B.
TSA spokesman James Fotenos said the machines weigh 2,200 pounds each and cost $170,000.
Fotenos said the intent is to eventually bring the technology to all airports.
Koslosky said additional TSA security staff is suppose to be hired when the units are installed, but the airport has been told money will not be available for that until Oct. 1.
Which is a concern, he said, because the recent merger of Delta Airlines and Northwest Airlines has increased passenger traffic through the security checkpoint at Concourse A and earlier this year it created longer lines and delays.
"We're going to have to monitor to see if it has an impact on customers," he said.
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I'd say more than three out of every four regional wineries produce a monthly newsletter that they e-mail out to customers and fans. For some, it's an opportunity to talk about upcoming events, especially if they're pressed for time, depending on their situtation. Others devote much of the e-letter to the wines and vineyard, and that's always educational.
One popped into my mailbox the last couple of days from Bordeleau Vineyard and Winery, located in the extreme southeastern part of Maryland, in Allen. That's south of Salisbury, and situated along the headwater of the Passerdyke Pond. It's on a plot first purchased in the late 1990s by Tom Shelton, who told the Maryland Wine Association in an interview a couple of years ago that he had grown up on a tobacco farm and wanted to "get back to life on the farm." Shelton's career might have steered toward the boardroom, where he became chairman and CEO of Case Foods in Salisbury, Md., and also served as chairman of the National Chicken Council in Washington D.C.
Shelton found that what grew well on his last were grapes. He planted his first vines in 1999, and his interest increased proportionally to the growing size of his vineyard. By 2008, when he opened the winery, he had planted vines on 10.5 acres.
His business produces about a dozen wines, primarily dry reds and whites. Almost all were recognized with at least one award last year, led by the multi-decorated 2006 Chardonnay, 2006 Merlot and 2006 Cabernet Sauvignon.
That little bit of bio leads up to the update he sent along in his e-letter, which I'll copy and paste below.
The New Year always is a good time to reflect on the past year's milestones. At Bordeleau Winery, 2009 marked our fourth vintage since we began commercial production. Each vintage has eclipsed the previous one, helping us to achieve our goal of constantly improving our estate-grown-and-bottled wines for our customers.
We are now beginning to bottle our '07 reds, which will be released from April to June. These exquisite reds, which have been aging for the past 24 months, may be from the best vintage of this decade as a result of little rainfall that season.
The '09 whites will be bottled over the next four months and will be released in April at the earliest. We are especially looking forward to the release of our first bottling of Viognier and to the release of the '09 Pinot Grigio. We think this Pinot Grigio will be equal to or better than the '08, which was our most decorated and in-demand wine to date. The '08 is completely sold out, so wine lovers are eagerly awaiting the '09.
We marked many new accomplishments in 2009. This was the first year that our white varieties were pressed as whole clusters – a technique to improve the quality of juice. New equipment in the receiving area allowed us to grade every box of fruit that we harvested – both red and white grapes. We also continued our aggressive policy of barrel replacement with French, East European or hybrid barrels, which are 25 percent French oak, to insure that our wines reach their full potential.
Starting in 2007 and continuing in 2008, Bordeleau added eight acres of new vineyards. With these additions, several things were accomplished. Four new varieties of grapes were added. Two white varieties: Pinot Grigio and Viognier and two red varieties: Malbec and Petit Verdot. Also, Bordeleau increased the acreage of varieties which have performed well in our terroir. Those plantings included Vidal Blanc, Sauvignon Blanc and Chambourcin. The addition of Malbec and Petit Verdot now provides Bordeleau with two varieties that will provide wines with more color and body when blended with out other wines, such as Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc; an important tool for winemaking in years with excessive rainfall such as in 2009.
Our objective as a winery is to provide world class wines at a good value, and service beyond our customers' expectations. We can take pride in the fact that Bordeleau wines are all top quality, and that they are all medal winners at various competitions. We intend to continue our emphasis on quality and service throughout 2010.


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It is the function of civic monuments to become part of the landscape, to blend into the urban fabric like stone cliffs do into the natural world. In fact, that actually is their purpose — to become interesting outcroppings of forgotten history that send future generations into the archives to learn what they were meant to say, weaving our past into the very bones of the place we live.
So being forgotten is part of their charm. Newark and its suburbs, for example, swarm with statues of Abraham Lincoln, such as the particularly fine one by Frank Edwin Elwell in front of East Orange City Hall, a useful contrast with the railsplitter's image in such contemporary products as the soon-to-be-released movie "Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Killer." Kids have been photographed sitting next to Lincoln on his bench in front of the Essex County Courthouse in downtown Newark for generations, but how many know that statue was cast by Gutzon Borglum, the same man who carved Mount Rushmore?
New Jersey is one of the wealthiest of the original 13 Colonies, and as you might expect, it's filled with monuments to forgotten history. Some of them are actually quite beautiful — and given the nature of our state, oddly more beautiful for being utterly mysterious.
Take, for example, the figure of a mounted, armored knight with an angry stare atop a 27-foot-tall pedestal in Newark's Lincoln Park. Art historians would recognize it immediately: It is a replica of the Bartolomeo Colleoni monument in Venice, Italy, dedicated to a Renaissance condotierre (mercenary) who left 260,000 gold ducats to the republic if its leaders would erect an equestrian statue in his honor. Since equestrian statues, even in bronze, cost much, much less than that, the Venetians, predictably, agreed. It was sculpted by Andrea del Verrochio, Leonardo da Vinci's teacher, and cast by Alessandro Leopoldi in 1490.
But why is a version of this 15th century Italian Blackwater operative in Newark today? Because Newark brewer Christian Feigenspan, inspired by an earlier gift of three public sculptures to the city from another tycoon, asked John Cotton Dana, founder of the Newark Museum, and sculptor John Massey Rhind (1860-1936) to suggest a work from history for him to endow. Rhind had just measured the original, so the Colleoni was chosen.
Rhind managed to get the Chicago Art Institute to lend its plaster cast to the effort, and he made a mold using the lost-wax method (this gave him a chance to improve on Leopoldi, who had cast the original from a plaster left by del Verocchio after his death in 1488). The finished statue was erected in 1916.
Mystery solved, or anyway, dispelled. There are no descendants of the Colleoni family in Newark, nor was there a large colony of Venetian immigrants in Newark at any time — it's just a work of art admired by this city's premiere promoter of the visual arts at the beginning of the 20th century.
Another common reason for mystery to surround a monument is that people simply forget the folks to whom they're dedicated. That's the case with the Lord Memorial Fountain in front of the Somerset County Courthouse in Somerville. The marble fountain, which consists of a shallow semicircular basin before a marble plinth, with a stream of water emerging from a lion's mouth above a garlanded niche, was designed by the young John Russell Pope (1874-1937), who went on to plan the National Archives, the Jefferson Memorial and the National Gallery, not to mention major additions to the Frick Collection in New York City.
The lord of the title isn't a heavenly figure, but a local resident, John Haynes Lord, a founder of the Second National Bank (long merged out of existence). It was commissioned by his sister, Aliene Lord, for $16,000 in 1910. It was intended to be a horse trough, and although horses soon went out of style on Somerville streets, the fountain is still surrounded by iron rings for tying up a horse to drink.
A particularly Jersey-style conundrum is why so many try to reproduce images familiar from film and television in metal or stone. This is the state in which the motion picture was invented, after all, and perhaps we should expect works such as the 3-foot-by- 6-foot bronze relief in Grovers Mill Park in West Windsor Township. It depicts what looks like a flying saucer hovering above a man in front of a microphone and an alarmed family sitting on living room sofas. This monument, dedicated in 1988, commemorates the 50th anniversary of Orson Welles' "War of the Worlds" broadcast, which caused mass panic over Martians who had supposedly touched down in Grovers Mill.
Or take the thoroughly local — as in locally commissioned and locally executed — monument to Lou Costello in Paterson. Dedicated in 1992, its full title is "Lou's On First," a reference to the classic Abbott and Costello routine, and it shows the comedian holding a comically small baseball bat. The face is a good likeness, but the figure is squat and toylike. Located in Federici Park in Paterson, it commemorates the city's favorite son, who attended Eastside High School and never failed to sign off his radio programs with "Good night to everyone in Paterson, N.J."
Costello was modeled by Deirdre Zahajkewycz, who lived in Cranford. Her Atelier Z modeled ceramic figurines for Lenox and plastic superhero action figures for Marvel.
Gift to the city
We've already mentioned Gutzon Borglum's commitment to Newark, through his seated Lincoln, but he also made the gigantic bronze artillery crew called "The Wars of America" in Military Park. Those two bronzes were, in fact, two of the three sculptures commissioned by furniture maker Amos Van Horn as a gift to the city (the third was the statue of George Washington done by Rhind in Washington Park; the Van Horn gift inspired the Colleoni bequest).
But few realize that the Bison and Bear guarding the entrance to Leonard Gordon Park, on the corner of Kennedy Boulevard at Manhattan Avenue in Jersey City, were done by Borglum's younger brother Solon.
The two beasts, which were unveiled in 1907, have been whitewashed many times because of graffiti, but they actually say more about the origin of the Borglum style than the better-known works by Gutzon Borglum. They have no pedestals, sit on the grass like a contemporary installation and aren't the product of measurements and anatomy studies, but of Solon Borglum's eye for the animals and a sense of movement.
We could go on and on with these nearly forgotten tributes, but here are a few others to explore:
Gen. Philip Kearny Henry Kirke Brown Military Park, Newark
It's the first public sculpture placed in Newark and one of the best. It depicts a Civil War hero that the town of Kearny, originally a part of Harrison that became a separate municipality and took Kearny as its name in his honor, has long wanted in its community. When the statue was re-sited after the New Jersey Performing Art Center's construction, Brown's sculpture was situated facing west, literally showing his back to Kearny. But Kearny obtained a copy in 1994, for just $25,000, which was set up in front of the post office on Midland Avenue.
Millicent Fenwick Dana Toomey Bernardsville Train Station
A statue of the congresswoman and Reagan representative to the U.N. Food and Agriculture Committee was the model for Lacey Davenport in the comic strip "Doonesbury," a fact more familiar than the life-size sculpture in her hometown.
Celebrating Orange Grace Graupe-Pillard at the corner of Main Street and South Essex Avenue, Orange
Done in 1994 by one of Jersey's leading contemporary artists, the truncated pyramid shape is made of a peach-colored stucco that is a pun on the city's name. The circular hole running through the middle is supposed to make you think of the fruit.
Katyn Memorial Andrzej Pitynski Exchange Place, Jersey City
The 34-foot-tall bronze of a soldier with a bayoneted rifle in his back, a relief with the word "Siberia" on the plinth, was dedicated in 1991 to the murder of thousands of Polish officers in the Katyn Forest during World War II, one year after it was revealed that the Nazis had not committed the atrocity (Stalin did it). Polish immigrants have long clustered in Hudson County.
Volunteer Firemen Memorial Sculptor unknown Easton Avenue and Wyckoff Street, New Brunswick
Memorials to firemen and policemen are usually well-maintained and Jersey has several, but this one is the most elaborate and was first erected in 1931 and moved to its current location in 1960. The artist, who shows a toylike gift not unlike the sculptor of Lou Costello's monument in Paterson, has faded from the records, and anyone who finds the identity deserves a monument all his own.


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Leopold Ross, brother of Sanders' wife Liberty Ross, said their relationship spanned "from the last half of filming and all through post-production, clear into last week." (People UK)
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Amid family drama, Michael Jackson's mother and children attend Jackson Brothers' 'Unity' tour concert (ABC News)
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Charlie Sheen show 'Anger Management' gears up for 90-show renewal from FX (Wall Street Journal)
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Written by Susan on April 30th, 2009
You know already that it's probably a good idea to cloak your affiliate links. The more savvy surfers become about affiliate marketing and the links that represent your "paycheck", the greater the likelihood that someone unsavory is going to hijack your affiliate ID and substitute it for their own. If they're truly bloodyminded, they could choose to bypass it altogether and simply cut you out of your hard earned commission.
So a variety of solutions have appeared over the years to make it harder for the bad guys to win. There are a number of free services that will cloak your link for you, like TinyURL, KlasLink, and others, which serve the dual purpose of hiding your ID and shortening a very long link into a tidy bit of more manageable code. While handy, surfers are becoming more familiar with them, and jump to the instant (and understandable) conclusion that clicking on one of these links is going to take them directly to a sales page. Unless their credit cards are already out of their wallets and poised for service, most people are going to choose to forego the sales pitch, and your persuasive copy will never have a chance to work its magic.
There are also several small software programs that will cloak your link – of variable usefulness and stability. Although you can download them for free, you're left with the same problem of not being able to customize the code to de-emphasize the fact that the link is a sales tool.
The best solution I've found is a bit of php code that will give you everything you want, with a single initial setup and no cost involved. You don't even have to know anything about php coding. As long as you know how to upload a file, you're gold. Here's how to do it:
Begin by logging in to your host account. Create a directory/folder under your main domain name and call it "recommends" (or any variation you prefer: "likes," "suggests," etc.). Whatever you call this directory will be viewable by your visitors, so pick something pithy and upbeat.
Let's say your domain name is http://marketersdream.com. In your FTP program or on your cpanel, whichever you're using to access your site files, right click on marketersdream and select 'create folder', then give it the name you've decided on. Let's say you name it "recommends."
Now you have a path that looks like this: http://marketersdream.com/recommends.
Let's say you now want to promote a product called "winzip." You create a directory under the recommends directory and call it 'winzip.' Now you have a path like this: http://marketersdream.com/recommends/winzip.
Nearly done! Now all you need is an index.php file that redirects the user to your affiliate link. Here's how you do that:
In Notepad, make a file and name it index.php. Here is all that should be in that file:
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Whatever the affiliate program you joined gave you as your unique affiliate link, just paste it over the capital letters above, making sure it includes the http:// part. If you wish to take the cloaking one step further, you can cloak your affiliate link with something like TinyURL, then paste THAT code over the capital letters. That way you ensure that your affiliate ID can't be seen at any step during the redirection process.
So, in our example, you would paste your complete affiliate link for the "winzip" product over the capital letters in the code, save the file as index.php, then upload it into the http://marketersdream.com/recommends/winzip directory that you just created.
You're finished. Now, whenever anyone clicks on the link http://marketersdream.com/recommends/winzip, they will be redirected to your affiliate page at Winzip. In future, with each new product you're promoting, simply create a new folder under "recommends", name it after the affiliate product, and upload the index.php file with the new affiliate link. Quick setup, easy solution, no cost. Just like it says on the box!


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STELLARTON – The Pictou County Chamber of Commerce will be hosting an all-candidates business breakfast covering three local ridings during the current provincial election campaign this coming week.
The event will take place at the Holiday Inn Express in Stellarton from 7:30 to 9:30 a.m. on Sept. 27.
The breakfast will feature a 15-minute party platform synopsis by a designated candidate from each provincial party from 8:15 to 9 a.m. This will be followed by a 30-minute questipn and answer session from the business audience, with all candidates present being given the opportunity to answer audience questions.
This breakfast is a chance for the business community to know where the local candidates, and their parties, stand on the issues that affect Pictou County and the province as a whole.
The chamber is soliciting questions from chamber businesses as well as the general public by email until noon on Sept. 26. Questions can be sent to email@example.com
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The rich 127-year history of Truro's Victoria Park will be explored this summer during free, guided walks held every Tuesday and Thursday.
Elizabeth MacArthur and Jessie Campbell, summer events assistants for Truro Parks, Recreation and Culture, have researched and created a general interest tour that highlights key locations in the park, as well as some almost forgotten stories and sites.
"Whether it's your first time in Victoria Park or you're a regular visitor, this tour is an opportunity to experience the rich history and charming sites in a completely new way," MacArthur says.
Whimsical and interesting names have been given to much-loved areas of the park over the generations, such as the Fairy Dell, Irresistible Engagement Seat, Cathedral Dell, Holy Well, the Devil's Pulpit, the Witch's Cauldron and Nymph's Grotto. Some of the names, the locations and their stories reflect the interest Truro area residents in the Victorian Era had in the notion of fairies and fairy lore.
MacArthur says researching the history of the park opened her eyes to the thoughts and efforts that went into every aspect of its creation.
"I now have an appreciation for those who helped make Victoria Park what it is today," she says.
Campbell agrees.
"The whimsical ideas and cultural influences really drew us in, making the history enjoyable to learn about and into something we're excited to share with others.
"The tour reveals some of the forgotten history of well-known attractions and will open visitors' eyes to a number of obscure sites that many people don't know exist."
The free tours will be held on Tuesdays and Thursday, starting July 8 and continuing until Aug. 19 inclusive. Participants are asked to meet at the community policing station near the main entrance to the park at 1 p.m. Pre-registration isn't required.
The tour from the main entrance of the park to Joe Howe Falls will take a maximum of one hour. The terrain is relatively flat and follows well-established paths in the lower and gorge areas of the park.
Some of the historical information for the tour was found in a study recently conducted by Vineberg and Fulton Ltd., a heritage conservation consulting group. A full copy of the report is available to read on the Town of Truro website at www.truro.ca.


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Power Yoga for Flexibility
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Regain and extend the easy sense of fluid motion that keeps you doing the things you love to do. In Power Yoga for Flexibility, acclaimed instructor Rodney Yee shows you how to use his distinctive style of Power Yoga to restore and make the most of your body's fullest range of motion. Follow Rodney through a quick, deep-stretching yoga workout you can do in less than half an hour; a remarkable antidote anytime you feel stiff, tight or limited in your agility. Practice regularly and you'll extend your flexibility and possibilities.
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, posted on September 28, 2016
This video was amazing and did everything i hoped. After having some stiffness in the body and being too ashamed to go to a studio, this came just in time. Amazing Rodney! I am a new fan.
, posted on April 10, 2016
Bought a Gaiam DVD 4 years ago with this routine on it, and it is still my favourite routine. I'm glad it's on the website.
, posted on July 4, 2015
I really appreciate the steady pace, simple instructions, and relaxing music and tone while still getting some strengthening in this concise workout! Love Rodney! <3
, posted on June 22, 2015
I am very tired waiting the videos to go on.....this destroy all practise,,,,.,not only here,,but many videos,,,will this Gaiam tv do something about this???? I cant make practise in peace and relax,,,very often, videos are disturbed and they stop. I am really wondering why MYO changed????:(
, posted on January 24, 2015
I just love the way he teaches. he is so well structured and even though it is only a video you can feel his commitment and severity. Thank you Rodney!
, posted on December 28, 2014
Doing this was great! cantwait till I learn it! :)
, posted on August 27, 2014
what a great practice! thank you...
, posted on July 5, 2014
My husband and I always feel so grounded and focused and get to work out tensions with your guidance! Thank you and we feel exhilarated and excited to be in our bodies so intentionally. You have a gift and thanks for sharing!
, posted on June 4, 2014
Love his flow, his aura....learn so much from him! I enjoy bringing his sequencing into my classes.
, posted on May 31, 2014
I love the way Rodney Yee talks to the body while guiding through the different poses and I love the way the body follows with such an easiness. I first started doing Yoga with the Yoga for Beginers and AM PM approximately on 2002 and now I have the opportunity to thank you Rodney Yee and Patricia Walden for making me get rid of 20 years of Vertigo diagnosed as "something you will have to learn to live with all of your life". Thank God you popped into my life I will always be great full to you and Yoga for that!!! receive my humble and eternal GRATITUDE!
, posted on April 26, 2014
This is a great video, doing flexibility yoga has rid me of backpain. I will continue with yoga practice.
, posted on April 16, 2014
I struggle with flexibility, I am in pretty good shape but I get stiff easily and have trouble finding a good flow of stretches. This video has helped me so much, everyday I get more and more flexible and the stiffness that I lived with has receded greatly. A great video for beginners or advanced.
, posted on March 18, 2014
This is the video that got me started years ago in a regular practice. I was someone who couldn't even touch my toes and had very limited flexibility even as a young person. Within a couple of weeks I had a huge improvement in my flexibility and for the first time could touch my toes! Love this video, still use it when I need that stretch in my back.
, posted on March 6, 2014
I was looking for a relaxing yoga workout that would stretch my tight hamstrings and was on the shorter side. This fit the bill perfectly. As others have mentioned, Rodney Yee's soothing instruction is the perfect way to move through this rejuvinating workout.
, posted on March 1, 2014
Loved it and am going to do this everyday ;-)
, posted on February 25, 2014
I really enjoyed this. Definitely fast paced...took me a couple of sequences of poses to get in the flow but I feel fantastic. I agree with the other reviewers that you should warm up/stretch before to get the most of this.
, posted on February 18, 2014
I've always loved how Rodney talks you through the final relaxation, makes me feel like I'm afloat on the water!
, posted on January 3, 2014
I love the practice but the video quality seems like I'm playing an old vas tape. Thankfully the audio is fine which is more important while following the program.
, posted on November 30, 2013
I use this practice every morning after meditation. It's easy flowing pace sets the tone for the day, moving with grace and ease from movement to movement. Growing deeper over time with practice.. I feel great!
, posted on March 23, 2013
I feel so refreshed and ready to tackle the new day after this easy flowing yoga practice. I feel great!
, posted on March 23, 2013
I feel so refreshed and ready to tackle the new day after this easy flowing yoga practice. I feel great!
, posted on February 25, 2013
I find true beginner programs to be so slow in instruction sometimes bordering on boring. Yee's description of each move is simple to understand. Since this is only about 25 minutes of actual exercise, I think he makes the most of the time. He does spend a little extra time in the first down dog which I felt loosened things up. Others may choose to warm up before starting the program (or use the beginning couple of minutes before he actually starts the practice to warm up on your own). I like a longer practice, but he fit in a nice power flow and then flexed it out and even a little time left over for relax.
, posted on December 19, 2012
For beginners, this flow will challenge you when he sequences mixing a lot of planks into upward facing dog back into downward facing dog (similar to Suzanne Deason's Lower Body Yoga)....but it's juuuust enough to get your body moving and warm for the wonderful stretches. Not too fast not too slow. Rodney and Suzanne are the master's at the verbal cue. I like to do this workout AFTER my morning power walk or jog. It stretches my body out nicely.
, posted on October 9, 2012
Not sure if I would rate this as a beginner workout, as it requires both strength and agility to follow along with the program. I have been doing yoga for several years, and found it difficult to do without any sort of warm up or stretching before diving right into the sun salutations.
, posted on June 26, 2012
this is a great workout to stretch after a long day at work. Now im ready to get back to what I want to do in life not just what I have to do..
, posted on December 24, 2011
This was a great flow of stretches. Requires some extra arm strength as a lot of time is in push-up position, downward facing dog, etc. It was a great mid-day workout to help relieve tension and stretch the body fully. It worked several muscle groups, and the workout closed with a great relaxation time.


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Donna Ditota's story on Wednesday's game between Syracuse and St. John's at Madison Square Garden talked about the battle for the hearts of New York City basketball fans.
What team will own the Garden?
Here's a comment from floridasteve:
We will always field an inspired crowd of Cuse fans in that Garden. ... We have alum all over the place that have experienced amazing things by the Cuse there in the last decade. St. John's is no laugher anymore, and if any of you watch recruiting closely, St. John's has 2 top-10 classes coming in. There will be wars in the Garden between the Cuse and St. John's for years to come, again, FINALLY!!!!!!! GO CUSE!
Read the full story and add your comments: Will the Garden be tinted Orange or Red for tonight's Big East game?
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Heat, drought made news in 2012
WEATHERPast year is expected to be the warmest on record, experts say
A look back at Oklahoma's weather in 2012 requires more than a glance.
Rick Smith, the warning coordination meteorologist at the National Weather Service in Norman, said that as a meteorologist and scientist, "it's easy to look at the numbers and stats and say that 2012 was relatively quiet compared to the previous two years."
"But for the people impacted by that weather, this will be the worst year ever," Smith said. "Of the tornadoes we had this year, we only had one EF3 tornado in the state, but that one tornado hit a populated area when most people in Woodward were sleeping, and six people died.
"And of course, the drought continued to be a big story again in 2012."
The close look at Oklahoma's weather in 2012 shows that a lot happened or will have occurred by month's end.
This will likely be the Oklahoma's warmest year on record in terms of statewide average temperature. The January through November statewide average temperature was 64.9 degrees, 0.2 degrees ahead of 1954, the current record-holder, said Gary McManus, of the Oklahoma Climatological Survey.
McManus expects this year will maintain enough of a lead to finish ahead of 1954's annual average of 62.8 degrees.
There was also extreme heat at times. On Aug. 1, the Oklahoma Mesonet station at Kingfisher recorded a high temperature of 115. That was not a state record for maximum temperature, which is 120 recorded on several days.
However, on Aug. 4, one temperature record was set and another tied for Oklahoma City. On the morning of Aug. 4, the temperature never dipped below 84, establishing the warmest low since record keeping began in 1891.
That afternoon, a reading of 113 at Will Rogers World Airport matched Aug. 11, 1936, for the hottest official temperature ever recorded in Oklahoma City.
In 2011 there was a balance between really hot and really dry. This year, while the extreme heat was off and on, the drought remained a constant.
The drought
"The biggest story in my eyes was the re-emergence and re-intensification of drought conditions in late spring and then through the rest of the year," McManus said.
"We had seen such great relief for much of the state through the winter and early spring that I thought we were on our way back from the horrible impacts of 2011."
The statewide average rainfall total from January through April was the 16th-wettest such period on record since 1895. However, the statewide average rainfall since May 1 is 12.9 inches, the driest such period on record.
Some portion of Oklahoma has been under at least moderate drought since Oct. 26, 2010, according to U.S. Drought Monitor reports.
"The drought in 2012 added another estimated $400 million in agricultural damages to the $1.6 billion in 2011," McManus said. "That's a $2 billion-plus disaster, and still growing. It's also extremely important to remember that while we talk of the drought intensifying once again in late spring, for parts of far western Oklahoma, it never really went away. For those folks, they've basically spent 26 straight months dealing with drought and its impacts."
And more
Some might not link weather to the wildfires. McManus does. He believes the widespread wildfires in August were a result of the relief-versus-drought cycle the state experienced during 2012.
"The unusually warm winter and early spring combined with the abundant rainfall at the time to produce explosive vegetation growth," he said. "Few can remember the state being so green during March.
"When the rains went away and the drought returned in late spring, however, all that vegetation went dormant or died, becoming fuel for those wildfires."
Wildfires were numerous, and occurred in dozens of counties, many with multiple fires.
The Oklahoma Medical Examiner's office reported one fatality related to the wildfires, occurring in Cleveland County.
From July 28 through Aug. 29, the Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management counted 678 homes damaged in wildfires in Creek, Cleveland, Oklahoma and Payne counties alone. Of those, 603 were destroyed.
Of the 62 tornadoes so far this year, 52 were recorded in April, with the majority of those occurring from April 9 to April 15, according to the National Weather Service. The Oklahoma State Department of Health reports that 86 storm-related injuries occurred from April 13 to April 15. That included Woodward where six people died during the April 15 EF3 tornado, and another 36 were injured, according to Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management.
Fortunately, the activity slowed in the summer.
Since June, the only confirmed tornado was in Carter County on Oct. 13 near Healdton, according to the National Weather Service.
About 20 people suffered minor injuries during the April 13 Norman tornado. That Norman twister, an EF1, is one Smith said he likely will remember for a long time.
"Having a tornado take what many consider to be the worst-case scenario track through the city at 4 p.m. on a Friday afternoon was a big deal, for sure," he said. "But being in the office, seeing the live video of the tornado moving into Norman, and not being able to reach family members who are scattered all over town gave me a whole new perspective on what it feels like to be on the other side of the radar screen. I'm thankful the tornado was not more intense.
"I wouldn't say the challenges in 2012 were very different from other years, just variations on and different combinations of, ones we see each year."


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Julianne Hough might have just worked out at her Studio City gym, but the actress still looks as beautiful as ever! The 'Safe Haven' star was spotted heading to her car after a work out today wearing a super cute white sweatshirt with a pink heart on the front and workout pants. The actress was making sure to re-hydrate too with a bottle of water. Looks like it was a tough workout!
Looks like things have quieted down for Julianne on the acting front lately. She does have a new movie, Paradise, due out soon that was written and directed by Diablo Cody, but that's it for now. I wonder if she'll return to her singing or dancing roots? I bet DWTS would love to have her back!
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DETROIT -- Detroit Tigers All-Star center fielder Curtis Granderson won't start Friday against Cleveland Indians left-hander Cliff Lee.
Tigers manager Jim Leyland said the left-handed hitting Granderson occasionally needs a break against southpaws and faced three in one series last week at Oakland.
Edwin Jackson will start for the Tigers in the 7:05 p.m. game (FSD).
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Tigers radio play-by-play announcer Dan Dickerson said he will resume calling road games after the All-Star break when Detroit begins play July 17 in New York against the Yankees.
He needs to use a cane but has recovered adequately from the leg surgery that kept him from road trips since late May.
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Muskrat Falls will not, in fact, pay a $3-billion dividend in 2040, Premier Tom Marshall told the House of Assembly Tuesday.
It was only one day earlier when Marshall raised eyebrows by claiming in the legislature that Muskrat Falls would mean massive annual — and steadily growing — dividends to the province.
"In 2019, I expect the dividends that will come to the province from Muskrat Falls will be about half a billion dollars a year," he said Monday.
"I expect that before the Upper Churchill comes back, I think those dividends are going to amount to $3 billion a year, each and every year."
It turns out that wasn't quite true, and at the start of question period Tuesday, Liberal Leader Dwight Ball called him on it.
"Yesterday the premier said that the Muskrat Falls project will pay $3 billion in dividends to the province in the year 2040 — that's one year — but Nalcor's own documents to the PUB show a profit of $517 million in the year 2040, so I ask the premier, will you please clarify the difference of the $2.5 billion you presented yesterday?" Ball asked.
Marshall said that the numbers were right, but the part where he said "Muskrat Falls" was a little less than accurate.
"The figures that I was referring to were for all of Nalcor. I inadvertently used the word Muskrat Falls, but it is all of Nalcor," Marshall said.
"I talked about how the investment that is being made in a company that is owned by the people of Newfoundland will pay dividends and create wealth for the people in the future."
That means the dividend payments will include oil and gas money and the Muskrat Falls portion would just be a fraction of it.
Ball said he accepted Marshall's explanation, but he then pressed the matter. For weeks, the Liberals have been demanding that the auditor general (AG) be ordered to go in and scrutinize Nalcor's books — the Muskrat Falls project in particular.
"Accurate information from any government is important," Ball said. "This is one of the reasons why we have asked for the oversight committee on the Muskrat Falls project to include the AG."
But Marshall repeated the same thing he's been saying to Ball for weeks — the government lets the auditor general look at anything he wants, but as an independent officer of the legislature, they won't order him to look at anything in particular.
And he pointed out to Ball that last week on the evening news, Ball inadvertently referred to Marshall as "finance minister" instead of "premier" — getting Marshall mixed up with Finance Minister Charlene Johnson.
"We all make mistakes," Marshall said with a wry look across the legislature.
"I do not know how you could have mixed the two of us up."
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A Marrero toddler drowned in a family swimming pool Saturday. The 2-year-old girl's lifeless body was pulled from the bottom of an above-ground pool around 6 p.m., Jefferson Parish Sheriff's deputies said.
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When officers arrived at the Randolph Street home, they learned a large family gathering was underway. Officers helped the girl's relatives try resuscitate her until an ambulance arrived and took her to an area hospital. She was pronounced dead within an hour of the 911 call.
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Welcome to Maws Fine FoodsEstablished in the '80s, Maws Fine Foods is a family run business supplying hotels, restaurants, caterers and patisseries throughout the South East and servicing businesses in Kent, Sussex, Surrey, Hampshire, London and the home counties. We supply everything from butter and sugar through to fresh market produce and specialist patisserie ingredients.
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HACKETTSTOWN — On July 19 shortly after 2 a.m., the Hackettstown Police responded to the 100 block of Franklin Street for a noise complaint.
When officers arrived they reportedly found three females and two males sitting next to a speaker listening to music.
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The following people were charged with possession of under 50 grams of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia: two 17-year-old girls from Independence Township, a 16-year-old girl from Independence Township, 18-year-old Martin Rivera-Ramirez of Hackettstown and 20-year-old Carlos Bonilla Jr. of Hackettstown.
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Run your own shopping centre with the Smoby Supermarket playset.
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Get an overview of this hotelCondo in Little River with restaurant and outdoor pool
Located in the heart of Little River, this condo is within 3 mi (5 km) of SunCruz Casino, Big M Casino Gaming Yacht, and Harbour View Golf Complex. Carolina Shores Golf and Country Club and Valley at Eastport Golf Club are also within 3 mi (5 km).
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Middleware (middleware) is the basis for a large class of software, are the areas of software réutilisables.Comme its name indicates, is the software operating system, middleware, applications and users communities. Middleware in the operating system, network and database on top of the bottom of application software, the overall effect is at the top of the application in its own software to work with the development environment to help users flexible and efficient development and integration of complex applications.
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Tiger Bill's Speed Lesson: Shooting for Buddy's Speed - Part 3
Welcome to the third segment of our series designed to develop both the speed and endurance.
Groove Analysis: Jen LedgerJen Ledger continues to produce simple, creative, and powerful beats.
Groove Analysis: Ray LuzierLuzier conjures up the drummers of James Brown.
Getting Creative Outside Your Comfort ZoneOur muscle memory will always deliver similar if not the same results and that's why we need to jump ahead of it by actually calling the changes, twists and ideas ahead of us playing them.
Groove Analysis: Chad SmithSmith's patterns are more repetitive and less spontaneous, and sampling is used as much as acoustic sounds.
Tiger Bill's Speed Lesson: Shooting for Buddy's Speed - Part 1Drummers always have fun comparing their chops to that of the legendary Buddy Rich. These exercises are based on a lesson that I originally developed for a drum clinic that has become one of my most popular clinics.
Tiger Bill Speed Lesson: Increase Your Speed Around The Drums - Part 3Welcome to part three in this 3-part series designed to increase your speed and ease of movement around the drumset.
Tiger Bill Speed Lesson: Increase Your Speed Around The Drums - Part 2Unless you plan only to play on one drum all your life, you'll need to develop what I refer to as "mobile" speed.
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The Birmingham-based bank was among the companies required to post guidelines on "luxurious and excessive" spending for air travel, corporate sponsorships and other perks. Regions posted the guidelines on its corporate Web site.
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Other companies which took bailout cash from the U.S. Treasury Department's Troubled Assets Relief Program were insurer American International Group Inc., Citigroup Inc., Bank of America Corp., General Motors Co. and Chrysler LLC.
"Regions is committed to meeting the highest standards of corporate governance and our policy is corporate funds must be spent in a prudent manner," company spokesman Tim Deighton said. "As have other financial services companies, we have adopted this new policy to fully comply with federal laws regarding TARP."
Regions, which accepted $3.5 billion last year to bolster capital after bad loans rose, said in its guidelines that executive use of the corporate jet is prohibited, unless there is a written time-share agreement and reimbursement for the flight time.
This year, media reports focused on Regions Chief Executive Dowd Ritter's use of company aircraft after the bank had seized the government life preserver. Trips included using the plane to ferry his family to the $4,500-per-night Greenbrier Resort in West Virginia for last year's Thanksgiving celebration.
The Regions jet also was spotted last year in the United Kingdom, a jaunt which included a stop in Prestwick, Scotland, home to many famed golf courses. Regions has no operations in the area. The company has never explained the trip.
The bank's sponsorship of the Regions Charity Classic golf tournament in Birmingham appears safe. The guidelines stipulate no prior management approval is needed for sponsorships that were agreed to before Tuesday, and which are legal commitments. Any new event sponsorships costing more than $10,000 require a review by the corporate marketing department.
Office renovations, the guidelines said, are limited to what is customarily found in Class A office buildings, the policies state. First-class and business-class air travel is prohibited other than for flights over seven hours long, and even those require approval.
The guidelines apply to all employees of Regions, which operates 2,000 branches in 16 states and is the metro area's largest private employer at 6,000 workers. Those employees saw contributions to their retirement plans cut this year in a bid to save money, a bid that also cut the shareholder dividend to one cent a share.
Shares of Regions have fallen 43 percent in the past year. Loans not being paid as agreed have risen from 2.4 percent of total loans in March to 3.55 percent in July. The company has said it will consider restoring retirement contribution and the dividend when its financial condition improves.
Among other TARP recipients, the following policies were adopted, according to the Associated Press:
>> Chrysler Financial Services said employees can't expense country club fees, massages and spa services, hotel frequent-guest programs and tuxedos or evening gowns. Tips are limited to 20 percent, and employees must choose mid-sized rental cars.
>> Bank of America wrote that senior management would have to approve office renovations that call for antiques and customized finishes.
>> Citigroup said approval by a member of the executive committee and aviation director must be secured before the company's corporate jet can be used. Only the CEO can use the plane for personal travel and must submit a written agreement on reimbursement.
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NEW YORK — Oil prices fell below $77 a barrel on today on a stronger dollar and amid concern about the strength of the global economic recovery.
By late morning, benchmark crude gave up 74 cents to $76.72 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange on the last trading day for the December contract. Crude prices for January delivery lost 99 cents to $77.06.
Crude prices were dragged down by uncertainty about the economic outlook, including concerns about deflation and a possible double-dip recession.
Oil has seesawed between $76 a barrel and $82 for about a month as the dollar — whose fall this year has help boost crude prices from $32 in December — stabilized somewhat during the last few weeks. Investors often buy commodities such as oil as a hedge against a weaker dollar and inflation.
Wall Street stocks dropped for a third straight day Friday as investors grew increasingly uneasy about a rising dollar and spiking demand for the safest government debt.
A strengthening dollar curtails foreign demand for commodities, which are often traded in dollars. It also can depress U.S. exports, which become more expensive as the dollar rises.
On Thursday, the Labor Department said employers are still shedding jobs, and the Mortgage Bankers Association reported a surge in foreclosures. However, some analysts expect Asian economic growth, led by China, to help offset a sluggish recovery in developed countries.
In other Nymex trading, heating oil fell 3.29 cents to $1.9635 a gallon. Gasoline for December delivery dropped 1.19 cents to $1.9576 a gallon.
In London, Brent crude for December delivery fell 84 cents to $76.80 on the ICE Futures exchange.--The Associated Press


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A 39-year-old Jersey City woman was robbed of $200 at knifepoint outside her Vroom Street residence early yesterday morning, police said.
At around 2:45 a.m., a man sneaked up on the victim from behind and attempted to snatch her purse. When she refused to let go, the man produced a knife, at which point she relented and gave up the bag, reports said.
The mugger fled east on Vroom Street with the bag, as well as $200 cash, some clothing, medication, the woman's cell phone and her credit cards, police said.
The woman said the robber appeared to be 21 years old and was wearing a dark-colored sweatshirt and a New York Yankees hat, reports said.


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On Sunday, former Jacksonville State wide receiver James Shaw caught three passes for 42 yards and a touchdown in the Pittsburgh Power's 56-48 loss to the Orlando Predators in the Arena Football League playoffs. But that didn't end his football season. On Wednesday, Shaw signed with the Pittsburgh Steelers.
A prep standout at St. Clair County who spent his freshman season at JSU as a defensive back, Shaw was on the Carolina Panthers practice squad during the 2013 season before hooking up with the Power. He caught 21 passes for 192 yards and three touchdowns and averaged 19.7 yards per kickoff return in eight AFL games this season.
"I am very excited for James to get the opportunity to be added to an NFL roster," Power coach Ron James said. "It is a testament to his athletic skill and hard work that he was signed by the Pittsburgh Steelers."
Shaw filled the roster spot that opened when the Steelers waived wide receiver Danny Coale, who had broken his finger.
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SquareTrade Puts The iPhone 5 Against The Galaxy S III In A "Household Trauma" Test, Who Will Win?
Setting aside our smartphone OS allegiances for the moment, durability tests are an inevitable part of high-profile launches these days and our friends at SquareTrade pitted the Galaxy S III against the iPhone 5. Who will win?
Of course, we should say that this test isn't exactly scientific and if it were performed again, the odds might be against the iPhone as the Galaxy S III manages to fall or get hit in the worst possible spots each time. Is this a matter of chance, or a look at which company has the better manufacturing process? It could be both, it could be neither, but it's still fun.
The latest SquareTrade face-off video is here, and we pitted the Samsung Galaxy S3 vs. the iPhone 5. The theme was Household Trauma. We tested the phones when they were dropped in the driveway, went for a swim in the pool and when various household items were dropped on them. The result? Well, see for yourself!
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Hillsboro kindergartners could correctly identify only 17 percent of capital and lower-case letters and five percent of letter sounds when they entered school last fall.
That's according to state data released Friday morning, which reached more than 95 percent of Oregon's entering kindergartners in 2013. The assessment, given to 5-year-olds during the first days of school, focused on early literacy and math, self-regulation and interpersonal skills.
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Students were shown a chart with 100 capital and lower-case letters and asked to name as many as they could in one minute. On average, Hillsboro students identified 16.7 letters. The statewide average was 18.5.
They were also shown a chart with 110 letters and combinations and asked to produce as many sounds as they could in one minute. Hillsboro students identified 6.1 of those, compared to the state average of 6.7.
Hillsboro's 87 assessed Asian students got the highest average scores, naming 28.4 letters and 11.1 sounds. The 630 Latino students got the lowest average scores, naming 7.7 letters and 2.5 sounds. Almost 1,600 students were tested overall.
Assistant Superintendent Steve Larson said it will be a few years before any real conclusions can be drawn from the assessment. But overall, he said, the results reinforce what the district already knows -- that students in poverty are more likely to have further to go when they enter kindergarten.
"I don't know if we should be proud of the scores we have given the fact that I'm not sure what we're shooting for," he said.
Larson said the district, like many others, has conducted its own evaluations of kindergartners for years.
On average, Hillsboro students fared better in math, correctly answering about half of the 16 problems. The result is on par with the state average.As for their approaches to learning, Hillsboro's children scored slightly higher than the statewide average, achieving 3.6 in self regulation and 4 in interpersonal skills out of 5 points.
Governor Kitzhaber's office called the assessment unprecedented and a sobering look at how well prepared the state's youngest students are. The state, however, didn't offer analysis of the numbers.
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AT&T is giving away $50 in Google Play credit with the online purchase of an Android phone or tablet
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Now through July 17th, purchase a new Android phone or tablet online from AT&T, and the carrier will reward you. How? The nation's second largest carrier will hand you a $50 Google Play credit. Want a Samsung Galaxy S5? $50 credit. Fancy the HTC One (M8)? $50 credit. Want an Apple iPhone 5s? No $50 credit. The credit cannot be used toward the purchase of equipment or a subscription...
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1. nctx77 (Posts: 2063; Member since: 03 Sep 2013)
You just had to put the 5s in this. You should be fired you Android (s)heep!
3. StraightEdgeNexus (Posts: 3689; Member since: 14 Feb 2014)
Says the i(S)heep
2. 0xFFFF (Posts: 3806; Member since: 16 Apr 2014)
A real discount would be $50 off the price, not $50 worth of Google identity tracking.
4. StraightEdgeNexus (Posts: 3689; Member since: 14 Feb 2014)
You dont know when to stop! Do you?
5. sgodsell (Posts: 3758; Member since: 16 Mar 2013)
That's like all the free music you could want for the next 6 months (Google Play All Access).
6. AfterShock (Posts: 3698; Member since: 02 Nov 2012)
Could purchase 3 or 4 complete albums or a couple HD movies instead.
Nice little bonus.
Hard to stay mad at freebies.
7. AfterShock (Posts: 3698; Member since: 02 Nov 2012)
Which system does not track you?
11. billgates (banned) (Posts: 555; Member since: 29 May 2014)
Ha! I agree sir. Anyone that says different is being incredibly narrow minded.
8. joe1blue (Posts: 169; Member since: 25 Jul 2013)
Cheese on the mouse trap.
9. billgates (banned) (Posts: 555; Member since: 29 May 2014)
AT&T is offering some great offers lately!
10. mrblah (Posts: 576; Member since: 22 Jan 2013)
They do that so you have to pay an extra $50 on top of your restocking fee when you return to exchange it for an iPhone.


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GRAND HAVEN, MI – Power to the people, they say in Grand Haven.
The Grand Haven Board of Light and Power is celebrating Public Power Week with an open house from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at its diesel plant, 518 Harbor Road.
The BLP supplies electricity to about 13,500 customers in Grand Haven and parts of Robinson Township, Grand Haven Township, Spring Lake Township and Ferrysburg. Its directors are elected.
Renee Molyneaux, who is an administrative assistant at the BLP, said most public power agencies serve cities of fewer than 10,000 people, though the largest one, in Los Angeles, has 1.4 million customers.
The advantage of locally owned utilities is that they invest in the community, by sponsoring events and holding fundraisers for people who can't pay their energy bills, Molyneaux said.
"One thing I know our customers like is fast response times to their service issues because we don't have such a large footprint," she said.
Jim Weeks, who is executive director of the Michigan Municipal Electric Association, called Grand Haven a "model utility" for working with community agencies and preparing to meet standards requiring 10 percent of energy in Michigan to be renewable by 2015.
Weeks said 41 Michigan cities have publicly owned power systems, including Hart, South Haven and Zeeland.
Public power plants sprang up in the late 1800s, at about the same time as privately owned ones, Weeks said. In the first half of the 1900s, many of them were bought by private power companies. About 2,000 public power systems are still in operation in the United States.
Weeks said he thinks the ability to elect directors locally is the biggest advantage of public power.
"You can have real input," he said.
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