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CHARLESTON, S.C. - Senior south paw Joe Rodriguez led the Indiana State University baseball team to an 11-7 win over the host Citadel Bulldogs, knotting the non-conference series at one game apiece, at Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park in Charleston, S.C. in front of 456 fans.
Rodriguez (3-1) nearly tossed a complete game on Saturday, going 8.2 innings in the center of diamond. The senior left-handed pitcher scattered nine hits during his time on the mound, allowing seven runs (five earned), while striking out a season-best nine batters and throwing a total of 144 pitches during the game.
"I'm a little sore," said Rodriguez, when asked how his arm was feeling after the game. "Lots of guys are stepping up with the bats and the defense made some really good plays behind me. As long as we keep doing what we can, we're going to give our opponents a hard time."
"This was a really good win for us," said head coach Rick Heller. "We beat a good team and a good pitcher. The offense stepped up after Joe [Rodriguez] struggled early so that he could fight though it."
The Bulldogs (23-10) took the early lead on Saturday, plating a single run in the bottom of the first inning on a single by shortstop Kyle Jordan.
Indiana State (19-9) would tie the game in the top of the third inning, taking advantage of an error by the Bulldog outfield. With one out, senior Ben Ferrell hit a fly ball to center field that glanced off the fielder's glove, allowing Ferrell to finish the play at third base. Senior Ryan Strausborger picked up the RBI as the next batter to plate, grounding out to the shortstop to tie the game at 1-1. The Citadel would retake the lead in the bottom of the inning, scoring a pair of unearned runs.
Rodriguez settled in after the third and the Sycamores' offense got it rolling too, with ISU taking the lead again in the fourth by placing four runs on the board. Freshman Robby Ort and junior Phil Liniger both reached base with one out, Ort drawing a walk and Liniger being hit by a pitch. Freshman Jeremy Lucas drove in the first run of the inning with a double to right field. After freshman Jake Hartley drew a walk to load the bases, senior Grant Grgurich tallied two RBIs with a double into the right-center field gap with Ferrell knocking in the final run of the inning on a sacrifice fly to right field to plate Hartley, giving ISU a 5-3 lead.
The Sycamores would add to their lead in the sixth inning again, scoring three runs on RBIs from Strausborger, senior Luke Fieser and Ort for an 8-3 Sycamore lead.
As the Sycamores continued to score at the plate, Rodriguez continued to set them down when he was on the mound. After allowing the two unearned runs in the third inning, Rodriguez allowed just two hits and two walks from the fourth inning through the eighth. The Sycamores would plate two more runs on RBIs from Fieser and Liniger in the eighth inning with the final ISU run of the day being scored on an RBI ground out by Ferrell in the ninth.
Rodriguez almost executed the first Sycamore complete game of the season, but ran into trouble in the ninth. Junior JT Stenftenagel came in out of the pen to record in the final out of the game to secure the Indiana State win.
The Sycamores and Bulldogs will play the rubber match of their three-game series on Sunday, with first pitch set for noon at Riley Park. ISU will send junior Jason Van Skike (3-0, 4.42 ERA) to the mound against The Citadel's Michael Clevinger (2-2, 7.51 ERA). The game can be heard live online at http://www.indstate.edu/wisu.


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Staten Island Railway's ridership gains make it country's fastest growing rail line of its kind
The Staten Island Railway tops the list of highest ridership increases for the first quarter of 2008, the American Public Transportation Association announced today.
Heavy rail, which includes trains like the Railway, subways and elevated trains that are powered by a third rail, grew 4.4 percent overall, nationwide. But Staten Island's 22-stop, 14-mile Railway line made the biggest gains, with a whopping 12.3% growth, or 120,110 more trips.
Ridership on the Railway was 977,030 for the first quarter of 2007, but rose to 1,097,140 for the same period this year.
Railway Chief Officer John Gaul has attributed the consistent gains to improvements to the schedule, which now offers more express trains, as well as more access to park and rides, among other factors including security enhancements.
"We're extremely proud to see that the investments we have made in SIR have paid off by helping to attract new ridership to our services," Gaul said. "These service improvements, along with ongoing capital investments such as the planned new station and Park-and-Ride facility at Arthur Kill Road, will set the stage for additional ridership growth in 2008 and beyond. When you look at that and the fact that we have also seen impressive gains on the New York City subway system as a whole, we are witnessing a fresh appreciation of mass transit."
Next up was Boston, with an 8.8% jump, and Jersey City, N.J., with 6.5% more riders. After that, L.A. saw 5.4% more rail riders, and New York City's subway system grew by 5%.
APTA found that Americans took 2.6 billion trips on public transportation in the first three months of this year -- 85 million more trips than were taken over the same period last year.
The Federal Highway Administration reports vehicle miles traveled on the country's roads is down by 2.3% so far this year.
"There's no doubt that the high gas prices are motivating people to change their travel behavior," said APTA president William W. Millar. "More and more people have decided that taking public transportation is the quickest way to beat the high gas prices."
Bus ridership is also growing, but at a slower clip, with a 2% increase nationwide. Rail service is likely growing faster, as more commuters turn to trains as an option to bypass congested roads entirely.
Light rail, which is powered by overhead wires and includes New Jersey's Hudson-Bergen system, as well as trolley cars in other cities, had the highest percentage increase among all modes of public transportation, with a 10.3% overall increase so far this year. Places like Baltimore, Minneapolis, St. Louis and San Francisco enjoyed double-digit increases, which points to the popularity of such service, currently envisioned for the North and West shores of Staten Island.
And in a sign of improvement in the Big Easy, New Orleans' light rail system has blossomed again, wtih a 476% increase in ridership after Hurricane Katrina.
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The three-member commission met for a budget workshop in Mobile Government Plaza's Multipurpose Room.
Across the atrium, the Mobile City Council discussed the city's financial woes, including the possibility of pay cuts.
Commissioners did not discuss pay cuts, layoffs or cuts to public safety at their meeting.
"We have been operating under the assumption that layoffs would be our very last option, and we aren't there yet," County Commission President Merceria Ludgood said afterward. "We have some other things that we can try, short of that going forward. We are looking at revenues still not being where we need them to be."
The 2009-10 fiscal year ends Sept. 30. Coupled with an already approved hiring freeze and moratorium on advertisements, the cuts agreed to on Tuesday should cover the anticipated revenue shortfall of about $5 million, according to county officials. Commissioners are expected to vote on the cuts April 27.
Tuesday's meeting was the culmination of two previous meetings that Ludgood held with the county's other elected officials -- Revenue Commission Marilyn Wood, License Commission Kim Hastie, Sheriff Sam Cochran and Probate Judge Don Davis. All four attended Tuesday's meeting.
The 3 percent reduction in administrative costs cover items such as supplies, employee attrition and some purchases. Other cuts agreed to on Tuesday include a 10 percent reduction in legal fees and one-time-only transfers from other funds to the county's general fund.
County employees will have to work June 7 -- Jefferson Davis' birthday -- and will lose the July Fourth holiday because it falls on a Sunday this year. Employees will still be off for Memorial Day and Labor Day, the other holidays remaining this fiscal year.
County officials also agreed to make 15 percent cuts to groups that receive funding from the county, for example, the Mobile Symphony and The Salvation Army. The cuts will be applied to money budgeted for the groups that has not yet been spent.
"We had very few places to go to try to recapture some of the money," Ludgood said. "We do a little better than $5 million in appropriations to these various organizations. So when we started cutting, we wanted to spread around the grief, so to speak, and that's where we had to go."
The Salvation Army was budgeted $20,000 this fiscal year, with $10,000 remaining unspent. The agency will see a $1,500 cut.
The funds were to be used to purchase bedding for use at the homeless shelter on Dauphin Street, according to Capt. Ted Morris III, area commander.
"We know that none of our funding sources are guaranteed," Morris said. "We understand that everyone has to make difficult decisions."


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The Western Massachusetts swimming and diving championships are never decided by whichever team comes out ahead following the diving competition.
However, in a race as potentially close as this year's girls meet, Thursday's diving results could eventually help determine who raises the championship trophy come Saturday.
The diving meet begins at 6 p.m. Thursday at Springfield College's Art Linkletter Natatorium.
Minnechaug Regional High School seniors Emily Murphy and Bridget Wheble and sophomore Jordan Setian are seeded Nos. 1, 5 and 6, respectively, in the 16-diver girls field.
If Murphy wins, and if Wheble and Setian leapfrog a few positions, the Falcons will head into Saturday with a leg up on pre-meet favorite Westfield – which only has one diver competing – and top challenger Northampton.
"Minnechaug should be in front, and then we should be second," said Northampton coach Jim Hirtle, who also has three divers in the meet. "Westfield should have some very good points out of diving themselves."
Westfield's Kelsey Veillette is the No. 2 seed, followed by Northampton's Abbie Crescitelli and Katie Helly.
The top seeds in the 13-diver boys field all come from teams that won't be in the hunt for the championship come Saturday. Chicopee seniors Brandon Archambault and Dallas Peery are Nos. 1 and 2, followed by Monson eighth-grader Connor Pennington, Longmeadow senior Austin Rowe and Northampton senior Elias Miller.
Of the top two team contenders, Minnechaug's Nick Duchesne and Jeff House are Nos. 7 and 15, respectively, while Westfield's lone competitor is James Wagner (No. 13).


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Warm Hands E.P.
- Artists Leix, Hitch, Nuria Ghia
- Release Date 2012-12-18
- Labels Novo Music
- Catalog NOVOTEK008
Supported and played by Karotte, Gel Abril, Butch, Lauhaus, M.A.N.D.Y, Channel X, Audiofly, Yaya, Luna City Express, Steve Lawler, NTFO, Dosem, Daniel Sanchez, DJ W!ld, Mendo, Richie Hawtin, Someone Else, Julien Chaptal, Hector Couto, Brothers' Vibe, Roger Sanchez, Julien Sandre, Randall M, Jonathan Tena, Sasch BBC, Danny Serrano, Mihai Popoviciu, Ramiro Lopez and many more.
The eighth installment of Novotek is headed by the last and most recent addition to Novo s family. Nuria Ghia debuts in Novotek with "Warm Hands EP"; an effective work which shows the musical aesthetic offered by the Catalan artist in her usual sets.
A solid and effective style that Nuria Ghia wears successfully in each and every one of her performances, being completely alien to any passing trend."Say Yeah" opens the release. A percussive exercise marked by a few deep beats guided by a constant groove and powerful rhythms. The remixes are headed by LEIX HITCH, both artists return to join forces again after to bring out their usual groovy sound.
The first remix, "LEIX & HITCH Raw Remix", has a powerful and direct groove that kicks on the stomach leaving you breathless. The second remix keeps the same aesthetic than the first one, but taking a more luminous flashes thanks to a sexy and jackin bassline. The powerful bass supports the entire weight of the mixture and brings the apex of freshness necessary to move any type of dance floor. Finally, "Warm Hands" culminates the EP with a piece guided by a cyclical and techie groove builded with some percussive elements.
Excellent release smeared by multiple layers of analog varnish applied with much dedication and extreme caution by Wim Bult, one of the masters of the art of mastering from Netherlands. Without a doubt, one of the most prominent releases for this winter.


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By Randall Pozdena
The Oct. 1 Oregonian editorial urging Oregon to have a friendlier tax policy did not specifically discuss the impact of Measure 84, which would phase out Oregon's estate and gift taxes ("death taxes"). Recently, however, Measure 84 has been subject to a media blitz that paints the estate tax as just an issue that affects "2 out of every 100 Oregonians" and "only millionaires."
The class-warfare mantra is getting old and, in this case, downright silly.
First, most Oregonians die at advanced age, and the aged are more likely to have accumulated a taxable estate by that time. Thus, death taxation is less a tax on awful millionaires as such than it is a selective tax on the aged and their wisdom to save and invest for their descendants' futures -- and very likely ours as well. Since only a small percentage of the population dies each year, by definition the estate tax affects only a small proportion of Oregonians.
Second, estates are what is left after a lifetime of already paying income, capital gains and property taxes at rates that are currently the highest in the nation. The estate tax is thus is a duplicative tax.
Finally and most important, it is in all Oregonians' interest to abolish the estate tax. The reason is that Oregon's persistence in levying estate taxes -- while other states are lowering or abandoning them -- affects the rate of net in-migration of taxpayers. In turn, anything that reduces net in-migration of households with income and taxpaying ability affects the entire economy of the state.
Using the IRS Statistics of Income reports, one can track migration patterns of taxpayers between every pair of the 50 states, for 20 years -- a total of 25,000 unique pieces of migration information. Using this data, one can isolate the effect of estate-tax differences between states on migration and taxpaying, as well as control for persistent influences on migration unique to certain state pairs -- such as movements to sunny states from cold states.
In my own 2012 study of the IRS migration statistics, I find that eliminating Oregon's death tax would increase the net number of in-migrating taxpayers each year by 3.6 to 4.1 percent. I find that just five years after eliminating Oregon's death taxation, the state would have almost 4,000 more taxpayers and more than $120 million in adjusted gross income added to the tax base. Like all migration effects, these would continue to accumulate over time.
I am not alone in finding the importance of estate taxes on migration. In September 2007, the state of Connecticut surveyed tax and estate planning professionals to assess the importance of its estate tax in explaining that state's taxpayer migration. The survey revealed that 52.6 percent of out-migrants did so primarily because of the Connecticut estate tax, and fully 76.9 percent changed their Connecticut domicile partially because of the Connecticut estate tax.
Certainly "family and sunshine" matter in migration decisions -- a position asserted by Reed College economics professor Jon Rork in an Oct. 2 commentary, "The myth of Measure 84: Searching for sunshine by eliminating the estate tax." Unfortunately, Oregon cannot control sunshine or family cohesion. We can eliminate death taxes that repel taxpaying households. We can stop the discriminatory re-taxation of individuals whose lifetime of work, savings and investment likely gave other Oregonians jobs, and paid taxes along the way.
Randall Pozdena is a former professor and Federal Reserve research vice president who is now is a consulting economist in Portland. His views are his own.


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By Dan King - Newcastle United Club Reporter
Long-serving goalkeeper Steve Harper is back with Newcastle United following his one-month loan spell with Brighton and Hove Albion.
The 36-year-old played five games for the Seagulls, keeping two clean sheets for Gus Poyet's side.
He played his final game on Saturday when Albion lost 3-0 to Championship leaders Southampton - with two of the goals he conceded coming from the penalty spot.
Since joining the Magpies from Seaham Red Star in 1993, Harper has spent time on loan with Bradford, Gateshead, Stockport, Hartlepool and Huddersfield.
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Already winning fans over with her soaring rendition of 'Beautiful' on tonight's Hurricane Sandy telethon, Christina Aguilera lends another long sought live performance – of new single 'Your Body'.
The first lifted from her November 13th due album 'Lotus' , Aguilera unveiled the song's first live performance with a twist, joining Jimmy Fallon on his hit late nite show with resident band The Roots.
Using office equipment as instruments, see Xtina use her instrument and take center stage in this interesting vocal display…
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Fun passes are included in the total cost of your holiday when booked directly on our website or through a travel agent. You will be given a pass for each guest listed on your booking. If you have booked your holiday privately with an owner, you will need to purchase our Fun passes to access all the facilities. You can do this by calling the park direct 01736 752132.
When you buy an Activity Bundle, you get a bundle of either 12 or 24 passes that you can redeem online before you get here against a whole range of activities - which not only means that you get here first to secure your place on the activity, but you also get to do the activities you want to do at a discounted price. You can book a maximum of 48 passes prior to arrival and subject to availability. Remember, should you need them; you can always purchase more Activity Bundles once you arrive on park, or just book and pay for any extra activities as you go.
If you have already booked a holiday and wish to take advantage of this great offer please click My Account. Once you have logged into your account click on "view current holiday bookings", select your booking and click on "add optional extras". If we still have Activity Bundles available, you can select either a 12 or 24 bundle depending on your preference. And with our online booking system open up until midnight the day before you arrive, even if you book at the very last minute, you can still make the most of these great savings.
After you have made your booking and purchased your Activity Bundle, simply visit www.myhavenholiday.com where you can see all of the activities and times available to book. Some activities may require more than one pass; you can see a full list here. Activities do vary by park.
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Take the A30 towards Redruth and then Hayle. Follow signs into Hayle and cross the double mini roundabout. Turn right opposite the Petrol Station towards Towans and beaches. Riviere Sands holiday park is one mile up the road on the right.
If programming your SAT NAV device, please use Postcode: TR27 5AX. This will guide you directly to Riviere Sands where you will be able to follow the signs to the Park. You can also use Google maps for a door to door route planner.
The nearest train station is located in Hayle, which is about 1.5 miles away. Some trains stop at St Erth, which is 3 miles from the park. To plan your train journey to and from Riviere Sands, please search using the official National Rail Enquiries online planner and timetable. Alternatively, call National Rail Enquiries helpline on 0845 748 4950.
Haven has negotiated a 10% discount with National Express, Please call 0871 781 8181 for details to plan your journey by coach. Open 7 days a week 8am - 8pm. Payment can be made by credit or debit card - please allow 4 working days for tickets to arrive. Drop off points must be checked with National Express.
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FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP (Somerset) -- Franklin High School's homecoming dance was winding down on Oct. 23, a rainy Friday night. Some students started leaving and when one tried to re-enter, a township police officer told him he could not, which is school policy.
The student responded, police said, by trying to force his way inside. The officer blocked him and the student and his friends began attacking the officer, police said.
Police called for backup. Then, witnesses said, officers held students to the ground at gunpoint and filled the air with pepper spray. Parents said they arrived to pick up their children only to find cops beating students and teenagers running around with both tears and Mace in their eyes.
"We left our kids at a party, and we came back to a riot," parent Michele Treadwell said.
By the time it was over, four police officers were injured and one student was taken to the emergency room. Seven juveniles and five adults--three of them parents--were arrested.
It also left a community in turmoil, the police chief "heartbroken," the Somerset County prosecutor investigating and a well-known minister asking for federal help.
Authorities originally released reports on the incident, but now town, police and county officials won't comment, saying only that Somerset County Prosecutor Wayne Forrest is investigating the Oct. 23 melee.
"We're still trying to determine what the facts are," Forrest said.
Rev. Buster Soaries, a Franklin minister and former state official, has asked for federal intervention.
"The racial makeup of the police and those apprehended has made this incident much more than a simple law enforcement matter," Soaries, a former New Jersey Secretary of State, said in a letter to the U.S. Justice Department's Community Relations Service.
The CRS does not investigate incidents, but rather helps towns resolve racial or ethnic conflicts by using mediators.
Two hundred people crowded a recent town council meeting, charging that police were excessively violent toward their children.
Franklin Police Chief Craig Novick told them the department is "heartbroken" over the incident.
"We are transparent and we want to get past this, regain your trust and support and move forward," he said.
Novick joined Soaries by writing his own letter to CRS, asking for help to improve relations between police and the community.
And on Thursday night, more than over 150 people attended a special meeting of the township's school board, the first official board meeting since the incident two weeks ago.
Normally 30 minutes, the public portion was extended four times for questions and answers.
Due to the ongoing investigation, Board President Shirley Pietrucha said members could not answer all concerns, but would take them into consideration.
Several residents called for a public apology from the school, sensitivity training for police officers, a briefing of school policies with students and police officers before school functions are held ,as well as a release of the tapes that recorded the night's events.
Khristi Adams, youth minister at First Baptist Lincoln Gardens, invited students involved in the incident to meet with CRS agent Reginald Rivera at the church on Monday.
After almost two hours of executive session deliberation, Pietrucha said the board would hire temporary staff to assist the school's investigation. She added that they were bound by the Somerset County Prosecutor's office not to view or release a security tape of the melee, but confirmed that the administration had the tape and would be reviewing it.
The incident started just before 10 p.m. outside of Franklin High School's cafeteria, where the dance was held. What authorities have revealed is this: A group of students left the dance, and a police officer denied them re-entry. (It is an existing policy that once students leave an event, they may not return.) When the officer tried to stop one of the students from pushing past him, the student shoved him.
Police said the student's friends then attacked the officer and second officer attempted to intervene. That officer was also assaulted, police said, and used pepper spray, then called for backup. Police from five other departments — New Brunswick, Piscataway, Hillsborough, Bound Brook and South Bound Brook — arrived.
Students and parents offer a different version. Gabrielle Smith, a 17-year-old senior, said the dance ended early, and to avoid standing outside in the rain, she and about 50 other students waited in the security office for their rides.
About five students stepped outside, she said, and one wanted to come back in because it was pouring. A police officer refused and, suddenly, there was pushing and shoving, Gabrielle said.
"I saw the boy push the officer, then (the officer) pretty much smashed his head up against the window and started arresting him," Gabrielle said.
When the officer tried to tackle the student to the ground, she said, other students got involved. A cousin of the boy tried to pull the officer away, and a second officer started spraying Mace, Gabrielle said.
Student Slaoni Gupta said she was hit by the spray, recalling that her eyes were burning and she was temporarily blinded.
"It wasn't their last resort," she said. "It was their first resort."
Gupta said she fell to the floor, and saw a classmate pushed to the ground next to her, a police officer holding him at gunpoint.
Gregory Smith, Gabrielle's father, said he arrived at 9:57.
"I saw utter mayhem," Smith said. Smith said he saw police swarming the front entrance, where a boy was being beaten.
Smith said he saw dozens of students running around, disoriented by rain and Mace in their faces.
"I saw girls in homecoming dresses screaming and crying, rubbing their eyes," he recalled.
Treadwell said she parked outside the building at about 9:50. She said she had been there only a few minutes when chaos erupted.
Shortly thereafter, she received a call from her son saying that people were being arrested and to come find him. By the time she reached the sidewalk, Treadwell said, several cops from other towns had arrived and were threatening students with nightsticks as the teens walked away from the building.
Treadwell said she witnessed officers pulling young men out of cars, swinging nightsticks. Police pinned one boy to the ground, she said, his face in the dirt.
"One cop was standing behind him, beating him on the back of his legs with a stick," Treadwell said.
Though only one student was taken to the hospital, witnesses said many more were treated on-site by emergency workers and parents.
Melvin Barley, 18; Troy E. Daniels, 18; Keisha Hardley, 36; and Bonita Grey, 42, were charged with rioting, resisting arrest and obstruction. Mark Grey, 44, was charged with aggravated assault, rioting, resisting arrest and obstruction. Attempts to reach Barley, Daniels and Hardley for comment were unsuccessful. Bonita Grey would not comment on the advice of her attorney.
"On every level, this was wrong," Treadwell said. "I saw parents being arrested for wanting to know why their children were in handcuffs."
Edward Seto, Franklin schools' superintendent, asked for patience.
"I want to apologize to all about this unfortunate event, and I am determined to get to the bottom of what the facts are," Seto said. "And those folks who need to be held accountable will be held accountable up and down the line in terms of what happened."


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Rep. Michael Capuano joined President Barack Obama, H.M. Queen Elizabeth II, French President Francois Hollande, Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi, House Armed Services Committee Chairman Buck McKeon and other dignitaries at todays ceremonies in Normandy, France, commemorating the 70th anniversary of D-Day. Observances were held at the American Cemetery at Omaha Beach and Sword Beach to honor all those who fought so courageously during the landings on the Normandy coast, and to reflect on their sacrifices.
June 6, 1944 was a pivotal day during World War Two, a crucial turning point in the war to defeat Nazi Germany. I am proud to have been present, seven decades later, to participate in the observances honoring all the brave Allied forces who stormed the beaches of Normandy, stated Rep. Capuano.
Thousands of lives were lost during the D-Day invasion, as Allied forces fought to secure a beachhead, liberate France and defeat Hitler. We will never forget those who died on the battlefield. We think of them today, and of their families who lost precious loved ones. It is truly an honor to pay tribute to the heroes of D-Day, stated Rep. Capuano.
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Disney Cruise Line, with hundreds of cruise options and four departure points in the U.S., is one attractive option for eager sea-goers. But it's difficult to go on any vacation without spending a healthy penny.
Here are five ways you can save on a Disney cruise:
1. Kids sail free. For a limited time, kids ages 17 and under sail FREE on select Disney Cruise Line sailings departing from Galveston, Texas, and Miami. To take advantage of this offer, kids must travel with two full-fare guests in the same stateroom.
2. Pay your gratuities in advance. You can choose to pre-pay your tips to staff in advance, which will help with your budgeting. On board, you'll get slips of paper with the amount of tips you've pre-paid to hand to staff in envelopes. You can always choose to add an additional tip of cash or to your onboard account if you think service went beyond your original estimate.
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A woman is in trouble with the law after leaving a sleeping 2-year-old boy in her car with music playing and the windows down for half an hour in a mall parking lot, officials said.
Shahara T. Rivera told police she left the child "for five minutes" while she was exchanging merchandise at the Walmart at 3696 Nazareth Pike, Bethlehem Township, Northampton Co., around 2:30 p.m. Sunday, officials said.
Afte viewing store surveillance video, police determined Rivera was in the Walmart for about a half-hour, officials noted.
Rivera told police she left the child, who belonged to "a close family friend," because she did not want to wake him up, officials said.
The child's mother came to the store to pick him up, officials noted.
The child was noticed sleeping in a car seat in the rear right of Rivera's car by Maxine Bowen, whose car was parked next to Rivera's, officials said.
Bowen and two other witnesses, Adam and Dana Kinney, stayed with the young boy for 20 minutes before Bowen notified store security.
Rivera, 28, of 2134 Freemansburg Ave., Wilson, Northampton Co., was arraigned on charges of endangering the welfare of a child and leaving a child unattended in a motor vehicle and committed to the Northampton County Prison on $5,000 bail, according to court documents.
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NYPD Passing out "Gear Guards," Marking Phones with Invisible Ink for Straphangers
In response to increased crime on trains, NYPD officers have been passing out "gear guards" at various subway stations this week to make sure passengers' backpacks and purses are safe from pick pocketing thieves.
This morning NYPD police officers in Union Square station handed out fliers with safety tips and "gear guards," small metal clips that are used to fasten the zippers on backpacks and purses.
A police officer at Union Square said the groups of police had been at several train stations this week, including the 125th Street and Lexington station and Grand Central Station.
In September, new data was released that confirmed that subway crime had risen by about 17 percent since last year. The rise was attributed to the theft of electronics like trendy popular cell mobile devices -- namely iPhones. Owen Monaghan, assistant chief with the NYPD's Transit Bureau, told The Associated Press, that nearly half of the crime on trains has occurred on the weekends and extra officers have been present on the trains ever since.
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Brooklyn passenger Milton Simon said he took a gear guard to see if it works.
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Near the Q, N,R trains in Union Square today, officers at table set-up were also encouraging passengers to register their mobile devices in the event of theft. The officers are using invisible pens to mark the back of cell phones with an ID number specific to the owner's information such as the device's International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI) or serial number. If the phone is stolen and found, the NYPD can check the back of the phone to verify the device's ownership.
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text: Professor Peter Butkovic In 'People' PeopleResearch fellowsPostgraduate studentsHonorary staffProfessional staff Back to 'Mathematics' School of MathematicsProfessor of Applied Discrete Mathematics Contact details Telephone+44 (0) 121 414 6600Fax+44 (0) 121 414 firstname.lastname@example.com AddressSchool of MathematicsWatson BuildingUniversity of Birmingham Edgbaston Birmingham B15 2TT UK Professor Butkovic's main research interest is the theory of max-linear systems, a rapidly evolving area of numerical linear algebra and applied discrete mathematics. He is the author of a research monograph on this subject published in 2010 and he is also the author or co-author of more than 40 peer-reviewed papers. Peter Butkovic has received a number of grants in support of his research, including those from the EPSRC, LMS and Royal Society. He is the Chair of the LMS joint research group on tropical mathematics and its applications. Peter has been in charge of a variety of modules such as Combinatorial Optimisation, Game Theory, Research Frontiers in Management Mathematics, Linear Programming, Non-Linear Programming and History of Mathematics. He supervises MSci projects and postgraduate students. More information can be found on http://web.mat.bham.ac.uk/P.Butkovic/ Qualifications PhD Prague 1983 Biography Peter Butkovic arrived in Birmingham in 1991 as a lecturer in Combinatorial Optimisation. He joined the research group led by Professor R.A.Cuninghame-Green with whom he enjoyed many years of fruitful collaboration. Peter was the Principal Investigator of several EPSRC funded research projects. The most recent (2008-11) concentrated on the area of reachability of tropical eigenspaces by matrix orbits which finds its application in solving the problems of stability of multiprocessor interactive systems. Peter gave lectures at more than 60 international conferences and seminars. In 2003 he organised an International Workshop on Max-Algebra in Birmingham and more recently two minisymposia on max-algebra for the International Linear Algebra Society. During his appointment in Birmingham he introduced new courses in the School of Mathematics such as Game Theory, Research Frontiers in Management Mathematics and History of Optimisation. He taught Combinatorial Optimisation almost every year between 1991 and 2011. Peter has also designed a number of new undergraduate programmes. He completed 6 postgraduate supervisions and supervised a post-doctoral researcher. Teaching Single Honours Mathematics (G100, G103, G141) Mathematics Majors: Mathematics with Business Management (G1N2) Joint Honours Mathematics: Mathematics & Computer Science (GG14) Pure Mathematics & Computer Science (GGC4) Mathematics & Sport Science (GC17) Mathematics & Music (GW13) Mathematics & Philosophy (GV15) Mathematics Minors: French Studies and Mathematics (GR11); German Studies and Mathematics (GR12) Natural Sciences (CFG0, FCG0) Postgraduate supervision Tropical linear algebra Applications of tropical linear algebra PhD opportunities Powered By FindAPhD.com Browser does not support script.Browser does not support script. Research RESEARCH THEMES Tropical linear algebra (current) Combinatorial optimisation (past) Applied discrete mathematics (past) Computational complexity (past) RESEARCH ACTIVITY Peter's research monograph on max-algebra commissioned by Springer was published in September 2010. This book provides an introductory text to max-algebra and presents results on advanced topics. The theory in the first five chapters is self-contained and may be used as support for undergraduate or postgraduate courses. Chapters 6-10 cover more advanced topics with emphasis on feasibility and reachability. The book has been written for a wide-ranging readership, from undergraduate and postgraduate students to researchers and mathematicians working in industry, commerce or management. Publication of the first ever paper on max-linear programming in 2010 which created the foundations of a new branch of optimisation and tropical mathematics. It widens the range of applications of max-algebra. Polynomial method for narrowing the search for generalised eigenvalues, which is one of the most intractable problems in tropical linear algebra. This method reduces the set of candidates for eigenvalues; in some cases it identifies the whole spectrum. (With R. A. Cuninghame-Green) Pseudopolynomial alternating method for solving two-sided max-linear systems. It provides one of the most efficient available tools for solving these systems to date. Peter was involved in the application of the max-algebraic spectral theory to the diagonal scaling of matrices. It has been proved that max-algebra can be used to efficiently describe all solutions to a class of combinatorial problems. It is one of the results of the EPSRC funded research, achieved in collaboration with Prof. H. Schneider (University of Wisconsin, Madison). Criteria for robustness of matrices in max-algebra. These results provide an efficient characterisation of matrices whose orbit will reach an eigenspace with any starting vector. Equivalently, they characterise production matrices for which the production process based on interactively working processors will reach a steady regime independently of starting times. Fast method for finding all essential coefficients of a characteristic maxpolynomial. This problem, which finds applications in managerial decision making (it is essentially the so called "job rotation problem"), is of undecided computational complexity. However it was shown that many special cases are efficiently solvable. It is one of the results of Peter's EPSRC funded research, achieved in collaboration with Prof. R. E. Burkard (Graz University of Technology, Austria). (With S. Gaubert and R. A. Cuninghame-Green) Complete solution of the minimal-dimensional realisation (MDR) problem for convex sequences. This result presents a new connection between classical inequalities theory and modern theory of discrete-dynamic systems. MDR for general sequences is a hard, unresolved problem. Finding and proving that the solution set of any two-sided max-linear system is finitely generated (1982). This is a theoretical result of fundamental importance cited by many authors. It was discovered well before other researchers attempted to solve the problem. Finding the equivalence between the strong regularity of matrices and uniqueness of the optimal solution to the assignment problem (1983). This result revealed a link between two seemingly unrelated questions long before it was studied in other research centres worldwide and gave rise to a number of findings. Other activities In 2009 P Butkovic acted as a consultant for KTN Industrial Mathematics Internship of his research student working at BT Research. Publications Selected publications: Butkovič, P. (2010), Max-linear Systems: Theory and Algorithms, Springer Monographs in Mathematics, Springer-Verlag. P.Butkovic, M.MacCaig: A strongly polynomial method for solving integer max-linear programs in a generic case. Journal of Optimization Theory and Applications (2015), Volume 165, Issue 3, pp 941-963. P.Butkovic, M.MacCaig: On the integer max-linear programming problem, Discrete Applied Mathematics 162 (2014) 128–141, P.Butkovic, H.Schneider, S.Sergeev and B.-S. Tam: Two cores of a nonnegative matrix, Linear Algebra and its Applications 439 (2013) 1929–1954, P.Butkovic, M.MacCaig: On integer eigenvectors and subeigenvectors in the max-plus algebra, Linear Algebra and its Applications 438 (2013) 3408–3424. P.Butkovic, H.Schneider and S.Sergeev: Recognizing weakly stable matrices, SIAM J. Control Optim. 2012, 50(5), 3029-3051. P.Butkovic and S.Lewis: On the job rotation problem. Discrete Optimization 4 (2007) 163-174. Butkovič, P., Schneider, H. and Sergeev, S. (2012), Z-matrix equations in max algebra, nonnegative linear algebra and other semirings, Linear and Multilinear Algebra: 1-20. Sergeev, S., Schneider, H. and Butkovič, P. (2009), On visualisation scaling, subeigenvectors and Kleene stars in max algebra, Linear Algebra and its Applications 431: 2395–2406 Butkovič, P., Cuninghame-Green, R.A.and Gaubert, S. (2009), Reducible spectral theory with applications to the robustness of matrices in max-algebra, SIAM Journal on Matrix Analysis and Applications 31(3): 1412-1431 Butkovič, P. and Aminu, A. (2009), Max-linear programming. IMA Journal of Management Mathematics 20(3): 1-17 Butkovič, P. (2008), Finding a bounded mixed-integer solution to a system of dual inequalities, Operations Research Letters 36: 623-627 Butkovič, P. (2008), Permuted max-algebraic (tropical) eigenvector problem is NP-complete. Linear Algebra and its Applications 428: 1874-1882 Butkovič, P. and Cuninghame-Green, R.A. (2007), The eigenproblem for matrix powers in max-algebra, Linear Algebra and Its Applications 421: 370-381 Butkovič, P., Schneider, H. and Sergeev, S. (2007), Generators, extremals and bases of max cones, Linear Algebra and Its Applications 421: 394-406 Butkovič, P. and Schneider, H. (2005), Applications of max-algebra to diagonal scaling of matrices, Electronic Journal of Linear Algebra 13: 262-273 Burkard, R.E. and Butkovič, P. (2003), Max algebra and the linear assignment problem, Mathematical Programming, Ser.B 98: 415-429 Cuninghame-Green, R.A. and Butkovič, P. (2003), The equation Ax = By over (max, +), Theoretical Computer Science 293: 3-12 Butkovič, P. (2003), Max-algebra: the linear algebra of combinatorics? Linear Algebra and Its Applications 367: 313-335 Burkard, R.E. and Butkovič, P. (2003), Finding all essential terms of a characteristic maxpolynomial, Discrete Applied Mathematics 130: 367-380 Butkovič, P. (2000), The simple image set of (max, +) linear mappings, Discrete Applied Mathematics 105: 73-86


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Police find three kids, dog inside trunk after routine stop in Bothell
A Woodinville couple was arrested and booked into Snohomish County Jail on drug charges after a routine stop by a Washington State Trooper on Sunday after he pulled over their 2007 Nissan Sentra for going 77 mph on I-405 through Canyon Park.
But drugs were not all he found.
Once stopped, trooper Keith Leary immediately smelled marijuana in the car, and the driver, 28-year-old Anna Boyle, allegedly said she "took a few hits earlier."
Leary found evidence of methamphetamine and heroin, as well as drug paraphernalia and prescription drugs.
While he was searching the car, the trooper said he heard a "thumping sound" coming from the trunk, and a second trooper opened the hatch to find an 8-year-old girl and two boys, ages 7 and 5, along with a dog. The kids told troopers they hadn't eaten since the previous night.
In questioning Boyle, she said the kids, who are hers, "crawled back there" from the back seat, according to Leary.
Troopers also say the car was packed with various items, including a snowboard, a guitar and various bags of miscellaneous items.
A prosecutor will decide whether the couple will be charged for keeping the kids in the trunk, and Child Protective Services now has custody of the children and the dog.
"Our heart goes out to the kids that are not with their mom right now, but hopefully they are in a place where they are being taken care of, they are being fed," Leary said.
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The Ducks played a quality game, and the score showed just how dominating they can be. They didn't get their first goal until the second period, but added 3 more in the 3rd, while holding Detroit scoreless for the night. Anaheim now leads the series 2-1, and unless the Red Wings can slow them down, could take a 3-1 lead after this game.
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Program officers for foundations are responsible for all aspects of the evaluation and distribution of their foundation's grants. Foundations are involved in many financial activities, such as scholarship and grant funding; program officers are heavily involved in these activities, evaluating scholarship applications and/or grant proposals.Read More...
For grant proposals, program officers examine applications to decide whether they meet the foundation's requirements and fit with the foundation's overall mission. After reviewing initial solicitations, program officers meet with candidates, make site visits to review proposed developments, and perform further background research into the proposal. They then produce a recommendation to the foundation to accept or reject the proposal. Foundation officers may also proactively seek grantees and scholarship candidates by reaching out to the community or working with universities to spread word and develop relationships.
In addition to approving grant proposals, foundation program officers review documentation related to previously approved grants, including progress reports for continuing projects and final reports for completed ones. Additionally, they report on these projects to the foundation board. Program officers typically work in an office environment during regular business hours. They may be required to travel to make site visits or meet with candidates, depending on the employing foundation.
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Good Tuesday Morning, Fellow Seekers.
When political junkies talk about the Pennsylvania State Supreme Court, they often talk about the partisan divide on the seven-member panel.
Up until a couple of days ago, the court was deadlocked at 3-3 between Republicans and Democrats, courtesy of the public corruption conviction of former Justice Joan Orie Melvin. That was resolved with the confirmation of state Superior Court Judge Correale F. Stevens to fill Orie Melvin's vacancy.
But according to our pals at Philly Mag, one of the deeper -- but less discussed divides -- on the court is between Chief Justice Ron Castille (a Republican) and Justice Seamus McCaffery (a Democrat).
Just how nasty? The two of them fought over a Hemingway-derived sig line in McCaffery's e-mail. It reads: "Certainly there is no hunting like the hunting of a man and those who have hunted armed men long enough and liked it, never generally care for anything else thereafter."
Both McCaffery and Castille are former Marines. And the chief lost a leg while serving in Vietnam. Both pride themselves on their tough guy image. McCaffery's e-mail sig line inspired this response from Castille (according to PhillyMag, it was cc'd to the entire court):
"Your military service while honorable, did not involve combat action against armed enemy forces as did my service as a Rifle Platoon Commander in the Marines in Vietnam. In fact, I did "hunt" armed men and I can tell you and your email recipients that it is a nasty, dirty business and, while sometimes required by national policy, it is not an activity to be extolled, especially by anyone who does not have the personal experience in the activity."
This one's definitely worth reading to the end. The rest of the day's news starts now.
Pa. lawmakers have some explaining for what they did -- and didn't get done -- in Budget Season 2013, our Capitol colleague Jan Murphy reports.
Our colleague Robert Vickers takes a look at the political consequences for Gov. Tom Corbett.
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Remember that Medicaid expansion passed by the state Senate? As expected, the state House removed the provision from a key bill, The Post-Gazette reports.
The state House has approved legislation changing the composition of the Pittsburgh Port Authority board, The Tribune-Review reports.
The Morning Call on a potential name change to the state Department of Public Welfare.
Former state Sen. Sean Logan, D-Allegheny, has been appointed to the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission.
What Goes On (Nakedly Political Edition).
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Tuesday's Gratuitous Soccer Link.
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Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules
What It Is
When last we saw Greg Heffley (Zachary Gordon) — just one year ago — he was completing his first year of middle school. Now, he and his best friend Rowley (Robert Capron) are no longer lowly sixth graders, but instead, confident seventh graders. Or... mostly confident. As Greg reveals in his voice-over, he's still plagued by self-doubts and determined to prove that he's not.
From the moment Greg spots the radiant new girl in school, Holly (Peyton List), he's smitten — so smitten that he's easy prey to teasing by his older brother Rodrick (Devon Bostick), who immediately sets him up to look silly in front of a roller-rink full of neighbors and classmates. From here, Greg's efforts to appease Rodrick only lead to one disaster after another, helped along by the fact that their mother Susan (Rachael Harris) imagines they'll learn to get along if only they spend time together.
This relationship — predictable and increasingly rambunctious — is the movie's focus. Rodrick uses every scheme he thinks of to torment, trick, and embarrass his brother. At the same time, Greg feels pressure from his baby brother Manny (Connor and Owen Fielding), who breaks his toys and gets in the way, and has also learned the mantra that defines his inherent innocence: "I'm only thwee!" As mom is distracted not only by Manny, but also her new job as a local newspaper columnist and dad Frank (Steve Zahn) develops a special sort of cluelessness, Greg believes he's on his own, and so he does whatever he can to defend against Rodrick's serial offensives.
The boys' evolving tensions and mutual appreciations lead to assorted physical gags. They also lead to yet another step in Greg's moral education, as he learns that imperfection is okay, and forgiveness and generosity are signs of maturity.
Why It's Fun
Like the first film based on Jeff Kinney's novels, Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules cuts between Greg's semi-wise (though never cynical) narration and his bad behavior. He makes a lot of wrong choices for mostly right-ish reasons, at least in his mind, as he tries desperately to appease Rodrick, avoid parental punishment, and still have fun.
The film's most consistent pleasure is Rowley, a good kid who is apparently unable to dissemble in any way, shape or form. Thus, he reacts to Greg's shenanigans with wondrous good humor and occasional anxiety. So, when Greg and Rodrick insist that he lie about a party they've had in their parents' absence, Rowley's lower lip trembles, his eyes smart, and he forces his mouth into an agonized sort-of smile. Whether he's performing his magic act, providing Greg with a YouTube subject (hilarious if you're eight: he sits on a spiky toy and screams) or feeling embarrassed that his dad is retrieving him from yet another botched sleepover, Rowley is a charmer.
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Viewers who liked Diary of a Wimpy Kid will appreciate the return of Greg, still an appealing movie kid.
In this sequel, Greg indulges in and is subjected to more inane slapstick — as when he's caught on videotape running around in his underpants at his grandfather's assisted living facility. But for the most part, he's the same hero as the last time, just a year older. This means he's still worried about being called "wimpy."
This time, viewers have fewer possibilities for girl-character identifications. (No Chloe Moretz, as the cool outsider.) While Holly appears frequently, she's Greg's object of affection — running in slow motion on a soccer field, glimpsed across the hallway, her blond hair perfect and her smile impossibly bright. When at last she does have an actual conversation with Greg, she's warm and sympathetic, but you — and Greg — must wait a long time for this revelation.
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The primary lesson here has to do with lying — don't do it! But each individual comes to see that lies come in a variety of forms, not always easy to spot as such and sometimes appearing to be the best way out of a bad situation or a kind of reasonable compromise, as family members agree to share secrets in order to put off consequences.
During a sleepover, Greg and Rowley are supposed to watch a safe kids' video about animated animals, but they sneak in a scary movie, "The Foot." This spoof of scary movies includes a dark house, an ill-fated young couple, and a severed foot that attacks them in the middle of the night: Rowley and Greg are frightened, imagining they're being attacked by the foot, resulting in their screaming and running frantically through the house. The lesson here: stick to age-appropriate movies, kids.
Rodrick is the drummer and leader of a rock band he calls "Loded Diper." As he prepares for an upcoming talent show, he brings in a guitarist, the slightly older Bill (Fran Kranz), slightly older and a "bad influence," according to Frank. He encourages the band to indulge in fart jokes during rehearsal time, and is ultimately disloyal. He's also a rather unconvincing character — with a bad long-haired wig and a demeanor that suggests he's a perpetual stoner and dumb to boot (his tattoo reads: "Music is my sole").
Binding activities for the brothers include various sorts of trouble-making. When Rodrick has a party at the house while their parents are away, at first he locks Greg in the basement, where shadows are briefly frightening. Once he turns on the light, though, Greg is more intent on escaping so he can watch the high school kids in action (limited to listening to loud music, drinking too much soda, and eating pretzels and chips). The brothers agree to lie to their parents.
Another bonding moment occurs when Rodrick takes Greg out to the local convenience store: they eat hotdogs and slurp brain-freezing drinks, then hide in the parking lot so they can watch hapless victims react to the fake vomit left on their cars — again and again. At last the boys are found out by the coach, who chases them across town and through the mall, until at last they arrive home safe — at least until mom and dad find out about the party and the boys are grounded.
Though it's less a focus than in the first film, Greg is still worried about his status at school. This time, his concern is filtered through sporadic contests with the domineering Patty (Laine Macneil) and wily Chirag (Karan Brar).
As Greg gets the entire class to pretend Chirag — just returned from a family trip to India — "isn't there," the film doesn't quite underline the fact that Chirag is the only kid of color with a speaking part. But some viewers might wonder about how he's being used here.
When Greg is running in his underpants, frantically, at the assisted living facility, he's beset by a group of old women who think he's a "peeping tom" and a "pervert" because they catch him in the ladies room. They appear as a mob, grabbing and pushing him. It's not clear whom this scene might amuse.
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5 out of 10
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Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules
Director: David Bowers
Cast: Zachary Gordon, Devon Bostick, Robert Capron, Rachael Harris, Steve Zahn
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Year: 2011
Rated: PG
US Premiere: March 25, 2011
UK Premiere: May 27, 2011
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Oak Harbor councilman's motion wilts under public pressure
No quarter was given to City Councilman Rick Almberg by the small mob of angry constituents who converged at City Hall Tuesday to protest his proposal for a hiring and firing freeze on the eve of Scott Dudley's first term as mayor.
Unfair, illegal, disappointing, evil, a political ploy, snarky, a waste of paper, a slap in the face to voters and shame on you; these were just some of the words and phrases that poured from the mouths of at least 10 people who took to the microphone to condemn the proposal.
Most were well-known and outspoken Dudley supporters.
"It's a despicable way to undermine an incoming mayor," barked Paul Brewer, who recently lost a bid for a city council seat in the November general election.
Others who spoke were less familiar but just as dismayed over the unexpected move.
"Do you really believe (Dudley) is that fiscally irresponsible?" Oak Harbor resident Jeff Trumbore said. "I really find it remarkable and quite uncalled for."
"Sir, you are over stepping your bounds," said Jim Scully, also of Oak Harbor.
In a special meeting last week, Almberg made a last minute motion to discuss a six-month hiring/firing freeze for all city employees in light of staffing changes Dudley hinted at while on the campaign trail. The motion was seconded by City Councilwoman Beth Munns.
Although Almberg said he made the motion solely out of financial and operational concerns, denying any political motivations whatsoever, the proposal stirred a hornet's nest of Dudley backers.
Many expressed outrage because the issue was being discussed while Dudley was out of town, calling it a blatant and brash attempt to subvert the will of a new mayor. Others sought legal advice, which indicated that a hiring freeze is illegal.
"I did not realize my motion would create such a political firestorm," Almberg said during Tuesday's meeting.
He reiterated that his motives were pure but it didn't seem to curb the tone of comments from the crowd. Even City Councilman Jim Campbell, who had strong words of his own, said in a later interview that he did not expect such harsh opines.
Almberg also changed his proposal. After doing his own research and getting confirmation from City Attorney Margery Hite that a firing freeze is illegal, he proposed a muted resolution for a non-binding agreement in which Dudley would work with the city council on issues that may adversely affect the budget.
But the revised proposal got as little support from fellow city council members as it did from the crowd. City Councilman Bob Severns said he also feels a responsibility for Oak Harbor's finances and believes Dudley shares that concern. While not willing to support the motion, Severns said he would be watching the new mayor carefully.
"I can tell you one thing, I'm going to be ringing Mr. Dudley's door any time I feel we're going in the wrong direction," Severns said.
Councilmen Jim Palmer and Campbell both said they didn't believe the action was necessary and Munns, who seconded Almberg's original motion last week, was also unwilling to support the new resolution.
She said her intent from the beginning was just to talk about the issue, but her explanation earned at least one hushed expletive of disbelief from the crowd. Martha Yount was the only person to voice any support for the resolution.
Yount, who also ran an unsuccessful bid for a seat on the city council in November, said respect is earned and would support a firing moratorium. Gerry Oliver also spoke, saying he didn't see any harm in having a discussion but that handcuffing the mayor would be unfair. He later clarified that he did not support the motion.
Despite the overwhelming opposition, Almberg did make a motion to pass the revised proposal but it died for lack of a second. In a later interview, he said he had hoped for a little more support from his colleagues, but didn't leave feeling stung.
The city council is not the "club" some people think it is; every one has their own mind, he said. Also, he said his goal was to make sure everyone understood the ramifications of rash or politically based firings and he felt that was accomplished over the course of the discussion.
"The outcome had really already occurred," he said.
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ACT Brumbies veteran Clyde Rathbone will approach his Super Rugby comeback as the last game of his career, adamant he can contribute to the club's bid to stay in the championship race.
Rathbone has been called up to join the Brumbies on their finals tightrope and will play his first game of the season when they take on the Melbourne Rebels at Canberra Stadium on Saturday night.
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The 32-year-old has played just 180 minutes of Canberra club rugby in the past 14 weeks after a persistent hamstring injury crippled the start to his Super Rugby season.
But the 2004 title winner and former Wallabies winger, who is set to get a second retirement at the end of the year, said he wanted to make an impact in the last months of his career.
"You never know when it will be your last game, that's how I've approached the last couple of years, and last year I told myself that every game was my last game," Rathbone said.
"The more I think about it, this will be my last year in rugby. I want to make it a good one in the last few games.
"When you're getting towards the end of your career, you realise how big of an occasion these games are. You never know when it's your last one."
Rathbone will leave the Brumbies at the end of the season but has not completely closed the door on a playing stint in Japan or Europe.
The 26-Test Wallaby was forced into an early retirement in 2009 because of chronic injuries.
He opened up about his battle with depression in 2012.
Rathbone's weight ballooned and his life spiralled out of control before he made a remarkable transformation to make a Super Rugby comeback with the Brumbies last year.
But, despite playing in the grand final last season, Rathbone is not interested in a fairytale send-off.
"When guys retire, they want to go out on their terms. But nothing is entirely on your terms," Rathbone said.
"But the only thing I can worry about is my attitude and giving 100 per cent. It doesn't make any sense to alter your approach, whether it's your first or last game.
"I don't get caught up in fairy tales. I think it's easy for people to look at my comeback in rugby terms and think it's a great story. But the stuff that has happened for me isn't purely rugby.
"It's about feeling well again, catching up with mates and stuff that doesn't make headlines. I don't give the rugby side more focus than it deserves. It's important, but it's not the be-all and end-all."
Robbie Coleman's illness and Joseph Tomane's busted cheekbone have opened the door for Rathbone to get his chance to impress.
Rathbone was prepared to spend the entire season on the fringes and contribute to the Brumbies at training if that was what coach Stephen Larkham wanted.
Despite a problematic hamstring and illness ruining the start to his year, Rathbone says his determination to continue until the end of the season never wavered.
He has played just three games for Easts in the Canberra premier division – totalling 180 minutes – since injuring his hamstring in a match for the ACT XV at the start of March.
"I'll compete for however long I'm on the field . . . after a game you know if you've done that and I'll be comfortable looking back at the end of the game knowing I've done everything I can whatever the result is – that's my attitude," Rathbone said.
"My time might not have come, I might not have got a chance. But I had to prepare so I was ready if it did come. You just have to take your opportunities when they come up."


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The Florida native's first book is a collection of ten stories, many of which reflect the inverted world of Florida where the natural world of oceans and everglades mix with Disney World and hokey tourist traps. "Ava Wrestles the Alligator," the first story, is a prime example. The middle-school narrator lives in Swamplandia!, her family home and an attraction, where she feeds alligators live chickens but wrestles with much bigger issues--like her older sister's fantasy world and the predatory "Bird Man."
Russell's writing features middle-school protagonists and fantastic elements, but it is not an attempt at young adult literature. According to the author, she sees it as an opportunity for adults to look back at some of the universal struggles of youth. As for the monsters, they are a "fun platform to view your own nature," Russell said.
We see this in the book's title story, "St. Lucy's Home for Girls Raised by Wolves." The main characters are a pack of girls born of werewolves who have been placed in the care of nuns to acculturate them for human society. Though absurd at first, the reader quickly sees young minds and habits shaped to an extensive set of societal expectations. Given her interest in werewolves and ghouls, it's not surprising Russell would want to teach a class called "Monsters" at Williams College.
Several reviews of her work paint this twenty-something author as an expert on monsters, and she is. However, just as Frankenstein is more than a ghoulish creature with bolts in his neck, so are Russell's creatures. Though stories have references to ghosts, Minotaurs, and even a yeti--these monsters are sometimes figurative and always very human. The author explains these sentimental portrayals redeploy the myths and legends into a modern context and allow them to be a vehicle to examine new anxieties and the ugliness within us.
Short-story collections are rarer than ever, but so is a fresh voice, which blends the old world of make-believe monsters with today's nightmares. Whether Russell talks about this, her Catholic background, the strange world of Florida, or the art of crafting a story, her lecture at Aquinas promises to be one of wit, wisdom, . . . and maybe a werewolf.
Karen Russell's presentation is part of the Aquinas College Contemporary Writers Series. Russell's talk is March 5 at 7:30 p.m. at the college's Wege Ballroom, 1607 Robinson Rd SE. The event is free.


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MAYVILLE — A capital project for Jamestown Community College has been approved for re-authorization by the Chautauqua County Legislature's Public Facilities Committee....
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My daughter is a student there. Is she going to have to start bringing in tissues, etc to her teachers like she did in her previous school......
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I have to pay taxes for JCC.. How come no one ask me if I wanted to spend more ???
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I sure hope this isn't housing for the President of JCC! Seadog hit it dead on...more nice property off the tax roles and right on the backs of the local tax payers.
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Road crews get upper hand
Island County's road crews are finishing up a harrowing two weeks of trying to keep the country roads passable for motorists.
Although rain started falling Christmas Day, there was still much to be done Thursday morning as crews had to deal with tons of slush threatening to keep islanders from their appointed rounds.
A typical road crew day during this unusual cold spell started early Tuesday morning as bright lights glared off the snow and ice at the Oak Harbor Road Shop.
Several crew members talked in the break room, gathering plow log sheets and bundling up before their shifts.
Kelli Short made more photocopies of the blank logs, which are used to track sanding and plowing routes.
This was the worst island snowstorm Short remembers. Depths varied by area, but reports of snow a foot-deep or more were common. The Whidbey Island native has worked at the Road Shop for 15 years.
Over the past two weeks, plow and sanding crews scribbled notes on dozens of logs as they did their best to navigate county roadways.
At first, the unanticipated influx of snow dazzled kids, motorists, even the Oak Harbor Road Shop crews.
But the wonder had worn off by Tuesday, Short said. The snow was layered with ice, making things difficult for everyone.
All during the emergency, road crews worked from 4 a.m. to 6:30 p.m., while 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. is the norm, she said.
The dangerous road conditions, long hours and inconvenience caused by the snow is enough to melt away its initial charm.
"When the snow first comes, they're all appreciative," Short said of local motorists. "Now it's like, 'Get out of my way.' The novelty is gone."
The job isn't easy, even for Island County's North District crew, equipped with three large snow plow/sand trucks and two smaller one-ton plows.
County crews try to stick to the same routes, so they can learn how to best navigate tricky turns and steep hills.
Despite their weight and size, the trucks aren't immune to snow and ice.
As of Tuesday, the shop was down two trucks. One slid into a ditch Monday night and another was in the shop for a broken sander.
"It's real scary when these trucks start sliding," she said.
The Goliath-sized vehicles display other quirks in icy weather. If there's not enough sand in the back, the big trucks "hop" down sloping roadways, she said.
The county planned to mix salt into the sand — as it did last year — but the rash of storms prevented the salt shipment from leaving Spokane. Instead, the county is using pure, local sand mined from a pit off Henni Road.
Short isn't sure how much sand the county used in the past week, but Oak Harbor Public Works Director Cathy Rosen said the city has used 177 tons of sand and crews worked 80 hours of overtime as of Monday morning. They kept working all week, and by Thursday most major streets were virtually clear. Barriers were removed from Dock Street and Midway Blvd., allowing downhill access once again.
Throughout Island County, the road crews continued their work, hoping to find a little time to enjoy the Christmas holiday. Everyone went back to work early Thursday, scraping piles of slush from the roadways.
With warmer, wet weather forecast for this weekend, they won't be disappointed to see this particular winter wonderland fade away. At least with rain, you don't have to plow it off the roads.
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UK Area: 45 - Leitrim and W Cavan (OS Maps 1:50k 33.)
Latitude: 53.992555, Longitude: -8.015992, Height: 178 metres (584 feet)
Prominence: 105 metres (344 feet)
Unique Waypoint POI Name: 0178.p (DoBIH Hill ID: 21092)
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Slieve Anierin (Sliabh an Iarainn) (585m, p250)
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Slieve Anierin (Sliabh an Iarainn) (11.4km)Knockacullion (Cnoc an Chuilinn) (13.5km)Bencroy (Gob na bhFiach) (15.2km)Seltannasaggart (SE slope) (Corry Mounta (17.0km)Seltannasaggart (Corry Mountain) (Sailte (17.8km)Bartonny Top (17.9km)Benbrack W Top (18.8km)Benbrack (An Bhinn Bhreac) (20.1km)Lugganammer (20.8km)The Playbank (Slievenakilla) (21.2km)
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James Marvin Sanders, age 81, of Richland Center passed peacefully on January 9, 2014 after a brief illness and hospitalization, surrounded by several loving family members honoring his desire to be home.
He is survived by his wife and right hand woman, Marilyn (Oates), to whom he was married for 62 years.
His four sons and their wives: Dale and Wendy of Mukwonago, Steve and Peggy of Viola, Mark and Sue of Bolivia, NC, Chris and Angie of Southaven, MS,
Twelve grandchildren,
Five great grandchildren.
James was preceded in death by his sister Audrey Anne Knezel, his mother Audrey Ione (Sweet) and his father Joseph Edward Sanders, all of Beloit, WI.
After serving in the United States Navy during the Korean War, Jim apprenticed as a foundryman, and went on to a rewarding career serving in several leadership roles throughout the foundry industry, repeatedly being recognized and awarded for his unique innovations. He retired from the Richland Center Foundry in 1997. He enjoyed bowling and was an avid golfer and long time member of the Quail Run Country Club. His passion for golf lives on through his children and grandchildren. He was a 40 year member of the American Foundrymen's Society, a member of Lions, and a member of the Town and Country Presbyterian church. Jim loved to travel with Marilyn and explore new places. The sparkle in his eyes and his tender smile could be spotted miles away when visiting his grandchildren and their families. Jim was very artistic and left his legacy through several cherished paintings and drawings.
Funeral services will be held on Saturday, January 11, 2014 at 2:00 PM at the Pratt Memorial Chapel where military rites will be provided by the Local Military Memorial Honor Unit. Friends may call at the Pratt Memorial Chapel on Saturday, January 11, 2014 from 1:00 PM until the time of the service at 2:00 PM. A burial service will be held on Sunday, January 12, 2014 at the Fancy Creek Cemetery. The family suggests memorials in Jim's name be directed to the Richland County Veteran's Memorial or the Center Cinema Twins. The Pratt Funeral and Cremation Service is assisting the family with their arrangements.


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The Kenyan by way of Kennesaw, Ga., picked up the pace about a mile and a half into the Vulcan Run on his way to winning the 10-kilometer race for the third time in four years.
"I won 2009. I won 2010," the 25-year-old said. "This is my third year. I pushed from the start and then ended slow. The weather was good. Everything was very nice."
Carmen Douma-Husser, the 2004 Olympian and former 1,500 silver medalist at the indoor world championships, repeated as the women's winner. She and Kipkoech each earned $750.
Montgomery's Wallace Campbell took the lead at the start but Kipkoech had pulled ahead by the time the pace pack of eight reached Fourth Avenue North. Kipkoech pulled away from his fellow runners around 25th Street on Second Avenue South.
"The pace was really slow," he said. "I needed more speed, more speed because I'm preparing for more races. I want to push the engine to get more speed. I realized it was too slow so I say let me try my best. Let me push a little."
Runner-up Fred Kosgei, another Kennesaw Kenyan, disagreed with Kipkoech's assessment of the pace being slow.
"No, I don't think so," he said. "Three miles, we crossed at 14:19, I think. I don't think it was slow. The pace was just steady."
The leaders were reduced to Kipkoech, Kosgei and defending champion Patrick Cheptoek of Bowling Green, Ariz., as the police escort turned up Highland Avenue along the golf course. The leaders were reduced to Kipokoech and Kosgei when they reached Cliff Road.
Kipkoech had edged ahead at Milner and began pulling away at Bottega Restaurant.
"We stayed with him until, I think, four miles," Kosgei said. "Then, he left me behind. I think I had some fatigue after running the Baltimore Marathon. I think I still have some fatigue after finishing fifth in that marathon two weeks ago."
Kipkoech said he thinking solely of his own effort.
"I was thinking about my race, to push a little bit," he said. "My last time was 29:50. This time I wanted to bring it down. That was my main idea, to bring it down."
His official time Saturday was 29 minutes and 18 seconds, a pace of 4:43 per mile.
Douma-Husser completed the race in 34:05 but she didn't stick around with the other top finishers. She turned her attention to her husband Chris, who was still on the course and finished at 41:15.
"Last year, I think I ran 34:20 here," the Homewood resident said. "I thought that was a good gauge. It's not my best 10K time.
"The first mile, I just went out with people who were around me," Douma-Husser said. "One of the guys yelled 5:15, so I guess that was a pretty fast first mile. I don't know where the other girls were in relation to that."
Runner-up Justyna Mudy was close enough to see the repeat champion.
"I followed her," the Shorter University grad from Poland said. "I knew she was going to go faster. It was harder for me to make the move. I just followed. The whole time I see her in front of me."
Race officials report that 1,308 lined up to begin Saturday's Vulcan Run. Finishers totaled 1,307.
Click here to see individual results from the 2012 Vulcan Run.