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BENNINGTON An investigation conducted across two states last week has resulted in a murder charge against a North Adams, Mass., man who was arrested Thursday in Bennington.
David A. Delratez, 41, is expected to be arraigned Monday in Northern Berkshire District Court.
David Capeless, district attorney for Berkshire County, said investigators arrested Delratez on Friday evening and charged him with murder and larceny of a motor vehicle. Delratez is being held without bail at the Berkshire County House of Corrections.
While Delratez is now accused of killing Ellen DePaoli, 84, of North Adams, the events surrounding her death are unclear.
Last week, Capeless said the death of DePaoli, who was found in her home Tuesday evening, had been ruled a homicide. No information has been released about the cause of her death, whether it involved a weapon and what the motive might be.
The latest information from the district attorneys office indicates DePaoli and Delratez were neighbors in North Adams: DePaoli lived at 409 Walker St. and Delratez at 512 Walker St., but Capeless gives no indication whether they knew each other.
Sgt. David Dutcher of the Bennington Police Department said in an affidavit that Delratez assaulted a woman in Clarksburg, Mass., on Jan. 27, 2012. He was convicted in May for the assault, in which police said he punched a woman in the face and held a knife to her throat while threatening to kill her.
Delratez was sentenced to probation in that case, then was accused of breaking into the same womans home Sept. 13. North Adams authorities issued a warrant for Delratezs arrest after police could not find him to charge him with burglary.
North Adams Detective John LeClare requested assistance from Bennington police because Delratez had friends there. North Adams police were also able to track Delratezs cellphone to Valentine Street in Bennington, where they found DePaolis car Thursday.
On Friday, Delratez waived his right to contest extradition back to Massachusetts.
Capeless praised the officers who were involved in Delratezs arrest.
Great appreciation is due to the many investigators who worked tirelessly in this case, some several days with little or no sleep, Capeless said in a statement. It was through the coordinated efforts of multiple police agencies that we were able to make this arrest.MORE IN This Just InMONTPELIER A new report from a commission that studied the cost, availability and quality of... Full StoryVermont fish hatchery changes focus, looks inland
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The parents of a 9-month-old baby have been charged with child endangerment after police said they left the infant in a parked car while they shopped at a sex store.
It happened in suburban Libertyville, Ill., on June 22, according to Chicago TV station WGN.
Temperatures where in the high 70s when police arrested Wisconsin residents Michael Cegers, 18, and Jessica Hurley Smith, 20.
They were shopping at Lover's Lane, leaving the infant on his own for 20 minutes, WGN reported.
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Rock ledge removal will close I-89 rampBy WILSON RING
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Workers remove ledge at Exit 8 on Interstate 89 in Montpelier this week. Twenty years after former Gov. Howard Dean vowed to end unneeded ledge removal work on interstate highways, crews are preparing to blast ledge at the exit in Montpelier.MONTPELIER The blasting phase of Vermonts latest ledge removal project to reduce the risk of rocks falling onto roadways will force motorists traveling north from Montpelier to find another way onto Interstate 89.
The northbound on-ramp of exit 8 is scheduled to close Thursday for a month so that the rock ledge can be removed with explosives as part of a $1.5 million project, which has been under way for several weeks, said Vermont Transportation Agency Project Manager Ken Robie.
The inside of that ramp, because of the angle of the rock and the way its fractured you cant do it an easier way or a lighter way, Robie said of using explosives. So they are going to go in and drill and blast and knock that back to a safer angle.
Workers will also remove vegetation, which can loosen rocks, from ledges on both sides of the interchange and pry rocks off with heavy equipment and by hand. Robie warned that the methods could change.
These are kind of dynamic projects. Until you get into it you sometimes dont know what the treatment is going to be, Robie said.
There are about 3,000 rock faces along Vermont roadways, including about 500 along state highways that will have to be treated at some point, Robie said.
While there was a public push 20 years ago to end ledge removal projects of rock outcroppings between lanes, Deputy Transportation Secretary Sue Minter said that work is now focused on areas believed to pose a risk of rock falls onto the highway.
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On Tap: Growlers on our minds
Will they or won't they? Fill a growler, we mean. You can check out our practical guide to southeast Wisconsin brewpubs, what they serve, when they serve it and how, in Weekend Cue.
Skylight Music Theater pumps things up with Pump Boys and Dinettes; celebrate the down-home culture and music tonight. »Read Full Blog Post
Moody Blues takes fans down musical memory lane
There are two key reasons why 49-year-old symphonic progressive rock band the Moody Blues is still big enough to justify two shows at the 2,500-seat Riverside Theater.
You still get three songwriting members dating back to the early years — guitarist and vocalist Justin Hayward, bassist and vocalist John Lodge, and drummer and lone founding member Graeme Edge. And you get two nostalgia trips for the price of one, via the band's hits from both the 1960s and the '80s. »Read Full Article(9)
MythBusters live show coming to Milwaukee Theatre
When an urban legend needs proof, who you gonna call? The MythBusters of course.
And now the MythBusters-specifically stars Jamie Hyneman and Adam Savage of Discovery Channel's popular, unorthodox scientific theory show--have answered the demand for a live stage show. »Read Full Article
Brian Setzer Orchestra playing three-night Potawatomi residency
The holiday concert calendar has already started to fill up with seasonal staples like Trans-Siberian Orchestra, John Tesh and local holiday supergroup the Sleighriders. Now the Brian Setzer Orchestra is being added to the mix. The swinging big band led by the three-time Grammy winner will be here for not one but three nights, Nov. 16 and Nov. 18 and 19, at Potawatomi Bingo Casino's Northern Lights Theater.
The shows are part of Setzer's "Christmas Rocks 10th Anniversay Tour" in honor of his hit holiday album "Christmas Rocks! The Best of Collection." Songs from Setzer's "Boogie Woogie Christmas" and "Dig That Crazy Christmas" will also likely appear in the setlist. »Read Full Article
6 local albums worth listening to
Keeping up with Local Beat's renewed commitment to review more local albums, we've got six albums we're covering this month, from the recently released solo effort from longtime Milwaukee music staple Xeno to the newest effort from Sat. Nite Duets, whose "Summer of Punishment" was selected as the third best local album of 2012.
Another reminder to Milwaukee musicians: If you're releasing an album, reach out to me by the 15th of the month prior for review consideration. There also might be additional story opportunities. »Read Full Article(3)
New DVDs for release Oct. 8
MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING (Lionsgate) This modern-day adaptation of Shakespeare's comedy is original, daring and playful, not least because of its unlikely provenance: Sci-fi genre director Joss Whedon filmed it over 12 days at his Mission-style Los Angeles home after filming the superhero blockbuster "The Avengers." Story of the fiery daughter and far gentler niece of a prince who each fall into a tempestuous relationship with officers accompanying a visiting prince, told with a physical vigor thanks to Whedon's economical and ingenious staging and sharp attention to little bits of business, contributed by a cast of friends who have been in Whedon's TV and film work. (PG-13; innuendo, brief drug use) ★★★1/2 »Read Full Article
'Nightmare on Elm Street,' 'Shining' among thrillers being shown
The movie alternatives just keep on coming. Here are a few more options beyond the first-run Hollywood fare showing in a theater near you.
Freddy's (still) dead...
The original "A Nightmare on Elm Street" — yep, the 1984 slasher hit with Robert Englund as the dream killer in desperate need of a manicure and Johnny Depp among his victims — is showing at midnight Friday at the Times Theater, 5906 W. Vliet St. »Read Full Article
Weekly entertainment calendar
Linneman's Riverwest Inn: Tower Avenue Band, 9 p.m. Oct. 5, Mike Fredrickson, 9 p.m. Oct. 8, Anti-Circle Establishment, 9 p.m. Oct. 10, 1001 E. Locust St. »Read Full Article
MSO seeking long-term 'fix' after posting $1.8 million deficit
The Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra is picking up the tempo on becoming more self-sustaining — including possible changes in what music audiences hear and when they hear it — after posting a $1.8 million deficit in its recently concluded fiscal year.
"We have a growing recognition that a long-term 'fix' is now critical for survival," MSO board chairman Douglas M. Hagerman wrote in an email responding to questions about the orchestra's financial situation. »Read Full Article(17)
'Parkland' tells periphery of shootings of JFK, Oswald
Assuming it's got its facts straight, "Parkland" serves up some forgotten minutiae on the events surrounding the assassination of John F. Kennedy by Lee Harvey Oswald, and Oswald's death at the hand of Jack Ruby.
■ JFK and Oswald were both treated by the same doctors at the film's titular hospital. They stripped away all JFK's clothes but his boxers. He was wearing a back brace. »Read Full Article
5 Wisconsin beer labels that work for Halloween
Beer labels used to be boring. Now they're anything from clever to frightening and, in some cases, both. Here's a look at five Wisconsin beers and the labels that make them candidates for serving at a Halloween event. Cheers.
'Gravity' an intimate epic exploring space, humanity
The bigger the movie, the less likely it will be grounded in reality.
Yet the emotionally rich and technically complex "Gravity" captures the essence of human experience in microcosm. »Read Full Article
'Enough Said' a winning midlife love story
"Enough Said" demonstrates that adult storytelling is not dead.
Sadly, the same is not true for James Gandolfini, whose death in June adds a bittersweet dimension to this midlife love story. He is so tantalizingly alive and flirtatious in this sad-funny film by Nicole Holofcener, writer-director of "Please Give" and "Friends With Money," that, for 93 minutes, it's easy to believe that he is still with us. »Read Full Article
A glimpse at Milwaukee Film Festival secret screening
Last night's Milwaukee Film Festival secret screening offered another reason to join the group, which offers sneak previews of acclaimed films at member's only screenings.
The Festival runs through next Thursday. »Read Full Blog Post
On Tap Today: Startup stories, 'Ragtime,' Black Hole Bash
Tonight at 6, Startup Milwaukee is highlighting a technology startup called, Digital Measures. Founder Matt Bartel will be sharing his success story -- one that started while he was a student at University of Wisconsin-Whitewater -- in the Third Ward.
See Ragtime the musical at Quadracci Powerhouse at 7:30 p.m. »Read Full Blog Post
Milwaukee Film Festival pick: Day Eight
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Find more dishes for winter on menus -- Buckley's, Andrew's, The National, Il Mito
Restaurants continue adjusting their menus as we roll toward winter. Here's a sampling of what you'll find around the area:
Buckley's: Some of the newer items on the menu include appetizers of caramelized Brussels sprouts with kimchi ($8) and grilled octopus ($12) with paprika-pancetta vinaigrette, fig vincotto and soft polenta. »Read Full Blog Post
'Argo' tops 'Lincoln' at Oscars
In a best picture category rich in films about history, history repeated itself Sunday when Ben Affleck's suspenseful Iranian hostage drama "Argo" beat Steven Spielberg's reverential "Lincoln."
"Argo" actor-director Affleck starred in "Shakespeare in Love," which beat Spielberg's "Saving Private Ryan" for best picture in 1999. »Read Full Article(11)
2013 Oscar winners: Complete list
And the winners are . . .
Complete list of winners at the 85th annual Academy Awards on Sunday night: »Read Full Article(2)
Oscars night live blog
Journal Sentinel entertainment writers discuss Oscars fashion and films on the red carpet and during the show.
'Argo' to squeak by 'Lincoln,' Tap Oscar voters say
It'll be "Argo," but not by much - if Tap Milwaukee readers' votes are any indication.
As of 7:15 p.m. - just 15 minutes before the ceremony was to start - 32% of Tap readers picked "Argo" for best picture, vs. 29% for "Lincoln," with "Silver Linings Playbook" a distant third at 19%. »Read Full Article
John Axford picks 'Argo' for best picture
Milwaukee Brewers pitcher John Axford annually lists his Oscar predictions on Twitter, from spring training. Here are his picks.
The Academy Awards are soon upon us and I'm going to give my best predictions. Trying to beat last years 11/15. There are a few pure guesses and even some that I'm predicting even though they weren't my favorite, but it's about who I think will win! »Read Full Blog Post
Poet Susan Firer uses love of language
Susan Firer isn't the first artist to make something out of Lake Michigan. Mary Nohl salvaged rocks and things from the water to shape into yard sculptures. Firer, from Whitefish Bay, writes poetry in the shape of the lake itself, and about other cool things that inspire her.
Firer, 64, has published five full-length books, including "Milwaukee Does Strange Things to People," earned two national prizes, works as an adjunct professor of English at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and formerly served as the city's poet laureate - a program of the Milwaukee Public Library. She also curates the poetry column at Shepherd Express. »Read Full Article(11)
The high cost of putting on the Oscars ceremony
When the Oscars are handed out tonight, they will - presumably - be for artistic and creative merit. And the films that are honored are the result of considerable blood, sweat and tears.
But the ceremonies themselves are a costly, you-have-to spend-money-to-make-money proposition, as an article in the Hollywood Reporter points out. »Read Full Blog Post
First Stage's 'Pinkalicious' is a tasty treat
In a world where enough is never enough - and where, with cupcakes as with potato chips, we can't seem to stop at one - a character like Pinkalicious Pinkerton is sure to be popular. The beloved children's book heroine is now starring in her very own musical at First Stage Children's Theater, under John Maclay's direction.
At first, pink-hued blush, there's nothing particularly complicated about this sugary confection, in which a cupcake-loving girl must learn the value of moderation - and the importance of eating greens. »Read Full Article(1)
My brush with Team Spielberg
I am at the bottom of the Hollywood food chain, to say the least. Whenever I deal with film industry types I feel like a strung out Dennis Hopper rambling about Marlon Brando's tribal leader in "Apocalypse, Now": "I'm a little man, I'm a little man. He's a great man!"
But when and if Steven Spielberg thanks all "the little people" in an Oscar acceptance speech tonight, I know he will be talking to me. Every year he is nominated and every year, right around the holidays, I get a note from him thanking me for my support. »Read Full Blog Post
Ad congratulates local Oscar nominee
Pius XI High School took out an ad in Sunday's Milwaukee Journal Sentinel congratulating a former student involved with a film that has received four Oscar nominations.
Michael Raisler, a Wauwatosa native and a 2003 Pius alum, is executive producer of "Beasts of the Southern Wild." »Read Full Blog Post


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Going to the movies isn't cheap. By the time you pay $9 to get in and then get hit with another $15 for popcorn, candy and pop, you've already burned through your entertainment budget for the year.
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Discount (or second-run) theaters can help you catch up on the world of cinema -- but to get that discount you usually have to wait a few weeks.
Normally, a movie gets shown at first-run theaters, where you pay big bucks to see it. But after it's had its run in "regular" theaters, it trickles down to the discount theaters where sometimes you only pay a dollar to see it.
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Strange Things Are Afoot at the Big A
Friday, in an interview with the L.A. Times, Angels Owner Arte Moreno stated that the Angles had made a quote, unquote significant offer to Adrian Beltre. In the article (linked above) the Times speculates that the offer was in the vicinity of 5 years and $70 million and was likely to be the Angels final offer. This was such an uncharacteristic statement from anyone in the Angels notoriously tight lipped front office, let alone from Moreno, that I've been waiting with interest to see what if anything came of this announcement over the weekend. When I read between the lines – always a dangerous and unscientific pastime but, seriously, who can resist? – I think Moreno is saying the Angels don't expect to be able to land Beltre but, he's aware that a vocal percentage of the fanbase perceives the front office as being overly passive and bungling the deal with Carl Crawford and he wants to avoid incurring that same perception with Beltre.
Sure enough, today there is talk that Beltre rejected that supposedly final Angles offer and that's likely to be the end of that…of course talk is just talk until contracts are actually signed and a lot of the talk this hot stove season has been dead wrong. Carl Crawford? Cliff Lee? Need I say more? But in this case the predictions and rumors interest me far less than the fact that Moreno said anything at all in the middle of the negotiations. I think that fans' anger and frustration is getting to him and, I would imagine, to the rest of the front office as well, especially in light of the money is no object promises for change Moreno made at the end of last season. Well, good…maybe…depending on the front office's response. Frustrated action good. Frustrated kneejerk reaction, bad.
Note that I speak of the fans' anger and frustration in the third person. Me? I'm not thrilled with the way the offseason has gone so far but I'm also not crying gloom and doom just yet, apart from a few shocked sarcastic comments as each new development broke, of course. Kendry coming back to all reports as good as new is a big deal and already an improvement over last year. His is an impressive bat and often shields and inspires other bats in the lineup. The deals the Angels have made this off season have strengthened the Bullpen which was a major issue last year. Do I want more? Of course? Would I feel better about next season if we had an additional big bat or two or a new younger guy in left field? Very much so. Would I feel better if we could resolve the strange platoon of partial skill sets at third base? Double hell yeah on that one. But if Beltre is out of the picture, who is left who would be a good fit? And if the answer is no one just yet, I'm far from ready to give up on the whole 2011 season in December 2010, thank you very much. Which brings me to the rest of the weirdness seemingly swirling around the Big A…
There is a lot of new discussion about the Angles going after Scott Podsednik or Johnny Damon if they can't land Adrian Beltre. More typically, none of it is from the front office this time, so who knows how true any of it is. But I don't like the idea of either player for us really. Nothing against either one, but we already have two left fielders in their 30's with good gloves but slowing feet and diminishing range, and Abreu can also bat leadoff and/or be the DH. I would like the Angels to use Juan Rivera a lot less but it doesn't seem like either Podsednik or Damon would be that much of an improvement. True, we do need a DH now, but I prefer the idea of looking for some more speed in left field (and on the base paths) and moving Bobby into the DH role rather than platooning or replacing him with someone with basically the same pros and cons. Who is the answer? Darned if I know. Luckily, I only have to comment on the outcome of the decisions. I don't actually have to make them.
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You sound remarkably rational about the Beltre thing. Well done! I would probably be yelling, "What do you mean he rejected our offer? And why is it our final offer?" I admire your restraint!
Jane – I suppose it's not really restraint while everything is in the rumor and hearsay stage. I feel kind of resigned at this point – years of watching first the Dodgers and now the Angels do amazing things with few resources, perform terribly with rich resources and everything in between have prepared me. But once this is an official announcement I may show restraint or I may need to be restrained, we'll see.🙂
Emma – I can understand and respect that. As much as it's a part of baseball, it's hard to see players you really like move on and put on rival team's uniform. I love that you wear Jackie Robinson and Sandy Koufax player jerseys now. Both are important examples of the huge role the Dodgers have played in baseball history.
It would be hard for me to see Beltre in an Angel uni. i "know" him since he was a kid in the Dodger organization. My first player jersey was Beltre. After he left I put it way in the back of the closet and only recently took it out. After Beltre, I said "no more current player jerseys for me" My last two have been a Jackie Robinson and a Sandy Koufax.


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Hell to Pay by Matthew Hughes
"Hughes continues to carve out a unique place for himself in the fantasy-mystery realm.
A droll narrative voice, dry humor and an alternative universe that's
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Meet Chesney Arnstruther. Once a mild-mannered insurance actuary, now a full-time crime-fighting superhero, it's all he can do to kick bad-guy ass while at the same time holding down a steady relationship with the gorgeous Melda. Something is going on.
Meet Xaphan, wise-cracking demon and the source of (almost) all of Chesney's powers. He's been asked by his infernal master to give Chesney whatever he needs… but surely stopping bad guys is not in Hell's plan? Something is definitely going on.
Meet Arthur Wrigley, a modest yet charming older gentleman whose nasty little hobby is fleecing innocent widows. Meet Simon Magus, ancient mystic and magician from Biblical times now very much enamoured of Vegas, baby. And pray you never meet the Chikkichikk, a proud and ancient race of, well, warrior dinosaurs, from the universe that God made then rejected before He started monkeying around with this one.
Whatever the hell is going on, this is definitely the third book in the wondrous To Hell & Back series.
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"I love it when an author reveals that there's been a bigger story behind the individual books' plots. Hughes never hid this, but each new book shows new layers and tie them all together."
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"The first book in the series was very good, the second was better. The events of those books were leading up to this final volume in the trilogy and it's the best yet."
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"A highly enjoyable read, with some interesting philosophical underpinnings and surprising twists. The book makes for a satisfying ending to the To Hell & Back series, which gave us a quirky, off-beat story about an unlikely super hero, with unexpected depths."
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"Those who read the first two books from this Canadian author will jump on the third one but for those of you looking for something original and amazing to read that looks at everything we are and twists it – give To Hell and Back a shot."
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The 16-year-old cat suffered a punctured lung, a fractured sternum and a 5-inch gash on his side in the attack Aug. 31. But after spending a week in a Wasilla animal hospital, Stubbs is now well enough to return home, according to his owner.
Lauri Stec gathered him up Monday afternoon and took him back to Nagley's General Store, where he lives, The Associated Press reported.
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The yellow tabby was elected mayor of the quirky town of 900 people 15 years ago as a write-in candidate after residents weren't happy with any of the humans on the ballot, according to CNN.
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It is important to note that the IPCC is an international panel made up of 256 scientists from 152 countries. It is significant, when reading about the controversial subject of climate change, to also note that in scientific circles the IPCC is considered a relatively conservative body.
As the Herald stated, the report finds that it is more certain than ever that human activity is largely responsible for climate change and that we will feel the effects for centuries. The Herald did a masterful job of distilling the essence of the IPCC report.
The panel calculated the amount of CO2 in the atmosphere that will create dangerous climate impacts. As the Herald notes, to avoid dangerous increases in temperature no more than 1 trillion metric tons of carbon can be tolerated by the atmosphere and oceans. They provide the reader with a scale noting that since the start of the industrial age 250 years ago human activity has produced half a trillion tons, but in only 30 years humans will reach the critical threshold for CO2.
IPCC and notable environmental activists, including some in Vermont, propose that we should leave the remaining fossil fuel in the ground. The Herald opines however, that since it will be impossible to simply pull the plug on fossil fuels, sensible choices will have to be made in the short term in order to allow us to make the shift away from fossil fuels in the long term.
I applaud the moderation expressed by the Herald in moving away from fossil fuels at a practicable, realistic pace, while slowing the pace of climate change as we develop sources of clean energy. However, while in their opinion the Herald realizes the long term and the big picture, it neglects the short term, and the opportunity right here at home where Vermont political leaders and environmentalists can set an example and actually effect positive change.
Vermont now has a golden, or even better a green, opportunity, to set an example and actually put its energy and resources where all the talk and political-speak is, and actually lead in the battle against climate change. It can do so by thwarting the proposal for a major greenhouse gas-producing, inefficient and unnecessary whole-tree, wood biomass plant in North Springfield.
Vermont politicians talk and talk and talk about the perils of greenhouse gas, climate change, about sustainability, about alternative energy and about renewable energy. However, it is all pretty much just talk.
The governor, Sen. Sanders, Rep. Welch and many other officials talk about greenhouse gas, climate change and clean energy. Politicians are not the only ones, and some prominent environmental activists in Vermont also talk, instead of walk, the green line.
Here I refer to the pending permit application before the Vermont Public Service Board for a Certificate of Public Good for a wood-burning biomass plant in North Springfield.
According to the petitioners the biomass plant will produce the same amount of carbon emissions and greenhouse gas as a coal-burning power plant. The North Springfield energy project will produce 447,000 tons of greenhouse gas each year, well over 1,000 tons each day. In the process it will consume 355,000 green tons of wood in the form of whole trees each year, with more than 300,000 tons from Vermont forests.
Additional pollution and greenhouse gases will come from harvesting operations, transporting and processing the trees into green wood chips.
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It is virtually impossible to find a state or local politician who will explain their stand on wood biomass energy. And a member of the Springfield Select Board has stated that the board is powerless in this matter and it is up to state officials and the Public Service Board to make the decision, yea or nay, on a new wood-burning power plant.
The IPCC has unambiguously spoken on the perils of pursuing the energy course we are on. The 900-page report will be released this week.
For the record, in April the Washington, D.C., federal appeals court upheld a ruling by a lower court to remove the EPA exemption on carbon emissions for wood biomass power plants. In east Texas a newly built biomass power plant sits idle and remains off-line due to availability of abundant, cleaner and most of all cheaper natural gas. Construction of a wood biomass in nearby Russell, Mass., was abandoned recently in mid-stream due to the inability of wood biomass burning to meet state requirements of 50 percent efficiency.
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Japan's National Police Agency (NPA) supervises and controls the police activities of 47 Prefectural Police Departments and the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department. The NPA is composed of 7,700 officials, comprising 1,900 police officers, 900 Imperial Guards and 4,900 civilians.
The NPA is headed by a Commissioner General who, with the approval of the Prime Minister, is appointed by the National Public Safety Commission (NPSC), a state body which holds the rank of Ministry of State, guarantees the neutrality of the police, and administers the NPA.
NPA duties include:
- Dealing with natural disasters, emergencies and civil unrest;
- Tackling organized crime;
- Vehicle and road administration;
- Assisting in international crime investigations;
- Imperial Guard (protection of the Japanese Imperial families);
- Police training;
- Police communications;
- Criminal identification;
- Inspection.
INTERPOL Tokyo
The INTERPOL National Central Bureau (NCB) for Japan is part of the Organized Crime Department of the NPA's Crime Investigative Bureau. Made up of seven units staffed by about 50 officers, and located at the NPA Headquarters, INTERPOL Tokyo is responsible for all domestic investigations requiring outreach with the law enforcement agencies of the INTERPOL member countries.
Cracking down on transnational crime
INTERPOL Tokyo works closely with all INTERPOL member countries in preventing and investigating transnational crime and in having fugitives arrested.
In an effort to tackle the globalization of crime, INTERPOL Tokyo actively cooperates with overseas law enforcement entities in exchanging key information. The NCB has the capacity to do this through INTERPOL or via diplomatic and Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty (MLAT) channels.
Because international criminal organizations such as the Pink Panthers and Bakusetsudan perpetrate their crimes on a global scale, INTERPOL Tokyo works with partner law enforcement agencies across the globe, carrying out active transnational operations with INTERPOL member countries when the need arises.
INTERPOL Tokyo regularly hosts international conferences for the benefit of the INTERPOL community, especially with its partners in Asia and the Pacific.
Online sale of fake medicines and products targeted in INTERPOL operation
Japan INTERPOL Purple notice brings arrest of two international jewel thieves
INTERPOL and NEC sign partnership agreement to enhance cyber security
Law enforcement plays a crucial support role in nuclear safety and security, INTERPOL Chief tells Fukushima ministerial conference
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PAUL FRANKLIN Age today: 66 years old
Nationality: Canada
SHINICHI Age today: 37 years old
Nationality: Japan
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BRANDON MASAKI Age today: 17 years old
Nationality: United states , Japan
TYLER MICHAEL Age today: 17 years old
Nationality: Canada , Japan
- 36th INTERPOL General Assembly - 27 September - 4 October 1967 - Kyoto


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Call of Duty: Black Ops ReviewBy Abbie Heppe - Posted Nov 09, 2010
Good news. COD: Black Ops is both the embodiment of Modern Warfare and the advancement of Treyarch's installments into the modern era. The game succeeds in nudging the time period several years forward into the years of Kennedy and the Cuban Missile Crisis while conceding that everyone really loves to shoot their friends in the modern day, anachronistic multiplayer.
The Pros
- Fantastically rebalanced multiplayer in the vein of Modern Warfare 2
- Lengthy and exciting single player campaign
- Tons of added multiplayer content like new modes and personalization
The Cons
- Single-player campaign dabbles in cliché and unintentional hilarity
- Animations can be quirky, even in multiplayer
Call of Duty: Black Ops Review:
A short history lesson, if you will, before we dive into the Call of Duty: Black Ops review: Call of Duty first appeared in 2003 and quickly set the standard for first person WWII shooters. Then, they just kept coming. At about the same time even The History Channel figured out it couldn't survive on Hitler alone, Call of Duty 4 launched the series into the modern day and quickly became the highest selling game in franchise history. Though a solid game, next year's World at War seemed passé, remembered more for Nazi zombies then recouping CoD4's user base. Then there was Modern Warfare 2: controversial, sure, but initially only for the "No Russian" level, then for its notorious glitches, rampant cheating and delayed patches. With the majority of Infinity Ward jumping ship, we questioned if we'd ever really see Modern Warfare 3 and where the series would go next.
Good news. Black Ops is both the embodiment of Modern Warfare and the advancement of Treyarch's installments into the modern era. The game succeeds in nudging the time period several years forward into the years of Kennedy and the Cuban Missile Crisis while conceding that everyone really loves to shoot their friends in the modern day, anachronistic multiplayer.
Saddle up! Lock and load!
Initially, it was discouraging that Black Ops never had a public beta; however, after playing COD: Black Ops, I'm happy to tell you that the improvements render Modern Warfare 2 -- a game that had, perhaps, the largest beta ever conceived -- completely obsolete. From balance to map design to customization and game modes, there is nothing lacking in Black Ops, and the fact that it's suitable for both the hardcore and casual audience is impressive to say the least.
Dedicated CoD fans will quickly discover a host of features from MW2 that don't appear in Black Ops: The nuke kill streak (streaks in Black Ops cap out at 11), one man army perk, stopping power, and dual-wielded shotguns. Black Ops doesn't have any of those, but I'd be hard pressed to complain.
Part of me will miss killing people who wield the riot shield, but for the most part, Treyarch has tactically deleted everything that can throw the game's balance off kilter. Past what has straight up disappeared, many of the perks have been renamed and assigned to different loadout slots to keep players from abusing perks that work too well in concert with one another.
As a concession to newer players, almost every perk, attachment and piece of special equipment is available to buy right off the bat. A few rounds of multiplayer down and you'll have enough points to purchase almost anything you need. Guns are still unlocked by leveling up, but the frustrating post-prestige rounds or initial entry into the game is definitely more player friendly. The best restructuring measure of all might be the return to CoD4's secondary weapon policy. Pistols, rocket launchers, crossbow or ballistic knife only, the shotgun has returned to its proper place as a primary weapon.
I love the smell of napalm in the morning
Even with all the rebalancing and removal of game elements, Black Ops is by no means a pared down version of MW2. Beyond the brand new modes, customization, theater, extensive stat tracking, combat training AND zombie content, the game adds (and brings over from WaW) several new weapons, attachments and kill streaks like the RC XD remote controlled bomb car, nova gas, napalm strikes, attack dogs, defensive anti-air turrets, a flamethrower attachment and much more. My favorite is definitely the RC car, which acts as both recon and a weapon and most of the maps have special tunnels explicitly for its usage.
Past all the blatant changes to multiplayer, the area where Black Ops really succeeds is in the details: tweaks like letting you back your whole party out of a lobby rather than wait for the last person to figure it out, or fading out flags that block your point of view in Domination (and other team game modes) are minor but significant changes that illustrate how thoroughly Treyarch has fine-tuned the multiplayer experience.
F#@k, man, this is better than Disneyland!
Once you jump in, you'll realize that Black Ops offers a ton of XP challenges and contracts geared towards all skill levels and player preferences. Almost every aspect of the game has challenges tied to it, including game modes like Domination that were left out of challenges in MW2. In addition, perk challenges will often require you to use them in a different context to get credit, like backstabbing other players with the Ninja perk on. Again, so many of the tweaks are subtle but interesting and the contracts (updated daily) allow players to earn optional extra credits by completing goals ranging from "Win one match" to "Execute 5 headshots without dying."
Of course, all this will leave you with a glut of credits that you can use to unlock everything from attachments and perks to sunglasses for your sword wielding bunny emblem…or maybe that's just me. There's a decent level of customization in Black Ops. Emblems can be created by layering decals and then applied, as with clan tags, to your weapon. There's also the ability to customize your reticle (odd at first but quickly satisfying) and an option for facepaint, though I can't see what difference this would make to anyone. The emblem alone is perfect for clans…and the creative.
Past all of the improvements above, Black Ops also features the most impressive stat tracking to date. You can see your most used weapons, your progress from past matches in graph form, sort your challenges by completion rate and monitor almost all of your game progress. You can also view your past matches and upload clips of in-game video to share. Chances are, if you've wanted something in a CoD game, it can be found in Black Ops.
Everyone gets everything he wants
There are also things I didn't know I wanted, and the massive amount of modes in Black Ops satisfies desires I didn't know I had. Of course, there are all the pre-existing game types like Domination, TDM and Barebones, but now there are also Wager Matches, Combat Training and a very fleshed out incarnation of private matches. It makes me happy to note that the team based modes now include your total caps, plants or defuses in the post-game report, making it easy to tell who the team players really are.
If team play is not your thing, the Wager Matches have you covered. You can buy-in for almost nothing or a large sum of money depending on how good you think you are, and the top 3 players for each round win a chunk of the pot. Gun Game has you leveling up through 20 different tiers of weaponry from pistol to shotgun to assault rifle, sniper rifle, rocket launcher, crossbow, ballistic knife etc. When you kill someone with a weapon you advance to the next weapon tier. If you get knifed (humiliated) you drop back a tier. One in the Chamber gives you a pistol with one bullet and a knife. If you kill someone, you get an extra bullet. Sticks and Stones gives you a crossbow (exploding bolt) and a ballistic knife, but my favorite mode is probably Sharpshooter where you get random guns and they change every 45 seconds. It's awesome for trying out new weapons and building proficiency with all of them.
Then again, you could just try Combat Training where you can practice your skills by taking on somewhat terrifying bots. It'll even automatically load in your friends list so it's almost like playing with real people. Freaky programmed AI people who will decimate you on Veteran and use flanking, knifing, air support, grenades and the same tactics as humans to hunt you down. It's honestly somewhat scary every time you forget you're playing against the computer. It's even scarier knowing that computer always knows where you are. You can also customize this mode like you can with private matches.
Perhaps you can see the theme emerging: Black Ops wants you to play the game in your own way and, especially in regard to private matches, gives you far more tools to do so. Gone are the days of knives-only private clan matches on the honor system. This time, you can actually enforce your game restrictions and share them with other players over the servers. So far, it would appear humans vs. zombies is a popular theme (isn't that already a mode? And another game?).
You are likely to be eaten by a teleporting zombie dog
As far as cooperative multiplayer modes, unending waves of zombies make a return in Black Ops with two separate scenarios, one which I'll refrain from spoiling, plus the top down Smash TV style Dead Ops Arcade which will require a bit of detective work to unlock.
While I enjoy these modes, they obviously don't quite have the long-term appeal of standard multiplayer; however, I highly recommend finishing the single-player campaign to unlock the Nazi-free zombie map because it is a hilarious addition and stole my heart immediately. If you're able to find Dead Ops Arcade in the game, you'll find it pleasantly rewarding. You compete with and against your teammates to collect power-ups and money and progress through room after room of zombie hordes. Plus, if you can find DOA, you can also find Zork, if you remember/know/care what Zork is. If you don't, you can go get eaten by a Grue.
I wanted to see exotic Vietnam... the crown jewel of Southeast Asia
All that and I haven't even covered the multiplayer maps yet. There are a ton of maps in the game with a huge range of locations and variations in both scale and complexity. The maps certainly reflect the single-player time period even when the tech you're using on them doesn't. Two of the stand outs are the Shipment-style Nuketown map which has double rainbows and creepy mannequins in an A-bomb testing neighborhood and Firing Range, where moving gun range targets provide interesting cover and distraction.
Though I noticed that the same maps tend to come up over and over again, this time players have the ability to vote for the upcoming map or previous map or opt for a random one. Incorporating bridges, tunnels, overlooks, a launching rocket that shakes the map, blast doors that randomly open over cap points and of course, the RC car networks that tunnel through walls, each map feels varied, complex and suited towards all weapons and game modes. There are also recessed spawn areas built into the smaller maps to temper spawn killing, though it doesn't entirely eliminate it.
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It should be noted, as usual for multiplayer games played before full-scale release, that I haven't had much time to play the game with the general public. Given the release state of Modern Warfare 2, my worries mostly extend to game breaking and cheating. Already there are reports of care package glitching and on smaller maps like Nuketown, it's rather easy to spawn kill with some well placed napalm or a chopper gunner, so I'm going to hope like everyone else that Treyarch and Activision are vigilant about fixes and pushing patches through.
"I want to go to Vietnam - and I'll die there if I have to."
I'm guessing that the multiplayer analysis is enough for a lot of people, but Black Ops has single-player campaign, too. It's a more extensive, length-wise, campaign then the series has seen in quite some time. It's certainly action packed, over the top and insanely gory, but does its alternate mid-Cold War history tale deliver? For the most part, yes.
The campaign is set in the early to mid-60's with missions revolving around the Cuban Missile Crisis, the war in Vietnam and covert operations in southeast Asia and Russia. For good measure, there's a dose of Nazis thrown in. Sure, World War II may have precipitated the tension between the US and Russia, but without Nazis, how would the Nazi zombie mode make any sense? Plus these are snowtrooper Nazis (like, Hoth Nazis) and they're guarding a bioweapon that could destroy the world. What's clever is that the story is told from the perspective of a spec ops soldier being interrogated by unknown (but easily guessable) captors. This allows Black Ops to jump from location to location and timeframe to timeframe in a cohesive manner, hence Nazis.
"It's a mystery wrapped in a riddle inside an enigma!"
I won't say the plot doesn't get pretty convoluted and, tonally, it teeters between seriousness and camp, all the while treading in the realm of cliché. Russian roulette, fine, but do I really need to land my helicopter in Nam to the sound of "Fortunate Son"? At this point in time, the only people to generate a fortune off of the Vietnam War would be Halliburton, Oliver Stone and Creedence Clearwater Revival. By comparison, the sequence set to the only other licensed track in the game, "Sympathy for the Devil" by the Rolling Stones, is downright gleeful. Despite the fact that I will nit pick, I was always enjoying myself for the duration of the campaign.
That enjoyment stems from the various locations and action sequences. There were several which made my callous heart race. Skydiving, motorcycles, helicopters and face punching a dude with glass in his mouth, all bolster the standard shooting fare. Being imprisoned in a Russian labor camp has never been this fun before!
Plus, you're accompanied by a cast of colorful characters like the Russian defector Reznov and your squadmate Bowman, voiced respectively by Gary Oldman and Ice Cube, who are both fantastic. Plus, since the game fully embraces its possible -- though unlikely -- history plot, there are cameos by Castro, John F. Kennedy and Robert McNamara, Secretary of Defense under Kennedy and the man responsible for early advocacy and implementation of seatbelts in automobiles. See? Learning is great, but don't attempt to proffer anything gleaned from the single-player campaign in an actual history class.
"Shut up! Shut up and take the pain!"
As expected, Black Ops has a level of polish that's refreshing after an increasingly buggy fall release calendar, but that isn't to say it doesn't have its quirks. Floating shovels or friendly troops climbing an invisible fence won't impact your gameplay, but (especially on Veteran difficulty) constantly respawning enemies that run to the same place as their predecessors and can shoot you during procedural animation sequences will cause frustration. At the very least, the constant grenade spam of World at War has dissipated here, and conquering the game on Veteran is a far less daunting task.
Whatever difficulty you finish the game on, you'd be a fool not stick around after the credits, where the game plays out one of the more hilarious sequences I have ever seen. There's a very worthwhile punchline waiting for you and its intentionally funny compared to the end of the game when I couldn't tell if I was supposed to be laughing or not. If David Caruso had popped on screen and delivered a well timed "YEAAAAAH," I might not have been surprised but hey, better to go bigger than mundane, especially when FPS obsessives like myself begin to tire of tried and true formulas.
Are we done? Can I go back to playing the game now?
Since I'm pretty sure I've exceeded my word count even before I broached the topic of single player (and I'm itching to hop back online with the game), I'll leave you with this: Black Ops manages to achieve what I've been craving in CoD multiplayer since CoD4, down to the most finite details. Though I miss last year's Spec Ops mode, there is so much in the single-player and delightful zombie slaughterfests to be had that it's impossible to be bored or dissatisfied with the experience as a whole. Now, pardon me, I'm so close to unlocking the rainbow pony background for my emblem that I've been eyeing since day one, so I need to get back to merciless online destruction.


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Odd Duck will be open for dinner on Sundays starting April 7
Odd Duck, the shareable-plates restaurant at 2352 S. Kinnickinnic Ave. in Bay View, will begin serving dinner on Sundays this coming weekend.
That's partly because of popular demand, partly because many other restaurants are closed on Sundays. »Read Full Blog Post
Collaborative dinner bringing Chicago chefs Pandel, Vincent to Ardent in May
Note: The dinner is sold out as of Friday morning. »Read Full Blog Post
'Brick Mansions' not much of a foundation for Paul Walker
Starlight travels at 671 million mph. But sometimes that still isn't fast or furious enough for us to see it until long after the star has winked out.
Just like much slower film-release schedules leave audiences gazing up at the light left behind on the silver screen by movie stars who've passed away. »Read Full Article
Fox-Bay Cinema Grill to carry New York Film Critics Series
The Fox-Bay Cinema Grill, 334 E. Silver Spring Drive, Whitefish Bay, has added the New York Film Critics Series, a monthly sneak peek at an independent release likely to come to Milwaukee a few weeks later.
The first movie showing at Fox-Bay from the series is "Locke," a drama starring Tom Hardy as a man whose life unravels in a single phone call. It's showing at 7 p.m. Tuesday. A preshow, with an introduction featuring Rolling Stone film critic Peter Travers, starts at 6:30 p.m. Screenings in the series are followed by Travers' interviews with the film's cast and crew. »Read Full Article
Crocus Polish Restaurant shutting down after service May 3
After 31 years of fish fries, pierogi dinners, birthday parties and funeral luncheons, Crocus Polish Restaurant, 3577 S.13th St., will close after dinner on May 3.
It's been owned by Joel Rewolinski and his father, Tom Rewolinski, since 2010. Crocus was founded in 1983 by Polish immigrants Andrej and Elzbeita Wasielewski. »Read Full Blog Post(3)
Future; Ingrid Michaelson; Neon Trees; the Menzingers; Black Prairie; the Pains of Being Pure at Heart; the Secret Sisters; the Seldom Scene
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New head chef at the Packing House comes from Jackson Grill
From one supper club to another: The new executive chef at the Packing House, 900 E. Layton Ave., is Nick Scheeler, formerly sous chef at Jackson Grill. »Read Full Blog Post(2)
Gallery Night & Day April 2014: Top picks
From the notion of the sacred to a quiet pub in winter, from garden implements to AIDS, from fairy tales to political resistance, the inspirations for shows this Gallery Night & Day are varied and meaningful as always.
Here are six shows on my short list for what to see on Gallery Night & Day, the citywide art crawl that takes place Friday evening and Saturday when art venues hold special receptions and events. »Read Full Article(1)
Milwaukee movies off the grid: April 25-May 1
A look at alternative-venue movie options around Milwaukee:
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"The Glass Key": Alan Ladd, Veronica Lake and Brian Donlevy star in a classic 1942 adaptation of Dashiell Hammett's novel of corruption and romance. 7 p.m. Saturday, Church in the City, 2648 N. Hackett Ave. $3. »Read Full Article
New DVD releases April 29: 'Labor Day,' 'The Legend of Hercules'
LABOR DAY (Paramount) A fragile woman, who has become a recluse after her husband left her and their 13-year-old son, meets an escaped prisoner who persuades them to hide him from the law. Kate Winslet and Josh Brolin star in this sentimental and soft drama written and directed by Jason Reitman ("Juno," "Young Adult," "Up in the Air"). (PG-13; thematic material, brief violence, sexuality) ★★1/2 »Read Full Article
Colin Firth travels back to dark past in 'The Railway Man'
Don't call the tweedy and reserved character in "The Railway Man" a trainspotter.
He's a rail "enthusiast," who marries a charming woman he meets during a train trip. Every person's life tells a story. But this love story is just the first chapter in this fact-based anthology of a traumatized life. »Read Full Article(1)
'Walking With the Enemy' shares story of heroism in Holocaust
In 1944, Hitler and the SS ratcheted up their plan to wipe out Europe's Jewish population. And nowhere was the plan carried out with more zeal than in Hungary, a German ally that had staved off demands to join the Nazis' "final solution." In less than two months, nearly 440,000 people — about half of Hungary's Jewish population — were deported, many of them sent to their death at Auschwitz.
"Walking With the Enemy" uses that horrific backdrop to relate a story of heroism — and a reminder that standing up to evil requires sacrifice, ingenuity and a little faith. »Read Full Article
Antler House, Peter Mulvey, Space Raft and Roxi Copland album reviews
The Milwaukee albums keep on coming, and so do our reviews. Here's the latest batch, with another roundup in Local Beat next week.
Antler House, "Through the Dirt" (May 3, facebook.com/antlerhouse) »Read Full Article
Salotto Zarletti opening in Mequon on Monday
Note: The restaurant now takes reservations; see below. »Read Full Blog Post
On Tap for Today: 'Bring It On'; LaCage turns 30
"Bring It On: The Musical" is in town for one night only, showing tonight at 7:30 at the Milwaukee Theatre. The musical features an original story, though its inspiration comes from the 2000 teen comedy, "Bring It On," starring Kirsten Dunst and Eliza Dushku.
As a recovering cheerleader, I can attest that the film was pretty accurate in its portrayal of what it was like to be a high-school cheerleader in the 2000s. I'm not sure about nowadays — I mean, Big Red records the competitors with a video camera ... that requires film. And they play the music for their routine off a big stereo, not an iPod. I'm curious to see what "Bring It On" is like as a stage musical. »Read Full Blog Post


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Evonne Cashman is lucky to be alive and is vowing to get back in the water.
"I didn't see it coming and I didn't see it going," said Cashman, a Cerritos, Calif. resident.
She spoke from her hospital bed at Maui Memorial Medical Center showing her wounds after being bitten by a shark.
"I got hit really hard and bit," said Cashman. "Then, he let go as quickly as he bit me."
Cashman, 56, was snorkeling alone in water 10-feet-deep about 30 feet from Ulua Beach around 8:45 a.m. Wednesday.
"I started swimming and swimming as fast as I could with my fins and hands and I could tell my hands were bleeding but I could feel on my back," said Cashman. "I just knew I needed to get help as fast as I could."
Cashman has stitches to her face. She believes her mask helped protect her face from further damage. She has stitches to her hands and stitches and staples to her back.
A friend describes two 4-to-5-inch-long cuts along Cashman's back -- one wrapping around her neck.
Cashman says she saw a big turtle before the attack. She says it was a lesson learned, but a little too late.
"The bad part I've learned now that after a couple of days after a storm, you should wait to go in the water," said Cashman. "It was rather choppy and it was rather murky. I could see the bottom without any problem, but there was lots of debris."
Cashman continued, "I am very lucky he decided he didn't like me and he let go right away."
The retired school teacher says she believes there is a reason for everything, and says the experience won't keep her out of the water.
"Going back in the water, I know it won't happen this trip. We go home on Tuesday, but I think I'll probably go back in sometime because I don't want to be afraid of the water," said Cashman.
The stretch of shore closed due to the shark bite, from Polo Beach to the area fronting Mana Kai Maui Resort, was reopened at noon on Thursday.