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Well I've been back in Australia a week now and already I've found something to complain about! Telstra: it's so poorly run. Why is there default setting to interfere with your life as much as possible? I got prepaid 30 day things for both the internet and mob. phone but once that 30 days is up I'll be spending my dolla elsewhere.
This is a bit later than when I'm usually here each summer, but this one seems like a particularly dry one—down here in the south-west of Vic. at least. I am sad to find out that the Poly-Waffle has been discontinued! We went to PakoFesta in geelong west yesterday—first time I've been able to go in nearly a decade. Was great to see the parade and interesting to see how the ethnic mix has changed slightly. Sweden, Finland and France used to have contingents but don't now. And a couple of new African nations were there walking along and getting their groove on—new enough that the organisers haven't made wooden signs for their countries yet. I am embarrased to say that I couldn't really pick the flags, although I'm pretty sure one was South Sudan and the other would be geographically close to South Africa because the design was very similar to SA's flag. Also, as with many areas of life, China was there, making a lot of noise and being over-competitive. I don't remember them having a contingent in the past. I used the hipstamatic for all the fotos which probably wasn't such a good choice.


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May 3, 2013 —
The Upper Delaware Council, Inc. (UDC) unanimously approved a letter to the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PA DEP) on May 2 expressing its opposition to the Sewage Facilities Planning Module Review for On-lot Sewage Systems Proposed in High Quality and Exceptional Value Watersheds.
The action was taken to support the positions of the Wayne and Pike County Commissioners, as well as the UDC member townships of Damascus, Berlin, Lackawaxen, Shohola, and Westfall.
Approximately 95% of Wayne and Pike Counties are in a High Quality (HQ) or Exceptional Value (EV) watershed, with significant amounts comprised of tributaries to the Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River.
The letter, signed by UDC Chairperson Jeffrey R. Dexter (Damascus Township representative), points out that water quality on the Upper Delaware River is uniformly good to excellent with positive trends continuing, according to the monitoring data routinely conducted by the U.S. Geological Survey, Delaware River Basin Commission, and the National Park Service.
While the PA DEP's proposed policy aims to address Nitrate pollution, the UDC argues that the data proves this has not been an issue in Wayne and Pike Counties and that "current measures to protect the water quality in the river basin are successful." While the federal drinking level standard for nitrate-N is 10 mg/L, the new policy proposes what appears to be an arbitrary 45 mg/L standard.
"There is no documented science that correlates nitrate-N with a 45 mg/L standard," the letter states.
Furthermore, there are numerous contradictions contained within the language of the policy itself stating that nitrate in Pennsylvania groundwater is trending downward overall and that septic systems are generally not capable of affecting surface waters to the degree where the 10 mg/L may be threatened. These facts suggest there is no justification to implement the policy.
The UDC writes, "Creating a policy that represents HQ and EV streams throughout Pennsylvania does not address differences in soil and geologic conditions which vary greatly throughout the Commonwealth and have significant impacts on nitrate levels in ground and surface waters."
The letter continues, "There is a fine line between protection and over-regulation. High quality water is the basis for many of the healthy, viable, rural communities in Wayne and Pike Counties. The Upper Delaware Council is committed to protecting the water quality in this region, and scientific evidence verifies that current land use practices in Pennsylvania are successfully accomplishing that task… We see no benefit to pre-empting local zoning and land use regulations given the good to excellent quality of the waters in the Upper Delaware watershed."
It is noted that the proposed policy would actually threaten the region's economic vitality through its application of an arbitrary point system and its best management practices that could require cost-prohibitive new development models to implement.
"Furthermore, the proposed policy was derived from an Environmental Hearing Board Decision. Is the DEP not concerned that the required signing of a Declaration of Environmental Covenant that binds the land in perpetuity to the designated size and use could potentially be viewed as inverse condemnation by the court system?" the UDC asks.
The letter concludes by urging the PA DEP to address the valid concerns of the citizens in this affected region by discarding the draft policy.
A complete copy of the UDC's May 2, 2013 letter is available on-line at www.upperdelawarecouncil.org [2] or please call (845) 252-3022 to request a hard copy.
DEP Response:
What we have proposed is not a guidance or a policy or a regulation. It is a technical guidance that solely exists in draft form. It is also a guidance that would not apply to an existing system or any project that has already secured sewage planning approval.
We developed it because a state environmental court ruled that the modeling we previously relied on when approving sewage planning for onlot systems near exceptional value or high quality watersheds was not protective of water supplies. The issue is not whether onlot systmes impact water supplies or waterways but how developers and DEP can prove that they don't. That is the difficult legal issue the court has now presented DEP and the developers and as a result right now every sewage planning approval is vulnerable to a legal challenge. Absent this guidance, there is tremendous uncertainty from the regulated community.
The court case, Pine Creek Watershed Association v. DEP, was a challenge to an approved sewage plans for development near HQ watersheds. We have proposed a best management practice based approach in this guidance that developers can pick a number of tools, such as riparian buffers, the number of systems per acre or denitrification – or even present us with other methods – to show that the waters would be protected. The guidance does not require or prohibit anything – guidance by definition cannot do that.
If someone does not want to approach DEP for sewage planning approval using the guidance that we have proposed, they can certainly do that. They will just need to use an alternative approach that demonstrates water quality is protected. For example, the developer could conduct a technical analysis that shows water quality won't be impacted. Such an analysis is costly, and the result of the analysis could show that water quality isn't protected – necessitating the sort of best management practices we outlined in the draft.
We extended the public comment period on this because we want to hear other approaches on how to provide certainty to the regulated community. We want the economy to continue to grow and we want the environment to be protected. We are confident that there is a solution out there that DEP, the developers, the local governments and the state legislature can agree on.
Kevin Sunday | Deputy Press Secretary
Department of Environmental Protection | Office of Communications
400 Market Street | Harrisburg PA 17101
Phone: 717.787.1323 | Fax: 717.705.4980
www.dep.state.pa.us [3]

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A newly released joint World Bank-FAO report summarizes the results of an Expert Group Meeting held in Rome in May 2011 on Climate change adaptation in agricultural investment in East Asia and the Pacific. In addition to existing development challenges that the region already faces in increasing agricultural productivity, its vulnerability to climate change is particularly difficult for those countries in the region with scarce land and water resources, and frequent exposure to extreme weather changes including typhoons, floods and drought.
Climate change poses a serious threat to the region's efforts to address food security, poverty eradication, sustainable development and progress in achieving the Millennium Development Goals. To address this concern, FAO's Investment Centre Division, in collaboration with FAO's Natural Resources Department and the World Bank Sustainable Development Department - East Asia and the Pacific, jointly organized this meeting of experts with the aim to: (i) reach a better understanding of the issues and options at the frontier of agricultural adaptation to climate change; (ii) identify critical impacts and adaptation strategies and practices; and (iii) explore ways to mainstream climate change preparedness in development programmes.
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Lt. Bill Wilke, a district commander with the Asheville Police Department, isnŌĆÖt in the running. The reason: Wilke is a Republican, and the job of picking the next sheriff lies with Democrats.
ŌĆ£We have to nominate a Democrat,ŌĆØ said Janie Benson, chairwoman of the Haywood Democratic Executive Committee, citing state party rules.
The job of picking a replacement for retiring Sheriff Bobby Suttles falls to the local Democratic Party since Suttles is himself a Democrat. Suttles had two years to go in his term.
In his application, Wilke had urged Democratic Party leaders to consider his qualifications and not his party affiliation, and was disappointed he was ruled out.
ŌĆ£The process, quite obviously, is not open and democratic,ŌĆØ Wilke said in a statement.
In his comment, Wilke announced his plans to run for Haywood County sheriff in 2014. Wilke ran unsuccessfully for sheriff in 2010. Suttles defeated him by 7 percent.
ŌĆ£Our campaign for the SheriffŌĆÖs Office starts now, and I am confident that I will be elected in 2014,ŌĆØ Wilke said. As sheriff, my first order of business is to take the politics out of the Office so we can get down to the business of keeping our communities safe and prosperous.ŌĆØ
The two remaining candidates vying for SuttlesŌĆÖ seat are Chief Deputy Larry Bryson, 57, of the Haywood Sheriffs Office and Lt. Greg Christopher, 51, with the N.C. Highway Patrol.
ŌĆ£I feel like we have two very good qualified candidates,ŌĆØ Benson said. ŌĆ£I think we are fortunate.ŌĆØ
Party leaders will hear from the contenders in a forum at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 23. Former N.C. Rep. Ray Rapp, D-Mars Hill, will moderate. Candidates will each receive 12 to 15 minutes to make their cases.
Registered Democrats are encouraged to attend and may submit questions for the candidates. Questions are due to the county democratic headquarters by Feb. 20 and must include the personŌĆÖs name, their precinct and the name of their precinct chairperson.
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- P2P-NetPay: a micro-payment system for peer-to-peer networks
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- Dai, Xiaoling; Chaudhary, Kaylash; Grundy, John
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- Micro-payment systems are becoming an important part of peer-to-peer (P2P) networks. The main reason for this is to address the 'free-rider' problem in most existing content sharing systems. The authors of this chapter have developed a new micro-payment system for content sharing in P2P networks called P2P-Netpay. This is an offline, debit based protocol that provides a secure, flexible, usable, and reliable credit service in peer-to-peer networks ensuring equitable participation by all parties. The authors have carried out an assessment of micro-payment against non-micro-payment credit systems for file sharing applications. The chapter reports on the design of our experiment and results of an end user evaluation. The chapter then discusses the performance of the credit model, comparing it to a non-micro-payment credit model. Through evaluation of the proposed system and comparison with other existing systems, the authors find that the new approach eliminates the 'free-rider' problem. The chapter analyses a heuristic evaluation performed by a set of evaluators and presents directions for research aiming to improve the overall satisfaction and efficiency of this model for peers.
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- Book chapter
- Research centre
- Swinburne University of Technology
- Source
- Models for capitalizing on web engineering advancements: trends and discoveries / Ghazi Alkhatib (ed.), chapter 9, pp. 159-182
- Publication year
- 2012
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- Content sharing; Free-rider problem; Micro-payment systems; P2P networks; Peer-to-peer networks
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- IGI Global
- 9781466600232, 1466600233
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- Copyright © 2012 IGI Global.
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Exonerated Wis. man to get $25,000 from state
The state will pay $25,000 to a Milwaukee man who was wrongly convicted of a homicide that was later linked to a serial killer.
William D. Avery served six years in prison before being released in 2010. He was seeking $30,000, or the maximum $5,000 per year allowed. But the Wisconsin Claims Board can only award a maximum of $25,000, although it can ask the Legislature for more.
The board also turned down claims from three others whose convictions had been overturned. Those included a claim from Forest Shomberg, who was seeking $102,500.
He served six years after being convicted of attempted sexual assault. His conviction was overturned in part based on DNA evidence. But the board ruled he didn't show "clear and convincing evidence" of his innocence.
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Shawn Thornton of the Boston Bruins talks about going back to work
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If they Hill Man Morning Show on demand. Denmark I'm always online and on your schedule had WA AF dot com. John Norton of the Boston Bruins joins us this morning -- -- eight. There -- congratulations. Back here back here after about finally you get to play some hockey where you -- I finally got your weekly column and yeah -- -- -- yet we -- we should announce. Thursdays with authority happening throughout the NHL season on this program. And delighted that mr. Thornton is -- us every every week during the NHL season up bright and early and ready to be on the show. Now where you yesterday when he found out. Just go to bed and it had its parent -- out five -- by -- get -- to go or rather nice text I'm like well maybe they'll just take their often. To get ready for the seat and that. What is he did is he like reverend run does he send out some kind of an inspirational green text every morning. I think yeah I think it does that on Twitter something but I don't follow on whether I'm not on -- but I would know that. He just shot at a very that's certainly know all the guidance in this saying -- -- And literally had just gotten out of that in there. It sort wake up it might be a little bit brighter. Parents -- me doing it was a big part of the negotiations. At the end he went down. You know midway through the week I think him and stay down -- all we actually. We are happy to -- down I was one of the guys -- for undergoing. He's he's pretty good at tablets and opinions so odd years ago water in the remote. There are the argument -- There -- -- you think Americans needed. Now in do you say we were talking earlier it was some callers who said they'll watch hockey they won't go to games there that they're frustrated I've spoken others who do are very excited I. First of all what's the mood the you've gotten from fans. Since the announcement and then do you think that this hurts the game to analyze at all. Probably I -- I'd be pissed about it and spirit. What an ideal I mean -- accommodate. As players we want to play all time though it wasn't a strike it was we are a lot of the ranks but he. We are trying hard to get a deal not a quick as possible by. It's been like that there was indeed -- -- that they're gonna let a player and power out of this -- -- -- and that's myself. All we can do now is -- -- -- pretty approach what relate to guys look at what are you would have been a pretty good guys very -- well I'll. We got back on board and we got put their product on the exit of the people come back -- -- the boat can do it off the NHL all the felt about them out there. You know forcing yourself for a few months. Who do you think comes back to -- most out of shape. If you had to guess right now authority. -- -- I'm gonna assume they're on the professional predicament championship I think to you think about that's not Cuba. God you don't have a Craig Janney. And we don't know -- don't have a doable thing. The they keep it just got to spend that a lot lot better of yeah we had to go back in shape and came back to court to Goldman is the preferred being deported over Celtic capital like -- we -- -- like -- It. What's your opinion you know the -- well. Does Tim Thomas comeback you're from her car you know the Olympics. I can't see it happening I think somebody out and actually. I guess it is -- is said he was. Think it is done that they in the -- off. So I I can't I can't -- tell about it it's stupid I'm as far as we're concerned. Took -- time. I'm John Norton of the Boston Bruins are guest and it looks like authority what are you hearing 48 game season 45 gave fifty game season wanna be heard so far. I've heard 48 and fifty. I'm open so it's the year earlier period the war against the better -- for the and -- -- burial on. It's tight schedule either way had a we can jam in as many as soon as possible but. I'm not I'm not on the -- so I don't know I think gather ratifying an outlet and there are going to be the owner the better. The players -- get through this week so I'd say the earliest camp with -- Friday or Saturday and not the case then I mean it's going to be 67 -- training camp do you think -- on the all we cannot completely assuming here I have no idea. It. -- -- The F fifty game season we have to start in the fifteen states so that would be a quick -- allied victory today you little single ended July yes you -- Stanley Cup finals and -- the last two weeks of June July 4 yeah I've been -- to imagine game seven of the Stanley Cup finals on July until it's what I've read. American Express and there. I really don't really kill kill my Eric candidate Independence Day celebration yes yes not to mention your golf game would be would not -- the -- What is was valued in the golf but are they -- it did affect them out now it's it's not that you get. For all the golf you play get a date you're not getting better I don't know what I don't know at the panel is -- but you know where I was at the best that you did on the lockout. Little golf downs out there what was the what was the best that you did with the time -- I had a couple bad trips such sex act by the remote -- -- -- do picked off these -- Dominican. I got -- -- the Ryder Cup much. But he Keegan but there's Bermuda yeah the Caribbean and Bermuda to the grandson golf if you're. Couple openings what my time off -- I've -- to make most of its development camps. It would obviously you you know with the with the familiarity. Between. You guys -- -- the guys on this team does that give -- an advantage in a short season. On paper and Iberia which I mean via a translator on the ice do you think the fact that we don't need to. Kill each other out in the communications should be -- -- wandered and you know get a coach you're the same expectations of each other going back and forth that we should deal. To get things going rather quickly but. I think seven and and all -- Australia on the. Well and -- this origami how many -- most guys only game anyway it from a handful of guys went to Europe right most of the guys have you guys been working together almost everybody -- I think I was only like you Marshall -- chin and now Horton who didn't write. He Campbell I think to. So. There was a bunch of our fuel a set at Boston University skating with us some local guys like Whitney you handle -- yet. China in shape object and helpful to. They're the guys in Europe but I mean I think ever ought to put your sister's child there but I don't from and in. People say that we elected not to go I was hundred -- critical -- nobody wanted to -- so big that. Maybe like a hundred calls but there was nobody but a lot of Paul -- kind of game over there and he's now and October pick up the ball terribly you know -- back -- -- you don't -- the European style -- -- not -- owned -- I think I could -- I think compared my skill that is very underrated I think I. I think that it's a fact they punch in the face really down great academic extremists killed off by early. -- and does this lockout mean also that we may we may see a -- play for the buster -- it's. I don't know I haven't been -- -- province and doing. I -- -- led BHL more than last year scoring and I skated with -- September is. In the series are dynamic hockey player and I guess with the possibility -- you're request per child but he Cameron meet. Yeah we'll talk about him without really telling me. Why now Taylor and some players approach the Worcester sharks Providence Bryant's game we couple week's -- look at. And what about thirty Hamilton I mean I shortened season probably gives him intensive to play a lot else -- Yeah birdies from the girder from the camp and I need to dominating junior. It looked pretty good in the world she's back home watching a little bit that a lot so. I'm I'm sure we'll get every opportunity to. Step right in I think he's done everything about level so. Well let's hope these ready for the big what I -- it but it won't send you look at it -- Is now that done now he'll have a check coming in are we going to be playing off the car commercials for -- Track back back. Not what it -- it's not built fail like got a lot of that perhaps that. Every night embattled Mike is that word these three automobile are excellent -- -- -- -- -- there. And I think you know what I like the one we're interviewing the cost of yeah my bus that's commands respect and commercial -- with those that it would -- Holland it's yes it -- -- -- another bit bigger guys over there a lot of what about it -- a little bit of pride they've been college debut August or even not be great note please be -- there oh yeah absolutely. People know good people of pride and you do you do that you so. Tom and the creditors are calling everything you've been able to pay the bills but now you're glad to get a check right let's get to get a -- Thanks very -- -- budget for three weeks from now I gotta just Burton. Yes well listen where we're very excited about having on every there. Today so we'll get it going next week in and I'm couldn't be couldn't be happier about hockey and I know there's a lot a lot of business owners down but the cardinal are pretty happy about it too and a lot of people out who don't know a lot of people -- two games and everything so. 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Dr. Robert Lowinger Combines Career and Academic Experiences to Develop Robust Research Initiatives
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(Bluefield)—Combining his experience in both public administration and education, Dr. Robert Lowinger has undertaken a pair of research initiatives whose results will be published later this year in professional journals. Lowinger, who joined the Bluefield State College faculty this semester as an Assistant Professor of Psychology, will also discuss his research at the Bluefield State College Faculty Research Symposium later this semester.
His research summary, "The Effectiveness of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for PTSD in New York City Transit Workers: A Preliminary Evaluation," will be included in the December 2012 issue of North American Journal of Psychology. It examines the effectiveness of cognitive behavioral therapy, whereby false beliefs and misperceptions held by an individual, when challenged constructively, can help to correct behavior that had been based on those false beliefs.
A second research effort, entitled "College Students' Perceptions of Severity and Willingness to Seek Psychological Help for Alcohol Problems" is also scheduled for publication in the College Student Journal, December 2012 issue. "This research yielded several interesting findings," the BSC faculty member continued. "In the past, drugs and alcohol problems have been linked together. However, our research pointed to the fact that students see drugs as a serious problem, but often view alcohol problems as 'not a big deal.'"
After for several years in research, statistical and policy analysis in New York State Government, Lowinger received a Doctorate in Educational Psychology and Statistics, then spent several years in private industry, administering and overseeing research and statistics. He then embarked on the next chapter in his career as an educator, teaching on a parttime basis at several colleges in the New York City area.
I thoroughly enjoyed the educational dynamic and decided to pursue a fulltime teaching position," he explained. "I applied at Bluefield State College and after talking to (BSC Provost) Dr. Lewis Jones and (Minority Health Institute Director) Dr. Anthony Woart, I realized the opportunity at BSC was a perfect fit. My research was very compatible with many of the Minority Health Institute initiatives that Dr. Woart was pursuing."


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What's driving the development of natural gas?
A New York Times article of December 6, 2012 by Clifford Krauss was headlined, "Report Bolsters the Case for Large U.S. Natural Gas Exports." The title tells it all. The report was based on a study prepared by National Economic Research Associates (NERA) for the U.S. Department of Energy.
NERA is an economic consulting firm, founded and run by conservative economists. In a paper called "Energy Independence" by founder Dr. Irwin Steltzer, written for the Hudson Institute, Dr. Steltzer allows that carbon may be a problem but, "In the near term even with a [carbon] tax, coal and natural gas will be the fuels on which we must rely."
NERA is consistent in its prescriptions. What is ultimately important is maximizing the corporate bottom line. Thus regulation is detrimental, not surprising since one of the firm's original advisors was the late Alfred E. Kahn, the "father of deregulation." A March 2012 NERA report regarding the EPA's Mercury and Air Toxics Standards concluded that "compliance will induce lower industrial output [because the cost of power, natural gas, and other commodities will increase] and hence... will produce a drag on the economy as a whole."
This contradicts the current NERA report on natural gas exports, which states that "domestic prices would not rise sharply as a result of exports and that export revenue would generally help most Americans... [including] an increasingly large number of workers [who would] share in the benefits of higher income to natural resource companies whose shares they own."
So according to NERA, energy independence requires reliance on natural gas, regulating mercury and air toxics will hurt the economy because it will raise the price of natural gas, but exporting the gas we need for energy independence won't raise its price.
What we've always known is verified. Energy independence and jobs were the story given for the need to frack. Now a new story is evolving: exports of gas will raise the stock prices of energy companies and that will enhance your 401K. The story changes, but the real motivation remains the same, as it always has been: the corporate bottom line with its short-term aim for the next quarter's profit. Never mind the contradictory conclusions. Never mind even the danger fracking poses to air and water.


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"Love men, slay error; without pride be bold in the truth, without cruelty fight for the truth."
~ Augustine of Hippo, prescribing sincerest love for the erring with keen repugnance for the error to which they cling, anticipating the very definition of true civic tolerance, as detailed in the article Religious Toleration.


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All ventures should be equalDecember 06,2012
Much has been made of the death of local news media, and I for one would have to agree. In an environment defined by its extremes it's nice to have an outlet that shoots for a course of moderation without allowing its agenda to be tainted by national movements of one particular extremist stench or another.
Mr. Snell of Montpelier wrote a compelling letter in this very newspaper on Nov. 14 that makes a case for the community value of The Times Argus, and I applaud him for that. However, in his letter he appears content to merely applaud the value a local paper offers and leaves it to the market to determine its survival. I would offer that is hardly enough. First and above all, we must provide a market that is fair, level and in which all competitors compete equally.
In Vermont, with its limited number of local dailies, any change has a significant effect, and I would offer that the online commercial venture Vermont Digger has had an effect, for good or ill, that cannot be denied. In Vermont Digger we have what some might describe as a "new wave" of journalism; however, I would describe it as commercial journalism that exploits the existing tax code in new and interesting ways.
While ventures such as The Times Argus operate as commercial entities, Vermont Digger uses its 501(c)3 tax designation as a "nonprofit" in order to not only minimize its tax burden, but also allow the venture to accept secret tax-free donations from certain entities to subsidize the revenue it receives from advertising and subscriptions. Please don't misinterpret my use of the term "nonprofit;" "nonprofit" does not mean not profitable. The directors and employees of Vermont Digger are compensated at a competitive scale, and this is not your local soup kitchen. These are paid employees working in the field of their choice.
They are, however, working for a company that manages to avoid overhead by exploiting a gaping hole in the tax code. By "nonprofit" I mean that Vermont Digger portrayed itself in such a manner to the IRS as to give the impression it was offering nontraditional journalistic benefit to the community. This representation is important as journalism itself is not one of the eight reasons for which a benefits organization can gain nonprofit status. To do so the organization must offer in its mission statement and application to the IRS for this exclusive tax status some benefit it will provide in the approved categories including education or literary benefit. The organization cannot merely repeat the services offered by commercial ventures that are taxed as commercial ventures, which is unfortunately what Vermont Digger appears to do.
In order to gain this particular tax Nirvana, really the only constraint the organization must deal with is it must give up any blatant partisan bias. Unfortunately partisan bias, or freedom from such bias, is very much in the eye of the beholder and difficult to conclusively accuse an organization of.
Once this exclusive 501(c)3 status has been established the organization is free to accept tax-free donations from all and sundry — comfortably avoiding not only revealing the donors but also without revealing what expectation of benefits such donors might have for their charitable giving. In fact, if one merely reviews the abbreviated list of major donors to Vermont Digger available on their front page, one has to wonder what benefit the marquee organizations receive for their investment when compared with their mission statements. There must be some benefit or their directors would be pounding assorted tables across Vermont demanding justifications for what would appear to be a misuse of monies.
A case in point might be the High Meadows Fund. This particular organization, outside of being a sub-program of the Vermont Community Fund (another Vermont Digger donor), would appear to function as nothing more than a $100,000-a-year sinecure for Gaye Symington, and one has to ask exactly how subsidizing a local media outfit fits in with the organization's mission statement to "promote vibrant communities and a healthy natural environment." Unfortunately, Vermont Digger is not required to say and has yet to investigate. Perhaps these two facts are related.
Regardless of your political persuasion, I would ask you to join me in using our power as citizens to ensure that all commercial ventures operate on a level playing field. The IRS offers a quick and easy-to-use application to file a complaint requesting investigation of ventures exploiting section 501(c)3 for unapproved purposes. It takes five minutes of your time and may enable the survival of local papers such as The Times Argus. The form is available at www.irs.gov, search for Form 13909, and can be submitted anonymously. It's really not too much to ask that Vermont Digger play by the rules everyone else plays by.
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Montpelier Police Log: Bicycles, wallets, licenses are lost and foundApril 02,2013
The following is a sampling of calls to Montpelier police in recent days.
March 25
A vehicle ran out of gas in the middle of the road at the intersection of College Street and Sibley Avenue.
At Blanchard Court, a silver key ring containing four keys and a remote door lock was found.
A drivers license was found in a snowbank and brought to the police station on Pitkin Court.
March 26
Dogs were loose on First Avenue.
Two cars clipped side mirrors at the intersection of Barre and Nelson streets.
March 27
A brown zippered wallet was found on State Street.
Someone stole a package of medical supplies on Prospect Street.
A silver Trek mountain bike was stolen from Liberty Street.
On River Road, a brown leather tri-fold wallet was lost.
March 28
A black wallet was lost on Main Street.
On Main Street, a key was found.
A blue Samsung phone was found on Main Street.
March 29
A black Specialized mountain bike was found on River Street.
On River Street, a vehicle was hit by a box that fell out of a truck.
A license plate was found on State Street.
On Elm Street, a bicycle was stolen.
March 30
A ring was stolen on Elm Street.
A two-car accident occurred on Main Street around 11:30 a.m. No injuries were reported.
Kids were skateboarding off the front steps of the Police Department on Pitkin Court.
A drivers license was found on Main Street.
March 31
A dog ran off at the intersection of Elm Street and Ballfield Drive.
The following is a sampling of citations Montpelier police issued in recent days.
On March 25, Chelsea Parker, 24, was cited on a charge of driving with a suspended license and Linda Quintana, 45, was cited on suspicion of writing a bad check.
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A computer rendition shows the Spaulding High School athletic fields and lights after all phases of the project are complete.
BARRE When it comes to a game plan for lighting the football field at Spaulding High School, its now first down and goal to go.
Plans to accommodate a Granite City edition of Friday Night Lights got a Thursday night boost from a shorthanded development review board last week and Spaulding supporters are now just $90,000 away from being able to host night games at A.G. Pendo Memorial Field.
It took the affirmative votes of all five members who were able to make the meeting, but School Director Giuliano Cecchinelli said the review boards approval clears the way for a formal kickoff to a capital campaign that will be needed to raise money to help pay for a long-discussed lighting project.
The clock is already ticking.
Last year city councilors agreed to earmark $90,000 of the money that former Barre businessman Charlie Semprebon left the city following his death in 2009 to cover half of the estimated cost of lighting the football field at Spaulding. The councils only caveat was that supporters of the project match that money by July 1.
Cecchinelli, who serves as chairman of the facilities committee at Spaulding, said he received several pledges of support in the wake of the councils offer, but believed securing the review boards approval was important before mounting a more formal fund drive.
This is the initial first step, he told board members who inquired about the status of the fundraising effort for the lighting project before approving the first two phases of a comprehensive master plan to enhance and eventually expand the athletic fields at Spaulding.
According to Cecchinelli, the boards approval legitimized the project and should give prospective donors a comfort level that the only thing standing in the way of playing night games at Spaulding this fall is the need to raise the rest of the money for the lights.
It would be very difficult for us to go out, raise the money, and then be denied the permit, he said.
That didnt happen.
Although Chairman Ulysse Pete Fournier lightly quizzed Spaulding facilities director Jamie Evans and Jeff Tucker, of DuBois & King Inc., about the site plan, and questioned whether night games could run afoul of the citys nighttime noise ordinance, board members unanimously approved the first two components of the three-phase master plan.
Lighting the football field is phase one, and Evans said the idea has been kicked around since the high school moved from the Washington Street structure thats now home to the Vermont History Center to its current Ayers Street location in 1964.
This has been talked about ever since the school was built and people are so happy with the thought of having Friday night games, said Evans, who noted at one time officials briefly flirted with the idea of creating a football field on the infield at Thunder Road International Speedbowl in order to take advantage of the race tracks lights.
Tucker said the state-of-the-art lights that would be installed on four poles three 70 feet tall and a fourth one 80 feet tall should not be a nuisance to residents who live nearby.
Although Evans said school officials didnt want to close the door on occasionally using the field at night for special events, it would primarily be used by the schools football, soccer and lacrosse teams. There are no plans for weekend use, and most games would be over by 9 p.m. Evans said some varsity football could go as late as 11 p.m.
The field would be most heavily used at night from mid-August to late October. Use of the lights would be minimal over the winter, would pick back up for lacrosse season in April and May, and barring a special event would be nonexistent in June and July.
That information seemed to satisfy the board, which approved the site plan for the lighting project, as well as a second component of the master plan that involves installing artificial turf on the football field and replacing the gravel track that now runs around the perimeter of the field with a slightly larger rubberized track.
School officials havent identified a funding source for the second phase, and Evans said 2014 was probably an optimistic estimate of when that work might be considered. The second phase also includes construction of a new concession stand, as well as a portion of a new gravel track that would eventually run around the perimeter of all the athletic fields at Spaulding.
Board members werent asked to approve the third phase of the project, which involves a radical realignment of the baseball and softball fields, lighting the baseball field, and installing a new soccer field.
For now, Cecchinelli said he is focused on lighting the football field. After receiving the boards approval during its monthly meeting in City Hall, Cecchinelli went next door to the Blanchard Block to measure the showroom for a display that will soon be installed there promoting the fundraising efforts and featuring renderings of a master plan that has been in the works for years.
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NARROWSBURG, NY — "Be Mine Always," the fourth annual exhibition of photographs and poetry celebrating love, opens on Saturday, January 28, with a reception from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Alliance Gallery, 37 Main St.
This year, "Be Mine Always" has a mostly romantic focus, showcasing poetry and photography expressing the various stages of romance, marriage and lasting love. As in other years, the poetry will be transformed and displayed as a "poem object," a physical rendition of the poem's central image or images. These "poem objects," along with the written poem, will be displayed in the gallery, mingled with photographs on the romantic theme of love. This year's exhibition includes new features including a magnetic poetry wall and a "Kissing Glass" window installation.
Mary Greene of The River Reporter and the Upper Delaware Writers Collective curated the poetry sections, and Alliance Gallery director Rocky Pinciotti curated the photographs. Over the past four years, these two curators have perfected this unique mixed-media cross-platform exhibition.
"I believe the love of this exhibition warms the heart in the cold winter months, and the afterglow brings us right through to Valentines Day," said Pinciotti.
"All you need is love," said Greene, "especially when the wind is howling and the snow is blowing. The brightness and fun of 'Be Mine' is becoming a mid-winter tradition."
At this year's opening reception, singer Sharon Paige will perform torch songs accompanied by pianist Bob Lohr. An array of refreshments will be provided by Natural Contents. Artists featured include Phyllis Bilick, Mike DeAngelis, Daria Dorosh, Elizabeth Ennis, Gino Garlanda, Richard Kreznar, Glenn Lieberman, Sandy Long, Brandi Merolla, Jane Rapp, Ginger Smith, Michael Staats, Bill Strouse and Nancy Wells.
Poets include Tricia Adler, Ellen Bay/John Dzwonar, Norma Bernstock, Bruce Bidwell, Will Conway, Robert Goldmann, Dorothy Hartz, Patricia Kett, Sherry Lockwood, Karen Morris, Marcia Nehemiah, Leonid Poretsky, Sarah Tunkle and Vera B. Williams.
"Be Mine Always" closes on Saturday, February 18. The exhibit, free and open to the public, is sponsored by the Delaware Valley Arts Alliance, the Arts Council for Sullivan County, NY, and is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature.
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The UConn women's basketball team has received production from numerous players this season. That did not change tonight against Colgate.
Brianna Banks led four players in double figures with a career-high 20 points, three rebounds, five assists and four steals as the second-ranked Huskies rolled to a 101-41 win before 7,934 at the XL Center. Stefanie Dolson added 18 points, seven rebounds and three assists for UConn (6-0). Kelly Faris had a season-high 17 points, while Breanna Stewart had 12 points and eight rebounds.
Bria Hartley, who was honored during a pregame ceremony for reaching 1,000 career last season, finished with eight points.
Sophomore Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis missed the first game of her career. She suffered a concussion with 2:08 remaining in Saturday's win over No. 14 Purdue.
STAR OF THE GAME: Kelly Faris. She has become to be an offensive threat for the Huskies, finishing 5-of-6 from the field (3-of-3 3-pointers). She also added five rebounds, five assists and three steals in 21 minutes.
KEYS TO THE WIN: Led by six points from Dolson and four from Faris, the Huskies scored the first 12 points of the game during a 21-5 run over 6:10. … Banks continues to provide the Huskies with a spark off the bench, scoring 14 points (5-of-6 FG; 3-of-3 3-pointers) in 12 minutes in the first half. … Powered by Dolson and Stewart, the Huskies outscored Colgate 50-2 in the paint. … Stewart has scored in double figures in every game this season. … The Huskies made 13 3-pointers and shot 54.6 percent from the field.
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"They've got a good team on both sides of the ball," said Kenedy head coach Lin Havron. "I feel like we held our own pretty well. We competed and we have to move on."
The Comanches got things going early in the first half. With 7:06 to go in the first quarter, Caleb Curtis scored on a 17-yard run, with Kris Patek kicking the PAT. Later in the quarter, at the 4:22 mark, Evel Jones burst through the Kenedy defense for a 67-yard rushing score. Patek's kick left the Lions with a 14-0 deficit after the first quarter. The only score of the second quarter came once again on the legs of Curtis as he scored on a 26-yard run with 1:06 to go. Despite the missed PAT, the Comanches held a 20-0 lead at halftime.
Shiner's last two scores came in the third quarter. The first came on a 3-yard run by Trevion Flowers with a missed PAT. The second came from Shiner's only pass completion of the contest as Flowers connected with Jones for the 9-yard score, with Patek's kick putting the Shiner lead at 33-0. Kenedy's only score of the contest came with 2:18 left to play as Rolie Zepeda scored on a 12-yard run to break the Comanches' shutout bid. The PAT by Weston Hallmark was good, putting the score at 33-7 as time expired.
Statistically, the Lions gained 153 yards of total offense, with 37 yards rushing over 17 carries and 116 yards passing over 14 completions. The Comanches, by comparison, gained 324 yards of total offense, with all of it, except for the passing touchdown, coming from their running game over 43 carries. In terms of penalties, each team was flagged three times with Kenedy being penalized for 25 total yards and Shiner being penalized for 15 total yards.
This week, the Lions will travel to Three Rivers to take on the Bulldogs in a crucial district matchup.
"We've got three teams in a row that are physical and run the ball," said Havron. "It's no different than what we're used to seeing. It'll be our strength against theirs."
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A Brief Discussion On Size and Fit
More than twenty years ago, we bought this Italian "fitting" cycle that allowed us to kind of mock-up a bicycle and check top tube and stem lengths. It was a blue-green thing, very rickety, without pedals. At the time, we used it to determine correct stem length, thus preventing customers from needing to return over and over with incorrectly sized stems. And, it began to show us how to resolve issues such as stiff necks, numb hands, and sore backs.
We quickly learned that very few customers really "fit" on a stock bike with factory supplied saddle, handlebar, or stem. Often the top tube or seat angle just didn't allow for optimum comfort and performance. We knew even then that the 4′ 10″ dancer or 6′ 11″ ball player would never find a "stock" bike small or large enough; or, that the customer who had repeated back surgeries or severe arthritis needed special attention paid to top tubes and handlebar/stem combinations. We found that chronic genital numbness, for example, was a condition which we were able to resolve – and still do with considerable success.
We also recognized that many of the problems took time to work out – results were, and still are, sometimes trial and error. That's when the idea of a custom-only-shop began to take shape. And, in February, 1997, it became a realiity. We don't stock hundreds of bikes; we don't sell anything from a production manufacturer. Every bike is custom from start to finish. And, because we offer just that kind of service, our time is your time. And, that investment in time and patience pays off in your satisfaction with and commitment to your riding.
Most importantly, our customers are not necessarily Paris-Brest-Paris riders or Ironman triathletes – although, we've worked with both – but they are riders just like you. They ride for fun, exercise, self-expression, competition, and transportation. What they want is the best possible combination of frame, components, fit, and performance.
Today, we use a Serotta SizeCycle mounted with the Salsa Size-O-Matic stem for more accurate height and extension data. Our goal is to continually add useful tools and increase our expertise.
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Since you want to begin with clean, dry cycling shorts every day – and CLEAN is the operative! – I would suggest at least 2 pair for every 4 days of travel. So, a 7 day trip would need 3 pair of shorts.
You can wash a pair out each night and re-use them the next day; however, drying time depends upon the weather – humidity, etc. AND, you may not feel like washing clothes every night.
IF you are unable to wash your cycling shorts clean before wearing them, you open yourself up to bacteria that can cause rashes, chafing, sores, and other unpleasant problems. It's not worth testing this – believe me, it's important.
If the shorts are not dry when you put them on, chafing and added moisture in areas where you don't want or need it can cause similar issues as shorts that are not clean.
Perhaps one of the best solutions to extending the life of a short is the use of a liner. In addition to allowing you to wear a pair of shorts for a second day, a liner can add a bit more padding, offer a second wicking fabric between you and the chamois pad in your cycling shorts, and they wash clean and dry lightning fast!
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BARRE TOWN Doreen Mekkelsen Pinard was delivered into the hands of God on March 16, 2013, surrounded by her loving husband, her five children, their spouses and 11 grandchildren.
She was born on March 18, 1937 in Barre, Vt., to the late Dora Fortier and John Mekkelsen.
She is survived by her husband, Francis Pinard, whom she married on Aug. 20, 1960, in Barre, Vt. She is also survived by her five children, Dr. Frank and Mary (Reilly) Pinard, of Newport Center, Vt., Joanne (Pinard) and Michael Connor, of St. Albans, Vt., Judith (Pinard) and David Guild, of Williamstown, Vt., Mary Beth Pinard, of Hanover, N.H., Pamela (Pinard) and David Hemingway, of Essex Junction, Vt.; and 11 grandchildren, Michael, Sean and Noelle Pinard, Sean, Ryan, Mark and Meghan Connor, Kevin and Shayna Guild, and Bartlett and Ethan Hemingway.
Doreen graduated from Spaulding High School in 1955 and the University of Vermont in 1959 with a bachelors degree in English. As a student at UVM, she was instrumental in the establishment of the Catholic Newman Center on campus. She was also a pioneer in many other aspects. She was one of the first lifeguards at Lotus Lake Camp and the first lay woman teacher at Marian High School in Barre, Vt. In her later years, she served as a substitute teacher for Spaulding High School and Adult Basic Education.
Her Grammy cookies are famous near and far. She was a member of Catholic Daughters of the Americas Court St. Monica No. 1181, a member of the Central Vermont Hospital Auxiliary, volunteer at the Vermont state Capitol gift shop and the secretary for Spaulding High School class of 1955. She enjoyed spending time playing bridge and mahjong with her dear friends. She was an avid supporter of Spaulding High School athletics, as well as being her grandchildrens biggest fan.
Her life was rich in faith, which she held quietly and firmly. All who knew her called her a friend, and because of her friendship and her smile, each was a better person than they might otherwise have been. Her life was centered on her family, her church and her friends.
A Mass of Christian burial to celebrate Doreens life will be held at 11 a.m. on Thursday, March 21, at St. Monica Catholic Church in Barre, Vt. Friends may gather from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday evening, March 20, at the Pruneau Polli Funeral Home in Barre, Vt. Parking is available across the street at St. Monica Church.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to St. Monica Church, 79 Summer St., Barre, VT 05641, to purchase two ciborias in memory of Doreen Pinard.
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I have to say that as the season goes on my faith in Woodson is evaporating. More D`antoni than Woodson no doubt about that.
Knicks coach: Melo asked out before spill; star questionable for next two games
By MARC BERMAN
The Knicks coach said yesterday he could have protected Carmelo Anthony from a nasty spill that KO'd him with a right-knee injury Monday had he only listened to his star's request to exit the game. Now the gaffe could cost Anthony at least two games.
"Melo was hurting," Woodson said in his weekly appearance on ESPN Radio. "He asked me to come out of the game before he actually took that spill. It made me realize something wasn't right. He's never ever, ever wanted to come out of a game. I've played him too much. Melo is a trouper, warrior and tough kid."
The Knicks listed Anthony as questionable for tonight's game at Detroit because of a "stiff/sore right knee." General manager Glen Grunwald, in an appearance on WFAN, said Anthony is "not certain" for tomorrow's game against the vaunted Thunder at the Garden.
"I should have [taken him out]," Woodson said. "Stubborn coach. I just didn't. We're down 22. I'm going to leave one of my best players in the game. "Maybe I should've taken him out before he stumbled and took the fall,'' Woodson added. "I'm thinking the game, he'll play through it and figure it out. He was hurt, and walked out after he took the spill and didn't come back. That's not Melo-like." Anthony said his knee has bothered him for two weeks, but the Knicks medical staff has not diagnosed anything serious. Anthony said he underwent an MRI exam Saturday and no structural damage was found.
Ok, so where do I even begin???? You have a coach ignoring his star players request to be subbed. This is the same coach that is ultra delicate with players for injury purposes. What pisses me off as well is you're not supposed to be in a position to NEED your star player in the game down 22 against a 20-40 team! Finally, this man had the balls to say he figured Melo would play through it and figure it out. So you realized somoething wasn't right but still left him in the game... WOW! What kind of BS is that?? You don't mess with your star player's health, especially when you continually say that Melo is a huge part of what you do. I'm disgusted by this.
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I have to say that as the season goes on my faith in Woodson is evaporating. More D`antoni than Woodson no doubt about that.
Anti-Woody fest in full effect. Give the man a break. He did what he thought was right. What happened, happened. No need to bash Woodson for everything he does. He makes mistakes, every coach does. Without this man this team was barely a .500 squad. I trust him more than I do Amare or Melo. I agree Woody's stubborn at times, but at least he has balls to come out and say "I ****ed up".
First not playing Amare in the 4th Sunday and now this.
He's wearing Melo out by playing him over 40 mins every game. This is the Lin situation all over again.
Playing out of position will continue to wear him down.
Also, did you read Woody blaming himself for limiting STAT'S minutes vs the Heat?
While I like the fact Woody seems accountable, these are ill advised, obvious mistakes made worse by the fact hi predecessor was ridiculed for the same poor choices.
Perhaps We aren't the only ones giving him flack for his bad decisions.
I mean really... who thought it was a better idea to start White over Stat. And then not let him finish to boot? Wasn't that what coach said. That finishing was more important than starting. As long ashe realizes that if like he sad he was "stubborn" then more than likely he was stubborn with other decisions or lack there of. We'll see tonight.
No STAT = ME NO LONGER SUPPORT WOODY. PERIOD. I'm a fan of the team and cannot support anyone who tries to undermine our success; purposely or not.
We get an amateur coach, we get amateur results.
Should of got Tom T when we had the chance.
It all depends if he starts to learn from it or not.
Then again what are you gonna say when we lose a game by 2 points and Melo is not in the game because he's hurt? Are you gonna blame Melo for being a *****? Are you gonna blame Woodson for sitting him?
Most posts on here are just playing the blame game, just stop really.
Woody made a mistake, owned up to it, let's hope he moves on and improves. Most of our weakness is just our players playing like crap so giving so much sh*t to the coach is nonsensical.
Look as a supporter of Woodson it is hard to defend his past two blunders...but calling for his job and calling him amateur is premature
There is no logic to not pulling a player who asks to sit...period! That was dumb and like Smokes said he owned up to it
But Stat'4th qtr playing against The Heat was unique on two fronts...one Stat is on a medically advised minutes restriction (shows Woody does care about the well being of his players because he honors it! Also Stat's defense is major factor when deciding if he gonna play down the stretch, we all know that...if Tyson gets back on D instead of arguing a call (which led to a 4 pt swing) or if JR 3 goes in then we possibly win and no one would've questioned the call at all!
Its easy in hindsight to say what should have happened but even the best coaches make blunders
Van Gundy probably shouldve started Camby in the Finals over Chris Dudley to give best shot against Duncan
Pat Riley should have had Oakley in the game grabbing rebs when Charles Smith was bricking lay up after layup against The Bulls
Look Woody's mistake cost us Melo for tonight and he is probable against OKC...we beat Clev. so no harm done there, with or without Melo we better beat Detroit so it could have been worst especially if he suits up against OKC
"I'd Rather Melo shoot with 3 men on him than Jefferies shotting wide open"
-Jeff Van Gundy
The inconsistencies in terms of blaming things on minute restrictions leaves a bad taste in my mouth. Shump is on a minute restriction and he's starting, plus his injury was worse. Minute restriction does not account for not starting, end of game minutes, and the overall choice of who he sat (and continues to sit) STAT for.
Then there's other examples of inconsistency such as running Kidd into the ground. Yet another example of how coach had options but waited until we suffered ill results as a team when the choice was easy and obvious.
Let's talk about defense. Didn't coach sell himself as a defensive coach; wasn't he preaching accountability? So why do we see more minutes for shooters without D like Novak and JR (who's d isn't as bad as Novak) and Brewer traded?
This isn't about revisionist history or being sullen over a loss; this is about calling dudes out when they look like they're bullsh*tting.
How about K-Mart looking like a cheerleader? No minutes for him either? Really.. even after an injured player (Melo) incorrectly playing the same position (PF) goes down? Then it was STAT time and time to go over the "minute" restriction. GTFOH.
This n*gga is making a fool of himself. KT...lol!
Yeah coach has had so many options right. It's not like 5 of our main players have sat out for significant lengths of time throughout the year or anything!
honestly, we won't truly know anything until the playoffs come around. i think right now he's trying to figure out his roster. who's healthy and who's comfortable doing what he wants. i'll lose faith in woodson when i see james white and kurt thomas starting game 1 of the first round. lol
Woody is the right coach for this team. He is holding himself accountable for his mistakes and providing an example for the team. He chewed our JR during the pistons game and JR came back in and drained a 3 and played much better. He is getting STAT into the games and playing him just the right way (aside from the heat game) to ensure we are getting the most out of him.
Having STAT fresh going into the playoffs is exactly what we need.
Ok, so he started white and KT against the pistons who were down two starters. Honestly KT and white should have been adequate for that team. He thought Melo would play through the pain, sometimes a guy needs to be put back on the floor and play through a tweak or a stinger. I've got a guy on my team that always seems to have a bad back or a sprained finger or whatever, but when we tell him to get back on the floor and hustle he goes out and plays harder then ever and drains shots. a lot of injuries are more mental then physical.
Still when a tough guy like Melo asks to come out of the game, you should listen to him. And woody understands that and is holding himself accountable. Woody is making mistakes right now, but i'd rather he make them now then make them in game 3 and 4 of the first playoff series (ala. D'antoni). I'd like to see the rotations and lineups a little more ingrained and understood but we've had injuries to major components of the team for long periods and need to integrate the returns of players like STAT, Shump and even camby. So expect some more growing/line up pains for the next 2-3 weeks. After that we should be using a pretty set 9+ man rotation.
I am enjoying seeing Kidd off the bench though. The fresher we have him for playoffs the better.
Who really give a F
its all LIES
That was not the first time this season a mediocre team took a 20 point lead on us early in the first half with Melo on the court, and it wont be the last.
We dont have a clue of team-defense with Melo & JR in a lineup for 10 straight minutes this season.
Stop with all the media-excuses on Dolan's Goldenboy Melo .... we havnt won a game on our DEFENSE in such a long time that when we do win a game from our DEFENSE, Dolan's media want to make excuses about Melo not being apart of it.
I just LUV my New York propaganda...
Kiya is right. We have the worst pick and roll defense in the NBA.


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U.S. Sens. Pete Domenici, R-N.M., and Jeff Bingaman, D-N.M., said Wednesday they continue to seek up to $68 million in funding for military construction at Cannon Air Force Base to support the new Air Force Special Operations Command mission.
The senators offered three amendments to a defense policy bill on Wednesday intended to clear the way to meet "unfunded requirements" at Cannon to support the new mission, according to a news release they issued. The Senate is expected to debate the FY2008 Defense Authorization Bill (S.1585) through next week.
The first amendment would authorize $68 million for all AFSOC military projects in an "unfunded requirements" list at Cannon, including:
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The cost of the amendment would be offset from Air Force operations and maintenance accounts, the release said.
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According to Domenici spokesman Chris Gallegos, the priority is to secure the $68 million in funding, but if the first amendment is met with resistance, the senators can push separately for top-priority projects in the subsequent amendments.
"Sen. Bingaman and I will work together to have one or more of these provisions added to this defense bill. Their acceptance would make it possible for the appropriations committee to direct actual funding for these AFSOC projects," said Domenici, who serves on the Senate Defense Appropriations Subcommittee.
Funding for two projects has been recommended in the president's budget request and included in the Senate FY2008 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Bill:
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Kosovo is the world's newest Muslim majority country (though it is of a conservative, not puritanical, brand not throughly observed). The citizens now are pretty pro-American supporting both former President William Clinton and current President George Bush for their pro-Kosovar polices.
On Monday some countries are planning to recognize the republic, others will deny it, and others will sit on the fence. The United States, United Kingdom, probably the European Union, Islamic countries, and the Republic of China plan to acknowledge the new country. The countries that do not plan to recognize Kosovo fall into two categories.
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- Other countries are afraid of de facto independent countries finalizing their split. Romania and Moldova fear Transnistria may be recognized by a vengeful Russia. Georgia has similar concerns about Abkhazia and South Ossetia. Bosnia's legal Serbian Republic's threats of declaring independence is keeping Bosnia and Herzegovina form recognizing Kosovo. The People's Republic of China sees Kosovo as a justification for the Republic of China. Kosovo allows lays the groundwork for Northern Cyprus to be internationally recognized.
The world's newest independent country is unlike other recent one's like East Timor or Montenegro. Kosovo's independence is as important in the geopolitical game as the rise of post-Soviet states. With a new Cold War let us hope Kosovo's geopolitical wake is not as big as Israel's was with independence.


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Rom Houben: Not communicating through facilitated communication
The news is finally filtering out to the rest of the world.
As Steve Novella and my good buddy pointed out a few days ago (and as Steve pointed out in an interview on NPR), Dr. Steven Laureys admitted that Rom Houben, the unfortunate victim of a car crash that left him in what had been diagnosed as a persistent vegetative state, was in fact not able to communicate through the woo known as facilitated communication. This came as no surprise to anyone who has followed FC over the years. In fact, what had come as a surprise is that Dr. Laureys could have been so easily taken in by pseudoscience that had been so thoroughly debunked in the 1990s. To his credit, though, after a period of initially stubbornly defending FC, he relented and allowed objective testing, and the result was predictable. It took a few days, but the English language world is learning of the failure of FC in Houben's case:
The sceptics said it was impossible – and it was. The story of Rom Houben of Belgium, which made headlines worldwide last November when he was shown to be "talking", was today revealed to have been nothing of the sort.
Dr Steven Laureys, one of the doctors treating him, acknowledged that his patient could not make himself understood after all. Facilitated communication, the technique said to have made Houben's apparent contact with the outside world possible, did not work, Laureys declared.
"We did not have all the facts before," he said. "To me, it's enough to say that this method doesn't work." Just three months ago the doctor was proclaiming that Houben had been trapped in his own body, the victim of a horrendous misdiagnosis, and only rescued from his terrible plight thanks to medical advances.
What was not reported is that skeptics were involved in the testing of Rom Houben. I recently received a statement from the Belgian Skeptics (SKEPP):