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Also, since it is about core gameplay balance, they have to support the minimum requirements, and do all that in what is perceived as real time, even with client side prediction. Still, they have expanded infantry render distance already (during the first couple of months infantry would pop in and out of existence right in front of you during huge battles, even when on foot), and they plan to do it again repeatedly. One of the more unnoticed improvements, but which has greatly optimised the game, was when they did optimisation of the database and data structures.
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There's some misunderstanding of "rendering range" going on here.
Infantry do not render beyond a certain distance (~300m) for anyone, because the server does not send them the information. As areas get busier, this distance becomes increasingly short, down to 30-40m for really hectic fights.
Vehicles however are shown from much further away (~1K normally I think). Maxes somewhere in between.
Units you cannot see you cannot hurt (you can fire at exactly where they are, but there will be no damage). Units you cannot see, if they hurt you, you also cannot see any tracer or indication of where the damage is coming from.
Mana AV turrets are highly problematic in that they make it easy to damage vehicles which have no opportunity to avoid or fight back. They're also do massive damage, well in excess of pretty much any other AT weapon (Decimator maybe comes close? None of the tanks guns do however).
Oh, snipers also really struggle to take people out on AV turrets, as the collision box for the turret does not match the model, so to snipe successfully requires knowledge of the actual collision box, and the ability to translate that on to your target.
And by the way, AV turrets are considered vehicles, and are rendered outside of infantry render distance and within vehicle render distance. The problem is that the engineer is infantry, so you assume that noone is there, but then he pops the turret down, should render, and shoots. The turret renders, but because of lag perhaps not in time, and at extreme long ranges it is unlikely anyone will notice, because it appears so small, might as well be dust on your monitor.
The projectile is bugged as it doesn't render some times. The aforementioned problem comes into play mostly with rocket launchers, especially the Empire Specific ones.
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But what other class has to resupply their class abilities? Should LA's have a limited amount of fuel in their jet packs, to stop them getting to out of reach places to drop a spawn beacon, which is probably how those engineers are getting up to some of these spots in the first place. Mines, c4 and jesus grenades don't count because they're not part of the basic class ability. Though maybe it's an issue that the engineer even has access to other class abilities, where as the others don't.
What's the difference between 3 engineers using MANA AV and say 3 Heavies all working together? I guess the heavies would eventually run out of ammo, but they could get resupplied. Perhaps the MANA AV needs limited ammo which takes a long time to recharge. You get 5 shots out of it and it'll take 3 minutes to resupply itself and has to be set up again."Halo is designed to make the player think "I look like that, I am macho sitting in my undies with my xbox""
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Difference is that the three engineers can kill a tank/sundy almost instantly and indefinitely, while three heavies are basically no threat at the ranges we're talking about (unless they're lancers, but it's going to take them a while to actually kill you), and they're going to run out of ammo eventually.
And it's not about equality here. The engineer's class ability pretty much operates beyond the rules that govern most other things in the game at the moment (range, damage, accuracy), and it's breaking the vehicle game. Need long range bombardment? AV Mana. Need to kill a sundy at close range? Plow down the AV MANA, fire a shot, put a new one down. Just in case. And on top of that, you can do fire and forget, and basically be immune to retaliation by anything but an esf.
At the very least, infantry actually manning turrets should be rendered alongside the turrets.Itsbastiat, Dawngate
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Oh no.. who cares if it is called ability or utility or thingmajinger? Engineer class ability could be nukes for all I care, they still needs to be balanced. They have the repair tool, that is their ability... also Infiltrators their scout darts? Yeah you need an ammo box or a resupply to get extra ammo for that. The AV turret is also not part of their basic ability, that is their repair tool and ammo box. You know the thing that makes them unique in that they can resupply troops and repair tanks.
The AV Mana turret needs to destroyable for a significant amount of time, just like a spawn beacon. It also needs to have reduced range and/or damage. There just is no defending the current state of the turret. It is extremely easy to use, extremely powerful, extremely long range anti tank weapon that deals more damage than just about any other anti tank weapon in the game. Seriously it is the easiest weapon in the game to use, the only tricky part is finding a slope that is acceptable for deployment. If the damage was tuned down to actually deal less damage than a dumbfire rocket it could be an ok weapon to have. Helps base defenses by providing a long range weapon against armor, but not something a lone guy can set up and kill 2-3 tanks before they can even get to hit him.
The AV Mana turret also needs to have it hitbox fixed, it covers way more of the engineer that it should be, you can stand to the side of it and still not hit the engineer. Another fix it needs is to kill the rocket or add drop to it as soon as the engineer leaves the turret. So that they are actually exposed and vulnerable like they are supposed to. It should also have a very clear and visible trail like a pheonix/striker/lancer. Not a dark grey smoke that does not even render when they hit you from 500m away.
Anyway we should be happy we have the Saron because we actually have a weapon on our tanks that lets us fight back over the extreme distances the turret tends to be used.
Edit: If you kill the turret the engineer dies if hei s manning the turret. Even if he does not render. But 99% of engineers do not sit in their turret, they fire, align the rocket and get out.
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Quite an infected topicthis! For good reason to be sure. I'd like to see some kind of balancing pass on the thing at any rate.
The turret is part of their ability. The medics ability is that he can heal people through a tool and heal himself and others with the nanite system. The tool, being able to resupply troops and having a turret is all part of being an engineer.
I wasn't aware that the scout darts needed to be resupplied. Can they be done through an ammo box or just at a console? If so, then it'd be fair that the turrets act the same way, or that you only get to carry one turret, it has to be deconstructed on you have to return to a console to get another.
@Eso, maybe I just misunderstood you. Personally I think one MANA AV turret should still be capable of taking out a tank or a sundy. Not in one shot mind, but it should be feasible. Perhaps beyond that, it might need some rebalancing (hit box size, cd etc). If a bunch of engineers want to get together though and have a MANA AV party and use their combined tactics to quick fire tanks down, that's a totally valid and intelligent tactic. It has a counter though, ESF or infantry. It's not God Mode.
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In my opinion they should do the following to help the AV turret situation:
- Add a highly obvious smoke trailer leading directly back to the turret. The defender can see where the fire is coming from, and can take evasive action. Eventually the engineers view of the target becomes obscured by the smoke of their own shots. They have to move or they just can't see.
- Increase the cool down on placing it. The choice on whether to move or stay becomes more interesting.
- Change the slots on the engineer to be AV and AI. Rather than choosing between which type of turret and which type of mine to bring. You'd be choosing between the AV turret or the AV mines; AI mines or the AI turret. At the moment pretty much every engineer who owns the AV turret walks around with AV turret (the AI turret is just far less useful).
Yeah, that seems reasonable to me. Dismantle the turret of you'll have to go back and withdraw a new one from the armoury. That seems like a good sacrifice for its power. The mana anti-personnel turret could get a little bit of a buff if it worked like that, I'd say.
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It does not matter what other classes have but yes recon darts need to be resupplied from boxes or infantry stations, so does HA rockets. Or should they be infinite too? It does not matter if it is an ability or not, it has no bearing on the balance of the item whatsoever. If you gave the LA a pocket nuke and called it their class ability should that be infinite too then? Yes its a stupid example but it highlights just how silly the "but its their class ability" defense is.
The AV mana turret needs a major overhaul, especially since it is a direct and clear upgrade in every way from the standard turret. Something that should not be in the game.
Edit: Generally the game has many problems with infantry vs vehicle combat. Vehicles have to choose their targets when they spawn, if they go anti tank they are horrible vs infantry, if they go anti infantry they are horrible against tanks. HA has some of the best anti infantry weapons and very powerful anti tank weapons at the same time. This is just an unbelievably stupid idea.
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I always thought the ability of an infantryman to go toe-to-toe against a tank was a little unrealistic (for a given definition in a game with lasers and hovertanks). If an infantry column runs into an armour column without any prior knowledge in a real warzone, 95% of them will die. It seems like the devs would rather players feel like they have options, but that really kind of forces tank drivers to feel underpowered I think.
I do wish tanks didn't have to gimp themselves to being either good against other tanks or good against infantry."Halo is designed to make the player think "I look like that, I am macho sitting in my undies with my xbox""
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im sorry but short of introducing an ammo system where you can carry different kinds of ammo for the same system, as it is for tanks (unless they have a top mounted turret), thats actually how it is with tanks. they have different rounds for different situations. also, noone is stopping you from mounting a basilisk on your mag.- Tom De Roeck.
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They could have easily done that for the Lightning. The only gun that would need to be different on that is the AA one. The others are all just a mix of Good vs armour/bad vs infantry, good vs infantry/bad against armour or middle of the road. Instead of buying different guns (bar the skyguard) you buy access to ammo types.
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Whoever I was discussing repairing the Harasser from the rumble seat with last night, disregard my comments:
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HOUSTON - New technology is allowing for the first ever blood test for depression, a major breakthrough that will allow patients to be diagnosed objectively.
"I was very relieved that there was actually something that could validate how I truly felt," said "Jane," a woman who doesn't want her identity revealed because she feels there's still shame associated with major depressive disorder, or MDD. "I think this blood test could really help lower or lessen the stigma of a mental condition."
Lowering the stigma is one reason why Ridge Diagnostics, a San Diego-based company, created the blood test. It developed the science for the test in 2007, but this is the first year it's being used by physicians.
"There's never been a blood test that aids in neuropsychiatric disorders. This will be truly ground breaking," Ridge Diagnostics Chief Executive Officer Lonna Williams said.
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Senate Joint Resolution 7 is a proposal to amend Indiana's constitution to guarantee residents the right to hunt, fish, harvest game and engage in agricultural production of meat and dairy.
"More than 950,000 Hoosiers hunt or fish each year, which is about 15 percent of our state population. We also have more than 61,500 farms in Indiana that generate $8 billion in market sales each year," Steele said. "Not surprisingly, we've seen overwhelming support from the farming community and Indiana residents who believe we need to take action to protect these fundamental rights, which are such important parts of our Hoosier culture and history."
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First, Mondelez International formerly known as Kraft Foods announced that beginning in 2014, it will be the official sponsor of both the men's and women's U.S. national soccer teams. The company will sell signature snacks such as Oreo and Chips Ahoy cookies, Ritz crackers, Trident gum and other candies under the fast-growing sport's halo of healthiness.
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This book is a collection of favorite recipes culled from a large stack of faded, spilled on, scribbled on spiral notebooks kept by my grandmother, Eleanor Drew Hooper, and my mom, Ann Hooper Muncaster. Both have passed away now— Grammy so long ago I can barely remember her warm embrace; my mom so recently I can still think it might be her when the phone rings.
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Jason Wu and Ports 1961 stole my heart on day 2 of New York's Fashion Week. I am in love with these Spring 2011 collections. I didn't want to bombard you with photos, so I only choose a few. The day was filled with feminine touches, flowing fabric, and abstract prints and cuts. Not bad day 2, let's see what day 3 brings. Oh, btw…I can totally see most of these pieces on this curvy silhouette!
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MSI Announces Slider S20 Ultrabook Convertibleby Jarred Walton on 1/4/2013 12:58 PM EST
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kyuu - Friday, January 04, 2013 - linkAll the specs sound great... until you reach the $1200 price tag. All these neat concepts like the Yoga and these sliders are going to have a hard time catching on as long as they command such a huge price premium. Reply
headbox - Sunday, January 06, 2013 - linkOh I'm sure they will sell hundreds of these! Reply
niva - Sunday, January 06, 2013 - linkOK, seriously, when will complaints stop about stuff like this? This product isn't even out yet and we've got complaints about MSRP. I would like to take one for free but until competitive hardware arrives at lower prices they'll charge high. If this thing came with a $800 price tag it wouldn't have the ram, the 128GB SSD. When it comes out the prices will probably be lower though not by much right away. Reply
Zak - Saturday, January 05, 2013 - linkI also wonder how sturdy those sliders are. How long will that last before breaking or getting gunked and jammed? Reply
Roland00Address - Saturday, January 05, 2013 - linkWhy get this instead of the sony?
The sony has which the msi doesn't
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The msi has 8gbs of ram instead of 4 for the same price.
The sony also has an 8gb of ram model for 1500 besides more memory you get a larger ssd (256gb) and the i7 processor (which has ctdp up to 25w).
Finally the sony is on the market now not months from now. Reply
elmicker - Saturday, January 05, 2013 - linkThere's a very Windows Vista-esque start button in those pictures. Are MSI bundling a shell restyle? Reply
Beenthere - Sunday, January 06, 2013 - linkOver-priced toys for the clueless. Not to worry if it breaks in a couple months as the clueless will buy another. That is what the marketeers of this crap count on for enough sales. Reply
FiveOhFour - Sunday, May 26, 2013 - linkthe clueless....you mean those people wealthier than you. That is your critique of this product essentially, that you can't afford it. How sad, dont let that inspire you to make more money, let it instill hatred towards those who do instead. PERFECT Reply
Penti - Sunday, January 06, 2013 - linkI never understood this model since it doesn't have any mouse/trackpad/trackpoint input at all. It doesn't have any wacom/n-trig pen (stylus) support either. Which means you must have an external mouse to use it at all. While at first look the mechanism and exposed cable of the Sony Duo 11 looks awful I don't know why you wouldn't choose the Sony over this. At least it has a trackpoint and it has stylus support, it's more configurable too, these devices are to large and has too poor software support to be used as an hand-held touchscreen (fingers) tablet any way. The slightly old X203t wins over these poor attempts at Tablet PC's any day still. Fujitsu also has some nice ones. Dell and HP hasn't updated their Tablet PC's for a long while but you have at least been able to get HP's and Dell's with second gen Core iX-processors. There is really no reason to lack stuff like wacom/n-trig active digitizers, DisplayPort support or any mouse input at all on these machines.
If I want touch it's because of productive or creative work/use right? To be able to draw, make notes, or use for special applications where I can input by pen, right? If I want thin and light, all around computing, maybe dock it into a high-res monitor why would I look at these poor attempts that fails to commoditize the technology? Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 does wacom just fine here. It also does cost less than half of what the Sony Vaio Duo 11 comes in at. That model can be configured with 256GB SSD, 8GB of ram (soldered), and W8P without have to bother to upgrade via Microsoft. That costs three times as much but stuff in the 600-1200 dollar range can't even compete with Android devices here. Reply


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The Lake Forest-based food bank South County Outreach has received $8,500 from the Laguna Niguel Women's Club. The funds were raised during the club's Baubles & Bling Luncheon and Fashion Show fundraiser at El Niguel Country Club in Laguna Niguel. The collected funds support the club's mission in preventing hunger and homelessness in South Orange County.
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Navy Fireman Julia Kennon, daughter of Nancy and Robert Kennon of Lake Forest, along with nearly 12,000 other crewmembers, family and friends attended the inactivation of aircraft carrier USS Enterprise. Enterprise, the world's first nuclear powered aircraft carrier, recently completed its 25th and final deployment and returned to its homeport of Naval Station Norfolk for a scheduled inactivation. Kennon is a 2010 graduate of El Toro High School and joined the Navy in August 2010.
About 100 women and children, who are graduates of Laura's House Emergency Shelter program, were treated to a holiday party with a visit from Santa and a spa experience for the moms. An Italian lunch was catered by Imagine Beyond Production of Lake Forest and two dance teams from Cal Elite Kids in Rancho Santa Margarita performed. The event was organized by Laura's House Ladies Guild, which is headed up by Coto de Caza resident Jena Schuster.
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Sierra Marzalek from Mission Viejo, Caroline Hansen from Rancho Santa Margarita and Maddie Parsons from Ladera Ranch have with the Assisteens from the teen auxiliary of Assistance League of Saddleback Valley spread holiday cheer to local residents. They hung 154 stockings on the door knobs of the residents at Park Terrace in Rancho Santa Margarita.
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The Seattle mayor's race: Killer instincts required
Published 2:30 pm, Saturday, May 25, 2013
During a time of year when we want politicians to chill out, an apt analogy for this summer's battle over the mayor's office on the seventh floor of Seattle City Hall comes from an Alaska wildlife video I watched a few months back.
It showed a wolverine, baring its teeth and tenaciously defending its kill against an intruding black bear. The bear appeared initially baffled at its foe's ferocity, stood back for a bit, but ultimately engaged and claimed turf and prey.
Mayor Mike McGinn is the wolverine of Seattle's 2013 election. He has the job, and is fighting fiercely to keep it. He can snarl; witness the hit on Sen. Ed Murray at this week's 43rd District endorsement meeting. He is relentless with nonstop news events; one day it's ranger patrols at Cal Anderson Park, the next it's enhanced DUI patrols over Memorial Day.
McGinn is also shameless, announcing that a Pride flag will fly over City Hall on June 1 . . . or delivering four tweets on Friday, amidst news of the falling Skagit span, on what a good job Seattle is doing repairing its bridges. (Very debatable.)
Ed Murray is in the bear role. McGinn is clearly vulnerable; witness his negative job performance rating in this week's KING/5 news poll. Yet, after months in Olympia -- the Legislature often seems in hibernation -- Murray has been off his game during May's multiple candidate faceoffs.
Politics ain't bean bag, or so goes the famous Boston truism . . . not even in a city renowned for its "Seattle niceness."
Increasingly, here and elsewhere, the game requires three skills: Ferocity, ruthlessness and relentlessness.
The Obama campaign won last year with a devastating mid-year campaign depicting Mitt Romney as an out-of-touch, tax-dodging rich guy. Truth helped, of course, with Romney's famous kiss-off of 47 percent of the electorate. The best pro-Obama TV spot of the campaign showed clips from Romney speeches.
Up north, Canada's not-very-popular Prime Minister Stephen Harper has won successive elections by destroying leaders of the opposition Liberal Party. In British Columbia, Premier Christy Clark just won in a huge upset thanks to a relentlessly negative campaign built on the theme that her opponent couldn't be trusted.
Seattle is witnessing the strain.
City Councilman Tim Burgess, he of stellar resume and early endorsements, abruptly quit the race on filing deadline day. The support wasn't there, but neither was the stomach. On the afternoon of his withdrawal, Burgess sniffed: "The ideological litmus tests that some people put candidates through was difficult."
In other places, by contrast, disreputable people are clawing their way back. Cheating, lying, former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford is back in Congress. Ex-New York Congressman Anthony Weiner is again exposing himself to voters, in a bid to become mayor of America's largest city.
McGinn was once gossiped about as willing to leave after one term. I am still owed a tavern meal by ex-Seattle Weekly editor Mike Seely, who bet me that McGinn would not run. (Seely would have dined at Canlis had Hizzoner been a quitter.)
What, then, of others in the race? As a former University of Washington gridiron star, Councilman Bruce Harrell has kind of reminded me of a mastiff. Mastiffs are big dogs, often employed as guard dogs, but of calm and easygoing temperment.
Harrell manages to be both formidable and easygoing. He is -- with surprising effectiveness -- coming on as a second coming of Norm Rice. The Rice themes, replicated by Harrell, are that he will devote energies to the city's downtrodden while also having the skills to negotiate downtown's corridors of power.
Peter Steinbrueck is the most difficult candidate for which to pick a four-footed animal kingdom equivalent.
He can be a bulldog, as at recent news events when he had the proposed Sodo Arena in his teeth. Steinbrueck consults for arena foes but genuinely believes the Seattle industrial area is a neighborhood that would be harmed by a nearby sports complex.
At other times, however, he is reminiscent of our family's conflict-adverse standard poodles. Steinbrueck has yet to develop sharp distinctions between himself and his foes, or make a direct case that McGinn is neglecting the city's neighborhoods. He is not answering the question: Why should we fire the incumbent in favor of you?
My bet is we'll see a final-round match of the wolverine and the bear.
McGinn will be tenacious, try to make his opponent the issue, and display every tactic of a courtroom lawyer. He'll also show conviction on one big issue, opposition to huge coal export terminals proposed for the Northwest.
Although educated by Holy Cross priests at the University of Portland, Murray can argue like a Jesuit. He needs to improve on his McGinn-is-isolated theme. But he can point to Washington's step-by-step progress to marriage equality as proof of his skill at getting things done. What does he want to do as mayor?
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i'm a beginner and usually ride in jersey. looking to upgrade and down size from my 8ft soft top. i've been trying to do my homework and it sounds like a large fish would be right for me but not looking for new. i'm 5'5, 160lbs.
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Local organization celebrating National Boys and Girls Club Week
HUMBOLDT COUNTY- This week is National Boys and Girls Club Week, and the Boys and Girls Club of the Redwoods is joining in the celebration.
Officials with the Boys and Girls Club of the Redwoods say about 50 percent of the members, who are students from ages six through 18, come from single parent households. They say ten percent of the members are homeless.
"It's great for them to be able to know that they've got a safe school that they can go to every day and safe place after school that's stable where they have staff that know and love and care about them and are really there to help guide them on the right paths," said Liz Smith, the Executive Director of the Boys and Girls Club of the Redwoods.
Which is one of the reasons officials point to as to why 85 percent of members of the organization throughout the United States graduate from high school.
"I think it's important, especially as we look at how crime rates have gone up, to be thinking about how to break those cycles. And I think part of that certainly is being proactive and preventative and providing really meaningful after school and summer programs for kids," Smith said.
For National Boys and Girls Club week, the Humboldt County chapter is participating in a variety of ways. The Boys and Girls Club of the Redwoods Youth of the Year and Youth of the Month award winners will be honored at a special dinner on Friday. An open house free to everyone will be held at the Teen Center on Saturday.
"It's great for them to be able to take tours of the club, to be able to meet club staff, to be able to see some regular kids who come to our clubs every day. So it's a fun way to get engaged," said Smith.
Also, Boys and Girls Club members will be able to interview alumni and learn how the organization helped them.
"I think it's great for them to see how far they've come in our community and to give our kids someone or something to look up to," Smith said.
The Boys and Girls Club of the Redwoods is in its 76th year and has nearly 3000 members.


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Welcome to Liverpool Public Library
1978 Library HistoryProgramming continued to be a major service offered to the community. From February to May six story hours were offered each week. The Volunteer Center began a free information and referral service at the library from ten a.m. until five p.m. every Monday. Jasper T. (Toby) Crawford, Jr. presented a slide-tape show of his photographs of early Liverpool. Included in his presentation were pictures of the amusement park on Onondaga Lake, willow basket making and the salt flats.
In conjunction with the locally owned Liverpool Bookseller the Library sponsored a program by local cardiologist and author Dr. David Nash in mid -June.
In April the Central New York Community Foundation awarded $4000 to the library towards the purchase of a bookmobile. In an article for the Liverpool Salina Review Director Fay Golden explained the need to reach people in the housing and apartment complexes in the area and to the senior citizens in Clay. Funding for the bookmobile was included in the upcoming1978-79 budget.
On April 28 the library held a reception in honor of the new Art Rental Gallery. Local artists would hang their works on display in the library and patrons could either buy them or rent them by the month ( with rental fees applying to eventual purchase if desired).
On May 22 the juvenile department received two large stuffed toys from the Liverpool Police Benevolent Association. One was a large brown bear and the other was an unusual looking creature named Bigfoot. In the eighties the brown bear lived atop the card catalog and visiting children would touch its nose for good luck!
June 7 there was a staff luncheon at LeMoyne Manor honoring Lisa Wengerath who was marrying Michael Murphy.
On June 14 the annual budget vote was held. For the first time in its history the Library's budget was defeated. 1132 voted in favor and 1286 were opposed. The school budget was also defeated 1309 to 1125. It was their first defeat in five years. Propositions for locker room improvements, school buses and an athletic field were also defeated. Budgets everywhere in the nation were defeated in the wake of Proposition 13 in California. Clearly the mood was somber.
Bruce Johnson, who had been elected to the LCSD Board, resigned from the LPL Board and Judy Greene was appointed to take his place, with Hilda Watrous designated as the alternate. Trustees voted to have Patricia Swanson continue as Board President. Larry Dunstone, newly elected trustee, was asked to serve as the vice president.
The budget was trimmed ten percent ( down to $430,000 from $470, 000) and resubmitted to the voters in a referendum on July 27. The proposition was defeated even more soundly the second time with 1297 in favor and 1995 opposed. As a result the library closed on Saturdays for the rest of the summer. The last budget figure approved by the voters became the operating budget for 1978-79. It was $353,000.
In September 7 it was announced at a staff meeting that we had to cut out the security positions due to the May budget defeat. Also, fines on books were to be raised on October 1 from two to five cents per day with the maximum fine being raised from one dollar to two dollars.
October 30 marked Ray Mincolla's last day as security person at the library. He was rehired shortly afterwards and remained on the library staff until August 1982.
In November custodian Frank Burgess completed construction of a book drop in the garage in the area by the elevator. Now patrons would be able to drive through the garage to return their items.
In November we ceased ordering books via OCPL and instead began to order directly from the Baker and Taylor Company.


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Welcome to Rainbow Dust Colours
"Of course Peter had been trifling with them, for no one can fly unless the fairy dust has been blown on him" - Peter Pan by J M Barrie
Rainbow Dust Colours are the specialists in colourful decorations and additives for sugarcraft and baking. Whether you are a single retail outlet or own a whole network of superstores, Rainbow Dust Colours can supply everything you need to make your cakes magical.
On this website you'll find information about how we fell under the sugarcraft spell, to how to order and how we can respond quickly to your needs. Everything you need to become a happy Rainbow Dust Colours customer.
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In this extraordinary era of technological advance, daily innovations are creating new and exciting opportunities for brave solutions to energy and communications challenges. As a world leader in wire and cable technology and manufacturing with a global One Company vision, General Cable's superior products and services are meeting the ever-changing needs of our diverse range of customers everywhere, every day.
Drawing from a century's experience and technical specialisation, General Cable provides solutions for the commercial, electric utility, telecommunications, OEM, military/government, retail, electrical and communications sectors. As increasing demand for energy based on coal, natural gas, oil, nuclear, wind or water is accelerating, General Cable is recognised as a vital contributor to development success in virtually every region of the world. Each day we are building business momentum, developing ideas for innovative solutions and industry-leading products, and furthering our investment in a highly capable team, lean manufacturing, material science and technology resources.
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Unfortunately the cellsite towers info aren't complete. It's a useless app. I get it because I work on this field I thought I can benefit from it but I have more updated sites that this crap app ;( Sorry. But I just throw away my $3.99
I myself have caught up against a cell tower technician with Verizon- and the equipment we used showed there were extreme differences in the devices calibration- not sure where the devices or app is getting it's info from to validate it as a useful app, especially to pay for it
it's a development app only- hopefully you can find ways to accurately get the information lead to believe as useful to be beneficial
I have some wood furniture I want to sell- but they are only 2x4s- hope you like- $200 ??!!!
I bought signal 1 which is now "legacy" and I have to buy this poorly reviewed app again? F u clown. I support the cause but not wastefully so.


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OTTAWA — Alan "Jeff" Ducey, a former Ottawa council member, was
charged last Friday with two counts of vehicular homicide, a misdemeanor
of the first degree. Ducey is charged with operating a motor vehicle
negligently, causing the death of Christine Hayden and Joan M. Beam.
The crash occurred on June 6, on SR 65 near County Road 9-K.
approximately 2:38 p.m., a crash involving three vehicles occurred on
SR 65 near Road 9K in the Township of Ottawa in Putnam County, which
resulted in the death of the two Columbus Grove residents. Ducey, was
northbound on SR 65 approaching stopped traffic at Road 9K. Christine A.
Hayden and her passenger, Joan M. Beam, both of Columbus Grove, were
traveling southbound on SR 65 approaching Road 9K. Asa J. Mortimer,
Columbus Grove, was also southbound on SR 65 behind Hayden's vehicle.
Ducey drove his vehicle left of center in order to avoid striking the
stopped vehicles ahead of him.
Ducey's vehicle struck Hayden and
Beam's southbound vehicle in a head-on collision. Mortimer, who was
still southbound, then struck Hayden and Beam's vehicle in the rear.
Both Hayden and Bean were killed. Ducey was rushed to St. Rita's Medical
Center in Lima by Putnam County EMS with serious but non
life-threatening injuries. Mortimer was taken to St. Rita's Ambulatory
Care in Ottawa by Putnam County EMS with minor injuries where he was
treated and released.
Ducey resigned his position as council
member in an email to Law Director Joseph Schroeder on June 9. His
arraignment has been set for 9 a.m., Sept 9, in Putnam County Municipal
A civil suit has been filed in Putnam County Common Pleas
Court by Christine Hayden's husband, David Hayden, against Ducey and his
place of employment, Allen County Board of Development Disabilities.
Hayden is seeking more than $25,000. Judge John S. Collier, Henry
County, has been assigned to this case.The pre-trial for this case has
been set for Oct. 8.
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Oct. 10 Ribbon-cutting Ceremony at McConnell PSTOC
Sept. 30, 2008
News Highlights
- Ribbon-cutting scheduled for Friday, Oct. 10 at 10:30 a.m.
- McConnell Public Safety and Transportation Operations Center (MPSTOC) named in honor of former Springfield District Supervisor Elaine McConnell.
- The West Ox Complex is a unique partnership among Fairfax County, the commonwealth of Virginia and the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority.
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A ribbon-cutting will be held on Friday, Oct. 10, to celebrate the opening of the McConnell Public Safety and Transportation Operations Center (MPSTOC) at the West Ox Complex. The event will begin at 10:30 a.m. at the MPSTOC, located at 4890 Alliance Drive [near the intersection of Lee Highway (Rt. 29)/West Ox Road (Rt. 608)/Fairfax County Parkway (Rt. 7100)].
The West Ox Complex is a hub for public safety and transportation services. The 250-acre complex will encompass the McConnell Public Safety and Transportation Operations Center (MPSTOC); the Bus Operations Center; the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT)/Virginia State Police (VSP) administration building; and VDOT area maintenance facilities.
McConnell PSTOC
The McConnell PSTOC – an approximately 114,000-square-foot facility – is a partnership between Fairfax County and the commonwealth of Virginia that brings multiple agencies and functions together under one roof. The mission of the partnership is to enhance the effectiveness of public safety response, improve traffic congestion management and better manage the response to and recovery from major emergencies.
Earlier this year, the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to name the facility the "McConnell Public Safety and Transportation Operations Center" in honor of former Fairfax County Supervisor Elaine McConnell (Springfield District). The board called McConnell a "champion in the field of public safety and transportation."
The McConnell PSTOC, which cost $135.5 million, came in on budget and on time with substantial completion occurring in July. Agencies to be located in the facility will move in during the next several months with full occupancy slated for mid-2009 with the migration of the county's 9-1-1 Center.
Agencies in the McConnell PSTOC
Fairfax County agencies:
- The Department of Public Safety Communications (DPSC – the county's 9-1-1 Center), which receives and dispatches all 9-1-1 emergency and nonemergency police, fire and rescue calls in the county.
- The Fire and Rescue and Police departments, which will have staff on the operations floor, assisting with specific fire and police dispatching.
- The Office of Emergency Management (OEM), which oversees and activates the county's Emergency Operations Center (EOC) during emergency incidents.
- The Police Department's Forensics facility, which is housed in a separate building connected to the MPSTOC.
Commonwealth agencies:
- The Virginia Department of Transportation's Northern Region Transportation Operations Center (TOC). The TOC monitors traffic and incidents by using cameras and other information-gathering mechanisms to better manage day-to-day traffic flow and large incidents.
- The Virginia Department of State Police (VSP) Division 7 communication center, which receives and dispatches all #77 (interstate-related) calls for the Northern Virginia region.
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The Bus Operations Center is a joint-use facility shared by the Fairfax County Department of Transportation (FCDOT) and the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA). FCDOT's contracted service provider will operate Fairfax Connector service and WMATA will operate Metrobus service from the Bus Operations Center to serve central and western Fairfax County. Phase 1 includes close to 85,000 square feet and consists of three major buildings: administrative/operations; maintenance; service (fuel and wash).
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With tears in his eyes, a former youth minister convicted on child pornography charges apologized to his victims and his family Friday before being sentenced to 30 years in prison followed by a lifetime of supervision.
Joe Tapia III, 47, read his apology in front of U.S. District Judge Frank Montalvo as his family, including his wife and son, watched from the gallery.
He had pleaded guilty to solicitation of material relating to the sexual exploitation of children in October. During the hearing, Montalvo mentioned that 468 images were discovered in Tapia's possession.
"With my poor decisions in my offense, I lost the values that my wife and I had taught our children," a sobbing Tapia said. "I understand I will have to be a registered sex offender for the rest of my life."
While serving as youth minister at San Jose Catholic Church, Tapia admitted, he recorded video and took photos of two children while they were changing clothes before a church performance. He used those images to solicit other sexually explicit images of children, the U.S. Attorney's Office said.
Tapia also had sexually explicit messenger chats with multiple minors at his home and work computers. He was an admissions service representative at Excel Learning Center.
The images were discovered on his work computer by a co-worker and reported to the FBI, which found photos of boys ages 12 and 13 during a scan of the hard drive.
During his apology, Tapia told Montalvo that he discovered child pornography in a spam mail file.
"I was told by the school to look through all emails (including spam) for any validity," Tapia said. "I did not report the email for fear of getting fired. Instead, I forwarded the email to my personal account so it would be taken off of the work servers. I never opened that file after that."
When Tapia's wife, his junior high school sweetheart, was diagnosed with cancer, he became very troubled and began posing as a 16-year-old on the Internet "out of fun," Tapia said.
After that, Tapia's actions spiraled into a "gross obsession," said his lawyer Erik Hanshew.
"He was relieved to be caught (by the FBI), so he could deal with his problems," said Hanshew, who described Tapia's behavior as "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde-like."
However, Assistant U.S. Attorney Brandy Gardes raised issues with Tapia's story.
"Spam is not asking someone, 'How long is your fill in the blank?' " Gardes said. "It might have escalated (when his wife got cancer), but it started in January 2009. This is a man that has preyed upon those that trusted him."
Hanshew requested that Tapia's sentence be set at 20 years with a lifetime of supervision, so Tapia would have time to catch up on his family's milestones.
Tapia told Montalvo that he had given the FBI full access to his computer accounts, so they could track others who shared child pornography images.
But Montalvo denied the request and sent a message to Tapia and his family.
"The issue here is not about vengeance," Montalvo said. "The issue here is that there is a conduct in which individuals forfeit their right to live in a civilized society."
After Montalvo made his ruling, Tapia was led out of the courtroom. Before he exited, he gave one last wave to his family.
Tapia's family and lawyer declined to comment, while Gardes said, "I said what I needed to say in court."
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Stanley David Hudnall, MD
Professor of Pathology; Director of Pathology Education, Yale Department of Pathology ; Associate Medical Director, Precipio Diagnostics, LLC; Former Director of Hematopathology, Yale Department of Pathology
Physician Biography
Dr. Hudnall, a board-certified hematopathologist, is Director of the Hematopathology at Yale-New Haven Hospital, and Associate Director of the Hematopathology Fellowship Program at Yale University School of Medicine. Dr. Hudnall's research interests include Hodgkin lymphoma pathogenesis, EBV and HHV-6 infection, tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes/monocytes, T cell senesence, and transdifferentiation. Dr. Hudnal is sole author of an introductory hematology textbook (Hematology: A Pathophysiologic Approach, Elsevier, 2011) and Editor-in-Chief of a cancer virus text (Viruses and Human Cancer, Springer) to be published in 2014. Dr. Hudnall also is hematopathology section editor for Opus Medicus, an online CME tool, and Associate Medical Director of Precipio Diagnostics, a Yale-afiliated hematopathology reference lab.
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It's officially summer, so shoot us a photo of your best homemade ice cream or sorbet (along with a link to the recipe!) and we'll include it in thist week's roundup. Be sure to send it in no later than tomorrow Tuesday, June 25th so we can include it in the Share Your Sweets on Thursday June 27th.
If you're new to Share Your Sweets, take a peep at the rules here. A few notes: we can only take one submission per person, so pick your favorite (or the most recent shot) and send it in. Also, Share Your Sweets is just for the folks at home; no pros or companies! If you want to really impress us, crop your photo so it's 610 pixels wide and 458 pixels tall.


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Deceased Online will be adding half the records for Greenwich cemetery to their database from tomorrow 14th September, the remaining records will be added in a couple of weeks time. Apparently Greenwich has hundreds of WW1 & WW2 graves so this addition will be of interested to family historians from other areas of England and elsewhere.
The company has also announced that next week they will be adding all the records for Eltham Cemetery, also known as Falconwood Cemetery, the Eltham Crematorium records have been online for a while so this will complete the set.
Good news all round for those with people in the Greenwich area!


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Hi everyone,
So a quick update, my mom who is 46 and was diagnosed in December with ICC had her first ct scan a week ago and we have been told that her tumors have shrunk! The main tumour was 8.8x6.9cm and is now 5.8x4.6cm , second largest was 3cm and is no longer visible, and the third tumor was 2cm and is now 1cm. My mom had lymph node involvement the largest measuring at 3cm which is now 2.5cm and the other little ones have decreased in size but not significantly.
My mom is on gem/cis and she has only had 3 rounds, we look forward to more good news in May (after her next ct scan) although we know not to get our hopes up.
Just thought I would share this information with everyone, give some people a glimmer of hope because I know how heart wrenching this process is for all family and friends and how much better I feel when I read that there is the possibility of shrinkage/stable/good news.


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SHAUNA Mullin and Poole's Zara Dampney suffered a heavy defeat to Italy in their second preliminary phase match at Horse Guards Parade but nevertheless retained hope of reaching the last 16.
The Italian duo of Greta Cicolari and Marta Menegatti are dark horses to get among the beach volleyball medals after a solid season on the World Tour, and proved their class with a 21-18 21-12 win that takes them safely into the knockout stage.
Mullin, a former Wessex ace, and Dampney's opening win against Canada nevertheless keeps them well in the hunt in Pool F, and they will bid to clinch their place in the knockout stage when they face Russia's Evgeniya Ukolova and Ekaterina Khomyakova on Thursday.
Yesterday's match represented an increased degree of difficulty from the Great Britain duo's opener, with the Italians ranked at six in the world, behind only the likes of powerhouses Brazil, the United States, China and Holland.
The first set was tight in the early stages, but nerves were in evidence and more than once Mullin and Dampney went for the same ball, while Mullin twice fluffed straightforward bump shots when returning service.
Yet the British pair stayed in touch, and Dampney had the crowd roaring with a diving dig followed by a winning spike for 12-12, only for the Italians to then begin to pull away.
They took the lead out to 18-15 on a Menegatti attack, and that three-point lead was held to the end of the set, the winning point coming as Mullin misjudged Cicolari's serve and an ace was called.
The Italians pressed home their advantage in the second set, with a string of net attacks met with no counter from the increasingly frustrated Britons.
Mullin was also struggling to repeat the sparkling form she showed against Canada, with service errors creeping in and spikes flying harmlessly into the net.
The writing was on the wall when the gap opened to 10 points at 18-8, and though the Britons rallied to at least get into double figures, the Italians cantered home to maintain their 100 per cent record.
Dampney said afterwards: "Any Olympic games is tough and the Italians played well. Yesterday wasn't our day. We're really disappointed but we'll pick ourselves up. We've usually had really good matches against Italy but they're such a strong serving team.
"The atmosphere is unbelievable – it gives us goosepimples. It's amazing to have home support. We love it and we really appreciate it."


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Building out the new historical uniform timeline has been a collaborative effort. Recently Bruce Madej, the legendary U-M SID, took a look and sent over a link from his book, Champions of the West. Within a section of the book talking about Fritz Crisler and the launch of the winged helmet at Michigan in 1938, it gets into a little uniform history— including this spicy meatball:
The only change in the typical blue uniforms before 1949 came in 1928. As Michigan planned to play Navy in Baltimore, the Midshipmen refused to wear any other color than their traditional blue. Therefore, Michigan came out in bright yellow jerseys with blue numerals. The team was said to look like canaries, and the uniforms were put away after the 6-6 tie.
That is awesome and dang…I'd love to have a look at a photo of those canary-clad lads.
Fast forward to today, and we can see that Navy did indeed have a uniform that resembled the gear the Wolverines wore back in the 1920s. (But note, FWIW, I think that happened a lot back then). Anyway – Via eBay, here's a look at an advertisement that was created for that very November 10, 1928 game, in the form of a pop-up Navy footballer:
Here's a colorized version of Michigan's gear from 1927 thanks to reader Larry:
Of course 1928 wasn't the only time Michigan had a challenge with the fairer of our two school colors. Just a few weeks ago those high and bright maize numerals on Outback Bowl jerseys became invisible, like Wonder Woman's jet, when viewed in the Florida sun from beyond 55 yards:
My advice if we face another canary disaster: look for dreadlocks (or lack thereof) and go from there.
Related: Uniform timeline (updated)
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>Cross Training>Bike
12 Monkeys
I'm running somewhere tomorrow. It's going to be beautiful. I can't wait.
Poor baby
Team HTFU NCTR Driver
Did I mention, my legs felt WEIRD when I got off the thing?!?
Stop sign sprint?
I can see getting so weary that you melt without knowing it. Running is the opposite. Often while running my legs won't go any more even thought I know something is left...
I still have to figure out the gears.
I installed these water bottles on my bike. Now my legs always feel funny after I ride.
Princess Cancer Pants
That bike is missing a trail-a-bike for me!
• Chemo
• Chemo-Radiation
• Surgery
• Return to kicking my own ass by 2018
She was not strong. She was valiant. Radiant. Brave and broken. The beauty she discovered in the aftermath was unparalleled to anything she had known before, because it had come at such a cost.
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The weird feeling is that you are using different muscles than what you are used to, if you want to get rid of it or actually make it less noticeable is to run right after you get off the bike once/twice a week, yes it's more of a Tri/Du workout than a running one but after a medium ride my legs actually look to go running
I don't recommend doing this after a super long ride unless you are Iroman training
my point is, after I got used to running after biking, my legs no longer think that just a long bike ride is this major thing so the rubber leg isn't as noticeable
Based on the size of the two enormous "water bottles" on my new bike ^^ above^^ I fear I may be to drunk to run after I get off.
I do find the idea of Trent doing a BRICK workout entertaining though...
It's cool that you got into biking, although it sounds like it was really hot for a ride. For me personally, I go more for building a cadence than some intense speed. The cadence is important, especially if you have some hills or a headwind. I do recommend that you check your cranks to make sure they fit the length of your legs; otherwise, you'll be working harder than you need to which can in part be the cause of leg soreness (well, aside from using the muscles : ) ). And when you can, just find an empty bike trail and go for an early morning ride--it's the best!
Does this mean Trent is going to have major calves AND quads?? I think we will need before and after photos.
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Binational Miami couple Daniel and Yohandel receive green card
Postedon Jan 16, 2014 at 10:15 am
This week, Daniel Zavala finally was granted a green card, sponsored by his husband, Yohandel Ruiz. The men, who live in Miami, FL, married in Washington, D.C. on May 1, 2012, and in the past year and a half, they have worked hard to amplify the plight of married binational same-sex couples.
It's official: Gay and lesbian Americans can sponsor their foreign spouses for immigration
Postedon Jul 02, 2013 at 10:15 am
This week, the DHS issued a statement that formalizes the new post-DOMA policy that gay and lesbian Americans can sponsor their married foreign national spouses for immigration purposes. At last, married binational same-sex couples will no longer fear separation from each other or be forced to live their lives in legal limbo.
Q&A: Sion Fullana on photographing same-sex couples and speaking out against DOMA
Postedon Mar 19, 2013 at 01:29 pm
In recent years, Sion has learned the power of photography, and he has worked hard to develop his photographic passions in order to share stories of why marriage matters, how same-sex couples share the same love and commitment that different-sex couples share, and why DOMA needs to be overturned.
20 Photos: How DOMA blocks Jonathan and Juka's love, education, and life together
Postedon Feb 27, 2013 at 11:30 am
When Juka Mendes moved to the US on a student visa, he never expected to fall in love. But he did, and got married to Air Force member Jonathan Malumay. Now, Juka can no longer afford his education, and in April his visa expires. As a service member, Jonathan is eligible for an education grant that he should be able to transfer to his husband, but because DOMA does not respect his marriage, he cannot do so.
President Obama includes binational same-sex couples in immigration reform proposal
Postedon Jan 29, 2013 at 04:30 pm
This afternoon in Las Vegas, NV, President Barack Obama presented the White House's proposal for immigration reform. The proposal includes extending protections to binational same-sex couples, where one partner is a United States citizen and the other is not.
PHOTOS: 13 gay hopes to ring in the New Year
Postedon Dec 26, 2012 at 12:30 pm
2012 was a big year for the freedom to marry - but we want 2013 to be even bigger. That's why we gathered together 13 loving and committed same-sex couples from across the country to share their thoughts on what they'd like to see in the new year.
Freedom to Marry signs onto letter in support of binational same-sex couples
Postedon Dec 11, 2012 at 01:00 pm
Today, Freedom to Marry joined with Immigration Equality and more than 50 other LGBT and immigration organizations in signing a letter to the White House asking President Barack Obama to put immigration cases involving binational same-sex couples on hold until the U.S. Supreme Court announces its rulling on the freedom to marry.
New written immigration guidelines will protect binational same-sex couples
Postedon Oct 10, 2012 at 10:45 am
This week, the Department of Homeland Security issued new written deportation guidelines for U.S. immigration officials that specifically clarify that discretionary relief will be extended to immigrants in same-sex partnerships or marriages with U.S. citizens. The memorandum clarifies that same-sex relationships that rise to the level of "family relationships" are long-term, same-sex relationships.
DHS clarifies immigration policy to protect binational same-sex couples from deportation
Postedon Oct 01, 2012 at 01:00 pm
On Friday, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano announced that the DHS will issue written guidance for U.S. immigration officers to ensure that discretionary relief is extended to immigrants in same-sex partnerships or marriages with U.S. citizens. The guidelines mark one of the first times that same-sex couples will be recognized by U.S. immigration policies
National Latino organizations urge passage of the Uniting American Families Act
Postedon Aug 24, 2012 at 11:00 am
This week, over thiry prominent Latino organizations signed onto a group filing that encourages Congress to pass immigration reform legislation, including legislation that would eliminate immigration discrimination for same-sex couples.


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Prosecutors said George Pallo, who resigned as mayor of the Athens County village of Jacksonville this week, is accused of stealing more than $19,000 during 2011 and 2012. He was charged Thursday with two counts each of grand theft and theft in office.
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Some of us can't wait to leave our high school memories behind us, but that certainly wasn't the case for Ensemble Studio tenor Charles Sy when he reunited with his alma mater, Cawthra Park Secondary School, this March Break in a special performance in the COC's Free Concert Series in the Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre.
Before Charles embarked on his career as a professional opera singer, he was a member of Cawthra Park Chamber Choir. "Cawthra Park was when the classical music seed was inserted into my brain and my love for the genre grew exponentially while I was there," says Charles. The acclaimed choir (just one of 12 music ensembles at Cawthra Park, which is home to one of the Peel District School Board's Regional Arts Programs), led by conductor Bob Anderson, performed in the Free Concert Series on March 17.
Charles was eager to reunite with his former choir for a program that spanned a variety of vocal styles. "It was very nostalgic for me," says Charles. "This choir was such an important part of my life as a young singer. It taught me so much about musicality and working together with others to create collaborative art."
In addition to taking on the solos in pieces such as the crowd-pleasing "Nessun Dorma," Charles joined the choir on the risers for an energetic encore of "I'm a Train" - he even remembered all the choreography from his school days! He displayed his signature enthusiasm, which Bob remembers from Charles' time in the choir. "He always worked hard but I don't think he considered it 'work.' He was always interested in
new experiences and opportunities."
Can you spot Charles? He's on the end of the last row in the photo above. Just like old times!
Now, Charles is giving back to the school that set him on his career path. "Hearing Charles helps [students] to see what the next level is," says
Bob. "With time and work, someone like them can go further in their
art." Grade 12 student, Kai Leung, is a composer, conductor and performer with dreams of writing for Broadway. "We were really looking forward to this performance," says Kai. "Seeing a Cawthra grad go on to
be so successful is really inspiring." In addition to performing with the chamber choir, Charles went back to Cawthra Park the following week for an exclusive recital for the school's music majors.
Kai Leung introducing the choir he formed, The Boys in B, an ensemble made up of mostly non-vocal majors from the school.
About 15 per cent of Cawthra Park students go on to have careers in the
arts, whether it's performing or in administration - some even work in the COC admin office or are members of the COC Chorus! Perhaps in a few years we'll see another Cawthra Park alum performing on the Four Seasons Centre stage and they'll remember the moment they sang with Charles in their own choir days.
Don't miss Charles in the COC's production of Maometto II, running from April 29 - May 14, where he sings the role of Condulmiero alongside superstar bass-baritone Luca Pisaroni.
Photos: Lara Hintelmann
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We are proud to announce the creation of Opera Access for New Canadians, a community outreach and engagement initiative to make the COC's BMO Financial Group Student Dress Rehearsals and select performances accessible to new Canadian citizens and newcomers to Canada, including immigrants and refugees. The first phase of Opera Access for New Canadians begins this spring with the COC joining the Institute for Canadian Citizenship's Cultural Access Pass (CAP) program, which offers new Canadian citizens one year of complimentary admission to more than 1,200 cultural attractions across the country.
"We are proud of providing a cultural space in this country where people are free to gather, create art and express opinions—freedoms not granted in many places around the world," says COC General Director Alexander Neef. "The Opera Access program is a celebration of that freedom and a way for us at the COC to welcome new Canadians to our community and introduce them to our art form."
The Right Honourable Adrienne Clarkson, founder of the ICC, says "this new partnership with the COC provides a unique behind-the-scenes look into Canada's premiere opera company. We are delighted." Charlie Foran, CEO of the ICC, explains, "Our Cultural Access Pass has now grown to the point where we can offer CAP members experiences in the performing arts, as well as in cultural institutions and federal and provincial parks."
The ICC will work with the COC to allocate and distribute dress rehearsal tickets to its CAP membership. A maximum of 40 free tickets will be set aside to every COC dress rehearsal as part of the opera company's enrollment in the ICC's CAP program. In addition to attending a dress rehearsal, participants will sit-in on one of the COC's BMO Financial Group Pre-Performance Opera Chats and receive an informal tour of the COC's opera house, the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts. The first COC productions to be accessed through the opera company's involvement in CAP will be Carmen and Maometto II, in performance at the Four Seasons Centre in April and May 2016.
New citizens who have received their Canadian citizenship within the past year can register for a Cultural Access Pass. The pass is valid for one year from the date of obtaining citizenship. For more information and eligibility requirements, visit www.icc-icc.ca, e-mail email@example.com or call 1-888-359-6998.
The creation of Opera Access for New Canadians is the formal implementation of a COC initiative first mentioned by COC General Director Alexander Neef from the stage of the Four Seasons Centre (mobile version here) on opening night of the company's presentation of The Marriage of Figaro in February 2016. The COC subsequently hosted small groups of Syrian and Ethiopian refugees at performances of The Marriage of Figaro, facilitated by the ICC, Lifeline Syria and The Ripple Refugee Project. As Opera Access for New Canadians develops, additional partnerships will be announced that allow for increased accessibility to opera dress rehearsals and select performances for newcomers to Canada, including immigrants and refugees.
The ICC was founded in 2006 by the Rt. Hon. Adrienne Clarkson and John Ralston Saul to welcome new Canadian citizens and foster active citizenship for all Canadians. For more information, visit icc-icc.ca.
Photo credit: Lucia Graca
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It's been a while since we've reported on the honeybees that live on the roof of the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts, but that doesn't mean they haven't been as busy—really, really busy.
All that hard work has paid off and it's official: COC bees produce the best honey!
Fred Davis, beekeeper to the hundreds of thousands of bees who live on our roof, entered this season's harvest into the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair amber honey competition this year. The honey took first prize, with a score of 96 points out of a possible 100!
Congratulations to Fred, his volunteer assistant Vivien, and the many, many COC honeybees who worked their fuzzy behinds off all year.
Here's the story in Fred's words:
The bees at the COC produce a beautiful amber honey. So my enthusiastic and very eager beekeeping volunteer, Vivien (a real "newbee") encouraged me to enter the honey into the competition and I decided to enter this year's harvest in the amber category. (Other colour categories are white, golden and dark).
We learned that the Royal Winter Fair's judges scored each honey category based on 10 criteria; originally I thought the judges based the winner on flavour alone. I was reluctant at first to submit the honey because I expected that all of the entrants would be old hands at the competition circuit and have their own secret way to filter and present their honey. I truly thought that I would receive an "atta boy" e-mail from the judges. It was quite stressful trying to make the honey as clear as possible, as I am very reluctant to take anything away from the raw honey.
But, in the end, the most gratifying part of this experience for me was knowing that natural, unprocessed honey from downtown Toronto was the best according to the judges at the Royal Winter Fair, and how lucky I am to have a partner in the COC and the Four Seasons Centre where the honeybees can flourish!
The bees have been all wrapped up and fed for the winter, and are having a well-deserved rest. I have been peeking in on them from time to time and dream of opening up a healthy hive this spring.
P.S. My winning secret was to simply pass the honey once through a sieve and then once through cheesecloth. Very high tech!
Thanks Fred! You can read previous posts on our honeybees by clicking on the "FSCPA Honeybees" tag in the right-hand column. You can also purchase honey made by the COC honeybees at the main bar at the Four Seasons Centre during performances of the COC and the National Ballet of Canada.
Photos courtesy of Fred Davis
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Published: Thursday, November 22, 2012 at 6:01 a.m.
Last Modified: Wednesday, November 21, 2012 at 8:54 p.m.
The SEC games worth keeping an eye on this week
Sunshine fate
Even if Florida QB Jeff Driskel's sprained ankle is healed, it may not be enough to pick up a hobbling offense that trudges into Tallahassee to face the best defense in the nation. However, the Gators have grinded out plenty of wins over the course of their 10-1 season. Plus, Florida has a chance to end a two-game losing streak to its archrival while doing its part to reach Miami.
It was revealed on Wednesday that the NCAA has spent weeks investigating Auburn for potential improprieties involving Auburn recruits, players, coaches, representatives of the school's athletic interests and third parties. This publicity makes it even harder for the lowly Tigers to derail the rolling Tide.
Stinging defeat?
This would be a monumental win for a 6-5 Georgia Tech team that lost to Middle Tennessee by three touchdowns and fired its defensive coordinator earlier this year. The Yellow Jackets can score points as they average 38.6 a game with their triple-option, but they're also giving up almost 30 a game. The Bulldogs have won 10 of 11 in this rivalry, and will be motivated.
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LAKELAND, Fla. - Detroit Tigers' fans might be in denial on sports-talk radio, but not manager Jim Leyland.
In no way is Leyland in panic mode about his cloudy closer situation thus far, but he understands the importance of a dominant closer.
We know most experts out there have the Tigers as the odds-on favorite this coming season. But, not so fast.
While there are a lot of talented arms in the bullpen, the Tigers don't have a dominant closer. Wait, they don't have a proven closer. Hold up, they don't have a closer. Period. And you know what that means: no closer = no title.
Leyland, an old-school baseball man, laughs at experts who say the closer role is overrated and you can put anybody out there to get the final out.
"I'm not laughing at anybody,'' Leyland said at Joker Marchant Stadium. "I'm laughing at the fact, and it doesn't make me right."
It's Jim Leyland's personal opinion that if you have a dominant closer, without question, you're better off than if you have to go by committee.
Yet, here were the Tigers trying to give the job to Bruce Rondon, a 22-year-old, hard-throwing right-handed rookie.
Granted, Rondon was impressive in the minors last season, but he has been hit hard in the spring so far.
The Tigers can't do it, not with this team ready to win it all. It would be like finally buying that Porsche and not getting full insurance coverage. It would be a disaster waiting to happen.
It's hard not to look at the championships the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox recently won and honestly believe they would have been possible without Mariano Rivera and Jonathan Papelbon.
A lot of things have changed in baseball. But having that guy to get those final three outings with the championship on the line hasn't.
It's hard to find many World Series squads that won using bullpen by committee.
"The Cardinals did it,'' said Tigers starter Max Scherzer, but in the end, Jason Motte was ultimate the closer. "They kind of did a committee situation. You just want a good bullpen as a whole."
Still, the Tigers aren't thrilled about the closer role. That's why a report surfaced Tuesday that the Tigers are looking to trade for a closer, almost an impossible task via trade. And to be fair, even championship teams aren't always A-1 top to bottom.
"There are no perfect teams," Leyland said. "There are other teams, no matter how good they are, you can find a flaw somewhere. That's just the way it is."
It's not just about a big arm, hard stuff. It takes more than that to be a closer.
"Nobody ever knows if the guy has the mentality," Leyland said. "That's the big difference with a closer. I have seven, eight guys out there (in the clubhouse) that got closer stuff. But can they get the last three outs? Can they handle the next day when they blow one? Can they handle the talk shows on their ass when blow one? Can they handle the writers? Can they handle all that stuff, I don't know. That's the difference."
The Tigers -- looking for their first World Series title since 1984 -- are playing a dangerous game to this point. They have spent big money to field a team that can compete for the championship. But this winter, despite knowing they didn't have that closer in hand -- after parting with Jose Valverde -- the Tigers played cheap and failed to secure the missing piece.
It was a no-brainer. The Tigers should have simply cut the check and paid Rafael Soriano. He signed with Washington for $28 million after saving 42 games in Da Bronx in place of the injured Rivera.
"We don't have Mariano is his prime walking around this clubhouse," Leyland admitted.
On the surface, ace Justin Verlander doesn't seem to be too concerned. JV agrees with Scherzer said he believes there are plenty of arms in the bullpen to get job done.
Surprisingly, the dominant starter doesn't buy into the dominant closer theory.
"We can definitely win without that,'' Verlander said. ``I hope we have one. But we can definitely win without out."
Sounds good, but highly unlikely. History says so.
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