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Tuesday, July 10, 2007
DVR ALERT: PBS 45/49 Special On Akron TV News
WNEO/45-WEAO/49 "PBS 45 & 49" will air a special tonight, Tuesday, at 9 PM titled "Akron, Ohio: The City Where Commercial Television News Went Black".
We'll presume it delves, in-depth, into the saga most of our readers probably know well...the end of local news on then-ABC affiliate WAKC/23 (nee' WAKR-TV), which eventually got sold to the PAX TV folks and was stripped of its news and ABC affiliation.
The saga continued, as with help from the city of Akron, local over-air TV news was reborn as "PAX 23 News", produced by WKYC/3 from a new bureau in the heart of downtown Akron.
That newscast went off the over-air signal last year, when PAX TV's agreement with WKYC parent Gannett Broadcasting (and many other companies running PAX affiliates) ended.
And to complete the story, of course, the newscast still airs on cable on Time Warner Cable channel 23 - or channel 15 in some of the western Akron suburbs on systems formerly owned by Adelphia.
And to close all the loose ends, WKYC/3 Akron-Canton Bureau chief Eric Mansfield, who helms the "Akron/Canton News" operation on TWC as anchor, is also the newly minted host of... 45/49's own "NewsNight Akron" weekly news roundtable discussion program.
Whew. We trust it's all covered in the PBS 45 & 49 special, and in case you miss it, it'll re-air at 3 AM Saturday, July 14th. Now, THAT time calls for a "DVR Alert"...
47 comments:
I have often wished that WAKR would have kept it's ABC affiliation, as there were lots of times that WEWS would have a Billy Graham special on or other alternative program in the prime time hour and WAKR would have the ABC regularly scheduled program.
eric mansfield is good, but how about some african-american representation? i am sure there has be to some black talent somewhere that 45 could have at least looked at for their newsnight program, especially since the content is usally lilly white. this is a public television station? where is the diversity?
maybe eric mansfield applied for the job and he was the most qualified
your post shows contempt for the marketplace and how it works, implying some sort of racism with no basis for your almost slanderous attack against the station
i am not a supporter or fan of government television but to imply they are racist, which you have done is a travesty
Wasn't Mizell Stewart a regular panelist on that 45/49 show for a long time before he left Akron? He is African-American.
not implying racism, implying consideration. did the station reach out to any minorities? was mansfield the only one they sought? i harbor no ill feelings toward mansfield, nor the station. i only want the station, and others, to open their minds and their opportunities. and, i don't have contempt for the marketplace. in fact, if market forces were fully considered, the akron/canton n.e. ohio region has a substantial minority population that should be served along with other demographics. your comment should have taken that into consideration. and every time that someone raises the question, they are not automatically racist.
It is a fair question to ask about minority representation in the area's media. Asking about it, as anonymous said, is not accusing. We who are not minorities should be more sensitive to this whole issue, and not be so quick to criticize anyone for posing the question.
While the posts are hitting on the race issue...it was too bad to see that the show didn't hit on some of 23's other highlights including the music video show "Music Magazine" hosted by Billy Soule. For those of us who didn't have cable tv way back when, this was our source for music videos.
I think 23's problem was having a news program that looked like they were broadcasting from 1950's TV...shoddy graphics, weather maps that were just awful, etc. I've seen high school TV productions that were done better. I assume a lot of the problems was because there wasn't enough money to properly produce a TV new program.
What a disappointing report! I'll admit to a serious nose-out-of-joint over ignoring radio (hello?) for a subject ripe for serious discussion but a rehash of the same story, just with better use of WAKC and WAKR-TV archive tape?
Little mention of radio beyond the Mayor's assertion that nobody in Akron listens to Akron radio? Perhaps the reporter could have checked the Arbitron ratings; Akron listening is still skewed local with WNIR, WQMX, WKDD, WONE, WHLO, WAKR and WARF and WKSU.
Nice trip down memory lane but lacking in interviews with ad agencies, media buyers from local groups, even time spent with WEWS or Fox 8 bureaus besides WKYC's largest footprint in Akron).
Nothing from Time Warner Cable on the nature of their relationship with WKYC, little attempt to break down actual viewership trends geographically.
The Beacon Journal's done a better job of reporting on television than this television program.
I always found it amazing that the Berk family held on to WAKR-TV/WAKC as long as it did. Even when WAKR-AM's money was the only thing keeping the TV station afloat.
Yes, they were one of the first stations in the area to broadcast in stereo. But aside from that, WAKC could only do what it could, given the financial, logistical and economic circumstances. One can relate to outdated equipement and a sense of perpetually being "behind the times" in comparison to all the Cleveland stations.
The off-network programming situation by the early 90s wasn't that good either, as WAKC only was able to air syndicated shows no one else wanted to. Try "Bewitched," "Gimme A Break," "The Partridge Family" and "The Brady Bunch." In the early evening hours.
If WAKC had been sold to anyone else other than either ValueVision or Paxson, the situation would never have been that bad. Neither one had any background in traditional broadcast stations, and it really showed.
Sad to say, but if anyone else (even Raycom!) bought them instead, the situation could have been a bit different. But maybe not: the Berk family may have stipulated that the buyer keep the station an Akron one, which isn't HARD to think about as 23 would have been a nice move-in to the market. So WAKC may have been in a lose-lose situation.
Now, wouldn't it be nice if 23 reverted back to the way it once was - an ABC affil with local news? Yes, without a doubt - and it would be kinda kitchy at that. But it will never be. The reasons that WAKC was essentially killed were multifold, and it will never be brought back.
- Nathan Obral
I would have liked to have seen more from former WAKR/WAKC employees.
Seeing this show, we definitely need another Akron newscast. Just a thought, WKYC/Ganett should make a deal with WBNX and Angeley(similar to the agreement with the PAX network). WBNX would be a good choice because Angeley would be easier to work with than a big company. WKYC could help set up his religious digital subchannel in exchange for the 10pm timeslot on WBNX. And with the CW network coming up in the ratings and WBNX's high ratings, the news would have a good lead in. WBNX has offices in Akron and they even have Akron mentioned in their legal ID. Both stations are 1080i HD, which would be better than the analog channel on cable, plus its not good to rely on Time Warner, since everyone does not have cable. WBNX is about the closest thing Akron has to a major TV network(the TV station and church are on State Road).
The report made the point, made the point, made the point. It was tedious, the writing was clumsy and interviews scarce. Whole thing could have been done in 30 minutes, and done well. But it was not. perhaps that is the point: Akron newscast didn't make it because it, too, was done poorly. A parallel here.
I liked the special but it got me to thinking why couldn't Akron-Canton be its own market but realized that thanks to in part the Youngstown TV market, that could not happen. Before you throw stones, think of this.
In the 50's and 60's, before they figured out how to calculate Summit and Stark county for ratings purposes and the ADI, Youngstown had 3 or 4 stations depending on the year you are looking at. Since Youngstown is 65 miles from Cleveland, I assume they felt Youngstown needed to become its own market since it is not as close and reception is less than perfect.
Now if Youngstown did not have 21,27,33, and brief indeopendent 45 in the 50's and 60's, then there could of been a shot of Akron-Canton becoming its own market, but since Youngstown was just far enough away, and had 3 network stations by 1960, and Akron was within 35 miles of Cleveland, Akron-Canton got stuck with Cleveland.
Even if Akron was a little farther south, I don't think ABC,NBC, and CBS would have wanted viewers being split on three different stations since that would leat to confusion and lower ratings for each of the three stations.
Keep this is mind also. Many in the media, and ad business look at market numbers and how big the overall area is, and the less eyeballs you have means the smaller you are which in turn makes you less attractive to more ad dollars, and more attention from the money makers, which means a station could lose revune which does not help the bottom line.
If Cleveland takes a big dip in market numbers, it will make all of Ne Ohio look small and less attractive to an outsider who would want to be apart of this region.Trust me if you go from market 17 to market 27, it will affect the bottom line for all of us.
If Akron-Canton was its own market at the dawn of television, based on the regional economy and market conditions that NE Ohio is facing today, it more than likely ben dissolved into the Cleveland market.
This is why I beleive that if the networks had their way the Youngstown TV market would have been split up and the Youngstown stations would have been either repeaters of the Cleveland stations, home shoppers, religious, or Spanish stations.
This special did open the eyes up on how different Cleveland, Akron, and Canton are and how being one area tied together with shared Tv stations does not bring the area as a whole together.
But my question is why doesn't NE Ohio have a regional news channel? Most other areas have one, so why not us? If Time Warner and WKYC was smart, take the current channel Akron/Canton news is on, add rebroadcast of ch 3's newscasts, in addition to weather plus, and place it on all of the Time Warner systems in addition to ch 3's subcarrier and make a go at it? It would not really cost that much, and they would be serving a much wider audience and would give a local 24 hour news choice.
When it comes to the ch 23 of the mid 80's to its end in the 90's, the off network programming was indeed rejected programming like the Dukes of hazzard, slimer and the real ghostbusters, jem, Hill Street Blues,and first run talk show the Shriley show in addition to what was listed. But I think had ch 23 attepmpted to get better shows, that would not of helped seal the outcome of ch 23.
Since in the early 90's you has WOAC,WBNX,WUAB, and WOIO having more time to fill, it was difficult for ch 23 to purshase the rights to a program that was worth a damn, let alone afford it in the first place.
But what if the new world swap would of occured in 1990 instead of 1994? Would the Berk family considered taking CBS for the Cleveland market and creating news for both Akron and Cleveland? If ch 23 was anywhere near the table during the big swap of 1994, it could of been ch 23 being CBS and not WOIO. But since value vision (now shop NBC) had access to the station, that was out of the question since that like PAX had other plans.
I don't think the Berk family would of stipulated that ch 23 would be required to air an Akron newscast for the simple reason that if they were offered enough money I think they would have looked the other way and sold out.But since they sold to valuevision, who sold it to Paxxon, the news could of ended very quickly.
But had that been apart of the contract, it would of been very simple to do a 5 PM Cleveland newscast, a 5:30 PM Akron newscast or give equal time for both Akron and Cleveland and make everyone happy.
As for WBNX airing a 10 PM Akron news, don't count on it. Since WBNX is the offical home of the CW in Cleveland, if they air a news at 10 PM, it will be geared towards Cleveland and not Akron.
But I don't think thay want to air a news at all whether they produced it in house or purshased one from ch 3 or 5. If they wanted a 10 PM news, they would have already had one, but if you go to their front page of their website it does say you home for news, weather, entertainment, and sports so you never know what their plans are.
- Tim Lones said...
I have yet to see the special (I have it dvr'ed for late Friday night's airing.) I had in my Cleveland Classic Media Blog a May entry about Old FCC NE Ohio TV applications that never got built in the 1950's and 60's, as well as channerl allocations. Among these was a WMAC-TV 23-In Massillon..I plan probably in August to put out my idea for a Akron-Canton Market based on these applications on the Blog..
Quick mention:I have Video of a Christmas Eve 1977 News Center 8 6PM Newscast featured
in my blog curently from Google Video. This is the whole Newscast in one file..Commercials, promos and all..Interesting look at a different time at channel 8:
I don't know why this area ever had--or needed--two ABC stations. Why ABC? Why don't all networks have two affiliates everywhere?
- Tim Lones said...
In this instance, It goes back to The early history of TV in Cleveland. At the time WAKR-TV 49 came on the air in early 1953 Channel 5 was CBS and WXEL Channel 9 was DuMont/ABC. UHF ststions could not survive without a network affiliation in that era. Channel 3 (NBC of course) and 5 covered Akron very well while WXEL's signal may not have been as strong. ABC was the 3rd/4th place network and would normally take any station that would take them, though for a number of years, WAKR did not carry anywhere near a full ABC schedule..Airing Local prime time movies and local shows instead..
Ch 23's newscasts looked second rate compared to 3, 5, 8, and even 43's 10 o'clock news in the beginning.
WAKR/WAKC wanted to be thought of as big-time, but always wound up looking small time.
I know some liked the more homey feel of Ch 23 News, but with the big 3 (later 4) newscasts in C-Town to compare it to, it just didn't measure up.
And please get it out of your heads about WBNX doing an Akron Newscast.
Ch 55's City of License may be in The Rubber City, but they (like Akron licensed radio station WAKS-Kiss 96.5) make no bones about the fact they they consider themselves and promote themselves as Cleveland stations.
And when watching that special last night, did you get the feeling that Ch 23 was whining about their plight?
"It was that mean old Arbitron's fault for lumping us with Cleveland!"
"It was that mean old Ronald Reagan's fault for deregulating the broadcasting industry!"
23 just was not that good of a station.
Who produced this show?
I saw a promo, but couldn't watch.
I thought I saw something that Ohio U. had a hand in producing this.
It would explain a lot, because this show looked like a college production.
It was produced and hosted by Cheri Russo from WOUB News. So Ohio University or WOUB-TV would have info. In fact you can visit their web site at: www.woub.org/tv/video-akrontv-doc.html for info.
(A simple google check is all it took to find this info)
A simple yahoo check had this info as well. how come no one does a yahoo search?
I would not rule out WBNX. I'm sure that Ernie has considered doing a newscast, but it never happened because(like Eric Mansfield even said) it takes alot of time and money to produce a newscast. As good as WBNX is doing, they dont have the resources to do it. A duopoly would help their station. Some work needs to be done to the Akron Canton News, like a new set and maybe a co-anchor and more reporters. Having 10pm news for an hour would make another hour to sell local commercials. A newscast would get more viewers that reruns of Friends. I've always wondered why WBNX does not do news, and now their page banner says local news weather and sports(wbnx.com has a much better website than WUAB)
Viewed the trailer...
yep, college production.
not bad though..for college. Wish we did that stuff when I was in school.
Thanks for the link.
Speaking of news, whatever happened to that supposed HD conversion at WOIO? I remember reading here around the beginning of this year that they were going to do it in June, but that sounded impossible. Any updates?
WBNX may well do news someday, but as has been mentioned earlier, they are a Cleveland station in all ways except on their FCC license.
They aren't going to do an Akron specific newscast.
55 wants to be a big boy TV station, so if they do news, it would be Cleveland based and Cleveland focused with some Akron tidbits thrown in as garnish.
Regarding the late WAKC/WAKR; whatever became of its news archives? Did they get tossed out the door along with the newsroom staff? I've also wondered the same thing about footage from WJAN and WOAC in Canton.
The news archives were donated to the Univ of Akron's library. I see a lot of firm opinions here concerning the operation of the early TV23 based on information that is incorrect. The syndicators of barter programs wouldn't place them on 23 saying that it wasn't a true Cleveland station. The syndicators that expected cash for programs said that since 23 was a Cleveland station, they should pay full price for the shows. That was often tens of thousands of dollars per episode! Too steep for a small market station--- and that's what 23 truly was. If it were move away from the Cleveland DMA, it would be somewhere just below top 50, I believe. In order to buy programming, we went to the other stations and asked them to release shows that they had "on the shelf" and never planned to air. Or, tried to convince the syndicators that placing the program with 23 first then, if it was a good as they it was, the Cleveland stations would still buy it. It worked a few times. 23 was a "starter" station... hiring former interns just out of college... that's what they could afford. The had some long time staff members that taught the newbies and helped them develop their talent. Most of the new folks moved on to larger markets then. Check out the staffs of the Cleveland stations... many are grads of TV23. Ted Henry, Mark Johnson are two that all see daily. Many behind the scenes as well. Some are now at CNN, producing the "Heroes", etc. There, I feel better.
Former 23 newspeople:
Carol Costello-CNN
Carole Sullivan-WKYC
Eric Mansfield-WKYC
Mark Nolan-WKYC
Mark Johnson-WEWS
Mike DiPasquale-WSVN/Miami
Len Rome-WYTV/Youngstown
Mike Snyder-WTAM
Laura Bailey-Buffalo TV
Dick Russ-WKYC
Tom Erickson-WNIR
Pat Kinnard-WAKR
Phil Ferguson-WNIR
Greg Saber-WTAM
No longer in biz:
Mark Williamson-City of Akron
Rich Barnett-Wadsworth Schools
Phil Hoffman-U of Akron
Joyce Johnson-U of Akron/ABJ
Lita Jensen-?
Joanna Porzak-?
Mindy McCortney-Infomercials in FLA
Rob Dumke-Summit Co.?
Don Ursetti-Summit Co?
Bob Jeffries-Attorney
Kenny Halterman
Jolly Jack Ryan
Fred Anthoney
Bill McKay
Ron Edwards
Patty Patang, anchor
Debbie Cutter, anchor
Barb Compton, rep;orter
Carl Dickens, news director
Marcie Messet, anchor
Tom Shay, anchor/reporter
My brain is tired...please fill in the blanks.
- Tim Lones said...
I know in doing Retro-Schedules on the Radio Boards lately, The name Bob Wylie comes up as doing sports..He was there a long time and passed away in the last couple years. Also someone in the 50's by the name of Bill Murphy..Dont know anything about him..And while he was not on the "News Team" per se..PBA founder Eddie Elias had a weekly or twice weekly sports show called "Trophy Room" In the late 1950's
I knew Bob Wylie. I think he just did play by play for high school football and basketball on WAKR radio.
I think he also did radio sales at WAKR radio.
Don't remember him on the TV side.
Frank DeMarco is another WAKR-TV (and radio) alum. Don't know where he is now. Kent State maybe??
Frank DeMarco had done Cleveland State games for WKNR for a few years until last year when current radio voice and STO Indians pre/post game host Al Palowski took over.
Where Frank is now, I have no idea.
Ummm.... Hey Ed Esposito.... The show was exactly what it claimed to be: A look at Akron television and how tv in the city died because of the way ratings are done; and the influence the Cleveland tv market has on tv in Akron. It did not claim to be about radio - and it wasn't. It barely mentioned newspapers - but the concentration was on TV not radio.
Perhaps you should concentrate on your area of knowledge, which is radio, and let others do the same with theirs. If this is indeed a 'subject ripe for serious discussion' perhaps you could do so on WAKR-1590 instead of complaining about how others do their stories.
Re: WAKC/WAKR alums.
How could you all forget Billy Soule??
A few of us still remember Billy as the host of a fine afternoon music video program, among other things. He now works in the mayor's office in Akron.
I was just listing news people.
- Ohio Media Watch said...
We've really enjoyed the discussion here.
It brings us back to memories of our childhood, where we managed to get not one, but two tours of the WAKR-TV/WAKC-TV news operation.
The first was when we were about 8 years old. We have few memories of that, but have seen pictures later.
The second was many years later, when we were graciously given a tour thanks to Mark Williamson, long-time WAKC "23 Newsday" anchor and news director. We called up the station, literally out of nowhere, and got Mark...who was probably thrilled that someone expressed interest in the operation.
Those were the days when the "23 Newsday" set was oval, with a what-looked-to-be papier mache floating oval object hanging above the main set.
Weather anchor Jack Ryan was off on his own heavily-shag-carpeted island with an oval weather map that flipped around between an Ohio weather map and a national one.
Ah, the days!
Anyway, since then, we did catch this special, and yes, it looks like basically a televised college thesis - though done well enough, by the excellent Ohio University communications program.
And to clarify earlier comments, it appears Akron Mayor Don Plusquellic was not lamenting that "no one listens to radio" (hi, Tom Erickson!), but that the local radio audience is fragmented among several stations, each getting less than a certain share, and many in Cleveland.
As far as radio information goes, the entire story gave short shrift to the fact that Akron is served quite well in this category of "local radio"... not only by Mr. Erickson's employer, which runs local news 6 AM to 7 PM and local talk all day through the end of his show, but by the Rubber City Radio group's newsroom and even what WHLO/640 gets from local anchor Tom Duresky and reporter Greg Saber, who's often in Akron and Canton for stories of regional interest.
Is it the same as a full market of three competing TV newsrooms? Well, no.
One point that was glossed over in the show in question: It's not just that Akron is roughly 35 miles from Cleveland.
It's that Akron is roughly 20 miles from the full-power transmitters for the Cleveland market stations, which are in the general area of Parma. The RF from those transmitters bathes most of greater Akron in a "grade A" signal.
THAT is what made Akron and nearby Canton unable to survive as a separate market. It's different than Dayton and Cincinnati, which are a little farther apart...
We'll keep this one open for comments the rest of the weekend, since the repeat aired Saturday morning, then close it on Monday.
--The Management
No list of 23 alumni would be complete without Jim Kambrich. He's still in the business as an achor in Albany, NY. Still the funniest man I've ever met in TV News. Here's a link:
Some forgotten names...
Former news boss Bob "Juggler" Tayek is a spokesperson for the Catholic Diocese of Cleveland.
Former news assignment desk person Tim "Coleman Cooler" Culek's whereabouts are unknown.
Former news producer Pamela Dennis, I think, went to Youngstown tv.
I think former local legendary weather forecaster Bob Alto went into retirement. Bob was one of the nicest guys around.
You are probably the best one to ask this question to:
If 23 had decided to dump ABC earlier then what they did, and go independent with a Cleveland tinge, would they (and their newscasts) had survived?
As they were, 23 always came off looking like Ch 5's "little brother" with the ABC affiliation.
Instead of trying to compete with the big dogs (3, 5, and 8), if 23 had decided to focus on going after the pre-CBS 19, 43, 55, and pre-home shopping 61, then I feel they (with their newscasts) may even still be going today.
I use 55 as an example, instead of being thought of as Ernest Angley's little rinky-dink AKRON station, they set their sights north and are now thought of as an integral CLEVELAND station
What say you?
P.S. Keep up the good work.
Perhaps you missed the coverage on WAKR of "Radio Wars" in 2004 which did exactly that (and won an SPJ award in the process) as well as coverage of the contiued efforts by local TV broadcasters to present a product aimed at Akron viewers, as well as open discussions with not only TV and radio but also newspaper journalists on coverage of major stories. Sorry you missed it...and the point of my post.
"Ummm.... Hey Ed Esposito.... The show was exactly what it claimed to be: A look at Akron television and how tv in the city died because of the way ratings are done; and the influence the Cleveland tv market has on tv in Akron. It did not claim to be about radio - and it wasn't. It barely mentioned newspapers - but the concentration was on TV not radio.
Perhaps you should concentrate on your area of knowledge, which is radio, and let others do the same with theirs. If this is indeed a 'subject ripe for serious discussion' perhaps you could do so on WAKR-1590 instead of complaining about how others do their stories.
hey ed.. wow… your last post seems like you have a bit of TV envy. please settle down and have a little bit more of a civilized discussion. while I am sure that your "Radio Wars" coverage was stellar... but if a tree falls in the forest and no one hears the radio special...did it really happen?
as for the documentary... I agree with the earlier poster who said this story did exactly what it claimed to do... gave a solid look at the loss of local TV in Akron. I thought the production was good, not spectacular but good... and far better than a college production...I mean when is last time someone on here has seen a college production?
Also Ed, I have worked in and around the biz for a number of years and your complaints are pretty similar to those of other radio guys...always getting mad about not being included at the big table with other local broadcast media, like TV affiliates. Radio has its place in every market but it does not make up for the presence of a TV news product. sorry Ed... this special had nothing to do with radio and I thought it was done very well and was thought provoking...
Anon at 9:06 said: "this is a public television station? where is the diversity?"
So what if it's a public television station? That has no bearing. If you want diversity, then how about some African-Americans who are WORTHY of the position -- and not just placed there to meet an EOE requirement, which has been typical for years.
Anon at 10:02, how about actually getting off your backside and looking at their applications. You're making accusations you are unable to substantiate. So how about shutting up and looking for yourself. Good Lord. Freaking whiners.
- Tim Lones said...
I have just weighed in with some thoughts on the Special..with speculation on a potential "Akron-Canton TV Market" on my Cleveland Classic Media Blog.
Well Ed.... If you did this - great - congrats on your award. Why are you complaining about what someone else did - when they said they were specifically focusing on television - and then they did just that?!
One could only believe after reading this quote in your first post - 'I'll admit to a serious nose-out-of-joint over ignoring radio (hello?) for a subject ripe for serious discussion.' - that you wanted to generate this discussion. If you already did - great - why complain about the way others approach their story? They did it their way - you did it yours. You won an award so someone thought yours was good. I think this one was good to... Sorry it didn't focus on radio - but that doesn't make it a bad special. I would hope - someone with your expected knowledge of new judgement could see that.
Ed Esposito wrote -
"Perhaps you missed the coverage on WAKR of "Radio Wars" in 2004 which did exactly that (and won an SPJ award in the process) as well as coverage of the contiued efforts by local TV broadcasters to present a product aimed at Akron viewers, as well as open discussions with not only TV and radio but also newspaper journalists on coverage of major stories. Sorry you missed it...and the point of my post."
IMO, the best way to get Akron news would be a low power station that could afford a few people to be a news department. Unfortunately, there isn't a low power network that covers both Akron and Canton (WIVM and its repeaters barely hit southern Summit, and WAOH barely makes it into Stark).


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Language: Mild language includes "hell," "poop," and "Jesus" (as an exclamation).
Consumerism: A young girl wears Converse high-top "Chuck Taylor" shoes.
Drinking, drugs and smoking: The girl in the movie takes some kind of prescription medication in one scene. There's also a brief discussion about the girl's (unseen) mother using medication to solve problems.
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A number of rappers and activists will support Mos Def's call for a National Student Walk-Out tomorrow (Oct 1) in support of the Jena 6.
In addition to Mos Def, rappers Common, Talib Kweli, Immortal Technique, M1, Rep. Cynthia McKinney, Idris Elba, Pharoahe Monch, the Malcolm X Grassroots, the National Hip Hop Political Convention, The Hip Hop Association and student leaders from over 100 campuses will support the Jena 6 by walking out of class at 12:00 noon (Central time).
The rappers and activists are asking students to peacefully walk out of class and rally either on campus or at other designated areas, in protest of the case.
"This is the time for Black people to support the Jena 6, and call attention to the unequal treatment the criminal Justice system is dishing out not only in Jena Louisiana but across this nation," Mos Def said. "We all live in Jena. "
A list of demands created by the organizations will be read at each of the organized rallies around the country.
The group is calling for all charges against the Jena 6 to be dropped, to prevent Judge Mauffray from presiding over Bell's juvenile court hearings, that the Jena School District superintendent be removed from office and more.
The "Jena 6" are six black students who were charged with assaulting a white teenager at Jena High School in Jena, Louisiana after a series of racially motivated incidents.
The students were initially charged with attempted murder and conspiracy to commit attempted murder in connection with the December 4 beating of a white student.
The incident was the culmination of months of racial tension following a black Jena High School students request to the principal sit under an oak tree that was a frequent hang out for white students.
A day after the request, sat under the tree, three nooses were found hanging from the branches. Although the schools principal recommended that those responsible for the nooses be expelled, the three white students were suspended for three days for the action, which was labeled as a "prank."
Soon after, Justin Barker, a white student, was jumped by a group of students who knocked him unconscious while stomping and kicking him.
Criminal charges were later directed towards the Jena 6, although the parents of the Jena 6 said they heard Barker was hurling racial epithets earlier.
On Thursday (September 27), Mychal Bell, the last of the "Jena 6" behind bars, was released from custody after a juvenile his bail was reduced to $45,000.
Over 15,000 demonstrators protested how the case was handled, claiming the black teens were being treated more harshly than the three white students who hung the nooses.
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Rent the entire Habitot Children's Museum in downtown Berkeley for you and your guests (available whenever the Museum is closed to the public; limited to 75 guests). Crawl in the wiggle wall, fly kites in the wind tunnel, make art in the Art Studio, blast off in a rocketship, and pretend play in the grocery store & cafe. Celebrate at Habitot!
See more of what Habitot is all about on our website and facebook page.
Private Party Rental Details:
Duration: 2.5 hours
Time: 5:30-8:00 pm
Daytime hours available on Sundays, April-September 10:30-1:00 pm and 2:00-4:30 pm
Cost: $550
Additional Hour: $125
Additional Guest Fee: $25 per guest
Member Discount: -$30 (Become a Habitot member!)
Recommended reservation window: 3 weeks in advance (dates in November - March book up quickly)
A dedicated party attendant will be available for each exclusive museum rental. Hosts also receive a digital file for sending e-invitations, 3 hours of parking validation for the host family, day-of storage for party goods, and a FREE Family Guest Pass for a future visit.
Tables and large ice buckets are available. Hosts provide all food and beverages. Catering and party favor bags are available at an additional cost. Alcohol is only permitted with an insurance certificate listing Habitot as an additional insured and requires signing a statement of responsibility.
Habitot is a non-smoking and nut-free facility. Not allowed at any party: balloons except shiny Mylar type, pinatas, or silly string/party spray string.
Please note that Habitot is not responsible for personal property of hosts or guests at any birthday party. Pricing and policies are subject to change.
For more information, contact Sarah at: 510-647-1111 ×14 or email@example.com
"I had a party at your facility last weekend and just wanted to thank you and your staff. The private party room was perfect! Very spacious, clean and nicely decorated. The staff was exceptional. I never felt like our private space was invaded, but if I needed anything someone was right there to help. The actual museum was so entertaining for the little ones. There was so much for them to do that we didn't get to everything. I can't wait to go back so that we can enjoy more of the facility. Thank you so much for making my little guy's party a success! Will certainly recommend to other parents."
What staff support will I have for my party?
Both the Birthday Party Room and the Private Party rentals will have a staff person prepare the space and check in with you periodically during your party. The on-site Operations Manager is available at all times to assist as needed; please ask at the Front Desk.
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Additional staff are available for hire for any party at your request.
What if we have more than 8 children for a Birthday Room rental?
Birthday Party Room rentals are limited to 8 children and 16 adults. We encourage hosts inviting more than 8 children to reserve a Private Party or an Exclusive Museum rental instead. Any children over the 8 permitted will be charged an additional $25 per child (over 12 months) and adult over the 16 permitted will be charged an additional $8.50. Guests will not be charged directly so hosts should check in with the Front Desk at the end of your party to settle expenses.
Is admission to the museum included in the price of my party?
Admission for all children and adults is included in the cost of all parties.
Can my guests stay in the Museum after my party
As long as the museum is open, guests for Birthday Party Room and Private Party rentals are welcome to stay until closing.
Can we have decorations?
Hosts are welcome to decorate their rented party space with the following conditions:
- Decorations may not be affixed with nails, push pins, tape or other adhesive that removes paint. Painter's tape is recommended.
- All decorations must be removed at the end of your party. Habitot is not responsible for decorations left behind.
- Latex balloons are not permitted. Mylar balloons are OK.
- Decorations may not be draped over lighting tracks (this is a fire hazard). Ceiling pipes may be used.
- We do encourage you to bring table cloths or plastic coverings for tables.
- Pinatas are not permitted in any birthday party space.
Can we use the kitchen in the Annex?
The Private Party is the only party that may use the kitchen for warming food. Hosts for all parties may have access to the refrigerator and freezer depending on availability. (Busy party days in the winter months may only allow use of the refrigerator during your party).
Hosts of Exclusive Museum rentals after hours may temporarily store food in the refrigerator/freezer and your attendant will retrieve your food as you need it. Hosts of Exclusive Museum rentals may occupy and fully use the kitchen facilities for an additional fee of $200 which covers the cost of a second party attendant.
Can we bring our own food and drinks?
Hosts are welcome to bring their own food and drinks with some exceptions:
- NO peanuts or nuts of any kind or any peanut- or nut-containing foods are permitted (please read labels).
- No alcohol may be served without express permission from us which can be granted to Exclusive Museum rental parties ONLY upon 1) signing our alcohol waiver and 2) providing evidence of additional insured on your homeowner's policy for the date of your party.
- Hosts must make an effort to clean up guests' food and beverage spills during your party to avoid permanent soiling of Habitot's carpets. Significant damage from food and beverages will result in additional charges.
Is there parking for our guests?
Hosts for all parties receive validated parking stickers for one car for two hours (unlimited time after hours) at the Allston Way garage. Guests may park at metered spaces on the street ($2.65/90 min credit cards accepted); or any of the public parking garages on Kittredge, Allston and Oxford. An elevator entrance to Habitot can be found at the end of a well-marked alley just across the street from the Allston parking garage. Public garages charge approximately $2.50 per hour, prices subject to change.
Where can we unload our party goods?
Party goods can be unloaded at our main entrance at the corner of Kittredge St. and Harold Way. A two-car yellow zone is on Harold Way and a life is available to lower your party goods to the Habitot level. A flatbed cart and/or a moving dolly can be made available for your use. Park in the loading zone, come in and let staff know you are here and they can help you.
Can you store my party goods before the party?
Nonperishable party goods may be stored up to 24 hrs. before your party.
Can you provide gift bags?
Yes, absolutely! Gift bags start at $6 per bag and can be tailored to the ages and interests of your guests. All party bags include a $1 off admission pass. Contact us at 510-647-1111 x14 firstname.lastname@example.com. Order form with options available here.
Do you provide invitations?
Yes, we provide a color digital file of a fill-in invitation that includes a map of nearby parking, the Museum address and a $1 off future admission. You may print one for each of your guests or attach it electronically to your e-vites.
Do you offer catering, food, or cake deliveries?
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I'm sorry my posts have been so sporadic. The good news is, when we do sell the MD house, we'll actually be moving to the Shenandoah Valley. Or at least somewhere in that vicinity. So I'll have lots and lots of material to share with you in the future. Just be patient. Keep following. Things will get better.
For now, I have to tell you about my really BIG day.
Months ago, my favorite motorcycle blogger, FuzzyGalore, told me about this cool web site that showcases and catalogs roadside oddities. Things that some folks find cool, but others find odd. Like muffler men. Those large fiberglass statues from the 60s that typically could be seen holding mufflers. My friend Fuzzy has her own muffler man gallery. The web site I'm referring to is RoadsideAmerica.com. They bill themselves as "Your Online Guide to Offbeat Tourist Attractions."
Today since I was off of work and Hubby had to go to his office, I decided to hop on my bike to go and visit the coolest attraction near me that I've been quite anxious to see... The Farnham Colossi. Follow that link and you'll get the story behind the Farnham Colossi. In a nutshell, there's a guy named George Farnham who, along with his wife, likes to collect stuff. Big stuff.
|Notice anything odd here? You have to look closely.
The Farnham Colossi is located in Unger, West Virginia, about an hour from our place. This is what greeted me when I pulled into the driveway...
|The best and biggest greeting committee ever.
Brian, the beach dude, on the left is 25 feet tall. If you don't think they look so big, have a look at this next shot with me in it (Thanks, George!) to get a better idea of the scale.
|See me looking all itty bitty by the beach dude's feet?
When I pulled into the driveway, unannounced, George came out to greet me. He was kind enough to give me a full tour, complete with the history on many of the pieces in his collection.
|The collection is housed in a quite picturesque spot.
|Both of these were fundraisers. The apple is from Winchester, VA and the crab is from Baltimore, MD.
|The Hamburger Man was just erected on Sunday after being overhauled.
|They even have their own roller coaster.
|A closer look at the roller coaster.
|Bluto/Brutus was a late addition to decorate the roller coaster.
|Paul Bunyan and Babe, the blue shark, keep watch over the pond.
|Check out the crazy look on that shark's face.
|His wife's flamingo collection.
|Staging area.
|Boo Boo, Ranger Smith, and Cindy wave from one side of the driveway.
|Santa waves from the other side of the driveway.
|How can you not smile at these?
|I love the angle on this shot.
|The biker chick (former Uniroyal Gal) is only one of 11 that still exist.
If you're ever in the vicinty of Berkeley Springs, be sure to stop by and see the Farnham Colossi for yourself. It's not far at all off off 522 near Reynold's Store.
Are there any roadside wonders/oddities near you? Any you think I need to see? I'd love to hear about them.


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Fate of building and budgets to be decided in Pembroke
The study, approved at the 2012 Town Meeting, established a committee to "study the viability of retaining 4 and 6 Union Street as Town property or transferring it to private ownership." The town currently owns the Union Street property, and leases it out as a revenue generator.
"Last year, the discussion was that we look at it and make sure that it was actually making money and not losing money," said Town Administrator David Jodoin. "This year, they'll open it up for discussion, and they can vote to determine what they want to do. Somebody could vote to keep it, somebody could vote to sell it."
The report, which is available on the town website, recommends that the property remain in town ownership, with its use undergoing periodic re-evaluation.
Based on concerns raised by CIP Committee Chairman Gerry Fleury to the selectmen and Budget Committee, the warrant will establish a committee that will "go through the current process and study it, see what's working and not working and try to come up with recommendations," according to Jodoin.
Specifically, the committee will examine billing and collection procedures, overall operations and repairs. The study will also include recommendations on whether the town should abolish the Sewer Commission by rescinding the 1971 vote which established it. That report will be set to be presented at the 2014 Pembroke Town Meeting.
Several warrants place money into capital reserve funds, totaling at $555,000, with $200,000 of that going into a town equipment fund, and $175,000 going into a fire equipment fund. Articles to withdraw existing money from these funds are also on the ballot, including $1,113,034 withdrawal to replace and refurbish a 1979 aerial truck, taking the funds from the Fire Major Equipment Fund.
"Those are pretty much status quo articles. Those show up pretty much every year," said Jodoin. "They have a very good savings plan here for capital expenditures."
The Budget Committee's proposed budget for the town is $7,681,715, which the selectmen agree with. On the school side, the School Board is recommending a $25,635,011 budget, while the budget committee's falls at $25,166,336.
The estimated tax rate on the school side is $17.71 or $16.96 per $1,000 for the School Board and Budget Committee's plans respectively. For a $250,000 home, this equates to $4,427.50 or $4,240. On the town side, the tax rate is estimated at $6.30 per $1,000, or $1,575 for a $250,000 home.
The Pembroke School District Meeting will take place Saturday, March 9, at 10 a.m., in the Pembroke Academy auditorium.
The town elections will be held Tuesday, March 12, at Three Rivers School, with the polls open from 11 a.m. until 7 p.m.
The Town Meeting will take place Saturday, March 16, at 10 a.m. in the Pembroke Academy auditorium.


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WAYNESBORO — A registered sex offender is accused of trying to make a 12-year-old girl go home with him on Thursday.
Frederick Alexander Hightower, 40, of 224 W. Fourth St. allegedly approached the girl on Hamilton Avenue as she was walking home from school Thursday. Police said he had a knife and told her to go home with him.
The girl told police that she told Hightower "no" and ran away.
Hightower faces one count of attempting to lure a child into a vehicle. He is being held in Franklin County prison on $250,000 bond.
Hightower pleaded guilty to a third-degree sex offense in January 2005 in Washington County, Md. He has been listed on Pennsylvania's sexual offender registry since August 2007.
Parents alerted
The Waynesboro Area School District alerted parents about the incident Thursday afternoon via automated telephone message. The message came from Dianne Eberhardt, principal at nearby Fairview Elementary School.
A second message sent out by the school on Friday told parents that police had arrested a suspect.


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F+W Outdoors-produced Destination Whitetail is nominated for four 2013 Sportsman Choice Awards, the Sportsman Channel network's viewer-decided awards program.
Currently in its second season, the travel whitetail hunting series ventured across the country and into Canada this year, with excursions to Anticosti Island, Ted Nugent's Michigan hunting retreat, Texas, Lake of the Woods, Florida and other top hunting destinations.
Now, viewers have a chance to show their appreciation for another excellent season by voting for the show in the 2013 Sportsman Choice Awards.
Destination Whitetail is up for the following awards: Best Hunting Show, Best Educational/Instructional Show, Best Host for Lauren Rich, and Best Bloopers. The show was named a finalist for the 2012 Sportsman Choice Award for Best New Series for its first season.
Fans of Destination Whitetail can vote for the show by visiting facebook.com/sportsmanchannel, and then Liking the channel's page and clicking "Sportsman Choice Awards 2013" in the banner to submit their choice for the show in questions 1, 6, 7 and 10.
To encourage voters this year, Sportsman Channel is giving away prize packages to those who vote in the Sportsman Choice Awards in addition to daily giveaways of Sportsman Channel t-shirts, hats and more.
Winners will be announced at an awards party during the annual S.H.O.T. Show in Las Vegas in January. Voting opened Nov. 4 and continues through December.
Destination Whitetail, produced by F+W Outdoors, premiered in 2012 on the Sportsman Channel. The series investigates the people, places and ways to hunt whitetail throughout North America. In the 43 states that have deer populations, their habitat varies as greatly as the traditions and methods used to hunt them.
Destination Whitetail goes behind the scenes with some of the outdoor industry's most prolific personalities and learns how whitetails have contributed to their success. After its first season, Destination Whitetail was named a finalist for the 2012 Sportsman Choice Awards for "Best New Series."


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The Spire condominium tower downtown is hosting a one-day sale from noon to 5 p.m. Sunday.
Condos being offered in the one-day special release are priced from $260,000 for a 758-square-foot one-bedroom, one-bath unit to $495,000 for a 1,639-square-foot, two-bedroom, 2.5-bath unit.
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I created a post a week or two ago about my son having some attachment issues. We're still going through this phase but I am looking for some new advice.
We had a pretty good schedule down (with the exception of the last week or so). He would take great naps during the day (1.5 to 2 hours each time) and then get to bed by 7:30 and stay asleep for a good 6 hours. Now.... he's barely sleeping at all. His naps during the day are at max 30 minutes. And now, he will only fall asleep if he's being nursed. I'll lay him down in his crib after he's nursed and had a little bit of time to sleep. Ten minutes later (sometimes 20 if I'm lucky) he starts crying / pouting and once to nurse again. Same thing, he'll eat, fall asleep, I put him back in his crib and 20 minutes later.... This has been going on for a few days now. I know he's tired because he's yawning, rubbing his eyes, more fussy than normal but he just won't stay asleep. Last night the longest stretch was maybe two hours. And that was only once or twice. Otherwise it was 45 minutes or less.
Nothing will soothe him back to sleep unless he's nursing. And even sometimes he'll be in a pretty deep sleep (after he's done nursing I'll let him lay with me for a good 10 minutes or so) and as soon as I lay him down he's wide awake. He's showing the same behavior he had when he was a newbie. My husband used to have luck soothing him with a paci and rubbing his cheeks / forehead and now that doesn't even work. All he wants is my boob!
Any advice? This mommy has sore nipples (from constantly nursing, not because of a bad latch) and is very tired!
Oh I should mention we co slept this morning after side nursing but even then he only slept an hour until he started flailing his arms around and woke himself up. Side nursing isn't really easy for us either. I have to stay awake otherwise he'll just shove his head down and put his nose right into my boob. So I'm constantly having to move or re adjust so he can breathe.


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Skip to comments.Former Oakland Raiders player Anthony Smith charged with 4 murders
Posted on 07/04/2012 11:29:17 PM PDT by ConservativeStatement
LANCASTER - Former Los Angeles-Oakland Raiders defensive end Anthony Wayne Smith -- who was awaiting a retrial on a charge stemming from an October 2008 killing -- has been charged with three other murders in a case in which he could face the death penalty, according to a court document released Tuesday. | » POLICE NEWS
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Not the same guy. The football player is 45 which means he was born in 1967, not 1956.
Thank you! LOL.
It's late. I was sitting here stunned that he was allowed to play with a record like THAT!
Defensive end - 5'6" 167lbs. ????
No problem, lol.
Reading the article, looks like he played from 199-1997. The first crime charged was 1999. I'm guessing his contract wasn't renewed, he got used to living high and on drugs etc. and robbed these guys then killed them so there wouldn't be witnesses.
THUG deluxe.
yeah, it's late...
most of them are.
Sort of late. 2:15AM here...lol.
That should earn him a spot in the Raider Hall of Fame.
I don't think a former NFL defensive end is 5'6"... LOL~
From this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_Smith_%28defensive_end%29
Anthony Wayne Smith (born June 28, 1967 in Elizabeth City, North Carolina) is a former American football defensive end in the National Football League. He was drafted by the Raiders 11th overall in the 1990 NFL Draft. He played college football at Arizona and Alabama.
On March 4, 2011, Smith was charged with murder along with two others in the 2008 death of a Southern California man.
He was previously married to former pop star Vanity.
Blaming the violence in the NFL in 3...2...1...
But under the "OJ test," if he meets the standard for fame, he is or was a football player, he's black, and he's tried in a California court, he has absolute immunity to a charge of homicide.
And once again, a killer with the middle name of Wayne.
He wouldn't have been arrested, but he was wearing a hoodie.
Thanks ConservativeStatement.
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***Find my previous posts regarding "Things that (P)inspire Me" here.
As previously mentioned, I'm pretty darn serious about my Christmas decoratin,' and I definitely toe the line between tacky and tres chic. After decorating the tree, I don't stop… I keep going. Next stop: Garland Land!
I mean, seriously, doesn't every door and window frame just scream for a garland at this time of year?
Well, along with my own Dollar Store, blinged-out garland…
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NH Police Academy graduates 59By DALE VINCENT
New Hampshire Union Leader
September 13. 2013 8:36PM
CONCORD — Four men sworn in as Manchester police officers on April 15 were among the 59 graduates of the 161st Police Academy.
But their training is not over. They will begin the next phase early Monday morning at the Manchester Police Department at 405 Valley St.
But Friday was a day for that all important certificate of completion and for speeches, awards and photos to mark the event.
Manchester Police Officer Raymond Youngs, a former Army National Guard member who holds both a bachelor's degree in criminal justice and a master's degree in justice administration, said Manchester may not be the capital, but it is the heart of New Hampshire.
He said the Manchester Police Department is hiring the top of the line in New Hampshire. "I wanted to be a part of it," said Youngs.
Ryan Heile was hooked on working as a Manchester police officer after an internship while a student at Salem State University in Salem, Mass.
What got him back there as an officer? "Determination," he said.
Gov. Maggie Hassan, the keynote speaker, said New Hampshire law enforcement officers, without hesitation, went to the aid of their counterparts in Boston after the marathon bombings on April 15.
"Public safety is truly the most important task of government," said Hassan, who added that because of that local effort, New Hampshire is among the safest states in the country.
U.S. Attorney John Kacavas took a moment to remind the new graduates that without their family and friends, they would most likely not be there. He urged them to continue to appreciate that support, and to be vocal about it, as they go out on the street to fulfill their new role to protect and serve.
He offered them two words to remember: protect and serve. "You have been given the power to protect (the community)," he said. To do that, he said, you must protect "the people's sacred but fragile trust."
He said the graduates must also protect the Constitution, respecting its limits and protect the rights it confers on citizens.
Kacavas said the graduate must also protect their reputation.
"Your credibility will always be at stake," he warned. By protecting your own, you will protect others, he said.
Finally, he said, you must serve the criminal justice system.
Nashua Police Officer Christopher Lewis, selected by his classmates to speak, echoed the remarks of Kacavas and other speakers as he said: "We must be leaders both on and off duty."
Manchester officer David Swinson agreed with Lewis' and Kacavas' remarks.
"We're always in their eye," said Swinson, a member of the Army Reserves who served two tours in Iraq, first with a combat support hospital and later with a forward surgical team as a licensed practical nurse.
Manchester Officer Guy Kozowyk, who has been in the music business since forming a rock band while at Suffolk University, touring, serving as lead singer and assisting with management, said it took him about two years to achieve his goal of becoming an officer. "I've always wanted to do this," he said.
With a large department like Manchester's, he said, there are many options for specialization. "We could do anything," he said.
Seven more new Manchester officers, who were sworn in Aug. 5, are about to start their 14-week academy training.
Manchester Police Chief David Mara said the department now has 218 officers, with funding for just three more, although he would like to see the department at 227 to meet the city's needs.


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Liverpool fans may be feeling anxious about Saturday's Premier League clash against in-form Manchester United, with the Reds, who have lost Sadio Mane to injury, having won just one of their last seven games in all competitions.
However, the Merseysiders can take encouragement heading into the match at Anfield from the club's record under boss Jurgen Klopp against fellow 'big six' outfits – United, Manchester City, Chelsea, Tottenham and Arsenal.
Last month Klopp's team lost 5-0 at City after being reduced to 10 men, but that was only the second defeat they had suffered in 20 league meetings with other 'big six' sides since the German took charge in October 2015.
And they have nine victories from those games, giving them a win percentage of 45 – which is considerably higher than the figure for each of the other five clubs over the same period.
Here, Press Association Sport shows how Liverpool compare to their rivals on that front as they prepare to host United before playing Spurs away in their following league match.'Big six' clubs' Premier League records against each other since Klopp's appointmentLiverpool: P20 W9 D9 L2 Pts 36 (win percentage 45)Chelsea: P21 W7 D7 L7 Pts 28 (win percentage 33)Tottenham: P19 W6 D9 L4 Pts 27 (win percentage 32)Manchester United: P17 W5 D7 L5 Pts 22 (win percentage 29)Manchester City: P20 W5 D6 L9 Pts 21 (win percentage 25)Arsenal: P19 W3 D8 L8 Pts 17 (win percentage 16)
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How a Motown veteran is using his passion for wild horses to help at-risk children.
In her photo essay "Domesticated," photographer Amy Stein explores the barriers between humanity's built environment and the wild.
"The people of this city are not abstractions." An anonymous Detroit photographer shares a view of the city that the mainstream media doesn't cover.
Photo essay: As climate negotiators meet in Cancun, activists the world over are reminding them of what's at stake with some very big art.
A unique program in Washington state allows mothers incarcerated for nonviolence crimes to care for their newborns.
A celebration of friendship, family, love, and laughter.
The best sights and signs from Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert's Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear.
10 ways that one rural ecovillage is building strong foundations for coming times.
Hours before the oil giant released its new ad campaign, the Yes Men released their own version.
Photo essay: Scenes from the 10/10/10 Global Work Party.
What does it take to turn parking spaces into lively public parks? Not much, it turns out.
Photo essay: The locavore movement may seem like a fad to some, but these wartime posters show that equating local food and security has deep roots in U.S. history.
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AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - The Dutch coastguard said on Thursday it was searching for seven missing crew members of a cargo ship which collided with another vessel and sank in the North Sea the previous evening, killing four people.
The Baltic Ace, a car carrier sailing under a Bahamas flag, collided with the Corvus J, a container ship from Cyprus, on Wednesday, 50 nautical miles from Rotterdam port in a major shipping lane.
The coastguard said 13 people have already been rescued, but that the search was being hampered by strong winds and snow which limited visibility.
"The chance of finding any survivors is very slim because of the very low temperatures but we are still hoping," said a coastguard official.
"The ship is completely under water and we are now trying to locate its position."
The cause of the collision was unclear, but the British Met Office had predicted gale-force winds and rain in the area.
The Baltic Ace was en route from Zeebrugge in Belgium to Kotka in Finland, while the Corvus J was going from Grangemouth in Scotland to Antwerp, Belgium.
Stamco Ship Management Co. Ltd, based in Piraeus, Greece, said it managed the Baltic Ace and that the ship was owned by Isle of Man-based Ray Car Carriers.
Stamco said the ship was carrying cars produced by a Japanese manufacturer but could not give further details.
Ray Car Carriers declined to comment when contacted by Reuters, and Zeebrugge Port declined to give details of the Baltic Ace's cargo, citing confidentiality agreements.
Zeebrugge is the world's leading port for handling new cars and other roll on roll off freight, according to its website. A spokeswoman said about 10 different car brands are routinely loaded onto ships at the port.
SMIT, which is owned by Dutch group Royal Boskalis Westminster and is one of the world's leading salvage firms, said it was too early to say whether the Baltic Ace could be salvaged.
SMIT salvaged the Tricolor, a ship which was carrying nearly 3,000 cars when it sank in the English Channel in December 2002, in an operation that cost about $50 million.
The coastguard said the Corvus J was still in the area and was not badly damaged in the collision. Shipping traffic was not disrupted, the official said, saying it was unclear whether there was any risk of fuel leaks from the sunken cargo ship.
Operations at Rotterdam Port were not affected by the collision, a port spokesman said late on Wednesday.
Rotterdam is Europe's biggest port and handles commodities and manufactured goods.
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When last-place money is $10,000, you don't have to be a bass fishing expert to know this tournament is the big time. The first-place money of $500,000 is another fair indicator.
WESTPORT — When last-place money is $10,000, you don't have to be a bass fishing expert to know this tournament is the big time. The first-place money of $500,000 is another fair indicator.
And Joe Wood, 31, of Westport, is part of it.
Wood is one of 45 anglers competing in the Forrest Wood Cup, set for Aug. 14-17 on Lake Murray, in the Columbia, South Carolina, area.
"This is the Super Bowl of bass fishing," said Wood, who left on Thursday with his ultra-supportive family — wife, Nicole; sons, Dylan, 7, and Thomas, 3 — along for the trip, as they usually are. "I worked real, real hard last year to get there, so to qualify for such a major event, I wouldn't say it blows my mind getting there, but it's definitely awesome."
Wood reserved his spot in the Forrest Wood Cup by winning Angler of the Year honors for 2013 in the FLW Rayovac Series' northern division. He did so with consistency — no tournament victories but high finishes.
Consistent success in the world of bass fishing is the result of something very simple, he said.
"The key is thousands of hours on the water," Wood said. "Time on the water is the biggest thing. Learning the lake, learning the fish."
That is why the Woods were on the road a week before the Forrest Wood Cup (presented by Walmart) is scheduled to begin. Much as a serious golfer wants to play a course before tournament time, Wood wants to scout his water and his fish. It's a fisherman's way of practicing.
He plans to be on Lake Murray at 5 a.m. on Sunday, when it is opened after being closed for a month. Practice is a major part of a serious bass fisherman's life, so even before the Woods get to South Carolina, they were planning a stop in Virginia so Joe could fish the James River, where there is a FLW Rayovac Series event right after the Forrest Wood Cup.
His goal is to soon make the jump to the FLW Tour, where the major competition and major money is found.
With the Rayovac Series, Wood said, a tournament win can translate into $40,000 to $50,000 cash and a new boat. A win on the FLW Tour can mean $125,000 and a new boat. "But you have to beat the best of the best fishing that level. And it's very expensive," he said.
Even in the Rayovac Series, expenses run up in a hurry. An entry fee of $1,500. Travel expenses, $500 to $1,000. Hotel and meals.
"It costs me $4,000 before I make it to the tournament, before I touch the boat," Wood said.
But that's the way the game is played, and Wood, who lives on Davol Pond, isn't complaining. He said he's operating at a profit (albeit a modest one), something many of his fellow anglers are not able to do. But he's not doing all this to make a few bucks.
A carpenter by trade, Wood's goal is a spot on and success with the FLW Tour. In addition to prize money for tournament finishes, the FLW Tour offers opportunity to make at least as much money, and often more, through corporate sponsorships.
"That's what my ultimate goal is, and fortunately I'm able to take the chances now," he said.
By virtue of his Rayovac success in each of the last three years, Wood has had the opportunity to join the FLW Tour. But it's a major life decision. The cost would be $50,000, he said, as opposed to the $16,000 to $18,000 it now costs him on Rayovac. And on the FLW Tour, it may not be possible for his family to travel with him all the time.
He said that while many are encouraging him to make the jump, "It's a family decision. Everyone's telling me to do it, but I don't feel I'm quite ready to go."
Wood works for his father-in-law, a former competitive bass fisherman who allows Wood to take the necessary time off. He said his boat dealer, Wood Boat and Motor of Warwick, Rhode Island (no relation), has been a big help.
And at the top of the support system is his wife, Nicole.
"Thank God she's a successful realtor," he said, "because I spend all her money."
As a boy, Wood was introduced to bass fishing by his father. He quickly got hooked, so to speak. Before long, he was entering local tournaments and joined the Fall River Bass Anglers. Success fueled his passion, which led to more boat time and success in regional tourneys. This is his third year on the Rayovac Series.
"I definitely have a wicked competitive nature in me," he said. "I love the thrill of the tournament. I love driving to the tournament. I love practicing. I love the anticipation.
"I know some guys who are burned out. I'm very fortunate where my family can travel with me. I'm not worried about the wife and kids back home. I don't know if I could do this without my family."
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By Lawrence Hurley
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An appeals court ruled on Tuesday that the U.S. government can no longer require nuclear power plant operators to pay fees into a nuclear waste fund, a victory for the utilities that challenged the fees.
The court in Washington said the fees could not currently be justified because the government's long-stalled plan to build a national waste facility at Yucca Mountain in Nevada had not come to fruition. The fund is intended to cover the cost of storing the waste.
President Barack Obama's administration has said it does not intend to pursue the decades-old proposal to build the facility. The court noted that there was "no viable alternative" to the proposed site.
As a result of the ruling, the U.S. Energy Department must now either ask Congress to reduce the fees to zero, or produce a new legal assessment of why they are justified.
An Energy Department spokesman referred calls to the Justice Department, which declined to comment.
Charles Gray, executive director of the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners, said the ruling was ultimately a win for consumers.
"Thankfully, because of today's actions, nuclear power consumers will no longer have to pay for the government's mishandling of this program," he said in a statement.
The court, in an opinion by Senior Judge Laurence Silberman, said the Energy Department's assessment of why the fees were justified, as required by the Nuclear Waste Policy Act, was legally flawed.
Silberman said that until the government decides how nuclear waste will be deposited, "it seems quite unfair to force petitioners to pay fees for a hypothetical option."
The waste fund is currently worth around $40 billion, according to the utilities group. It accrues $1.3 billion in interest each year, according to a prior ruling in the same litigation. The government has been collecting about $750 million a year in fees, according to the ruling.
In the earlier June 2012 ruling, the court gave the government six months to produce a valid assessment. In Tuesday's ruling, Silberman said it had failed to do so.
Jack Spencer, a nuclear policy expert at the conservative-leaning Heritage Foundation, said the Energy Department "had done nothing to give the court reasons to do anything different to what it did.
"The government has demonstrated an inability to do anything productive with nuclear waste."
The Yucca Mountain facility, in discussion since the 1970s, called for the nation's nuclear waste to be buried inside the mountain in the Nevada desert about 100 miles northwest of Las Vegas. Congress chose the site in the 1980s because it is a secure location surrounded by federally owned land. Since 1983, the government has spent almost $15 billion assessing its suitability for long-term nuclear waste disposal.
But funding has been dropped under the Obama administration, with opposition to the project led in part by Democratic Senator Harry Reid of Nevada.
Nuclear waste - which can stay radioactive for thousands of years - is currently stored temporarily at more than 100 sites at nuclear plants around the United States. The Yucca Mountain project was envisioned as a single, safe place where all the waste could to be stored.
Tuesday's ruling comes a day after the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission directed its staff to complete work on a key safety evaluation related to the Nevada facility.
This move was prompted by an August ruling by the same appeals court, which said that the commission could no longer delay a decision on whether to issue a permit.
The court said the commission must continue to work on the Yucca project evaluation, even though the commission has said it only had $11 million left to spend on the project.
(Reporting by Lawrence Hurley, editing by Ros Krasny and David Brunnstrom)


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Assembly candidates talk issues at first forum
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The Democratic candidates for the 74th Assembly District at Monday nights debate, from left: Sylvia Friedman, Brian Kavanagh and Esther Yang.
By Jefferson Siegel
Three candidates running for Assembly in the East Sides 74th District squared off in their first formal debate Monday night. In the basement meeting room of St. Nicholas Church on 10th St. in the East Village, incumbent Sylvia Friedman, Brian Kavanagh and Esther Yang laid out their positions for 100 local residents.
Previously, the candidates had met in forums at local political clubs, but this was the first opportunity to ask questions of each other. The 90-minute debate saw a few moments of contentious exchange but, for the most part, the candidates were polite, attentive to the audience and the issues.
Each hopeful tried to put the best face on his or her candidacy during opening statements. Friedman recalled her 40 years living in the district, including service on her local community board and its Parks, Recreation and Landmarks committees. Kavanagh spoke of his involvement during high school in the Nativity Mission Center of Forsyth St. His experience also included stints in housing oversight programs in the administrations of former Mayors Koch and Dinkins.
Yang, a yoga teacher, was most recently active in protests against The Falls, the Soho bar where a patron was last seen drinking before she was murdered, allegedly by a bouncer from the bar, last February. Her opening comment on state legislative dysfunction lightened the mood when she declared, Im sick and tired of being sick and tired, with stalled government. Albany gridlock was a recurrent theme throughout the debate.
The evenings format opened with five questions from the debates organizers, Citizens Union, a good-government civic organization, Our Town Downtown and City Hall. There would then be questions from the candidates, followed by questions from the audience.
The first questions dealt with general issues: the candidates priorities, state government reform issues, their stand on term limits, selection of State Supreme Court justices and voter criteria for electing officials.
All three identified housing as a priority.
We, first of all, need to protect what weve got, Kavanagh stated. That means repealing vacancy and luxury decontrol. It means ending the abuse of M.C.I. increase provisions and ultimately it means repealing the Urstadt Law, he added. The Urstadt Law was passed in 1971 and gives control of city housing laws to the state.
Yang zeroed in on education funding.
I think the kids have to be taken care of, she said. Pumping money without full disclosure, without accountability, is insanity. Unemployment and senior care were also high on her list.
Friedman said constituent survey responses listed housing as a hot-button topic.
We have to create a new Mitchell-Lama-like program that does not expire and we have the money to do it, she declared. The Mitchell-Lama program, created in 1955, granted property tax exemptions and low mortgage rates to builders in exchange for offering affordable rents to limited-income tenants.
In a discussion of legislative reform, Yang offered another zinger.
I think Albany needs a real cleanup with Clorox.
Friedman called for a nonpartisan redistricting commission to enable fair representation.
Kavanaghs backs campaign finance reform and limits on lobbyists.
Although term limits were enacted in the city after two voter referendums, no similar stricture exists for state government. Friedman is opposed to them.
I believe it is up to the voters to determine who is going to represent them, she told the room. We have term limits that are called elections.
Kanavagh is also opposed to the limits, believing newly elected members need a period of adjustment to the Legislature. Yang supports term limits.
After a discussion on the selection of State Supreme Court justices, the candidates had the opportunity to ask their own questions of each other. Friedman asked how her opponents would go about repealing the Urstadt Law. Calling the housing situation a crisis, Kavanagh said Downstate leaders need to take back the power to control local housing. He called for hard bargaining with Republican-controlled State Senate members and the governor. Yang, emphasizing the contributions of the middle class to city life, called for a freeze in any further erosion of rent stabilization.
Kavanagh asked how the philosophical and political views of Friedman and Yang differed from State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver. Yang replied that she would represent the 74th District and would expect Silver, who represents the neighboring district to the south, to have an open-door policy for her efforts.
All of you are my bosses, Yang said to the crowd.
The speaker does not seem to think that we should have low- and moderate-income housing in the Seward Park extension, Friedman replied, referring to the long-dormant renewal area south of the Williamsburg Bridge. I disagreed strongly with the speaker on the statute of limitations on rape, she said, adding Silver supported ending the statute on the criminal side but not the civil side. Leaving the civil statute unchanged prevents victims from suing for damages after a period of time.
In posing her question on financial disclosures, Yang opened the debate and herself to the first confrontation of the night. Quoting figures that Kavanagh had raised $120,000 and Friedman had raised $90,000 (Kavanagh later contended that Friedman had only raised $60,000), Yang said her treasury topped out at $16,000, none of it from unions or special interests. Yang asked how her opponents could be independent of obligations from contributors.
We really dont know what Ms. Yang raised because she has not filed with the Board of Elections, which, by the way, is illegal, Friedman responded. Yang later said her filing had been returned and her lawyer had mailed it back to B.O.E.
Friedman confirmed Yangs statement that Speaker Silver contributed $2,000 to her campaign.
He knows our differences, Friedman added in her own defense, regarding Silvers contribution.
Kavanagh said his fundraising was necessary to communicate with the 140,000 people in the East Side district which stretches from the Lower East Side up to the United Nations area an ability Friedman has had for free with constituent mailings, he added. Kavanagh also said his financial support comes mostly by going directly to people who are not in the business of buying influence in Albany.
The first audience question dealt with noise from a gentrifying neighborhood filling with nightlife. Kavanagh called for diminishing tensions between nightlife and residential life.
The best way to do that, he said, would be to bring about a City Liquor Authority. Take that out of the hands of unresponsive state legislators.
Yang called the state regulatory agency the Sleeping Liquor Authority, a sobriquet she coined when protesting against The Falls bar in Soho for its lack of cooperation with authorities after the murder of student Imette St. Guillen earlier this year.
Im not against nightlife, Yang said, Im against irresponsible bar owners.
We have to have very strong and serious representation on the State Liquor Authority, Friedman said, adding she had voted to increase the number of S.L.A. enforcement agents.
A question on preserving the history and the community of the East Village against overwhelming market forces had Friedman calling for an end to the tactic of phony demolitions, where a landlord demolishes a portion of the interior of his or her building in order to vacate all the tenants. Friedman also called for commercial rent regulation to preserve small local businesses.
Kavanagh recalled his involvement in fights to save CHARAS/El Bohio (the old P.S. 64 building) and St. Brigids Church.
We need zoning that prevents bars from moving into these blocks so that the rest of our neighborhood doesnt get steamrolled by the continued proliferation of bars, he said.
Yang said the neighborhood must be preserved so that it isnt destroyed, like the original Penn Station was before landmark preservation laws existed.
After the debate, audience members each scored the participants. Anna Sawaryn, chairperson of the Coalition to Save the East Village, said, I would have liked to hear more detailed plans as to what theyre going to do about specific issues. What is going to happen with the S.L.A.? How are they going to address noise issues? But I think, over all, they addressed the issues of the community, Sawaryn said.
Like the candidates, Rob Hollander of Lower East Side Residents for Responsible Development had housing issues on his mind.
There are some deeper issues that havent been addressed yet, he offered. For example, the role of inclusionary housing. All of the candidates favor affordable housing. But, Hollander added, Affordable housing is not truly affordable for people who live in the neighborhood currently, and it encourages wild real estate speculation.
There is another debate scheduled for late August at the Solar One building, a green-energy, arts-and-education center, in Stuyvesant Cove Park at 23rd St. at the East River. Primary Day is Tues. Sept. 12.
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