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12w, 3dRise gets 5th place!10 comments · 213 views
The results for the EqD contest are in! Rise came 5th out of 109! Not bad, not bad at all!
That means I am a winner and as I am in the top ten, I get some art too! Yay! What art that will be, who knows! I'm very happy about the placing though!
Go read it if you've not yet! http://www.fimfiction.net/story/210454/rise
14w, 2dBUCK 2014 Fanfiction Panel4 comments · 186 views
Hi guys and gals!
BUCK is coming up this Saturday, and is very exciting (if you are going, that is!). Even more exciting than that is that there will be a FANFICTION PANEL starring all your favourite people (and me).
If you are going to BUCK, please come along and say hi! It will be at 11am on the Saturday morning, more details here: http://buckcon.org/events/word-crimes
Joining me, will be Knighty, Scribbler, Arcanium, Greatodyer and Metaphor
(You may remember that Scribbler did some amazing readings of some of my stories, and Arc decided Scootaloo sounded like a pirate for our Fimfic charity livestream. I certainly haven't forgotten!)
Come on, how amazing does that sound! If you're at the con and don't go, your life will be full of tears!
(No idea if the panel will be filmed and put online, I don't think so, unless anyone is planning on going along with a camera!)
14w, 6d'Rise' has, uh, risen5 comments · 286 views
I am a machine! A pony machine! It turns out that after a few weeks of scraping out a few hundred words on another story, the threat of a deadline on this one got me there with time to spare!
Yup, 'Rise' is now complete, and actually within the word limit. The response has been amazing, and so I really hope it doesn't disappoint. Some of you might be upset it is a self-contained story (though it was always going to be, and the ending was the first thing I thought up). I may return to this idea though, and I have no problem with anyone else wanting to riff off it!
I ended up above a thousand words above the word limit. Fimfic's word count isn't as accurate as gdocs, but it was still a bit much. I ended up removing some minor bits, but also the firefly section. I will leave it below, and might drop it back in after the contest has finished! So uh, sorry if you liked that bit!
Something caught her eye. A flicker of light above the enormous entranceway to the castle. It was fire in a jar.
No. Misty narrowed her eyes, looking closer. She started to storm toward the entrance, a new sense of determination rising. It wasn't fire. With a leap she rose into the air, ignoring the screaming of her sore wings as they took her closer and closer to the jar.
It was sitting on a ledge above the door, sending gentle light all around. It wasn't fire though. She pressed her face against the smooth glass, watching the trapped fireflies within, circling their tiny prison.
"Don't worry, I'll get you out of there!" she whispered urgently, looking this way and that in case a pony should see what she was up to. When she was certain the coast was clear, she hefted herself onto the top of the jar, which seemed to be made out of metal. Despite the obvious join, she could see no gaps in the top. She tried using her sword to pry it apart, but nothing would budge.
"Damn pony magic!" she cursed, sinking down beside the jar in defeat. She watched her pained reflection, illuminated by the streaks of light from within. An idea formed in her mind; she slowly stood up and hefted her front limbs against the jar. "Okay, little buddies! Hold tight!"
Straining against the glass, she hefted as hard as she could. It began to scrape against the ledge and then started to violently shudder and topple. Misty fell forwards as the jar launched itself onto the ground, barely managing to not fall herself. Below her, it exploded into a thousand shards of crystal that lit up as the fireflies danced free, soaring into the black of the night and vanishing amongst the stars.
Misty smiled. She had done it. She had struck a blow against the ponies the like of which had never been seen before. It wasn't enough though. Winter was still coming. But there was something the ponies didn't know. Misty was coming for them.
Now to finish Seapony story!
15w, 3hEqD Prompt Competition Madness5 comments · 204 views
Okay guys, I have put everything on hold in a frenzied attempt to actually write a story for the EqD Outside Insight Summer Fanfic Contest. I have posted up what I've done in order to shame myself into finishing it. Another 5k by tomorrow... it's doable!
Actually, my worry is that it will be too long, as the limit is 15k. But then I guess you all still get a bonus story, so everyone wins!
Let me know what you think!
It is about Breezies, but EVEN SO give it a go!
17w, 3dVideo Review: Twilight's Best Friend3 comments · 211 views
I just got messaged by Emeraldcomet who showed me a video review he did of my story Twilight's Best Friend. I always like to see what other people made of my stories (and if you do something like this, please let me know!)
It's an old story (early 2011 I believe) but still one of my favourites, if a little rough around the edges in retrospect! Anyway, check out the review here:
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Trixie offered a coy smile to the beautiful filly who sat across the table from her. She gave a flick of her hair and raised a glass. "Trixie never thought she would meet a pony as wonderful as you" she pouted. Her partner raised a glass at the same time.
Trixie clinked the glass against the mirror, which was propped against the chair on the opposite side of the table. "Oh Trixie!" she swooned. "I should have done this sooner!" She blushed. Her reflection blushed. This was the greatest date she had ever been on.
With a passionate swipe of her hoof, she knocked away the table, throwing herself at her reflection. Her reflection did the same. That was what she liked about herself, she thought: she was always good at doing what she wanted. "Oh Trixie, take me now!"
She started to kiss her reflection. Her kiss was a bit harder and flatter and colder than she had expected, but it was still good. She wrapped her hooves about the mirror and leant in. "Oh Trixie!" she gasped. "I've always loved you, from the moment I saw you!" The mirror looked back lovingly and returned the statement.
"I couldn't imagine anything better than this, my love!" she softly purred to the mirror. Her horn started to softly glow, and then, there was a tapping on her shoulder.
"Oh really?" smiled Trixie as she stood behind Trixie. Trixie recoiled. So did her reflection.
The second Trixie grinned smugly. "Oh Trixie. I'm a magical clone, created by your love for the most perfect unicorn in existence - you!" Trixie leaned in to embrace Trixie, who kissed her deeply back. They leant against the mirror, and Trixie's reflection joined in the three-way hug.
"This is really the best!" Trixie cried. "Me and two favourite ponies: me and me!"
At this point, the door to Trixie's caravan crashed open. "STOP TRIXIE, I AM HERE FROM THE FUTURE TO STOP YOU ACCIDENTLY KILLING YOUR MOTHER!" Standing in the doorway was Trixie, but older, her hair longer and whiter, more years visible on her face.
She stood awkwardly, watching the three-way tryst going on. "Oh, well... I think I took the wrong turning somewhere. I was supposed to be..."
Trixie lifted her head from being buried in Clone Trixie's mane. She waved a hoof to Future Trixie. "Trixie says it can wait, beautiful unicorn. Come!"
Future Trixie trotted over to Trixie and ran her horn down her back sensuously. Clone Trixie started to kiss Reflection Trixie, and Reflection Trixie rubbed against Future Trixie.
The quad-Trixie tryst was underway, when another figure appeared in the door. Outwardly it resembled a blue unicorn with silver hair and a purple hat, but instead of eyes were a visor, a red light glowing.
"DISENGAGE SMUG MODE!" Robot Trixie announced loudly, trotting towards the pile of Trixies. "ENGAGE OPERATION NARCISSISM!"
Soon the room was full of five Trixies, all having their way with each other, in the most beautiful menagerie imaginable. "Oh!" Trixie cried as Robot Trixie and Future Trixie kissed her mane. "Oh, I can't imagine anything better than this!"
"Buckle up fillies!" came a gruff voice from the door. A tall masculine blue unicorn with a silver goatee and purple hat stood there, surveying the scene with a broad grin on his face. "Now Trixies," said Parallel-Universe Trixie. "This is where it starts to get REALLY complicated!"
Instant favorite: the perfect narcissist romance!
(And never mind people complaining at the length: humor pieces like this benefit immensely from being short, and is one great example that longer isn't always better.)
I read this a long while ago, hilarious to say the least
Trixie is the boss, or, bosses???
With the mirror... and all of those other Trixie, wouldn't that mean that every single Trixie clone would have another mirror clone... and that would mean quadruple Trixies!!!
I guess this would be a good time to mention that, in G1, baby ponies were created from magic mirrors. Soon there will be SO MANY TRIXIES!!!
Really funny story, I lost it when Robot Trixie entered the fray!
>Clicked this fic expecting Trixie shipping.
>Got parallel universes and robots.
I've never seen that actually, got a link?
(If anything it would be the Stasis Leak episode of Red Dwarf)
Uh... Hats off to you good sir, your just gave me another gentle shove towards insanity! Don't worry, it was bound to happen anyway! This is... wow... I mean, wow. If all the Trixie's came into contact, wouldn't the universe implode though? Either way, one mustache to you! that ending... I mean, what a Here, have some stars, I don't need them.
You forgot male Trixie, transformer Trixie, and human Trixie. (Oh, and filly Trixie, can't forget about her!)
As I recall, the myth of Narcissus ended with the titular character starving to death, unwilling to look away from his reflection for any reason.
So... TrixieXTrixieXTrixieXTrixieXTrixe to the death? And was that a Dr. Who quote at the end?
I don't know what that was all about, and I'm not sure if it wasted my time or not.
Narc pairings are very... interesting, to say the least. Nopony can love you more than yourself.
This is
And that's saying something, because I hate Trixie with a passion and am shocked that I like a fic with her as the main character.!
Oh dear Celestia why can't I stop laughing
seriously it's starting to hurt


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Girls swimming shatter records at districts, place second
At the PIAA District One Swimming Championship, held from Feb. 28 to March 1 at La Salle University, Conestoga swimmers broke four school records, placing second overall.
'Stoga swim teams destroy Ridley
The boys and girls swim teams won their meet against Ridley on Jan. 27.
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'Stoga Swimming beats Radnor to continue undefeated season
The boys and girls swim teams traveled to Radnor High School on Jan. 13 for their most anticipated meet of the season.
'Stoga swim teams triumph over Strath Haven
The Conestoga boys and girls swim teams defeated Strath Haven in an away meet on Friday, Jan. 10 to continue their undefeated seasons.
Extended online: Swimming makes states
Members of the swim team competed in the state championship on March 14-15.
Senior places second at the swimming State Championship
Varsity swimmer and senior Nic Graesser won a second place award at the swimming state championship last week.
Swim team competes in state championship, senior clinches silver medal
The Conestoga swim team tied for tenth place in the state championship competition on March 14 and 15.
Girls swimming makes a splash
This season was the season in which 'Stoga won the Central League title for the tenth consecutive year, a feat that few teams in any sport have ever accomplished.
'Stoga swims for ten
Arms pumping, legs kicking and hearts hammering: it's how girls swimming practices, and it's how girls swimming wins.

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Cattlemen learn steer values at start of Missouri Steer Feedout
The Missouri Steer Feedout began in early November when 182 steer calves were assembled in Paris and Carthage along with seven that went directly to the Iowa lot from northwest Missouri.
The group assembled at Joplin Regional Stockyards numbered 123 head from 11 different herds. All participants had entered the feedout program in the past except for one group of 20 steers from Galesburg, Kan.
The cattle assembled at the stockyards were the evening program at a recent meeting of Southwest Missouri Cattlemen's Association according to Eldon Cole, livestock specialist for University of Missouri Extension.
"As each group of cattle came through the ring and the 100 persons in attendance had an opportunity to match wits with the rest of the audience as to the steer's grades, future performance in the feedlot and on-the-rail merit following slaughter next April and May," said Cole.
The evaluation process was made possible by Pfizer representative Dave Officer and his computer program that allowed each person to "vote" on seven questions that pertained to the steers' performance. Following each question the program calculated the audience response.
In addition to the audience evaluation, the official evaluation for the evening was performed by these panel members: Rick Huffman, market reporter for the Missouri Department of Agriculture; Ray McDowell, order buyer from South Greenfield; Justin Sexten, University of Missouri Extension beef cattle nutrition specialist.
During the weigh-in, Huffman placed a grade on each steer along with a market price for the pen. He summarized each pen after the audience had voted with their key pads. McDowell and Sexten then each commented on features they liked or disliked about the cattle.
The 123 head averaged 644 pounds with most of them born in February and March, 2011. The set-in price assigned to them averaged $131.68 per hundred with a range from $126.25 to $139.
The grade breakdown was 52.5 percent Medium frame and 47.5 percent were Larges with one calf a Small frame. The USDA muscle scores had 58.2 percent 2s and 41.8 percent 1s.
The 59 steers at Paris were from five herds and averaged 635 pounds. All owners had participated in the feedouts in the past.
The cattle are being fed at Ken and Kirk Smith's Highland Farms Feedyard near Blockton, Iowa. They are a part of the Tri-County Steer Carcass Futurity that has been assisting cow-calf owners evaluate their herd's genetics and management post-weaning for 30 years.
For more information, contact any of the MU Extension livestock specialists in southwest Missouri: Eldon Cole in Mt. Vernon, 417-466-3102, Andy McCorkill in Dallas County at 417-345-7551 or Dona Goede in Cedar County, 417-276-3313.


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The Tennessee Multicultural Chamber of Commerce handed the City Council answers to 18 questions Tuesday about financial dealings, land acquisitions, and salaries and travel expenses for employees.
One council member questioned whether it was enough.
"We've received 18 answers, but we didn't receive 18 complete answers," Councilman Jack Benson said during the council's regularly-scheduled business meeting.
The council had told the Chamber to deliver answers to 18 questions posed in a city review last week by City Auditor Stan Sewell. Council members also said they wanted a current audit provided. Audits from 2005 to 2009 are available, however, more recent audits are not. The Chamber said the firm that has audited its books for the last five years quit.
"Effective immediately, we will cease our services as your auditors," a letter from Mann & Miller P.C. to the Chamber states. "We have reached this decision reluctantly and after substantial deliberation because we do not feel that we can continue to provide your organization with the level of services you require."
Board member John Taylor and Executive Director Sherrie Gilchrist attended the meeting. Taylor said afterward he knows there are "clouds" over the Chamber and he welcomes any additional questions about chamber finances.
"We want to answer all the questions," Taylor said.
The city review questions why the Chamber borrowed $71,000 more on a land purchase than what it paid for the property, why Gilchrist received more in salary than other similar nonprofits in the area and what is the justification for paying an average of $27,000 a year in travel.
According to the city review, Gilchrist made anywhere between $134,0000 to $146,000 a year between 2008 to 2010.
Taylor disputed many of the review's assertions, saying "there are a whole lot of things incorrect."
The City Council voted 9-0 Tuesday night to set aside $75,000 in economic development funds to support an entity that could help minority or multicultural businesses within Chattanooga. Council members did not name the recipient of the funding, saying they could do so at a later date.
Taylor said Gilchrist earns about $119,000 annually. Her salary is appropriate when compared to salary ranges provided by the National Black Chamber of Commerce.
"The salary is within the guidelines of members, budgets and 12 years of service," the response states.
Gilchrist also sits on the board of the National Black Chamber of Commerce.
The Chamber report also defended its use of travel money, saying Gilchrist serves on a committee of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and must attend meetings in Washington, D.C., attends board meeting for the National Black Chamber of Commerce that meets in different locations, goes to a International Trade Advisory Committee that discusses international trade issues and also incurs expenses such as traveling to the BMS plant in 2009 at a cost of $2,500.
"We used no city or county money for travel," Gilchrist said.
The report also defended the Chamber paying $47,000 a year in rent.
"Management offsets the cost by leasing space to other small businesses," the report states. "The TMCC receives more than 40 percent of its revenues from leasing space."
The city's review also questioned Chamber land deals and whether the Chamber has designs to build a Business Solutions Center on M.L. King Boulevard as promised. Taylor and Gilchrist said that architectural plans had been drawn up for the property.
"We're not developers," she said.
Gilchrist said the Chamber tried to shop around for business partners and land developers, but the economy turned south and the group was left holding the bag on five properties it acquired through a community development loan and a grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
One portion of the property acquired was to be in a land swap with a current University of Tennessee at Chattanooga property, the chamber report states.
The Chamber said it still plans to obtain $3.5 million in funding to match the HUD grant. The group said it would look for donors and developers.
The Chamber also defended a land acquisition in which almost $500,000 in loan money was used to buy property valued at $211,800.
"The TMCC reviewed appraisals on adjacent properties and purchase prices on similar properties," the Chamber document states. "Also, the TMCC utilized documents from the city of Chattanooga that came from a study of all commercial property on the M.L. King Boulevard."
Taylor said Tuesday night the chamber would clear its name.
"Everything can be accounted for," he said.
MORE: Federal agents ask questions about loan to Multicultural Chamber


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Tuesday, Oct. 19
ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION—District 77 Assemblyman Brian Jones will discuss illegal immigration at Ramona Rotary Club's luncheon meeting in Sizzler of Ramona, 344 Main St., from noon to 1:30 p.m.
MUSEUM POTLUCK—Members of the Julian Historical Society will detail the early years of their community at Ramona Pioneer Historical Society's potluck dinner meeting in the Barnett Barn on the grounds of the Guy B. Woodward Museum, 645 Main St., at 6:30 p.m. Those attending are asked to bring a salad, main dish or dessert for eight. For more information, call 760-789-7644.
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Ott, Ingrid and Papilloud, Christian (2008) Convergence or mediation? Experts of vulnerability and the vulnerability of experts' discourses on nanotechnologies - a case study. Innovation - The European Journal of Social Science Research, 21 (1). pp. 41-64. ISSN ISSN: 1469-8412 (electronic) 1351-1610 (paper)
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Since 2004, risk in the context of nanotechnologies has been criticized as being too abstract and an all-inclusive category. Moreover, the concept of risk is not precise enough to describe the potential issues related to the development of nanotechnologies. Instead, experts on technological development emphasize risk communication. In the field of nanotechnologies, this term was redefined in February 2005 in relation to the question of societal acceptance of nanotechnologies. Risk communication is about gaining stakeholder acceptance of policy decisions, whilst the public and stakeholders are encouraged to participate actively in the communication process through public consultations or hearings. Thus, on the one hand, the category of risk has been pragmatically nuanced to better highlight the vulnerability of the communication of nanotechnologies. On the other hand, this vulnerable communication is not the result of a deficit of information. It is based on the idea of participation, where vulnerability hinges on the social groups specialized in the design, application and diffusion of nanotechnologies within society. How is such participation possible, and what does it entail? We develop this question in the framework of a comparative survey of experts in the development of nanotechnologies in Grenoble (France) and Hamburg (Germany).
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About the 2nd District
Senator Evans represents the Second Senate District (SD2), which spans over one-third of California's North Coast from Santa Rosa to Eureka.
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Due to redistricting, this year SD2 also includes both deferred and accelerated areas. The deferred area has been assigned to Senator Evans as a "caretaker" until 2014 and the accelerated areas are represented by both Senator Evans and Senator Wolk until 2014 when those areas are fully absorbed into SD3 represented by Senator Wolk.


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KEY BISCAYNE -- Gabriela Sabatini and Chris Evert were two different shoppers going through the checkout counter at Lipton Thursday.
Sabatini, the top seed, zipped through the express line, routing Catherine Suire 6-0, 6-0.
Evert, the second seed, staggered out after unloading a 7-6 (7-3), 6-4 victory over Kathy Rinaldi.
Sabatini and Evert reached the same place, though -- the final 32 -- with No. 3 Helena Sukova and No. 4 Pam Shriver.


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Now, I think I've got the ideal location for my layout. It's secure, it has power and has pretty good natural lighting which is always good for modelling and has electric lighting as well. It would also be ideal for spray painting models which I'd like to do for some of the things I have planned for this layout.
The shed in my garden where I plan to put my layout
Well, actually, it isn't ideal yet but, with a little work, it will be an ideal location. As you can see from the photo to the left, there's a nice brick shed in my garden but it's only about 6'x6'. I'd like a layout between 12' and 14' long to allow for scale length trains and the amount of operational variety I want. So that means extending the shed. Luckily I know a bloke who's a builder, I've known him for 20 years and he just happens to be a railway modeller himself. Ideal.
Unfortunately, he won't be able to do the work until the New Year at the earliest and I can't afford to have the work done until around Easter as I'm off work waiting for an operation to my knee. It might not be the smartest idea in the world to spend a 4-figure sum on making the perfect location for a model layout if I find that I'm unable to carry on working due to medical problems and have a drop in income as a result. Still, on the plus side, it means I have a bit of time to put a track plan together rather than throw one together in a hurry like I normally do. Every cloud, as they say.
I have been given a date for my operation and it's only a few weeks away so that doesn't leave much time to get the work done. Otherwise I'll have to book the time off of work. I've already planned most of my year's entitlement and, if the building work takes too long, I may have to wait until 2007 before I have a place that I can put my layout! No! That would be unbearable. Now that I've got the project under way finally, a delay like that would be almost too much to take.
The inside of the shed. The layout will go against the wall shown
I've also had time to have a major clear out in the shed. It took 5 car trips to the local household waste recycling facility to get rid of all the junk that was in there but it's in some sort of order now. There's still stuff to sort out but it doesn't fill me with horror whenever I open the shed door any more!
Some structural work, apart from the extension, needs doing.
I have fears that the roof may be asbestos-based so that would need replacing
if it is. The door frame is rotting so will need to be replaced too. Some
of the mortar is also showing problems in one corner but it's where the
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OK, I think I've got a little fixated with the idea of putting a layout in my shed in the garden even to the stage of looking to pay a builder to extend it to the length required to get a "decent" sized layout. I realised that I've got a better solution to hand. Put the layout in my loft. The reason that I thought the shed would be a perfect location for my layout is because I was planning on converting my loft into a bedroom. I'm not likely to have the time or money to have that done for at least 4 years and, more likely, 9. In the meantime, the space is going to waste. I've been up in the loft recently and I could fit an L-shaped layout that's 14'x2.5' with a 12-14' spur running off of it. That's nearly twice the running space.
Some of the rubbish that needs clearing out of the loft
It's indoors so is more secure and I wouldn't need to keep going outside to get to my layout, already has lighting and is also partially floorboarded. It just needs some power points, the rest of the loft floorboarded and access to it installed. It would cost a lot less to bring it up to standard than the major building work that is needed to make the shed useable. I've also noticed that there are some substantial joists in the centre of the loft, too, that could have some shelving fitted to that would give me quite a bit of convenient storage. The loft it is.
Like the shed, it needs some sorting out as years of accumulated rubbish is up there. Once that's done I'll get a quote of having it turned into a hobby room and then get to work on the layout! Just to give you an idea of what I'm up against in terms of getting the loft fit for a layout, I took a few photos today. There's 18 years of accumulated debris, rubbish and other stuff up there. I even found clothes strewn in 1 corner from the previous tenants before we bought the house off of the local council.
Then there's the pipework from the central heating system that the previous tenants had installed. For some unknown reason they had the pipes going up into the loft when they should have gone nowhere near it! When a plumber came in to sort it out he couldn't believe it. I swear his jaw dropped when he went up in the loft. He told me that the loft was so warm we could have grown tomatoes in there. While the rest of the house was an icebox!
Some of the unnecessary pipework that will need to be removed before the loft can be floorboarded
The floor of the loft seems to be on different levels and part of it has been floored with chipboard which I would like to remove. The boarding of the loft seems to have been done in a very unplanned haphazard way too where you find that the centre of the loft is pretty much floorboarded but round the edges you'll find a gap that you've got to step over to get to a bit that has been boarded that you can only reach by going over an unboarded bit! It's such a mess it's staggering.
It also doesn't help that the water tank is right in the middle of the loft and is on top of the previous water tank which I am reliably informed by a plumber will be an absolute pain to remove! Someone, somewhere does not want my project to get off of the ground I swear.


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It's a fantastic supplement to the school's science curriculum. Sixteen students from Saint Mary's Elementary School's Science Olympiad Team competed in the annual regional Science Olympiad competition held on March 16 at Kellenberg Memorial High School. In total, 42 schools competed, three of which were Catholic elementary schools. St. Mary's placed fifth of 42 teams and will compete on the State level on April 12 at Syracuse University.
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FORT WAYNE – Until a muggy Wednesday evening inside Parkview Field, Kyle Gaedele had been a .238-slap-hitting left fielder with good speed and a familiar last name.
He is the great nephew of Eddie Gaedel, the 3-foot-7 dwarf whose brush with baseball fame came in 1951 when he was a pinch hitter with the St. Louis Browns.
But for this one morning, the young Gaedele (some members of the family didn't drop the last "e") wakes up as a short-lived power hitter, thanks to his two home runs that led the TinCaps to a 5-1 victory Wednesday night over the South Bend Silver Hawks.
He came into the evening with a pair of homers and proceeded to double the number with two swings – one leading off the fourth and the other to begin the sixth. And neither could be classified as cheap, since both were line drives.
"The first pitch was a fastball up," Gaedele said. "The second was a curve ball. He left that one up, too.
"It's been a pretty tough year power-wise, but you've got to go up there and stay consistent and keep positive."
Since the start of the second half in the Midwest League, the positive vibe is running with the TinCaps (19-12, 50-51), who not only ended a three-game losing streak to South Bend (16-15, 51-50) but have won six of their last seven games.
Closer Matt Stites came in to finish things off in the ninth but gave up three consecutive singles, which enabled South Bend to bring the tying run to the plate. But Stites struck out the next two batters, then got the final out with a weak ground ball to second base.
The Silver Hawks cut into a 4-0 deficit with an unearned run in the top of the sixth, but Gaedele answered.
The 6-3, 220-pound Gaedele had grown up in Arlington Heights, Ill., and attended Valparaiso, where, as a sixth-round pick in the 2011 draft, he was the highest-drafted player in school history.
Although he hit the TinCaps' first home run of the season on April 16 against Dayton, he had managed just one other since Wednesday's explosion. He's better known around the Midwest League for his base-stealing ability, having swiped 15 this season and was 9 for 9 last season in Eugene, Ore.
The story of his great uncle is one he has told and re-told; of how the great promoter and Browns owner Bill Veeck had the diminutive Gaedel crouch in the batter's box as he faced Detroit pitcher Bob Cain. After he drew a walk, Gaedel was replaced by a pinch runner, and his major league career was through. But his legacy lives on, 61 years later.
His uniform, with the number of 1/8 , is in the Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, N.Y.
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It's mostly the older people, he said, who ask about his name, and wonders if there is a connection. And so he tells them the family link, and "the pretty cool story."


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[quote][i]Originally posted by Warfish[/i]@May 25 2004, 01:55 PM
[b] [quote][b]So Germany and Italy never attacked us, thanks for agreeing.
Why didn't we invade Afghanistan in 1998, a day after OBL declared war against us?[/b][/quote]
Don't be ignorant Jets5. There is a msaive difference between a single man declaring some kinf of religious Jihad vs. a Nation who had already conquered most of Eurpoe and whop is allied with the Nation that just crippled our Pacific Navy.
You cannot possibly equate the two in any kind of logical sense.
[quote][b]"Better" intelligence services? Wow, hadn't thought of that. That sounds easy!
"Pro-active national defense" - that is a soothing group of syllables! Great! That's all I need to know!
"Immediate termination of any and all terrorist camps" - Why hasn't anyone ever thought of this before?! You're on a roll dude!n Sovreignty and diplomacy be damned! I am sure no countries would consider those bombings and act of war or aggression or violation of their sovreignty, that plan doens't sound anything like "You're either with us or against us!"[/b][/quote]
You ask a question, then ***** at the answers. Again, don't be ignorant Jets5. Terrorism CAN be contained with the proper intelligence services and a change in how this nation handles immigration and other border & importation related issues.
If you didn't want an answer, don't ask the question.
[quote][b]So when stateless terrorists defy conventional rules of war, we are not allowed to defy those same rules in response? Got it. Too bad for us, huh?[/b][/quote]
Not if we are the "Moral" nation we claim to be, no, not under most circumstances.
[quote][b]Wouldn't removing Saddam in 1991 have been a violation of the sovreignty of a ruler who had never attacked the US? Exactly what was different about removing him in 1991 or in 2003?[/b][/quote]
No, Saddam acting aggressively toward a US ally Nation (Kuwiat). We defended our ally and should have finished the job at that time, as we did in WWII.
[quote][b]BTW - the UN would have never agreed to back the 1991 war of regime change had been included in that Resolution.[/b][/quote]
Yes, the would have. But you can claim they would not have all you like, as long as that backs your argument.
I also thought the UN meant nothing, so why even include that comment? The UN doesn't run the USA right?
[quote][b]Your last analogy is not apt. Saddam agreed to the terms of a cease-fire and one of the terms was that the UN (of course it really mean the US since no other country ever lifts a finger) would patrol the no-fly zones in order to police their skies and ensure the protection of the Kurds. Shooting at even one plane was considered to be a material violation and an act of aggression by Saddam, in whichcase the Resolution authorizing force would be enacted once again. But yeah, you're summary about Iraqi planes trying to control our airspace is better.
We stopped in 1991 and gave Saddam a chance to act like a civilized man. He didn't and has 12 years of chances. He got removed. [/b][/quote]
The only reason you claim it isn't "apt" is becuase it disagrees with your point. If you truly feel the US should have let him have ANOTHER Chance, you are a fool Jets5. I don't think you are a fool at all, but to claim we did the right thing by leaving him in power, you are sadly mistaken. [/b][/quote]
Just pointing out the absurdity of your flip comment about attacking a country that had "never attacked America."
Israel has the best intelligence in the world, including a fleet of people who look and speak like arabs. Yet they suffer from terrorism. They build a fence to shore up their borders and the world (even the US) *****es at them. Their actions are also said to 'create a thousand more terrorists.' Everyone knows exactly what will cotain terrorism, and coincidentally it is everything that the USA isn't doing. <_< Asked to give specific plans, people use buzz-words, wait for the USA to act, and then scream, "I'd do the opposite!!!"
I DID want an answer to that question, not simply empty buzzwords like "better" and
What are "most circumstances?"
Invading Kuwait is legit, but being in material violation of 16 resolutions the course of 12 years, and unanimous UN support for Rs 1441 is not a valid reason? Lucky for Saddam....
I included the UN because that is what most people consider to be the "legitimacy" of the first Gulf War. nothing. Saudia Arabia was adamant about not removing Saddam and the UN itself talked about "regional stability" when we pulled back in 1991. Unanimous support would have been impossible to achieve had regine change and a UN occupation been in the resolution.
Your analogy is completely not apt and this isn't debatable. If you had said the US agreed to allow Iraqi planes to safely patrol our airspace after we lost a war in which we invaded another country, and then we shot at them anyway for years, then your analogy woudl be apt. You didn't, it isn't. Basic stuff.
I NEVER said letting Saddam stay on board was a good move. You need to read my words and not what you think they are. I said your analogy wasn't apt and that the UN would never have authorized the 1991 war if we stated beforehand that we wanted to remove Saddam. I AGREE 100% that he should have been removed and I think that it shows that "international opinion" is often wrong or at least contra to US interests. Of course the job should have been finished. My last sentence merely re-caps what happened, it makes no judgment about what SHOULD have happened and it claims nothing. Saddam should have been removed in 1991. I agree. We bowed to the pressure of the UN at the time and didn't want to piss off our allies or "world opinion." We should have and that experience, among many, many others, has shown the US that the UN isn't always something to be deferred to or catered to.


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Apparently Missoula, Montana is the "Rape Capital" of the country. Personally, I find that really hard to believe. Last year, the Justice Department investigated the city and local university because of how sexual assault complaints have been handled. Since then, the university and the city of Missoula have been trying to turn their image around.
The campaign Make Your Move! To End Sexual Violence aims to educate men in Montana…I guess to teach them not to be rapists? I'm not really sure exactly what the goal of the campaign is. Some of the posters aren't so bad, when you think about it. Friends should watch out for their friends. But something seems off to me. Have a look through some of the posters and tell me what you think, dear reader:
In a compassionate society, we would all be looking out for one another, right? In a sane world, if we saw someone who was really drunk, we'd call them a cab. I think what worries me about this campaign is the sense that this isn't a kindness that a man might do for a woman, but rather an obligation that all men owe all women.
Do all men owe all women the obligation of protecting them?
Maybe in days gone by, when most people lived in small communities, men felt that they owed this to all women. Should they still feel that way now? The Christian in me says that we are to help others in need. Does that mean others have the legal right to demand our help?
And do women have any responsibility whatsoever for their own safety? Where is the alcohol education campaign? If the goal were truly to keep women safe and not just to advance a feministic political agenda, wouldn't they want to do everything they could to teach women how to keep themselves safe? The obvious common denominator in many of these cases is excessive alcohol consumption; why not point that out to women?
In fact, if feminists really care about women, how about encouraging them not to sleep with men to whom they are not married? And really, if men are truly as dangerous as feminists paint them to be, oughtn't feminists encourage young women to stay completely away from men?
I went to the Facebook page of this campaign, and it's pure feminism through and through. Here are some images:
Is it illegal to make a sexist comment? Who decides what is sexist? If someone makes a sexist comment, are they guilty of contributing to rape culture? Can they be prosecuted for this?
What does it mean to support those who report? Does it mean taking her word against his? Does it mean that the woman is always right, that her interpretation of events is never to be questioned, never to be considered critically? What if she's lying or is reinterpreting consensual sex as rape? And what kind of support are we talking about here?
Women complain that men don't treat us as if they took us seriously, but ladies, if you want grown ups to take your movement seriously, you have to act like a reasonable adult. When I see women holding signs encouraging other women to be Vagina Warriors, I feel embarrassed for womankind and I don't blame men for thinking of us as unruly children.
Sure, I have no problem with people treating each other with respect. But if a woman willfully disregards her own safety, what obligation does that put on the rest of us to make sure she stays safe? Are we disrespecting her if we don't save her from herself? But isn't that treating her like a child? Isn't she supposed to be free to make her own choices?
Or is it that she is supposed to be free to make her own choices, no matter how bad, and free from all criticism, but also protected from any negative consequences of those bad decisions? Should men really be encouraged to enable this?
As for calling 911…about what? That a drunken girl is grinding on a drunken boy and you suspect in the morning she will regret it? Because that's what these assault reports are, by and large. There isn't an epidemic of strangers dragging kicking, screaming girls into the bushes and brutally raping them; it's mostly he-said-she-said drunken sex that may or may not have been consensual, depending on whom you ask and when you ask.
We already have this. It's not helping the situation at all.
Yes, of course. Most men despise rapists. The problem is, Western women often lie when they report sexual assault. If men automatically believe the woman over the man just by virtue of her sex, this really gives women an awful lot of power in an area where they have already proven themselves untrustworthy.
The following group of pictures appear to have been taken on campus at the University of Montana. Something about these pictures bothers me. The heavy emphasis on respecting women smacks of the implication that women are always right, women are always moral, women are always to be trusted, and that to say otherwise is to disrespect women
This last photo is from a different site, but really sums up the concerns I have about a campaign like this:
What if a man doesn't protect the random women around him who are in harm's way? Is he obligated to do so in a feminist society, in which women are presumed to be the full equals of men? If we are equal to men in our ability to make good decisions, in our ability to fight in the military, in our work lives, and in our private lives, why do men need to be trained to protect all women they encounter?
Most men I know are really decent guys. They don't want to see women hurt. They would probably call the police if they saw a woman being harmed. Some might even intervene. There are a few really bad guys out there who want to hurt women, but are they really that big of a percentage of the male population? Is there really, truly an epidemic of young men slipping roofies into women's drinks? I seriously have my doubts about that.
I like the idea of men protecting women. It makes me feel safe. In a society that was following biblical precepts, we could have that because both sexes would have an equal duty to look out for the well-being of others. God made men larger and stronger, so they are the natural protectors; women are smaller and weaker and are thus the natural servants, but both sexes are to care for the other.
Christ's Example of Humility
2 So if there is any encouragement in Christ, any comfort from love, any participation in the Spirit, any affection and sympathy, 2 complete my joy by being of the same mind, having the same love, being in full accord and of one mind.3 Do nothing from selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves. 4 Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others. 5 Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus, 6 who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, 7 but emptied himself, by taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men. 8 And being found in human form, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross. 9 Therefore God has highly exalted him and bestowed on him the name that is above every name, 10 so that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, 11 and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
No such duty to serve men exists for women in a feminist culture, so why are women demanding that a duty to protect women exists for men?


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We are a private rescue located in Edinburgh with rehoming co-ordinators in the East Lothian, Perthshire, West Lothian and the Central Belt that rehomes dogs of any breed, age, shape and size to suitable homes throughout Scotland.
The rescue was set up because there has been an increase of animals being advertised 'free to good home' on many free ad sites and the necessary checks are not always being done and unfortunately many dogs do not end up in the 'loving environment' that many people are led to believe they are going to.
The rescue helps as many dogs as we can. We save many dogs from pounds up and down the country who are due to be put to sleep, we support owners who are unable to keep their much loved family pets and also we support the rehoming of a small number of Romanian Rescue dogs. We do also still help with a number of dogs being advertised as free to a good home. Every dog we take from the pound will save another dogs life so when you adopt you effectively save 2 dogs. Every single dog is fully assessed to ensure we are placing them into the right home environment.
We will homecheck, ensure the dog is healthy and have the new owners sign an adoption contract before allowing the dog to be rehomed to anyone, so if anything were to happen we know that the dog would have to come back into our care.
If you feel you would like to become involved in the work that Any Dog'il Do Rescue does then please contact us, leave your details and someone will get in touch with you.


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Photos and Description of this 4 bedroom holiday villa in Bequia - Francyn Villa
Four Bedroom , Four bathroom two level Villa with extensive sun decks
Completed in 2011, the modern Francyn Villa raises the bar for Villa style accomodation in Lower Bay, Bequia. We offer the highest quality accomodation combined with very convenient access to Lower Bay. With a plantation house style design the Villa's elevated location provides a panoramic view of Lower bay. The Villa is just 100 meters from the waters edge and is surrounded by tropical fruit and indigenous forest trees on a half acre plot. This superior location provides a tranquil and cool vantage point from which to enjoy Lower Bay and its surroundings. The Villa is just a few minutes walk away from a numbers of restaurants and pubs including Fernando's Hideaway, De Reef Bar and Restaurant, Keegan's Restaurant and Bar, and Mango's. The location is therefore ideal for families and guests who may not want to rent a car and enjoy spending a lot of time on Lower Bay, the premier beach in Bequia.
Francyn Villa has been architecturally designed with exceptional interior finishings. It features four air-conditioned bedrooms each with ensuite bathroom. The living areas and the bedrooms open out onto the balcony.The Villa is designed as two completely self contained two bedroom levels, each with independent living area, balcony and kitchen and thus offers flexible rental options from one bedroom to the complete four bedroom Villa.
The two expansive sundecks feature loungers, outdoor shower, outdoor seating, tables and large market umbrellas. Our decks ensure that our guests can spend as much time as possible outdoors enjoying the Caribbean Sun!
The Villas modern conveniences include
Bedside lamps
Mosquito nets
Reading lamps
Laptop safes in bedrooms
Each bedroom has ensuite bathroom
Two air conditioned bedrooms each with four poster canopy queen size bed on each level of Villa
Flat screen LCDs in living areas with cable TV
Wireless Internet and cable included
Ceiling Fans in bedrooms and living area
Hifi incl radio, cd, Ipod/iphone docking
DVD player
Outdoor showers
Stove, oven, fridge and hood
Fully furnished living/ dining areas
Wrap around porch (panoramic view of horizon and lower bay included!)
Laundry facilities available on site
Property has 18000 gallon water tanks and solar powered hot water
Towels and linens provided
Expansive outdoor decks with umbrellas and deck chairs
Barbeque Pit
Fully equipped Kitchen with granite counter tops and all utensils
Microwave, toaster oven, coffee maker, blender
Two large fully equipped sun decks
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- Events Allowed
- Long-term Renters Welcome
- Minimum Age Limit for Renters
- children welcome
- non smoking only
- pets not allowed
- wheelchair inaccessible
About Jerome Ellis
Grew up in Trinidad but was born in the United Kingdom where I also went to university and worked for a number of years. My profession is as a communications technology consultant specialising in Contact center and related areas. We began building our family home in Bequia around 2009, my dad grew up in St Vincent and we have family there so it really began as a retirement home for my parents.We have cousins who live in St Vincent and they have a house just down the beach. A lot of our cousins live in the UK and Bequia is the only place we tend to meet up over Christmas or summer holidays. We love Bequia and the lifestyle there and spend as much time as we can when I can get away from work. I am the Country Manager for a regional communications technology company ( Voice Outsourcing TT Ltd) so work is pretty hectic and Bequia is a great place to relax.
Jerome Ellis purchased this villa in 2011
Why Jerome Ellis chose Bequia
We built this property from the ground up as a retirement home for my parents. Renting really was secondary. Because we travel to St Vincent oftern we took special care when designing the property to ensure it is aestetically designed, modern and comfortable, definitely the standard of accomodation is very high and we are confident you will enjoy your stay.
One of the features of the property is the proximity to Lower Bay. Lower Bay is really the best beach in Bequia and it makes a big difference when you can just walk to the beach from your house.
We have an excellent housekeeper and gardener taking care of the property and they definitely go the extra mile to ensure guests are comfortable and have an insight into life in Bequia.
What makes this villa unique
Although we are very close to the beach the house is set back in a half acre plot which borders the forest. The elevated position and the trees give the property a serenity which is pleasant to enjoy especially in the evenings. the proximity to the restaurants on the Lower Bay road are very handy when you want to eat out in the evenings.


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This is the Linux version of Dosbox configured for Jetpack. Just run jetpack.sh and you should be fine.
Jetpack was an immediate hit when it was released in 1993, and a cult following grew internationally. I received a ton of mail and submissions by people creating their own jetpack levels. The built in level editor is one of the most popular features - over 1000 levels have been created. Some teachers bought Jetpack because they considered the editor to be educational, encouraging their students' creativity. Jetpack was the top selling game for both publishers that carried it (Software Creations and Impulse Games). Jetpack runs fine on an 8086, and surprisingly well on today's computers!
This is the Linux version of Dosbox configured for Jetpack. Just run jetpack.sh and you should be fine.
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Promote Jetpack on your homepage or blog by selecting a button and using the HTML code provided (more).


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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 24, 2012
In Addition to Being Potentially Life Threatening, Bridge Strikes Cause Massive Delays and Impose Significant Costs on Taxpayers
Hundreds of Trucks Have Hit Highway Overpasses in Previous Years – Many Trucks Led onto Parkways by Misused GPS Systems
Schumer Will Call for Department of Transportation to Conduct Investigation Into Frequent Bridge Strikes Nationwide and Issue Standards for GPS and to Reduce Costly Bridge Strike Accidents
Today, U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer called on the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) to conduct an investigation into the dramatic increase in low bridge strikes by commercial trucks across New York State, and issue nation-wide standards for Global Positioning System (GPS) devices in trucks. Schumer pointed to the shocking regularity with which trucks are striking overpasses after being led onto roads they shouldn't be on by GPS devices, and noted that no rules govern the use of such devices in commercial vehicles. The absence of standards results in many situations in which trucks use GPS devices that do not differentiate between roads on which trucks are allowed and on which they are not. This leads many truckers onto roads on which it is illegal for them to travel, such as the Saw Mill and Hutchinson River Parkways, where they collide with the low overpasses.
Schumer stood at the bridge on Mamaroneck Road and Hutchinson River Parkway, which has been hit more than 90 times over the past two decades, and according to a 2009 study, 80 percent of bridge strikes are caused by misused GPS devices. The accidents, in addition to being life threatening, cause massive delays and impose significant costs on taxpayers.
"These accidents are frequent, costly, dangerous and entirely avoidable," said Schumer. "All the information we need to prevent these accidents is available, all we have to do is make sure it gets into the hands of the driver. If we have the technology to send a truck to Mars, we have the technology to prevent trucks from crashing into bridges here in Westchester."
Commercial truck traffic is prohibited on New York State Parkways, such as the Hutchinson and Saw Mill Parkways in the Hudson Valley. Overpasses constructed over these parkways were built, in some cases, over 50 years ago, and at low heights. Although these parkways consist of numerous warning and directional signs alerting commercial drivers of the dangers, basic GPS devices often do not show these restrictions and funnel trucks into major danger zones.
According to a recent NYS Department of Transportation study, about 200 bridge accidents per year have occurred in New York since 2005. According to a 2009 DOT study, 80 percent of bridge strikes are caused by misused GPS devices. Schumer noted that these accidents, in addition to being life threatening, cause massive delays and impose significant costs on taxpayers. The Hudson Valley has experienced 855 bridge strikes between 1993 and 2011, with 668 of these crashes occurring in Westchester, which has seen the most incidents of any county in the state.
The morning of September 14th, a semi-trailer truck on the Hutchinson Parkway crashed into an overpass. The semi-trailer and its cargo were severely damaged, and the lives of other motorists were threatened. Although trucks such as this one are banned on the parkway because of bridges with clearances as low as 9'9", this strike is quite common in Westchester. In fact, this particular bridge, the King Street (NY-120A) bridge, is the most commonly hit state bridge in New York. Between 1993 and mid-2010, it was hit a total of 95 times, for an average of 5.5 times per year. Schumer highlighted that regardless of the precise reason for each crash, an investigation is clearly needed to better safeguard truck drivers, commuters, and Westchester County taxpayers.
Schumer today is calling on the Department of Transportation to investigate these low bridge strikes by commercial truck drivers to determine more about their root cause. Schumer is also asking the Department of Transportation to issue nation-wide standards for GPS devices in order to ensure that trucks no longer rely exclusively on GPS units that are not programmed with information that will lead them into dangerous situations. Schumer made the case that new standards on GPS devices would reduce the cost imposed on taxpayers and prevent any deadly accidents from occurring.
Hudson Valley:
855 bridge strikes over the last 2 decades
Long Island:
2010: 51 reported strikes
2011: 43 reported strikes
New York City:
2010: 61 reported strikes
2011: 49 reported strikes
A copy of Senator Schumer's letter is below:
Dear Secretary LaHood,
I write to urge you to investigate the dramatic increase in low bridge strikes by commercial trucks across New York State as a result of the growing use of Global Positioning Technology (GPS) by drivers. As a staunch advocate for safe roads and safe driving practices, I know you will be alarmed to learn that GPS-related bridge strikes in New York now represent over 80% of all such accidents. Despite the great efforts of the New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) to increase signage and develop new alert systems for drivers over the past number of years, reports from local police organizations continue to fault the reliance on basic GPS technology as the main culprit in many of these low-bridge commercial truck accidents. These accidents represent a great nuisance for the public and the taxpayer, as they continue to increase the cost of bridge repairs, clog up our roadways, and increase the potential of catastrophe in the event of a hazardous spill. As such, I implore the Department and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to investigate this problem and consider developing new federal standards for the use of GPS technology in commercial truck travel.
New York State, particularly in the downstate suburbs of Westchester, Rockland, Nassau and Suffolk, is a unique target for GPS-related accidents. As you may know, commercial truck traffic is prohibited on New York State Parkways like the Southern and Northern State on Long Island and the Hutchinson and Saw Mill Parkways in the Hudson River Valley. Road bridge overpasses constructed over those networks were built, in some cases, over 50 years ago and at artificially low heights. Despite the fact that on many of these roads there exists a plethora of warning and directional signs alerting commercial drivers not to use these parkways, basic GPS technology does not heed these messages and funnels massive freight trucks into a major danger zone. According to a recent NYSDOT study, about 200 bridge accidents per year have occurred in New York State since 2005. Of that total, over 25% of those accidents occur in Nassau, Suffolk or Westchester counties.
The lack of a coherent policy with respect to GPS equipment in commercial trucking operations comes at no small cost. According to NYSDOT, major repairs on the Long Island Expressway connected to these accidents cost taxpayers $4.1 million alone. Moreover, the State has spent $3 million for 300 new bridge warning signs and efforts to educate truck drivers in the past five years. Finally, the State's Bridge Strike Mitigation Task Force has engaged GPS companies to implement technical changes to address the problem as well. Unfortunately, however, the scourge of accidents continue.
Therefore, I again urge you to use your authority under existing federal safety laws and the available resources at the Department's disposal to investigate this matter and issue a set of recommended federal standards to address the problem.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact my Washington office.
Charles E. Schumer
U.S. Senator


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The 29-year-old Kottaras will compete for a backup job behind Salvador Perez in Kansas City. Kottaras hit .220 with 24 homers and 84 RBIs in 249 career games with the Red Sox, Brewers and Athletics. He was acquired by Oakland on July 29th and then played in four games during the A's divisional series against the Detroit Tigers.
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Study of American Families, 1994
This study extends the General Social Survey (GSS) with information on "the role of families in the transmission and maintenance of socioeconomic inequality." To this end, they collected data on GSS respondents' first occupation, mother's occupations when respondents were young, and GSS respondents' first spouses (if married more than once). Another extension to the GSS was a short test of cognitive ability. Finally, additional information was obtained on the respondents' siblings.
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Roger Tant, 54, was last seen before March 10, 2012. His home is at 423 Hewgleys Road, South Pittsburg, Tenn.
There are no new leads in the search for longtime South Pittsburg, Tenn., resident Roger Tant, who hasn't been seen since March, Marion County authorities say.
"We're working with TBI, and we haven't received any leads. We've done some ground searches out there but we didn't find anything," Marion County Sheriff Ronnie "Bo" Burnett said Wednesday.
Authorities have not ruled out foul play but are pursuing the case with that in mind, Burnett said. The sheriff said family and friends of Roger Tant say he would not "just walk away" without notice.
Tant, 54, has been missing since March 10.
His wife, Patricia, never reported her husband missing, police said. In fact, Roger Tant was not reported missing to authorities until his sister, Connie Case, was unable to locate him starting in May. Case unsuccessfully tried to reach her brother on his cell phone and on his home phone, she said in July. She reported him missing June 28.
Patricia Tant told investigators early on that she last spoke to Roger Tant by phone on March 10 but gave no reason for not having reported him missing, Marion County detective Matt Blansett said in July.
Burnett said Patricia Tant since has retained a lawyer, though she has not been charged or named a suspect.
Lawyer J. Chris Helton, with the law office of Mitchell Aaron Byrd in Chattanooga, sent the sheriff's office a faxed notice that he now was representing Patricia Tant, Blansett said Wednesday.
Helton is working out of town this week, according to his office, and could not be reached for comment. A person at Helton's office said they were aware that Helton had spoken with Patricia Tant but could not confirm whether Helton was retained.
Blansett said investigators have been trying to piece together information from interviews with friends, family and folks who raise game chickens. Roger Tant had numerous game chickens in pens behind the Tants' Hewgleys Road home, although many of the pens now are gone.
"We've checked with a lot of people who raise game chickens but no one has had contact with him," he said.
Meanwhile, authorities ask anyone with information on Roger Tant's whereabouts to call the Marion County Sheriff's Office at 423-942-2525 or the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation at 1-800-824-3463 (1-800-TBI-FIND).
Ben Benton is a news reporter at the Chattanooga Times Free Press. He covers Southeast Tennessee and previously covered North Georgia education. Ben has worked at the Times Free Press since November 2005, first covering Bledsoe and Sequatchie counties and later adding Marion, Grundy and other counties in the northern and western edges of the region to his coverage. He was born and raised in Cleveland, Tenn., a graduate of Bradley Central High School. Benton ...