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City Hall Notebook: Keep your eyes on the road
If you're traveling this holiday week, keep your eyes on the road. There may not be anyone to help you if you're in an accident.
As you're traveling on your summer vacations, consider you may be driving through areas with no ambulance service. Most of us assume that if things on the highway get squirrelly and we need an ambulance, there'll be one.
But counties have no responsibility to pay for ambulance service for rural areas. There is ambulance service in rural Taylor County — and inside Abilene city limits — but that's not the case everywhere.
It's not something most people realize, but when you drive across Texas, the level of service and availability of ambulances and health care wavers dramatically.
If, for example, you ran into a heifer out in the middle of some faraway nowhere in another county, there's no guarantee that county will have ambulance service to get you to a hospital, let alone check on the cow.
So keep your eyes on the road.
On a similar note:
Today city and MetroCare officials and members of the Abilene Fire and Police departments will have a 10 a.m. news conference at Fire Station 1, 250 Grape St., to discuss a new emergency medical dispatch system.
Abilene firefighters are dispatched to every emergency call, such as medical emergencies, not just fires. This means they're not sitting around all day in their La-Z-Boys, watching movies and dreaming up what sort of meat they'll grill next — despite what some may say.
Discussions began between the city and MetroCare many months ago regarding MetroCare improving their response times.
Ostensibly, ambulances that respond faster could mean that city firetrucks wouldn't have to cruise the streets except when responding to a fire. That would lighten the workload on firefighters and reduce wear and tear on those expensive firetrucks while limiting the exposure of those trucks to accidents and damage.
And those firetrucks are pricey. Last year the city bought a new fire engine for about $553,000. Larger ladder trucks can cost more than $1 million.
The city plans to replace four engines in coming years, which at similar prices would mean more than $2 million. That's quite a car payment.
As a result of those discussions with the city, MetroCare last fall announced it would limit its coverage area to the Abilene city limits as a way to improve response times in that area.
As a result, Taylor County Commissioners approved an agreement with South Taylor Emergency Medical Service to provide ambulance service to rural parts of Taylor County. STEMS began providing service on Dec. 15, 2011.
The county set aside $200,000 last year in preparation to help STEMS provide the service and approved an additional $80,000 in October to help subsidize the ambulance provider.
Taylor County commissioners did so because they believed it was the best and right thing to do.
Other counties may not be so munificent. So keep your eyes on the road.
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We all know that Western New York has lots of cool and different places to visit. So each week, we go to one of those places that is unique to our home-town in a little segment we call Unique Places.
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Is it John Lennon at the east end of the Amphitheater?
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"I decided that I was just happy to be a visitor from the liberated realm of jazz, and I decided then, whatever happens, I always want to be surveyor of the territory," said Spalding, who grew up studying classical music in Portland, Ore., before switching to jazz in her teens. "I want to be the one deciding what my art means, how it's presented, even if that means not becoming a pop superstar."
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(2010, Vanderbilt University Press and Country Music Foundation Press)
Singer-songwriter Marshall Chapman interviews 15 Music City legends in her latest book, which she describes as her "love book to Nashville." Starting with Kris Kristofferson and ending with Willie Nelson, Chapman's interviews capture the camaraderie between these musicians who have made Nashville home along the route to their success in the music industry.
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When Michael O'Malley took up beekeeping, he started to observe that bees not only work together to achieve a common goal but, in the process, create a highly coordinated, efficient and remarkably productive organization. The hive behaved like a miniature but incredibly successful business. O'Malley realized that bees can actually teach managers a lot about how to run their organizations.
(2010, Indiana University Press)
Providing an expansive view of the beginnings of music pedagogy, this volume shows how the act of learning was embedded in the early Western art music tradition. Contributors address topics including gender, social status, and the role of the church to better understand the identities of music teachers and students from 650 to 1650 in Western Europe.
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In the inaugural volume of Oxford's Broadway Legacies series, Lovensheimer tackles the complex origins of the Tony and Pulitzer Prize-winning musical that recently enjoyed a successful Broadway revival. The book reveals the lost pieces of Rodgers and Hammerstein's classic and shows how its creators continually "walked a fine line between commercial and critical success and political controversy throughout the creative process."
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Games, we know, uphold a tendentious relationship between mechanic and story. Sometimes, like in Halo or Mario Party, the story is window-dressing for a space where you mainly play and shoot things. Other times, like in Gone Home or Nancy Drew: Secrets Can Kill, it's unclear how your adventure is all that different from a book.
Occasionally we come across games that strive to walk the line perfectly. The Assassin's Creed games, flaws and all, might be one of the best. To have played the game means both to have scaled the walls of the Duomo and to have lived through a piece of Italian history. They don't prize mechanic over story or vice versa.
But, according to the man who was behind the story in both Assassin's Creed II and Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood, I've already got this problem backwards. For Jeffrey Yohalem, writer for Ubisoft's studios in Montréal, this self-imposed gap of writing and game misses the heart of game design—which is making a story. "I think that story is something that is very distinct form of writing," he says. "Writing is just one element that makes up a story, along with the music, the gameplay, the art direction, all of it. They're ingredients."
This approach to unified writing, gameplay, and art is everywhere in Yohalem's newest project, Child of Light. Child of Light's got the style, art design, and staff size of what we'd normally call an indie game, but it's the creation of Montréal's titanic Ubisoft. It's brought together the minds of a great studio, but it relishes what's good about a smaller team. "The plus sides of the smaller approach are that we get to make the thing exactly as we envisioned it," he said. "At its peak, there were thirty-five people working on Child of Light. Everyone knew what we intended to do with the game, and everyone had a say in what was being done."
This meant a more complex set of influences could be synthesized. Yohalem cited everything from His Dark Materials, Edmund Dulac, and Gustave Doré as influences on Child of Light's concept art. As he put it, "You see the hand of the artist in the game. This game is a made-to-order creation, and it's not just machine-made." Similarly, Child of Light's text is all written in verse—four-line stanzas, where the second line rhymes with the fourth, as seen in ballads like The Rime of the Ancient Mariner.
The eerie backdrop of 1895 Austria helps. "The setting was great, because it allowed me to make someone who speaks with Jane Austen's English, which is great for rhymes," he said. It may run the risk of being cheesy, but Child of Light's designers knew that they were taking a few risks. For starters, director Patrick Plourde first imagined the game with a JRPG ruleset—explore a bit, delve into a brief battle, go back to exploring. The art, moreover, wants to get back to child-like, fantastical worlds found in Final Fantasy and the Tales series. Against grittier blockbusters, like Yohalem's own Far Cry 3, Child of Light is a pretty bold departure.
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Minister for Community Safety Fergus Ewing today praised local services and the "Glasgow philosophy" in tackling the problem of drug addiction.
Delivering the opening lecture at the Glasgow Addiction Services Christmas Conference, Mr Ewing said:
"I'd like to pay tribute to the work being done in Glasgow and the wider area. You work with over a fifth of Scotland's problematic drug users, an estimated 12,000 heroin users.
"In the area you serve there are over 7000 children affected by at least one parent's serious drug problem - a truly harrowing and a stark reminder of the importance of the work you do on a daily basis, work that can sometimes go unrecognised.
"You are attempting to meet these challenges not just through commitment and hard work but through progressive and forward thinking structures. The decision to integrate different individuals and agencies working on drugs and alcohol and to create Glasgow Addiction Services was undoubtedly the right one, and I congratulate those responsible.
"It has almost doubled the number of people in contact with services, meaning improved access to care and treatment and community-based rehabilitation. There is also a stronger focus on employability and social renewal - a vision I am looking for across Scotland.
"As you know the Government intends to publish its new drug strategy in the Spring. Much of the detail is being worked up in the weeks ahead, including in talks with many of you and bodies such as SACDM and service users.
"Child protection will clearly form a key plank of the strategy. Nationally our estimate is that there are around 40,000-60,000 children affected by parental drugs misuse in Scotland.
"In developing our thinking around the children affected by the substance misusing agenda, we will focus on prevention, early intervention and support for children and families.
"Of course there is a significant responsibility on agencies to get it right - especially when it comes to protecting children. But it is also incumbent on us as individuals and communities for us to take responsibility for our neighbours and fellow citizens. Everyone needs to be vigilant to the terrible situations of children in drug abusing households. This is not about interfering but protecting the safety, health and life chances of our children.
"I have spoken today about our moral obligations - to addicts, to their children, their families and to each other - to move beyond old models of working, to deal with the drug dealers, and to look out for children at risk of harm.
"I strongly believe that we need to get beyond the stale debates of the past and build a new consensus based on evidence of what works. There is a self-indulgence in seeking to polarise any debate; in seeking to define camps or schools of thought; or to label or dismiss one set of solutions. I want to re-energise people working on the ground, who all too often are demoralised and dismayed by the quality of debate at national level.
"I am seeking a new national consensus on the way forward. One that includes an explicit commitment to research and evidence, while being at the cutting edge of developments across Europe and the World. I also give a personal commitment to work with colleagues across Parliament to put this issue above party politics, and for the Government - with the support of Parliament - to show national leadership."
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The Iowa National Guard has sent 80 troops statewide to help rescue drivers stranded by a major snow storm.
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Troops have been assigned to 10 assistance teams on parts of Interstate 35, 80 and 380.
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Taken whilst on a boat cruising up the River Exe from Exmouth to Topsham. We were probably somewhere near Starcross at the time. The train would be on its way to Exeter. The image is probably not very good quality as I had to zoom in quite a lot and took it quickly as the train caught me by surprise.
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Is this the mainline from Paddington to Penzance Sandra..if it is this train would have passed our house about an hour before you took this ! Great shot from such a distance. We live just past Liskeard and out garden looks out onto open fields and the mainline track. Thank you for this !
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Our nation is stronger when our homes are stronger, so let's focus on the family
Society's problems, almost without exception, come out of the homes of its people. Today we deal with myriad problems: violence, drugs, gangs, absentee fathers, poverty and abuse to name only a few. Our legislators, social networks, churches, schools and law officers strive to deal with these issues. The answer to society's problems are within the family. A nation can only be as strong as its families. Many problems would lessen if the family functioned as God intended.
In 1995, the First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day-Saints issued "The Family — A Proclamation to the World." When I first read this document I thought, "Doesn't everyone know this?" Apparently, everyone doesn't know the importance of family and the role of each family member. The timing of this message was very much needed. This proclamation clearly states Mormon beliefs about the family.
A few statements from the Proclamation are:
"We solemnly proclaim that marriage between a man and a woman is ordained of God and that the family is central to the Creator's plan for the eternal destiny of His children. We believe all beings, male and female, are created in the image of God. Gender is an essential characteristic. We believe that the first commandment given to Adam and Eve was to multiply and replenish the earth and the sacred powers of procreation are to be employed only between man and woman, lawfully wedded as husband and wife. We affirm the sanctity of life and of its importance in God's eternal plan. We believe that husbands and wives have a solemn responsibility to love and care for each other and their children. Parents have a sacred duty to rear their children in love and righteousness, to provide for their physical and spiritual needs and to teach them to love and serve one another, observe the commandments of God and to be law abiding citizens wherever they live. Husbands and wives — fathers and mothers — will be held accountable before God for the discharge of these obligations."
All families are different. Some children have two parents and some have one. Some children live with grandparents. No matter the family makeup, church members are encouraged to keep their families strong. Throughout the Church, Monday evenings are set aside as Family Home Evening. On this night, families turn off the TV and gather to spend quality time together. A typical home evening might include prayers, songs, games, a scriptural message, a snack and simply time to talk and be together. Mormons truly believe that families can be together forever.
I enjoy profound quotes, and here are a few of my favorites regarding the importance of family.
"No other success in life can compensate for failure in the home," David O. McKay
"The greatest work you will ever do will be within the walls of your own home," Harold B. Lee
"Your success as a family — our success as a society — depends not on what happens in the White House, but what happens in your house," Barbara Bush
Visit the Latter Day Saints website at Mormon.org for further information.
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Watering restrictions keep limits on use in Georgia, Upstate
Drought continues to wreak havoc on supplies
Belton-Honea Path Water Authority -- voluntary
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City of Clemson -- 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. odd/even calendar days to match house number; no washing boats, vehicles, sidewalks, buildings
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City of Hartwell -- Even-numbered addresses: midnight to 10 a.m. Monday and Wednesday. Odd-numbered addresses: midnight to 10 a.m. Tuesday and Thursday; no washing sidewalks or hard surfaces
City of Lavonia -- Odd-numbered addresses: midnight to 10 a.m. Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday. Even-numbered addresses: midnight to 10 a.m. Saturday, Monday and Wednesday; no washing sidewalks, driveways, hard surfaces; boat/vehicle washing allowed during assigned watering times
City of Toccoa -- same as Lavonia
Hart County Water & Sewer -- Hand-watering only, 25 mins. per day (odd/even days) with hose and automatic shut-off device; no washing boats or vehicles
Even though recent rains have dampened the dry sponge that is the Upstate, local water authorities warn that mandatory watering restrictions could become a way of life for homeowners in the Upstate — as they already are for Georgia residents.
"June was extremely dry," said Dyke Spencer, general manager of the Powdersville Water District. "If we go through a July that's similar to June, we'll probably ... be moving to mandatory restrictions."
In response to the rainfall crisis, the South Carolina Drought Response Committee voted June 30 to move five Upstate counties — Oconee, Pickens, Greenville, Spartanburg and Cherokee — into "extreme" drought status, the highest category.
That action kicked into gear a two-year-old ordinance in the city of Clemson that restricts residential outdoor watering whenever the state declares an "extreme" drought. (All S.C. municipalities are required by the Department of Health and Environmental Control to have a drought ordinance. Some, like Clemson's, take their cue from the state-declared drought categories. Others are based on lake levels.)
"Our ordinance is based on the drought category," said Benjie McGill, Clemson's utilities director. "When DNR (the Department of Natural Resources) declares an extreme drought, we go into restrictions."
Clemson residents now are allowed to water their lawns between 7 p.m. and 7 a.m. on odd or even-numbered days, corresponding to their street address. Washing of sidewalks and driveways is prohibited, as is washing down buildings or washing cars and boats in residential driveways. The city recommends watering landscapes no more than twice a week.
So far, said McGill, response has been positive.
"Most of the calls are just questions about when to water," he said. "We're having door hangers printed up that we'll hand out. We want to get the word out and let people know this is serious."
The state of Georgia got serious about restricting water use last fall, when Gov. Sonny Perdue signed an order severely limiting outdoor watering, with an outright ban in 61 counties.
In February, the state environmental department relaxed the restrictions somewhat. Automatic irrigation still was banned, but residents could water by hand on the odd/even system, with a garden hose equipped with an automatic shut-off nozzle — but only for a total of 25 minutes per day on their allowed days.
"That was one-size-fits-all," said Don Dye, water/wastewater utilities director for the city of Toccoa. "Then they (the state) figured out that one size doesn't necessarily fit all."
Starting in June, Georgia municipalities with adequate water resources were allowed to petition the state to have watering restrictions loosened within their city limits.
Several northeast Georgia municipalities persuaded the state to grant their residents permission to water more, and to use automatic sprinkler systems. Toccoa residents now can water three days a week, between midnight and 10 a.m., as can Lavonia residents. In Hartwell, watering is limited to two days a week.
Most Upstate residents still are under voluntary watering restrictions. The city of Anderson's drought ordinance is tied to water levels in Hartwell Lake, main source for the Anderson Regional Joint Water System's 15 members.
"If the lake drops below 646 (mean feet above sea level), that would trigger mandatory restrictions," said Jeff Caldwell, Anderson's utilities director. As of late last week, Hartwell was at 648 mean feet above sea level.
"We got this low back in December 2007," Caldwell said. "Then we had a little rain that brought it up again."
Another trigger that might limit outdoor watering in Anderson, according to Caldwell, "would be if the governor calls for mandatory restrictions."
At the moment, Anderson County remains in the "severe" drought category (one step below "extreme") and most water authorities in the county strongly encourage voluntary water conservation.
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According to Hall, Homeland Park may enact mandatory restrictions, based on rainfall and on any further DNR action, in late summer or early fall.
"I feel like, by August or September, we may need to do something like Clemson did."
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Employee: Durvino Zangao
Employer: M.B. Seafood, Inc.
Insurer: Workers' Compensation Trust Fund
Board No.: 03752299
(Judges McCarthy, Maze-Rothstein and Levine)
Peter Zatir, Esq., for the employee
Thomas M. Wielgus, Esq., for the Trust Fund
Richard T. Moses, Esq., for the employer at hearing
MCCARTHY, J. The appeal of an administrative judge's decision by the Workers' Compensation Trust Fund ("Trust Fund") presents a novel question on the interplay between certain provisions of c. 152 and the federal Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act ("LHWCA" or "Longshore Act"). The judge awarded the claimant, who was injured while assisting the docking of a fishing boat during his employment, benefits under c. 152. The Trust Fund argues that the decision is contrary to law because the judge erred in three respects: 1) by finding that the employer was not engaged in interstate commerce; 2) by finding that the claimant was an employee under § 1(4), and not subject to the § 1(4)(f) exemption based on the provision of compensation or liability under the LHWCA; 1 and 3) by failing to apply clause (i) of § 65(2)(e), barring payment of compensation by the Trust Fund when the claimant is entitled to compensation in any other jurisdiction. We agree with the Trust Fund's first and second assertions of error and reverse the decision as a result. 2
Mr. Zangao has worked for fifteen years as a "chuteman" for several fish processing companies in New Bedford. The job involves sorting and separating fish by species as they are being off-loaded from fishing vessels. On or about September 6, 1999, Mr. Zangao was working for the employer and traveled to a wharf in New Bedford with co-workers to obtain fish from the Luso American One, a commercial fishing vessel with a load of fish to sell. When they arrived at the wharf, they learned that the boat could not dock properly because its engine had stalled. Mr. Zangao and his co-workers attempted to pull the boat up to the dock by hand. They were unsuccessful. Then they tied a line to the "ICC bar" of the employer's truck and tried to tow the boat to the dock. Instead, the ICC bar was torn from the truck and flew into Mr. Zangao's leg, breaking his femur and deranging his knee. (Dec. 4-5.)
Because the employer was uninsured for risks under both c. 152 and the Longshore Act, Mr. Zangao claimed workers' compensation benefits against the Trust Fund. 3 (Dec. 2, 7.) The Trust Fund denied the claim on the bases enumerated above, as well as incapacity, and appealed a conference order in Mr. Zangao's favor to a full evidentiary hearing. (Dec. 2-3.) In his hearing decision, the judge first addressed whether the employer was involved in interstate commerce for the purposes of the subsection (f) exemption to the § 1(4) definition of "employee" under the Act. See n. 1, supra. The judge reasoned that, while the employer purchased fish from vessels originating from other states, such purchases were made exclusively in New Bedford and sales were made to the local market. The judge concluded that the employer was strictly a local fish dealer and not engaged in interstate or foreign commerce. The judge therefore determined that Mr. Zangao was an employee within the meaning of the Act. (Dec. 4-5.)
The judge continued:
. . . I am convinced that Mr. Zangao worked as a "chuteman" under the direction and control of MB Seafood, and that he was in all respects an "employee" of this local fish dealer. Where he clearly was injured in the course and scope of his employment, he would be entitled to receive benefits under G.L. c. 152. However, it is undisputed that MB Seafood did not have workers' compensation coverage, so the employee has filed the instant claim against the Trust Fund. The Trust Fund has raised, among other issues, the interesting defense that because the employee would be entitled to receive benefits under the federal Long Shore and Harbor Workers' Act [sic] (33 USC § 901) the Trust Fund cannot be called upon to pay benefits in accordance with G.L. c. 152, § 65(2)(e)(i). The latter provides that a claim may not lie against the Trust Fund if the claimant is entitled to workers' compensation benefits "in any other jurisdiction." Turning to the facts of this case, it is apparent that neither the employee nor the other MB Seafood workers were going to unload fish from the Luso American One. Instead, they were at the site merely to take delivery of the fish in their truck, sort the load by species, and transport it back to the MB Seafood facility. However, by assisting and towing the vessel closer to the dock, they were performing work which was ancillary to their expected job functions, and arguably could fall under the jurisdiction of the Long Shore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act [sic] (see 33 USC 903(a)). The arguments by the Trust Fund and the employer are that the actions of the employee and the MB Seafood workers do in fact bring in the federal compensation scheme, and therefore because the employee would be eligible to receive benefits, the claim against the Trust Fund must fail. I am not to persuaded. Instead, it is undisputed the MB Seafood not only failed to provide Massachusetts workers' compensation coverage, but also did not maintain a Long Shore and Harbor Workers' [sic] policy. Therefore, the claimant could not be entitled to "benefits" in the federal jurisdiction. The Trust Fund acknowledges the admitted lack of a federal compensation policy, but nevertheless argues that the employee would still have rights to maintain an action under 33 U.S.C. § 905. While this right does exist, it is in my estimation not the equivalent of receiving "workers' compensation benefits in any other jurisdiction" within the meaning of G.L. c. 152, § 65(2)(e)(i). Therefore, I conclude that where the employee is not entitled to workers' compensation benefits in any other jurisdiction, he has an actionable claim against the Trust Fund.
(Dec. 6-7.) The judge therefore awarded benefits payable by the Trust Fund to the employee under c. 152 for his work-related injury. (Dec. 10.)
The Trust Fund argues on appeal that the initial and critical error is in the judge's finding that the employer was engaged in only intrastate - not interstate or foreign - commerce and therefore not subject to further inquiry under the § 1(4)(f) exemption to the definition of "employee" under c. 152. See n. 1, supra. The record is undisputed that the employer purchased fish from boats originating in states other than the Commonwealth. (Dec. 4; Tr. 94-95.) We think that this fact is sufficient to establish that the employer was engaged in interstate commerce.
First, courts have regarded the business of ocean fishing as interstate or foreign commerce. In Commonwealth v. McHugh, 326 Mass. 249 (1950), the court reached this conclusion by reasoning as follows:
We assume without discussion that the operations of the defendants as fishermen occur to a considerable degree in the stream of interstate or foreign commerce both because of the sale and transportation of a substantial portion of the product to other States after it has landed, and because the product comes from the high seas . . . .
Id. at 264, citing The Abby Dodge, 223 U. S. 166 (1912). Thus, the inquiry properly focuses on whether the employer's activity of purchasing fish from fishing vessels establishes that the employer was engaged in interstate commerce.
"Importation into one state from another is the indispensable element, the test, on interstate commerce; and every negotiation, contract, trade, and dealing between citizens of different states, which contemplates and causes such importation . . . is a transaction of interstate commerce." Furst v. Brewster, 282 U.S. 493, 497-498 (1931). "Interstate commerce in a legal sense embraces not only the transportation of freight from one state to another but every link in that transportation, whether or not some of the links are entirely within one state." Morrison v. Commercial Towboat Co., 227 Mass. 237 (1917). Although the employer's tug in Morrison operated strictly within the confines of Boston Harbor, the court reasoned that it was engaged in interstate commerce:
"[The employer] was employed in aid of vessels engaged in foreign or coastwise trade and commerce of the United States, either in the delivery of their cargoes, or in towing the vessels . . . . The character of the navigation and business in which it was employed cannot be distinguished from that in which the vessels it towed or unloaded were engaged."
Id. at 240, quoting Foster v. Davenport, 63 U.S. 244, 22 How. 244 (1859). Similarly, we think the conclusion is undeniable that this employer's business of purchasing fish from out-of-state vessels is appropriately characterized as a "negotiation, contract, trade and dealing between citizens of different states" within the scope of interstate commerce. Furst, supra. We therefore reverse the judge's conclusion to the contrary and proceed to the remainder of the § 1(4)(f) inquiry.
The Trust Fund argues that the provisions of § 1(4)(f) bar an award of compensation under c. 152, because "the laws of the United States provide for compensation or liability for [the employee's] injury . . . ." We agree. The LHWCA provides:
Compensation shall be payable under this chapter in respect of disability or death of an employee, but only if the disability or death results form an injury occurring upon navigable waters of the United States including any adjoining pier, wharf, dry dock, terminal, building way, marine railway, or other adjoining area customarily used by an employer in loading, unloading, repairing, dismantling, or building a vessel.
33 U.S.C. § 903(a). Certainly, the circumstances of Mr. Zangao's injury on the wharf - assisting in docking the fishing vessel - easily fall within the "twilight zone" of concurrent federal and state jurisdiction. See Sun Ship, Inc. v. Pennsylvania, 447 U.S. 715 (1980). In performing this longshore activity, the employee comes within the definition of "employee" under the LHWCA: "The term 'employee' means any person engaged in martime employment, including any longshoreman or other person engaged in longshoring operations. . . ." 33 U.S.C. § 902(3)(emphasis added). Courts have explicitly construed this section to cover more than strictly maritime employment. "[E]mployee status may be based either upon the maritime nature of the claimant's activity at the time of his injury or upon the maritime nature of his employment as a whole." Hullinghorst Industries, Inc. v. Carroll, 650 F.2d 750, 754 (5 th Cir. 1981)(Emphasis in original). Therefore, "[s]ince the [employee at the time of his injury] was engaged in maritime activities in an area adjoining the water," Universal Fabricators, Inc. v. Smith, 878 F.2d 843, 845 (5th Cir. 1989), we conclude that his status as an employee under the LHWCA is established. 4
Furthermore, the Legislature's use of the disjunctive, "compensation or liability," in § 1(4)(f) does not allow for a waiver of the exemption on the basis that this employer was not insured for payment of compensation under the LHWCA. Under such circumstances, 33 U.S.C.§ 905 establishes that liability - either strict or in tort - still lies against the employer directly:
The liability of the employer prescribed in section 904 of this title [for payment of Longshore Act compensation and to secure payment thereof] shall be exclusive and in place of all other liability of such employer to the employee, his legal representative, husband or wife, parents, dependents, next of kin, and anyone otherwise entitled to recover damages from such employer at law or in admiralty on account of such injury or death, except that if an employer fails to secure payment of compensation as required by this chapter, an injured employee, or his legal representative in case death results from the injury, may elect to claim compensation under the chapter, or to maintain an action at law or in admiralty for damages on account of such injury or death . . . .
(Emphasis added). With "compensation or liability" so clearly provided for under the LHWCA, the application of the § 1(4)(f) exemption to "employee" necessarily follows. 5 Accordingly, because the claimant was not an employee within the meaning of c. 152, we reverse the award of c. 152 compensation benefits against the Trust Fund.
Finally, we address the claimant's concern that, were § 1(4)(f) to apply to his case, he would be left without a remedy due to the employer's lack of insurance coverage under the LHWCA. Specifically, Mr. Zangao contends that the only "compensation benefits" he can pursue are those available under c. 152 from the Trust Fund in its § 65(2)(e) role of insurer of last resort for uninsured employers. (Employee's Brief, 4.) In fact, Mr. Zangao's contention is incorrect.
An action against the employer pursuant to 33 U.S.C. § 905 is available to the claimant. If he obtains a judgment against the employer for compensation under the LHWCA, 6 the provisions of 33 U.S.C. § 918(b) may be invoked if necessary. That section reads in pertinent part:
In cases where judgement cannot be satisfied by reason of the employer's insolvency or other circumstances precluding payment, the Secretary of Labor may, in his discretion and to the extent he shall determine advisable after consideration of current commitments payable from the special fund established in section 944 of this title, make payment from such fund upon any award made under this chapter, and in addition, provide any necessary medical, surgical, and other treatment required by section 907 of this title in any case of disability where there has been a default in furnishing medical treatment by reason of the insolvency of the employer. Such an employer shall be liable for payment into such fund of the amounts paid therefrom by the Secretary of Labor under this subsection.
The special fund established in § 944 is not unlike the Trust Fund in c. 152, except that the employee must sue the employer directly and have the employer default on the judgment prior to involvement by the § 944 special fund. Finally, there is authority for the proposition that the one-year statute of limitations for filing a claim under § 913 of the Longshore Act is tolled by both the filing of a claim under a state workers' compensation act, Ingalls Shipbuilding Division, Litton Systems v. Hollinhead, 571 F.2d 272, 274 (1978)(per curiam), and payments made under the state system. Universal Fabricators, supra at 846. But see Bath Iron Works v. Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, U.S. Dep't of Labor, 125 F.3d 18, 23-24 (1 st Cir. 1997)(in dicta, court criticized Ingalls holding and counseled "future claimants to protect their federal claims by filing within one year" of injury).
Accordingly, we reverse the decision and set aside the order directing the Trust Fund to pay c. 152 benefits.
So ordered.
William A. McCarthy
Administrative Law Judge
Susan Maze-Rothstein
Administrative Law Judge
Frederick E. Levine
Administrative Law Judge
Filed: February 14, 2002
1 G.L. c. 152, § 1(4), defines "Employee" in relevant part as:
[E]veryone person in the service of another under any contract of hire, express or implied, oral or written, excepting . . . (f) persons employed by an employer engaged in interstate or foreign commerce but only so far as the laws of the United States provide for compensation or liability for their injury or death . . . .
2 Given our disposition, we need not reach the question of whether § 65(2)(e)(i) applies in the circumstances of this case.
3 Under G.L. c. 152, § 65(2)(e), the Workers' Compensation Trust Fund is responsible for "payment of benefits from approved claims against employers subject to the personal jurisdiction of the commonwealth who are uninsured in violation of this chapter . . . ."
4 In the event that a federal administrative law judge disagrees and denies the employee's LHWCA claim, c. 152 jurisdiction would necessarily be resurrected.
5 There is no prohibition to the Commonwealth's surrender of its jurisdiction via § 1(4)(f). See E.P. Paup Co. v. Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, U.S. Dept. of Labor, 999 F.2d 1341, 1350 (9 th Cir. 1993)("There is nothing in the LHWCA to indicate that a state cannot exclude from its jurisdiction injuries that are covered by federal law").
6 As noted above, the claimant may also sue in tort for negligence.


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SEATTLE (AP) — A new bill introduced by a Republican lawmaker in Olympia would put strict restrictions on how law enforcement agencies and state departments can buy and deploy aerial drones.
Rep. David Taylor's proposal was introduced Friday, a day after Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn ordered the city's police department to abandon its nascent drone program, which had received approval from the Federal Aviation Administration but was awaiting the go-ahead from the City Council.
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B-Sens focus on Game 3; O'Brien hopes to return this series
Binghamton, NY (WBNG Binghamton) It is not win or go home, but it is win or your back is against the wall. As B-Sens coach Luke Richardson said on Saturday night, it is a three-game series now. The biggest focus is now on Wednesday night's game in Wilkes-Barre, PA.
B-Sens 'needed' game two win
Binghamton (WBNG BINGHAMTON) Often after an important game, the question is asked: when did momentum shift; when did the tide turn? For the Binghamton Senators, that point in game two of their first round Calder Cup playoff series came late in the second period.
Da Costa the hero, B-Sens win game two in OT
Binghamton (WBNG BINGHAMTON) The Binghamton Senators evened the series against the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins with a 4-3 OT win Saturday night. Stephane Da Costa notched his second of two goals 11:07 into the overtime period to complete the B-Sens' comeback and send the series to Wilkes-Barre tied 1-1.
Deja vu: B-Sens lose to Pens, 3-2, in OT (Web Extra Video)
Binghamton (WBNG BINGHAMTON)The Binghamton Senators fell 3-2 in overtime during their opening game of the First Round Calder Cup Playoffs matchup against the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins. Anton Zlobin scored the game winner 8:40 into the first overtime period to give the Penguins the win and the 1-0 lead in the best-of-five quarterfinal series.
Borowiecki returns for B-Sens playoff run
Binghamton, NY (WBNG Binghamton) The night before Friday's Calder Cup Playoff opener is exciting for the entire Binghamton Senators team, but there is one player a little more restless to get back on the ice.
Behind the Boards: Coach Richardson breaks down match-up with Penguins
Binghamton, NY (WBNG Binghamton) Binghamton Senators coach Luke Richardson accomplished a lot in his first year as a head coach, but winning a playoff series isn't something he was able to check off.
Players weigh-in on B-Sens-Penguins rivalry
Binghamton, NY (WBNG Binghamton) After a 76-game regular season, the Binghamton Senators and Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins find themselves right where they were last year.
B-Sens look ahead to first round vs. Penguins
BINGHAMTON (WBNG BINGHAMTON) Some rivalries are just made to carry on, and that's exactly what will happen in the first round of the Calder Cup playoffs when the Binghamton Senators meet the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins.
Regular season ends with win for B-Sens
BINGHAMTON (WBNG BINGHAMTON) The Binghamton Senators rounded out its 2013-14 regular season tonight with a 4-2 victory over the visiting Norfolk Admirals. The B-Sens did the majority of damage in the opening 20 minutes with three goals before surviving a Admirals third period push to head into the playoffs on a two-game win streak.
B-Sens draw Wilkes-Barre in first round (with schedule)
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Seven Seas Mariner Review
- Standard: All cabins are suites with balcony
- Cruises the Caribbean, South America, Europe
- Big passenger to crew ratio with outstanding service
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Seven Seas Mariner Overview
At a time when mass-market cruise ships are getting so big they practically need their own postcodes, luxury operator Regent Seven Seas Cruises has made a splash with a distinctly retro concept: building medium-sized ships with relatively low passenger capacity and offering gracious service in a spacious environment.
It has also maintained the quality of its ships with ongoing investment, spending upward of $25 million on a 2014 refurbishment of Seven Seas Mariner which, though 13 years old, has been kept in excellent condition.
All this work has made the 50,000-ton ship a perfect vessel for travelers who crave a cozy, stylish and intimate onboard environment but who don't want to sacrifice big-ship amenities like multiple restaurants and a good choice of bars.
With a passenger capacity of only 700 (double occupancy), this is a ship with some breathing room. Its passenger-to-space ratio (tonnage divided by passenger capacity) is an impressive 68.6, while its passenger-to-crew ratio of 1.57 creates a relaxed environment with attentive service.
Is it expensive? Yes it is, but even the lowest accommodations are suites, every stateroom has a balcony, and prices include tips, all onboard drinks, free dining in two excellent speciality restaurants, complimentary onboard Wi-Fi access and the majority of shore excursions. So, if you can stretch to the fare, you'll get terrific value for money.
There are elements of Seven Seas Mariner that are retro in the best sense of the word. The ship's main dining venue, Compass Rose, is a classic ship's restaurant in that it lies midship, is on only one level and is simply but elegantly presented (and particularly pleasant at lunchtime, when there are plenty of window tables offering sea views).
Another throwback to earlier generations of cruise ships is the absence of a bar in Mariner's main lobby, even though it lies at the bottom of an impressively modern eight-deck atrium.
Instead, the ship has the wonderfully sophisticated, intimate and softly-lit Mariner Lounge (the best onboard watering hole, in our opinion) between the atrium and the Compass Rose. This arrangement leaves the reception area quiet and uncrowded, a comfortable place to relax or meet fellow cruisers.
Lovers of classic ship design will be very much at home on board and will find the ship sophisticated but delightfully unpretentious. Onboard service is friendly, professional and prompt, and though the majority of passengers are older well-traveled couples, this is also ship that has embraced the trend toward multigenerational family travel. Children are genuinely welcomed onboard, and a dedicated children's program is offered during school summer holidays.
Any downsides? Well, the artwork onboard wasn't our favorite, and the ship is a victim of Regent's success in that -- with many itineraries sailing nearly full -- it could be hard to get a table in the ersatz but very pleasant Settee Mari Italian restaurant, created every evening in La Veranda Cafe. Since only one reservation per passenger can be made in each of in Mariner's two speciality restaurants per cruise, this left us feeling rather confined to the Compass Rose at dinnertime.
But that's a mere quibble; overall it's a delightful ship and a pleasure to sail on.
Seven Seas Mariner Fellow PassengersThis line attracts mature and well-heeled Baby Boomers who are sophisticated, well-traveled and tolerant. Many are repeaters, and they make the most of Regent's included shore tours to experience as much of the cruise destinations as they can. (That means the pool area is blissfully quiet on port days.) On summer itineraries, as many as 20 percent of passengers travel with children, grandchildren or both. Single travelers are also onboard, in response to generous reductions on single supplements on some sailings.
Seven Seas Mariner Dress Code
Regent Seven Seas Cruises adopted a more relaxed dress code in 2010, and, frankly, it's a joy. With "elegant casual" the order of the evening, passengers can relax and not worry about lugging along formal gear if they'd rather not. The more relaxed dress code gives the ship a pleasantly "unstuffy" feel.
People still turn out looking smart and elegant; those who like to put on their fancy duds certainly won't look out of place (particularly on longer cruises, which feature two optional formal nights). Jeans, T-shirts, baseball caps, shorts, sneakers and bathrobes are not allowed in any public area in the evening.
Seven Seas Mariner GratuityThese are included in the upfront price, so there's no ambiguity -- and therefore no embarrassment. Additional tipping is not prohibited but is clearly neither expected nor encouraged.
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Audio: The Don Geronimo Show – March 7, 2011
March 7, 2011 4:35 PM
Today on The Don Geronimo Show, Don tells us about Butters, his new puppy, gets into a "Media War" with the terrible comic he saw over the weekend, and our good friend LaRoy stops by the studio.
Segment 1 - March 7, 2011
Don tells us about their new puppy, Butters, and his Saturday night at the Comedy Club in Galt.
Segment 2 - March 7, 2011
Don plays a video of a drunk guy on the news, and one of the comedians from the Galt show tries to take shots at Don. Don rips him a new one.
Segment 3 - March 7, 2011
Time for another edition of LaRoy's World Of Gay!
Segment 4 - March 7, 2011
LaRoy's World Of Gay continued.
Segment 5 - March 7, 2011
Don reads an email from our old buddy Steve Bryant, and plays his new parody song about Charlie Sheen.
Segment 6 - March 7, 2011
Our good friend Tony Lopez from CBS 13 stops by with the top three news stories of the day.


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Safety Study of Single Administration Post-exposure Prophylaxis Treatment for Marburg Virus
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The purpose of this study is to characterize the safety and pharmacology of single administrations of AVI-6003, a post-exposure prophylaxis candidate treatment for Marburg virus.
Marburg Hemorrhagic Fever
Drug: AVI-6003
Drug: Placebo
Phase 1
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Endpoint Classification: Safety Study
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Single-Dose, Dose-Escalation Study to Assess the Safety, Tolerability and Pharmacokinetics of AVI-6003 in Healthy Adult Volunteers
- Number of subjects experiencing adverse events [ Time Frame: 28 days ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
- Plasma drug concentration [ Time Frame: 28 days ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
- Urine drug concentration [ Time Frame: 28 days ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
|Estimated Enrollment:
|Study Start Date:
|May 2011
|Study Completion Date:
|December 2011
|Primary Completion Date:
|December 2011 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
Experimental: AVI-6003
Phosphorodiamidate morpholino antisense oligomer with positive charges on selected subunits (PMOplus™)
Drug: AVI-6003
Single intravenous administration
Placebo Comparator: Placebo
Normal saline
Drug: Placebo
Single intravenous administration
Detailed Description:
Marburg hemorrhagic fever is a rare human disease caused by the Marburg virus, a filamentous, single-stranded, negative-sense RNA virus. In general, the mortality rate associated with Marburg virus outbreaks has ranged from 23% to 88%, with the highest death rates seen in more recent epidemics. No vaccine or effective therapy is available for Marburg hemorrhagic fever. AVI-6003 is an experimental combination of 2 phosphorodiamidate morpholino antisense oligomers with positive charges on selected subunits (PMOplus™). These oligomers specifically target viral messenger RNA encoding 2 Marburg virus proteins thought to be important in viral replication and host immune suppression. The present study is designed to characterize the safety, tolerability and pharmacokinetics of escalating single-administration doses of AVI-6003 in healthy human subjects.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years to 50 Years
|Genders Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Male or female and between the ages of 18 and 50 years in good general health
- Volunteers must be willing to use barrier methods of contraception or be of non-childbearing potential
- Volunteers must be willing to undergo a urine screen for drugs of abuse
Exclusion Criteria:
- Pregnancy or breastfeeding.
- Any clinically relevant abnormalities in physical examinations, vital signs, ECG, clinical chemistry, hematology or urinalysis
- Positive test for human immunodeficiency virus, hepatitis B or hepatitis C or known history of HIV infection
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01353040
|United States, California
|West Coast Clinical Trials
|Cypress, California, United States, 90630
|Study Director:
|Alison Heald, MD
|Sarepta Therapeutics
|Principal Investigator:
|Apinya B Vutikullird, MD
|West Coast Clinical Trials
No publications provided
|Responsible Party:
|Sarepta Therapeutics
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01353040 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|6003-us-101, W9113M-10-C-0056
|Study First Received:
|April 22, 2011
|Last Updated:
|May 4, 2012
|Health Authority:
|United States: Food and Drug Administration
United States: Institutional Review Board
United States: Federal Government
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Hemorrhagic Fevers, Viral
Marburg Virus Disease
Filoviridae Infections
Mononegavirales Infections
RNA Virus Infections
Virus Diseases
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on October 13, 2015


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Looking at the passenger manifest of the Young Shall Grow Motors' luxury bus that was consumed along with 30 passengers in the April 5, 2013 crash at Ugbogui, Edo State, one cannot but wonder at the relationship between those who have the same surnames on the manifest.
They died when a Dangote cement truck reportedly had a burst tyre and crashed into a stationary fuel tanker before exploding and consuming their oncoming luxury bus. The bus was on its way from Lagos to Enugu when its journey was abruptly terminated at Ugbogui on the Sagamu-Benin Expressway.
Saturday PUNCH went in search of some of the owners of the phone numbers listed as next of kin in the manifest. The result was heart-rending. Family members of the victims were in great pain and shock.
One of the most shocking stories was that of Nneka and Kenneth Ojielo, a couple who died in the accident. Theirs is a story that will bring tears to many eyes.
Kenneth had not seen his wife of 22 years in the last 10 years until Thursday, the day before they both perished in the crash.
Nneka's younger brother, Ogonna Abako, told Saturday PUNCH, "Kenneth travelled to Austria in 2003 in search of greener pastures. Before he left, they already had five children. Their eldest child is 21.
"They actually got married very early. Kenneth was 26 years old when they got married while my sister was about 20 years old at the time. Everybody was joyous when we heard he was coming home.
"My sister travelled to Lagos from Enugu on Wednesday (two days before the accident). On Thursday, I took her to the airport to welcome her husband. No one could separate them when Kenneth eventually came out with his luggage. They kissed for about 15 minutes and everybody around just stood watching."
A picture of the joyous reunion taken by Ogonna's wife on her mobile phone at the airport showed a couple with much happiness written all over their faces.
But that joy was short-lived.
On Friday, they decided to travel to Enugu. Kenneth wanted to meet his children as soon as possible. The children too were ecstatic in Enugu as they kept calling, asking their father, whom they had not seen in the last 10 years, to get home on time.
Ogonna said, "I drove my sister and her husband to a hotel and lodged them there. The following day, I woke up early to take them to the bus park. We got to Jibowu and realised that the Ekene bus they wanted to take had already left.
"I wanted them to take a smaller bus, but Kenneth insisted he would rather board the luxury bus."
Our correspondent learnt that the couple held hands in the bus and prayed for journey mercies as Ogonna bid them farewell, not knowing it was for the last time.
He said he called his sister's phone at 3pm but it did not connect. He thought there was at network problem.
"When it was 6pm, my sister's eldest child called and said she had not seen her parents. I then asked my brother to go to the Young Shall Grow park in Enugu. He was told there that only two of the company's buses took off from Lagos that day, one from Maza Maza and one from Jibowu.
"Many families were waiting for their relations at the park too. The bus that took off from Maza Maza got to the park and that was when the passengers broke the news of the accident to waiting families. Those children will never see their father and mother again," Abako said as he dabbed at his teary eyes.
At Mrs. Rita Chukwuemelie's residence at No. 4, Moses Adebayo Street, Ojodu-Berger in Lagos, it was as if the whole world had come crashing down.
Chukwuemelie sat on the floor of her apartment, surrounded by four other members of the family who were consoling her.
The air was thick with grief, as the woman, who is in her 50s, bemoaned the tragedy that had hit the family.
She sighed and let out occasional sounds of agony. Her only sister, 58-year-old Rebecca Mbachu, was listed as Number 26 on the manifest provided by the Federal Road Safety Commission.
"She died with her three children. The only sibling I have in the whole world perished with her entire family," she wailed.
Our correspondent learnt that Mbachu and her three children – Chinyere (25), Oluchukwu (12), Ebuka (6) and a niece, Mesoma, were on their way to Enugu after attending an overnight programme at the campground of the Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries along Lagos-Ibadan Expressway on Thursday.
Chukwuemelie told Saturday PUNCH, "When they finished the programme on Friday morning, my sister called me to ask for where they could get a bus to Enugu and I directed them to Jibowu, Lagos, where I know there are parks for buses going to the East.
"I later went to Jibowu to meet them. After we had paid their fare, Ebuka, my sister's youngest child said, 'Mummy, I don't like this bus. I don't want to board this bus'. But his mum assured him that luxury buses were safer than the smaller buses he pointed to as his choice.
"We probably would have reconsidered if they had not already got their tickets. I watched them board. Chinyere told me as they boarded that I must not forget her birthday (April 7). I promised her I would not. I watched as the bus left the park."
Chukwuemelie had no inkling that her sister and her entire family were heading for a violent death. Mbachu's husband had died about 10 years before, leaving her to cater for the children.
Chinyere was going to graduate from Igbinedion University, Okada, Edo State later this year. Her mother had retired in December 2012 as a vice principal in a girls' secondary school in Enugu.
Chukwuemelie said, "On Friday, the day of the accident, I saw some missed calls on my phone. When I called the number back, I realised it belonged to a road safety official.
"He told me the bus my sister and her family were travelling in developed a fault on the road. He said nothing more than that. We had no idea they were dead. We did not know the truth until the following day when my younger brother went to the bus terminal at Jibowu. I was shattered. Most of the information we got was from the newspapers.
"Our tragedy was more painful, because our 81-year-old mother kept asking for them when they did not arrive that day. We had told her to expect them that Friday. She kept calling, asking why they were late."
One can only imagine the feeling of other family members, whose numbers were listed on the manifest, when their phones rang and they were informed them about the crash.
James Nwachukwu, 40, got the same call informing him that his wife, Faith, 34 had been involved an accident. He was given no further information.
Nwachukwu said he nearly ran mad when he demanded information about the accident and did not get any.
"Faith was my mother, my sister and everything I had," the grieving man told our correspondent.
When our correspondent called him on the phone, he said he was in a bus, on his way back from the accident site.
"I went to the accident scene, and to the mortuary where they said some bodies were kept. I was hoping I would get even bones. But I got nothing. Everything was burnt to ashes. She was travelling to attend the traditional wedding of her sister," Nwachukwu said in a voice choked with emotion.
The grieving husband said when his wife took the bus, they hugged and Faith said, "Honey, goodbye." He replied, "Go in peace dear."
His wife, who had yet to have a child since they got married in 2010, was listed as number three on the manifest.
For Chief Ikechukwu Ozor, a couple who died in the crash, Bona and Chidinma Okwor, were so close to him that they both put his phone number as their contact.
He stated that Bona, 47, and Faith, 39, embarked on the journey to attend the wedding of a member of Seaboard Promotions Club, of which they were also members.
Ozor told Saturday PUNCH, "They had been married for more than 10 years and had two boys and a girl. Luckily, they did not travel with their children.
"I have never seen a more godly and loving couple. They stayed in my house for three years when they first came to Lagos. That was how close we were. The call I got that they were involved in an accident and subsequent reports that all occupants burnt to death was too much for me to bear. It was simply heart-rending."
He said the couple's children had been moved to the home of their cousin in Lagos.
However, not all the relations of the victims could summon the courage to speak on the tragedy that had befallen them.
Numbers 21,22,23 on the manifest belonged to the same family, Odiginma. They also have the same phone number in the space provided for next of kin.
The man who picked the call when our correspondent dialled the number was obviously still very shaken.
He managed to say that the victims were his mother and his two nephews.
He was not in a condition to speak on the incident, he told Saturday PUNCH.
The Johnson family lost two people in the accident. When our correspondent visited them at their Lawrence Daniel, Ajao Estate, Lagos residence, he met a woman in shock. Her husband, Joachim Johnson, died in the accident.
The woman, Rita, was devastated because she was not aware of the death of her husband who travelled with his apprentice, until two days after the accident.
She was so traumatised that she was rambling, unable to recall whether Joachim was his husband's surname or first name.
Joachim occupied seat number 37 in the bus, while the boy he was travelling with, Richard Onyeneke, was on seat number 34.
Rita said, "He had a contract to install some air conditioning units at Abagana (in Anambra State). We were communicating on the phone periodically during the journey.
"But after a while, I tried his line but it did not go through and I thought he must have got to a place where there was no network. I kept on trying though.
"The following day (Saturday), when I did not hear from him, I phoned the people whom he was supposed to go and work with and they also said they had not seen him. I was devastated and so worried. I had no information and it did not even occur to me to me to watch the television or read the newspapers.
"I did not know there had been an accident until Sunday when a stranger called me," she recalled.
Rita said the caller simply said, "Sorry for your loss madam." When she yelled at the caller, querying him for making such a "stupid joke," she was told to switch on her television and buy a newspaper. The call then disconnected.
Rita scrambled to switch on her television. When she did not get the information she wanted, she sent for a newspaper and there, she read about the death of her husband in the accident.
As our correspondent searched through the family album to get a photo of Joachim, his three-year-old son helped point out his daddy's photos, oblivious that his father was not coming home.
The boy did not seem to understand the reason there were so many people in their home and why his mother occasionally cried, "Eh, Joe is gone!"
With tears running down her face, Rita lamented that the bodies that had been recovered were beyond recognition.
"We went to the mortuary at Benin. Oh, Jesus! I could not recognise any of those burnt bodies as that of my husband. We came home empty-handed," she said.
These are stories of some of the people who lost their loved ones in last Friday's tragedy. Many other families out there are still trying to come to terms with the reality that their loved ones who bid them goodbye that fateful morning did that for the last time.
Worse is the fact that their bodies cannot be claimed by their family members for burial as they were burnt beyond recognition and were therefore given a mass burial on Tuesday in Benin.


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Retiree Mary Lee May Passes Away
Posted: April 19, 2013 at 3:48 pm, Last Updated: May 15, 2013 at 10:23 am
Mary Lee May, former Prince William public information manager who retired on March 22, 2013, passed away on April 18. She had been employed at Mason for 15 years.
May is survived by her husband, Greg Radja. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations in Mary Lee May's name be sent to to Donna's Good Things. Services will be held on Monday, April 22, as follows: Baker-Post Funeral Home, 10001 Nokesville Rd., Manassas, VA 20110. Visitation is 10 to 11 a.m.; the service follows at 11 a.m.
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Hotel description Gurney Resort Hotel and Residences
The hotel is located along the renowned tourist belt of Gurney Drive, adjacent to the new Central Business District. It is less than five minutes from all the major shopping complexes and corporate towers. The hotel is approximately 25 km from Penang International Airport. The complex comprises 259 suite rooms with a breathtaking sea view. Facilities on offer include an entrance hall with 24-hour reception, a hotel safe and a currency exchange facility. Further amenities include a café, a restaurant and conference facilities with WLAN access point. Room and laundry services are also available. All suites are stylishly decorated in resort style and fully-equipped as standard. Amongst the room amenities count a Jacuzzi, a washing machine and a television.
Description Gurney Resort Hotel and Residences
- • Number of floors (main building): 1
- • Total number of rooms: 259
Hotel type
- • Hotel
- • Resort
Methods of payment
- • American Express
- • Diners Club
- • MasterCard
- • Visa
Room facilities (Standard room)
- • Bathroom
- • Bathtub
- • Carpeted floors
- • Direct dial telephone
- • Hairdryer
- • Individually adjustable air conditioning
- • Internet access
- • Mini fridge
- • Safe
- • Satellite TV
- • Shower
- • Slippers
- • Tea and coffee making facilities
- • Toiletries
- • Wi-fi
Disability-friendly bathroom
Smoking rooms
- • 24-hour reception
- • 24-hour security
- • Bellboy service
- • Deposit on arrival
- • Gym
- • Hotel safe
- • Laundry service
- • Lift access
- • Newspapers
- • Room service
- • Wi-fi
- • Check-in hour: 15:00 -
- • Check-out hour
Car park
Large pets allowed (over 5 kg)
Small pets allowed (under 5 kg)
- • Breakfast buffet
- • À la carte dinner
- • À la carte lunch
- • Banquet hall
- • Restaurant
- • Conference room
- • Meeting room
- • Sauna
- • Spa centre
- • Steam bath
- • Children's swimming area
Distances (in meters)
- • Nearest Bus / Metro Stop: 0.06 mi
- • PPEN Airport - Penang Swettenham Pier: 2.48 mi
Interest points
- • Georgetown : 2.48 mi
- • Gurney Plaza / Gurney Paragon : 0.19 mi
- • Penang Hill: 6.82 mi
- • Ferry Terminal : 3.10 mi
- • Batu Ferringhi Night Market : 7.44 mi
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This hotel is ideally located along the renowned and scenic Gurney Drive. It offers easy access to the city's historic sites, shopping areas and entertainment night spots. Khoo Kongsi, Batu Ferringhi Beach and the Kek Lok Si Temple are all about 25 minutes away by car. The complex comprises a total of 368 guest rooms. Amenities include conference, dining and parking facilities. Room and laundry services are also available. Guest rooms are elegantly furnished to match the high standards business travellers have come to expect from this hotel group. They feauture beautifully crafted furniture and are fully-equipped as standard. For leisure, there is an open air swimming pool with sun loungers on the hotel grounds. There is also a steam room and sauna available to guests.Customer reviews3.9/5of 10 Opinions
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This stylish hotel is strategically located in a commercial and leisure district north of Georgetown. Georgetown's city centre can easily be reached in under 15 minutes, and the popular beach at Batu Feringgi is just under a half-hour drive. Foodies will not want to miss the incredible street food offered at Gurney Drive, just five minutes away on foot. The spacious and refined suites are decorated in homely, earthy tones and feature panoramic views of the iridescent sea. All suites come with modern amenities such as Wi-Fi internet access and coffee and tea facilities as well as Jacuzzi baths in order to to pamper guests' every whim. Guests can find a range of drinks in the coffee house or lobby lounge, and dine at the in-house Chinese restaurant specializing in dim sum and Cantonese dishes. The hotel also offers a versatile conference centre with seven meeting and events spaces for the convenience of business travellers.Customer reviews3.6/5of 3 Opinions
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This hotel enjoys a stunning setting in Georgetown, amidst the splendour and beauty of this UNESCO World Heritage Site. The hotel enjoys close proximity to Penang's business and entertainment districts, making this a prime choice for discerning business and leisure travellers. Popular restaurants, shopping centres and heritage attractions can be found just a short distance away. This hotel enjoys a unique blend of Malay, Indian and English architectural influences. The guest rooms are tastefully designed, exuding classical elegance and refined luxury. The hotel enjoys a wide range of facilities and services, complemented by professionalism and hospitality.Customer reviews3.9/5of 6 Opinions
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