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The following is a sampling of calls taken by the Town of Niagara Police between April 9 and 15. A total of 132 calls were taken during that time period.
Tuesday, April 9
•Lockport Road and Male Court, animal complaint. Injured deer reported. Patrol checked area with negative results.
•2300 block of Military Road, larceny. Complainant reported someone took four tires and rims off a 2006 Chevy Malibu trade-in vehicle parked in the rear of the business.
•4700 block of Miller Road, animal problem. Complainant provided video of neighbors allowing their dog to defecate on neighbors' lawns. Owner advised to pick up after the dog.
Wednesday, April 10
•7800 block of East Britton Drive, ATV complaint. Area checked with negative results.
•4600 block of Witmer Road, false alarm. False alarm at a business. Building checked with keyholder
•2400 block of Military Road, false alarm. Business appeared secure; no keyholder available.
Thursday, April 11
•7000 block of Packard Road, domestic. Mother reported her 12-year-old daughter was pinching and shoving her and refusing to obey house rules. Patrol spoke with daughter and advised the mother to contact juvenile authorities for further assistance if needed.
•1900 block of Military Road, shoplifting. A 54-year-old Buffalo man was arrested after a store's loss prevention officer observed him select and conceal clothing valued at $1,650.
Friday, April 12
•1600 block of Military Road, shoplifting. A 24-year-old Ontario man was arrested after he replaced his own sneakers with a $51.99 pair from a mall shoe store and left the scene, leaving his old sneakers behind.
•Military Road, traffic ticket. Officer observed a vehicle traveling northbound at speeds of 48 to 50 mph in a 30 mph zone.
Saturday, April 13
•8100 block of Cherry Lane, larceny. Woman reported she saw the headlights go on in one of her vehicles in the driveway and went to investigate. She found a male in dark clothing inside her vehicle. The suspect fled, taking her GPS valued at $400.
•7300 block of Greenview Road, larceny. Complainant reported that sometime overnight someone entered her unlocked vehicle and stole two GPS units. She was advised to lock her vehicles because there have been similar incidents in the area.
•6600 block of Woodside Place, larceny. Complainant reported someone entered her vehicle overnight and took $5 in change and a tire gauge.
•4500 block of Fox Lane, EMS. Patrol responded for a 45-year-old man who was dizzy. Family reported the man had been drinking the night before. He refused treatment.
•Isherwood Drive and John Street, traffic stop. A 35-year-old LaSalle Avenue man was arrested after patrol observed him quickly turn into a driveway, nearly striking a parked car. He said he turned quickly because he thought he was getting pulled over. His license was revoked due to 17 suspensions, plus the license plate belonged to another car, also with a suspended status due to no insurance. The suspect said he put his cousin's plates on his own car so he could drive to his girlfriend's house.
Sunday, April 14
•Hyde Park Boulevard and Lockport Road, aid assist. Patrol assisted the Niagara County Sheriff's patrol with a traffic stop and drug offense arrest.
•Porter Road and Military Road traffic tickets. Patrol made seven traffic stops for offenses including speeding, no seatbelt, no proof of insurance, and driver talking on a cell phone
Monday, April 15
•4700 block of Military Road, larceny. A Whitney Avenue woman reported that she let a customer use her cell phone after he said he was involved in an automobile accident. The male walked away with her phone and drove away in a small green Ford.
Tuscarora Road, juvenile problem. Kids reported playing near railroad tracks under the bridge.
•3100 block of Sadlo Drive, noise complaint. Ongoing problem with neighbor playing music loudly.


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STEWART AIRPORT — After a subpar July, Stewart International Airport saw marked improvement in the number of passenger flights arriving and departing on time in August.
STEWART AIRPORT — After a subpar July, Stewart International Airport saw marked improvement in the number of passenger flights arriving and departing on time in August.
Arriving flights were on time 73.3 percent of the time in August, good for third place behind Kennedy and LaGuardia airports, which were at 76.1 percent and 75.1 percent, respectively, and just ahead of Westchester County Airport at 72.6 percent.
In July, Stewart was in fifth place, ahead of only Newark Liberty airport, with 65.6 percent of arrivals on time.
Neither Stewart nor any of its five competitors topped 80 percent in on-time arrivals or departures in July. For August, Stewart led all its competitors with 88.1 percent of its departures on time. Albany and LaGuardia airports were just under 80 percent in on-time departures.
Newark was last in both categories, with 68.1 percent of arrivals and 65.9 percent of departures on time.
By industry standards, a flight is on time if it takes off or lands less than 15 minutes past the scheduled time.
The on-time figures are included in the U.S. Department of Transportation's monthly Air Travel Consumer Report.
The DOT also tracks the various causes for late arrivals.
In Stewart's case, as usual, the majority of late arrivals were attributed to the carriers. The DOT said aircraft that arrived late because they also were late getting to the airport where the flight began were responsible for more than 18 hours of arrival delays at Stewart, while other miscellaneous air carrier delays were blamed for almost 20 more hours worth of delays.
Extreme weather — which includes hurricanes, tornados, blizzards and other conditions beyond the control of the airports and airlines — was responsible for almost two and a half hours of late arrivals.
Delays in the National Aviation System caused almost 10 more hours worth of delays, with volume being the chief culprit (more than four hours), followed by weather conditions the DOT says could be compensated for (almost three hours) and two cases where a runway was closed (more than two and a half hours).

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New Hampshire's Miller takes fifth in downhillStaff report
December 22. 2013 12:41AM
Bode Miller, of Franconia, N.H., continued to build speed on the Road to Sochi with a fifth-place finish Saturday in the 46th Saslong Classic World Cup downhill in Val Gardena, Italy.
Miller fell behind, but then rallied to finish .15 of a second off the podium. Erik Guay of Canada won the race.
"On the top I didn't feel like I was going fast," Miller told the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association. "I took a little bit of risk in some parts and pulled off some decent turns. I skied pretty well but it's one of those courses where there's not enough to it to bring it back in with my technical ability.
"Bode's skiing on the Ciaslot section was amazing, absolutely amazing," said Sasha Rearick, men's alpine head coach. "He's coming along. I think we figured some things out with the gliding to get him in closer. When he ran there was flat light that came in about 10 seconds before he went out of the gate. So I don't think he had the most luck on the top with light, but we're making steps and we're getting closer."
Another Granite Stater, Leanne Smith, of North Conway, notched a 14th-place finish at the downhill race on Saturday in Val D'Isere, France. She was the top American on a track that bounced eight racers, including four Americans, off course. Lindsay Vonn was among the non-finishers.
Smith raced with a minor fracture to her left arm, which she suffered in a training crash earlier last week, according to the USSA News Bureau.


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Exit polls indicate that Germany's more conservative parties have scored well in today's election, which means that Chancellor Angela Merkel should be able to form a center-right coalition with her preferred partner, the pro-business FDP. The leader of the rival Social Democratic Party called it a "bitter day for German Social Democracy."
Once again, we see the sad spectacle of the Obama administration trying to mimic what has been worst in European politics, at the very time when Europeans are trying to break the shackles that have made their economies so much less productive than ours.
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Closing Hanover St.: Not a 'free market' moveEDITORIAL
June 13. 2013 10:38PM
When elected officials cite the "free market" to justify meddling in said market, you know you are in trouble. For downtown Manchester restaurant owners, the trouble is real, as aldermen showed last week.
Last year, aldermen approved a plan to shut down a section of Hanover Street from Chestnut Street to Nutfield Lane. The idea was to create a "block party" that would draw customers to downtown. It worked, sort of. Customers came to the handful of restaurants on that block. Many other downtown restaurants lost business.
The idea is up for discussion again this year, and the owners of 16 downtown establishments have petitioned aldermen not to approve it. Not only did the street closure block easy access to their establishments, they told aldermen, and take away parking spaces, already in short supply, but the event drew their customers to the other restaurants.
"This winter was very tough for everyone. We're just starting to spring back," Ed Sekenski, owner of Doogie's Bar and Grill, told the aldermen. "If this vote goes through, we'll see another business close,"
Alderman Pat Long, who represents downtown's Ward 3, gave a disappointingly ill-informed response to the petition. "It's a free market. You should be encouraging businesses to prosper," he said. "People hear someone playing saxophone, piano, they're going to walk by. The idea is to get foot-traffic in front of the businesses."
Sorry, Alderman Long, but when the government closes a public street for the benefit of a handful of businesses, that is a textbook case of interference in the free market.
If aldermen want to stick to free market principles, they will leave the street open and resist the temptation to direct patrons to any particular businesses. If they want to meddle in the market, then there is a far better way than shutting down a public street. They can arrange for more festivals or "block parties" in Veterans Park. Although that favors downtown restaurants over others, at least it leaves public thoroughfares open to traffic, draws people from outside the city and does not run the risk of putting some downtown restaurants out of business.


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Clarkson University Army ROTC Swears in 15 New Cadets
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Fifteen first-year students from the Clarkson University Golden Knight Battalion were sworn in to the United States Army earlier this semester, taking the first step toward becoming Army officers.
The new students from Clarkson University, St. Lawrence University and SUNY Potsdam were "contracted" under the flag poles on the Clarkson campus at a ceremony in which two of the new cadets were sworn in by their fathers.
The annual tradition known as contracting day began with completing the paperwork required to enter the ROTC program and culminated in a swearing in-ceremony in front of parents, friends and fellow cadets. These 15 students, now referred to as cadets of the Army ROTC Golden Knight Battalion, have made a commitment to serve in the United States Army upon graduation from college.
All of the Army ROTC cadets sworn in are receiving an Army ROTC scholarship. At Clarkson and St. Lawrence this scholarship pays all college costs, along with a monthly living allowance. The cadets will attend ROTC class and participate in training over the next four years as they earn a college degree and a gold bar, which will signify their rank as second lieutenants.
The 15 new members of the Golden Knight Battalion are Clarkson students Russell Austin of Canandaigua, NY, Christopher Coker of Fort Riley, Kan., Matthew Davison of Northfield, Vt., Matthew Edgette of Ballston Spa, N.Y., Michael Fensterer of Lynbrook, N.Y., Patrick Hughes of Penfield, N.Y., Coleman Larlee of Glenmont, N.Y., Christian O'Connor of Delanson, N.Y., David Pecka of Elmira, N.Y., Joshua Risewick of LeRoy, N.Y., and Jennifer Zanghi of Cassadaga, N.Y.; St. Lawrence students Krystal Cummings of Bow, N.H., Timothy Swartz of Cape Vincent, N.Y., and William Snyder of Copenhagen, N.Y.; and SUNY Potsdam student Matthew Wilsey of Rochester, N.Y.
The group this year is joined by a "green-to-gold" prior-enlisted soldier, Cadet Robert Trent of Monahans, Texas, who is attending Clarkson University. Cadet Trent will bring a different perspective to this incoming class, since he was deployed two times overseas and has active duty military experience. His experience brings a unique viewpoint to the first-year class that all cadets will benefit from.
"These cadets are just beginning their journey to become lieutenants in the United States Army," says Lt. Col. John C. Hinrichs, professor of military science. "This first year is usually their toughest."
On top of being away from home and starting college, these 16 men and women will start their training, participating in a class and lab once a week, in addition to their regular class schedule. They will also be required to attend a physical training session three times a week early in the morning.
"This commitment takes good time management skills and a drive that is not present in many young men and women today," says Hinrichs. "It takes a motivated and focused individual to make a commitment to Army ROTC. But in the long run, when it is time for them to graduate, these young men and women will possess the skills and leadership experience to succeed in any environment."
Clarkson University launches leaders into the global economy. One in six alumni already leads as a CEO, VP or equivalent senior executive of a company. Located just outside the Adirondack Park in Potsdam, N.Y., Clarkson is a nationally recognized research university for undergraduates with select graduate programs in signature areas of academic excellence directed toward the world's pressing issues. Through 50 rigorous programs of study in engineering, business, arts, sciences and health sciences, the entire learning-living community spans boundaries across disciplines, nations and cultures to build powers of observation, challenge the status quo, and connect discovery and engineering innovation with enterprise.
Photo caption: Fifteen first-year students from Clarkson University's Golden Knight Battalion were sworn in to the United States Army by Lt. Col. John C. Hinrichs (right), professor of military science, earlier this semester, taking the first step toward becoming Army officers. Left to Right: Tim Swartz, Krystal Cummings, Pat Hughes, Matt Wilsey, David Pecka, Jennifer Zanghi, Chris Coker, Chris O'Connor, Matt Davison, and Russell Austin.


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Fashion-starved masses can't seem to get enough of the Kardashian clan's style. And now, their trendy tots can get in on the Hollywood celebutante look as well.
Leopard print bodysuits, lace bomber jackets, butterfly print rompers — they're all part of sisters Kourtney, Kim and Khloe Kardashian's new line of girls fashion for Babies R Us, available online at 3 p.m. Friday and in stores Saturday.
Dubbed Kardashian Kids, the trendsetting line for babies up to 24 months old includes newborn onesies, two-piece sets and dresses in choice motifs of butterflies, shimmering dots and leopard prints, priced $15 to $30. Layers of lace, pearl-embossed buttons, georgette appliques and leatherette embellish the new line that Kourtney Kardashian calls "a dream."
The 34-year-old confesses she's been gaga for baby clothing as long as she can remember. She used to help out at her maternal grandmother's children's clothing store, Shannon & Co. Children's Boutique, during summers in La Jolla. She and her mother, Kris Jenner, later opened their own store in Calabasas, Smooch, which Kardashian managed and kept stocked with trendy baby styles.
"It's kind of in our blood," Kourtney Kardashian says by phone. "I think it's also just because Kim and I are moms now. Since we have our clothing line and we love kids, it made sense."
Kim Kardashian and her rapper fiance, Kanye West, welcomed daughter North last June. Kourtney Kardashian is the mother of Mason, 4, and Penelope, 1, with longtime boyfriend Scott Disick and says the sisters have a direct hand in designing the line, taking inspiration from their own babies' wardrobes and the pieces they'd like to see in it — right down to the soft, kid-friendly fabric.
"I touch everything, that's the first thing I do is make sure it's comfortable," Kourtney Kardashian says.
The collection is sometimes trendy, sometimes classic. Some pieces are ripped from women's fashion, including the tribal print romper, biker jacket and dress with faux leather side panels that resemble color blocking due out this summer. They're the same trends carried over in the Kardashians' women's collection.
Sequin and zipper detailing on other pieces add a touch of high fashion to the current collection with its color palette of soft neutrals. Pops of color bring to life the butterfly print fabric seen on a preppy sleeveless dress, romper and sleeveless peplum top.
"I would say Kim is a little bit more afraid of prints when it comes to baby clothes but I love putting prints on my daughter," Kourtney Kardashian says, adding Penelope definitely will be seen in the line.
Well, once she gets her hands on it.
"I don't have it yet, actually," she says. "I saw a sample when I was at my mom's house yesterday and I was like, 'I need one of these.' "


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Oct. 17 Mike Matheny postgame interview
Q. Can you tell us a little about what happened to Carlos Beltran today?
MIKE MATHENY: Not exactly sure, as he ran down his first at‑bat something caught him in his knee. He came back down into the tunnel and checked him out and he was not doing well. So we'll know more tomorrow, for sure. But it's a left knee ‑‑ he's had some issues on and off all season, on and off his whole career.
Q. Can you tell us a little about what happened to Carlos Beltran today?
MIKE MATHENY: Not exactly sure, as he ran down his first at‑bat something caught him in his knee. He came back down into the tunnel and checked him out and he was not doing well. So we'll know more tomorrow, for sure. But it's a left knee ‑‑ he's had some issues on and off all season, on and off his whole career.
Q. Could you walk us through a couple of the points in the pitching decisions, when you were quick to get Rosenthal in. Is that anymore difficult with the rain coming, and then when you go to Motte for six outs, is that any kind of a hard call, at all?
MIKE MATHENY: They're always hard calls. You have faith in people to get outs. I was really trying to not let the rain dictate the moves we made. You never know when that pivotal point of the game is going to be. Fortunately Trevor came in and did a nice job of getting us out of the inning. Then Mujica got in a little bit of trouble, and Boggsy came in and did a terrific job. Realizing the rain was close, though, at that point, and taking a risk that we might not get him out for the 8th, which is his customary spot.
But Jason, we were really hoping he would go out and be able to do what he needed to do and do it efficiently, and he did both. He was terrific.
Q. What Matt Carpenter has done this season, has it made it more impressive, that he hasn't gotten consistent at‑bats, but kept himself so sharp?
MIKE MATHENY: But he's had as much an opportunity as anybody. And he's just been so versatile that there are times when we're looking to see how we can get him in there. And it's a pretty strong statement with the lineup we have that there are days when we just know that he's going to be an impact bat for us.
He's able to show his versatility defensively, like making a great play at first base today. He's had a great season for us. And the fact that we've had different guys go down, and he's able to step in no matter what we ask of him. Those players are invaluable to a club.
Q. With Motte only throwing 16, 17 pitches today, I know he went for six outs, is he considered available tomorrow at this point?
MIKE MATHENY: Too early to tell. We'll usually ‑‑ I'll be able to tell you after they play catch, play long toss, see how his arm feels. You usually give these guys kind of some freedom to help me make that decision after they see how their arm feels.
But historically being able to stay in the pitch count that he was and the durability that he's shown throughout his career, I anticipate that he'll be okay. But if not, then we'll shut him down.
Q. Kyle was in trouble a lot, but it seemed like a lot of times it wasn't really hard hit stuff and he kind of dodged it. How did you see how he went tonight?
MIKE MATHENY: I thought it was a classic Kyle Lohse, just pitching. And got into ‑‑ especially there we were in the third and ‑‑ second and third and nobody out, run comes in and able to get the double play. That's huge to get out of that with just the one run. And almost a momentum shifter.
After that Carp comes in and does his thing. It all starts with our starting pitching. And Kyle Lohse from the opening day of the season has been such a steady starter for us and does a great job of figuring out how to get outs, even when he doesn't have his best stuff. I think today he would probably say he didn't have his best, but was still out making pitches and figuring out how to get outs.
Q. Did picking Matt to replace Carlos have anything to do with his success also against Cain?
MIKE MATHENY: No, I knew he was 4 for 4 off of him going into the game. People will talk about the sample size. But to me Carpenter is a guy we try to get to and get at‑bats for whenever we can. He's earned that through the season. Skip Schumaker is the same way. We're not afraid to use these guys, even though we haven't used them much. It was nice to see Matt take advantage of the opportunity, like he has all season long. And it was a big shot in the arm for us, and obviously the difference maker.


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More than 70 people in 18 states have fallen ill because of a salmonella outbreak linked to imported Mexican cucumbers, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday.
The agency said 14 people have been hospitalized, and it is working with state health officials to identify other people who may have been infected.
The source of the outbreak is thought to be Mexican supplier Daniel Cardenas Izabal and Miracle Greenhouse of Culiacan, Mexico. The cucumbers were distributed by Tricar Sales Inc. of Rio Rico, Ariz., the CDC said.
Quiz: How much do you know about California's economy?
The Food and Drug Administration has halted the imports by Cardenas Izabal and Miracle Greenhouse unless they can prove that cucumbers are not contaminated with salmonella.
California reported the highest number of people who have fallen ill -- 28 so far. Among those sickened, many fell ill between Jan. 12 and April 6.
The outbreak peaked in early March, the CDC said, and contaminated cucumbers are no longer on the market.
Still, the number of those sickened by the outbreak could rise.
"Due to the time it takes between when a person becomes ill and when the illness is reported, additional ill persons may be identified," the CDC said in a statement.
Herbalife quickly and quietly names two new board members
Marlboro maker Altria plans electronic cigarettes as sales drop
Disneyland's Space Mountain remains closed for safety repairs


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Gay rights advocate takes City Council to task | News
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- An internationally known gay rights advocate is taking on the Jacksonville City Council.
Dan Savage has a column published internationally, a show on MTV and makes guest appearances on national talk shows, but Tuesday he was in Jacksonville, and taking on the City Council.
Savage is in town to speak to students at Jacksonville University on a wide range of topics, sex education, freedom of expression, and bullying.
He says all of them apply to the City Council.
Savage was referring to HRO-296 which was narrowly defeated last year.
The bill would have protected the LGBT community from discrimination, but it didn't pass by one vote.
For that reason alone, Savage thinks the council should be voted out.
"The City Council needs to understand that this is not going away, the issue will be before them again, and they need to give up and give in, and give people this, or they're going to be badgered about this for the rest of their political careers," he said.
"When the government discriminates against people who are queer with DOMA, or Don't Ask, Don't Tell, or your city council here, it reinforces, in the heads of the bullies and the bigots, that they might be right. That they have a point."
Savage was the co-creator of the "It Gets Better" videos, which encourage gay youth to stay strong through bullying in high school.


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KEARNEY, Neb. (AP) — A mother convicted of prostituting her 7- and 14-year-old daughters using online ads across south-central Nebraska is facing as many as 110 years in prison after she was sentenced again this week.
Last month, the 36-year-old woman pleaded no contest in Buffalo County to conspiracy to commit child sexual assault and two felony counts of child pornography possession and was sentenced to 80 to 90 years in prison.
This week, the same woman was sentenced in Furnas County District Court to 12 to 20 years for conspiracy to commit a felony, the Hastings Tribune said (http://bit.ly/11OYqUg ).
She has pleaded no contest to nine similar felony counts in Franklin County.
The Associated Press is not using her name to protect the identity of the girls. The AP does not usually identify the victims of sex crimes.
The Nebraska State Patrol said the woman placed a personal ad online offering female companionship. She offered her 14-year-old daughter to an undercover police officer who posed as a man answering the ad on April 26.
The Nebraska State Patrol has said that in Buffalo County alone, the mother let at least seven men have sex with her 14-year-old at least 20 times and at least three men had sex with the 7-year-old.
Five men have been convicted in the case so far and await sentencing.
Information from: Hastings Tribune, http://www.hastingstribune.com


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IBM's winter storage blast
Blizzard of announcements
As part of its Dynamic Infrastructure announcement IBM has announced a deduplication appliance, encrypting high-end DS8000 arrays and low-end XIV storage products.
The TS7650 ProtecTIER Deduplication Appliance (PDA?) is, of course, based on last year's Diligent acquisition. It offers fast sub-file level deduplication and there are four models spanning a medium data centre's needs up to enterprise data centres. This is IBM's Data Domain-beating product and consists on a System x server, Fibre Channel drives in an IBM storage array and the ProtecTIER software.
The four configurations are a 7TB model, an 18TB one, and 36TB single and dual-node cluster versions. Data Domain does not have a cluster version of its product; ramming its superiority home, IBM says its clustered product "delivers the industry's fastest inline data deduplication performance".
Customers can now encrypt data on IBM's enterprise-class DS8000 Turbo arrays, courtesy of full disk encrypting (FDE) drives and interoperability with Tivoli Key Lifecycle Manager software which provides an enterprise wide key management facility. It means that the DS8000 and LTO4 tape drive encryption facilities can form part of a single encryption key management infrastructure. IBM stands alone in offering drive encryption in this class of storage.
The DS8000 can now also use 1TB SATA Drives and STEC-sourced Fibre Channel interface solid state drives (SSD). This follows on from STEC and HDS' announcing that the USP arrays would also use the STEC SSDs. It gives STEC a hat-trick as all three high-end storage array products - DS8000, Symmetrix, and USP - now use its products.
Previously the DS8000 was an all-FC drive box with either fast FC drives or FATA (roughly the Fibre Channel-attached version of SATA) drives. Now a FC-SATA bridge opens the way for any supplier's SATA drives to be used instead of limited supply FATA drives. With both WD and Seagate offering 2TB SATA drives, DS8000 users can probably look forward to capacity-doubling possibilities later this year. It seems possible that FATA users may not be so lucky.
The DS5000 arrays will also be given SSD support.
According to IBM employee blogger Barry Whyte: "IBM is designing Solid State storage optimization capabilities into database, storage virtualization, disk storage, server, and storage management solutions," and IBM is previewing a release of "Tivoli Storage Productivity Center (TSPC) coming later this quarter, which includes data analysis and migration tools that can help customers optimize the use of Solid State storage by identifying the most appropriate data to place on faster storage."
Such automation will avoid potentially lengthy sysadmin analysis. This will help put database indices and the most-used tables into the SSD storage tier for maximum benefit, as EMC has been doing with its Symmetrix flash drives.
IBM is also previewing a new realese of its SAN Volume Controller (SAN) product, an in-band appliance that virtualises SAN storage linked to it. It's due later this year. Coming TSPC software (V4.1) will identify so-called hot spot storage items on arrays managed by SVC and move them to SSD storage directly attached to the SVC which, simultaneously, will be front-ending hard disk drive storage arrays: in other words, the SVC gets a flash cache, likely using PCIe-connected Fusion-io SSDs as demo'd in Project Quicksilver last year.
SVC clusters will also be upgradable transparently to applications accessing storage through the cluster.
There is a 65 per cent smaller XIV entry-level configuration, offering 27TB of usable capacity. It can be upgraded in 6TB lumps to its 79TB big brother model. The idea is to extend the XIV's product appeal of fast, self-healing storage for information lifecycle applications towards mid-sized businesses.
IBM has also announced InfoSphere Warehouse for System z (mainframe) beta software, saying customers can use this software to design and run a data warehouse that supports business intelligence applications, such as Cognos 8 BI. ®


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ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) -- With three days to spare, New York has adopted its third straight on-time budget.
That hasn't been done in 30 years, and lawmakers, Gov. Andrew Cuomo and legislative leaders said it shows how well state government now functions. Further proof, they said, is that the $135 billion budget holds spending increases to less than 2 percent for the third consecutive time, without hikes in taxes or fees.
"New York is coming back," Cuomo said in a video message Friday. "New York is rising and we are building on our strengths."
He and legislative leaders called it a family-friendly, business-friendly, and middle-class-friendly budget. Although there are no new taxes, the budget is built on extending two temporary taxes that were due to expire — an income tax surcharge on millionaires and a business tax on energy costs.
The Assembly late Thursday gave final legislative approval to the budget, and the Senate approved its bills early Wednesday. The budget was not due until Sunday, the start of the new fiscal year.
The streak of on-time budgets began after former Gov. David Paterson uncovered a new power for governors to impose their budget if the April 1 deadline is missed, leaving the Legislature with the politically untenable option of shutting down government.
Major elements include nearly $1 billion more for schools, about a 4-percent average increase, and $350 tax rebate checks that will be sent to most middle class families next year, shortly before Election Day. The minimum wage will rise to $9 over three years, and employers of teenagers in part-time jobs will get a taxpayer-paid subsidy to cover most of the increase.
Businesses will get additional tax breaks including one to encourage the hiring of recent veterans.
"We accomplished a lot of things we wanted to accomplish," said Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, who had made raising the $7.25-an-hour minimum wage a priority for two years.
"This reflects an improved, more efficient process between the governor and the Legislature," state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli said Friday.
The budget includes some one-time revenue, including $7 billion in federal recovery aid following Superstorm Sandy. And that concerns DiNapoli, who said the budget also includes several new provisions that extend the state's reliance on public authority debt.
"New York's debt burden is among the highest in the nation, making the goals of meeting critical infrastructure needs while remaining within the state's debt caps more difficult," DiNapoli said.
The budget process was criticized for continuing Albany's tradition of closed-door negotiations among top leaders with little if any real role for rank-and-file lawmakers, who under a budget reform law were supposed to hash out spending agreements in public.
A stumble in negotiations included fixes needed to the state's new gun control law, passed in January, which has drawn some sharp criticism from upstate communities. The budget suspends the provision that would have outlawed any bullet magazines that carried more than seven bullets, because seven-bullet magazines aren't made. The standard is 10 bullets, but Cuomo sought to have the lowest magazine capacity in the nation.
There is no plan to set a new date for that provision because manufacturers don't plan to make them. So now the law requires gun owners to only carry seven bullets at a time, unless they are at an authorized shooting range or shooting competition.
The law was derided by Republican Assemblyman Steven McLaughlin as "the honor system."
"Do you think criminals are going to care about that?" he said. "I can practice defending my family with 10 rounds, but I can only defend my family with seven rounds?"


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Style points? Seriously? Style points? That's what President Obama thinks the criticism of his zigzag Syria policy amounts to?
As presidential spin, this is insulting. As presidential conviction — if this is what he really believes — it's scary.
Obama's dismissive remarks came in response to a question from ABC's George Stephanopoulos, who asked the president about criticisms of his approach as ad hoc, improvised and unsteady.
"Folks here in Washington like to grade on style," Obama sniffed. "And so had we rolled out something that was very smooth and disciplined and linear, they would have graded it well, even if it was a disastrous policy. We know that, 'cause that's exactly how they graded the Iraq war until it ended up blowing [up] in our face."
Indeed, Obama portrayed capital insiders' scorn as a badge of honor. "What it says is that I'm less concerned about style points; I'm much more concerned about getting the policy right," he continued, taking credit for Syria having acknowledged its possession of chemical weapons and agreeing to put them under international control. "That's my goal," he said. "And if that goal is achieved, then it sounds to me like we did something right."
See? All's well that ends well. Let the judges carp about whether the administration stuck the landing.
Except that this self-serving account omits two important facts. First, we're a long way from knowing that this episode has ended well. No one can rely on Russian promises and Syrian good will. This may well be a bullet only temporarily dodged, a pause in the crisis rather than a signpost of its solution. Even a successful outcome of a chemical-weapons deal risks the perverse impact of further entrenching a regime that has murdered tens of thousands of its own people.
Second, presidential actions have ripples beyond ripples. Obama may have lucked — or his secretary of state accidentally may have stumbled — into an approach that averted "The Perils of Pauline" moment. But the indecision, the mind-changing, the lurching — and, note, Obama did not dispute such characterizations so much as dismiss them — have consequences.
"Style," as the president would have it, matters. Adversaries and allies, foreign and domestic, take a measure of the president's steel. They judge whether he can be trusted, whether he will back down, whether he has what it takes to lead his country and the world. In the past few weeks, I have encountered not a single person outside the White House, Republican or Democrat, who has kind words for Obama's performance. Scornful may not be too strong a word for the consensus view, though it is scorn leavened, at least among the more thoughtful critics, with appreciation for the no-good-options reality of Syria.
This attitude is especially important because it arrives at such a dangerous moment for the country, with looming deadlines on government funding and the debt ceiling, and because it is amplified by presidential mishandling of other matters.
Obama's dawdling and eventual capitulation on Larry Summers, his reported first choice for chairman of the Federal Reserve, further reinforce the perception of the president as weak and indecisive. Given the other matters on the presidential agenda, it may not have made sense to launch a fight, this one with his supposed allies, over Summers. But once again, Obama made the situation worse by allowing it to fester for so long, and for the opposition to Summers to build.
So Obama enters yet another treacherous period in a weakened state, with his political allies distrustful and his political opponents caught up in their own dysfunction. Machiavelli advised that it is better to be feared than loved; at the moment, in Congress, Obama is neither.
The fast-approaching deadlines — the government runs out of money Oct. 1, out of borrowing authority Oct. 18 — arrive at a time when would-be responsible Republicans, chief among them House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio, cannot control the lunatics in their caucus. This group is so consumed with distrust of government and hatred of Obamacare that it is willing to risk the full faith and credit of the United States.
"The anarchists have taken over," Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada said last week. "They've taken over the House; now they're here in the Senate."
Boehner's angling to avoid a shutdown and instead use the debt ceiling for maximum leverage. Obama, having previously blinked, says he's done with that: No more negotiating on the debt ceiling. Is it any wonder that there are doubters?
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Sydney: Australian Big Bash League (BBL) team Sydney Sixers has terminated Pakistan batsman Umar Akmal's contract after it was revealed he would only be allowed to play in the team`s opening match.
A day after fellow Pakistan star Shahid Afridi pulled out of his deal with cross-town rivals Sydney Thunder, Akmal`s BBL hopes were dashed by the Sixers.
After initially ruling Akmal, Afridi and Adelaide Strikers signing Saeed Ajmal ineligible to play in Australia`s Twenty20 tournament due to domestic playing obligations back home, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) softened its stance to allow the trio to play the early stages of the competition.
However, due to scheduling Akmal would have been available for just one game for the Sixers and that wasn`t enough for Sixers general manager Stuart Clark.
"While it would have been great to have Umar here for the start of the BBL season, the short time frame offered is not in the club`s best interest and we have decided to see if a suitable replacement is available rather than continue down this path," a leading Australian daily quoted Clark, as saying.
The Sixers have been linked with England batsman Kevin Pietersen and Clark said he would not sign an import just for the sake of having one.
"We are confident our strong roster will be able to cover the loss of Umar should we not find a suitable replacement," Clark said.


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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – International Speedway Corporation today approved funding to redevelop the frontstretch of Daytona International Speedway, the Company's 54-year-old flagship motorsports facility, to enhance the overall experience for its fans, marketing partners and the motorsports industry. This historic, multi-year project will break ground on July 5, 2013, and is targeted for completion in January 2016, in time for the 54th Rolex 24 At Daytona and the 58th DAYTONA 500.
"We are truly creating history with this unprecedented endeavor," said ISC's Chief Executive Officer Lesa France Kennedy. "I commend the board's decision to move forward on our plan to redevelop the Company's signature motorsports facility, thereby shaping the vision of Daytona for the next 50 years.
"The decision was made with strong consideration of the current macroeconomic condition and a clear view for our long-term growth," Ms. France Kennedy continued. "This significant private investment is a strategic use of our capital that will ensure the long-term viability of the iconic speedway, and when completed, will contribute favorably to the Company's revenues, as well as to our community and the sport as a whole."
The redevelopment is expected to cost between $375 million to $400 million.
The vision for the redevelopment of the Daytona International Speedway frontstretch places an emphasis on enhancing the complete fan experience, beginning with five expanded and redesigned fan entrances, or injectors, along International Speedway Boulevard. Each injector would lead directly to a series of escalators and elevators that would transport fans to any of three different concourse levels, each featuring spacious and strategically-placed social "neighborhoods" along the nearly mile-long frontstretch.
A total of 11 neighborhoods, each measuring the size of a football field, will enable fans to meet and socialize during events without ever missing any on-track action, thanks to an open-sightline design throughout each concourse and dozens of added video screens in every neighborhood. The central neighborhood, dubbed the "World Center of Racing," would celebrate the history of Daytona International Speedway and its many unforgettable moments throughout more than 50 years of racing.
Every seat in the Speedway frontstretch will be replaced with wider and more comfortable seating, with more restrooms and concession stands throughout the facility. At the conclusion of the redevelopment, Daytona International Speedway will be comprised of approximately 101,000 permanent seats with the potential to increase permanent seating to 125,000.
There will be no capacity changes for the 2014 DAYTONA 500. The eventual decrease in capacity could occur in stages following the 2014 DAYTONA 500 and will include the complete removal of the backstretch grandstand by the start of the 2016 motorsports season. By moving all seating to the frontstretch, all attendees will have the opportunity to enjoy a full race day experience including pre-race ceremonies, pit road action and the facility's new amenities. "We will take great care of our loyal existing customers throughout this renovation," said John Saunders, President of ISC. "They can expect to receive additional direct communication as we proceed with construction."
The redevelopment will also provide an expansive platform for ISC's corporate marketing partners. Hospitality is elevated with a completely revamped design that will exceed partners' expectations for a more intimate, affordable and effective experience. The new frontstretch will include 53 suites that will offer superb views of the track.
Construction for the redevelopment project will begin after the 2013 Coke Zero 400 NASCAR weekend. As a result, the redevelopment will impact certain ancillary events at the Speedway through 2014. However, major races such as those associated with Budweiser Speedweeks, the Daytona Supercross By Honda, the Daytona 200 and the Coke Zero 400 Powered By Coca-Cola, will be held as scheduled. Additional information on events beyond 2014 will be provided upon completion of the full construction schedule.
"The redevelopment of Daytona International Speedway reaffirms its status as the 'World Center of Racing' for years to come," said Ms. France Kennedy. "It is imperative that we build upon my grandfather's vision to create a world-class facility with premium amenities to provide unparalleled experiences for our guests and partners. Doing so will ensure that the DAYTONA 500 and all our other events continue to drive our business while serving as a significant economic engine for the region."
Daytona International Speedway is the home of "The Great American Race" - the DAYTONA 500. Though the season-opening NASCAR Sprint Cup Series event garners most of the attention - as well as the largest audience in motorsports - the approximately 500-acre motorsports complex boasts the most diverse schedule of events on the globe, thus earning it the title of the "World Center of Racing." In addition to eight major weekends of racing activity, rarely a week goes by that the Speedway grounds are not used for events that include civic and social gatherings, car shows, photo and film shoots, car club events, production vehicle testing and more.
To learn more about the redevelopment project, fans can visit www.DAYTONARISING.com or www.redevelopdaytona.com.
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LEBANON, Maine — The Lebanon Rescue Department has started collecting toys for our Operation Santa.
The Rescue Department has been helping to hand out toys and coats to Lebanon children for the past 16 years.
Last year, we added a visit by Santa to the houses of about 230 Lebanon children on the 2 days before Christmas, — not only amazing for the children and families themselves, but for the responders as well. To see the looks on the children's faces was amazing.
When we pulled up in the ambulance and had the kids yell, "Santa is here!" and just see their smiles, will live with the responders for many years to come.
This year we will be once again collecting new, unwrapped toys to help children in town who have suffered a traumatic event like a loss of a loved one. We do this in addition to the Operation Santa, which provides a toy to any child in town who would like a free visit from Santa.
Residents who want to drop off toys to help Lebanon children can drop them off at the following rescue drop off locations:
• Kenney Automotive – Corner of Little River Road and Carl Broggi Highway
• Stokewoods Restaurant – 1001 Carl Broggi Highway
• Lebanon House of Pizza – 413 Carl Broggi Highway
• Trains Quick Stop – 249 Carl Broggi Highway
• Lebanon Rescue Station – 1524 Carl Broggi Highway (Blue box outside)
Toys are needed for ages newborn right through teenagers. Last year, due to the generosity of the residents, we were able to help 225 kids through Operation Santa and about 20 families additionally, through the toys for families who have suffered a traumatic event.
Residents who wish to make a monetary donation can mail them to:
Lebanon Rescue Corporation – Operation Santa, 323 Depot Road, Lebanon, Maine 04027
Operation Santa in Lebanon looking for donations
LEBANON, Maine — The Lebanon Rescue Department has started collecting toys for our Operation Santa.


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This is a great tutorial… I was unaware of a few of the things here. I do try not just to re-pin, rather I go to the site and look around and then pin from there. I will have to remember rule #4…
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When I first started pinning the stuff from my blog, I accidentally pinned the website instead of the specific article. Figured that out and corrected my mistake.
However, whenever I check out a pin first, I lose my place in the section I'm pinning from. So I usually don't check them until later. I have definitely had a lot of pin disappointments.
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Patty- I hear you on losing your place– but there's a quick fix! Just hold down Control when you click the pin and it will open a new tab on your browser (pretty sure it's control on a PC. I have a Mac so it's Command on my Mac). That way, you won't lose your place.
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On a PC, I right click and select "open in new tab". It works great!
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Thanks for this tip! I'm so going nuts over this one things constantly. I started following lots of blogger's as well, due to the messy problems I'm dealing with in re-pinning. I want to blog, just need to get what I call "my edumacation." I'm searching for free helps to get started. Just not sure what is fully out there online yet.
Kemala says
Good tip! I didn't know any of this about Pinterest – just new to it but re-pinning madly. Recently discovered how to delete accidental pins and pins that turned out to be duds. I find it a bit confusing, actually, but will find a tutorial and get the basics down soon, because I'd like to take the course you're offering in September.
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Thank you so much Melissa! I just started on Pinterest yesterday so I am thrilled that I only had a few things to check! xoxo
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I was shocked when all that spam nonsense started showing up all over Pinterest. I think a lot of us held up Pinterest as this beautiful, untouchable Oasis. And then the spammers struck. Oh well. This is a really great list.
I know it right? I'm shocked how much spam is out there. Especially when you try to do a search!
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I reprint way to much without checking the links because of lack of time, good idea to like them until I have time. I also need to start using Evernote I loaded it almost a year ago and still haven't used it. Love getting you emails.
Thanks so much Sonia! Yep, it does take a bit of time but Liking them first really speeds up the process. Also, open the pin in a new tab/window on your browser so you don't have to do so much back and forth in one browser window!
Yes, the opening in the new tab/window works great – I was on the IPad and it did that automatically opened in a new window, I was able to check the pins and then pin. I have to remember to right click on my windows computer.
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are a particular category of drug that aims to reduce the symptoms of mental illness. Read more to learn about the dangers of depressants addiction.
Depressant drugs work by reducing the stimulation in a person ' s central nervous system (CNS). By doing this, it slows the brain ' s neurotransmission levels (the chemicals that coordinate the communication between the brain cells) and leaves the person feeling drowsy and/or calmer than they were before.
Depressants are used for many different reasons including :
These drugs work by calming the CNS (Central Nervous System). Many mental illnesses can be improved by depressants.
The most well-known depressants are alcohol, benzodiazepines, opioids/opiates, marijuana, and barbiturates. They may also be known as " downers. " Each of these drugs can result in depressants addiction if not used properly:
Even though alcohol is legal for people 18 and older, it contains ethanol, a chemical that causes a person to become intoxicated. It causes the heart muscle to stretch and drop over long periods of time and increases a person ' s risk for high blood pressure.
Alcohol may weaken the immune system and increase a person ' s chances of having a stroke. Since alcohol can calm anxious people, depression is a common adverse effect that can lead to suicidal thoughts and death.
Alcohol is used by many people to escape stress. Others believe drinking helps them have more fun. While this may be true, the long-term side effects can be serious.
Benzodiazepines are commonly prescribed to people who have sleeping problems, but they can also be given to prevent muscle spasms, seizure disorders, and even anxiety before surgeries.
Examples of these would be Valium, Ativan, Xanax, Serax, and Librium. Benzodiazepines are addictive when abused and should only be used for short periods of time.
Doctors prescribe opiates or opioids to treat pain. Unfortunately, they can be highly addictive when used frequently. These drugs stimulate specific parts of the brain to produce pain-relieving effects.
Since these drugs can calm the body, certain health factors may arise such as heart palpitations and shallow breathing. Confusion, chills, and sweating are also adverse effects of opioids and opiates.
Withdrawal symptoms are very common when taking yourself off of these drugs because of the body ' s physical and mental craving for them. The body begins to feel better with the medication and causes it to have a difficult time weaning off.
Marijuana is classified as a depressant because it causes sedation, relaxation, and reduced levels of alertness. Although marijuana is a recreational drug. However, it can calm the body and alleviate pain when used medically.
This drug is made from the dried leaves and flowers of the hemp plant (also called Cannabis). It affects the parts of the brain that deals with judgment, emotions, memory, and self-control.
Barbiturates are a type of depressant that can be taken independently. They treat seizure disorders and provide pain relief. Also, barbiturates can be taken with anesthesia to aid in sedation for surgery.
Although these drugs can calm the body, there are many adverse effects that can stem from it like pregnancy risks, depressants addiction and dependence, overdose and death, and heart problems.
Muscle relaxers are prescribed to relax the body ' s muscles (hence the name). They are classified as a depressant because they leave the body calm and the mind drowsy. They loosen the tightness in the body as well as ease the tension from previous injuries that a person may have had.
These drugs are prescribed to control an intensified mood of someone who has bipolar mania. Antipsychotics mainly treat mental illness issues such as hallucinations, paranoia, or delusions. For patients with bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, or severe depression and anxiety, antipsychotics can lessen the symptoms in times of intense emotions.
Make sure that you and your loved ones are using depressants properly to avoid the negative consequences.
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CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Hugo Chavez has suffered "new complications" following his cancer surgery in Cuba, his vice president said Sunday, describing the Venezuelan leader's condition as delicate.
Vice President Nicolas Maduro spoke with a solemn expression in a televised address from Havana, saying he had spoken with Chavez and that the president sent greetings to his homeland. Maduro did not give details about the complications, which he said came amid a respiratory infection.
"Several minutes ago we were with President Chavez. We greeted each other and he himself referred to these complications," Maduro said, reading from a prepared statement. The vice president was seated alongside Chavez's eldest daughter, Rosa, and son-in-law Jorge Arreaza, as well as Attorney General Cilia Flores.
Maduro's comments suggest an increasingly difficult fight for the ailing president. The Venezuelan leader has not been seen or heard from since undergoing his fourth cancer-related surgery Dec. 11, and government officials have said he might not return in time for his scheduled Jan. 10 inauguration for a new six-year term.
"The president gave us precise instructions so that, after finishing the visit, we would tell the (Venezuelan) people about his current health condition," Maduro said. "President Chavez's state of health continues to be delicate, with complications that are being attended to, in a process not without risks."
Maduro held up a copy of a newspaper confirming that his message was recorded on Sunday.
"Thanks to his physical and spiritual strength, Comandante Chavez is facing this difficult situation," Maduro said.
Maduro said he had met various times with Chavez's medical team and relatives. He said he would remain in Havana "for the coming hours" but didn't specify how long.
Maduro, who arrived in Havana on Saturday for a sudden and unexpected trip, is the highest-ranking Venezuelan official to see Chavez since the surgery in Cuba, where the president's mentor Fidel Castro has reportedly made regular visits to check on him.
Before flying to Cuba, Maduro said that Energy Minister Hector Navarro would be in charge of government affairs in the meantime.
"The situation does not look good. The fact that Maduro himself would go to Cuba, leaving Hector Navarro in charge only seems understandable if Chavez's health is precarious," said David Smilde, a University of Georgia sociologist and analyst for the Washington Office on Latin America think tank.
Smilde said that Maduro probably made the trip "to be able to talk to Chavez himself and perhaps to talk to the Castros and other Cuban advisers about how to navigate the possibility of Chavez not being able to be sworn in on Jan. 10."
"Mentioning twice in his nationally televised speech that Chavez has suffered new complications only reinforces the appearance that the situation is serious," Smilde said.
Before his operation, Chavez acknowledged he faced risks and designated Maduro as his successor, telling supporters they should vote for the vice president if a new presidential election were necessary.
Chavez said at the time that his cancer had come back despite previous surgeries, chemotherapy and radiation treatment. He has been fighting an undisclosed type of pelvic cancer since June 2011.
Medical experts say that it's common for patients who have undergone major surgeries to suffer respiratory infections and that how a patient fares can vary widely from a quick recovery in a couple of days to a fight for life on a respirator.
Maduro's latest update differed markedly from last Monday, when he had said he received a phone call from the president and that Chavez was up and walking.
The vice president spoke on Sunday below a picture of 19th century independence hero Simon Bolivar, the inspiration of Chavez's leftist Bolivarian Revolution movement.
Maduro expressed faith that Chavez's "immense will to live and the care of the best medical specialists will help our president successfully fight this new battle." He concluded his message saying: "Long live Chavez."
Chavez has been in office since 1999 and was re-elected in October, three months after he had announced that his latest tests showed he was cancer-free.
Opposition politicians have criticized a lack of detailed information about Chavez's condition, and last week repeated their demands for a full medical report.
Information Minister Ernesto Villegas defended the government's handling of the situation, saying during a televised panel discussion on Sunday night that Chavez "has told the truth in his worst moments" throughout his presidency.
Villegas said a government-organized New Year's Eve concert in a downtown Caracas plaza had been canceled, and he urged Venezuelans to pray for Chavez.
Chavez's daughter Maria, who has been with the president since his surgery, said in a message on her Twitter account: "Thank you people of Venezuela. Thank you people of the world. You and your love have always been our greatest strength! God is with us! We love you!"
Allies of the president also responded on Twitter, repeating the phrase: "Chavez lives and will triumph."
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The Arizona Public Service Co. could decommission three generating units at the coal-fired Four Corners Power Plant near Farmington by the end of the year – a measure expected to improve air quality throughout the region.
The closure of the units – the oldest at the plant – is contingent on the company completing a new coal contract with Navajo Mine located on the Navajo Nation Indian Reservation, which supplies the plant.
Closing the three units would reduce nitrogen-oxide emissions by 36 percent, mercury by 61 percent, particulates by 43 percent, carbon monoxide by 30 percent and sulfur dioxide by 24 percent, according to news release from Arizona Public Service Co.
The power plant employs 549 workers, 74 percent of whom are Navajo Nation tribal members. The company said there will be no layoffs, but the closure could have a substantial economic impact on the tribe.
The closure is at minimum a year sooner than Navajo Nation officials were anticipating. That forced the tribe to reduce its revenue projections for 2013 by $10 million, said Erny Zah, spokesman for the Office of the President of the Navajo Nation.
"It's going to be a challenging time for Navajo Nation when it comes to the closure of those three units," Zah said. "It's going to affect the taxes and revenue we get from the plant itself, and secondly going to affect revenue from the coal mine."
The plant will require personnel through the decommissioning, but it has not determined how many employees will be needed after the process is complete, said APS spokesman Damon Gross.
The company plans to attain that number through normal attrition, he said. Several employees are either at or approaching retirement eligibility, and there are other employment opportunities in the company.
"These are important jobs in the community, and we want to do all we can to preserve that source of employment," he said.
Arizona Public Service would need to install selective catalytic-reduction equipment at the three units to meet recent Environmental Protection Agency requirements. The upgrade would cost more than $568 million, Gross said.
Instead of upgrading the three units, the company is purchasing Southern California Edison's 48 percent ownership in Units 4 and 5 at the plant for $249 million.
APS currently owns 15 percent of the two units. Other owners include Public Service of New Mexico, Salt River Project, El Paso Electric and Tucson Electric Power.
California state law requires Southern California Edison to ends its participation in the plant by 2016.
"The better course of action would be to purchase new, cleaner and more efficient units," Gross said.
Environmental advocates say they are not sure what the environmental impact of Units 4 and 5 will be.
The Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement is currently working on an Environmental Impact Statement of the two units and Navajo Mine, said Mike Eisenfeld, the New Mexico energy coordinator for the San Juan Citizen Alliance.
"We think that (the statement) is going to raise a lot of questions," Eisenfeld said. "That's what we're looking for in the impact statement. What will happen with the facility, the indirect and direct impact and what the past impacts have been."
The power plant's capacity would be reduced by 560 megawatts, from 2,100 to 1,540 megawatts. But Gross said acquiring additional ownership of the Units 4 and 5 is a net gain for APS customers.


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American Idol runner up Adam Lambert officially came out in Rolling Stone magazine this month, but another interesting tidbit Adam revealed was his crush on Kris Allen.
Adam tells Rolling Stone, "I was like, 'Oh, s–, they put me with the cute guy,' "Lambert recalls of bunking in the Idol mansion with Allen. "Distracting! He's the one guy that I found attractive in the whole group on the show: nice, nonchalant, pretty and totally my type – except that he has a wife. I mean, he's open-minded and liberal, but he's definitely 100 percent straight."
And what is Kris Allen's reaction to this new crush? "I'm flattered," the Idol winner says, "And think it's hilarious."


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JauneFlammee wrote:Sorry, I didn't realize there was more than one, the specific one I'm referencing is Autenrieth, A Homeric Dictionary.
I'm not doing any scholarly work, just reading for sheer pleasure. As such, the quicker I can look things up the better.
Homerus wrote: But if you read Homer, you can also use the lexicon-in-progress published (showly) by Madrid University (Diccionario Griego-Espanol, DGE). It is particularly useful for etymology: but there are only six fascicles, form alfa to half epsilon.


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otter1 wrote:I love all the shows from the UK that PBS airs:
Poldark was my absolute fave this past year.
But Dowton Abby, Grantchester and Indian Summers are all up there.
Btw, I've been watching a lovely series from the UK called The Indian Doctor. It's set in Wales and is about an NHS trained doctor from India who comes (with his wife) to settle and care for the folks of a small mining village. It's very charming.
I watched Poldark as well. So good. Way, way back in the day, that was like the very first Masterpiece series I ever watched. I loved it then but I think this new version is even better.


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Some of you know me already, probably because I chair the transportation committee for Brooklyn Community Board #1 (Williamsburg, Greenpoint, Bushwick) and you've seen me at meetings. While I'll post here about various transportation issues, I hope to branch out into other topics (though today is not that day).
I'm a Brooklyn native and lifelong borough resident who's watched in consternation as local neighborhood streets – where I used to play because the "local" park was too far away – grew too dangerous and/or unpleasant for any human to safely linger.
Although we're city dwellers, we have incrementally permitted the texture and quality of our public spaces to be dominated by vehicles, and we've now reached a point where we're under virtual house arrest because it's not safe or enjoyable to be outside. That's not the Brooklyn I grew up in, I don't think that should be defined as progress, and that's why I joined the community board.
We need a people-first policy that guarantees safe passage so humans at all ages and levels of physical ability can use our streets; we need better truck management to ensure delivery of goods and services without ruining the peace of neighborhood streets; we need to speak out for attractive, safe public transportation; and we need to focus on smarter mixed-use development to reduce car dependence.
My next couple of posts will be about car dependence, land use and transportation (hint/spoiler: they're interrelated). I'll throw some truck traffic advocacy in there too because we're far past tipping point, but this mayoral administration has yet to cop to it (pun intended).
Last: Please understand that my posts here are not made in my community board capacity, and the views I express here are my own and not to be interpreted as official CB1 votes or positions unless I specifically note it.
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"If abortion supporters believe abortion is a woman's issue, shouldn't they
listen to the voices of women who have had abortions?" asks Fr. Frank Pavone,
Director of Priests for Life.
In an effort to provide a platform for women's voices to be heard by both
supporters and opponents of abortion, Priests for Life and the Elliot Institute
have announced an combined effort to make an expanded number of women's
testimonies available to the public through the internet. Over the years, both
of these organizations have collected numerous testimonies and case studies.
With the permission of those who wrote them, the testimonies have been posted at
www.priestsforlife.org and the Elliot Institute's
"A tenet of feminism is that we should listen to the voices of women." Fr.
Pavone said. "The voices of aborted women speak loudly and clearly that abortion
is a dead end. To listen to them, and to allow their voices to have an even
wider audience, is to honor the value of their experience and insights. So many
of these women—and men as well—find that the sharing of their testimony
strengthens their healing and enables them to carry out the role, as our Holy
Father has said, of being among the most eloquent voices for life in our
In collaboration with the tremendous work of the Elliot Institute, will
continue to give such testimonies the hearing they deserve."
Dr. Reardon, the director of the Elliot Institute, an education and research
group specializing in the area of post-abortion reactions, agrees that wider
dissemination of women's testimonies will make a difference. "The debate over
abortion is generally focused on whether women have a right to abortion rather
than on whether abortion actually benefits women. All too often, it is just
assumed that women's lives stay the same or are improved after an abortion. In
fact, many if not most women's lives are damaged, if not shattered, but most
suffer in silence because of their shame and grief. These women have shared
details of their actual experience and innermost feelings with us hoping that we
will help to make their voices heard. Nearly all of them have only a single
motivation, to help other women facing the same hard choice to know the truth
before they make a tragic choice which they will regret."
To contact Priests for Life, PO Box 236695, Cocoa, FL 32923, phone
321-500-1000, web site
To contact the Elliot Institute, PO Box 7348, Springfield, IL 62791-7348,
phone: 217.525.8202, web site:


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NEW YORK (AP) — Adele Dazeem may be having the last laugh.
The new Broadway musical starring Tony Award-winner Idina Menzel may have gotten a box office boost after John Travolta mangled the star's name at the Oscars.
According to The Broadway League, the show "If/Then" pulled in $909,159 over its first seven previews, strong numbers indeed for an original show. Publicity from Travolta's gaffe may have helped draw interest.
The numbers released Monday also indicate that Denzel Washington hasn't lost any of his box office pull. His revival of "A Raisin in the Sun" sold out its one performance, grossing $151,179. And Disney's new "Aladdin" is off to a strong start with $826,491 over six previews.
One show, "Rocky," struggled in its third week, pulling less than 44 percent of its $1,454,942 potential.


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Marketplace: Scanlon's Bad Girls Among Year's Best
Story posted January 04, 2010
Marketplace, the nationally syndicated radio program, named Professor of Gender and Women's Studies Jennifer Scanlon's biography, Bad Girls Go Everywhere: The Life of Helen Gurley Brown (Oxford University Press, 2009), one of the best business books of 2009.
Fortune magazine writer Katie Benner '99, a regular Marketplace commentator, said of Bad Girls Go Everywhere: "People would not think of this as a business book, however, what is overlooked and what Scanlon brings out is the fact that Helen Gurley Brown was so adamant about personal finance, savings and financial independence for women. So I mean, she might be the precursor to a Carrie Bradshaw, but also, she was an early Suze Orman."
Listen to the segment or read the text of the story.
With a weekly audience of more than eight million, Marketplace is said to be the most popular business program in the country.
See a compilation of reviews and media coverage for Bad Girls Go Everywhere and learn more about the book here.
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Sunday, September 11, 2016
Skin Cancer
Should I be Worried About Sunburn?
On a recent holiday, my girlfriend got sunburn on two separate occassions. The first time she was wearing sunscreen. The second time she was under a sun umbrella, but had no sunscreen on. Despite the first burn appearing to be worse (more red), she is worried the second burn (not as red) may have done more significant damage because of the lack of sunscreen. Is she right to be more worried about the second case?
Regardless of how the sunburn occurs, that is with sunscreen or without, it is a sunburn. That means there is the same effect or damage on the skin if the sunscreen wore off, enough wasn't applied, or none was applied at all. The appearance of the sunburn indicates damage, so she shouldn't be worrying about the second one. Instead, she should be a little worried because she had two sunburns, especially so close together. While an umbrella provides shade, unless the umbrella material is specifically designed to be a UV block, sitting under an umbrella provides very little protection against sunlight. The sun's rays not only can penetrate through the material of the umbrella, but also bounce off the sand and onto your skin. That is why you need to wear a sunscreen that protects against UVA and UVB rays, remember to apply enough of it (a shot glass full) at least 15 min before going out in the sun, and to reapply especially after swimming or sweating regardless if it says it's waterproof.
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Fire and rescue demonstrations, fire safety education, blood pressure checks and ladder truck bucket rides will be among the activities offered to the public on Saturday, Oct. 12, when the Upper Mountain Fire Co. holds its annual community open house.
The event will take place from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on the company grounds at 839 Moyer Road. Scheduled as part of national Fire Prevention Week, this year's theme will be "Prevent Kitchen Fires: Get Cookin' with Fire Safety!"
The National Fire Protection Association states a fire department responds to a home structure fire somewhere in the U.S. every 85 seconds. More than 400 of those fires a day - or 150,000 each year - involve kitchen equipment.
The leading cause of those fires is unattended cooking.
"Come hungry, because our kitchens will be open and cooking - safely cooking," said Upper Mountain President Greg Sitek. "We invite you to stop by to meet our members, tour our facilities, see our apparatus and learn important information that can save your life."
Upper Mountain Fire Co. provides fire protection, technical rescue and emergency medical services to residents and businesses in the Town of Lewiston. The company responded to 1,366 calls for service in 2012, making it the busiest all-volunteer fire/rescue company in Niagara County.


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The six senators involved in bipartisan health care talks entered a closely watched meeting this afternoon reserving judgment – publicly, at least.
Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Sen. Mike Enzi (R-Wyo.) declined to say where they were headed on a new compromise proposal by Senate Finance chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.), which contains elements that both senators have resisted, including the creation of nonprofit insurance cooperatives.
"I'm going to meet with them to discuss it," Enzi said. "I hate to think I spent all these hours doing this for nothing."
Asked if his reluctance to talk about the plan meant he could not support it, Grassley said: "Oh, come on, don't read anything into anything I say."
The "group of six" is meeting for the first time since the August recess, and is expected to huddle privately until early this evening. Baucus is looking for an answer from the senators as to how the group should proceed. The White House is watching the talks closely as well ahead of President Barack Obama's address to Congress Wednesday night to see if Baucus' plan could be the framework for a bipartisan compromise to achieve health reform.
Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-Maine), who is widely believed to be one of the only Republicans willing to sign onto the Baucus bill, struck a more upbeat note than her fellow Republicans.
"There are number of promising elements, some of which we have had a consensus on, others we continue to discuss," Snowe said.
But as to whether she could support the Baucus proposal, Snowe said "that is still premature."
Sen. Jeff Bingaman (D-N.M.) said there were "a lot of very good ideas in the proposal."
"I think it is a very credible proposal and one that is obviously is subject to more discussion," Bingaman said.
Baucus sent members of the group a framework for health care legislation that would cost less than $900 billion, levy new fees on insurers and create a network of consumer-owned insurance cooperatives.
The plan, described as a "framework for consideration," is the first concrete and comprehensive proposal to come out of the bipartisan talks, which have been ongoing since the spring.
The proposal does not include a public insurance option, but instead features insurance cooperatives that could appeal to moderate Democrats and perhaps some Republicans. That's a major difference from bills approved by three House committees and the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions committee.
Another significant variance with the House bills is the absence of a mandate on employers to provide coverage. Instead, the Baucus plan includes a "free-rider" provision in which employers would contribute to the cost of providing government subsidies for the employees who purchase coverage in a government-organized insurance marketplace known as an exchange, according to the plan circulating among senators.
Baucus' plan also is expected to be less generous in terms of subsidies and coverage than those bills – which, along with the absence of the public option, is sure to rankle more liberal Democrats.
The bipartisan group also is considering a tax on insurance companies that provide expensive coverage plans. And one feature that might help satisfy the more liberal members of the committee is that insurance companies could face a separate new fee to help pay for the plan. It would be determined based on market share, and could raise $6 billion a year starting in 2010, the sources said.


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It has been a really great week for albums with a pair of excellent new releases.
Band of the week has to be Ulysses who return with their second album Kill You Again, and just like that debut it is an absolute corker. Think noisy glam rock meets Who-like psych with a few outrageous musical steals along with way. Best of all though it has some amazing tunes. If you like Art Brut, David Devant or even The Len Price 3 there is plenty to love here.
The Primitives are back too, well with a kind of new old album. Everything's Shining Bright rounds up all their indie recordings for the label Lazy at the end of the 80s. It has some real gems too. Their run of singles from that era includes the Morrissey fave Stop Killing Me (think Ramones meets Monkees) through to the bubblegum psych of Through The Flowers. Also included is a live recording and some demos from the album that eventually morphed into Lovely. This wonderful tune is on there too. There's a double album reissue of Lovely on the cards soon too.
Cornershop's Ample Play label has two really exciting new releases coming in the early summer. Bedrugs are a Belgian band with a guitar heavy psych sound not too dissimilar from the excellent Brits Temples but with a whiff of bands like Toy and The Horrors, while The Sudden Death Of Stars hail from France and are influenced by The Byrds, Brian Jonestown Massacre and The Church. There is some superb sitar playing on their album too, especially on the Supernovae single featured below. More info here. Both albums are excellent.
London's Shadow Kabinet have finally announced a release date for their long awaited Nostalgia For The Future album. Whereas their last album Smiling Worlds Apart was a Sgt Pepper-ish minestrone of psych, the newie sounds like the band have shifted forward a decade or so and are mining mid 70s sounds. The title track (on the vid below) is superb.
Another band who have been away way too long is The Magic Theatre. Basically a project of some ex-members of the hugely under rated Brit-Popper Ooberman, the band released a wonderfully ambitious, heavily orchestrated sixties influenced pop album a few years back called London Town. The new one, The Long Way Home, has a track listing and is apparently in the can. The band's Dan Popplewell described it as
'Comparing it sonically to the previous album it sounds much better – more rich, alive and real. Compared to The Beatles it's a tiny bit louder and brighter. Compared to Abba it's fat and loud. Compared to The Beach Boys it's very clear and pristine. Compared to Katy Perry it's more natural and rich. Oops giving away my bad taste there.'
The line up of the Liverpool's Psych Fest in September is coming together now and there are some real treats including a very rare (is it their first?) UK visit from the hugely rated psychsters Mmoss. The band's album Only Children has been one of my most played in a long while. Also coming over are Nashville's superb Paperhead, Dutch psych wunder kid Jacco Gardner and our the brilliant Byrdsie Brit psychers Alfa 9.
Finally this week sees Le Beat Bespoke in London which marks the first performance in well over a decade for one of the very best English psych pop bands ever The Aardvarks.
The band's complete recorded history is now rounded up here – and very good it is too. Hope they play this one.