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Funds will be aimed at rebuilding and restoring damaged homes to ensure New Yorkers can return to their communities
Iconic New Yorkers join together to produce PSA to raise funds
Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo has announced the creation of the Empire State relief fund, dedicated to assisting the countless New Yorkers whose homes have been damaged or destroyed in the wake of Hurricane Sandy.
Funds donated will be distributed in the hardest-hit areas across the region, specifically directed at costs associated with providing long-term housing and rebuilding homes. Although some homeowners will receive assistance from private insurance, FEMA, and other funding sources, in many cases New Yorkers will face a substantial gap between the cost of repair or replacement of their homes and the assistance available. The Empire State relief fund will focus on filling the funding gap to ensure that countless New Yorkers can continue to call the Empire State home.
"I have spent much of my career focused on finding housing solutions for families in times of crisis," Cuomo said. "I have seen first-hand the crisis that my fellow New Yorkers are facing right now and they need rebuilding help. The Empire State relief fund will be dedicated to helping them rebuild their homes throughout the affected regions of the state for the long-term, bridging the gap between what the government and private insurance can do and what New Yorkers will ultimately need to rebuild their lives. This will enable citizens to contribute, corporate partners to continue their generous outreach and experts in the area of housing and infrastructure to help in our efforts. The generosity of our fellow citizens will play a big role in helping our residents continue to call New York home for many years to come."
The fund will be overseen by a five-person board, chaired by Jim Simons. The board includes:
James H. Simons (chairman of the board), president of Euclidean Capital, a family office, and board chair of Renaissance Technologies LLC.
William C. Rudin (president), CEO of Rudin Management Company and chairman of the Association for a Better New York.
Jane Rosenthal (secretary), Film and television producer, co-founder and CEO of Tribeca Enterprises and the Tribeca Film Festival, co-founder and co-chair of the non-profit Tribeca Film Institute.
Richard J. Sirota (treasurer), former chairman of the Battery Park City Authority, and chairman of the Walter N. Danrich Foundation.
Ronald E. Blaylock, managing partner at GenNx360 Capital Partners, a private equity firm.
Simons said, "When disaster strikes, New Yorkers have always gone out of their way to help those in need and rebuild. While other funds are aimed at providing emergency supplies and immediate relief, the Empire State relief fund is targeted specifically to rebuild and restore homes in the hardest hit areas throughout the state over the long term. Although Hurricane Sandy wreaked havoc and uprooted the lives of countless people, with the support of generous individuals, businesses, and other donors, we can ensure that our state's residents are able to continue to call New York home."
As part of the fund's launch, iconic New Yorkers are joining together and donating their time to produce a public service announcement that will air nationally and throughout the region to help raise money for the fund. Confirmed participants include Matthew Broderick, Ed Burns, Katie Couric, Robert DeNiro, Edie Falco, Jennifer Connelly, Michael J. Fox, Whoopi Goldberg, Ken Howard, David Hyde Pierce, Nathan Lane, Matt Lauer, Julianna Margulies, John McEnroe, Andrew McCarthy, Drew Nieporent, Al Pacino, Brian Stokes Mitchell, and Amar'e Stoudemire. Television and cable networks including ABC, CBS, Fox and NBC Universal, as well as cable systems Cablevision and Time Warner Cable, have all agreed to air the PSA at no cost. Google has also agreed to assist with promoting the PSAs online. The PSA is being produced pro bono by director Danny Clinch in association with Deutsch Inc. and Tribeca Enterprises.
The Empire State relief fund advises that individuals or organizations looking to donate to the fund should visit www.empirestaterelief.com. To make a $10 donation to the Fund, text "RELIEF" (735433) to 80000.
The Empire State relief fund will devote 100 percent of donations to programs, and does not retain an administrative overhead fee. The fund is in the process of applying for approval as a 501(c)(3) public charity so that all donations will be tax-deductible to the extent permitted by law. For more information, visitwww.empirestaterelief.com.
Commitments have been made by: AT&T, James Simons, ABNY Foundation, William and Ophelia Rudin Foundation, Cablevision, Time Warner Cable, United Health Group, Blavatnik Family Foundation, Access Industries, Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield, PepsiCo, Iconix Brand Group, Signature Bank, Parsons Corp., Rite Aid Corp., Coca Cola Foundation, Friars Club Foundation, Google and others.
The fund advises that for individuals making $10 donation to the Empire State relief fund via text message, charges will appear on your wireless bill, or be deducted from your prepaid balance. All purchases must be authorized by account holder. Donors must be 18 years of age or have parental permission to participate. Message and data rates may apply. Text STOP to 80000 to stop. Text HELP to 80000 for help. Full terms: mGive.org/T. Privacy policy: mGive.org/P.


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Another View -- Patrick Bick: I was embarrassed by my government's treatment of vets
November 07. 2013 11:02PM
As we approach Veterans Day, I remain sickened by the way this administration treated veterans during the "government shutdown."
Citing the government shutdown, the World War ll Memorial was "closed." The memorial is a circular plaza where visitors simply walk around to read the tributes to the men who defeated Hitler and Hirohito. No federal employees are needed for people to access the plaza. Virtually every day of the shutdown members of the "Greatest Generation," men in their 80s and 90s, arrive to see the monument that recognizes their service. The fact that they were being threatened with arrest was disgusting.
On Oct. 1, a busload of vets arrived. Showing the same spirit they did on the beaches of Normandy, but this time with canes and walkers, they "stormed" the plaza. On Oct. 2 another group of veterans was threatened with arrest. But when they arrived they found many sympathizers, including conservative congressmen, standing with them.
Park police officers looked the other way and the vets and their friends flooded into the plaza. Nonetheless, as many as seven National Park employees erected fences to block access by the vets in the afternoon. As one observer noted, this is two more "guards" than our diplomats had in Benghazi.
On Oct. 3, our veterans won another victory: After two days of terrible press coverage, the Obama White House surrendered and would no longer attempt to keep veterans out of the World War II Memorial. Unfortunately, our active duty troops and their families were facing major inconveniences. The Obama administration, which decides what gets closed and what stays open during a government shutdown, closed grocery stores on military bases. But the golf course at Andrews Air Force Base, where Obama frequently plays, remained open.
When our brave soldiers came back from Vietnam, they were harassed and spat on in the streets. They were called "war criminals" and "baby killers." Who did that to them? It wasn't the Tea Party; it didn't exist then. It wasn't conservatives, who honor the service and sacrifice of our troops. It was the left — radicals like Bill Ayers and Bernardine Dohrn, who helped launch Obama's political career. It was liberal opportunists like our current Secretary of State John Kerry, who, during testimony before Congress, accused his fellow countrymen of war crimes.
As the years passed, in part because of our national embarrassment over the way our Vietnam vets were treated, a memorial was built to honor them. The names of more than 58,000 dead are etched into a marble wall, and every year thousands of Americans visit the Vietnam Memorial to pay their respects. But the heirs of the hippies are now in the White House. Over the weekend of Oct. 5, they ordered park police to chase veterans and tourists away from the Vietnam Memorial. A lot has changed in the last 40 years. But the left's disrespect toward our men and women in uniform remains consistent.
The park police were also ordered to close the popular Iwo Jima Memorial, but a group of veterans, many of them in wheelchairs, knocked down the barricade.
The worst thing this administration did was to deny death benefits to the families of our fallen heroes in Afghanistan. They were also being told that they had to pay their own way to Dover Air Force Base, where the caskets containing the bodies of our soldiers return home from the battlefield. Congressional Republicans were furious; Democrats were nowhere to be found. Rep. Duncan Hunter Jr., R-Calif., had it right. He called the administration's decision "boneheaded," adding that it was an "in your face, middle finger to the military families." The same administration that couldn't find the money for soldiers' death benefits apparently had the cash to keep Big Bird on the air and fund Planned Parenthood.
I served in the Navy during Vietnam and worked for the federal government for 35 years. During my career there were several "government shutdowns," but never did any former administration have the audacity to shut down the memorials.
In closing, I would like to thank every veteran in this great country for his or her service.
Patrick Bick is a Republican state representative from Salem.

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. - New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez is scheduled to undergo left hip surgery in January that could sideline him for the first half of the season, the club announced on Monday.
Rodriguez will undergo surgery for a torn labrum, bone impingement and the correction of a cyst, the club announced. Recovery time is expected to be four to six months.
Rodriguez had a similar, but not identical, surgery to repair his right hip in March 2009. This injury was discovered during Rodriguez's annual November evaluation with Marc Philippon, the orthopedist who performed his right hip surgery.
Rodriguez, who injured the left hip before the playoffs, had been trying to rehab the hip since the season's conclusion. Yet, after weeks of trying to see if he can play without surgery, a procedure was recommended by orthopedist Bryan Kelly, who will perform this surgery.
Rodriguez, who injured the hip in September, had been on painkillers throughout the postseason, a person close to Rodriguez told USA TODAY Sports. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the Yankees are scheduled to discuss Rodriguez's injury Monday afternoon.
Kelly is co-director of the Center for Hip Preservation at New York's Hospital for Special Surgery.
Rodriguez badly struggled during the postseason, striking out 12 times in 25 at-bats, hitting .120. He also endured the worst season of his career, hitting .272 with 18 homers and 57 RBI.
The Yankees, who already are looking for a right fielder and catcher, now need a replacement for Rodriguez and are expected to re-sign Eric Chavez. They also will be opening the season with shortstop Derek Jeter recovering from a fractured ankle.
Rodriguez, the highest-paid player in baseball history with a 10-year, $275 million contract, has no plans to retire despite the continued health risk of playing with his surgically-repaired hip at the age of 37. He has five years and $113 million left on his contract, and also said that he will not accept a trade to any other team.


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Plug in baby.
love the dancing Erin
I love the dancing Erin, I could use it as a new avatar for myself
Great comic, I don't know who the original character is but I like that it took me a second to get the joke. That made it even funnier.
Maybe I'm just slow.
Aaargh, those dead eyes! She'll eat our souls!! Yeah, that frame of the dancing animation looks kind of freaky...
Now I'll have this song in my head the whole day.
OMG I love Dragon Half! Best ED evah!
If this went any higher over my head, it would bring down the ISS.
her jumper caught of fire
Anyone else suddenly want Erin to be in a DDR game?
I somehow missed the sparks and the electric socket.
DRAGON HALF!!! Oh god I love the shit out of that anime. Cute gif.
For anyone interested in Gravity Fall (be interested, its awesome):
There's always at least one pop culture reference in this cartoon I don't recognize that makes me not get the joke. This time it's "Mabel". Seriously, how the heck do you guys keep up? It's not like I watch zero tv; it feels like you'd have to be glued 24/7 to know all these references.
I like how the redheaded lady's boobs got smaller between the first and second panels.
Heh, I didn't know you were a fan of that show too. I really hoping that nothing ill happen to that series unlike Young Justice and Green Lantern: TAS.
Also kudos for that Dragon half gif too!
It's an animated series on Disney Channel. Not exactly very underground.
Wait, I can't find anything about them cancelling Gravity Falls, what have I missed?
Gravity Falls is one of the best shows around.
The trifecta.
This comic gave me diabetes.
I've never heard of it, but based on that "trifecta," I'll pass.
You don't like Adventure Time? :(
Well to be fair, she's not resting them on her arm in the 2nd and 3rd panels.
No excuses - we demand incrementally larger breasts in every panel!
OT: Yup, sailed clear over my bonce this time. Possibly because even as a kid, I never watched the Disney Channel.
What about Regular Show?
I agree. Disney screwed up Tron:Uprising as well. It was the best animated cartoon I've seen in quite a while. Good scripts, damn good animation, excellent soundtrack (also surprisingly high number of derezzing of characters for a "kids" show). But hey, let's broadcast it a midnight on Sunday, and then bitch that not enough people are watching it. Then pull the plug.
Too adorable.
Having not seen Gravity Falls though this strip is all over my head. :(
Some people would put regular show in there too. Its not bad. I put those 3 in terms of quality (animation, writing, humor etc). But those 3 are just my personal preferences.
I just don't find this to be funny in the slightest
That is dudebro. I experience enough of that in real life. I don't want that in cartoons I watch.
Hooray for the Gravity Falls reference! Seriously, it's one of the best shows of the decade.
Fair enough. Judging by your avatar, more of an anime fan?
Gravity Falls is great, which makes it kind of a darn shame it doesn't have a stronger following among cartoon fans.
For those unlucky people who haven't seen it Mabel is voiced by Kristen Schaal so it's almost a cute overload when you combine the voice actor, character design, and humor of the show.
I still get angry when I think about what they did to Tron: Uprising and Motor City! Those MORONS moved it back on there annoyingly lame "Disney XD" channel (it's literally short for "Disney X-Treme Disney") and then aired it at midnight when no kids would be up to watch it.... And with those shows cancelled, what does that crappy network have to air? Nothing! Nothing!
Trying to calm down now.....
Oh, and Gravity Falls is awesome.
This is where the artist's mastery of the medium is best illustrated.
Okay I'll be good now.
Just for the record, there was a new episode of Gravity Falls last week. Still, it would be fucking super if Disney could establish a consistent schedule for the show. You know, like every other station ever.
There are some good cartoons out right now. It's surprising after the waist land of 2008-2010 after the loss of Avatar, Zim, and Teen Titans.
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From our perspective, Windows Phone 8 is interesting for numerous reasons: new kernel, over-the-air updates and a re-commitment by Microsoft in making sure the OS stays competitive. In that sense, knowing that a new version of the OS is floating around, especially one for an odd market like China (who have many restrictions) is far from shocking.
Still, in the leaked images of a Nokia Lumia 920 seen above, a development device running Windows Phone 8 OS build 10141 is somewhat interesting. Currently, the retail version of Windows Phone 8 that is on the market is 9903. That's the one found on every new Windows Phone sold and 10141 is quite a jump in that number. We don't think that's due to Chinese localization either as that would presumably be just a small bump in versions.
So what new features does that magical OS hold, if any? We'll probably never know but we don't suppose it's too early to start talking about WP8 updates, is it? No, of course not.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court decided Friday it would hear arguments over whether states can keep out-of-staters from using their Freedom of Information Act laws to get government documents.
The high court on Friday agreed to hear an appeal from Mark J. McBurney of Rhode Island and Roger W. Hurlbert of California, two men who wanted to use the Virginia law to request public documents from state officials. Both were both denied because they are not Virginia citizens. Hurlbert was trying to get property assessment information for his business, Sage Information Services, and McBurney was trying to information from the Virginia Division of Child Support Enforcement in a child support enforcement case against his ex-wife.
Virginia law limits access to state citizens and some media outlets. The two men sued, saying the citizens-only provision violated the Constitution by barring their access to public documents because of their state citizenship. The Constitution says "citizens of each state shall be entitled to all privileges and immunities of citizens in the several states."
Two federal appeals courts have ruled differently on this issue. The 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said Delaware's citizens-only Freedom of Information Act law was unconstitutional because "access to public records is a right protected by the Privileges and Immunities Clause" of the Constitution. But the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals disagreed in Virginia, saying the law's limitations were legal.
"Nothing in the language of the VFOIA prohibits Hurlbert from pursuing his profession in Virginia," the federal appeals court said.
It also said Virginia's "citizen-only provision does not bar (McBurney) from engaging in the political process, advocating his own interests, or advancing his political or legal arguments within the commonwealth."
The Supreme Court will make the final decision. Arguments will likely be scheduled for 2013.


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Skip to comments.Steve King on Unemployment: Our Hearts Are Bigger Than Our Heads (We "pay people not to work.")
Posted on 08/29/2013 4:35:57 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
Rep. Steve King compared the nation's unemployed to lazy children who refuse to do their chores and called on them to "step up" and take unskilled jobs if necessary to help support themselves and improve the nation's economy.
According to Red Alert Politics, the Iowa Republican drew the analogy during an event Monday in Charleston, S.C., where he claimed that millions of Americans "arent contributing" to the workforce.
He said if children told their moms they were "not doing the chores" they wouldn't eat.
"Pretty soon those kids [would understand] 'you get to eat after you do the work! Not just in hopes that one day you might actually do the work," he said, according to Red Alert.
While he suggested the nation's still high unemployment rate of 7.4 percent is caused in part by Americans unwilling to work, he also said that welfare programs and immigrant workers are to blame as well.
"A hundred million Americans arent contributing," said King....
(Excerpt) Read more at newsmax.com ...
Sounds like he might be a good HHS secretary in a Palin and/or Cruz administration.
How about he address those on welfare?
I am on unemployment right now and must log each job I apply for (several per week) in addition to attending job fairs etc. I have no problem with this but was thinking the other day what are the requirements for those on welfare? Nada. And that needs to change.
Random drug testing for welfare requirement!
That be racist!
My heart is too big to approve of what liberals advertise as generosity. It's cruelty, and I am disgusted with those who ignore its human costs.
I worked at two state's unemployment offices for almost 15 years as a veteran's rep., welfare-to-work trainer and supervisor. Every state runs their operation a little differently, but some don't even require much work search reporting from claimants any more.
I don't think they take their marching orders from creepy az crackers,but good luck with that.
There are lots of people who are unemployed through no fault of their own, and now the media/Dems is going to kick into high gear, take King's remarks out of context, and the Republicans will again be portrayed as mean-old right-wing extremists.
There's a reason why Limbaugh is so successful and hated by the Left. You never accept the Left's premises or stereotypes, and beat them with simple logic and facts.
Well, that's the truth, since their heads are about pea-sized.
We need mapping and addresses of everyone on public assistance to shame them to their neighbors.
I know. Most don't care. But it would be instructive, demographically and geographically.
I'm afraid there is little to no stigma attached to feeding at the public trough. It's almost reversed to where those who don't are looked on as the dumb ones.
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There's a large, fixed costs associated with hiring anyone and large potential liability and legal threats. Prospective employers are reluctant to pay those costs and put up with legal risks, so even if unemployment checks were withdrawn, many would still be unemployable. It just isn't worth it to hire marginally productive people.
They'd be employable without government burdens, though.
I don't think older folks understand just how much more difficult and expensive the government has made it to employ people today (unless they're running a business). There's so little flexibility in hiring and Medicare and Social Security taxes put a 7.5% tax on every dollar (practically) spent on employee wages.
The young used to be able to show up at an office or place of business right out of high school (or earlier) and right away be given something to do for a modest amount of money. No way today. Too risky and too expensive.
The Republicans would destroy the Democrats if they just did something to reform employment rules and payroll taxes.
The Republicans are just as knee deep in it as the Rats are.
>> 7.4 percent is caused in part by Americans unwilling to work
A lot of scumbags out there that deserve to starve for the entitlement attitude.
"How about he address those on welfare?"
I thought he included them in his "100 million aren't contributing".
"I am on unemployment right now and must log each job I apply for (several per week) in addition to attending job fairs etc. I have no problem with this but was thinking the other day what are the requirements for those on welfare? Nada."
Welfare changed in 1996, and will have to change further, because whites have discovered it the way their urban brethren did decades ago (and adjusted their work/breeding habits accordingly). While this helps the likes of President Food Stamps get elected, it has ruined the economy and is unsustainable.
For sure! Much of the job fair scene is nothing more than theatre as I am sure you have discovered. Way too many of the companies are not even hiring. They are just attending an event to prove they cannot find Americans for a position so they can import an Hb-1 indentured servant. I applied for a position once at one of these shows where my resume had about 99 percent of what they specified in an ideal candidate. The recruiter pretended to be all excited and promised a call back within the next few days. Not a peep. They were conveniently never available when I called back, nor did they return a phone call. Total scam!
Jeff Sessions mentioned this in his last speech before recess that big business should be looking for less regulation instead of cheap labor.
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Good Morning!
I am off to a VERY slow start this morning but i am finally here to share my TIOT project with you today. I got out my Viva Decor Modeling Cream and played around with it – LOVE that stuff!!! it is just deeLISH!
I have really been wanting to play with some of the Inkadinkado sets Susana brought in so i pulled out the Spring Garden Inchies set and stamped 3 of them in a square leaving the fourth corner open for a flower. I chose a super looking over-the-top flower – a Prima Roosevelt Delano.
for the background I began by taking a white piece of paper and the Harlequin Crafters Workshop Stencil. I simply laid the stencil over my paper and smoothed on the modeling cream. You must work quickly but not sloppily! hold the stencil down so it doesn't pull up when you lift your spreader (i use a plastic, wide painting knife i found in the art section). Once you have covered the stencil lift it up and you have this gorgeous pearlescent embossed background:
You can see from the close up what a crisp edge i get – i just LOVE that! i also covered a Maya Road Chipboard swirl with modeling cream and a sponge dabber – gives it a great slight texture. You can see it peeking out from beneath the flower.
So what do you think? Have YOU used the Modeling Cream yet? How about the Stencils – you NEED these for sure! and just think of all the things you can do with those cute Inkadinkado Inchies sets! And now it's back to work for me!!!
i hope you all have a fabby weekend!!!
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*** (out of four)
In "Carnage," a schoolyard argument leads to sparring adults, but verbal attacks and Kate Winslet vomiting on a coffee table don't quite qualify as a full-blown war.
Things get considerably more heated in "Homefront." After a young girl defends herself against a bully, the guy's meth-head mom (an effectively creepy Kate Bosworth) asks her brother, a drug dealer who goes by Gator (James Franco), to rough up the girl's father, Phil Broker (Jason Statham). Naturally, the drug community of this small Louisiana town doesn't know that Phil is (of course) an ass-kicking ex-DEA agent who only moved there because it's where his late wife grew up. When Gator breaks into Phil's house and discovers his identity, the baddie, a small fish looking to move to larger ponds, attempts to give up his new enemy to a bigger, vengeance-seeking dealer in exchange for increased distribution.
I know: I thought a guy named Gator would be nice and non-shady too. What kind of monster decapitates a stuffed animal?
Unlike many of Statham's lesser efforts, "Homefront" refrains from maximizing carnage and isn't about the supposed fun of deadly revenge. Phil's not even trying to expose the corrupt sheriff (Clancy Brown) or take down a major meth operation. He's just trying to protect his family, and defense plays a lot better than bloody offense.
Phil's not trying to change the world, and the movie definitely won't either. It's solid and digestible, mostly keeping awkward corniness (like Phil's daughter discussing her vocabulary word of "grace" and saying she thinks her mom had it) to a minimum. Director Gary Fleder ("Runaway Jury") provides useful local flavor—shot on location outside New Orleans, "Homefront" has the swampy feel necessary for the story's depiction of long-held grudges and a neighborhood law that exists outside the law.
Adapting Chuck Logan's novel, Sylvester Stallone wrote the script and initially planned the project for himself. It's a good match for Statham, though, allowing him a few soft moments of loss and family when he's not busting heads. Franco, so fantastically odd as Alien in "Spring Breakers," makes Gator deliberately inconsistent. Sometimes he's menacing; sometimes he's clearly out of his depth.
What rarely falters is a steady, tonally successful depiction of various forms of family-related self-defense and adult bullies who never seem to know they're beat until it's too late.
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Firefighters rescued a dog named Mia from a three-alarm structure fire that appeared to destroy a single-family home at 24 Stanphyl Road Thursday.
But more than a dozen other animals were unaccounted for, resident Jason Johnson told reporters.
"The residents of the house had come home and gave us an indication of where the animals may be," Fire Chief William T. Kessler said. "From the ladder, (firefighters) were able to see a dog on the second floor, and firefighters went in and were able to make their way in and bring that dog out."
As the dog emerged from the blaze, Mr. Johnson and his girlfriend, Ashley Johnson, sprinted to the animal and hugged it.
Mr. Johnson said a cat also made its way out of the blaze, but there were many other animals, "probably nine cats, four dogs including Mia, and a bird."
No one was home at the time of the fire. Mr. Johnson said he was returning from Warwick, R.I. He said he had only been living in the house for about a year and a half after moving here from Cranston.
The dog shivered and had an apparent cut on her front paw. Mr. Johnson said he could not answer any more questions because he had to get Mia to a vet.
Fire Chief Kessler said emergency dispatch received a call of smoke in the area at 1:44 p.m., and it was followed up with a call four minutes later reporting a structure fire at that site.
The department's first engine truck arrived at 1:56.
The blaze was under control within about 35 minutes, said Deputy Fire Chief Thomas Dion.
The cause was under investigation as personnel from the state fire marshal's office were en route, the chief said.
Firefighters from 10 to 12 towns assisted at the fire. Because the fire was outside the water district, the department required many tankers, the chief said.
"We have an engine set at the (Uxbridge) Rod and Gun Club on West Street, where they have a pond," Chief Kessler said. "That's where we're filling the tankers."
The chief said he believed the family provided a home for stray animals.
"It was certainly a good thing to see that we were able to save at least one animal for them," he said. "As you saw, the family was very happy."
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County Humane Officer Shelia Chambers has compassion for animals and hopes that she can make a difference in the lives of those that are abandoned and mistreated.
County Humane Officer Shelia Chambers has compassion for animals and hopes that she can make a difference in the lives of those that are abandoned and mistreated. She became involved with Jackson County Animal Shelter as a part-time employee about four years ago. When the humane officer position was available she applied and was hired. Said Chambers, "The opening became available and I wanted it and I got it. It was in April 16 of this year." Chambers stated that they are now working with an animal rescue group. "We work with ARF that is organized in Ripley and that is Animal Rights Fur-ever and they have been working with us. They've saved a lot of lives with us and for us. We are trying to find a rescue group for cats, that has been pretty hard to do and we have not been successful there. As far as the dog we have been very successful. We went down from 700 dogs to like 17." Tara Mayne volunteers for Animal Rights Fur-ever (ARF). However, Mayne is also trying to deal with the vast feral cat problem that seems to be quickly growing in the county. Chamber's stated that they would defiantly work with her or anyone else who would like to help rescue pets. "We would have to find out what her policy is. They would have to be spayed or neutered and wormed just like the dogs here have to be before they leave the shelter. We would have to know when they are going to. So we would work with the cat rescue just like we work with dog rescues," Said Chambers. According to the officer there have been positive changes for the animals in the shelter. "We used to have to put them to sleep because people were not adopting them. You can't keep them forever. There are strays that need to come in. But now working with the rescue groups, that doesn't happen anymore unless a dog is vicious or sick. Its not as hard on us putting a dog down if he is vicious or very sick as it is with a sweet little dog that is as friendly as can be, but we just couldn't get them adopted. Chambers admitted that there was a sign saying the shelter was not receiving dogs. Explained the humane officer, "That is because we are a no kill shelter" With ARF we are finding homes with their program and assisting the shelter. There are people on a list for us to accept a dog. They don't understand we are not taking in animals and why we are always full. That's because we don't take dogs in anymore and then five days later kill them." Chamber stated that the Humane Society helps with their SNAP (Spay and Neuter All Pets) program that helps pay for animals needing spayed or neutered. She added that they also send a monthly check to help with the cats, but she doesn't see any members of the Humane Society. However it was probable that the previous administration had something to do with the rift. "I do know of one person who was told not to come back to the shelter and that could be it," Said Chambers, "If it comes down to me, if you want to help me or help the animals we can use as many volunteers as we can get. We take a lot of them out of really bad situations and we give them a safe haven. There are dogs that are so scared but we don't have the time to work with them much. This is when the volunteers make a difference and work with them for one-on-one time every day. Chambers said she enjoys her job more because of the changes that have helped save pets. "I love this work. Before ARF and rescues, I still loved it. But there was so much that was negative when we had to end an animal's life. I worked 30 years in the aluminum plant here in Ravenswood. I kind of wish that I would have given it up years ago and tried to get on here because I absolutely love this job. I know a lot of people would think and may not agree with me, but I can see the appreciation of the animals," ended Chambers. For information on becoming a volunteer at the Jackson County Animal Shelter, call (304) 372-6064.


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The Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) is working to extend enterprise services to warfighters operating in remote areas at the tactical edge of military communications and data networks, a senior official said at the Network Enabled Operations Conference in Alexandria, Va., Jan. 24.
To better provide services to the edges of the Defense Department's (DOD) networks, DISA is shifting its focus from an enterprise-centric approach that pushed information out to the edge from data centers located in the United States, said David Bennett, program executive officer in charge of Global Information Grid enterprise services at DISA. The new model is globally based, supporting disconnected, intermittent and low bandwidth user environments by moving data from the edge to the core, he said.
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Supporting users at the end of the last tactical mile requires deployable enterprise services, Bennett said. These in-theater services allow users to download applications locally, which is important for warfighters in disconnected or limited connectivity environments.
To provide overall network integration that allows for more seamless service, DISA is working on its Joint Command and Control architecture. The architecture will ensure that information-sharing capabilities are built into DOD service community strategies, Bennett said.
DISA is also working on new capabilities such as enterprise messaging, which will be included in a deployable package designed to support tactical users. The deployable enterprise services are a set of preconfigured capabilities designed to provide warfighters with services and connectivity from the edge to the core. These services are also configured to synchronize and work with enterprise services when connectivity is available, he said.
Other DISA capabilities include enterprise services management that can be customized to meet user requirements and enterprise search, which is deployable on tactical enclave or ship hardware, Bennett said. He said the search capability was created on Intelink, the intelligence community's information sharing network. This allows vetted users to search both DOD and intelligence community databases.
DISA is also developing identity and access management capabilities that can be used by DOD command and control systems and services. One area focuses on attribute-based access control that allows administrators to dynamically manage access control based on changing user roles and needs. These capabilities provide for strong authentication and are traceable back to the user, Bennett said.
In the near future, DISA is looking at a joint e-mail system that will provide a single DOD enterprise with global email access and a global directory service, Bennett said. The agency will also provide joint enterprise SharePoint that will be globally accessible and access enterprise identity management services.
Another upcoming capability is joint enterprise file sharing that will become available this year and consist of a network file storage and sharing capability that can be accessed by DOD users in major facilities or in forward operating posts, he said.
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How about letting the services like the Army take care of servicing the edge? This was how it was before Army CIO/G6 forced the Army to go with Enterprise Email which was a huge success.... "not".... I can't imagine that why expanding DISA's role to add a tactical POD to be inserted in the service tactical edge will do anything to save cost or increase service quality. Someone needs to stop drinking the DISA Coolaide....
Not a bad idea, but I'll believe it when I see it. Unless forced from above, or by Congress via budget, no legacy organization will ever voluntarily give up turf.
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TEWKSBURY, Mass. - Hundreds of Market Barket faithful gathered in the parking lot of the Tewksbury store for a rally organized by customers.
The grassroots group COMB, (Customers of Market Basket), organized the event to both show support for workers and demonstrate their resolve to keep boycotting the supermarket chain until former CEO Arthru T. Demoulas is back at his desk.
"I can't believe the warmth and strength you've been exibiting," Epping, N.H., resident and customer Jeff Betterini called out to the crowd. "You are alive with Market Basket Strong."
Like many in the crowd, Sommersworth, N.H., resident Bobbi Dixon misses shopping at Market Basket, but promises not to return unless Arthur T. is reinstated.
"A lot of us have family members who work for Market Basket," said Dixon. "I have heard many, many stories about Artie T. and all he has done personally for employees."
Dixon said if the supermarket chain is sold to anyone other than Arthur T. Demoulas, she will never go back. For the past several weeks, Arthur T. has been negotiating a buyout of rival family members who own the controlling interest in the company and made the decision to fire the much loved boss last month.
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In a move that proves good sense can trump energy dollars, the international track federation Friday chose London rather than Doha, capital of gas-rich Qatar, as the host of the 2017 World Track and Field Championships.
Lamine Diack, president of the international federation (IAAF) said the body's governing council chose London by a 16-10 margin.
That decision validates months of effort by the London Olympic Organizing Committee to ensure that it would fulfill its promise to have a track remain in the Olympic Stadium after the 2012 Summer Games end.
Diack had reminded everyone of that promise three years ago when the possibility arose of the track being removed to accommodate a soccer team as post-Olympic tenant.
"We have fought very hard to have this stadium staying a stadium of athletics (track and field). . ."I remember some of you journalists saying (when the track was retained) that Lamine Diack had to deliver now, and so we have delivered now," Diack said Friday.
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Kristen Stewart appears on stage during the 12-12-12 Concert for Sandy Relief to benefit the Robin Hood Relief Fund on Wednesday (December 12) at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
The 22-year-old actress, in a Jonathan Simkhai outfit, presented a video of Jon Bon Jovi visiting Sayreville, New Jersey after the destruction from Hurricane Sandy.
"A day after the storm one of Jersey's most famous own went back to his home town of Sayreville to see the devastation first hand. What Bon Jovi – sorry, Jon Bon Jovi – saw served to humble, inspire, and move him," Kristen said.
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Legal documents filed last week say Dr. Sharon Giese (GHEE'-see) or her insurer will pay $2.3 million to the husband and young children of 32-year-old Nanuet resident Adriana Porras, who died in June 2009 two days after Giese operated on her. Giese's attorney says her insurer will pay it.
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I haven't watched Accel World yet, so I don't know how their acceleration mechanic works. The acceleration I was referring to was a simple speed increase, just the computer forcing his arm and shield to move faster than was humanly possible to react--easily accomplishable in the game, seeing how the actual physical limitations aren't present.
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Looks like there might be a link after all. Here's the link for the ending of Alicization. Warning Heavy Spoilers
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Which then leaves two problems: Haru finding five level 9s and the Alicization arc in the LNs working towards...wherever.
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Just wanted to point this out, during Accel World episode 3 (Investigation) , while Kuroyukihime is explaining the six kings of pure color to Arita it cuts to a scene of a couple that look remarkably similar to Asuna and Kirito sitting at a bar and laughing.
IDK what that would mean and have no knowledge of SAO or AW other than watching all the episodes that are currently around, just wanted someone else to see this.
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Now I was pretty bored during my bus back from work and I read this thread proper from start to finish, and I realised something:
We've got two camps, saying either A) AW and SAO are related, because so-and-so is quite possibly blood-related to so-and-so, the reason being they share so-and-so traits. The other camp goes with B), AW and SAO are not related because while their timelines fit the hypothesis, the points you argue are weak and their inconsistencies are their bane. Notwithstanding some shaky links out there (Noumi-Sugou).
I think there's something we do need to consider, and the fact that AW was written after SAO is half the answer.
Until AW and SAO, I've not heard of an author who has written TWO successful storylines, that are distinctive and unique, as opposed to a spin-off/sequel/prequel, because those build upon an existing success.
And as a fanfic writer myself, I've also realised that there is an trememdous difficulty of thinking of a new story style. It would be difficult, for example, to imagine Kawahara writing SAO, and yet writing another commercial success like Black Rock Shooter, or Index. The reason being, each series is successful because of a well-thought out plot and mechanics; attempting to draw a new one from scratch is very difficult. It's like creating a new template, versus reusing an existing one.
And therefore, when writing AW, Kawahara decided to recycle the mechanics of Alicization and the attributed of his SAO cast, and rewrote them with new names and personalities into SAO. The implication is this: that AW is never in the same timeline as SAO.
And of course characters would appear the same, they've made their debut in SAO and they're back as a new character. To put it in perspective: if AW and SAO are lines of storylines, then they're parallel lines, never crossing, yet following each other's twists and turns perfectly.
Orpheus, your theory that BB is to find the kid with the best reaction speed, and also the best willing to win at all costs, is therefore probably correct. What we will see however, are probably recycled scenarios rather than the exact same scenario from Alicization end.
The final point I have to say is that indeed, as someone already wrote earlier, the problem starts when one tries to match the characters by blood. I'm not saying they're definitely not related by blood in Kawahara's mind, but rather he sees AW characters as the homage to their SAO equivalent.
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As far as original material is concerned, SAO is 99% complete, because Kawahara only had WEB Alicization written up to the final part when he got the call to serialise SAO. AW has been hinted to go up to V20 and then some, adding in Side Stories, Bonus material, and OVAs. To SAO fans who bash AW, I don't care what your reasons are as long as you realise, you're attacking from the perspective of a complete storyline, and looking down on an incomplete storyline. In my eyes, that's Dwayne Johnson put in the ring with a 13-year-old nerd who's still having a losing streak record, learning to box the hard way. So long as you realise the inherent unbalance between the series, just bash merrily on knowing the respective storylines aren't changing at the end of the day.
In fact, if all your information about SAO was from watching is the anime, and you're comparing based on that, then I don't even. The anime is an adaptation, Stacia-damn-it.
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True. It is more likely AW is just paying homage to SAO. I am just keeping an open mind regarding the relationship between these two works.
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AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 14 (UPI) -- The Livestrong Foundation says disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong apologized to about 100 staffers at the cancer charity's Austin, Texas, headquarters Monday.
Livestrong spokeswoman Katherine McLane told ABC News Armstrong offered a "sincere and heartfelt apology," which generated lots of tears.
McLane also said he "took responsibility" for the trouble he has caused the foundation, but she did not elaborate regarding whether he admitted he used performance-enhancing drugs while competing, ABC News said.
The move comes days before Oprah Winfrey's interview with the athlete and cancer survivor is to air on television.
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According to GM, a new midsize sedan that would have replaced the current Citroen C5 (pictured), Peugeot 508, and Opel/Vauxhall Insignia (a.k.a. Buick Regal) is off the table, but work on three compact vehicle platforms has begun.
The first new platform will yield a C-segment MPV (minivan to Americans) for GM's German Opel and British Vauxhall divisions, as well as a C-segment crossover for Peugeot. This will allow all three brands to ditch badge-engineered versions of other companies' cars: the current Opel/Vauxhall Combo is based on the Fiat Doblo, while Peugeot's 4007 crossover is a rebadged Mitsubishi Outlander.
A second platform will be the basis for a B-segment MPV, which could be sold under all four brand names. This would provide GM with an updated model and PSA with an entry into a new segment. Opel and Vauxhall have the suicide door-equipped Meriva, but the closest thing Citroen and Peugeot have to a B-segment MPV are the C3 Picasso tall wagon (think Ford C-Max, only smaller and French) and the Bipper and Partner Tepees (both based on commercial vans), respectively.
The third and final platform will be a B-segment car with a focus on low CO2 emissions. This car could be close in size to the old Citroen C2 or the recently introduced Opel Adam and, as a low-emissions vehicle, might compete against micro city cars like the Volkswagen Up!
GM says the first products of this joint venture will appear in 2016, and that both companies are considering other joint vehicle projects.
"The Opel/Vauxhall, Peugeot and Citroen models will be highly differentiated and fully consistent with their respective brand characteristics," the company said. That means no badge engineered models, thankfully. GM and PSA had better stick to this, because it would be a shame if cars from four of Europe's biggest brands ended up being the same.


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NRC says it will resume study of Nevada nuke site
WASHINGTON (AP) — Responding to a court order, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission has directed its staff to complete work on a key safety report related to a never-completed nuclear waste dump in Nevada.
The commission order, issued Monday, follows an August ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, which said the nuclear agency violated federal law by abruptly abandoning review of the proposed storage site at Nevada's Yucca Mountain.
The appeals court ordered the NRC to continue work on the proposed waste site 90 miles northwest of Las Vegas until Congress directs otherwise or the agency runs out of money. The NRC says it has $11 million budgeted for the Yucca review, far less than needed to complete the five-volume study. Only one volume is finished.


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A Discussion of Alternatives to Incarceration (2:15)
"Beyond the Bars": A Video Summary of a Mackinac Center Forum
In 2008, each prisoner in Michigan cost taxpayers $28,000. With a state prison population of some 50,000, the annual tab was nearly $1.5 billion.
Michigan's prison spending was the subject of the Mackinac Center for Public Policy's March 25 Issues and Ideas Forum in Lansing. The forum, called "Beyond the Bars, Corrections Alternatives," featured solutions offered by a noted lawyer with the American Civil Liberties Union.
Alvin Bronstein is Director Emeritus of the National Prison Project of the ACLU Foundation. He has argued prison-related cases in federal and appellate courts, as well as the U.S. Supreme Court. Bronstein has also been a consultant to state and federal correctional facilities and written books and articles on corrections.
He says that the need to reform the nation's prison system is urgent: "That's an understatement. We have 25 percent of the world's prison population in this country. The land of the free and the home of the brave has 25 percent of the world's prison population incarcerated right now, today."
Bronstein endorses alternative sentencing, which he says is successful in Canada and elsewhere.
"So what I'm working on and what others are working on," he says, "is to reduce that reliance on incarceration and try to utilize some of the truly successful alternatives to incarceration, in addition to shorter sentences. But alternatives from the get-go."
Bronstein acknowledges his ideas about alternative sentencing are a tough sell. Still, he is hopeful that people are listening. "For the first time, the U.S. Sentencing Commission is looking at alternatives to incarceration. I testified there last July, and they specifically asked, 'Tell us about what other countries are doing.' "
Bronstein told forum audience members that while not everyone agrees on alternative sentences for prisoners, there is a bottom line he feels people can agree on, saying, "I hope we can work together and resolve these problems of spending so much money on bars and bricks and mortar."
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An intimate reflection on the bullying epidemic that makes its points quietly and succinctly.
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The film's power is undercut by its narrow geographic focus, which seems to associate bullying with conservative or working-class areas in red states. The filmmakers could easily have found similar cases involving the children of urban sophisticates.
As long as the MPAA is issuing its cavalier decrees, though, they're the ones acting like bullies.
Bully forces audiences to face actions that are unthinkable, inexcusable and excruciatingly sad. It offers no solutions, only the testimony of brave youths.
The purpose of Bully is to educate and promote discussion. If the problem is not solved, there will be more Columbines and additional stories like Tyler and Ty's.
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Powerful docu addresses critically important issue for kids.
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Parents need to know that Bully is a no-holds-barred documentary that intimately portrays bullying victims' daily lives. While it's often heartbreaking and deals with tough issues like suicide, the movie addresses an incredibly important, timely topic -- bullying -- in a frank, relatable way that's age appropriate for teens and relevant for middle schoolers if an adult is present to guide discussion. Bully's strong language (including a brutal, profanity-laden scene in which one boy says to another that he'll "shove a broomstick up your a--" and "cut your face off and s--t") earned it an R rating from the MPAA (a rating that the production company chose not to accept, officially releasing the film as unrated), but none of the swearing is gratuitous. Like it or not, it's a realistic portrayal of what every middle schooler and older hears every day. This gives the film veracity and credibility with kids, and it will justifiably shock parents.Bully's most challenging material isn't just the language, but the suicides. Seeing grieving parents and friends could potentially be upsetting to teens and preteens, so they should definitely watch with adults. Bully also addresses the concepts of cutting, physical abuse, and more, but in a way that presents the consequences as well as the behavior itself. Victims' parents are generally portrayed as supportive and loving, while school administrators come off in a much less positive light. Ultimately, Bully encourages kids to stand up to bullies, not stand by, and reinforces the fact that everyone can make a difference when it comes to this essential issue.
Messages: Bully's powerful, important message is that everyone can -- and should -- make a difference when it comes to the issue of bullying. Kids are encouraged to "stand up, not stand by" when they see bullying taking place and are told that "everything starts with one." The movie addresses teen suicide, mourning, and conflict in ways that are likely to upset both teens and parents, but everything serves to reinforce the message that bullying needs to be stopped.
Role models: Bullying victims are portrayed sympathetically, including one who brandished a gun at the kids who were mistreating her and consequently faced criminal charges. Some of the kids exhibit great strength in the face of adversity -- especially Kelby, a gay teen who wants to stand up and make a change for herself and others. Parents are generally supportive and determined to help their kids and/or others in similar situations. School administrators, on the other hand, come across as unhelpful, inflexible, and oblivious, and the lives/motivations of the bullies themselves aren't investigated or addressed.
Violence: The movie makes clear that the most severe bullying violence isn't always physical, but also verbal and emotional. Teen/tween suicide is one of the movie's central topics, with friends and family members emotionally mourning the loss of their loved ones. Many kids recount repeated incidents of physical abuse (being choked, sat on, stabbed with pencils, etc.) and threats (one brutal scene captured by filmmakers includes a boy saying, graphically, that he'll shove a broomstick up another boy's rear and cut him with a knife). Another teen discusses previous suicide attempts and a past history of cutting. Hitting/punching/scuffling, both between friends and between bullies and their victims. Security camera footage shows a girl brandishing a gun at other kids when she feels she's been pushed too far. Other images of guns, some within a hunting context.
Sex: Not applicable
Language: The most brutal language appears in a threatening scene on a school bus, in which an older student tells a younger one that he'll "f---ing end you and shove a broomstick up your a-- ... I'll cut your face off and s--t." Also several other uses of "f--k" (and its derivatives), especially in the early part of the movie, as well as "s--t," "ass," "p---y," "bitch," and many derogatory terms for homosexuals ("f-g," etc.).
Consumerism: Various labels/brands are seen, but since this is a documentary, none are product placement.
Drinking, drugs and smoking: Not applicable
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When a bar opens downtown, there's really only one thing I want to know: Will it be someplace I actually want to hang out or better left to the tourists?
On Michigan Avenue, Hard Rock Hotel's sleek sushi-and-saketini spot China Grill has been replaced with Chuck's Manufacturing, a spunkier, laid-back bar with the potential to lure locals working at nearby Illinois Center.
Meanwhile, on the west end of River North where Hubbard Street dead ends into Kingsbury, the two-floor space vacated by Latin dance club Rumba also has a new life. Below Baume & Brix, an inventive new restaurant from a team of ex-Moto and Ing chefs on the main floor, there's a lower-level lounge called The Grid run by the same team. In their new incarnations, do either of these downtown bars have what it takes to transcend the touristy set and become your new regular hangout?
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Mini-review: The Grid
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Rating: !! (out of 4) Give it some time
The scene: What kind of bar is this exactly? Dozens of TVs tuned to ESPN scream "sports bar," while a DJ booth, cocktail waitresses in skimpy dresses and tufted booths (priority seating for bottle service) skew clubby. On a recent weekend, partiers hovered near the bar or the booths—which are centered around eye-catching metal fireplaces suspended from the ceiling--with little interest in filling the rows of long tables in between.
The drinks: The cocktail menu features five options until a full list of a dozen debuts Nov. 8. For now, I wouldn't bother with anything but these two: A champagne cocktail with St. Germain elderflower liqueur and hibiscus syrup was equally sweet and strong, while the Boulevardier (Woodford Reserve bourbon, Campari and vermouth) was a decent rendition of the classic cocktail. The others are the same price ($12) but didn't deliver much of a punch: The coconut-ginger Thai mojito was watery and the Grid Cup (a melon-flavored spin on the classic Pimm's Cup) tasted like weak lemonade. After 9 p.m., the before mentioned fireplace booths are reserved for The Grid's version of bottle service: Vodka with your choice of house-made sodas such as spiced plum or pineapple-tarragon runs $250-$500, while $325 buys you all the manhattans a bottle of Woodford Reserve can make.
The food: The dismissive way our server described the bar snacks--"We have fries, popcorn, chips and peanuts"--undersold what the chefs really have cooking, which are funky flavored treats such as pad Thai peanuts or root beer popcorn that change daily ($2-$3). My friends and I didn't really know what we had ordered until it arrived, and that was after our server came by and blurted, "Did you get your food yet?" while staring at our clearly empty table. A dinner menu will be added Nov. 8, but I can't say I'm dying to go back and try it; a bar that expects customers to shell out for bottle service could afford to step up its service.
Overheard: The attendant in the women's restroom proclaimed that she's "working for tips, ladies."
Bottom line: Too precious for mainstream sports fans and not yet happening enough for the club set, The Grid needs some time to figure out its identity. Right now, the coolest thing about it is those floating fireplaces.
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Thursday called the race for the White House a "gut check election" and offered a stinging indictment of Republican policies on the sidelines of the Democratic National Convention.
Cuomo has downplayed any interest in a possible 2016 White House bid but his rousing address before hundreds of New York Democratic activists was unlikely to tamp down the speculation.
His speech, interrupted multiple times by applause, included a sweeping rebuke of the budget plan offered by GOP running mate Paul Ryan, a firm defense of President Barack Obama's policies and an outline of his agenda in Albany. With a partisan tone, Cuomo painted Republicans as instrumental in pushing policies that led to the economic decline.
"They created it and frankly it is absurd that the people, the party that created the problem, now want to present themselves as the solver of the problem for the American people," Cuomo said, his voice rising. "It is absurd!"
Cuomo was only spending one day in Charlotte and did not have a speaking role at the convention. Potential 2016 contenders for the White House, including Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley, Virginia Sen. Mark Warner and others, were meeting with key delegations and party leaders. Cuomo made no mention of any future ambitions but described New York as a model for a nation trying to rebound from the recession.
Obama "inherited one of the worst economies in history," Cuomo said, but pushed an agenda to improve education, promote the building of roads and infrastructure and bring more "fairness" to the tax system — an approach Cuomo said had been accomplished in New York.
"We know the president is right and we know he can do these things because we are doing these things in New York," he said. Cuomo said the country would need to "take a long look in the mirror. This is a gut check election for this country," he said, urging delegates to work toward Obama's re-election.
The breakfast at the delegation's suburban hotel, under a white tent lined with rows of red, white and blue balloons, gave the appearance of a coming out party for Cuomo. The governor arrived and departed to Bon Jovi's "Work for the Working Man" blaring from speakers and party leaders repeatedly praised the governor's tenure in New York.
"He has remade the state in function and in spirit and the results speak for themselves," said Syracuse Mayor Stephanie Miner.
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August 25. 2013 10:49PM
Motorists urged to be aware as school year begins
By KATHRYN MARCHOCKI
New Hampshire Union Leader
Police investigate the scene of a serious accident on Portsmouth Avenue in Exeter in December involving a Volkswagen Jetta that struck a van and then hit the front of a school bus. (Jason Schreiber/Union Leader Correspondent)
State Safety Commissioner John J. Barthelmes urged motorists to pay extra attention to their driving with the opening of school this week.
The warning followed an "unexpected upsurge" in school bus collisions last spring, Barthelmes said in a statement released last week. In nearly every case, the collision was the fault of the motorist, not the school bus driver, he said. Many involved rear-end collisions, he said.
"Nobody knows for sure how some motorists are missing large yellow buses with flashing red lights and stop arms, but it is happening," the commissioner said.
"One thing for sure is the large numbers of motorists who take the chance of engrossing themselves in text messaging or a cell phone conversation while their vehicle is in motion," he added.
Distracted driving — whether it be taking your hands off the controls or your eyes of the road — kills more than nine people a day in the United States and injures more than 400,000 people a year, Barthelmes said, citing National Highway Traffic Safety Administration research.
While the most common instances of distracted driving involve cell phone use and texting, contributing actions include eating, disciplining children, programming a GPS device, shaving and applying makeup, he said.
A 2011 National Risky Behavior Study revealed nearly half of all polled high school students who have drivers licenses texted or emailed while driving, Barthelmes said.Under New Hampshire law, anyone operating a motor vehicle while texting or using two hands to operate an electronic or telecommunications device is guilty of a violation and can be fined up to $100. Anyone who drives in a negligent manner that endangers or is likely to endanger a person or property can be fined up to $500 for a first offense and up to $1,000 for subsequent offenses. This can include inattentive driving while using a cell phone.Barthelmes urged motorists to be aware of students getting on and off school buses, and walking or biking to school, and stressed the importance of reducing speeds in school zones.
He also urged parents to speak to their children about texting and driving.
Major cell phone companies have started a "Don't text and Drive — it can wait — No text is worth the risk" national campaign. See itcanwait.com for more information.


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LAFAYETTE, La. (AP) - Brandon Scott Lavergne has asked a judge to void his guilty pleas in August to two counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of Mickey Shunick and Lisa Pate. Lavergne entered the pleas less than two months after his arrest in a high-profile investigation that began May 19, when Shunick, a University of Louisiana at Lafayette student, disappeared while riding her bicycle home from downtown Lafayette.
The Shunick case revived an older investigation into the 1999 death of Pate, and Lavergne, who had long been a suspect in the older killing. The Advocate reports Lavergne has filed hand-written court motions seeking to void the pleas and the life sentence that he is now serving at the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola.
"We don't see any merit to any of his claims," 15th Judicial District Attorney Mike Harson said. "Once they get incarcerated, they have time to start thinking and second-guessing themselves."
As part of the plea agreement, Lavergne told investigators where to find Shunick's body in rural Evangeline Parish and gave a confession admitting that he killed her. In return for the plea, he was spared from a possible death penalty, though he could face the prospect of execution again if the pleas were thrown out and the case went to trial.
Lavergne now alleges in court documents that he felt pressured to plead guilty because he faced a possible death penalty and believed his attempts at mounting a legal defense would have been frustrated by the extensive pre-trial publicity, some of which he alleges was stoked by information leaked by authorities.
He also wrote that his court-appointed attorneys should not have advised him to accept the plea deal and cooperate with investigators. One of Lavergne's attorneys, Clay Lejeune, said he had not seen the recent court filings and could not comment on whether Lavergne felt pressured or not.
Lavergne's legal challenge is on hold for the time being.
Fifteenth Judicial District Judge Herman Clause ruled last week that Lavergne had not submitted the required paperwork and sent the filings back to Lavergne with instructions to follow the correct legal procedure for challenging the pleas.


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Leighton Meester hits the red carpet at the 2009 MTV Movie Awards held at the Gibson Amphitheatre on Sunday evening (May 31) in Universal City, Calif.
The 23-year-old Gossip Girl starlet was daringly sexy in a Emilio De La Morena cut-out dress, the new Brian Atwood "Brie" purple suede booties and Cathy Waterman jewels. Styled by Logan Horne.
During the show, Leighton sat next to boyfriend Sebastian Stan.
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