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Police had recommended the driver of a jet ski who was towing two teenage girls on an inner tube on Auke Lake be charged with criminally negligent homicide, according to recently released police reports.
Another jet ski on the lake collided with the inner tube this past summer, killing one of the girls and injuring the other.
The homicide charges were never brought, but the collision spurred debate as to whether motorized vehicle usage should be allowed to continue on the lake. The City and Borough of Juneau just last month began hosting a series of public meetings about how the lake should be regulated.
Law enforcement began investigating the death of 16-year-old Savannah Cayce immediately after the June 23 incident. The investigation was completed within three months, and police forwarded their recommended charges to the district attorney's office on Sept. 6.
According to the reports, the collision took place as the driver of the jet ski — a 20-year-old Juneau resident, according to an earlier police news release — was making a turn around a buoy on the lake, causing the inner tube to drift into the second jet ski.
"I couldn't do anything about it," the 19-year-old driver of the second jet ski told a responding police officer at the scene, shaking and in shock, according to the report.
The reports indicate police did not recommend pressing any criminal charges against the 19-year-old driver. All names of all parties involved were redacted from the police reports.
Police investigated how fast the Bombardier Sea-Doo jet ski towing the two girls was traveling at the time of the crash. The driver told the lead investigator of the case during an interview at the police station on June 26 that there was no speedometer on the jet ski, but that he was probably going about 30 to 40 miles per hour during the tow while slowing down for turns.
One witness, an experienced boater on the water at the time who was flagged down to help the girl to the shore after the crash, told police he didn't see the crash, but that the speed of the jet ski is "almost irrelevant" to the speed of the inner tube.
"When you get into a turn and with the whiplash effect, you can get an inner tube whipping at 80 mph," the boater told lead investigator Det. Brian Dallas. "As fast as those jet skis can go, when you get into a turn like that you can get the inner tube going extremely fast; I wouldn't doubt it if it was doing 60-70 mph."
The 20-year-old told police he had never towed anyone on a jet ski before, and he just started riding jet skis this year. He was unfamiliar with the rules of the lake, and his girlfriend who was a passenger was the one who told him not to go past the buoy.
He said at first he and his girlfriend did not want to tow anyone because they doubted whether their jet ski could handle the weight. But some of the 50 or so people on the docks, near the southeast side of the lake on the Auke Lake trail side, begged them for a tow on the rare sunny day.
"The people on the dock just kept saying please, please pull us, so we decided we could give it a try," the driver told Dallas at an interview at the police station on June 26.
The couple eventually acquiesced and someone tied a 60 foot rope to the end of the jet ski and attached it to an inner tube.
The girlfriend drove a first pair of girls around the lake, without incident. The inner tube belonged to one of those passengers.
After a spin on the lake, they went back to the docks, dropped them off and picked up the next pair of passengers, Cayce and her friend. They also switched drivers so this time the boyfriend was driving and the girlfriend was the passenger in charge of keeping an eye on the inner tube.
The driver said everything started off fine and the teenagers were having a blast as they made one or two circles in the middle of the lake.
But he started nearing a buoy toward the southwestern part of the lake near the shore where it drains into a bay, and his girlfriend told him the buoys were off limits.
"So I started to turn and went around the buoy a little bit so that I wouldn't be going too far out of boundaries," he told Dallas. "That is when the tube started swinging and once a tube starts swinging alongside of you, you can't really correct it. I tried to correct it as much as I could; I didn't even see the other (jet ski) until right when it happened."
The 16-year-old survivor of the crash, who is a lifeguard, told police officers on scene that she didn't even see it coming.
"We were going along, and the next thing I knew, I was underwater," she told Officer John Cryderman. "When I came back up, I saw (redacted name) floating next to me."
The reports indicate the passenger on the Sea-Doo and the driver of the Honda AquaTrax jet ski jumped into the water and kept Cayce afloat. Meanwhile, one of the jet skis went to flag down the boater while several people called 911. The 911 call came in at about 4:22 p.m.
The boat took Cayce to shore, and paramedics with Capital City Fire and Rescue rushed her to Bartlett Regional Hospital since she had an open head wound. She was later medevaced to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle where she died the morning of June 25.
Neither of the teenage girls were wearing a life jacket.
The driver told Dallas during their interview that he had driven the jet ski about five times prior to the collision. He was more experienced with riding snow machines and other motorized vehicles, he said. He has been towed on boats before and has towed people on four wheelers on the snow in the past, he said.
He said he knew enough to keep an eye on the inner tube as he was turning, and that he had continually glanced behind him to make sure they were OK, especially as he was making the turn. He also said he kept an eye out for other people in the water.
"It's not that I didn't know how to drive the jet ski, but it is a little different on the water," he said, according to the police report. "... I know how they swing and how you turn; It's not that I didn't know how."
Police said in an earlier release that alcohol or drugs were not involved or a contributing factor to the collision.
Dallas noted in his report that during the interview, the driver was shaking, upset and apologizing for the accident. Dallas recommended he talk to a counselor if he felt he needed one.
The man later retained a criminal defense attorney, Julie Willoughby, according to the report.
Police seized the inner tube, jet skis and rope as evidence. According to the report, the Airhead Strike inner tube had a warning label on it, saying the tube was designed to carry no more than one person or 170 pounds. It also warned the boat speed should never exceed 20 mph for adults and 15 mph for children.
No charges
District Attorney David Brower informed police on Nov. 17 that his office would not be pressing charges against the driver of the Sea-Doo, according to Lt. David Campbell, a JPD spokesman.
Brower told the Empire in an email exchange that he determined that the negligence shown by the driver did not rise to the level of the definition of criminal negligence.
Brower specifically emphasized a portion of definition that he believed could not be proven beyond a reasonable doubt, which states, "The risk must be of such a nature and degree that the failure to perceive it constitutes a gross deviation from the standard of care that a reasonable person would observe in the situation."
After the police were informed the case was not being adjudicated, the police reports were sent to the city attorney's office to be redacted. City Attorney John Hartle said the names and other identifying information of the parties involved were taken out since juveniles were involved, but that the contents of the report did not need redaction.
The Empire requested and was provided the records late last week.
Auke Lake
The management and use of Auke Lake falls under the jurisdiction of CBJ's Parks and Recreation Department.
CBJ created a law, which became effective in June 2007, that regulated motorized use of the lake. Portions of the lake are marked by buoys to show where wake is not allowed and motorized use is prohibited, as well as where wake is restricted (not in excess of six inches), according to the Auke Lake Motorized Use Map.
According to police interviews with city officials, the city relies heavily on residents surrounding the lake to ensure the laws are being enforced.
According to the police reports, that's exactly what residents did. The night before the inner tube collision, one resident contacted youths at the Harris family dock and warned them that jet skis were coming into the slow area of the lake too fast, and that's how jet skis were going to get kicked off the lake for good.
The resident warned a group of four people on Friday and another four people on Saturday.
The resident, whose name was not given, additionally told police that there were a lot of jet skis going too fast on the north end of the lake despite heavy water traffic on Saturday. The reports indicate that the two jet skis and the boat were the only watercraft on the water at the time of the crash, but that other jet skis and vessels had been on the lake earlier in the day.
Moments before the collision, a witness, who was swimming in the water at the north end of the lake in the slow zone, said a jet ski came too close to him for comfort. The swimmer swam to shore because he wasn't sure if the driver could see him. He watched the drivers switch at the dock, and go back on the water. The accident happened 10 minutes later.
A few days afterward, the boater who helped take Cayce to shore went to the police station to tell them about his experience, especially since he has been towing people on the water for years, he said.
He told Dallas that he believed jet ski accidents occur because people are inexperienced and uneducated about it.
"People don't get a lot of experience with water sports here like this," the man said, according to the report. "The sun comes out and everyone comes to the lake and might get to do it a handful of times a year. They don't get a lot of experience and are not experienced boaters. You wouldn't give a motorcycle that goes 200 mph to a 16-year-old without teaching them how to use it, saying to go have fun; they would kill themselves. A jet ski is no different."
• Contact reporter Emily Russo Miller at 523-2263 or at email@example.com.


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He has no clue whatsoever about the offensive side of the ball and the Jets have one of the worst 5 offenses in the NFL.
His defenses have gotten progressively worse every single year.
Yea, he's a great HC.
That he is currently in between bans speaks loudly for his ability to cry like a little girl and beg the mods for just one more chance
So not really "nothing" after all
Did he tone it down some yes, but it was a style of coaching that was adjusted, not a personal trait at 50 YO. Rex was always a brash, abrupt person his whole life. Your asking him to change as a person at 50 YO, not change his style of coaching.
Mike Tannenbaum on the other hand understands that the franchise QB is the cornerstone and signature piece of any GM resume which is why he has been trying so desperately to get us one of those since he has been here.
Maybe I can be convinced that Rex may be able to lobby for this defensive player pick or that defensive player pick but never on the offensive side of the ball IMO. I just do not think he has the interest. Also, and even then, any decision to defer to a HC still rests with the GM. So any responsibility for the pick is always and forever 99.999% with Mike Tannenbaum even if you buy the idea that Rex was lobbying for Mark Sanchez which I absolutely do not.
He is not good out of the shotgun/spread. Brady is great at it, good for him. Sanchez is not, so why make him do it? Sanchez would be good in Houston, a team that runs like Rex wants to, and then does play action and roll outs.
Chad was gone. Farve was gone. If you don't trade up for a QB, then who? Most of us did not like Freemen at the time. And the "trade up" itself basically cost a 2nd round draft pick, and a couple guys out of the league.
No way in the NFL can a QB throw back across his body to the opposite side of the field. NFL defenders are just to fast and will easily close on the ball.
Worked a lot early in his career, now if you notice every time they do it the plays covered.
Marks also gotten really lazy with his play fakes (Cavanaugh has got to go).
The one thing that CLEARLY stood out in Macelroys play was his ball handling skills when he came into the game, you could tell that it is a part of his game he DOES NOT have to think about, unlike Sanchez who seems to do everything like he just learned it yesterday.

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Isaac walks the fashion runways of the world
Published 10:33 pm, Sunday, July 7, 2013
Life has taken an unusual turn for an 18-year-old from a small town.
Rather than hiking local land trust trails, Bridgewater's Lindsay Isaac, known professionally simply as Isaac, now spends her days on the fashion runways of Paris, London and New York City.
Isaac, a 2012 graduate of Shepaug Valley High School, is as a fashion model with the Marilyn agency in New York and Elite in Paris and London.
These three top agencies are known for finding and grooming young models -- elevating them to top model status.
Among those signed with these agencies are Cindy Crawford, Naomi Campbell, Kate Moss and Carla Bruni.
Isaac has walked the runway with Victoria Beckham, also known as Posh Spice, and done shows with famed designers Rick Owens in Paris and Marc Jacobs in New York.
"When I first met Victoria Beckham, she intimidated me," Isaac said, "but, as I got to know her, I found her approachable and incredibly inspirational.
"It can be crazy behind the stage," she added. "Sometimes you're standing in line without heels on and it's time to go out. `I have no shoes!' you'll yell. `They're coming,' someone will shout. It's an adrenalin rush."
Her mom, Lori Isaac, beams with pride about her daughter's success.
"I can't believe she's traveled to these cities," she said, "especially Paris, where she has to get around to so many locations in the city and doesn't speak French."
Isaac signed with the Marilyn agency during her junior year at Shepaug. It was one of five New York agencies to which her "mother agent" introduced her.
She did her first runway show while a senior at Shepaug. It was during Fashion Week 2012 in New York City.
"Rachel Coney's was my first show," Isaac said. "Then there were 20-something shows in quick succession after that."
Lori Isaac said her daughter always wanted to model.
"When she was 12, we said, 'OK, let's check it out.'
"We took her to Pro-Sort in Boston and she got many call backs. But she was just 5-foot-5-inches then. They said to call back when she grew two more inches."
Isaac's Shepaug classmate, Gina Demeo, said she is not surprised by her friend's success.
"Lindsay is so driven and has that model look," Demeo said. "I know she's worked really hard to get to this point. At first, she kept it to herself. Then I saw the fashion show she held for her senior project.
"She had some girls from Shepaug and some fashion models she'd met. It was really cool to see her walk the runway," Demeo said. "I felt like I was at a New York City show."
College will wait for a while, Isaac said.
"You learn so much just in life being in my career," she said. "Bridgewater is small and life there is sheltered. Now I'm thrown out into the world with all these amazing people with creative minds."


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"Search Document Records - Jesse 'Babyface' Thomas Results "
Viewing 1 to 5 of 5
Jesse Thomas 1948 - 1958
This 28-song compilation is a serious listening workout, in the best possible meaning of the description. Assembled here are all of the post-World War II sides by Jesse Thomas, recorded variously for Miltone Records, his own short-lived Club label, Freedom, Modern, Swing Time, Specialty, Elko, and Hollywood, across a period of ten years. This was a period in which Thomas embraced a vast range of sounds, all of them with remarkable effectiveness but without a lot of consistency. One of Thomas' virtues and problems was that he may have been too versatile for his own good — based on the evidence of this collection, on which no two groups of recordings, even done within the same year (albeit for different labels) sound the same, he seems not to have stuck with a sound long enough to have built an audience.
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Bill Wyman's Blues Odyssey DOUBLE CD
Double CD
Various Artiists
Compiled by Bill Wyman
Informative 24 page full colour booklet by Bill Wyman & Richard Havers
Detailed discography
Rolling Stones bassist Bill Wyman asked Document Records to produce a CD which would be part of a life long ambition; to pay tribute to and share with others the music that he has loved and been influenced by, The Blues. This double CD, accompanied by a twenty-four page colour booklet, compliments the book, television documentary and DVD of the same name. It features some of the very best blues to have been recorded from the early "Classic" female blues and "Country Blues" of the nineteen-twenties through to the electric "Down Home" blues of Chicago.
Whether you are a collector or just inquisitive about what the blues are and the history the music, this CD is one of the finest collections of vintage blues recordings available. Continued...
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Ramblin' Thomas & The Dallas Blues Singers 1928 - 1932
Various artists.
Genres: Texas blues, Country blues, Country blues guitar, Bottleneck-slide guitar
Informative booklet notes by Bob Groom.
Detailed discography.
Review by Arwul Arwulf:
Guitarist Willard "Ramblin'" Thomas was born in Logansport, LA in 1902. In 1945, he was struck down by tuberculosis while in Memphis, TN, leaving behind about 18 recordings, 16 of which have been reissued on one disc by Document along with assorted tidbits by four other bluesmen, most of whom recorded in Dallas during the late '20s.
Whereas Willard's timing, texture, and technique suggest the influence of Lonnie Johnson and Tampa Red, his work is also stylistically linked with that of Blind Lemon Jefferson, Texas Alexander, Ed Bell, Furry Lewis, Funny Paper Smith, and Little Hat Jones — all substantial Southern blues musicians. Continued...
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Too Late Too Late Vol 3 1927 - 1960's
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God Don`t Like It - Document Shortcuts Vol 1 Blues Sampler
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Log::Fine::Handle::File - Output log messages to a file
Provides logging to a file
use Log::Fine; use Log::Fine::Handle::File; # Get a new logger my $log = Log::Fine->logger("foo"); # Create a file handle (default values shown) my $handle = Log::Fine::Handle::File ->new( name => 'file0', mask => LOGMASK_EMERG | LOGMASK_ALERT | LOGMASK_CRIT | LOGMASK_ERR | LOGMASK_WARNING | LOGMASK_NOTICE | LOGMASK_INFO, dir => "/var/log", file => "myapp.log", autoflush => 0 ); # Register the handle $log->registerHandle($handle); # Log something $log->(INFO, "Opened new log handle");
Log::Fine::Handle::File provides logging to a file. Note that this module will log messages to a specific file. Support for dynamic time-stamps in file names (e.g.,
myapp-080523.log) is provided by Log::Fine::Handle::File::Timestamp. Further features, such as log file rotation a la syslog can be added by sub-classing this class.
The following parameters can be passed to Log::Fine::Handle::File->new():
[optional] Name of this object (see Log::Fine). Will be autoset if not specified.
Mask to set the handle to (see Log::Fine::Handle)
Directory to place the log file
Name of the log file. Note that if the given file is an absolute path, then
dir will be ignored.
[default: 0] If set to true, will close the filehandle after every invocation of "msgWrite". NOTE: will significantly slow down logging speed if multiple messages are logged at once. Consider autoflush instead
[default: 0] If set to true, will force file flush after every write or print (see FileHandle and perlvar)
Getter for file handle. If a file handle is not defined, then one will be created.
Override this method if you wish to support features such as time-stamped and/or rotating files.
A FileHandle object
See "msgWrite" in Log::Fine::Handle
Please report any bugs or feature requests to
bug-log-fine at rt.cpan.org, or through the web interface at http://rt.cpan.org/NoAuth/ReportBug.html?Queue=Log-Fine. I will be notified, and then you'll automatically be notified of progress on your bug as I make changes.
You can find documentation for this module with the perldoc command.
perldoc Log::Fine
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perl, Log::Fine, Log::Fine::Handle
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Thread: TV Ads Cause Carbon Carnage.
#1 TV Ads Cause Carbon Carnage.07-22-2008, 02:54 PMTV ads cause carbon carnage
July 22, 2008 09:10pm
AUSTRALIAN television advertising is producing as much as 57 tonnes of carbon dioxide per hour, and thirty second ad breaks are among the worst offenders, according to audit figures from pitch consultants TrinityP3.
Carbon emissions are particularly strong during high-rating programs such as the final episodes of the Ten Networks Biggest Loser, which produced 2135kgs per 30 second ad, So You Think You Can Dance at 2061kg for every 30 seconds, closely followed by the Seven News 6pm news at 1689kg and Border Security at 1802kg.
TrinityP3 managing director Darren Woolley said emissions are calculated by measuring a broadcasters power consumption and that of a consumer watching an ad on television in their home, B&T Magazine reports.
We look at the number of households and the number of TVs, and then the proportion of TVs that are plasma, LCD or traditional, and calculate energy consumption based on those factors, Woolley said.
TrinityP3 is formalising a standard carbon footprint measurement of advertising, which it claims will be the first of its kind.
Most companies have been obliged to think through their strategies on reducing carbon emissions and they need to remember that their marketing strategies do have an environmental impact that needs to be included. This is not something that is easily able to be measured, Mr Woolley said.
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NetApp, in an emailed statement attributed to a company spokesperson, wrote that Cisco's move to integrate Whiptail's flash storage technology is natural.
"The integration of solutions for flash acceleration is a natural direction for the server market as rapid data growth and rising application performance requirements push the limits of today's architectures. Cisco and NetApp share a common vision for the potential for flash memory technology to be used across the entire IT stack, from the server-level to the network-level storage arrays, and we continue to execute on an extensive joint development roadmap to complement each other's technology innovation. This partnership includes the integration of Data ONTAP technology more tightly with Cisco hosts, and continued innovation with FlexPod, our leading converged infrastructure," NetApp wrote.
One solution provider said Cisco, NetApp and EMC are expected to say everything is fine, but the reality is still that Cisco is serious about storage.
"Cisco doesn't want to say it's in the storage business," the solution provider, who requested anonymity, said. "I'd be shocked if EMC or NetApp execs are not sitting around the table saying, 'We have to watch Cisco.' Instead, they put out these nice statements about seeing what happens. This is all a plan for Cisco's world domination. Cisco wants software-defined everything."
Cisco's Perez said that while Cisco will continue to support existing Whiptail customer relationships with stand-alone arrays for now, the focus going forward will be in integrating Whiptail's all-flash technology into UCS.
"What we see here is a substantiation of converged infrastructure," he said. "Our intent is to sell UCS and Whiptail together. This is different from Cisco going into the storage market. That's not our intent."
Lumenate's Shepard said Cisco's Whiptail acquisition will not mean the death of any storage vendor, although system vendors like HP and Dell will feel the heat.
"I have big customers using UCS and EMC's XtremIO," he said. "These customers won't say, 'Give me Whiptail.' Of course, it all depends on how Cisco addresses the Whiptail business."
Instead, Perez said, Cisco's customers have been pushing Cisco to add a flash acceleration layer to UCS that can be managed all together.
"We looked at tens of flash storage vendors, and Whiptail is the best," he said. "We are now in the 'Wild West' of this market. Analysts tell us the flash acceleration market has a CAGR [cumulative annual growth rate] of 40 percent. Speed to market is important. Whiptail is within our means, and has a good storage DNA."
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Email your organization's events to firstname.lastname@example.com. Please have them in by noon on Friday to have them included in the following Thursday's edition. Visit our website, www.abingtonsuburban.com, for the complete calendar listing, including additional events.
Saturday, April 6: Rummage Sale
Waverly Elementary School, 103 Waverly Road, will host its annual rummage sale on Saturday, April 6, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., featuring a fill-a-bag at the end. The event is sponsored by the Waverly Elementary School Parent-Teacher Association.
Saturday, April 6: Chicken and Biscuit Dinner
The First Baptist Church of Factoryville, 10 Church St., will host its annual chicken and biscuit dinner on Saturday, April 6, from 4-7 p.m. Tickets are $8.50; $4 for children younger than 12 and free for children younger than five. Take-outs are available; church is handicapped accessible.
Saturday, April 6: Cabaret Production
The John & Erin Cabaret will host "Have a Heart for Autism: A Spectrum of Live" on Saturday, April 6, at 7 p.m. at the Grace Episcopal Church, 104 Laurel Drive, Scranton. The performance will be preceded by an autism awareness and education fair beginning at 5:30 p.m. Tickets for both the performance and the fair are $15 and may be obtained online at www.ourcabaret.com or by calling (800) 838-3006.
Through Tuesday, April 9: Waverly Community House Events
The Waverly Community House, 1115 N. Abington Rd, will host the following event:
- Beginner's Italian classes will take place for eight weeks beginning on Tuesday, April 9, from 7-8 p.m.
Call 586-8191 for more information.
Saturday, April 13: Turkey Supper
The Countryside Community Church, 14011 Orchard Drive, Newton Twp., will host its annual turkey supper on Saturday, April 13. Adult dinners are $12 and dinners for children younger than 12 are $6.
A family-style sit down dinner will be held in the church social hall beginning at 4 p.m., while take-out dinners will be available at the Newton-Ransom Fire Hall, located on Newton-Ransom Boulevard, beginning at 4 p.m. Bake sale items will be available at both locations.
A $1 discount per ticket for all advance ticket sales purchased by Friday, April 5.
Advance tickets may be purchased at the church office Monday-Friday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Through Wednesday, June 12: Parent Training Series
As part of the Abington Heights School District's commitment to serve its students with disabilities, the special education department has announced its 2012-2013 spring parent training series schedule.
All trainings will be held at 6 p.m. in the second floor board room at the Administration Building, 200 E. Grove Street, Clarks Summit.
- Wednesday, March 27: Preventing Problem Behavior: Using Antecedent Strategies
- Wednesday, April 24: Understanding the Process: Functional Behavior Assessments
- Wednesday, May 29: Asking for What They Want: Mand Training
- Wednesday, June 12: Decreasing Problem Behavior with Nonpunishment Procedures
Call 585-8278 for more information.
Ongoing: Glenburn 4-H
The Glenburn 4-H Club is open to young people ages 8-19 who would either like to learn how to sew or know how and would like to learn new skills. Hilda Lewis and Ann Northup are instructors. Call 563-1369 for more information.
Ongoing: Social Singles Club
A social singles club meets at 7:30 p.m. on the first Wednesday of the month at Our Lady of Snows Church rectory basement on State Street, Clarks Summit. Meet other active, mature singles for fun activities and friendship. Call Linda at 470-5220 for more information.
Read to Feed
The Lackawanna County Library System is collecting non-perishable canned food idems throughout the month of April to benefit food assistance pantries such as the Bread Basket of Northeastern Pennsylvania and the Dalton Food Pantry. Non-perishable, non-glass, non-out-of-date canned food may be dropped off at the Abington Community Library, 1200 W. Grove St., Clarks Summit or the Dalton Community Library, 113 E. Main St., Dalton.
Volunteer Opportunities
The Voluntary Action Center, a United Way agency, matches volunteers with volunteer opportunities at more than 100 nonprofit agencies in Lackawanna County. Visit the Voluntary Action Center's website at www.vacnepa.org to learn more or call 347-5616 for more information.
Parking Permits Available
Clarks Summit Borough is now offering parking permits for $30 per month. The parking permit, once purchased, is to be displayed on the dashboard of the driver's side of the vehicle registered. It must be visible at all times. Purchased monthly, the permits are color-coded to correspond with each month. The borough is offering a special on parking permits for the month of April in honor of Earth Day. For those who purchase an April parking permit at the regular price of $30, a May parking permit is available for $10. Permits may be purchased at the borough office, 304 S. State St., second floor, weekdays from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Permits are valid from the 15th to the 15th of each month.
Used Clothing Drop Off Shed
The Church of the Epiphany, 25 Church Hill Road, Glenburn, is sponsoring a used clothing drop off shed, which is located in the church parking lot. All clothing, sneakers, shoes, belts, purses, blankets, sheets, pillowcases, drapes and stuffed toys will be accepted.
Organizers are asking that no rags, fabric scraps, pillows, toys or household goods be placed in the shed. Donations will not be cut up or shredded.
The items will be sent to people who can use them either in the United States or internationally.
Donations are tax deductable and receipts are located on the shed. If possible, please place items in tied or closed bags.
Items Needed
The Griffin Pond Animal Shelter, 967 Griffin Pond Road, South Abington Twp., is requesting donations of the following items: blankets, sheets, towels, cleaning supplies, laundry detergent, paper towels, dish soap, kitty litter, puppy chow, kitten food, dog food, cat and dog toys and gift cards. Call 586-3700 or email email@example.com.
Park Survey
The Abington Area Joint Recreation Board (AAJRB) is conducting an online survey in order to gauge public interest and participating in the Abington Area Park as well as to help the park better serve residents' needs. Those interested in participating can visit www.abingtonparks.com and follow directions to the survey.
Vintage Pleat at the Attic Shop Hours
The Vintage Pleat at the Attic Shop at the Waverly Community House, 1115 N. Abington Road, is open. Hours are Wednesday and Friday mornings from 9:30 a.m. to noon. It is also open the first and third Wednesday of the month from 5:30-8 p.m. and on the second Saturday morning of the month from 10 a.m. to noon.
For more information, call 586-5991. All proceeds from the Attic Shop will be donated to charity.
Winter Hours
The Newton Recreation Center, 1814 Newton Ransom Blvd., has announced its fall and winter hours through Friday, May 31. The center will be open Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to noon and from 3 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. It will also be open on Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sundays from noon to 5 p.m.
Donations Needed
The Benton Township Lions Club, in cooperation with Abington Memorial Post 7069, Veterans of Foreign Wars, has placed a deposit box for eye glasses and hearing aids at the post home, 402 Winola Road, Clarks Summit. The yellow box is in front of the post and is clearly marked for deposits.
Online Fundraiser
An internet-based fundraiser is available for Abington-area residents who would like to help the Abington Area Community Park raise needed funds.
If you use www.goodsearch.com and enter the Abington Area Community Park as your selected charity, one cent from each web search that you do through their site or toolbar addition to your browser will go toward benefiting the park's various initiatives.
Pavilion Rentals Available
The Lakeside Pavilion at the Abington Area Community Park, located at the intersection of Winola Road and Grove St., is available for rentals. Amenities include the use of Eston Wilson Lake, the boundless playground, soccer and softball fields, hiking and nature trails and a dog park. Handicapped-accessible parking is also available.
Reservation forms are available at the Clarks Summit Borough Building, 304 S. State St., or online at www.abingtonparks.com. Call 585-4811 for more information.
Dining/Meeting Room Available
The dining/meeting room at Abington Memorial VFW Post 7069, 402 Winola Road, Clarks Summit, is available for rental and catering. Call the post at 586-9821, Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. until 6 p.m. for more information.
Help for Disabled Persons
Lackawanna County Coordinated Transportation is offering reduced-fare transportation to persons with disabilities living in rural areas of the county. Those eligible must live in Lackawanna County, be 18 to 64 years old, and have a disability as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act. Applications are available by contacting Lackawanna County Coordinated Transportation, 800 North/South Road, Scranton, PA 18504 or by calling 963-6795.
Clarks Green UMC Events
The following is a list of events taking place at the Clarks Green United Methodist Church, 119 Glenburn Road.
- Sunday Drive Discussion will be held on Sunday evenings at 7 p.m. in the church lounge. Sunday Drive Discussion is an open-forum conversation on contemporary questions and spiritual living in a secular world.
- A Christian book study is held on Monday evenings at 7 p.m. in the church lounge. Come and enjoy thought-provoking studies using Christian authors with diverse perspectives.
- Tae Kwon Do classes for all ages are held at the church. Children's classes are held Monday through Thursday from 4:30-5:30 p.m. and adult classes are held on Saturdays from 7-8:30 a.m. Classes are open to the public for nominal prices.
- Exercise classes are held at the church on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9-10 a.m. Classes are open to the public for nominal prices.
Call 586-8946 for more information on these events.
Bible Study
Bible Study will be held at the Countryside Community Church, 14011 Orchard Drive, on Monday mornings at 10 a.m. For more information, call 587-3206 or visit www.countryside-church.org.
Sunday School
The Chinchilla United Methodist Church, 411 Layton Road, is offering a refurbished nursery and children's Sunday school during Sunday services. Call the church at 587-2578 for more information.
Free Yoga Class
The Clarks Summit United Methodist Church, located at the intersection of the Morgan Highway and Grove St., is sponsoring a free yoga class on Tuesday evenings from 6-7 p.m., instructed by Tina Young.
Yoga Classes for Seniors
A yoga class for beginners is offered to seniors 55 years of age and older at the Abington Senior Center, 1151 Winola Road. The class is held each Monday at the center from 11:15 a.m. to noon. A fee of $4 per class is required to help pay for the professional instructor. Call 586-8996 for more information.
Zumba Classes
Zumba classes will be held at the Waverly Community House, 1115 N. Abington Road, on Mondays and Thursday evenings at 7:15 p.m. and on Saturday mornings at 9 a.m. Call Diane Hibble at 878-8212 for more information.
Alzheimer's Association of Greater Pennsylvania
The Alzheimer's Association of Greater Pennsylvania hosts a support group meeting at Elan Gardens, 465 Venard Road, Clarks Summit, on the last Tuesday of the month from 7-8 p.m. For reservations, contact Rhonda Falk, 585-8099, or Rita Fenton, 342-1776 (work) or 586-0179 (home).
Families Helping Families
Families Helping Families meets at 6:30 p.m. each Wednesday during the school year at the Abington Community Library, 1200 W. Grove St., Clarks Summit. This support group, provided by the library and the Clearbrook Foundation, gives families who face drug and alcohol addiction a place to find support, education and information.
Lupus Support Group
The Tunkhannock-area monthly lupus support group meets every third Wednesday at 7 p.m. in the Tunkhannock Library, 220 W. Tioga St., Tunkhannock. For more information, call 1-888-99-LUPUS or visit www.lupuspa.org.
Overeaters Anonymous
Clarks Summit meetings of Overeaters Anonymous at the First Presbyterian Church, 300 School St., are as follows: Sundays, 4 p.m.; Mondays and Wednesdays, 7 p.m.; Thursdays, 9:30 a.m. Call 587-4313 for more information.


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MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga. – Georgia College freshman Faith Flanders (Dublin, Ga.) has been named the Peach Belt Conference (PBC) Softball AstroTurf Freshman of the Week for her performance in helping the softball team to a 2-0 record this past week with a pair of wins over Tusculum College. This marks the second time this month she has been named PBC Freshman of the Week.
Flanders recorded her third win this season in Game 2 of the doubleheader against Tusculum. She pitched five scoreless innings while only allowing two hits. Flanders scattered five strikeouts and three walks over her five innings on the mound. She sat down the first seven batters she faced, and did not let any Pioneers reach third base during the game.
The win moved her to 3-0 on the season, the most wins by a Bobcat pitcher. From the plate, Flanders went 1-for-3 in game 2 with a double, her second extra base hit of the season. She is sixth in the PBC with a 1.19 ERA for the year.
The Bobcats (7-3) travel to Anderson University (S.C.) Saturday, Feb. 22 for a doubleheader starting at 1 p.m. at Smethers Field.
The Georgia College Department of Athletics, two-time winners of the PBC Commissioner's Cup, sponsors 11 varsity athletic programs at the NCAA Division II level. As a Division II program, Bobcat Athletics prides itself on balancing the life of the student-athlete, evidenced by the teams' multiple appearances in post-season competition as well as documented academic success and community-service involvement. Sign up at @GCBobcats on Twitter and Facebook for up-to-the-minute reports, and visit www.GCBobcats.com for more information, and to nominate your favorite former Bobcats and Colonials to the GC Athletics Hall of Fame.


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'Tears of joy to utter heartbreak:' Teen player's mom has stroke in stands
By Brad Lendon, CNN
updated 7:53 AM EST, Sun February 17, 2013
(CNN) -- For Leo Klink, the night was the payoff, the pinnacle, what you work most of your life for. It was the Hawaii state high school soccer championship, and Klink, a senior on the underdog Kalani Falcons, had state power Punahou in his sights.
It was halftime, tied 1-1, thanks to Klink's chip shot over the Punahou keeper.
In the stands on the night of February 9 were his proud parents, Paul and Hiroyo.
"We were having a blast," Paul Klink said later. "It was halftime. We'd just seen Leo make a goal. It was the happiest moment of our life."
If the Falcons could pull this off and win their first state championship, it would be thanks largely to Hiroyo. She was the one who introduced Leo, Kalani's star and last year's ESPN high school player of the year in Hawaii, to the sport when he was just 7. She was the one who spent hour after hour with Leo, working on his game when he needed to catch up with the other boys.
"I wasn't that good at soccer," Leo said, explaining that his playing time was limited to three-minute spurts so the better players could catch a quick rest.
So mom was there with support and encouragement.
"She helped me practice by myself at the park," Leo, 17, said. "My mom taught me about resiliency. And how you would get nowhere without having a good work ethic."
About 10 minutes into the second half, the game stopped and an ambulance was rushed onto the field. Leo and his teammates waited out the 10- to 15-minute delay before the ambulance rushed off.
Leo assumed it was a Punahou player who'd hurt his back earlier in the game.
When he saw that player back on the field five minutes after the game resumed, he figured the paramedics had made a wasted trip.
"I thought the ambulance just came for nothing," Leo said. "I thought the ambulance came and went to the hospital with no one in it."
Kalani coach Michael Ching knew differently. Hiroyo Klink was in that ambulance, and the last person she wanted to know that was Leo.
In the stands, Paul Klink had looked at his 52-year-old wife and spotted trouble.
"She looked at me and she said, 'I feel a little bit dizzy,' and I noticed her left arm and her left leg were dragging. And I just looked at her and I said, 'Smile.' She looked at me like I was nuts. She tried to smile, but the left side of her face didn't move."
Paul Klink had just recently read about the signs of a stroke. He called 911, over Hiroyo's protests.
"She was just getting mad. 'Don't call an ambulance; don't stop the game.' I'm like, 'You can be mad at me and try to live. I'm going to call the 911,' and I did," Paul Klink said.
But she was adamant that whatever was going on with her, Leo should stay on the field.
"It was the mom's wishes as soon as she went down, 'Do not tell Leo,' " Ching said.
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The game resumed, and Punahou soon took a 2-1 lead.
"As Kalani Falcons, we don't give up," Leo said later. "We came back strong as usual."
When good things happen, Leo always says 'we.'
"He's the most unassuming star," says Aundrea Toner, one of Leo's longtime coaches. "If you were to ask him who are the best three kids on the team, he wouldn't even name himself."
But that wasn't one of three other players streaking around the Punahou defense for the tying goal. It was Leo. And, after the game went to overtime, and then penalty kicks, to decide the Hawaii state champion, that was Leo blasting the ball into the upper right corner of the net on Kalani's final shot for the deciding margin.
"I was crying because I was so happy," Leo said.
And then he his coaches came over.
"I saw their faces and I knew something was wrong," Leo said.
"When coach told me about my mom then I just broke down with tears of sadness," Leo said. "I was happy and then I just got really, really depressed."
"It was tears of joy to utter heartbreak," Ching said.
Hiroyo Klink wanted her son to enjoy all that comes with a state championship in Hawaii, the trophy, the medals, the leis that are heaped around the winners' necks. But when Leo Klink's name was called, he wasn't there.
Things weren't looking good at the hospital, and Leo was rushed there. His mom was unconscious, but she'd gotten the news from the soccer field.
"The last thing she was told was that we won the state championship," Leo said.
Two days later, Hiroyo Klink died. Before that, Leo said he got to have one last word with the mother who had gone to every game, who had cooked meals for him and his teammates, who had recorded videos of him and made highlight reels and posted them on YouTube.
"I wanted her last thought of me to be that I loved her, and that I would be a good boy, and that I know she's going to look over me and that we're going to meet again someday," he said.
"Somebody asked me once, 'What's the best sound in the world? What's the worst sound in the world?'" Paul Klink, 48, said. "The best sound in the world is Leo's laugh, but the absolute worst sound in the world is him crying over his mom when she's dying."
Leo Klink takes solace in the fact that his mom leaves behind something beyond her husband and son. She was an organ donor.
"She's going to save five people's lives," Leo said. "And with her corneas people will see. It's her legacy."
Leo said he's going to do the same, that he will check the organ donor box on his driver's license.
And he'd like to go to college to study nursing and hopes to play soccer. He knows that would mean a lot to his mom and those around him.
"He brings me to tears," Toner said. "I know that he never asked to be a role model, but he is such an amazing role model."
Hiroyo Klink was the family's provider. Her husband has a congenital heart defect and is unable to work. Because her dream was for Leo to get a college education, friends have set up fund to help that can be accessed at the Leo Klink Fund Facebook page.
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The 32-year-old Iceland international is due to undergo a medical ahead of a move to Upton Park on a free transfer after he was released by Stoke at the end of last season.
Barclays Premier League newcomers Swansea were also interested in Gudjohnsen but he is set to sign a one-year deal to link up with new Hammers boss Sam Allardyce.
Gudjohnsen first came to prominence under Allardyce at Bolton 13 years ago, where he scored 27 goals in 77 appearances before moving to Chelsea for £5million.
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I would liek it to track by username and IP instead of just the php session ID which isn't really descriptive as to who it is. Can there be something implemented to better track phpbb2 users?
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I would liek it to track by username and IP instead of just the php session ID which isn't really descriptive as to who it is. Can there be something implemented to better track phpbb2 users?
You should check with the phpbb2 documentation or developers for a cookie name that identifies visitors better (there may not be one). Then add that cookie name to the "Additional Custom Cookies" field in the Secret Crush Preferences.
Shaun, when i add the cookie name it just gives me the php session ID number :( This number is different everytime they login. Is there anything else that can be done?
You're likely getting a session id because that is what's contained in the cookie you are providing to Secret Crush. You need to find a cookie that contains an identifiable name.
look through your list of cookies that your site outputs, there is probably one called "user_id" or something like that
Like I said in my original response:
…check with the phpbb2 documentation or developers for a cookie name that identifies visitors better (there may not be one)…
the only cookies are "sitename_data", "sitename_sid", "sitename_t". "sitename_data" contains a long string of numbers, letters, and percent signs split up by SID and userID. "sitename_sid" gives a number that I believe is just the session ID. It seems the best I can do is relay a number. I guess I'll just have to suck it up and realize they aren't very compatible with each other.
You could set a cookie with the information you'd like to have on your own - phpbb doesn't include any personal data in the cookies.
I'm sure you can add another cookie including the login-name or the email-address by adding some php.
If I only knew how to do that and then add that into phpbb code :( I must be one of the only people who bought mint solely to track phpbb2.
TehBin, I'll try to make some time to look into this. It will probably require modifying phpBB or developing a plugin for it (if phpBB has support for something like that).
thank you Shaun….maybe phpBB3 will allow mint to work better with it? Hopefully phpBB3 will come out of beta soon (rumor has it that it will)
Shoot, I did some research the day after my previous post in this topic but I must have gotten distracted and forgot to post it. Here it is—better late than never.
Secret Crush and PunBB
Add the following after line 34 in header.php:
// set for Secret Crush
setcookie('punbb_username', pun_htmlspecialchars($pun_user['username']), time() + 365 * 24 * 60 * 60, '/', $cookie_domain, false);
Then add 'punbb_username' to the Custom Cookies input in your Secret Crush Preferences
Secret Crush and phpBB 2
Add the following to the bottom of includes/page_header.php
// set for Secret Crush
setcookie('phpbb_username', $userdata['username'], time() + 365 * 24 * 60 * 60, '/', $cookiedomain, false);
Then add 'phpbb_username' to the Custom Cookies input in your Secret Crush Preferences
darn it. I just saw your post now after upgrading to phpBB3. I will try this secret crush method once i figure out how to get phpBB3 to work with mint. Thanks shaun.
P.S. any chance you will post phpBB3 instructions on getting mint to work with it?
To get this to work in phpBB3 you need to put that bit of code shaun posted anywhere inside the page_header(); function in the /includes/functions.php (line ~ 3826)
It works great for me! Thanks again shaun.
I have tried the method suggested by Shaun, and it works! Thanks very much, this is much appreciated, I will be reporting about it on the phpbb forums.
I first tried it with Secret Crush, and I had some mixed results. Secret Crush would track only a few users, most others appearing as "Anonymous" (which is also the username phpbb assigns to you before you log in). I then tried it with Nametag, and it works perfectly.
There must be some differences in the way Nametag and Secret Crush deal with the cookie, [as already discussed in this thread] (http://www.haveamint.com/forum/trouble … #post_4249). If anyone has a suggestion on how to improve the way the cookie is handled by Secret Crush, that would be much appreciated. In my testing Nametag slows down pageloads more than using Secret Crush.
Just an update to my last post. I have set the cookie as suggested by Shaun above. On phpbb 2.* the 'username' on which the cookie relies is assigned after login. At that stage the cookie reports the proper username. But after logout the username is switched back to "Anonymous", and so is the cookie.
I have secret crush reporting most users as Anonymous, and only a very few correctly. I guess the 'anonymous' are those who do not remain logged in in after leaving the forum. Strangely enough Nametag gets it right.
I guess the trick would be to assign the cookie on login only. Let me see what I can come up with now..
I'm wondering how feasible/reasonable a suggestion this is at this point in time.
Since development for Nametags seems to have stopped (last build was early 2007) - would be reasonable if Shaun could ask permission to take the mantle of some of nametags useful features (like the ability to manually name the tags left on people).
I'm not sure on how secret crushes does it but from what I gather nametags sets a special cookie on a user if it's not present but take the info from it if it is. Tagging it manually would have the visitor register even if they have a diff IP. It's a hit or miss in my case, but it does seem to work more than it doesn't.
In any case, since Crushes is officially supported (hence like Shaun's point would be more actively developed) I was thinking if Shaun could just ask the permission of uFx to use some of the concepts and imporve secret crushes with it - because from the other threads the reason I see why shaun isn't implementing it like nametags is partly because people tend to call "foul." for replicating an already existing pepper.
I guess the short version is that both work great, but one has something the other doesn't… which would be fine to use if both developers were still active… as it is only Shaun is, and it would be practical to just consolidate both into one CURRENT and supported pepper that does everything the users need.
I think it's a reasonable suggestion… what do you think Shaun?
I would also support the addition of nametags and favorites to secret crush.
Back to my original issues regarding the handling of anonymous users by phpbb2, there is a solution for phpBB3 here: phpbb.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=71&t=716525
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Budget and Fiscal Year 2014 Update
May 10, 2013
For the first time in four years both the U.S. House of Representatives and the Senate have passed individual budget resolutions. Under normal circumstances (which Congress refers to as "regular order") a conference committee would be convened to hash out the differences and agree on a joint budget resolution that each house would pass. Although the two budget committee chairs, Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) and Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI), have tried to organize a conference committee, it now seems certain that the conference process will not proceed. Without a conference committee agreement, each chamber likely will ask their respective Appropriations Subcommittees to begin marking up their Fiscal Year 2014 (FY14) bills to vastly different numbers. According to Senate appropriations staff, the House budget calls for total discretionary spending of $966 billion; the Senate budget's total discretionary spending level is $1.058 trillion. The difference between the House and the Senate budgets is $92 billion. The primary difference between the two bills is that the Senate total does not assume a FY 2014 sequester (automatic spending cuts). The House number does assume a FY14 sequester but largely exempts defense discretionary spending. The House number would place even tighter constraints on non-defense discretionary (NDD) spending, which includes spending on health, public health, and HIV/AIDS programs.
The appropriations battles are going to be harsh since FY14 will be the second fiscal year that will utilize numbers that were reduced due to the sequester. This year, if the appropriations process is carried out, each subcommittee will get a smaller allocation and would have to make difficult decisions on how to cut spending. From Hill meetings over the last couple of weeks we are hearing that the House will advise each of their subcommittees of their allocation (also known as "302b") within the next week or two and subcommittee mark-ups will begin the week of May 21st with the Military Construction, Veterans Affairs bill and the Agriculture/Food and Drug Administration bill expected to be the first two bills up for consideration. We expect that the Labor, Health and Human Services, Education bill, which includes funding for most domestic HIV/AIDS programs, will be the last bill considered for mark-up, probably in late July in the House. The Senate is expected to begin mark-up of their bills in late June. AIDS United staff continues to participate in Hill visits with numerous coalitions to advocate for the highest possible level for domestic HIV/AIDS programs.
AIDS United believes the only way out of this fiscal morass is to agree on a grand bargain based on a balanced approach that includes revenues, replaces sequestration, and takes into account the NDD spending cuts enacted since FY10. It was hoped that reaching the debt ceiling in May would provide the catalyst for a "grand bargain" discussion. However, since the FY 2013 deficit is now getting smaller faster than anticipated, it looks like the Treasury Department may be able to postpone the hitting of the debt ceiling until October. This delay will create yet another "perfect storm" at the end of FY13, with a possible government shutdown if FY14 appropriations are not complete, and a federal default if the debt ceiling is not increased. AIDS United will work to keep you updated as information becomes available.
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The CMA is heading up a massive effort to get fans to sign a digital get well card for ailing country legend Randy Travis. The singer is recovering from idiopathic cardiomyopathy and a subsequent stroke. He remains in critical condition at a Texas hospital and doctors expect him to face months of recovery.
In an effort to keep Travis encouraged on his road to recovery, more than 6,800 fans have signed the digital get well card in less than 24 hours. It's now live at CMAWorld.com/RandyTravis, and each message will be posted on the final card once it is sent to Travis.
Travis's fiancée Mary Davis is grateful for fans' support during this ordeal. She says, "I know that Randy will be so touched by that when he understands the magnitude of it all."
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Medieval sports, daredevil utes and the chance to spot the perfect scone - there was something for everyone at the 157th Dapto Show at the weekend.
The talents of Dapto bakers, gardeners, knitters and artists were on display in the show pavilion. Trestle tables heaved with plates of bickies and scones, giant gourds and animal figures made from fruit and vegetables, while stunning artworks hung in a separate room.
Pavilion steward Mildred Anthony said she was impressed by the number and quality of children's entries.
"They're on school holidays but they've still entered," she said.
Kids giggled as they ran through the side show alley, popping balls into the mouths of the clowns in the hope of winning a prize, lining up for rides on the mini rollercoaster and answering the calls of vendors spruiking frozen drinks and ice-creams in the heat.
Throughout the day spectators sought shade in the grandstand to watch the horses jump and prance around the oval as riders competed for the top prizes.
Aiyana Levin, 19, travelled from Berrima to take part in some of the riding events and was especially pleased with how she had performed, but keen to enjoy some well-earned gozleme for lunch.
"I really enjoy coming to Dapto Show. They look after the horses well and it's always really well organised," she said.
Once the horse events were done for the day, the oval became a hub of activity, with the BlueScope WIN Illawarra Rural Challenge, displays from the 73rd Regiment of Foot in authentic 19th-century regalia and demonstrations by vehicles from Isuzu Team D-Max.
In the evening, there was a medieval-style jousting demonstration, complete with solid lances and steel coronels.
Rod Walker, who normally jousts but took on the role of herald on Sunday night, said people loved getting to see the sport in real life.
"People have seen jousting on TV and in the movies, and [here] they get to see it done for real. A lot of people still don't know it's out there, and I think they're often surprised that we actually hit each other," he said.
Naomi Alves, who has been living in Dapto since she was 11, was crowned Dapto Showgirl.
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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A Saudi Arabian court sentenced a prominent lawyer to three months in prison on Tuesday, a rights group said, while the same day a Saudi writer was released from jail after being investigated for blasphemy.
The two detentions point to what rights groups say is a pattern of violations against activists and writers for peacefully exercising freedom of speech. Political dissent and criticism of the state is not generally tolerated and independent local human rights groups are not given licenses to operate.
Amnesty International said last week in a report titled "Saudi Arabia: Unfulfilled Promises" that torture and ill-treatment is frequently used to extract "confessions" from detainees and legal proceedings fall short of ensuring fair trials, with people charged under vaguely-related offenses such as "disobeying the ruler."
The most recent verdict in the kingdom sentenced lawyer Waleed Abu al-Khair to three months in prison for signing a statement calling for reforms in the kingdom, according to the London-based Institute for Human Rights in Saudi Arabia.
The statement signed by him and around 50 others condemned long prison sentences given in 2011 to men who were detained in 2007. The statement also called for the right to peaceful assembly and for an end to police shootings of Shiite Muslim protesters in eastern Saudi Arabia. It was signed in 2011 during the height of the Arab Spring uprisings that toppled autocratic governments across the region.
The Institute for Human Rights in Saudi Arabia says Abu al-Khair told them he plans to appeal the conviction. Abu Al-Khair faces a separate trial and a possibly long prison sentence on charges of challenging Saudi Arabia's monarchy and ruling institutions.
In the second case, poet and journalist Hamza Kashgari was released from prison after a year and eight months following an investigation into statements he made on Twitter allegedly insulting the Prophet Muhammad, his lawyer Abdel-Rahman el-Lahem said in a statement to reporters Tuesday.
The kingdom's mufti and other top clerics said at the time that Kashgari should be put on trial, and he could have faced the death penalty if found guilty of apostasy. Fearing for his life, Kashgari fled to Malaysia shortly after in early 2012, but authorities there detained him and sent him back to Saudi Arabia.
Saudi authorities had no immediate comment on either case.


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Inmates at a prison in China were "forced" into gold farming, respectable British newspaper The Guardian has reported. 300 people at one particular prison were made to collect virtual currency in online games, to be sold for real money to people who didn't want to gather it themselves.
"Prison bosses made more money forcing inmates to play games than they do forcing people to do manual labour," Liu Dali, a pseudonymous former prison guard who was jailed for three years in 2004, told The Guardian. "There were 300 prisoners forced to play games. We worked 12-hour shifts in the camp. I heard them say they could earn CN¥5,000-6,000 [$770-925] a day. We didn't see any of the money. The computers were never turned off."
"If I couldn't complete my work quota, they would punish me physically. They would make me stand with my hands raised in the air and after I returned to my dormitory they would beat me with plastic pipes. We kept playing until we could barely see things," Liu said.
Gold farming, if you've had the astonishing fortune to never come across it, is simply the process of repeating money-making routines in online games over and over. It might be by collecting and selling crafting materials, or simply killing and looting monsters for hours on end. This virtual currency, 'gold,' is then sold for real money to players who don't fancy collecting it themselves. While many online games expressly forbid gold farming, such as World of Warcraft, some, like EVE Online have built-in authorised ways for players to convert cash money to virtual space dollars. WoW developer Blizzard has itself sued, and won against, a gold farming company.
For players who spend their money on farmed gold, it's a convenient way to avoid the tiresome grind that's built into most MMOs. For many legitimate players, though, gold farming is seen to artificially inflate the game world's economy, driving item costs up as players with farmed gold happily pay prices that'd take yonks of playtime to afford otherwise.
While the gold farming industry is by its nature impossible to accurately track, one 2008 study estimated it to be worth $500 million annually. Three years is a long time in the world of MMOs, so doubtless that figure would be even greater today.
The dark side of gold farming has been known for some time now. While the practice began on a small scale, with players selling between themselves, it soon became industrialised and outsourcing began, with many farmers working in conditions markedly less pleasant than a cosy bedroom in the USA. The study in 2008 estimated that, at the time, 80% of gold farmers were in China.
Liu suspects the practice hasn't ended, though a 2009 Chinese law was supposed to crack down on selling virtual currencies, making it illegal for anyone but legitimate business with licenses. "Many prisons across the north-east of China also forced inmates to play games," he said. "It must still be happening."


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Adafruit Releases Educational Linux Distro For Raspberry Pi 38
ptorrone writes "Open-source hardware company Adafruit has released a Linux Raspberry Pi distro for hardware hacking and teaching electronics. This distro comes with SPI, I2C, & OneWire WiFi. It also has some things to make overall hacking easier, such as sshd on startup (with key generation on first boot) and Bonjour (so you can simply ssh raspberrypi.local from any computer on the local network). The distro is called Occidentalis v0.1. Rubus occidentalis (the black raspberry) is derived from Raspbian Wheezy, and is available for download here."


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GREEN BAY—The Packers wanted one more play, but it would be the last play, leaving Mike McCarthy and his team to wonder if this season will include one more meaningful play.
"We needed one more play tonight," McCarthy said following one of the most gut-wrenching losses of the season, 38-31, to the team the Packers beat in the Super Bowl three years ago, the Pittsburgh Steelers.
What the Packers need most now is a Philadelphia win over the Chicago Bears on Sunday Night Football. It would set the stage for a winner-take-all game between the Packers and the Bears in Soldier Field next Sunday. The winner would claim the NFC North title, should the Eagles beat the Bears.
"The message in the locker room I'm embarrassed by because I didn't know Detroit lost the game," McCarthy said.
Did his team know a Bears loss would give the Packers a win-and-in scenario next week?
"I'm sure they know now but they didn't know when I talked to them because I didn't know," McCarthy said.
Here's where it all stands:
The Lions are history following their loss to the Giants; it's over in Detroit.
With a win tonight in Philadelphia, the Bears will clinch the NFC North title and the Packers will be eliminated from playoff contention.
A Bears loss to the Eagles will give the Packers a chance to win their third consecutive division title and make the loss to the Steelers meaningless. Had the Packers beaten the Steelers, the Packers would've still had to win in Chicago to claim the division title and its playoff berth.
Sunday's game included some of the zaniest action of the season. The Packers got a touchdown after the Steelers had blocked a
Did the Packers allow rookie running back Le'Veon Bell to score from a yard out?
"We talked about that, yes," McCarthy said.
"We knew there'd be a runoff and the clock would run. We should've gotten two plays off. We went as fast as we could," Flynn said.
The Packers were unable to get the ball snapped until four seconds remained and that made Flynn's incomplete pass for
McCarthy's voice betrayed any cover he up; he was drained. At one point he said, "I'm just trying to get through this press conference."
The questions came.
"The offense was aligned at 10 seconds and the play was called. They were set," McCarthy said with an edge in his voice.
Pittsburgh's game-winning touchdown was the result of a Matt Flynn fumble that was forced by Troy Polamalu on a third-and-8 play from the Packers' 10-yard line. Flynn couldn't find an open receiver so he took off down the left sideline and tried to split two defenders when Polamalu arrived and stripped the ball.
"I've got to protect the ball. It's not my thing to split defenders but I was trying to win the game and I wasn't thinking about ball security," Flynn said.
"I'm fine with Matt's decision," McCarthy said.
Flynn was 21 of 39 for 232 yards, one touchdown, one interception and a 69.6 passer rating in some of the most severe weather conditions in recent Lambeau Field history. His third-quarter interception resulted in a 40-yard touchdown return by cornerback Cortez Allen. It was a game-changer that gave the Steelers a 10-point lead, but the Packers would rally to tie the game with 7:14 to play.
The interception was the result of tight end
"It's probably my fault. We haven't run that protection. That's an example of a guy not having a lot of reps. You can put that on me," McCarthy said.
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Photographer Sam Roberts has captured the essence of Joshua Tree National Park in these eight beautiful blank notecards. From vivid red cactus flowers, to the pinks and purples of Joshua Trees and the moon at dawn, to the deep vivid blues of predawn and moon rise, to his awe inspiring silhouette of a Joshua Tree against magnificent dusty orange lenticular storm clouds over Lost Horse Valley, these cards are a wonderful way to send a special greeting to the people you care about.


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Art at the table
Francesco Maria (1660-1710) was just three when his brother the Most Serene Crown Prince had him have his portrait done. Posing as still as he can, he holds a plumed hat in his hand. His eyes are big and serious, while just the hint of a smile plays about his mouth. He is wearing a long silky gown, smothered in long pleats and bows. The lion's foot of the little table tells us that he is a member of the royal family; on the top of the table are fragments of rolled and broken wafers, while the prince is holding a fragrant ciambella, or doughnut, in his hand.
A simple sweetmeat that has been around for ages which, from a figurative aspect, is both an ornament and an accessory. It is to be found in the paintings in different contexts: it may be connected with the world of childhood, or of pets, or used merely as a formal connection. Here we could perhaps see it as a presage of what the child was to become: the merry cardinal, lively and good-humoured, his spirits possibly raised further by a cup of good chocolate. It is a portrait that also reveals to us the close relations with the teeming underworld of the kitchens, which were huge in the royal palace. This was a place in which the strict etiquette of the court was relaxed and to which the little Francesco Maria had access, and who knows what inner appetites he wanted to appease with those sweet supplies...
In this print we can see a street vendor who with a certain elegant nonchalance is offering his sweetmeats for sale in the square. These doughnut sellers, who were known as bozzolari – a term that comes from the Venetian dialect word bussolai meaning sweetmeats (from which the name of the traditional Sicilian cake buccellato also derives) – appear in a number of drawings and prints. It is an image that brings us right back to the doughnut sellers wandering up and down our own beaches in the summer, and who are now becoming increasingly rare. What a shame!
Modern recipe
700 g flour, 4 medium-size potatoes, 100 g butter, 1 pinch salt, rind of 1 lemon, 4 eggs, 1 glass of milk, 1 lump of brewer's yeast, 1 sachet of vanilla, oil (for frying), sugar (for dusting)
Boil the potatoes and then mash them until you have a smooth puree. Warm the milk to blood-heat and dissolve the yeast in it, then mix this into the flour with the beaten eggs, the melted butter, the grated lemon rind, the potato puree and the vanilla.
Knead the dough thoroughly and then leave it to rise for 1-2 hours. Break balls off the dough and roll them into sausages and then form into rings.
Fry them in plenty of oil, and when they are golden toss them while still hot in the sugar, and then again while they are still warm.


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|The #1 seller of Flat Panel HDTVs in the U.S. is now VIZIO
|Thursday, 23 August 2007
VIZIO, once known as the fastest growing brand of HDTVs, was named by DisplaySearch as the #1 selling brand of flat panel (LCD and Plasma) HDTVs in the U.S. With a business model focused on providing high-performance and high-value HDTVs, VIZIO, in just 4 years, has gone from virtual obscurity to #1 in North American flat panel HDTV sales. For the first time in more than a decade an American brand led major categories in U.S. TV sales. According to DisplaySearch Founder and President Ross Young, "VIZIO's rise from the #15 flat panel TV brand in Q2'05 to #1 in Q2'07 is quite remarkable given the intense competition in this market and can be attributed to its unique channel strategy. Its warehouse club channel focus and lack of channel conflicts enabled the company to get to disruptive price points which helped fuel the rapid rise of the warehouse club channel in the US TV market and caused its shipments to surge. In addition, VIZIO's successful expansion outside of the club channel to Circuit City, Sears and Wal-Mart while maintaining its attractive price points further boosted its growth and enabled the company to earn the #1 ranking in the North American flat panel TV market."
According to Quixel Research's 2nd quarter 2007 "Best Sellers" report, "VIZIO's success in the Flat TV category continues to grow each quarter. The company had the top selling LCD TV's from 20-inch all the way to 47-inch so they literally blanketed the USA market with their top sellers in the second quarter of 2007. For the second consecutive quarter, VIZIO is leading in the 32-inch screen-size segment, the largest LCDTV segment and the primary battleground amongst brands," stated Tamaryn Pratt of Quixel Research.
VIZIO's success has also led to another first in the TV business according to iSuppli principal analyst Riddhi Patel who reported, "VIZIO has strengthened its position in the US LCD TV market because of its attractive pricing, improved brand recognition and increased channel visibility. Having added Wal-Mart and Sears in the second quarter of 2007, VIZIO has emerged as the first value brand to surpass shipments of premium brands including Samsung, Sony, Sharp and LG Electronics."
To that end, the timing for the announcement of the lineup growing to four 1080p LCD models at breakthrough prices couldn't have been better. To continue VIZIO's phenomenal success, three Full (1080p) HD models, the GV42LF, GV47LF and GV52LF, are now part of VIZIO's Gallevia brand TV's. VIZIO's two 42" models (GV42LF and VU42LF) are virtually the same, however the GV42LF offers removable base and speakers. The VU42LF is the most affordable Full (1080p) LCD HDTV ever released by VIZIO and sports a bold, new bezel frame design that wraps around the screen.
All the new VIZIO 1080p models are now shipping with the following MSRP's:
VU42LF (42-inch) – $1199.99
GV42LF (42-inch) – $1399.99
GV47LF (47-inch) – $1699.99
GV52LF (52-inch) – $2299.99
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Kevin joins the legions of Cambridge locals by biking to work on a vintage bicycle restored locally. Tom shows Kevin how he's gotten rid of the steps to the roof deck. Roger arrives to tackle the giant stump left over from the old Norway maple. Richard shows Kevin how they've kept the ducts out of the roof rafter bays to preserve that space for insulation, and on the second floor, how they've hidden the air handler at the top of a hall closet.
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As I start writing this morning I realize it is 9/11 and it still feels like I'm on an emotional roller-coaster. It still is hard for me to realize something this horrible happened in our country. Our country still has the fear and uncertainty and doubt. While I will remember what happened eleven years ago, I'm still very upset what is going on in Afghanistan. The major threat to our troops is the very group of soldiers whom our service members are training are killing unsuspecting American troops. I hope the president will keep his promise and leave Afghanistan in two years. We have to realize we can't police the world.
But the news is not all bad. Just as our country came together after the attacks, we will again after the elections show that the United States will come together as a united front. We will share the news and updates and our hope will remain strong. Still today will be a tough day and we will feel the pain. We will remember the moms and dads, aunts and uncles, grandmas and grandpas who died in the towers, on the planes, or at the Pentagon. We'll remember the first responders who risked their own health to pick up the pieces of this tragedy. And we will honor the men and women who serve our country. Because of the length of this war, many soldiers have been deployed multiple times, a sacrifice that is almost unimaginable. September is now called National Preparedness Month, a time to prepare for any emergency.
This is a recipe I tried the other day. Some of the good peaches are soon gone. These were Colorado peaches; at first they were very hard but after a few days sitting on the counter they were fine. Because of a bad leg and back I didn't take time to make my own crust and I probably didn't have enough peaches but it still was delicious.
8 to 10 ripe but firm
1 lemon
1/2 teaspoon almond
2/3 cup all-purpose flour
1 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/8 teaspoon or pinch of
1/2 teaspoon salt
3 Tablespoons butter, cut
into small pieces
1 egg
* Peal and cut peaches
into 1/4 thick slices and
toss with lemon juice and
flavoring in a large bowl
* Whisk the flour,sugar,
sugar,cinnamon and salt
in another bowl, making
sure there are no lumps.
* Stir the flour mixture
into the peaches and mix
* Pour the peach mixture
into the pie shell
* Scatter with pieces of
* Pop into the oven and
bake at 350 degrees for
50 - 60 minutes
* After it has cooled
serve with whip topping
or ice cream
"The United States of America will prevail."


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MAEL Program Receives Accreditation
December 09, 2011
The University of Mount Union recently received word that its Master of Arts degree in educational leadership (MAEL), which will begin in the fall of 2012, has been officially approved by the Ohio Board of Regents and the Higher Learning Commission.
"The Department of Education is thrilled to receive the final approval of what is the culmination of many years of dedication and hard work," said Dr. Thomas W. Gannon, professor of education, chair of the Department of Education and director of graduate leadership studies at Mount Union. "Many members of the Mount Union community assisted in the development of the MAEL Program, and individuals such as Dr. Mandy Capel, Dr. Melissa Askren-Edgehouse, Dr. Fang Du and Linda played key roles in the creation and approval of the program. Without these individuals and support and guidance from the administration, this program wouldn't be possible."
When professors from the Department of Education attended the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development Convention in San Francisco, CA this past spring, they received great feedback regarding Mount Union's MAEL Program. "Individuals indicated that it is truly a cutting-edge program that exceeds the expectations of graduate students," Gannon added. "A key feature is the opportunity to interact with the biggest names in education during the orientation and summer residency semesters."
The MAEL program is a two-year, cohort-based initiative that will be offered primarily online. In fact, students in the program will take two online courses during the fall and spring semesters for two consecutive years. This format will allow for educators to complete their graduate degree in a more timely fashion because of a class schedule that works well around their teaching professions. This unique program of combined online and on-campus learning will offer the convenience necessary for today's young teaching professionals and the personal attention that has long been a hallmark of the Mount Union experience.
Course study will focus on the concept of turn-around leadership and utilize texts authored by leading experts in the field. A weeklong on-campus summer residency semester will also be held following each year of online coursework, resulting in two summer semesters per cohort. These semesters will be geared for students to discuss current issues and initiatives in education while engaging on a more personal level with renowned experts in the field. With guidance from the faculty, each student also will engage in a yearlong internship experience designed to align with his or her current work setting.
For more information, contact Gannon at email@example.com or visit www.mountunion.edu/mael.


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Palm Oil Innovators Group spurs innovation within the RSPO
"The current negative image of palm oil needs to be reversed if the sector is to thrive," stated the launch statement issued by the group. "The POIG will demonstrate that by setting and implementing ambitious standards that stretch the RSPO Principles and Criteria (P&C) we can break the link between deforestation, social conflict and palm oil." The first task of POIG will be to develop a Palm Oil Innovation Group Charter which sets out the level of performance the group will require for its members on a range of social and environmental issues and to explore ways to increase the market demand for palm oil products that are produced by innovators within the industry. The group calls for other innovators within the palm oil supply chain to join the POIG.
The idea of POIG emerged during the 2013 review of the RSPO Principles & Criteria (P&C) and in response to the perception shared by POIG members that the new P&Cs were still not setting hard and clear enough sustainability standards on some key issues. "WWF still supports the RSPO because it is the only credible, international, multi-stakeholder sustainability standard-keeping body for the palm oil sector," said Adam Harrison. "However, the final outcome of the RSPO P&C review is a compromise between those that want to push on and those that are not yet ready to. POIG offers producers a platform to demonstrate new models and paradigms for sustainability practices in the palm oil sector that establish a clear performance within the RSPO's standard, especially in the area of greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction and the avoidance of peatlands for palm oil development." (See WWF's position statement on the revised P&C).
"Despite some of the lurid headlines, WWF does not see POIG as a threat to the RSPO but it is definitely a challenge to the RSPO and its members to do better," said Harrison. In response to that challenge, WWF asks the RSPO to also acknowledge which of its members are achieving "best practice performance levels" on the most important environmental issues facing the industry: public reporting of GHG emissions, delivering low carbon expansion and production, ending the use of hazardous chemicals and only sourcing legal raw materials into their supply chains. The RSPO also needs to devise a system whereby the market can distinguish the 'innovators' and reward these companies. "Innovation is not only needed amongst oil palm growers," said Harrison. "We also need leaders to emerge amongst the traders, buyers and users of palm oil. This means buyers need to immediately source 100% certified sustainable palm oil as well as demand 'best practice' from suppliers, in particular on key issues like GHG emissions from new development and sourcing of independent fresh fruit bunches. This also means preferentially sourcing from those producers that are implementing 'best practice'".


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In the fall of 1999, Boyertown senior Bryce Erb was frustrated with football after two seasons suiting up for the Bears.
�I jokingly told a friend that I would play goalie for the field hockey team,� Erb said. �I didn�t know it, but he actually went to the field hockey coach and said I�d play. I even got accepted to a Penn State field hockey camp and everything. I was ready to do it.
�But then the school board kind of shut me down,� said Erb, who was happy to manage the field hockey team as a senior instead of playing football.
Nearly 14 years later, Erb is a few weeks away from playing hockey at the highest level.
Not on a field. Not on the ice. Not in a skirt.
Erb, now 31 years old, is still tending goal. But now he�s wearing sneakers, pads and a mask.
And preparing to wear red, white and blue.
Erb will join two other area residents � 28-year-old Pottstown High graduate John Carberry and 20-year-old Owen J. Roberts grad Tyler Caba � as part of Team USA at the 2013 World Ball Hockey Championships in St. John, Newfoundland, in two weeks� time.
Not bad for a few kids who spent countless days hanging around iceless rinks in Phoenixville, Pottstown, Boyertown and beyond.
�I was pretty much raised into a hockey family,� said Caba, who just finished his junior year at Indiana University (Pa.) and is one of the youngest members of Team USA. �My dad�s dad was a skating coach for NHL affiliate teams, and I was into hockey since I was born. I always played.�
Surprisingly, Caba never played much hockey where most people picture it � on ice. All three players have played the game since they were little kids, and none of them have any experience off the �dek.�
�I�ve never played ice hockey, I used to play roller hockey a little bit,� Erb said. �I started playing in the park with kids who were older than me when I was 12. The Boyertown YMCA used to have drop-in floor hockey, and if you missed on a Friday it was a big thing to miss. So for nine months out of the year, that�s where we were parked every night.�
The game Erb and his teammates will be playing in Canada is known as ball hockey or �dek� hockey. Basically, it�s the same game as the one the Flyers play on ice, but with sneakers instead of skates.
Teams dress 18 players for a game, line changes are on the fly, and games consist of three 15-minute periods.
�It�s pretty much the same as ice hockey, but in terms of the moves you make and skills, it�s also a lot like lacrosse or football,� Caba said. �Especially at this level, you�re not just chucking it down the rink and chasing it. It�s more about headfakes and passing than it is about chasing the ball.�
Oh, and instead of a black puck, the game is played with a hard orange ball.
�It�s cheaper to play and it doesn�t take nearly the commitment that ice hockey would,� said Carberry, who now lives in Valley Forge, and, like the others, plays much of his hockey at the 422 SportsPlex. �When you�re younger, it�s easier to get a bunch of friends together and just go play.�
For Carberry, that started early as part of the Pottstown PAL program that played at Memorial Park (the program is now housed at the PAL Building on King Street). A 2000 article in The Mercury highlighted Carberry�s game-winning goal for the Flames in the title game at Memorial Park.
�It feels good because we were first all season,� Carberry said back then. �I figured we had to score to make something of our season. It also feels good to actually win the most important one.�
The most important one for Carberry will come on June 2, when the United States begins pool play against France in the tournament opener. The team � which is coached by Buffalo native Chris Banks and includes players from Boston, New York, New Jersey, Atlanta and elsewhere � will also face Switzerland (June 3), the Czech Republic (June 4) and Portugal (June 6) in group play.
In addition to favorites such as the Czechs, Canadians and Americans, the tournament includes more than a few non-traditional hockey nations like Pakistan, Greece, Hong Kong, Italy, India, Armenia, Israel, Bermuda and the Cayman Islands.
No matter where the teams come from, Erb said he expects much of the same camaraderie as he and his teammates are used to in the �underground� dek hockey community in the states. A community that has taken Erb to Las Vegas, Pittsburgh and Buffalo for tournaments.
�We haven�t played much together as a team yet, but after a game or two, we�ll be in sync,� said Caba, who is majoring in business management at IUP and still lives in Spring City. �We�ve all played against each other and with each other. The trip will be fun and the whole experience will be great. Playing the best competition in the world and seeing how I do. It�ll be fun.�
One of the unique aspects of the sport is that players of many ages can bring different skills to the rink. The 20-year-old Caba is quick and athletic, while the 31-year-old Erb has played all over the country with players of all shapes and sizes.
�The upside of that is everybody different ages bring different things to the team,� Carberry said. �Younger teams would run more and older veteran lines are more precise and strategic. You�re playing with kids who are 16 or 17 and also have a guy who is 45 playing defense sometimes. It�s a great mix.�
In less than two weeks, Caba, Carberry and Erb will get up at 4 a.m. and drive to Buffalo where Team USA will get together for one or two practices and a team dinner. Then it�s a relatively short drive to Toronto, and a flight to St. John, the capital of Newfoundland, a large island well off the Eastern coast of Canada. Newfoundland is unique in many ways � one being that it oddly sits between two time zones, an hour and a half ahead of East Coast time.
Once they arrive, the Americans won�t be surprised to find themselves in the running for a medal, at least in Caba�s mind.
�Obviously Canada will be up there, and the Czech Republic has won a few times,� Caba said. �But I really like our chances, and I like the way our team is put together. We should have a really good chance.�
Follow the tournament online at stjohns2013wc.com.
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Neither U.S. A. nor Canada maintained outbound ships passenger lists. There are no archived Ships Passenger Lists for ships sailing from ports in Canada to USA. However, some partial lists do exist.
ShipsListsOnline is pleased to announce a new project to transcribe ships passenger lists leaving USA, bound for Europe and United Kingdom.