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Sharing a debate stage for the first time, Republicans Rick Perry and Mitt Romney sparred Wednesday night in a series of testy exchanges over jobs, Social Security and the proper tone of a candidate who presumes to lead the country.
The session at the Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley was the first to include the Texas governor, who has supplanted Romney as the presumptive GOP front-runner, and he was the focal point throughout most of the evening — though not always happily. At one point, the oft-targeted Perry compared himself to a piñata.
He did not, however, back down from his provocative stances on Social Security, which he likened to a Ponzi scheme, or climate change, which he challenged in the face of overwhelming evidence. "Let's find out what the science truly is before you put the American economy in jeopardy," Perry said.
Nor did he back away from raising collective eyebrows. "Maybe it's time to have some provocative language in this country," Perry said before he tartly dismissed President Obama's assertion that the U.S. border in Texas was safer than in the past.
"Either he has some of the poorest intel of a president in the history of this country," Perry said, "or he was an abject liar to the American people."
The other six candidates on the stage often seemed like extras, visible but silent much of the time as Perry and Romney poked each other under prodding from the moderators, NBC news anchor Brian Williams and Politico editor John Harris.
The two candidates struck sparks practically from the start with a first exchange about jobs.
Perry touted the creation of 1 million positions in Texas and compared that with Romney's performance in his one term as Massachusetts governor. "The fact is … he had one of the lowest job creation rates in the country," Perry said. "As a matter of fact, we created more jobs in the last three months in Texas than he created in four years in Massachusetts."
"Wait a second," Romney interjected. "The states are different."
He ticked off some of Perry's advantages, including GOP legislative majorities, a Republican Supreme Court and the fact that Texas has "a lot of oil and gas in the ground."
"Those are wonderful things," Romney continued, "but Gov. Perry doesn't believe that he created those things. If he tried to say that, why, it would be like Al Gore saying he invented the Internet."
"Dukakis created jobs three times faster than you did, Mitt," Perry jabbed back, referring to former Massachusetts governor and 1988 Democratic presidential nominee Michael S. Dukakis.
"Well, as a matter of fact," Romney replied, "George Bush and his predecessor created jobs at a faster rate than you did, Governor."
The two renewed their jostling when Perry was asked about statements in his blunt-spoken 2010 book, "Fed Up!," calling Social Security a fraud.
"It is a Ponzi scheme to tell our kids that are 25 or 30 years today you're paying into a program that's going to be there," Perry said. "Anybody that's for the status quo with Social Security today is involved with a monstrous lie to our kids, and it's not right."
Romney defended the program and scolded Perry for his language.
"You can't say that to tens of millions of Americans who live on Social Security and those who have lived on it," Romney said. "Our nominee has to be someone who … isn't committed to abolishing Social Security but who is committed to saving Social Security."
Former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman Jr. played the role of scold, saying his jobs record was far superior to Romney's and challenging, without using his name, Perry's statements on global warming.
"Listen," he said. "When you make comments that fly in the face of what 98 out of 100 climate scientists have said, when you call into question the science of evolution — all I'm saying is that, in order for the Republican Party to win, we can't run from science."
Texas Rep. Ron Paul tried to shoehorn himself into the debate by chiding Perry for proposing a controversial program that would have forced teen girls in Texas to receive a vaccination to prevent a sexually transmitted disease. "This is not good medicine.... It's not good social policy," Paul said.
In a rare bit of contrition, Perry suggested he could have handled the matter better by working more closely with the state Legislature, which overturned his directive. Also rare was Romney's response; he said that every governor makes mistakes and that Perry's words should speak for themselves.
For Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann, who shined in her first debate and turned combative in her second, the evening was a chance to reassert herself after falling under Perry's shadow. The two are competing for the same set of "tea party" and evangelical voters.
But she receded well into the background, reiterating her promise to fight to overturn Obama's healthcare plan and restating her opposition to U.S. involvement in Libya.
The debate came at an important juncture in the GOP presidential contest, which has picked up considerably since Perry's entrance in August. Several more debates are scheduled in the next few weeks, even as candidates are forced to bare their finances with the filing of their quarterly fundraising reports.
Among those already trailing in polls and fundraising, the debate provided little momentum. Former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum joined in piling on Perry by criticizing his actions on the teen vaccine. "Gov. Perry is out there … claiming about states' rights," Santorum said. "How about parental rights?"
Former businessman Herman Cain repeatedly advocated his "9-9-9 economic growth plan" to eliminate the current tax code and substitute a 9% tax on corporate and personal income taxes, coupled with a 9% national sales tax.
"If 10% is good enough for God," he said of tithing, "9% ought to be good enough for the federal government."
Newt Gingrich, scowling, upbraided the moderators as attempting to provoke a fight. "I hope all of my friends up here are going to repudiate every effort of the news media to get Republicans to fight each other [and] protect Barack Obama," the former House speaker said.
The sentiment inspired prolonged applause from the invited guests inside the library's Air Force One Pavilion, which included Reagan's widow, Nancy. But his suggestion was largely ignored.
Times staff writers Seema Mehta and Maeve Reston contributed to this report.


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Before passage of the Affordable Care Act, becoming an adult meant getting kicked to the curb when it came to health coverage.
"Our gift used to be when people turned 19 was to take away their health insurance," said Karen Pollitz, a senior fellow at the Kaiser Family Foundation. "Turn 19 and we kick them out."
If you were in college, you could usually stay on your parents' insurance until you turned 22. But until health care reform came about, young adults who didn't find jobs with health coverage or qualified for government insurance were often left uninsured and vulnerable to massive medical bills.
Now there's a present awaiting young adults.
Thanks to the ACA, commonly referred to as Obamacare, you may now be able to get insurance or continue to be covered under a parent's plan up to the age of 26. And this coverage is available even if you're married, not living at home, attending school or are financially independent. Starting next year, young adults up to 26 can stay on their parents' employer plan even if they have another offer of coverage through an employer.
The downside for some parents is that they might have to pay extra to keep young adult children covered. But at least they will have insurance.
And, in just a few weeks, a new marketplace will open giving young adults, particularly those older than 26, another option for obtaining health insurance. Trust me, this is one shopping trip at www.healthcare.gov that you need to go on.
There is concern that not enough young healthy adults will purchase insurance, which will help offset the cost of those who are older and sicker and will need a lot of health care services. Some experts believe these concerns are overstated. They note that insurance plans in the new marketplace will cover a core set of benefits such as hospitalization, maternity and newborn care, mental health and substance-use disorder services and prescription drugs. With the help of trained personnel called navigators, insurance shoppers will be able to compare plans based on a number of factors including price and benefits. They'll also be able to determine if they qualify for subsidies to help pay for the coverage.
When you're young and healthy, you may think you can put off getting health insurance. Maybe money is tight and you figure this is something you can delay until you get older, like contributing to a retirement plan.
"Health insurance is something at the moment I feel I can't afford," said Josh Nece, 29, an uninsured restaurant server in Oakland, Calif.
Nece, who suffers from severe eczema, says with rent, transportation, student loan payments and other expenses, he couldn't afford the cost of getting insurance on his own. But he needs insurance to help pay for the medication and doctor visits when his eczema breaks out. He says he often goes without treatment or medication because he can't afford it.
He plans to check out the marketplace in his state. I'm going to follow up with him to see if he does.
"I'm pretty sure I'm going to get health insurance," he says. "Going into my 30s, I know it's one of the adult things I need to do."
In June, Kaiser asked young adults whether they wanted and valued health insurance. The answer was a resounding yes, contrary to the conventional wisdom about young adults feeling they are invincible.
Still, for those who think they can wait, here's something to ponder: A tumble off a skateboard could end up costing you $20,000, as it did for Pollitz's 22-year-old son, who works part time in a day-care center.
"He hit a rock, and the skateboard slid under him," she said. "He broke his wrist."
Pollitz said the bill was a "teachable moment." Thankfully he was covered on his parents' plan. Otherwise, "that would have been a financial catastrophe for him."
It is stories like hers that makes Pollitz passionate about getting out the word to young adults to get health insurance. Although most young adults already have coverage, more than 19 million lack basic health insurance. In 2011, 27.9 percent of Americans ages 19 to 25 were uninsured. About the same percentage in the 25-to-34 age bracket also didn't have insurance, according to Kaiser.
Some young adults might not get health insurance because the penalty for not purchasing it isn't stiff enough. If the government determines that you are in the financial position to pay for coverage and you don't fall under an exemption, you'll have to pay a penalty for being uninsured when you file your federal income tax. The penalty starts at $95 annually next year for an individual and can go up to $285 for a family, or 1 percent of a family's household income, depending on which is higher.
I like to believe Millennials are smart enough to recognize they can't afford not to get health insurance. It's a gift that can keep them not only healthy but out of medical debt.
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But last week, a friend of mine showed me her simplified recipe. Her bouillabaisse ended up being rich in flavor and surprisingly easy to prepare. First, make a fish broth with fish trimmings (such as fish frames and fish heads). This can be done ahead of time. Then, cook onions, garlic, tomatoes, leeks, fennel in olive oil. Add orange peel, fennel seeds, bay leaf, saffron, and the fish broth. Let it boil and reduce. Finally, strain the soup, add fish fillets (halibut, red snapper), scallops, then mussels. Serve with parsley, croutons, and rouille.
With the bouillabaisse, we had a white from the Languedoc, the 2005 Bergerie de l'Hortus Classique Blanc. Domaine de L'Hortus is a 60 hectare estate located in the valley between the Pic Saint Loup and the Montagne de l'Hortus. Bergerie de l'Hortus is the domaine's second label. Made with young vines, the wine was an unusual blend of Chardonnay, Viognier, and Sauvignon Blanc. It had a bright golden color with aromas of stone fruits and white flowers. On the palate, it was deliciously lush, ripe, and mouthfilling with a touch of sweetness on the finish. Everybody agreed: it worked wonderfully well with the bouillabaisse.
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The Thinking Man's Blu-Ray
Super hi-def screens are usually put to use for loud, explosive and Bayified entertainments, but there's plenty of more contemplative ways to use the same gear. Case in point: Criterion just released a Blu-Ray transfer of Terence Malick's Pacific epic The Thin Red Line, and it might be the best use of a Blu-Ray player you'll make all year. The running time pushes three hours, but nearly every frame is worth hanging on your wall...which is to say, you'll get a whole lot more out of all those extra pixels.


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ur allowed unabashed homerism in this situation
also this needs a fix: "This is a pretty even statistical matchup (and was probably tilted in Michigan's favor prior to the Spartans' beatdown of Michigan State)"
The Essentials
|Michigan v. Michigan State
|Crisler Arena (Maize Out)
March 5th, 2011
|Michigan -2.5
|CBS (Coverage Map)
This is The Most Important Game Of The Season. No qualifiers necessary. Michigan could be 1-29 - still with a win in Breslin, of course - and this would be The Most Important Game Of The Season still. The fact that tomorrow's winner is likely to make the NCAA Tournament while the loser is likely NIT-bound barring a strong run in Indianapolis... well, I don't have to explain the stakes to you.
I've started this post a hundred times, and frantically erased a couple paragraphs that just didn't seem adequate for the situation. I'm no college basketball fanatic, but this game just feels... bigger. I'm struck with writer's block at the enormity of the moment, much like Brian must have when he started writing Eleven Swans. Nothing I can come up with will seem right.
Beat the Spartans. Sweep the Spartans.
If you need an explanation of the stats, check out Ken Pomeroy.
|Michigan v. Michigan State: National Ranks
|Michigan Rank
|State Rank
|Mich eFG% v. MSU Def eFG%
|Mich Def eFG% v. MSU eFG%
|Mich TO% v. MSU Def TO%
|Mich Def TO% v. MSU TO%
|Mich OReb% v. MSU DReb%
|Mich DReb% v. MSU OReb%
|Mich FTR v. MSU Opp FTR
|Mich Opp FTR v. MSU FTR
|Mich AdjO v. MSU AdjD
|Mich AdjD v. MSU AdjO
Difference of more than 10 places in the national rankings get a 1-letter advantage, more than 100 gets a 2-letter advantage, more than 200 gets a 3-letter advantage, etc.
This is a pretty even statistical matchup (and was probably tilted in Michigan's favor prior to the Spartans' beatdown of Iowa). You know the characters: Kalin Lucas is putting the team on his back, Durrell Summers is a huge disappointment, Korie Lucious will next hit the court for Iowa State, not MSU.
On the other side of the court, Michigan has been steadily improving since the victory in the Breslin Center, particularly on defense. Tim Hardaway has emerged into a star. Darius Morris is (ugh) the Butterfly. Jordan Morgan is holding his own in the post as a redshirt freshman.
With both teams' post-season hopes hanging in the balance, this should be one of the games of the year. And CBS thinks most of the country would rather see a routine beatdown of a terrible Oregon team! CBS is the anti-Sheen #notwinning.
Game preview from The Only Colors, and they also break down Big Ten defensive efficiency by each of the Four Factors. David Merritt talks shop with UMHoops. Friday links from UMHoops, including a couple other game previews. UPDATE: Dylan's preview is up.
Since there's a meager slate of games tonight, no dedicated post. You want Harvard to win and Princeton to lose in the Ivy League, so the Crimson can make the Tournament (and stay in the RPI top-50). Both games are at 7.
In the Horizon League, you probably want to cheer against Cleveland State to make the field a little easier for Butler. They'll likely get an at-large, so you don't want the league's auto-bid to go to anyone else.
There are tons of relevant games tomorrow, so look for an early-morning bracketology post.
With both teams' tournament lives on the line, I have to sadly side with Tom Izzo, who guaranteed a win Wednesday night (H/T iSportsWeb):
Don't get me wrong, John Beilein is one hell of a coach. But Tom Izzo isn't shabby himself, and he's been doing this a long time at Michigan State. He knows what it takes to get a win, and the NCAA Tournament is the norm in East Lansing. Nothing else is acceptable, and the players and coaches in green all know that.
Durrell Summers will break out of his offensive slump and Kalin Lucas will out-duel Darius Morris at the point guard spot. However, Tim Hardaway and some clutch shooting from the two juniors will keep this a tossup until the very end. Spartans win, 65-64.
Go Blue. Beat. State.
ur allowed unabashed homerism in this situation
also this needs a fix: "This is a pretty even statistical matchup (and was probably tilted in Michigan's favor prior to the Spartans' beatdown of Michigan State)"
No doubt! He's predicting a one-point toss-up, going to the Spartans?!
Maybe it's just one of those "must protect myself from getting my hopes up, lest they be dashed upon so many cruel stones of fate" things.
I call this "being a Michigan fan."
"Maybe it's just one of those 'must protect myself from getting my hopes up, lest they be dashed upon so many cruel stones of fate' things."
Because when you predict that we win a toss up, Wisconsin happens.
In that parenthetical I thought he was referencing the MSU football players' beatdown of (A) an MSU hockey player looking the other way, (B) some MSU co-ed at a frat pot luck, or (C) both. IMO, it's fine as it stands.
it's OBVIOUSLY reverse psychology...
though it wouldn't seem necessary given what's at stake in this game.
Did you see his last two predictions? Brian also posts predictions, which often favor the opponent. If it really bothers you so much, you can just ignore the prediction paragraph. It's just one dude's prediction of the game.
You realized Tim predicted M to beat Minnesota in the barn 69-62 and the score ended up being 70-63, right?
Weak sauce prediction is what that was.
you took my thoughts and symbolized them with five simple and accurate words.
Go Blue
You picked the Spartans, 'The Only Colors' picked the Wolverines, and my dog gave me a dead mouse and purred as she nuzzled my leg. This must be the verge of the apocalypse.
The outcome of this game will truly bring about the apocalypse. Here's hoping it's an East Lansing apocalypse, and not an Ann Arbor one.
This is the point in the season where your team has been underperforming so you undervalue them even further. It's also the point where your team has been overperforming and you are very cautious not to overvalue them.
I think it'll go down like all of our games have recently. We get a big lead with about 5 minutes left in both halves and we let them back in, but not quite close enough for the win. The teams we have lost to recently are the ones with players that can make plays in the last 2 minutes. I'm not sure that I've seen that from MSU, even recently.
"...ones with players that can make plays in the last 2 minutes."
Kalin Lucas fits that description I think.
It seemed pretty weak. Regardless, I hope State fans are asking for their money back around 4pm tomorrow.
Go Blue.
At the 2:20 mark, he says "We are going to go down there and win Saturday."
This prediction is a wanna be dong punch.
Let's beat the piss out of them
after reading your prediction
does anyone know where i can find a cbs coverage map to see if am getting our game or stupid oregon game?
However, CBS does have live streaming.
Tim needs to follow Chuck Sheens line...WINNING!
Yes! Then Michigan will be a bi-winner: we win here, we win there.
now time to win here.
I hope Brian writes the game recap when we win.
I'm going through withdrawl...
These "who to cheer for" guides are great and all, but really, they won't matter one bit if we lose.
At least according to WTKA yesterday. Is odd there's no note of vacation. I hope it's not sudden bad news. Hopefully he's getting away from the grind and refreshing his batteries after 3 tough years, and nothing sad has happened.
said something about a half vacation that he thought he'd have internet access on. turns out not so much.
Jinx! Jinx! Jinx! Jinx! Jinx! Jinx! Jinx! Jinx!
Michigan 412, Spartans zip. It will be a moral victory for State though, as Hardaway will be held under 200 points.
is pretty much anti-Sheen (since they fired him)
but Michigan is anti-Sparty.
I believe Sparty is going to choke on the pressure....they are expected to win.
Maybe like the Magic vs Heat game last night.
I fully expect to see Muppets, Muppets and more Muppets posted on this site by 4:30pm. I want to see and hear those fuckers in my sleep!
You can check one of the other game recaps then.
Lunardi has us on the bubble competing with BC for a twelve seen with MSU "in" at the moment. Other than obviously a Michigan win, we REALLY need to be rooting for BC to lose to wake on sunday.
neg your post for that prediction
All season we've talked about how young our team is. Tomorrow is the time that we go from a team of boys to a team of men.
I don't care what network carries this game other than the fact that Gus Johnson should ALWAYS call games like this. Other than that who cares. As long as the kids come out firing. Go Blue.
M covers the spread, 71-67. BlueDragon it.
... is Draymond Green's ankle. He'll play, but who knows for how long? By the way, I'll still predict an MSU win, but not as much as if Dancing Bear were 100%. 69-60. Could be a 20-point blowout if Green can play most of the game.
I will be back here to eat my crow if MSU loses, but I'm highly amused by some of the, er, enthusiasm you Wolverine-lets show. It's so cute!
Hey, at least our mascot hasn't been extinct for millennia. Last I checked, Sparta was a pile of rubble in Greece. That's a long, long way from Crisler Arena. I hope you brought some friends.
Mascot throwdown! My mascot's a tree, but a regal one, with nuts. I win.


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Samantha Gridley won a pair of matches against Boston College Thursday night at the Murr Center (photo courtesy Gil Talbot).
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – A pair of doubles teams provided comeback victories to give the Harvard women's tennis team the early momentum as well as a 1-0 lead, but Boston College excelled in singles play to get past the Crimson, 5-2, Thursday night at the Murr Center.
To open the match, Harvard dropped one of the best-of-three matches for the doubles point and fell behind late in the other two matches.
Knowing Harvard needed two victories with two to play, Camille Jania and Samantha Gridley dug themselves a 7-3 hole in the eight game pro-set before storming back for the next five games to take an 8-7 advantage. The tandem, playing in the No. 3 spot, finished off Katarina Gajic and Ina Kauppila from BC, as Gridley hit an overhead winner down the right side to take the match, 9-7, in the extra game.
Minutes later, at No. 1 doubles, No. 25 Hideko Tachibana and Kristin Norton secured another win in extra time as a Norton backhand to the middle of the court forced BC's return into the center of the net. Harvard's top duo trailed by 3-1, 4-2 and 6-4 scores before charging to the 9-8 (7-3) victory over 11th-ranked Alex Kelleher and Olga Khmylev.
The Crimson kept close with the Eagles during singles action, forcing two deciding third sets and dropping another match with two set tiebreaker losses, but could not get the necessary split in singles matches to win the match.
BC won 5-of-6 matches in singles, as Samantha Gridley was the lone Harvard player to notch an individual victory. Gridley fought past Olga Khmylev, 7-6, 6-3.
Harvard hosts Syracuse at the Murr Center Sunday morning. The match is slated for a 9 a.m. start.
Doubles (2-1 Harvard)
No. 1 Kristin Norton/Hideko Tachibana (H) def. Alex Kelleher/Olga Khmylev (BC), 9-8 (7-3)
No. 2 Erina Kikuchi/Jessica Wacnik (BC) def. Hannah Morrill/Kelly Whelan (H), 8-6
No. 3 Camille Jania/Samantha Gridley (H) def. Katarina Gajic/Ina Kauppila (BC), 9-7
Singles (5-1 BC)
No. 1 Jessica Wacnik (BC) def. Hideko Tachibana (H) 7-5, 7-6
No. 2 Erina Kikuchi (BC) def. Kristin Norton (H) 6-3, 6-0
No. 3 Alex Kelleher (BC) def. Natalie Blosser (H) 6-4, 1-6, 6-3
No. 4 Samantha Gridley (H)def. Olga Khmylev (BC) 7-6, 6-3
No. 5 Katarina Gajic (BC) def. Hannah Morrill (H) 7-6, 3-6, 6-2
No. 6 Kelly Barry (BC) def. Sylvia Li (H) 6-2, 6-1


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The long awaited release of PHP 5.5 has finally happened - 5.5.0 has been made available via the PHP.net site (and mirrors).
The PHP development team is proud to announce the immediate availability of PHP 5.5.0. This release includes a large number of new features and bug fixes. [...] For users upgrading from PHP 5.4 there is a migration guide available here, detailing the changes between PHP 5.4 and PHP 5.5.0. For a full list of changes in PHP 5.5.0, see the ChangeLog.
There's a long list of new features that comes with this release as well including generators, "finally", class resolution via "class" keyword, support for list in foreach and the enabling of the Zend Opcode caching by default. You can download this release now from PHP.net.


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Hello folks,
I had a few days of PTO to burn and thought I will give a shot to SPI. I understand my timing might not be ideal as it is right in the middle of Spring Break...oh well.
I have been kiting 3rd for 3months last year and I have my own gear, but I am going with a buddy who wants to learn and I think he would be wiser for him to get a real instructor. Any body has any recommendation? Also, any suggestion on cheap accomodation for 3?


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My Canadian brethren, you'll be excited to know that's you can now purchase the BlackBerry Bold 9900 & Torch 9810 from Bell. The pricing seems on par with what Rogers is selling the devices. I was unable to find any of these devices in my local Bell store, but I'm quite certain that the big box retailers have a good quantity of them in stock.
BlackBerry Bold 9900
No contract: $599.99
1-year contract: $574.99
2-year contract: $449.99
3-year contract: $169.99
BlackBerry Torch 9810
No contract: $599.95
1-year contract: $574.95
2-year contract: $549.95
3-year contract: $149.95


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Money has proclaimed being a Database Administrataor as being the fifth best job in America. And they are telling the world exactly what we do, well as best they can in very few words.
What they do all day? It's no understatement to say that corporate America is in the middle of an information explosion. Somebody has to keep track of it all. A database administrator (DBA) minds all the data in a company's storehouse, keeps it safe and makes sure it's easily accessible.
But what if you are not a DBA already?
How to get the job? A degree in computer science is recommended, followed by years of experience. Many employers require certification in the most widely used programs, including MySQL, Oracle and DB2. And since the technology is always changing, re-training is a constant.
So why would anyone want to be a DBA?
What makes it great? More data means more opportunities — DBAs are among the top-growing jobs on our list. They also command high paychecks, compared even to other tech jobs.
It appears being a DBA has a downside.
What's the catch? The job requires long periods in front of the computer — especially during crunch times for big projects. And computers crash. Be prepared to come in late at night or on weekends when things go wrong.
Well, most of the DBAs I run into do not fit easily into this mold but it is nice to get some recognition.
Median pay: $87,200
Top pay: $122,000
10-year job growth: 30.6%
Total jobs*: 110,800
This fifth place ranking is behind Biomedical Engineer, Marketing Consultant, Software Architect, and Clinical Research Associate but before Software Developer and Physical therapist.
And yes, to my non-American friends, I realize that this ranking will probably not apply to you. But then our national sport is called Football and only two people on each team can touch the ball with their feet but that does not seem to bother too many. Hopefully your localized version of Money will have something similar and I'd love for you to share it with me!


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New Columbus Farm to Fork Naturals Salumi
With so much artisan-made, specialty salumi to be found these days, it's easy to find yourself turning up your nose at the standard selection in the local supermarket.
San Francisco's Columbus salumeria wants to change that mindset with its new Farm to Fork Naturals.
Founded in 1917, the company has launched a new line of products made with sustainable practices. The animals used are hormone-free. The meats are also nitrate-free, except for those that occur naturally during the curing process.
Recently, I had a chance to try samples of the new products, which are available in Sprouts grocery stores. More supermarkets are expected to carry them soon. They come pre-sliced, so they're ready to use in a jiffy.


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Discussion in 'The Bar' started by Satori Brah, Dec 7, 2012.
Standby for Friday pole and vote
forgot to make it pubic can mods fix that for me?
godfather 2, easily
I voted for:
I fucking loved Heat
Scent of a Woman here... I'm givin ya pearls here.
better movie, yes
Heat was a close call too
good soundtrack too
godfather 2.
slapping around kay. ya ain't taking his children, bitch.
That won't win but it probably should
My personal favorite (performance not movie) would probably be Heat, actually
"Don't waste my MOTHER FUCKIN TIME!!!!!!"
Some people just don't "get it" with that movie.
He's so over the top in that movie. It's fucking awesome.
he was great in all of these movies, but man his acting in that movie gave me a boner
It was touted as the big Deniro VS Pacino movie, but Pacino stole it so expertly Deniro is actually boring in comparison
i think Chriza has only seen heat out of that list
Scent of a woman.
I've seen them all except for Serpico, Dog Day Afternoon and Carlito's Way, which I started and got bored.
You can eat my food... fuck my wife... but you cannot.... watch.... my MOTHERFUCKING TEEVEEEEEEEE!!!
i love when Charlie Day was Serpico in that one Its Always Sunny Episode


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The Portland Trail Blazers got their long road trip off on the right foot, and now will try to continue their fine form Wednesday night when they visit the Dallas Mavericks.
The Blazers defeated the Minnesota Timberwolves, 100-98, on Monday night. Portland held off a late rally from the Wolves and when Dante Cunningham missed a late jumper, the Blazers got their six-game road swing off well.
LaMarcus Aldridge led the Blazers with 25 points and 13 rebounds. Wesley Matthews had 22 points and Damian Lillard chipped in 21.
A win is a win, but Portland displayed some alarming problems against Minnesota. The Blazers allowed 40 points in the final frame and committed a whopping 28 turnovers, which the Timberwolves converted into 33 points.
"I wouldn't say I'm mad about the turnovers. We have to clean that up and clean up our decisions," said Blazers head coach Terry Stotts. "Teams are going to pressure us, so I think it's learning. Like I said, winning on the road is not easy and we needed this one to start the road trip."
Nicolas Batum only had four points, but turned it over seven times. Matthews and Lillard had five apiece.
Meanwhile, the Mavericks return home after a 1-3 road trip.
"We had our chances to at least go 2-2 on this trip, maybe even 3-1," said Dirk Nowitzki. "Even Golden State when I was out, we had our chances. We had the last possession to take the lead, but it's been all season long. We're not good enough I guess to win these close games at home or on the road, so that's tough."
Nowitzki played in the first game of this trip, a loss to these Blazers. He scored 26 points in that one, then sat out against the Golden State Warriors and Phoenix Suns. Nowitzki returned Monday in a 112-91 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder.
In the loss to the Thunder, Dallas fell 24 points behind at the half with Vince Carter out of the lineup. Shawn Marion paced the Mavs with 23 points and three other Dallas players scored in double figures.
Chris Kaman also sat out against Oklahoma City with a concussion and the bench struggled.
"Our second unit obviously was in trouble today without Vince and without Kaman," Nowitzki added. "I didn't think we had enough playmakers out there and we had some stupid turnovers that always get us in trouble. And when we turn the ball over, we're not very good."
The Blazers have won two in a row totaled, but fell in Dallas earlier this season. They lost, 114-91, in Big D on Nov. 5, but got the victory back just last week at home.


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There were plenty of posters on this board that claimed Wallace would be a tough loss and tough to replace... me not included.
Seems his replacement was on the Steeler roster the entire time...... Go Cotch!
Pat myself on the back for one of the somewhat rare times I'm right about football, but I knew Wallace was no loss for us. Watching all those drops toward the end of the season, the attitude when he dropped, how he never fit in, the absurd money demands. And when a dopey team like Miami paid for that, I figured he'd be a journeyman bust for the remainder. We shall see, but its not looking good for the one trick pony.
At the end of the 2011 season, after one half season of subpar play, I did not look forward to losing Wallace. I wasn't willing to pay him what he commanded on the open market, but I figure that he would be a big loss and tough to replace.
By the end of the 2012, I had no issues with him leaving and even warned a couple of friends who are Dolphin fans that he is not going to bring what they are expecting. Even if you can't replace his explosiveness, or the fear that he instills in the heart of a DC, that is more than made up in attitude, professionalism, and competitive spirit.
Put Cotchery in a #1 WR role, with the salary attached, and he would look similarly bad. Cotch is a good complementary guy, and so is Wallace. When Wallace was at his best (circa 10-11?), he wasn't the focus.
Unfortunately for them, for MIA to realize any amount of return on Wallace, they have to put more resources (e.g. #1 pick) into that position (something they probably can't afford to do). You put Wallace next to a true #1 type, and he'll start doing things we remember.
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#1 Onorato: No deal better than bad deal with Port Authority workers03-31-2011, 12:25 AM
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
By Jon Schmitz, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Allegheny County Executive Dan Onorato said there was still a chance to reverse Port Authority service cuts and layoffs that took effect on Sunday if the transit workers union would accept one of his two cost-cutting proposals.
Mr. Onorato went public with details of his proposals on Monday after declining to comment on them during a last-ditch effort that fell apart on Friday to avert the cuts.
The proposals, which were reported in Saturday's Post-Gazette, each would require about $20 million in union givebacks. They included a wage freeze, health care and pension concessions and overtime and work rules changes.
Union leaders rejected both, calling them too painful. They offered their own plan to give back an estimated $16 million to $18 million in wage cuts. An analysis by the Port Authority put the savings at $14.7 million.
Mr. Onorato Monday said he turned that down as "not realistic," explaining it would do nothing to address ballooning health care and retiree costs that he predicted would bankrupt the authority by June 2012.
"I'm better off doing no deal than a bad deal," he said in a meeting with Post-Gazette editors.
Joseph Pass Sr., attorney for Local 85, Amalgamated Transit Union, responded later, saying Mr. Onorato had never demanded that health care reform be part of the deal. He said Mr. Onorato had told the union "just give me $20 million [in concessions]. I don't care how you get it."
Both of Mr. Onorato's proposals would have frozen wages and restricted overtime payments to hours in excess of 40 per week. The current contract allows workers to collect overtime for work in excess of eight hours per day, even if they don't work 40 hours for the week.
One proposal would have increased employee pension contributions from the current 4.5 percent to 11.5 percent of total compensation. The other called for an increase to 13.875 percent.
One proposal changed workers' health care contributions from the current 3 percent of income to 20 percent of the premium cost, with employees paying the full cost of any upgrades from base coverage. The other did not change employee contributions but would have stripped many current workers of post-retirement health coverage.
Both proposals called for reining in the drivers' right to pick routes based on seniority. Instead of four "picks" per year, there would be two.
Mr. Onorato acknowledged that the proposals were "tough" but said he was disappointed neither was put to a union vote. "The drivers never got to see it. They have no idea what's in there," he said.
He said the authority currently is paying $31.5 million a year for health care for 3,300 retirees -- more than the 2,700 active employees who get it. By contrast, the much bigger SEPTA transit agency in Philadelphia spends $8 million, he said. Neither of his proposals would have eliminated health care for current retirees, but Mr. Onorato said the authority needs to do something to start bringing down its costs. "If it doesn't get dealt with, Port Authority will go bankrupt. It's over with," he said.
Mr. Onorato also released copies of an email from his chief of staff to the union on Friday offering to delay the service cuts and layoffs by seven days if union president Patrick McMahon signed off on one of the two proposals and agreed to recommend approval in a vote by the rank-and-file.
The union's proposal offered an immediate 10 percent wage cut and to forgo a 3 percent raise scheduled for January. Union officials valued the givebacks at $16 million to $18 million but Mr. Onorato said various conditions attached to the offer made it worth far less.
He said the union demanded a "sunset" provision that would have restored the lost wages as part of the baseline for the next contract talks in 2012. There were other scenarios in which some of the wage money would have been restored before then.
Port Authority officials had an additional concern -- the proposal said the concessions would remain in effect "so long as the status quo is maintained until June 30, 2012," which they interpreted as barring any changes to the transit system, small or large.
Mr. Onorato said if the union accepted one of his offers, the county and the Port Authority would pitch in an additional $10 million through increased county aid and another fare increase. That would be enough to keep service at the levels that existed before Sunday, at least through June 2012.
While Mr. Onorato was willing to consider raising the county subsidy -- if workers agree to concessions -- spokesman Kevin Evanto said he would not support a stand-alone proposal from county council President Jim Burn to allocate an additional $5 million to the Port Authority.
Mr. Burn's measure would require the transit agency's board to reverse the 15 percent service cutbacks. Council will discuss the resolution to reopen the county budget during a special meeting at 5 p.m. Wednesday in the courthouse.
Mr. Burn predicted that he and Mr. Onorato would be able to work out their differences on Port Authority funding after they meet face to face in the next few days.
If Mr. Onorato's opposition to Mr. Burn's resolution stands, it would appear to be an insurmountable obstacle. Under the county charter, support of two-thirds of council members and the approval of the county executive are needed to make budget changes, Mr. Evanto said.
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/11088/1135460-147.stmStand up for what is right, even if you have to stand alone.
These guys are able to retire at 45 and collect full pension with full healthcare from the day they retire. AND most of them when they retire from driving move into other jobs with the port authority so that they are collecting a pension and a salary at the same time. A friend of mine - her dad was a driver who retired and then moved into an office job and did just that - collected a pension and a salary at the same time. THEN - on top of that - they fenangle their hours so that none of them works more than 40 hours a week - but they all get around 20 hours of OT a week because their OT is based on the 8 hour day rather than the 40 hour week. AND - someone at the union has been calling Onorato's home and making threats. What's sooo very funny is that Dan is a DEMOCRAT and these same driver endorsed him in his run for governor less than a year ago! :D
Last edited by PoliCon; 03-31-2011 at 10:19 AM.Stand up for what is right, even if you have to stand alone.
Oh, and didn't Onorato run for governor?The American Left: Where everything is politics and politics is everything.
What's sooo very funny is that Dan is a DEMOCRAT and these same driver endorsed him in his run for governor less than a year ago!Stand up for what is right, even if you have to stand alone.
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This pulley has got to go....
I pulled it off with my cordless impact (120 ft/lbs). They aren't tight.
Looked through my box of alternators and parts and after trying a couple pulleys I found the fit I wanted in the EA82 twin-groove pulley. These are very common on EA82's with air conditioning. There needs to be a spacer behind it to space it out from the shaft's drive-end bearing race so it doesn't contact the case. The maxima alt has a pulley with a built-in spacer so you have to use the spacer that comes with the EA82 pulley. Unfortunately it's too thick. I rectified this easily by clamping it in a pair of vice-grips and running it against a belt sander. I then cleaned it up with a draw-file and lapped it as flat as I could with a peice of glass and some 120 grit sand-paper. It's slightly less than 3/8" thick now. I took off about 1/8" of material.
Here's the setup I used (before I modified the spacer):
And here's the spacer next to a stock one:
At this point I was all ready to get to work on the wireing. I'm not a hack-wireing kind of guy so I was about to pull out the soldering iron & heat shrink to install the Maxima's deutsch style plug...... then I realized that this isn't neccesary. In fact NO modifications to the vehicle wiring are neccesary other than removing the female spade connectors from the white plastic plug they are installed in. The Maxima alt has two male spade terminals inside the deutsch connector - the stock female spade's on the harness slip right on . Even the Maxima's wireing was the same color and size. It was obvious what went where:
Put the belt back on and fired it up. I got lucky at the yard - the dirty thing even works!
And the output was excelent from the VR:
Probably the easiest, quickest swap I've come across. WAY simpler than the GM and XT6 conversions (I've done both - XT6 requires shims on the mounting ears and I had to turn a spacer on the lathe for the pulley - GM required mount changes and wireing). And in fact it is 100% reversible since all you would need to do is reinstall the plastic plug over the spade terminals and bolt the old unit back in.
Slam. Dunk.
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One of the most notorious and often undetected, too, robbers of dreams, visions, goals and ideas is a word called "average."
One of the most notorious and often undetected, too, robbers of dreams, visions, goals and ideas is a word called "average."
Average: an adversary that has deprived many of their purpose and destiny. Average: an adversary that has caused many to live beneath their privilege and to stop short of fulfilling their calling and divine assignment.
Much like high blood pressure, it is considered to be "the silent killer" that is basically unseen to the naked eye. The symptoms are often unnoticed, and the effects can be lasting. Average: something that stunts our growth and paralyzes our progress. Average: something that limits our livelihood and confines our capacity.
So, what does it mean to be average? To be average means to be ordinary, moderate or mediocre. It means to settle for where you are and how things are. It means to remain content in the condition you find yourself in. I know the Bible says for us to be content in whatever state that we are in, but it never said to settle for it.
There may be some situations that I may have to be content in for the moment, but I don't have to settle there. I may have to camp out there for a little while, but I don't have to build a house there because I understand it's only temporary. There is more and better in store for me, and I can't allow average to hold me back.
Average is the adversary of everything that will move us forward. It is the adversary of progression, of achievement, of accomplishment, of success, etc. Average is the adversary of anything that causes you to be better or greater. It is the adversary of anything that pushes you to do more or to go further.
Those who are average and mediocre tend to become conquered and overwhelmed by obstacles. When things become too difficult they tend to give up and go back to the way things have always been. Yet, people who desire to be more and better tend to rise above obstacles.
In today's times, not many are motivated to be more. They are not driven to excel. They would rather stay where they are than move to a better place. They would rather keep peace than seek to be better. As long as things are all right, as long as things are good, as long as things are OK, as long as things are quiet, they will continue on as normal even though they are miserable where they are. They don't want to rock the boat. They don't want to stir up the nest.
But if you are going to break out from the clutches of average you will have to confront some things, you will have to conquer some things, and you will have to rise above some things. If you are man or woman enough to stir up the bee's nest, there is some honey waiting for you. In other words, the reward is greater than the risk.
A lot of people want to be better but fail to do what it takes to be better. There are three types of people: 1) those who watch things happen, 2) those who wonder what is happening, and 3) those who make things happen. Which of these three categories do you fit in?
Rising above average and mediocrity doesn't just happen by chance. It is a result of desire and effort. You must first have a desire for better and then you must work to make it happen. You can want to have nice things and want to see change in your life, but if you don't get up and take charge, it will never happen. One writer said that "destiny is not left up to chance; it is a matter of choice." Things do not occur by happenstance or by accident. They happen on purpose by the choices we make. At the end of the day we will either have reasons or results. Reasons keep you stuck where you are, but results move you forward. We have the power to change our situation.
We must learn to walk in the offensive and not in the defensive. Walking in the offensive means that you begin to take the initiative; you don't wait around to see what others will do or say. Walking in the offensive means that you keep your gear stick in drive and not park, reverse or neural.
Park means that you have stopped and shut down. Reverse means that you are going back to where you used to be — how things have always been. Neutral means that your engine is running, but you're not going anywhere. But as soon as your feet hit the floor you should be doing something productive and moving toward your dreams and goals. You can't afford to be reacting to the situations of the day, but you must take control of your day and control of your life.
And then we must learn how to break away from the pack for as long as you stay with the pack you will remain average. When a race is being run — especially a long-distance race — everybody starts out in a pack. But eventually somebody has to break away from the pack because you can't win the prize running with the pack.
Some people like to stay with the pack because the pack gives them a level of safety and comfort. The pack makes them feel needed and wanted. The pack makes them feel like they are not in the race by themselves. But what they don't realize is that the pack keeps them average, and the pack keeps them mediocre. The pack keeps them from excelling and rising to the top. So, you can't be afraid to break away from the pack in order to achieve greatness.
Don't settle for average. Be all you can be and go as far as you can go. The sky is the limit.
The Rev. Derek Kelly serves as pastor of New Faith Full Gospel Church of Lexington.


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Canada's specialty bike shops and their customers now have more choice: Live to Play Sports - the new face of Norco Products Ltd. - has announced the addition of ten new brands to the Canadian market: Fulcrum, Whisky Parts, One Industries, 45Nrth, Salsa, All-City, Wahoo Fitness, Problem Solvers, Hiplok, and Wheels Manufacturing.
Some LTP brands, such as Hiplok wearable locks, have never been available in Canada before; others are available exclusively through the B.C.-based distributor.
The new additions mark a powerful trajectory for both LTP Sports and its specialty retailers.
Canada's independent bike shops can now put emerging and elite brands directly into the hands of their web-surfing customers.
Explains Martin Tammik, VP Merchandising, "Our product team travels the globe to identify innovative, compelling brands and products. We are excited to be able to offer our Canadian cycling retailers a broader range of service solutions and creative new cycling parts and accessories because it puts them on the cutting edge of new cycling concepts."
For LTP's specialty bike shops, that means customers can buy Hiplok's award-winning wearable bike locks and Wheels Manufacturing's precision parts exclusively from them. For Canada's cyclists, that means equipment such as Italy's Fulcrum performance wheelsets are as close as their local bike store.
Brands now available in Canada from selected specialty bike retailers:
• Italian performance wheels by Fulcrum
• Carbon forks and parts by Whisky Parts
• Downhill and all-mountain armour and apparel by One Industries
• Winter-specific tires and accessories by 45Nrth
• Stems, handlebars, and accessories from legendary designers Salsa
• Urban-specific parts and accessories from four-year-old All-City Cycles
• iPhone-powered cycling and fitness technology from Wahoo Fitness
• Compatibility-driven adaptors, mounts, hardware, and tools from Problem Solvers
• Sold Secure-rated, round-the-waist bicycle locks by Hiplok
• Small parts, repair parts, and specialty tools by Wheels Manufacturing
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MyDearFriend wrote:Bwahahahahahaha, love the keys Fishy, they look exactly as useful as they are likely to be with these dudes around...
I wonder if we know a unicorn locksmith...
MyDearFriend wrote:Bwahahahahahaha, love the keys Fishy, they look exactly as useful as they are likely to be with these dudes around...
lucky420 wrote:Has anyone heard from knowmad lately?
AntiM wrote:...sometimes they eat too much and can't fly for a while.
MyDearFriend wrote:(((Misa))) have a great time and show them all IT CAN BE DONE.
MisaBlue wrote:MyDearFriend wrote:(((Misa))) have a great time and show them all IT CAN BE DONE.
Finally have time to write more about the BM Israel.
MDF, they can show us!!! It is such amazing, very strong and growing community there.
It is not "like" BM there because IT IS BURNING MAN THERE!!!
It looks like a playa, it feels like playa...it is playa, just in Israel
They totally got it...and I am not talking about the core group who've beed at BRC, but I am talking about the community (there was around 1300 people at last event)...even people who come to the event for the first time have it from the first moment....just amazing.
I had great time and met great people.
Their next Burn should be in May and I really really really want to go!
And if anyone from you can, just come, because they are awesome!
Triken wrote:...but, what's all that wet-looking stuff on their Playa?
Roark wrote:Ellorum: Mine is undergoing a scientific dirt test. No washes, no wiping. Just good old Texas clay for "rust protection".
Go with it.
trilobyte wrote:Happy birthdays, AntiM & Knowmad! Wow, Elliot, good job with the bird rescue!
We had a great time at the Edwardian Ball on Friday night. The only downside was the lack of any kind of seating, and by the time we got home Pandorra's feet were killing her. Between still being sore on Saturday night and finding out she needed to come into the office early on Sunday for a project, we ended up missing out on Saturday night. Sorry to miss you, Killbuck and Nilasnake, hope you guys had an amazing time.
theCryptofishist wrote:lucky420 wrote:Has anyone heard from knowmad lately?
Bob is also very quiet.
lucky420 wrote:Has anyone heard from knowmad lately?
theCryptofishist wrote:Bob is also very quiet.
ygmir wrote:he may be recovering.........
Elorrum wrote:recovering. ow ow owow ow ow hummmmmmmmmer. dang I'm slow.
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In our line of work, numbers can be informative and overwhelming at the same time. Personally, the infographics above fall into both categories for me. In each case, they communicate a problem that is too big to ignore. But what do you do if you don't ignore it? What can I do about an issue as large as childhood hunger in the state of Georgia? Good news: there are things that actually do work, and there are things that you actually can do.
What works? SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, also known as "food stamps") works. 91 percent of the households that receive SNAP benefits live below the poverty line, and 76 percent of them include a child, a senior or a disabled individual. SNAP benefits help strengthen hungry Georgia families by putting food on the table when they need it most. Right now, our elected officials in Washington are debating whether or not to slash funding to this vital program. Become an advocate and let them know that we care about our neighbors here in Georgia and we expect them to protect SNAP funding.
Community works. Last fiscal year, our network of more than 600 partner agencies helped distribute over 37 million pounds of food they received from ACFB's warehouse. This food was provided to hungry people in 29 counties across metro Atlanta and north Georgia, and it didn't happen by accident. It happened because ordinary, everyday people decided that it wasn't okay for 28.3 percent of Georgia children to worry about where their next meal was coming from. These people moved from being ordinary to extraordinary by deciding to actually do something about it: volunteering at a food pantry, cooking lunch at a community kitchen, delivering meals to homebound seniors, donating to the work of ACFB – by doing good work in defiance of bad numbers. There are many more ways that you can be extraordinary and strengthen your community by joining ACFB's hunger relief efforts. Find everything you need to know about volunteering, hosting a food and fund drive, attending a benefit event and more here on our website. Take a look around and take action against hunger.


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|In the photo above, Edna is on the left. Along with my parents, siblings and my grandfather. Earle Bishop. I took the picture.
I wonder if you have any information on the Smart family? And if so, could we collaborate on "Smart" information? If you don't, would you be able to steer me in the right direction? This side of my mother's family is a mystery to me and have been finding it difficult to find anyone who still has information on the family."
The conclusion was written the following week, and may be seen here.


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SparkTruck is an educational build-mobile sponsored by the PBS Kids Go! show Design Squad! The truck and its crew are traveling across the USA with cool 21st-century shop tools, spreading the fun of hands-on learning and encouraging kids to find their inner maker.
They will be visiting a number of elementary and middle schools during the week of August 27th through 31st and we have two open events that all informal educators and volunteers can join.
The first is on Tuesday, August 28th, when SparkTruck will be at IBM B/045 from 4:00 to 6:00 for you to experience the activities and talk with its staff. You do not need to register for this event, just join. Please use the Domain Drive entrance off Braker and keep to the right on Domain Parkway.
The second is on Thursday, August 30th (noon – 3 pm), when SparkTruck will be at the 3M Innovation Center for the Central Texas Discover Engineering kick-off for the 2012-2013 school year. You need to register for this event.
Please join one or both events and have fun with hands-on learning!
The Spark Truck's local appearance is supported in part by The STEM Council at Skillpoint Alliance and Central Texas Discover Engineering.


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"Awareness (of how those things work) is the best way to stop crime and protect yourself," Sgt. Warren said near the outset of her 87-minute presentation, which included handing out written details of the crimes, and a lengthy question-and-answer session.
In her approximately 14 years in law enforcement, she said, much of her time has been spent investigating these types of offenses, and she herself recently became a target when the debit card she used at a large American chain store was "compromised" and used to purchase a $500 shirt in Czechoslovakia.
In discussing "scams," which she says she sees here in Gilmer, she first cited the "Foreign Business Scam," in which someone from another nation solicits the target for American dollars, mentioning business opportunities and job opportunities.
Even if the solicitor has a 903 area code (which is used for this area), he or she may be a foreigner who ends up with information on you, she warned.
Her handout sheet noted that scam artists in these cases ask someone to transfer a fortune from their country to the American's bank account for safekeeping. The person says he/she got the money illegally and thus "can't go through normal channels."
Pretending to be business people or government officials, the solicitor asks the American to invest in a partnership. The scam artist then sends the American a counterfeit check or money order as an "advance" on the millions the American will supposedly receive, and asks the target "to send cash back for legal services, bonding, or other expenses. That is not how any legitimate deal works," the handout sheet warned.
"We can't touch them (these scam artists) here in the United States" due to lack of jurisdictional authority, and many scams originate in Nigeria, she warned. She told the audience to be wary of callers with foreign accents, or whose "syntax is a little odd" (such as getting two words in the wrong order).
Also beware of what "sounds too good to be true," and of being asked to pay to secure a prize you've supposedly won, the detective cautioned.
Sgt. Warren also explained the "Love Losses Scam," in which a person claims to have a medical emergency or some other problem in a foreign country, and asks the target to help by cashing a check or money order to cover the e-mailer's travel expenses to come to the United States.
Whoever cashes a phony check will be responsible for it.
As a hypothetical example of this scam, Sgt. Warren said someone might get an email saying, "Uncle Bob, this is Aaron, your nephew," and explaining that Aaron's car has broken down in Los Angeles. The email asks Bob to send a Moneygram—but when the uncle calls Aaron, Bob learns his nephew didn't send it.
"At least call and check out the story before you send money," Sgt. Warren urged. The con artist can put enough information in email to make you think it's someone you know, she explained.
Another scheme is the "overpayment scam," which targets people who are selling something on the Internet. The buyer sends or gives a check or money order for more than the purchase price, and asks you "send the extra to someone who will take care of shipping," the handout sheet warned.
The schemer says a check or money order payment will come from someone who owes them, and tells you to deduct your share and send them the rest. Maybe they are in a foreign country and claim that "because of currency differences it's difficult to pay you directly."
Or "they claim they sent you the wrong amount 'by mistake' and ask you to return the excess."
In this particular scam, Sgt. Warren said, the buyer may say he/she will pay you $300 more than the purchase price, and that you can cash the money order. Then, she said, the bank calls and tells you it's counterfeit.
Another scam she discussed, "rental schemes," is similar to the overpayment one, she said. Again, the criminal sends you more than owed, asking the excess be sent to them or someone else.
The handout sheet showed rental schemes involve claiming to be moving from outside the area or even another nation. A check or money order is sent, supposedly "for rent, plus extra to cover shipping expenses for their belongings."
The scam artist claims to have "unexpected expenses," asks you to cash a check or money order, then return some of the deposit as a favor. "But they never intend to move in. By the time you discover the scheme they have already moved on to their next victim," the document warned.
The check or money order for a vacation rental includes extra to rent a car, and the recipient is asked to send the extra to someone who will make the car rental arrangements.
Yet another hoax, Sgt. Warren said, is the "sudden riches scam," in which the actor is "preying on your greed."
"They're very believable and they're very nice," she cautioned. They mail you that you have won $10,000 or a cruise—and when you call in about it, you are told to send the taxes on it.
"If they're telling you to mail them money to collect your prize—no. There's something wrong," Sgt. Warren said.
Elaborating on this, the handout sheet says the scam artist uses the name of a well-known sweepstakes company, and the document counsels getting the company's phone number from directory assistance and calling that firm directly to verify.
The sheet also warned that if you're told you won a foreign lottery or sweepstakes, "that's impossible unless you traveled to that country to enter. It is illegal to buy or sell tickets across the U.S. border."
Another scheme, the "work-at-home scam," involves such supposed work as being a "mystery shopper," stuffing envelopes, or doing medical transcription, Sgt. Warren said. "Before you know it, you're out a bunch of money," she said.
She said that anyone with a question about the legitimacy of a business or organization should call the Better Business Bureau or visit the police station, located across Harrison St. from the senior citizens' meeting place.
"I would say if your gut is telling you it's bad, it's probably bad," Detective Warren added.
She also explained the old "pigeon drop scam," saying it usually occurs between 6 and 8 a.m. when senior citizens go to certain large businesses in the community. An older mature woman is the scam artist, and will say "Did you see that man drop that wallet?"
A wallet on the ground will have a wad of money, which she displays. She will then convince the senior citizen that she just happens to have an appointment with her attorney nearby, and "y'all could figure out a legal way to keep this money," Sgt. Warren explained.
After having the victim supposedly take her to her lawyer, she comes back out and quotes him as saying she and the victim can keep it if they pay $2,500 taxes, and that she has $1,000. She then has you take her to a bank and comes out with money before having you supposedly take her back to her lawyer—where she disappears with all the money.
"A lot of very smart people have fallen for that," Sgt. Warren noted.
She also warned about driveway paving and roof repair scams.
In the paving hoax, she said, the scam artist shows up with equipment, claiming to have extra asphalt left over from another job and offering to pave the driveway for only $65-$70. But afterward, he claims it took more tar and work than he thought and wants $400, she said.
Explaining how the victim might feel pressured to pay, Sgt. Warren said humorously he or she might face two men standing there "that just look like they ate Arnold Schwarzenegger for lunch."
The scam artist will immediately cash your check—and all he did was put gravel on the driveway, she pointed out.
If any such business offer is "unsolicited. . .consider them not legitimate," the detective warned.
The roof repair scheme (two cases of which have been reported recently in Gilmer) can involve a person claiming they saw a squirrel on someone's roof, and noting the animals can do damage. They will show "evidence of work they've done," Sgt. Warren added.
An 89-year-old woman in the Upshur Senior Citizens audience detailed how she had been victimized by this scam. The actor had initially said he wouldn't charge her to get rid of the squirrels, but came down with a wad of wet insulation and claimed "there's a hole up there, too," in the roof.
He said he had chased the squirrel away, but that he had to pay for material he used around the roof. Meantime, another man was sitting out in a car.
"He actually asked for $1,500," the woman said. She said no. He seemed like "someone you would be proud to call your kid," and she paid him something as "it was too hard to get rid of him."
Another elderly woman in the audience said a man attempted to pull a similar scam on her and that she turned him down by telling him, "My son's on his way."
Sgt. Warren said another scheme used in Gilmer involved someone calling a local business, pretending to be the local power company, and threatening to shut off power unless the firm paid part of its supposed bill.
After the business sent a money order, she said, the person called again and made a threat. This time, the business called the power company, Sgt. Warren said.
Yet another hoax she cited is a caller claiming to be the police, telling the target there is a warrant for them, and that they must pay up or be arrested. She said to call the police department at 903-843-5547 to verify any such claim.
In addition, she noted Gilmer has a city ordinance against panhandling.
Sgt. Warren said scam artists target an older person who is alone, and "the common denominator in all these scams is they come to you. . . Very rarely are you going to contact a scam artist."
She said she had told a certain widow to tell such people, "Let me go in and ask my husband."
Sgt. Warren also cited a handout sheet that had these tips to avoid being the victim of a scam:
• Don't speak to or correspond with international or unfamilar companies.
• Don't sign documents unless a lawyer or trusted family member or friend reviews them first.
• Don't "agree to pay any money to a person or company in exchange for a larger amount of money."
• Don't speak to or correspond with anyone who claims you've won a cash prize in a contest you didn't enter.
• Don't let unsolicited persons into your home to make repairs.
• If approached by someone claiming to have found lost money and that person asks you to drive him/her to an attorney's office "to secure a legal means of keeping the money," don't let them get in your car. Call police immediately.
Turning her attention to the issue of identity theft, Detective Warren said that normally occurs when someone gets your name, date of birth, and Social Security number. (They can also steal your credit card number.) And "you guys (senior citizens) are really, really targets for these type of thieves," the officer said.
"They will start applying for lines of credit in your name," having cards mailed to a post office box or "mail drop," she said. And they can "buy cars in your name" before disappearing, causing liens to be put on your property, she continued.
Another form of ID theft involves the person showing up at a hospital emergency room for treatment they can't afford, perhaps using a fake ID— "and you'll find out you've got $25,000 of medical bills" because it's hard to prove it wasn't you, Sgt. Warren noted.
Still another potential consequence of identity theft is that the thief armed with a fake ID may get traffic tickets, resulting in warrants for your arrest, she added.
Giving a humorous example of how the innocent victim might react, she said they could protest "I've never been to Kentucky. I've never strangled a cat." But, she said after the meeting, it may take more than claiming it's not you to clear the matter up.
"This (ID theft) is a big deal, so when I tell you try to prevent it, try to prevent," she urged, although she acknowledged that "you really cannot protect yourself 100 percent."
She urged getting with your bank, or ID theft prevention companies like LifeLock, so those firms can contact companies if you become a victim.
Sgt. Warren also cautioned that identity thieves get information from your trash. In one case, a man got a credit card statement from someone's garbage in an upper-class Dallas neighborhood, and spent the victim's money after returning to Upshur County, the detective noted.
She urged getting a shredder that makes "confetti" (rather than strips) of such documents, or burning them. Shredded strips of documents can be put together, she warned.
The speaker also warned against throwing away old computers, saying information on their hard drives is retrievable. They should either be "torched," taken to a disposal company, or have their hard drives cut up, Sgt. Warren said.
In addition, she said, don't put personal information out in public by throwing away certain mail at the Post Office.
Furthermore, "you need to be monitoring your credit report," Sgt. Warren said. She urged getting a free such report at least once yearly from www.freecreditreport.com.
She also urged checking with all three of the major credit agencies—Equifax, Experian, and Transunion—annually if you aren't subscibing to a service like LifeLock. Those three agencies "don't all share the same information," she said. However, she warned that inquiries lower your credit rating.
If someone becomes the victim of ID theft, they should call police and contact the Federal Trade Commission by email, she said. That will "flag" your information, and they can contact you or the business if someone applies for a credit card in your name, Sgt. Warren said.
But while that creates a "roadblock," she said, she warned that she wasn't saying it's "foolproof."
"Hopefully, you'll be prepared" for ID theft, "and there won't be near as much damage when it's done," she told the audience. "It can ruin you financially."


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Be safe this season
December 7, 2010
The winter and holiday seasons are now upon us. And with the hustle and bustle of all that we need to do and remember, fire safety should not be forgotten.
The Mount Oliver Fire Department would like to remind everyone that we want you all to be fire safe this holiday season and throughout each and every year. A recent study done by the United States Fire Administration and the National Fire Protection Association tells us:
Winter residential building fires result in an estimated average of 945 deaths, 3,825 injuries, and $1,708,000,000 in property loss each year;
Fires in one- and two-family dwellings account for 67 percent of all winter residential building fires;
Cooking is the leading cause of all winter residential building fires;
Winter residential building fires occur mainly in the early evening hours, peaking from 5 to 8 p.m .; and,
Although at its highest in December, residential building fire incidence is collectively highest in the three winter months of January, February, and March.
For those who may not know, the Mount Oliver Fire Department is on the World Wide Web at http://www.mtoliver firedepartment.com. This website contains information on our members, our training, our fund raisers and other useful information pertaining to our fire department and especially to fire safety, including the upcoming holiday season. We invite all to visit our site often and contact us with any questions involving fire safety or the fire department in general.
Lt. Andy Marsh
Fire Department Training Officer
Fire Prevention and Life Safety Programs
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Spring is hailed as the season of rebirth, but if it comes too early, it can threaten the plants it is meant to welcome.
A University of Alberta study shows that climate change over the past 70 years has pushed some of the province's native wildflowers and trees into earlier blooming times, making them more vulnerable to damaging frosts, and ultimately, threatening reproduction.
U of A PhD candidate Elisabeth Beaubien and her supervisor, professor Andreas Hamann of the Department of Renewable Resources, studied the life cycle of central Alberta spring blooms, spanning 1936 to 2006, evaluating climate trends and the corresponding changes in bloom times for seven plant species.
Using thermal time models, the researchers found that the bloom dates for early spring species such as prairie crocuses and aspen trees had advanced by two weeks over the stretch of seven decades, with later-blooming species such as saskatoon and chokecherry bushes being pushed ahead by up to six days. The average winter monthly temperature increased considerably over 70 years, with the greatest change noted in February, which warmed by 5.3 degrees Celsius.
The study, funded by grants from NSERC and Alberta Ingenuity, appears in the July issue of Bioscience.
A second related study, published in the International Journal of Biometeorology, describes the development of the Alberta and Canada PlantWatch programs, which coordinate networks of citizen scientists who track spring development timing for common plants.
In gathering their data, Beaubien and Hamann built on a network of information about phenologythe study of the timing of life cycle eventsthat was started in 1936 by the federal agriculture department and has since been supplemented by the collaborative efforts of university biologists, government researchers and more than 650 volunteers from the general public.
|Contact: Bev Betkowski
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2012 Men's Soccer
Bluffton 2, Shawnee State 1
Peter Carlson nets game-winner with seven seconds left
September 8, 2012
PORTSMOUTH, Ohio - The Bluffton University men's soccer team scored twice in the final eight minutes to upend Shawnee State 2-1 on Saturday, Sept. 8, 2012. The Beavers (1-2) picked up their first win of the season as Shawnee stayed winless at 0-5.
The home team posted an 11-6 edge in first half shots, but the match remained scoreless after 45 minutes of action. The Bears used a Luke Purpero direct kick in minute 62 to go up 1-0.
With just under eight minutes on the clock, sophomore Peter Carlson (Toledo/Springfield) found Dylan Mathews (Arlington) for his first goal of the season. Carlson was not finished as he took a cross from Caleb Berlon (Kettering/Fairmont) and hit paydirt with seven ticks remaining for Bluffton's first victory of the season.
Shawnee State finished with a marked 28-14 edge in shots, including 14-7 on frame. The home team forced two more corner kicks (5-3) and committed three more fouls (11-8).
Carlson and Ben Knotts (Carrollton) both fired three shots, while Mathews and Jordan Andrews (Clinton Township, Mich./Chippewa Valley) both chipped in with a pair of shots. Freshman keeper Jeff Yoder (Elkhart, Ind./Bethany Christian) sealed his first victory with 13 saves in the win.
Bluffton returns to the pitch when the Beavers travel to St. Francis on Wednesday, Sept. 12. The match in Fort Wayne, Ind., is slated for 7:30 p.m.


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A spring snow storm provided us with some much needed moisture but in the form of snow rather than rain.
Here's a list of reports from spotters throughout northeast Kansas. Note there may be different measurements taken throughout the city, these are the highest reports within the city:
Topeka Billard: 6.2"
Forbes Field: 8.4"
Quenemo: 9"
Lyndon: 8.5"
Lawrence: 7"
Emporia: 6"
Auburn: 6"
Eskridge: 5.6"
Ozawkie: 5"
Ottawa: 5"
Herington: 5"
Manhattan: 4.5"
Concordia: 1.8"
KDOT crews cleared I-70 on Sunday morning, so two lanes are clear and open. Roads were reported to be in icy conditions Sunday morning.
Topeka Police and Shawnee County Sheriff's are in Phase III accident reporting. They will only report to hit and runs, accidents with disabling vehicle damage and injury accidents. All others should be reported at the Law Enforcement Center at your earliest convenience.


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NBA releases New Orleans Pelicans' 2013-14 season schedule
The New Orleans Pelicans have a new name and a new look. Now comes the test.
Just a few days after the Pelicans unveiled their new logo and uniforms, the NBA released its 2013-14 season schedule Tuesday. And the road to the playoffs will be as difficult as ever for the rebuilding Pelicans.
They get to show off their new look with the additions of Tyreke Evans and Jrue Holiday to open the season against Indiana on Oct. 30 at New Orleans Arena.
The Pelicans host the Los Angeles Lakers, who could be without star Kobe Bryant as he rehabs an Achilles' tendon injury, on Nov. 8. That game is sandwiched between four road trips against Southwest Division foe Memphis, Phoenix, the Lakers and Utah.
Later in November the Pelicans travel to face division opponent and Western Conference champion San Antonio shortly before a short three-game road swing through Philadelphia, New York and Chicago that starts at the end of the month.
But that is just the beginning of what is sure to be a difficult December, which includes a five-game road swing at Denver, Golden State, the Los Angeles Clippers, Portland and Sacramento.
Then the Pelicans on get a couple home games before they start 2014 on the road against Minnesota, Boston, Indiana and defending champion Miami.
Later in January, the Pelicans have an intriguing three-game homestand in which Tim Duncan and the Spurs come to New Orleans Arena followed Dwight Howard and the Houston Rockets and then Golden State.
In February there are a series of home games that should be interesting, starting with Derrick Rose and the Chicago Bulls coming to town Feb. 1, then Carmelo Anthony and the New York Knicks come into New Orleans Arena on Feb. 19, and Doc Rivers brings the Clippers and Chris Paul to New Orleans to face his son Austin Rivers on Feb. 24.
The Pelicans end February and begin March (Mardi Gras is March 4) in the midst of a tough, five-game road stretch that will see them face Southwest-rival Dallas along with Phoenix, the Clippers, Sacramento and the Lakers.
The Heat and LeBron James make their only regular-season appearance in New Orleans on March 22.
The Pelicans, who are expected to challenge for a playoff seed, will certainly have their work cut out for them with a difficult ending to the season. They play five of their final eight games on the road in April with games against teams they will likely be contending with for a playoff spot: Denver, Utah and Portland.
The Pelicans end the regular-season with back-to-back home games against Oklahoma City and Houston.
The Pelicans are coming off a disappointing 27-55 campaign for the 2012-13 season. But expectation and optimism are high as last years No.1 overall draft pick Anthony Davis enters his second season and shooting guard Eric Gordon appears to be healthy.
General manager Dell Demps pulled off a couple of intriguing offseason moves with the acquisitions of Evans and Holiday to strengthen the backcourt and give head coach Monty Williams a realistic shot at his second playoff appearance.
Team Schedule for the New Orleans Pelicans
(all times local)
Wed. 30, vs. Indiana, 7 p.m.
Fri. 1, AT Orlando, 7 p.m.
Sat. 2, vs. Charlotte, 7 p.m.
Tue. 5, vs. Phoenix, 7 p.m.
Wed. 6, AT Memphis, 7 p.m.
Fri. 8, vs. L.A. Lakers, 7 p.m.
Sun. 10, AT Phoenix, 6 p.m.
Tue. 12, AT L.A. Lakers, 7:30 p.m.
Wed. 13, AT Utah, 7 p.m.
Sat. 16, vs. Philadelphia, 8 p.m.
Wed. 20, vs. Utah, 7 p.m.
Fri. 22, vs. Cleveland, 7 p.m.
Mon. 25, AT San Antonio, 7:30 p.m.
Tue. 26, vs. Golden State, 7 p.m.
Fri. 29, AT Philadelphia, 7:30 p.m.
Sun. 1, AT New York, 7:30 p.m.
Mon. 2, AT Chicago, 7 p.m.
Wed. 4, vs. Dallas, 7 p.m.
Fri. 6, vs. Oklahoma City, 7 p.m.
Wed. 11, vs. Detroit, 7 p.m.
Fri. 13, vs. Memphis, 7 p.m.
Sun. 15, AT Denver, 6 p.m.
Tue. 17, AT Golden State, 7:30 p.m.
Wed. 18, AT L.A. Clippers, 7:30 p.m.
Sat. 21, AT Portland, 7 p.m.
Mon. 23, AT Sacramento, 7 p.m.
Fri. 27, vs. Denver, 7 p.m.
Sat. 28, AT Houston, 7 p.m.
Mon. 30, vs. Portland, 7 p.m.
Wed. 1, AT Minnesota, 7 p.m.
Fri. 3, AT Boston, 7:30 p.m.
Sat. 4, AT Indiana, 7 p.m.
Tue. 7, AT Miami, 7:30 p.m.
Wed. 8, vs. Washington, 7 p.m.
Fri. 10, vs. Dallas, 7 p.m.
Sat. 11, AT Dallas, 7:30 p.m.
Mon. 13, vs. San Antonio, 7 p.m.
Wed. 15, vs. Houston, 7 p.m.
Sat. 18, vs. Golden State, 7 p.m.
Mon. 20, AT Memphis, 4 p.m.
Tue. 21, vs. Sacramento, 7 p.m.
Fri. 24, AT Detroit , 7:30 p.m.
Sun. 26, vs. Orlando, 5 p.m
Tue. 28, AT Cleveland, 7 p.m
Wed. 29, AT Minnesota, 7 p.m
Sat. 1, vs. Chicago, 7 p.m.
Mon. 3, vs. San Antonio, 7 p.m.
Wed. 5, vs. Atlanta, 7 p.m.
Fri. 7, vs. Minnesota, 8:30 p.m.
Sun. 9, AT Brooklyn, 6 p.m.
Mon. 10, AT Toronto, 7 p.m.
Wed. 12, AT Milwaukee, 7 p.m.
Wed. 19, vs. New York, 7 p.m.
Fri. 21, AT Charlotte, 7 p.m.
Sat. 22, AT Washington, 7 p.m.
Mon. 24, vs. L.A. Clippers, 7 p.m.
Wed. 26, AT Dallas, 7 p.m.
Fri. 28, AT Phoenix, 8:30 p.m.
Sat. 1, AT L.A. Clippers, 7:30 p.m.
Mon. 3, AT Sacramento, 7 p.m.
Tue. 4, AT L.A. Lakers, 7:30 p.m.
Fri. 7, vs. Milwaukee, 7 p.m.
Sun. 9, vs. Denver, 5 p.m.
Wed. 12, vs. Memphis, 7 p.m.
Fri. 14, vs. Portland, 7 p.m.
Sun. 16, vs. Boston, 5 p.m.
Wed. 19, vs. Toronto, 7 p.m.
Fri. 21, AT Atlanta 7:30 p.m.
Sat. 22, vs. Miami, 7 p.m.
Mon. 24, vs. Brooklyn, 7 p.m.
Wed. 26, vs. L.A. Clippers, 7 p.m.
Fri. 28, vs. Utah, 7 p.m.
Sat. 29, AT San Antonio, 7:30 p.m.
Mon. 31, vs. Sacramento, 7 p.m.
Wed. 2, AT Denver, 7 p.m.
Fri. 4, AT Utah, 7 p.m.
Sun. 6, AT Portland, 6 p.m.
Wed. 9, vs. Phoenix, 7 p.m.
Fri. 11, AT Oklahoma City, 7 p.m.
Sat. 12, AT Houston, 7 p.m.
Mon. 14, vs. Oklahoma City, 7 p.m.
Wed. 16, vs. Houston, 7 p.m.
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President Obama declared New York State a major disaster area this week, making municipalities and individuals in Suffolk and other metropolitan-area counties eligible for federal funding. Requests will be prioritized by federal agencies, with health and safety and infrastructure needs placed first.
Assistance to residents can include grants for temporary housing for those whose residences are unlivable, funds for home repairs and to replace essential household items not covered by insurance, or to help meet medical, dental, funeral, transportation, and other needs, low-cost loans to cover uninsured property losses, and unemployment payments for workers who temporarily lost jobs because of the hurricane and who do not qualify for state benefits, such as those who are self-employed.
State and local governments and certain private nonprofit organizations may be eligible for federal funds to assist with the costs of debris removal and emergency measures to protect health and safety.
Residents and business owners who sustained losses can apply for assistance by registering online at disasterassistance.gov, or by calling 1-800-621-FEMA.
East Hampton Town Supervisor Bill Wilkinson said yesterday that costs to the town for emergency response, including road rebuilding efforts, would be significant. "I would not hesitate to say it would be, minimally, hundreds of thousands of dollars," he said. The efforts were necessary regardless of whether the town will be reimbursed with federal money, he noted. Mr. Wilkinson said he had appointed Charlene Kagel, an accountant for the town, to compile photographs, receipts, and other data for submission to FEMA.
The supervisor said he wished to give "accolades to the entire municipal management" for their pre- and post-hurricane efforts.