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The fire that came for Dunalley brought a dark rhythm with it.
''What happened to my parents, happened to me,'' said boilermaker Mal Murdock, as he stood amid the ruins of his dreams.
Here was the 1974 Harley Davidson Sport, a cindered wreck. Over there under buckled corrugated iron in one shed sat the remains of a vintage speedboat. In another shed squatted a melted Mark Skaife signature Monaro.
All gone. When the bushfire howled out of the forest to the north of the once-pretty seaside town in catastrophic weather on Friday it reduced a third of the town's houses to smoking heaps in chilling proof that Australia once more is in a bushfire summer.
More than 100 properties went up in Dunalley and nearby communities. The hills were black, vegetation scorched to the sea.
And the threat remained. The Tasmanian Fire Service issued an emergency warning late on Saturday afternoon for a large bushfire threatening about 15,000 hectares at Forcett in the state's south-east.
''It is too late to leave. Residents should take shelter now and go to their nearby safer place only if the path is clear. Leaving now is considered extremely dangerous,'' TFS said on its website.
The east coast holiday town of Coles Bay was isolated on Saturday afternoon by a fire at Bicheno, 180km north-east of Hobart. More than a dozen properties had been lost south of Bicheno.
Alerts remained for fires in the state's south-east at Nubeena, near Dunalley, and also at Lake Repulse, while up to 77 fire crews were working on fires across Tasmania.
No deaths or serious injuries have been confirmed, despite reports that a man had died while trying to save his house in the Dunalley fire.
For survivors in Dunalley on Saturday, the blaze's scale drew an instinctive comparison to Tasmania's 1967 bushfires, which cost 62 lives and left thousands homeless.
''I was six years old,'' Murdock said. ''My parents lost a house, too.''
This time he stayed, wet the ground and watched the flames roll north along the hilltops, then turn and bear down at him. He realised it was all too great to fight.
''Then I ran over the bridge.''
Dunalley, the entry-point to the Tasman Peninsula, has a sea canal running through it, and Murdock could sit on the bank and watch his house from the other side.
''I could see it all go. The Harley, the boat, the car. Then I saw it licking around the porch on my house after the front had gone. I said to one of the firies could they please just send someone over with a hose. They did, and it was saved.''
Not so the nearby family of four who, red-eyed and downcast, declined to speak as they poked around the remains of their home while their 1970s Corolla stood, indestructibly, still for sale on the verge.
Or for the couple in their 70s whose home was flattened, leaving a satellite dish behind and a collection of charred garden statues.
Their daughter, who declined to identify the couple, said they were too upset to talk. ''They're holding up,'' she said. ''They remember 1967. But how do you start again at 78?''
Further on, past the twisted wreck of the bakery and the burnt-out primary school, Holly Kelly, 19, walked the street looking for a black shar pei.
''It's a little dog, it's not mine, but I'm looking for it for a friend.''
When the fire came she was at home with her 11 horses. She shifted them from a grassy paddock and the animals crowded behind a caravan.
''I stayed as long as I could, but the sky was all full of black smoke,'' she said. ''Colin and Todd, my brothers, stayed and saved our place. Next door it just went down.''
In the paddock behind her, one of the horses nipped another over rights to the hay.
Dunalley survived. Mal Murdock shrugged his shoulders. ''It's just one of those things,'' he said.
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A new driving program is coming to Eastern Carolina, aimed at young drivers and their parents.
District Attorney Seth Edwards announced a StreetSafe program is tentatively scheduled at Washington High School at the end of March.
According to a release, the program is a new hands-on driving experience for drivers from the second prosecutorial district which includes Beaufort, Hyde, Martin, Tyrrell and Washington counties.
"This program is nothing like I have ever seen," said Edwards. "It actually puts the young driver behind the wheel, with a trained instructor, in a controlled environment."
Dangerous situations like wet pavement, texting, a collision without a seat belt and impaired driving are addressed.
Edwards says he is so confident in the benefits of this program that he plans to dismiss certain traffic citations for first time offenders between 16-24 years old who complete the StreetSafe program.
"While the cost of the program seems high, it pales in comparison to court costs, driver license revocations, and insurance increases," he said. "Let's not forgot the most important benefit may be the prevention of serious injury or death from a motor vehicle collision."
The first StreetSafe program is tentatively scheduled for March 29 at Washington High School.
Here's how it works, according to the release:
The program lasts 4.5 hours on a Saturday morning, and the cost per student is $110.00. For participants under age 18, a parent is required to attend the first hour of the program.
To determine whether a 16-24 year old offender qualifies for the program, the offender or his attorney must appear in court on the scheduled court date for the District Attorney to make the determination.
Most violations for speeding, texting while driving, stop light or stop sign, and even seat belts will qualify, provided the offender has not completed the StreetSafe program elsewhere.
To sign up, the offender can do so online at www.streetsafeus.com, or obtain a written application in court from the District Attorney.
Following completion of the program, participants will receive a certificate which can then be presented to the District Attorney for review.
StreetSafe is open to drivers of all ages, whether or not they have pending charges. However, only the 16-24 year old first offender group is eligible for potential dismissals of the citation.

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Story highlights
- Roland Ratzenberger died in qualifying on the same tragic weekend as Ayrton Senna
- The 33-year-old hit a wall at 200 mph at the Imola circuit
- His former friend and rival Johnny Herbert calls him 'the forgotten man of F1'
- Austrian driver's parents plan return to Imola to mark the 20th anniversary of his death
Just four Formula One drivers turned up to Roland Ratzenberger's funeral after his death during qualifying for the San Marino Grand Prix on April 30 1994.
The 33-year-old Austrian driver's passing was overshadowed by events that took place 24 hours later when three-time world champion Ayrton Senna was killed in Sunday's race at the Imola circuit.
On the 20th anniversary of that tragic weekend, it's Senna's death that still haunts the sport while Ratzenberger's fate has largely been ignored.
"He's the forgotten man of Formula 1," said former track rival Johnny Herbert, who was one of the drivers at Ratzenberger's funeral. "Forgotten to many, but not to me."
Ratzenberger was competing in only the third grand prix of his F1 career when the mountings on his Simtek car's front wing became dislodged on his warm-up lap after hitting a curb in qualifying.
Exiting the Tamburello corner, which would become synonymous with Senna's fatal accident, on the next lap, the wing broke and he went careering into a concrete wall at the Villeneuve Curve head on at 200 mph.
While Senna's death spawned all manner of books and an eponymous documentary of his life, Ratzenberger's was a mere snapshot in that superb film.
And while an estimated three million people flocked to the streets of Sao Paulo for Senna's funeral, about 250 people were in Salzburg as Ratzenberger was laid to rest.
Herbert was among them, paying his respects to a friendship that first started in 1985 when the pair were vying for victory in the prestigious Formula Ford Festival in England.
"I always think about Roland," three-time grand prix winner Herbert told CNN. "I miss him even now. I think about him at certain points particularly at the European races. Monaco's always one.
"The year before he died we had a nice dinner there -- then he was trying to get into F1. I remember him saying he was the better driver and I'd only got into a drive with money. I was like 'bad luck, I'm here you're not', that's just the kind of craic we had.
"He was a good friend, and we'd spoken of our dreams for many years. I'd got to F1 before him but that season it was great to see him. He had this very happy face, he had that 'I got there' face."
Family tragedy
Rudolf and Margit Ratzenberger moved into their son's Salzburg flat after his death as a way of ensuring their son's memory is not forgotten.
The home is littered with motorsport trophies from the junior formulae in Japan, Germany and England, pictures of their seemingly ever-smiling son on the mantelpiece.
The couple have been to Imola just once since their son's death 20 years ago to see the place where he lost his life but they will return this year for a four-day memorial to their son and Senna.
"It's still heavy," says Rudolf in broken English, "but this year we return. It's a celebration of his life, a memory. Yeah, it will be difficult to go back.
"It's 20 years since, 20 years of Roland living in that moment. But we live in his flat so Roland is always by us.
"But we also say goodbye to Senna, whose death was very difficult for us too, very heavy, especially when we heard he had the red flag of Austria in his car he planned to fly from the cockpit for the win for Roland.
"That's a very special moment for us amid the sadness."
Rudolf admits time has been a healer and that there is no bitterness towards the sport.
"We were just happy that he'd achieved his dream to be a driver in Formula 1," he added.
"It had been a long time driving in Japan, Germany and England to get there. I didn't see one of his grands prix.
"I've never wished that he didn't do Formula 1, no, because that was what he wanted to do, that was his dream. We were very happy for him, it was what he loved to do."
Ratzenberger, who was so delighted on making it to F1 he handed out pin badges with his helmet on it to supporters, is buried in the family grave with a small replica of his helmet and a picture of him on the tombstone, with the final words summing up his father's aforementioned words translating as "he lived for his dream."
Horror crash
The couple were at home having just returned from holidaying in Mexico and were watching qualifying in bed when the tragedy struck.
They watched as their son came to a halt, his head slumped to one side, part of the car's monocoque ripped aside before later footage showed his heart being pumped by the medical crews.
"I remember his head being sloped to one side and part of the monocoque was open," recalled Herbert. "I remember thinking I'd just hoped he'd been knocked out. Sadly that wasn't to be.
"It was so sad as he was such a nice guy but at least he died doing what he loved doing. I know he knew the risks, we all did.
"If that had happened to me, he would have wanted the others to carry on, which we did in the end. Yes, he died too early and it was so unfair but it was something we accepted although you never thought about it."
Author and journalist Maurice Hamilton was commentating at the time of the crash for BBC Radio.
"I'd only met Roland once at the previous race weekend in Aida in the Austrian TV commentary box," said Hamilton.
"I was struck by his nice smile, he was very handsome. It doesn't take long to get a first impression of someone and mine was very good.
"When the crash happened, it looked bad, it was such a vicious crash. There wasn't a lot you could say at the time in commentary.
"I then went back to the press room to write it up for the Observer newspaper and it was then the announcement was made. I remember the mood was absolutely terrible.
"I'd been in the sport long enough to have experienced deaths before but it was still such a shock, the first F1 driver death for 12 years."
Herbert, Gerhard Berger, Heinz-Harald Frentzen and Karl Wendlinger were the only F1 drivers of that time to attend Ratzenberger's funeral, along with then FIA president Max Mosley.
In defense of his F1 peers, Herbert says, "no one really knew him but also people had different ways of dealing with things.
"Eddie Irvine for example decided not to go to either Ayrton or Roland's funerals. I decided it was important to pay my respects to a guy I don't think had a single enemy".
Herbert continued: "He was almost a gentleman racer of a bygone era. In those early days, he was the driver, team boss and mechanic all in one. He deserved his break in F1 and he got it.
"It's just such a tragedy even today."
The sport paid its respects at the subsequent race in Monaco, with a Brazilian flag laid out and an Austrian flag painted in the front-row grid positions.
The Simtek team, meanwhile, committed to the rest of the season with the words 'For Roland' written on the car's airbox.
But whereas Senna is understandably still revered and often talked about, Ratzenberger's memory has faded over the past two decades to all but a few.


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This is the official date when all upperclassmen may return to campus and move into their rooms. Meal plans will begin today starting with dinner.
Glee Club Auditions: Fine Arts Center M125, 9:00AM - 5:00PM
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This one is so easy and so good. It was the first recipe I used when I first made pumpkin pie.Libby's Famous Pumpkin Piehttp://allrecipes.com/recipe/libbys-famous-pumpkin-pie/detail.aspx
Hi all!I'm wanting to try making a pumpkin pie for my DF for Christmas. Only problem - i've never made a pie, let alone a pumpkin pie. I'm good at cakes & cookies though.Anyone got a good recipe for someone with no experience?
i don't have a pie plate, so i bought the frozen ones today
I'm going to go back to the store today & buy pie tins & the pillsbury crust. Enough people have suggested it that i'm gonna try it. Another question - how far in advance can you make pumpkin pie?
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To the Editor:
Recent articles in the Northwest Herald have detailed the city of Marengo's expansion plans south of its current limits toward a proposed interchange at Interstate 90 and Route 23.
City leaders want people to believe that they have a plan in place. Unfortunately, there is no guarantee the construction of the ramps will be built anytime soon. Recently, the city adopted its Southwestern Sub Area Plan, which is nothing more than a color rendering of what could happen in this vicinity someday.
The problems begin when the plan is rapidly advanced and begins costing residents money today without a guaranteed return. The entire interchange proposal is based on speculation that others will pay for it. The Illinois Tollway has no funding earmarked for this particular project, and McHenry County has not formally discussed it.
Unfortunately, Marengo officials are actively pursuing land annexations to reach the tollway, to only then begin formulating plans for funding. The city wants you to believe that only they can sponsor the interchange and are trying to compel landowners to annex.
Using these sorts of tactics is bad governing, and the public needs to be aware. These decisions, if approved, will cost the Marengo and its residents money. I urge all residents of Marengo to contact elected officials to vote "no" on the annexation proposals before the city is burdened with additional responsibility.
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Mount Pleasant — Gov. Nikki Haley spoke Monday to more than 100 members and guests of the East Cooper Republican Club and stressed the importance of a pending bill to create a new Department of Administration.
Her appearance comes as lawmakers return to Columbia this week to tend to unfinished business, including whether they will send a bill to Haley that would dissolve the S.C. Budget and Control Board and put some of its duties under a new administration agency in her Cabinet.
The Department of Administration bill has been one of Haley's top legislative priorities for the year, but she talked less about that Monday than about another priority, ethics reform.
That reform failed two weeks ago, as this year's session wound to a close.
"What you saw happen was your Senate kill the ability for them to have to show you who pays them money," she said. "There's something very wrong with that. When they refuse to show you who pays them, that's all the more reason we need to know who pays them."
Haley praised the work of state Sen. Chip Campsen, R-Isle of Palms, for his ethics work. Asked about how S.C. Speaker of the House Bobby Harrell acted on ethics reform, Haley replied, "Speaker Harrell was with us there on ethics reform. ... The Senate killed it."
Haley was supposed to appear at the club's monthly luncheon meeting in May but canceled at the last minute because her husband Michael received a two-week furlough. He has been deployed to Afghanistan for a year with the S.C. National Guard.
In answering a question about what her administration was doing to help military veterans, Haley said she has talked to S.C. Adjutant General Major Gen. Robert Livingston about the issue. She said the state provides counseling before and after the troops deploy.
"There is a transition of getting used to regular life again," she said. "It's a very strange feeling for them. I saw that in Michael just when he came home for two weeks."
Asked about the U.S. Supreme Court ruling outlawing Arizona's requirement to show proof of citizenship to register to vote, Haley said there's a difference between that state and South Carolina.
She noted South Carolina hasn't required such proof to register to vote but has required a photo ID in order to vote. "We all know that on the ID it shows if you're a citizen or not," she said. "We won't have that problem here."
Haley's appearance also shows how the club has grown from a small group to a gathering that often attracts more than 100 to its meetings. Club President Mark Smith is vying for the Charleston County GOP Chairmanship at the party's next meeting on July 8.
Haley is up for re-election next year and will face at least one opponent, state Sen. Vincent Sheheen, D-Camden, whom she defeated in 2010.
Sheheen is planning to meet Saturday morning with Berkeley County Democrats during their 9 a.m. meeting at Gilligan's Restaurant in Moncks Corner. For more information on that event, call 793-9818.
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A look at Tuesday's girls basketball regional semifinal games.
A look at Tuesday's girls basketball regional semifinal games:
DeLand at Lake Mary
When: 7 p.m. Tuesday
How They Got Here: DeLand beat Jacksonville Mandarin 54-42; Lake Mary beat Jacksonville Sandalwood 57-19.
Outlook: Lake Mary (22-6) has playoff history on its side — three state titles, including the Class 6A crown in 2010. Plus, this is a rematch of the Rams' 59-28 thrashing of DeLand in the District 2-8A final. Look for the Bulldogs (26-3), who swept the regular-season series, to rebound with a better performance, but the Rams are allowing just 25 points per outing over their last three games and have won 10 straight. Their last loss was to DeLand, 58-56 on Jan. 10.
Next: Winner faces the Orlando Boone-Orlando Dr. Phillips winner Saturday.
Orlando Lake Highland Prep at Atlantic
When: 7 p.m. Tuesday
How They Got Here: Lake Highland Prep beat Melbourne West Shore 42-39; Atlantic beat Cocoa Beach 59-39.
Outlook: This is a rematch of the District 7-4A title game, which Atlantic won 64-59. The Sharks (20-6) have won eight straight, and Ronni Williams (22.4 ppg in last five) and Destiny Woodard (20.0 ppg in last five) are on fire. The Highlanders (24-4) are young, with just one senior on the roster. Sophomore Destinee Walker (19.5 ppg) is their top player.
Next: Winner faces the Starke Bradford-Ocala Trinity Catholic winner Saturday.
Gainesville P.K. Yonge at Father Lopez
When: 7 p.m. Tuesday
How They Got Here: P.K. Yonge beat Oviedo Master's 61-22; Father Lopez beat Gainesville Oak Hall 65-22.
Outlook: Father Lopez (23-5) has the revenge factor going for it against P.K. Yonge (21-6). The Green Wave blew an 18-point lead last year in the regional semifinals and fell 57-50 to the eventual state champion Blue Wave. It was P.K. Yonge's second state title in three years. The game will be filled with college-bound talent in P.K. Yonge's Brooskie McGraw (Alabama) and Father Lopez's Shannon Cranshaw (George Washington), Ashley Folsom (Southern Miss) and Simone Brown (Liberty).
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WASHINGTON, June 13, 2006---Local leaders of the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) support placing parking facilities for the new stadium underground in order to encourage mixed-use development around the ballpark.
"We support the commitment by the Nationals owners to creating a 'total fan experience' with the new ballpark and believe that putting the parking underground will be critical to their success" said Heather Hammatt Modzelewski, president of the Potomac Chapter ASLA. "The stadium site was selected specifically to draw development to that part of the city. The ballpark is a tremendous long-term investment for the city and it should leverage mixed-use development that will create a vibrant neighborhood year-round—not just on game days six months of the year."
ASLA members point to the Verizon Center as a successful local example of leveraging a sports facility to draw mixed-use development and note that it features underground parking.
"Developers were able to locate retail, restaurants, office space, and housing right next door to the Verizon Center, creating an exciting, diverse neighborhood every night of the year" said Modzelewski. "Above-ground parking garages will waste the most valuable real estate around the new ballpark and detract from the views of and from the stadium. If we don't create a place people will want to visit, the Nationals will struggle to develop their fan base as well. We encourage the owners to think beyond opening day and consider the long-term viability of their legacy."
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AU. Bella has always known that vampires exist - how could she not, living in a place like Forks? - just as she's always known that they are monsters. But then the Cullens arrive, and Edward is determined to convince Bella that he's different.
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His gaze never wavered from the three people sitting in front of him. All of them had an imposing presence about them, the kind that had him standing at his full height of six foot two, poised so as to be able to defend himself easily, should the need arise. Aro, Caius and Marcus. The leaders of the oldest, most respected and most feared vampire coven had requested an audience with him. It would have been foolish to refuse.
"You, Edward Cullen," the one with long, jet-black hair – Aro – spoke first, speaking his name slowly as if emphasising how inferior the young vampire was, faced with the Volturi's royal presence. "Have come to our attention. Your … power perplexes us."
Edward's gaze never wandered, his face the picture of perfection as he stared at the leaders of the coven – never in their eyes, for that would be disrespectful. "How so?" His voice held no hint of sarcasm or maliciousness; it was merely inquisitive, even as his anger at their cold treatment of him was slowly building up within him.
"It is unlike any we've seen before," Caius interjected, the pale lighting casting an eerily ethereal glow on his almost translucent skin. "We're interested in having you join us. For you to become one of us."
His body remained still, revealing nothing to the searching gazes of the members of the Volturi. When he spoke, it was in a tone that was almost as hard as a diamond. "Why me?"
"In truth," Aro continued lazily, appearing to glance disinterestedly around the cavernous room, even as every other sense was honed in on their visitor, "It is not just you who confounds us – it is all of you in the Cullen clan. However, it is you who is the most amenable." He paused, scarlet-red eyes perusing the boy in front of him. "You are the one with most potential. As well as being the one with nothing to lose."
A growl built in his chest, rumbling through him before it caught in his throat, never gaining life. Edward's clenched fist relaxed slowly, finger by finger, as he focused on that action alone and not the ire that had encompassed him. "I have something to lose," he disagreed, his voice escaping in a quiet hiss. "I have my family – they're everything to me."
"Maybe so." Aro was clearly uninterested in anything Edward had to say. "But the rest of your family are all in relationships." His eyes locked on Edward's, becoming aware of the vulnerability that he'd been trying to hide. "Obviously you are not the most important to them." He continued on quickly, seeing the anguish in Edward's eyes and not giving him the chance to reply. "But, if your family matters that much to you …" Aro trailed off, reaching out to press a finger to Edward's temple, hearing for himself every thought the boy had ever had in an effort to confirm what the boy had said about his family, and smiled at what he had heard. "You have one year, Edward Cullen, in which to find the girl whose blood sings for you. One year in which to find the love you seek. Failing that, you have no excuse not to join our little family here. Agreed?"
Edward had the feeling that his fate had just been sealed for him. The simple touch from Aro had enabled the Volturi to manipulate him so easily that it was almost guaranteed that he would be back in Italy, one year hence, loveless, miserable and ready to join the coven regarded as royalty.
The word left him with a sigh as he jerked away from Aro's touch, staring up at the vampire with butterscotch eyes filled with steely determination. "Agreed."
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Callaway- The Bay County Sheriff's Office is on the look-out for an armed robber who allegedly stole a woman's purse in Callaway Saturday night.
It happened at the Boost Mobile store off North Tyndall Parkway around 9:20 p.m. The alleged victim told investigators a person wearing a black ski mask approached her while she was in her car and had a gun.
"Did you fear for you life?" asked NewsChannel 7's Bryan Anderson.
"I did. Yes because I really, I can't believe he did it. I still am in shock. I'm still shocked. I'm angry, I'm so mad, I hope he gets caught. What a weak man to shoot at, you know, a little woman that's just trying to get home from work and it's late. So after the fact, I realized how crazy and scary it is," answered robbery victim Christine Perez.
Deputies said at least one shot was fired which went into the window of her car, but the victim was not injured. According to investigators, the shooter then ran from the scene after stealing her purse. The Boost Mobile store manager said the business is offering a $5,000 reward for any information leading to an arrest. Perez told NewsChannel 7 her family is also offering an additional $2,500. If you think you know something, call the Bay County Sheriff's Office at (850) 747-4700.


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Submission + - Oracle adds commercial option to JVM (java.net)
mario_grgic writes: Oracle recently committed a patch to the Open JDK project that adds a -XX:+UnlockCommercialVMOptions switch to the Java Virtual Machine. In particular, the switch seems to pertain to the HotSpot optimizations. Could the decision to charge for advanced runtime optimizations (currently free and available to everyone) lead to splitting up of Java to personal and enterprise editions. What impact could this have for already wounded Java on the desktop and future of Java in general? Perhaps Steve Jobs was right yet again when deprecating Java on the Mac OS X, calling it legacy technology?


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HARRISBURG - The state ethics law requiring public officials to annually disclose gifts above a monetary threshold has been on the books for three decades, but the recent state grand jury report on corruption at the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission cites examples where two long-time powerbrokers in Harrisburg allegedly ignored the law.
Former Senate Democratic Leader Robert J. Mellow of Archbald didn't report any gifts on his statements of financial interests during the years 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2010 despite being the beneficiary of expensive limousine-driven trips to New York Yankees baseball games and dinners during that period at the expense of PNC Bank, according to the grand jury. PNC received $2.2 million in Turnpike bond underwriting work between 2006 and 2010 when Mr. Mellow left office.
One of the state criminal charges against Mr. Mellow resulting from the grand jury report is for violating the ethics act by allegedly using his office to secure contracts for vendors in exchange for gifts, political support and campaign contributions.
One-time Senate Majority Leader J. William Lincoln, of Fayette County, who resigned recently as a member of the turnpike commission, received a total of $3,100 in gift certificates to Nemacolin Woodlands Resort from Sucevic, Piccolomini & Kuchar Engineering during 2005 to 2009, according to the grand jury. SP&K received $4.1 million in Turnpike contracts from 2005 through 2010.
The grand jury report includes a table showing the work received by SP&K and the timing of unreported gifts to Mr. Lincoln and to former Turnpike chief operating officer George Hatalowich, as well.
Mr. Lincoln admitted failing to report the gift certificates on his annual statements of financial interest. Mr. Lincoln testified under a grant of immunity and is not charged. Mr. Hatalowich faces a conflict of interest charge for violating the ethics act by allegedly accepting Nemacolin gift certificates.
The alleged failure to disclose gifts by Mr. Mellow and Mr. Lincoln, who were both in the Legislature when the ethics law was enacted in 1978, raises the question of how prevalent flouting of this requirement is. The examples provide ammunition to those calling for a complete ban on gifts to public officials.
If officials don't disclose gifts, the public has few ways of finding out, said Barry Kauffman, executive director of Common Cause Pennsylvania.
"To some degree, it's self-executing," he said. "People are expected to act honestly and report the gifts they receive."
Banning all gifts to public officials would clear up any confusion about gift disclosure thresholds or the value of a gift, Mr. Kauffman said.
"The gift ban is the simplest of all solutions," he said.
Under state law, public officials and public employees, candidates and nominees for office are required to file an annual statement of financial interest by May 1, which includes gifts of $250 or more and transportation, lodging or hospitality expenses exceeding $650 or more. Failure to file is a misdemeanor crime with a fine up to $1,000 and/or one year in prison.
For a public official to claim ignorance of the requirement would be a stretch, said Robert Caruso, acting executive director of the state Ethics Commission.
"The commission has gone to great lengths over the years to educate public officials as to what is expected to be disclosed on a statement of financial interest," he said.
If criminal intent is suspected with a non-disclosure, the commission can make a referral to prosecutors, Mr. Caruso said.
The commission's 2011 report indicates that more than 5,200 individuals filed statements of financial interest covering 2010.
The commission conducts random reviews to gauge compliance with the requirement. These reviews, along with complaints from the public, can lead to the discovery of non-filers or those who filed incomplete or deficient statements.
Offenders are given 20 days to comply before civil fines are levied. In 2011, the commission issued 13 financial disclosure civil penalty orders resulting in a total of $3,450 in fines being levied.
Capitol activist Gene Stilp said a zero-tolerance gift policy is the only way to go.
"The honor system in Pennsylvania is totally broken," he said.
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SPARTANBURG, SC-- Roy William McBride, of 2312 Wellington Road, went to be with his Lord on Wednesday, November 14, 2012. He passed away peacefully at his home of 64 years, surrounded by his loving family, after a very brief illness.
Mr. McBride was born on his parent's farm in Glenn Springs, before women went to hospitals to have their babies, on December 8, 1912. He would have celebrated his 100th birthday in less than one month.
He was the oldest child of the late Brady Edward McBride and Della Harmon McBride. His maternal grandfather was the only son of seven young sons to come back from the Civil War. He was predeceased by his brothers, Ellis, Fred, and Boyce, and also a sister, Elizabeth McBride Smith.
Roy is survived by his loving wife of 71 years, Minnie Gay Ratliff McBride. Other surviving family members include a daughter, Brenda M. Goforth of Spartanburg; a son, Jody E. McBride of Holiday, FL; a granddaughter Tamara Brown and her husband Taylor of Greer; and two great-granddaughters, McKenna and Kaia Brown of Greer.
Also surviving are his in-laws, who were also great friends, Walt and Ann Ratliff of Spartanburg, Bill and Ginny Ratliff of Homosassa, FL, and Agnes Barnett of Spartanburg.
Mr. McBride grew up in Glenn Springs and was a member of Calvary Episcopal Church where he and his wife were married. He loved Glenn Springs.
Roy graduated from Pauline High School with the best grades in his senior class; even though he missed much of each school year planting and picking cotton on the family farm.
Mr. McBride was proud to serve his country during World War II as a Staff Sergeant in the Army Air Force. He spent four years overseas while stationed in France and Pakistan. He was the recipient of many medals for his service.
Mr. McBride was the owner of McBride Coal and Oil Company that was located behind Wofford College. He later owned convenience stores, the Quicke Shop Groceries, that were very popular in the Spartanburg area during the 1950's, 60's, and 70's. He was also a member of many business and civic clubs.
Roy loved Lake Lure and countless fishing trips with his good friends, Wade Lindsey and Bill Bradley. He was a wonderful father, husband, and grandfather.
During his adult years, he was a member of Ben Avon Baptist Church and also Ben Avon United Methodist Church.
Visitation will be 10:00-10:45 AM Saturday, November 17, 2012 at Floyd's Greenlawn Chapel. Funeral services will follow at 11:00 AM at the Chapel, conducted by the Rev. Jones Brewer. Burial will be in Greenlawn Memorial Gardens.
Memorials should be made to Ben Avon United Methodist Church General Fund, 2360 Avondale Drive, Spartanburg, SC 29302.
The family is at the home.
An online guest register is available at www.floydmortuary.com.
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One of the most spectacular – if under-appreciated – exhibit halls here at HMNS is the Hall of Malacology. Maybe it's the fact that "malacology" is such an unfamiliar term. (It means "the study of mollusks.") Maybe it's the fact that it's just steps away from the stunning Hall of Gems and Minerals. Whatever the reason, it seems this hall just doesn't get the foot traffic (I think) that it deserves.
The Hall of Malacology is so-named because it features the amazing animals that live inside shells – not just the beautiful homes they leave behind. The collection on display includes stunners like the world's largest shell (it's HUGE) and Busycon perversum, or Lightning Whelk – the Texas State Shell – as well as tons of fascinating information on these soft-bodied wonders.
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Nail Yakupov's road trip didn't get any better Wednesday. Pointless on the season and a healthy scratch in the first two games of Edmonton's eastern swing the Oilers winger took a direct hit from the head scout of Russia's Olympic team. Igor Kravchuk speaking on TSN radio in Ottawa told Steve Lloyd that he isn't at all happy with No. 64's game right now. "He has to make up his mind if he's not going to change his game then he has no future (in the NHL)" said Kravchuk. "From what I see his team game is really really poor. He tries to do a lot of things by himself he has absolutely no defence. That's what really concerns us as (Russian Olympic) scouts. "If he's going to listen to what the coach says and he tries to change his game he has a future." Seems a bit harsh five games into a sophomore season but we can safely assume that right now an Olympic berth for Yakupov doesn't seem likely.
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(RNN) – Children and college students across the country have been making their way back to school in recent weeks.
It can be a depressing time, so the Holderness family has returned with a cheerful video celebrating the return to learning. Who is the Holderness family? Well, they're the goofy people who danced around last year in ridiculous Christmas ?pajamas? and have made a plethora of other videos of reasonably high quality.
Now they're back (to school) with a parody of Baby Got Back that almost makes you glad summer is coming to an end. Almost.
Video producers, take note. This is the right way to do it, unlike the ?commercial? for East Hills Mall in St. Joseph, MO, which is the wroooooong way.
Speaking of the summer ending, this might be a little late, but it's still a good idea to learn how to protect yourself from the sun.
The simple answer is to apply sunscreen, but it goes a little deeper than that. An ultraviolet light was employed to show people how the sun "sees" you.
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Little kids are so gullible and get upset over the simplest of things, like someone pulling their ear off.
If somebody pulled your ear off with their hand, you'd probably cry too, but in this kid's case, he fell victim to the classic "I got your nose" trick, and was devastated.
But even after having his ear detached and being traumatized by the experience, he volunteered to have his nose removed too. Lucky for him, though, his father was able to reattach both of them.
Speeches by coaches typically go viral only after the game is over and the speech was somehow responsible for the win. Speeches following losses are only viral worthy if you are Tim Tebow or Dave Belisle.
Tebow you're probably familiar with, but even his speech led to an eventual national championship. Belisle is a little league coach from Rhode Island who framed a Little League World Series elimination by his team perfectly by explaining to them that even in a loss, you can inspire people with your hard work and effort and that just making the Little League World Series is something to be celebrated.
There may not be any more baseball for them, but they will always have their friendships and memories.
A grouper is a large fish that has to swallow its meals whole because it doesn't have many teeth and can't bite the way other animals do. Grouper typically eat fish, lobster, crab and octopus. Oh, and sharks. They eat sharks too.
The ALS Ice Bucket Challenge has gotten out of control, but it's helping raise millions of dollars for ALS research and some people have used it as a way to draw attention to other causes as well. Some people are against it for various reasons (for example, the Catholic church objects to the research methods the money will help fund), and if you aren't certain that all your Facebook friends are making any sort of impact, give this guy a chance to convince you otherwise. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cK7UUYt_vRI
Apparently (No, not the Apparently Kid. It's just a word being used in proper context. Oh, forget it.), we know the sound of a lion roaring is terrifying from birth. However, we also know when there's no lion around and can smile due to the lack of danger. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EqUZpEqayEU
Nick Offerman thinks about random things while in the shower and decided to share those thoughts with the world. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OK34L4-qaDQ
A motorcyclist crashed into the back of a car and then landed on his feet on that car's roof. If you believe this is real, more power to you. (WARNING: This video contains what is likely Belarusian profanity.) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7vd_OuqUAaI
Whales. They're just like us. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hckmbblYTi8
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Oak Brook Police will be looking for drunk drivers as well as seat belt law violators during the campaign, according to a news release.
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I think the dean can deal with mentioning Muffy's screw-up to her supervisor.But I would encourage Lulu to talk to the dean or to the top music person about the badgering, sucking-up kind of stuff that Muffy is doing. It's uncomfortable for her. And inappropriate. And even if Muffy is just trying to smooth things over, it's creating a very uncomfortable place for Lulu.
Lulu was in the music hall in the morning (before school). Muffy saw her and made a remark about Lulu's dress (which is within dress code and she's been wearing it all year), something like, "That shows too much skin and is not appropriate." Lulu replied that she had worn it before, Muffy apparently went on a rant about how "In my day we didn't dress so trashy, we respected what our instructors said," etc etc. Lulu got upset and left. What Muffy was basically doing (in my opinion) was trying to cover her butt because she knew what she said to Lulu was not cool. Interestingly enough, the dean already knew about the conversation in the music hall because another teacher overheard it and told the dean about it. Lulu came to talk to me again during class today. She is afraid of retribution from Muffy. She said that Muffy has been trying very hard to act buddy-buddy with her in orchestra, asking her how she is doing, pressing her for more details, etc. If Lulu doesn't open up to her (beyond "I am fine, thank you," Muffy becomes annoyed and starts asking more specific questions ("How are your other classes, is everything OK? Are you SURE? Is ANYTHING bothering you?" and this is making Lulu quite uncomfortable. I was able to help her through the teachings of eHell, which was great!I talked to Lulu about polite spine. I told her it is okay to say, "I am fine Ms. Muffy, but I would like to concentrate on my instrument." Or, "Please don't keep asking me - I'm fine but I want to string my bow." Lulu has also asked me and her other teachers NOT to let Muffy pull her from class again (which we are comfortable doing and it speaks volumes that no one asked her why). I also told Lulu that she needs to remain polite with Muffy but is not required, due to her being a student, to engage in personal conversation with her - and if Muffy presses the issue to TELL ANY OTHER ADULT. It is a tough lesson for kids when they figure out that not all adults can be trusted. The other good news is that I haven't seen Muffy around or heard from her at all, so I feel like I'm in the clear on that.
Thank you for helping lulu thru this. I have to say that my creep-o-meter went way up when I read this update . this person should not interact with children, she is very very inappropriate. She called this girl trashy, berated her for being "disrespectful" and now is trying to be her friend in a creepy way. I don't like this at all.
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Local officials expressed disappointment and confusion after Gov. Sean Parnell released his Fiscal Year 2013 budget last week. One item was glaringly missing: a transmission line to bring natural gas from wells east of Anchor Point south to Homer and Kachemak City.
In the face of that omission, they're preparing to try again.
"Maybe we should have read the signs a little better," said Homer Mayor James Hornaday. "When we were down there last February meeting with the (governor's) chief of staff, right in the middle of our presentation the chief of staff got up and walked out without any explanation."
City Manager Walt Wrede outlined the coordinated effort to get Parnell's blessing on the gas line.
"We had the city lobbyist working on it, talked to the chief of staff, I had some discussions with some of the governor's staff members and commissioners. We've been going around talking to the general public and organizations whenever invited, and I think there was quite a letter-writing campaign that was organized by the (Homer) Chamber of Commerce," said Wrede, adding he was heartened by the consistent legislative support for the project.
Funding to bring natural gas from wells east of Anchor Point to Homer was in the 2010 legislative version of the state capital budget, however, Parnell reduced that $4.8 million to $525,000. That amount was used to build a pressure reducing station and lay transmission line as far as Chapman School. This year, the Legislature included $10 million to bring the line on to Homer, but Parnell vetoed the entire amount.
Last week, Parnell said he had nothing against the pipeline, but was concerned about "fairness and equity among Alaska projects."
Parnell said he had continually told Homer's representative that when the Homer community was willing to pay its part, "that's when I will consider it in conjunction with all the other capital projects."
Rep. Paul Seaton, R-Homer, said it was unclear "how much participation by local consumers will be acceptable by the governor." Seaton said after consulting with the city councils of Homer and Kachemak City, he had proposed to the governor that residents of the southern peninsula were willing to pay 100 percent of the local distribution system. In addition, the Regulatory Commission of Alaska has an active tariff of $1 MCF (1,000 cubic feet) that could be applied.
"That means that the average person was going to save about 50 percent on their heating bill if the state funded the entire transmission line or 38 percent with the $1 MCF tariff," said Seaton.
The state's energy policy, signed into law by Parnell in July 2010, commits to "promoting the development, transport, and efficient use of nonrenewable and alternative energy resources, including natural gas, coal, oil, gas hydrates, heavy oil and nuclear energy for use by Alaskans and for export."
"It seems to me that the statewide policy says we should look and aid in the building of the most cost-effective solutions and it definitely includes natural gas," said Seaton. "Nobody is asking the state to pay any of the distribution system that would be done in the local community. They were asking that the state help out in getting the transmission line to get the gas to the local community."
Seaton expressed concern the governor's expectation for community contribution would push the local burden to a point natural gas would no longer be economical.
A natural gas pipeline extension has been on priority lists of the city of Homer, the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District and the Kenai Peninsula Borough. Earlier this year, Kachemak City residents approved a 1-mill increase to their real property tax that would help pay for the issuance of bonds to finance a natural gas distribution system along city streets.
"Rep. Seaton advised that it would be to our benefit potentially to get the ballot issue over with so it could be easily demonstrated that we're serious about doing this thing," Kachemak City Mayor Phil Morris said at the time.
Morris was not surprised the gas line was not in Parnell's budget, but, like Seaton, said it came down to "how much of a local contribution (Parnell) needs."
Bill Smith, who represents the city of Homer on the borough assembly, said he believes efforts to get the gas line on the budget have not been in vain.
"It has certainly been elevated in (Parnell's) consciousness," said Smith. "I hope we can get the Legislature to help out so when it comes back before the governor, he'll see fit to allow it to go forward."
Mako Haggerty, assembly member representing the southern Kenai Peninsula, remained positively focused on the gas line's future. "We just need to go back to the Legislature and that's exactly where we will go. Nothing's changed as far as we're concerned," he said.
Sharpening his focus on the upcoming budget process after the Legislature convenes in January, borough mayor Mike Navarre said, "I think that (Seaton) is hopeful and confident and I certainly am that we'll be able to get the gas line included when the capital budget is considered by the Legislature and then work on adequate justification to protect it from the governor's veto. That's certainly something we're going to focus some attention on and get accomplished."


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- Spring is a lightweight container, with wrappers that make it easy to use many different services and frameworks. Lightweight containers accept any JavaBean, instead of specific types of components.
In part one of this two-part series dubbed "What Is Spring" (and excerpted from Chapter 1 of Spring: A Developer's Notebook), authors Bruce Tate and Justin Gehtland showed you how to automate a simple application and enable it for Spring. Today, the authors will cover how to use Spring to help you develop a simple, clean, web-based user interface (excerpted from Chapter 2, "Building a User Interface").
Please note: Both Chapter 1 and Chapter 2 of Spring: A Developer's Notebook were updated to correct issues in the first printing of the book. The two versions we've excerpted here match the new print run. (The currently available edition has a black banner on the cover that reads "Updated".)
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I am sure you remember the training drama that I had a few weeks back about Kos being forced to participate per the trainer's instructions and being SCARED out of his mind.
We ended up having a week off from training (from Canadian Thanksgiving) and then classes resumed yesterday. I decided to go to finish this class so I can have the certificate. We were more than halfway through.
So yesterday we go in and I learned 3 things.. One, apparently Casey (the big bully) pounced on a chihuaua and hurt it real bad. The owner of Casey is very upset (she's a very nice person just has a hard time controlling him) and she was at oods over what to do with him. One thing is for sure though, she will not let him come within 10 feet of Kos anymore. I guess now she really understands.
Second thing is, you know how the trainer made me force Kosmo to lay down and stay even though he didn't want to? Apparently she did that to another dog this week, a BIG dog, and she got bit because of it!! She apologized to me too..
Kosmo was a LOT better at class yesterday. He played with everybody and had a particular interest in the labs .. They are so cute. The couple that brings them has littermates, a chocolate and a black, and Kos and I met them when we went to a free training seminar before classes even began. I am fortunate to at least have 2 dogs who've grown up with us. They are so big now! It's good to see him playing with the labs though given their huge size. It means he's not scared anymore!
Third thing, apparently the lady who is in charge of doing the canine good citizenship test and the therapy dog test for my region, which I will be volunteering in, has stepped down. My trainer told me that she had been asked to take the position and is going to do it. Because this is one of the HUGE reasons for training anyways, I am translating it into a huge home field advantage. If she's the one giving the test, that will be awesome. He's seen her almost every saturday for more than half of his life, and is used to being around her and "performing" around her. That really puts stress off of me for the test. She also told me yesterday that she thinks Kos will be ready for his test at 1 year! That makes me excited. I can't wait to be able to visit elderly people in nursing homes. I think Kos was born for that type of thing. He LOVES everybody and I've been working on making him well mannered. I really think he'll be good at it and he'll love doing it.
This week we're learning how to shoot the dog. Kos isn't too fond of it, LOL. I say bang and he looks at me like "woman, are you crazy?!"


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"that largely legalized the George W. Bush administration's warrantless wiretapping program"
Sorry for the tangent, but I have a question. Does the constitutional prohibition of ex post facto laws prevent the legalization of illegal activity as a means to annul the culpability of preexisting perpetrators? In other words, should the people involved in warrantless wiretapping before our hideously evil overlords legalized this rape of our rights be culpable for their crimes?
Also, someone do us the favor of linking to a list of the despicable scum in the House who voted in favor of further rape today.
Under the votes tab: Roll no. 569 [house.gov].. Might not be there long
They have nothing to fear from this. They see it as a plus, and most of the voters do, too.
Under the votes tab: Roll no. 569.. Might not be there long
They have nothing to fear from this. They see it as a plus, and most of the voters do, too.
I really like America and I really hate to say this ---
America is no longer the land of the free
It has become the land of the free to be wiretapped, without warrant, without due process, without any valid reason
which countries, on this planet, are not currently being tapped by their governments?
don't parrot back to me what you think *should* be. we're probably in agreement on what *should* be. but answer me, what current gov, that has any core routers of its own, is *not* tapping and scanning and capturing and thresholding and triggering (all in hardware, these days)?
anyone who can buy or get their hands on top-end router and switch gear can install it and tap all they like. its not too expensive (for govs) and its very tempting to any human being with that much power.
the odds are very low that people will resist the temptation to spy. it seems to be in our nature and it surely seems to be in the nature of those that aspire to country and state leadership roles.
so go ahead, name me a country that is wired (has some internet ability for its citizens), or is even voice-connected, and is not checking on its population using tech means?
deal with the fact that this is a human problem, not a US or UK or aussie or whatever problem.
which countries, on this planet, are not currently being tapped by their governments?
Nice try, buckwheat, but you ain't fooling nobody.
I am not talking about other countries. I am talking about the United States of America - The Land Of The Free
Where "Liberty to All" is thing that supposed to differentiate the United States of America from the rest
This is also the country where "Give Me Freedom Or Give Me Death" has been taught in history lessons, to all students
You're still free to do whatever you want. This just means the government is free to spy on you while you do it.
You're still free to do whatever you want.
If you say anything that sounds like you want to do harm to the POTUS, and I can guarantee you that you ain't gonna enjoy any freedom no more
It was meant ironically, but I guess I didn't phrase it well enough. I hoped that using the negative word "spy" would get the message across that I wasn't in favor of the situation.
What I meant was that you can still do anything you want, but you are going to get caught.
But nevermind!
Can someone ask if Romney goes along with this overreach by govt too?
Sadly...I'm pretty sure I can guess the answer.
If you look at the role, 95% of the Republicans and 39% of the Democrats voted for it.
That should probably answer your question.
There's no point in bring up a limitation such as threats against the president, as so many people are actually OK with freedom of speech being limited in that way. To reach the undecided, the uninformed, and any share of those people who have 'good hearts' but not a lot of on the street political education, you need to mention a limit more people would disagree with, such as the loss of freedom to carry more than $500 cash while travelling. My own favorite is, "if America is the land of the free, why do we have such a high perecentage of people in prison?" For people who appreciate numbers and hard facts, try "Why are there 17 different civilan agencies that have agents trained to used assault rifles, machine guns, grenade launchers, and Claymore Mines? ". Try putting things in a context that involves the person you're speaking to. For example, it's amazing how many older people rethink their position on the Fed acting against medical marijuana dispensaries in CA, when they find out the avarage person considering marijuana for pain is about their age, and often wants it for a common disease of people their age (There's quite a number of medical pot users who have lost a foot or leg to type 2 diabetes, and want relief from phantom limb pain. Mention that to a 50 year old pro drug war conservative who has type 2 and fears they might be in the same situation some day, and watch the cognative dissonance at work.).
which countries, on this planet, are not currently being tapped by their governments?
How is your question remotely relevant? You appare to be making the same kind of argument that Newt Gingrich did when he said we shouldn't permit the building of the "911 mosque" until Saudia Arabia permits christian churchs in their country.
In other words, you are saying that we should be judged in comparison to the worst countries out there rather than how well we live up to our own expectations for ourselves.
the odds are very low that people will resist the temptation to spy. it seems to be in our nature and it surely seems to be in the nature of those that aspire to country and state leadership roles.
That does not mean we should accept it. The people to which we entrust the reigns of power must be held to the highest possible standard. Abuse under the cloak of authority has been with us since the first human civilization -- the great thing about modern civilizations is that we have laws to punish that abuse. Now is not the time to go roll back modern life to a pre-magna carta standing..
If I understand what I've heard the way it works is you can make an action lawful ex post facto but you can't make it illegal ex post facto (I have no idea if this is right or not, just off the top of my head what I recall).
Technically it can until challenge for breach of constitution in the high court. Should the high court be stacked with corrupt judges, who choose to analyse laws upon their own political biases and, their sponsors beliefs in what should have been the intent of those that wrote the constitution, rather than literal interpretations of those laws against a literal interpretation of the constitution. So until the high court of the United States of America is unstacked with corrupt political flunkies, well, the
Does the constitutional prohibition of ex post facto laws prevent the legalization of illegal activity as a means to annul the culpability of preexisting perpetrators?
I think ex post facto laws refer to making what was formerly a legal activity to suddenly become illegal. Not sure if it covers the reverse (i.e. retroactively legalizing and excusing law-breaking)
If it did, then, presidential pardon would be trickier than it is.
I think ex post facto laws refer to making what was formerly a legal activity to suddenly become illegal. Not sure if it covers the reverse (i.e. retroactively legalizing and excusing law-breaking)
Ex post facto means, literally, "after the fact". Yes, it would apply to legalization as well as criminalization.
However, consider this. Criminal cases in the US are brought by the public prosecutor, an arm of the state. It is the state that is passing this law. The state should have no standing in objecting to an action by the state. The accused who isn't prosecuted would be stupid to object to his crime being made legal. He's the only other party with any standing. So, who's going to go to court to test
Republicans: 227 for, 7 against
Democrats: 74 for, 111 against
Not that there's anything different whatsoever between Democrats and Republicans. No sir. I read that right here on Slashdot.
Political posturing for a vote the Democrats knew they would lose. If the Democrats were truly worried about the effect the FISA amendments have on our personal freedoms, they could have easily revoked them all during the first two years of Obama's presidency (when they had a solid majority in the House and a filibuster-proof majority in the Senate). That they didn't make such a move shows you where they really stand on the issue.
Do you know an overlord that has given up power after it was given? This vote was just a confirmation to show that nobody will give up power no mater how evil the overlord or the power.
and still managing to blame Bush. Wow.
Yep, seeing as how Obama will happily sign it as well. It would be more appropriate to blame 'despicable politicians'.
The only difference between Bush and Obama is the latter has signed off on exponentially more debt. Neither gives or gave a shit about our rights.
74 democrats voted yes... The only difference between the 'sides' is that one is dramatically more unified than the other. Regardless the content of their thought, that's a sign of strength!
I didn't finish the sentence:
so sorry
So, most Democrats voted against this bill while an overwhelming majority of Republicans voted for it, and somehow you've concluded that the Democrats are just as bad. This logic is really pretty twisted.
Neither gives or gave a shit about our rights.
Nobody demands that they do. Oh, there's lots of pissing and moaning about it in some groups, but then they all go and reelect the same old bastards.
Yep, seeing as how Obama will happily sign it as well.
Even if Obama WANTED to veto it (which, granted, he probably doesn't), what would be the point of doing that? The bill has enough majority to override the veto.
So I would mostly blame the representatives here.
what would be the point of doing that?
To show that he's against it? To do... something? Trying to stop it is far better than just allowing it to pass with no resistance.
He could put a signing statement against it, to try to weaken it, as he did with the NDAA. It's not much, but it's something, which is better than some token gesture that plays well with the
Of course, in this case I don't think he'll even do a signing statement, because as I recall he's actually in favor of the wire tapping law.
There's two months till the election. My guess is that he's going to accidentally pocket veto everything for which the timer runs out. There are too many donors and golf courses to court and congress isn't in session all the way through November, is it?
You really want to know who set this up?
Find out who scheduled the vote for the same day as the release of the iPhone 5. I think the vote was probably on the docket for awhile. If so...
To whomever made sure these events coincided: Couldn't have been planned better. Well played.
"The answer to all your questions is: Money"
As the resouce cruch comes ever closer, the rich in this country need the monopolization of force, to keep them sheltered from the huddled masses, the ones that our lady liberty sought to provide refuge for.
And the progressives, not to mention the rest of the dems just rolled over. Evil Bush! Evil Evil! We believe in civil liberties. Ha. What a joke. All you believe in is that your guy is in the white house. Not only has Obama and Dems (don't forget the house was Nancy's) failed to roll back anything of Bush/Cheney, they expanded the powers. And we won't even go down that war on drugs road....
And the progressives, not to mention the rest of the dems just rolled over. Evil Bush! Evil Evil! We believe in civil liberties. Ha. What a joke. All you believe in is that your guy is in the white house. Not only has Obama and Dems (don't forget the house was Nancy's) failed to roll back anything of Bush/Cheney, they expanded the powers. And we won't even go down that war on drugs road....
Why are you trying to confuse people with facts?
Understand where you're coming from, but let's not forget that a major part of the support of Mr Hope & Change was from people who understood his position to be against warrantless wiretapping, and this bill wouldn't be on any agenda if Obama had actually been the person with that position.
We're best off voting for a third party at this election for President (Congress is more of a local matter and can't be generalized like that.) No matter who wins, we will get this crap anyway. At the very least, though, votes for a third party for President are votes that analysts will recognize as votes that could have been for a major party, had either one shown any principle whatsoever.
I would recommend Gary Johnson. At least you may have a clear conscience after. Bush=Obama=Mittens.
Gen. Michael Hayden refused to answer question about spying on political enemies at National Press Club. At a public appearance, Bush's pointman in the Office of National Intelligence was asked if the NSA was wiretapping Bush's political enemies. When Hayden dodged the question, the questioner repeated, "No, I asked, are you targeting us and people who politically oppose the Bush government, the Bush administration? Not a fishing net, but are you targeting specifically political opponents of the Bush administration?" Hayden looked at the questioner, and after a silence called on a different questioner. (Hayden National Press Club remarks, 1/23/06)
Landay: "...the Fourth Amendment of the United States Constitution specifies that you must have probable cause to violate an American's right against unreasonable searches and seizures..."
Gen. Hayden: "No, actually - the Fourth Amendment actually protects all of us against unreasonable search and seizure."
Landay: "But the --"
Gen. Hayden: "That's what it says."
Landay: "The legal measure is probable cause, it says."
Gen. Hayden: "The Amendment says: unreasonable search and seizure."
Landay: "But does it not say 'probable cause'?"
Gen. Hayden [exasperated, scowling]: "No! The Amendment says unreasonable search and seizure."
Landay: "The legal standard is probable cause, General -- "
Gen. Hayden [indignant]: "Just to be very clear
-- Knight-Ridder's Jonathan Landay questioned Gen. Michael Hayden at the National Press Club in January.
The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.
" Statutes authorizing unreasonable searches were the core concern of the framers of the 4th Amendment."
"It is a measure of the framers' fear that a passing majority might find it expedient to compromise 4th Amendment values that these values were embodied in the Constitution itself."
--- Justice Sandra Day O'Conner, the first woman on the Supreme Court of the United States of America. 1981-2005 (resigned)
Liberal and civil rights supporter Ron Wyden has put a hold on the corresponding act in the Senate, as he has on multiple such acts in the past.
And you might read to the end of the article and notice that Wyden says he'd be agreeable to a 'short term extension' of FISA so that the issues can be more fully discussed. This is a five year extension, which is a reasonably short extension in terms of government actions.
The Obama administration has been using these wiretaps, Obama is going to sign the law, and he is going to continue to implement it. If the Democratic party thought this act was wrong or bad, it could put a stop to it tomorrow. So don't tell us that Democrats are any better on these issues than Republicans.
The fact that some nominally Democratic representatives in the House voted against it (in order to appease some more liberal voters, knowing full well that it would pass anyway) doesn't change that o
You're kind of a tool. The house has a super-majority (70%) voting yay for this piece of legislation, so it probably won't make a damn bit of difference whether or not Obama vitos it.
95% of the republicans in the house voted for this bill
39% of the democrats voted for this bill.
Clearly there's no difference between the parties on this issue *rolls eyes.* Keep telling yourself that your vote, and everyone else's doesn't matter.
It's not the democrats who are ruining america... It's not the republicans... Apa
The law is an authorization to the administration. Obama likely lobbied for it, because Congress usually doesn't bother authorizing something that the president doesn't actually want to do. In fact, if the Obama administration said "we don't want this, we don't need this, and it is bad for the country", the authorization would likely not have passed.
But regardless of that, Obama is the head of the executive branch. He is under no obligation to do everything he is authorized to do. If he disagreed with t
in short, bush was not man enough to resist spying on us. and obama is not man enough to stop spying on us.
I think it did take bigger balls to start the wholesale spying. and it takes very little effort to keep things going, once started. in fact, it takes more effort to stop things than to start them, in cases like this.
it would have been nice to have obama taken a stand and cut the stupid 'reaction-based laws' that we got stuck with over the last decade or so. including the TSA. and the WoD.
I'm not s
obama promised more than he could deliver. his failure was thinking he could actually do things in this very rigid world.
I'm sorry, where did you get the idea that Obama has failed? He won the election, he's living in the White House, he's idolized by a significant fraction of the US populace, as well as a significant fraction of the world. He's snagged a pretty cushy pension for the rest of his life, and made his wife proud of the US for the first time in her life.
And where did you get the idea that he actually thought he was going to do any of the things he promised to do? If he never thought he could do it, then it isn't
The govt, by virtue of its actions, it promoting sedition.
Constitutional republic?
I don't think you are any better off than me in the UK or anyone else in this part of the world.. Your 1776 revolutionaries must be turning in their graves...
How do you think these dicks fund themselves? They hook up the Founding Fathers to some dynamos and sell the electricity.
Constitutional republic?
It's long gone. It has been under attack pretty much since its inception.
One time in recent memory I can think of is the Assault Weapons Ban. It banned features of guns largely based on how they looked. It was given a sunset, and it was not renewed so not guns with those features are again legal to purchase new.
Now I'm not saying that sunset laws are a good idea or you should truest them to make things go away, just that sometimes they do actually sunset, if very rarely.
They are really likely only useful for things that are fairly contentious, like the AWB. The thing is with a n
He's going to sign it...but he didn't mean to.
He's going to fight for our civil rights next year. He promises. Honest.
We have to sign the extension act to see what's in it. Only then can we stop it!
None of then are mine. They represent the highest bidder.
Any elected official that accepts campaign contributions from people outside of their district no longer represent their district.
None of then are mine. They represent the highest bidder.
What would you say to a white, middle-class, middle-aged male who says "Obama isn't my president because I didn't vote for him"?
Do you see any parallel between that and what you just said?
It seems to me we need to work to get the third party doctrine changed. It has no relevancy in anyones lives in the 21st century.
If successfull the governement will begin to loose court cases on constitutional grounds and be forced to stop.
Read it and weep:
"The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and
effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and
no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or
affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the
persons or things to be seized."
It seems to me we need to work to get the third party doctrine changed. It has no relevancy in anyones lives in the 21st century.
If successfull the governement will begin to loose court cases on constitutional grounds and be forced to stop.
Read it and weep:
Of course you'd believe that. The amendment that nullifies that for affairs of National Security is Classified.
Bin Laden is dead, as are many of the top Al Queda leaders, the network has been dismantled, and spuriously we're safer from attack.
Ah, but there still are faceless "evil doers" who wish to "harm us". So there is clearly a need for more and more military and extra-judicial actions.
Plus, if we keep bombing random countries with drones (without even contemplating war declaration), new terrorist groups will eventually form. Or we can just name some organization in that country as "terrorist"
So it's really a win-win all around
Ah, but there still are faceless "evil doers" who wish to "harm us"
Yeah, these "evildoers" are called traffic accidents, medical errors, obesity, smoking, lack of preventive medical care, etc.
Anyone who votes for a statute that violates the fourth amendment is failing to uphold their oath of office.
Please watch:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RjALf12PAWc [youtube.com]
I recommend investigating snooping, denunciation and stigmatizing of citizens in the 3rd Reich, Stalinism, the German Democratic Republic and others. (Of course, there are contemporary examples, like North Korea and China, but the historic ones are well documented put thing into perspective.) Snooping on citizens without strong legal safeguards is a very dark thing indeed and fundamentally incompatible with a free society.
The blatant erosion of our civil liberties over the past 20 years is exactly why I will not trust the government with ANY new powers. These people, regardless of party, have gutted the Bill of Rights.
-Patriot Act and extensions
-Warrantless Wiretapping and ex-post-facto legalization thereof
-Indefinite detention of US Citizens
-Military Commissions Act
-FISA Extensions
-Assassination of US Citizens
I accept some of the climate change science, but there is no way in hell I am going to support granting the federal government more power to regulate energy consumption. I won't support any new taxation to give these criminals more wealth to waste, or support any efforts for them to seize power to control PAC money or campaign financing.
The federal government and its minions have declared themselves enemies of the citizens of the United States. I want to see them stripped of power and starved of wealth.
Any federal government employee reading this is invited to go **** themselves.
If I have not seen so far it is because I stood in giant's footsteps.


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Check out the new men's soccer video here
HARTSVILLE, S.C. – Leaving a conference on a high note is always a great feeling. Making a statement in the new one might be even better. For this year's Coker men's soccer team, that opportunity is on the table for the 2013 season.
The Cobras begin play in the South Atlantic Conference after winning back-to-back regular-season championships in Conference Carolinas. As newcomers in the SAC, Coker was voted fifth in the preseason coaches' poll.
"I think we can use it as motivation," head coach Paul Leese said. "There are several teams that haven't seen us play yet and aren't familiar with us, so hopefully we play well and finish better than our preseason ranking."
Playing in a new conference will be exciting, but the Cobras will have something to prove. They left Conference Carolinas on a high note and are now the fresh meat of the conference.
"We feel good leaving Conference Carolinas as champions the last two years and now obviously would like to challenge for a conference championship in the SAC," Leese said. "We know it's going to be tough. There are some very strong teams, but we want to play against the best teams in the country so we're very excited about that."
The Cobras lost 10 seniors to graduation from a team that was wildly successful in Conference Carolinas. Of those 10, the team had two former conference players of the year in Carlos Recinos and Niko Tikkonen, and another was last year's Murphy Osborne winner James Sweeney.
"Replacing those seniors is going to be tough," said Leese, who begins his fifth season at Coker. "But I think the legacy that they're passing along to the younger players will help us pick up where we left off."
While there's plenty to replace from the graduation class, Leese has several returners who are impact players, including captains Stephen Scrivens and Brendan McCarron, both seniors, and junior Tony Quiroz. Seniors Akeem Prendes and Daniel Jackson and juniors Fernando Bedoya and Matt Taylor are also expected to carry much of the weight.
"It's time for these guys to really step up and be leaders," Leese said. "They've already built a tremendous amount of respect from the team coming off the spring season. We're confident that their leadership will be strong and that we can be successful with this year's group. It should be another exciting year for us."
The Cobras begin their season at the Clayton State Tournament. They face the University of Tampa in the opener at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 7.


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TWD: Lenox Almond Biscotti
Recipe chosen by: Gretchen of Canela and Comino
Link to TWD Group: Tuesdays With Dorie
I don't even like biscotti. It's usually too dry and not so much with the taste. But that was store bought (usually coffee shops)... If I'd known how easy and tasty home made would be, I'd have been baking these a long time ago.
I'll be trying some of the other flavors (I'm thinking of some chai ones and maybe dipping an end in white chocolate, mmmm), and maybe even adding some of these to my Christmas rotation. They'd make a nice change of pace from some of the usual suspects. And since these have kept for over a week, they'd make a great longer lasting cookie.


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5 Teachers Up For Teacher of the Year Award in Sioux Falls
5 Teachers are in the running for "Teacher of the Year" in Sioux Falls. They are:
Allison Hutchinson at Career and Technical Education Academy.
Steve Ortmeier from Lincoln High School.
Sara Wiebelhaus at Longfellow Elementary.
and Jason Rygg and Jill Vettrus both of Axtell Park Middle School.
So who is gonna win it??? We will find out on March 25. The winner receiving $4,000 from Vern Eide Motorcars.


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Associated Press Release
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) -- SpongeBob SquarePants is coming to the coast of Georgia.
The Savannah Morning News reports that "SpongeBob SquarePants 2" is set to film in Savannah and on Tybee Island in coming weeks.
The paper reports that Antonio Banderas will star as a pirate in the movie, which is a sequel to a 2004 "SpongeBob" movie that grossed more than $140 million.
The SpongeBob sequel will begin filming on Tybee Sept. 30 and in downtown Savannah Oct. 9. It's based on the popular cartoon from the Nickelodeon cable television channel.


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Programs held Sunday
The oldest veteran in attendance and youngest: Richard F. Sullins, right, U.S. Navy Seabees, served from 1945-46 during World War II,He was stationed at Davisville, RI; Honolulu, Hawaii; 53rd NCB, Guam. Toni Griggs Keel, left, Army veterans the daughter of Kathy Griggs, and the late Bob Griggs, both Marine Veterans. All originally from Holliday. Served from 1996-99, She was stationed in Camp Stanley, South Korea, 2nd Infantry Division; Fort Monmouth, NJ, and West Point Prep School. Entertainment, above right, was provided by Spiritual Sounds.
Approximately 115 were in attendance Sunday afternoon at the Veteran's Salute in Madison.
Fifty-five living veterans were recognized along with recognition of 37 deceased veterans.
Families and friends enjoyed entertainment followed by a fish fry buffet.
Connie Duvall/MMI


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2012 Volleyball
Bluffton opens 2012 with win over Waynesburg
Beavers open 2012 with split at Marietta
August 31, 2012
By: Meghan Mohr, sports information assistant
Waynesburg stats I Marietta stats
MARIETTA, Ohio - The Bluffton University volleyball team started out with a three-set victory over the Hornets of Waynesburg University (25-20, 25-6, 25-19) on Friday, August 31. First timers Mackenzie Lauber (Mansfield/Madison Comprehensive), Kendra Parmenter (Grove City/Grove City), Jenny Brown (St. Marys/Memorial) and Brooke Ruffer (Stryker) all put down their first collegiate kills in the opener.
Lauber tallied four kills and eight blocks while Parmenter hammered five kills with two blocks. Brown tallied six kills and five blocks and Ruffer rounded it out with five kills and one block. Senior BROOKe Distel (Carey) started her last season out in a flourish with seven kills and no errors on 11 attempts, hitting .636 with six total blocks.
The offense was set up by Kyleigh Whitsel (Sheffield Lake/Brookside) with 12 assists and Lauber with 15 assists. Defensively,
the Beavers were led by senior Heather Schierer (Crescent Springs, Ky./St. Henry) with 10 scoops, junior Lindsay Krohn (Marysville, Ind./New Washington) with nine digs and junior Hailey Phillips (Malinta/Patrick Henry) with eight.
Bluffton lost in a nail-biting four-setter (27-25, 16-25, 22-25, 23-25) to tournament host Marietta College in the nightcap. Parmenter was on fire, leading the Beavers with 12 kills, followed by Lauber with 10 kills, Distel with eight, Ruffer with six and Brown with five kills. Lauber fashioned her first career double-double, adding 25 assists to her 10 bombs. Whitsel handed out 14 assists to the team effort. Defensively, Schierer picked up an impressive 24 digs, followed by Krohn with 15 shovels and 13 from Phillips.
On Saturday, Sept. 1, Bluffton takes on Ohio Valley at 10:30 a.m. The Beavers are now 1-1 on the season.


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Kernel-level threads can take advantage of multiple processors, but are quite expensive in process switching. User-levels, on the other hand, cannot take advantage of SMP machines because they exist in a single process with respect to the kernel, but are able to switch thread much faster because a context switch unnecessary.
This is also the reason who Java benchmarks so poorly on Linux boxes, because the most often seen tests are based on the performance with MANY threads. Linux is really poor when trying to create hundreds of threads.
My own experiements have shown that creating 8 threads using thread_create() can take a few seconds. On Solaris, which implements BOTH user-level and kernel-level threads, creating thousands of user-level threads take no time at all.
What I really would like is that someone would write a Solaris-similiar API for both user and kernel level threads. This would make it possible for application developers to choose (or even combine) the use of the two thread models for their specific purpose. The Solaris thread API allows the programmer to combine a number of user level thread into a kernel level thread which is scheduled by the kernel.
Would anyone care to take up this challenge?
Logic is a pretty flower that smells bad.