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New York high school mourns loss of 2 seniors
HALFMOON, N.Y. - Grief counselors at Shenendehowa High School are helping students and staff cope with the loss of two seniors, and local authorities are prepared to prosecute the 22-year-old responsible for their deaths.
The driver police say killed Chris Stewart and Deanna Rivers, both 17, could be charged with vehicular manslaughter or criminally negligent homicide, depending on the results of a toxicology test.
The students were killed Saturday night on the Northway when the SUV Stewart was driving was rear-ended, causing it to roll over several times.
The vehicle's other two passengers, Shenendehowa junior Matthew Hardy and Shaker High School senior Bailey Wind, were injured in the accident.
Dennis Drue, 22, of Clifton Park, the driver of the 2004 Volvo that struck the 2000 Ford Explorer carrying the students, tested positive for alcohol and had been speeding and changing lanes, New York State Police Capt. Steven James said during a press conference Sunday afternoon. Stewart was not to blame for the accident, he said.
The crash occurred at 10:19 p.m. Saturday in the northbound lanes between the Thaddeus Kosciusko Bridge and Exit 8 of the Northway. The speed limit on that stretch of the Northway is 55 mph.
Police said Drue's Volvo was in the far-left lane of traffic, traveling at a speed likely exceeding 75 mph, when he moved into the center lane and got behind another motorist. He then quickly moved into the right lane of traffic, behind Stewart's SUV, and collided with the rear end of the vehicle.
After the vehicles made contact, Drue's Volvo came to rest on the right-hand shoulder, while the SUV rolled over multiple times, coming to rest on the highway median, police said.
The two survivors are in stable condition at Albany Medical Center, police said Sunday. They both sustained multiple bone fractures.
Hardy was sitting in the back of the SUV, and Wind, who was sitting next to her boyfriend, Stewart, in the front, was ejected from the vehicle.
The students were on their way home from Saturday night's Siena College versus University at Albany men's basketball game at the Times Union Center.
Police said Drue tested positive for alcohol in a preliminary evaluation, but a toxicology test will determine his precise blood-alcohol level. He is likely to face two counts of vehicular manslaughter or criminally negligent homicide, depending on his blood-alcohol content. The legal limit is .08 percent for driving.
Sunday evening, Drue was in the hospital with a cut to his head. Police Capt. James said Drue could be released from the hospital before any charges are pressed, but he is not considered a flight risk.
James expects the nature of Drue's charges to be released today. He will be arraigned in Halfmoon Town Court.
Drue does not have a criminal record, but he has a history of driving offenses. Between 2008 and 2011, Drue's driving record is dotted with speeding infractions, suspensions and an auto accident in 2010 that caused property damage.
"This causes us all to reflect, with the holidays coming up," James said. "We would certainly expect this is something - getting behind the wheel of a vehicle - we would all do better. But this is a (type of) tragedy I live with day in and day out ... it's just tragic, there's nothing that can be said to alleviate or ease that."
Witness accounts were instrumental in piecing together the sequence of events that led to the accident, he said, noting that the flurry of Internet activity was helpful to the investigation as well.
Shenendehowa Superintendent Dr. L. Oliver Robinson said the school is providing students with time to speak with counselors and their fellow classmates so they can work through their grief.
Shocked students, staff and families gathered in the school's East Library Sunday to console one another.
"Any time there's a loss of life of young people, that's a loss for us as a society, and so we grieve deeply because of death," Robinson said. "But we also know that we celebrate the lives, in particular of these two young people, who added so much to the Shen community, to the community at large with their presence and service. So we want to celebrate that as well, and we want kids to celebrate that."
The Clifton Park school district is the largest in Saratoga County.
Robinson said students are permitted to memorialize Stewart and Rivers by placing flowers, pictures and other items in front of the high school.
According to a message posted to Twitter Sunday by the Shenedehowa Senior Class Council, an honorary candlelight vigil may be held tonight on the football field.
All four teenagers were student-athletes. Stewart was a captain of the varsity football team and Rivers played softball. Hardy plays basketball, baseball and football. Wind is a diver for Shaker High School.
Shenendehowa Athletic Director Chris Culnan said Stewart had just come off of a great football season and numerous colleges were interested in him.
"The depth of this and how much this will have an effect on our community will be long-lasting," Culnan said. "These were very popular kids, these were very popular student-athletes and the loss is going to be felt for a while at this school."
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Just as Mary Jo White was sworn in Wednesday morning as the 31st chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission, two other SEC commissioners are likely on their way out.
White, who was confirmed by the Senate on Monday, said in a statement Wednesday that it was "an honor to lead the talented and dedicated SEC staff on behalf of America's investors and markets. Our markets are the envy of the world precisely because of the SEC's work effectively regulating the markets, requiring comprehensive disclosure, and vigorously enforcing the securities laws."
Elisse Walter, who was interim chairwoman after former SEC Chairwoman Mary Schapiro left in December, will remain at the agency as a commissioner, but it doesn't look like she'll be there for long.
While SEC spokesman John Nester says that Walter hasn't said how long she will stay on, President Barack Obama is likely to name replacements for both Walter — a Democrat whose term expired last June — and Republican SEC Commissioner Troy Paredes, "in the coming weeks," says David Tittsworth, executive director of the Investment Adviser Association in Washington.
Walter is able to continue serving until Congress adjourns later this year, or until another person is nominated and confirmed by the Senate. Paredes' term expires in June 2013, and he's indicated that he'd like to return to academia, Tittsworth notes.
An industry official who asked for anonymity told AdvisorOne that at least three people have surfaced as possbile replacements for Walter and Paredes: Mike Piwowar, an economist on the Senate Banking Committee's staff, would replace Paredes, while Kara Stein of Sen. Jack Reed's, D-R.I., staff or Smeeta Ramarathnam, SEC Commissioner Luis Aguilar's chief of staff, are two possible replacements for Walter.
The "pairing" of Democrat and Republican nominees, TIttsworth says, "makes it much more likely that the nominations could move quickly in the Senate. Thus, I expect that President Obama will have to make the nominations in tandem, sometime in the coming weeks." Prompt Senate confirmation of both nominees is also likely, Tittsworth adds.
The changing faces at the commission raise questions about the progress of the SEC's fiduciary rule this year. While White told members of the Senate Banking Committee in March that the pending request for information regarding the costs and benefits of a fiduciary rule would be a "priority" for her, the comment period on that proposal doesn't close until July.
Says Tittsworth: "Typically, the agency has received many comment letters on these issues and it would be likely that it would take several months before the SEC may approve a formal rulemaking proposal (which would also be subject to written comments)."
What's more, with the likely replacements for Walter and Paredes on board, Tittsworth says that "the issues relating to the SEC's pending request for information and any subsequent formal rulemaking proposal will be determined by a different group of commissioners."
Identity Theft Rules for Advisors
White got right to business, conducting the SEC's open meeting the same day to consider whether to issue final rules to help protect investors from the risks of identity theft. The rules, required by the Dodd-Frank Act, would be issued jointly with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.
Under the rules, which were approved, certain businesses regulated by the SEC and CFTC are required to adopt and implement programs to detect and respond to indicators of possible identity theft.
Said White in her opening remarks: "Identity theft is a type of fraud that robs millions of Americans of their hard-earned money. Current estimates are that about 5% of American adults fall victim to identity theft fraud each year. It is a risk for everyone, and as technology continues to advance, the risks increase."
In 2007, six federal agencies jointly adopted identity theft rules under the Fair Credit Reporting Act. Those agencies were the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., the Office of Thrift Supervision, the National Credit Union Administration and the Federal Trade Commission. Their rules applied to business entities that qualify as "financial institutions" or "creditors" under the Fair Credit Reporting Act and offer or maintain certain types of accounts.
However, as White explained, neither the SEC nor the CFTC adopted those identity theft rules in 2007, because the laws at that time did not authorize either of the commissions to do so. Instead, entities that the SEC and CFTC regulate such as broker-dealers and futures commission merchants were covered by the rules of the six agencies.
The Dodd-Frank Act changed this approach by transferring rulemaking and enforcement authority for identity theft rules to the SEC and CFTC for the entities we regulate.
Now that the commission adopted the rules on Wednesday, entities such as broker-dealers, investment companies, and investment advisors must comply with them.
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Jeff, can you confirm it doesn't have the "not for resale" text on the top?
Recieved my 2nd EBGames order and it's the same clean version as the 1st. I'd love to hear if someone finds a case solution as well. Star Cases obviously don't work on this.
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The roots of Sinop date back as far as 4500 BC. This historically and naturally beautiful city is one of the most important tourist destinations of the Black Sea Region.
Average time from airport: 15 minutes
Distance from airport: 8 km
Average taxi price: 25 Turkish liras
Average car rental price: N/A


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The LiquidCrystal library allows you to control LCD displays that are compatible with the Hitachi HD44780 driver. There are many of them out there, and you can usually tell them by the 16-pin interface.
This example sketch prints "Hello World!" to the LCD and shows the time in seconds since the Arduino was reset.
output of the sketch on a 16x2 LCD
The LCDs have a parallel interface, meaning that the microcontroller has to manipulate several interface pins at once to control the display. The interface consists of the following pins:
A register select (RS) pin that controls where in the LCD's memory you're writing data to. You can select either the data register, which holds what goes on the screen, or an instruction register, which is where the LCD's controller looks for instructions on what to do next.
A Read/Write (R/W) pin that selects reading mode or writing mode
An Enable pin that enables writing to the registers
8 data pins (D0 -D7). The states of these pins (high or low) are the bits that you're writing to a register when you write, or the values you're reading when you read.
There's also a display constrast pin (Vo), power supply pins (+5V and Gnd) and LED Backlight (Bklt+ and BKlt-) pins that you can use to power the LCD, control the display contrast, and turn on and off the LED backlight, respectively.
The process of controlling the display involves putting the data that form the image of what you want to display into the data registers, then putting instructions in the instruction register. The LiquidCrystal Library simplifies this for you so you don't need to know the low-level instructions.
The Hitachi-compatible LCDs can be controlled in two modes: 4-bit or 8-bit. The 4-bit mode requires seven I/O pins from the Arduino, while the 8-bit mode requires 11 pins. For displaying text on the screen, you can do most everything in 4-bit mode, so example shows how to control a 16x2 LCD in 4-bit mode.
Before wiring the LCD screen to your Arduino or Genuino board we suggest to solder a pin header strip to the 14 (or 16) pin count connector of the LCD screen, as you can see in the image above.
To wire your LCD screen to your board, connect the following pins:
Additionally, wire a 10k pot to +5V and GND, with it's wiper (output) to LCD screens VO pin (pin3). A 220 ohm resistor is used to power the backlight of the display, usually on pin 15 and 16 of the LCD connector
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image developed using Fritzing. For more circuit examples, see the Fritzing project page


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Less than a year after Putin's New York Times op-ed condemning the use of force in Syria without UN consent, Russia has troops on the ground in Ukraine. CNN's Brian Todd reports many are now calling the Russian leader a hypocrite.
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We would recommend performing unannounced tours and limit the amount of employees that know your schedule. We know this may not be possible for all businesses, but is important to see how everyone is working when you are not supposed to be there; you want employees to work as if someone was watching them at all times. Remember time is money and if your employees are wasting their time, they are also wasting your money!
Many businesses should also be utilizing "employee testing." This is a great tool for problem employees as well as for training purposes. Employee testing is something that is very cost-effective and that you can do by yourself with the help of a friend.
This can be surveillance of personnel that are doing deliveries to ensure they are following procedures or testing an employee in a retail store to see if they are trustworthy.
An example of this would be going into a store to purchase merchandise and offering the employee less than the stated value, but in cash. What you see many times is that the employee pockets the cash and the person leaves with the merchandise, so utilizing a hidden camera is recommended.
We realize that we all want to trust our employees since our employees are what our businesses rely on. They are who we need to have our business succeed and their hard work and dedication is what separates us from our competition. It's their face and personalities that represents our businesses to the public. They are the people that we trust to protect our business.
My question is what happens when we don't watch the employees? What happens when we hire someone that does not have your company's best interest in mind? If the employees are watching the business, then who is watching the employees? Don't have your business become a statistic.
John Rafferty is a retired NYPD lieutenant. He formed Watch Guard 24/7, a private investigation and security company, in 2009.


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You know how you form a mental image of the other forum members after reading their posts day after day? Sometimes you do catch a glimpse of others and you think: "Wow, he/she doesn't look anything like I pictured!"
Is it better that we not know what the others look like? Part of the beauty of the Internet is that everyone is equal, no judging people on looks or age, only on what comes out of their brain (in most cases). Would having a mug shot database violate that basic principal of anonymity that makes many want to participate?
Personally I don't care, since I am extremely good looking. Yes, my wife tells me so, so I know it is true. Picture below.
Seriously, I'm not gonna be first, but I'll be second or third if someone else is brave enough, or foolish enough.


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A Rainy Day Out
Artist: Ewa Czarniecka
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This high quality oil painting continues around the edges of the canvas giving a contemporary style no frame needed. Painted with multi layered technique uses both painting knife and brush to build atmospheric scenes of dramatic depth and beauty. ©2019 Ewa Czarniecka. All rights reserved. This is an original work of art created by the artist herself and may not be reproduced without written consent of the artist. The artist retains copyright.
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MAD Magazine is a satiric publication that began in 1952. The Muppets and Sesame Street have been spoofed many times in the magazine's pages.
The cover for the Mad Magazine book Mad About TV featured several TV sets with images of famous TV characters, and one of those TV sets features Big Bird, Ernie, Bert, Cookie Monster, Herry Monster (miscolored as green), and Betty Lou.
MAD contributors Jack Davis and Al Jaffee illustrated some of the early Sesame Street merchandise in 1970, and Harvey Kurtzman contributed designs for animated inserts on the series in 1972. Dick DeBartolo contributed an E.T. spoof for the premiere issue of Muppet Magazine. In 1980 MAD sponsored (and later requested removal from the credits) a feature film, Up the Academy, which was written by Jay Tarses and Tom Patchett.
The magazine also spawned two TV series, MADtv and Mad.
References / Sightings
- Issue #146 (October 1971): Sesame Street was parodied as "Reality Street", a television show designed to "prepare the youth for what really lies ahead". The parody featured Gorgon (Gordon), Dirty Bird (Big Bird), Curt and Bernie (Bert and Ernie, though at one point, the latter is mistaken with the former), Ookie (Oscar the Grouch), Cake Monster (Cookie Monster), and Scary Monster (Herry Monster). Grover, Susan, Mr. Hooper, Roosevelt Franklin, Betty Lou, and Little Bird, all of whom are unnamed in this parody, also appear. Scenes include Bernie teaching Curt how to tell time, Bernie showing his toy phone to Scary Monster, Gorgon teaching about the number 5 and the letter P, and Ookie moving into a trash heap across the street. This parody can be found in the book, Mad About the Seventies
- Issue #150 (April 1972): In the article "When TV Makes Full Use of Howard Cosell", Howard Cosell appears on Sesame Street explaining the letter T to Ernie, who gets bored and falls asleep.
- Issue #196 (January 1978): Oscar the Grouch makes a brief cameo appearance in the Star Wars parody Star Roars. This parody can be found in the books Mad About the Seventies and Mad About Star Wars.
- Issue #203 (December, 1978): Kermit appears in the Star Wars parody "The Force and I: The Mad Star Wars Musical", seen among the chorus of Stormtroopers singing "Darth Vader" to the tune of "Maria". The same issue features a Sesame Street parody entitled "If Sesame Street Branched Out Into Specialized Avenues of Education". Areas explored are "Mafia Street", "Medical Street", and "Athlete Street".
- A parody of Mork & Mindy, Smork and Windy, begins with Big Bird laying the giant egg that Smork hatches out of. This can be found in the book Mad About the Seventies.
- The cover of issue 217, from September 1980, promoted Alfred E. Neuman running for president, with various letters making up his face, which listed people who would make better presidents than Alfred. Among those are Cookie Monster and Kermit the Frog. This can be found in the books Mad About the Eighties and Mad About Star Wars.
- In a parody of The Empire Strikes Back, called The Empire Strikes Out, Yoda wears a pin that reads, "Miss Piggy Fan Club". This can be found in the books Mad About the Eighties and Mad About Star Wars.
- In issue 219, images of Kermit and Miss Piggy appear at the start of the article "Those Wonderful Seventies! A Year 2000 Backward Look at a Warm and Wonderful Decade".
- Issue 222 featured a parody of Dallas, called Dullus. In the first panel, J.D. Pewing (the parody's version of J.R. Ewing) introduces himself, stating "My downright nastiness has made me the most popular character on TV, except for maybe Miss Piggy!" This parody can be found in the book Mad About TV.
- A parody of Return of the Jedi, Re-hash of the Jeti, features Kermit, Miss Piggy, Cookie Monster, and Fozzie Bear in the first page. This can be found in the books Mad About the Eighties and Mad About Star Wars.
- A parody of Trading Places, Trading Races, features a picture of Big Bird in a newspaper and a picture of Miss Piggy on a wall. This can be found in the book Mad About the Eighties.
- One issue features an article called "Additions to the Dictionary", featuring meanings for words named after celebrities. In this piece, the definition for the word Henson is "To manipulate (He couldn't control himself because he was hensoned)". Another word is Kermit, which means "High on the hog". This can be found in the book Mad About the Eighties.
- Issue 239, featured a spread titled "A MAD Look at Big-Time TV" by Peter Paul Porges. One of the panels featured a cleaning woman doing laundry, with multiple Muppets seen in the machine and bins, titled "Cleanup Time for the Muppet Show". Other shows spoofed within the spread include The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson, Wide World of Sports, Hollywood Squares, Charlie's Angels, 60 Minutes, Family Feud, and outside of where Don Rickles is performing.
- Issue 240, from July 1983, featured a parody of The Dark Crystal.
- A parody of ALF, called ARFul, has a scene where the father gets a six-page subpoena from Jim Henson, and at the end of the parody, Kermit the Frog, Gonzo, and Janice all appear. This can be found in the book Mad About the Eighties.
- Issue 298 features a parody of the movie Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, called "Teen-Rage Moola Nitwit Turtles". In one panel, Splinter has a sticker on him that says, "Henson Associates". This can be found in the book Mad About Super Heroes.
- Issue 326 has a piece called "The MAD Guide to Doing Well/Not Doing Well On TV Talk Shows." For the show Opera, to do well is to weep openly for the full hour. Members of the audience in this panel include Kermit the Frog, Fozzie Bear, Sam the Eagle, Dr. Bunsen Honeydew, Beaker, Gonzo, Janice, and Mildred. This can be found in the book Mad About Television.
- Issue 340 featured an article called "When Sesame Street Caves in to The Radical Right", with segments such as Guy Smiley covering a court case against the letter P, Count von Count counting obscene books, Big Bird being forced to wear clothes, and Kermit interviewing a congressman with seven wives and forty-nine children. This can be found in the book Mad About Television.
- Issue #342 (January/February 1996): Fozzie Bear, Zoe, Kermit, and Miss Piggy appear in the article "When Sweeps Weeks Comes to PBS".
- Issue #362 featured an article called "When Other TV Shows Finally Come Out of the Closet". The first show is Sesame Street, which pictures Grover, Big Bird, Ernie, and Bert in bed together, saying that Sesame Street has been brought to you by the letters G, A, Y, and the colors pink and lavender. This can be found in the book Mad About Television.
- Issue #367 (March 1998): The Count appears in the parody "Busty the Vampire Slayer".
- Issue 396 features a comic spoof of Angel, a television series about a vampire with a soul. In the introductory panel, The Count accompanies the lead character with a supportive comment.
- Bear from Bear in the Big Blue House can be seen in the forest in the opening panel of Barebutt Mountain, a parody of the film Brokeback Mountain in Issue #465 (May 2006.) Bert and Ernie from Sesame Street can also be spotted later on in the parody.
- Issue 510 (June 2011) features a Green Lantern spoof with several other famous green characters, including Kermit.
- Mad Presents Batman (September 2012) featured a small cameo by Cookie Monster on a computer screen in the comic, "The Dork Knight." A police officer theorizes that Battyman is really Cookie Monster, since both have a "growly, gravelly voice."
- Issue 510 (August 2012) features an Avengers parody, when Nick Fury is talking to all the leaders of the Earth, Kermit is included.
- MAD Issue 2 (August 2019) features a cameo by Gaffer by Jim Woodring in the section "The Wisenheim Museum". In Tom Bunk Gets Stranded in Hollywood, Kermit and Miss Piggy are seen waving at a crowd. Fozzie Bear and Cookie Monster are also seen in a car driven by Darth Vader from Star Wars. There's also a page where Teague Rathbone wrote a letter to the sock in David Bowie's pants in Labyrinth.
- In MAD Issue 5 (February 2019), a book titled There's a Chapter 11 at the End of This Book can be seen in the Re-Animated poster parody Re-Animators, focusing on Toys R Us' bankruptcy and revival.
- Dr. Bunsen Honeydew appears in Spaghetti & Meatball in Baby Sittin in MAD Issue 6 (April 2019). Kermit also appears in one panel of The Goodest Place, a parody of The Good Place.
- Sweetums and Animal appear in the MAD Issue 7 (June 2019) article MAD Predicts Avenjerks: Is This Ever Gonna End-Game? appearing in a crowd of Dizzy characters to defeat Th'anus (Thanos).
- Bert appears in the MAD Issue 8 (August 2019) article Necronomicon for Dummies being sacrificed by getting his stuffing out of him. A gag in Meanwhile... features a Muppet dating a marionette.


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The games were the games. The results and records are final -- and absolutely legitimate. The Red Sox won the 2004 World Series. The Yankees won the 2000 World Series. The Reds won the 1919 World Series.
No player's career totals should be revised or otherwise singled out for special notation.
Two quick examples: Norm Cash admitted that he used corked bats when he won the 1961 American League batting title. Should his stats be erased? Gaylord Perry said he routinely cheated during his pitching career. Should Perry's Hall of Fame plaque be tossed in the trash?
Baseball players are human. Therefore, baseball players will sometimes do unethical or illegal or damaging things to themselves to gain an edge on their opponents. No one should be surprised by this.
And anyone thinking that the game can be "cleaned up", that all the evil doers can be named and shamed and then the sun can once again shine over our great game is a moron. Kind of like the people who think the US was a beacon of democracy and niceness before Bush/Cheney rolled into DC and effed everything up. I hear that and I think you cannot possibly be that stupid.
Bronson Arroyo admitted yesterday that he has used both androstenedione and amphetamines -- and would not be surprised if his name was on the infamous 2003 list.
Before 2004, none of us paid any attention to anything we took. Now they don't want us to take anything unless it's approved. But back then, who knows what was in stuff? The FDA wasn't regulating stuff, not unless it was killing people or people were dying from it.Arroyo began taking andro after 1998 -- and he loved it.
I felt like a monster. I felt like I could jump and hit my head on the basketball rim.Arroyo said he stopped using andro in 2004 (only because he heard that it could contain some known steroids, such as Winstrol) and quit taking amphetamines in 2006.
Meanwhile, the traded deadline ends in a few hours. Keep F5-ing the Globe's Extra Bases.


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Bangor Council to Vote on Changes to Open Burning Ordinance
New rules are on the way for backyard fire pits.
Summer is all about kickin' back by the fire pit! In Bangor, the regulations regarding the city's open burning ordinance are changing. The City Council has yet to vote on the new rules but here's a look at what's being proposed.
Currently any 'exposed fire' in Bangor requires a permit, even in fire bowls or in a outdoor fireplace. The change would allow folks to light a fire (for recreational purposes) in any item designed to contain a fire, without a permit. Fires contained by cinder blocks or rocks would still need a permit.
The ordinance will add new requirements as well. The fire pit or ring must be less than three feet in diameter. Burning materials must be stacked less than two feet high. It also need to be a safe distance from buildings, trees, decks and property lines.
To prevent hazardous smoke around neighboring residents, there's a list of items that can't be burned. This includes:
- trash
- cardboard
- plastic
- foam
- construction debris
- pressure-treated or painted wood
- wet wood
- rotted wood
- diseased wood
- moldy wood or leaves
Additionally, someone must be close by to the fire with a garden hose, bucket of water or fire extinguisher. If the wind is blowing more than 15 MPH or the State Forest Division has classified a Class 1 or 2 fire danger, no burning is allowed. You also can't light a fire as a renter or visitor to a public or private property without proof of owner consent.
If a complaint is called in, the fire department will send someone out to see if the rules are being followed. If not, fines start at $250.
The council will vote Monday, June 23.


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HBO agreed to suspend filming with horses after a third horse died during production of the racetrack drama "Luck."
This is the third horse death in connection with the series.
The animal was being led to a Santa Anita Park racetrack stable by a groom when it reared and fell back Tuesday morning, suffering a head injury, according to HBO.
Local news from across Southern California
The horse was euthanized at the track, where "Luck" is filming its second season.
The accident comes a day after after PETA said it sent a complaint to Los Angeles law enforcement urging the agency to investigate the deaths of two other horses, and humane group that oversees Hollywood productions had issued an immediate demand "that all production involving horses shut down."
"We are also insisting that this stoppage remain in full effect pending a complete, thorough, and comprehensive investigation," the American Humane Association said in a statement. It noted that the accident didn't occur during filming or racing.
In the series, which was created by David Milch ("Deadwood," "NYPD Blue") and looks at racing's seedier side, Dustin Hoffman plays a crime kingpin who's scheming to gain control of a racetrack and introduce casino gambling.
During season-one filming in 2010 and 2011, two horses were hurt during racing scenes and euthanized.
HBO defended its treatment of the animals, saying it's worked with the American Humane Association and racing industry experts to implement safety protocols that exceed film and TV industry standards.
The American Humane Association's film and TV unit, the group sanctioned and supported by the entertainment industry to protect animals used in filming, called for a production halt at the Santa Anita Racetrack in suburban Arcadia after the second horse's death.
Racing resumed after new protocols were put in place and proved effective, Karen Rosa, the AHA unit's senior vice president, said in February.
On Tuesday, Dr. Gary Beck, a California Horse Racing Board veterinarian, said he had just examined the horse as part of routine health and safety procedures before it was to race later in the day. The horse passed the inspection, the AHA said.
"The horse was on her way back to the stall when she reared, flipped over backwards, and struck her head on the ground," Beck said in a statement. An attending veterinarian determined that euthanasia was appropriate, he said.
Dr. Rick Arthur, medical director of the state racing board, said such injuries occur in stable areas every year and are more common than thought. A necropsy will be conducted, he said, which is routine with all fatalities at racing board enclosures.
An American Humane Association safety representative was at the track when the accident occurred and "as always, all safety precautions were in place," HBO said in its statement that said it was "deeply saddened" by the horse's death and was working with the AHA on its inquiry.
The first two horse deaths drew criticism from People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, which said that safety guidelines used in filming failed to prevent the deaths "so clearly they were inadequate."
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[Stu Bykofsky, Philadelphia Daily News] I'm glad to be credited for creating the term "Mumidiots." They hate America. And they use him as a symbol and a focus of their hate. And Mumia becomes a handy symbol for them to use against a system that they believe is (rolling his eyes) racist, and [rolling his eyes) colonial, and (rolling his eyes) homophobic and (rolling his eyes) military and (opening his mouth real wide) capitalist, and everything else that they despise. He's articulate. He's good-looking. I have to ask myself if he would have quite so much support if he were ugly and inarticulate.
As a youth, Huey hated to leave his house, because older boys would pick on him and call him names. In a revealing discussion with his former partner and one-time head of the BPP, Elaine Brown, the private Huey emerges as a man consumed with fear:"A lot of what I am has to do with fear," he said to me out of nowhere one of those first nights I came to see him in Oakland. ''And what I understand about fear. I wasn't afraid only in the Soul Breaker. Like you, I've been afraid much of my life."
"You know, niggers on the street don't like 'pretty niggers,'" he continued, making me wonder whether he was speaking about him or me.
"They called me 'pretty' and 'high yellow nigger' and other motherfuckers. The problem with niggers on the street, of course, is that they don't know what to hate for their oppression."
To conquer his profound fear of the streets, Huey sought the counsel of his older brother, Walter, who schooled him with valuable insights into both street and life realities. Walter explained that the guy who seemed like the biggest bully was often the guy with the biggest fear. "He was probably more afraid than you," Walter reasoned.
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ARLINGTON, Texas Colorado Rockies starter Josh Outman went to the mound for the fifth inning with a 10-run lead.
While the Rockies held on for a much-needed 11-7 victory over the Texas Rangers, it ended up being a no-decision for the right-hander who was the first to start on short rest since manager Jim Tracys decision this week to go with a four-man rotation.
Even given extra pitches and another chance through the heart of the Texas lineup, Outman fell one out short of the required five innings to be eligible for the victory.
At the end of the day, the team won, and thats the big picture, a clearly disappointed Outman said. We got a team win. We came out and played. Besides one inning, we played a great game against the best team in baseball.
Tyler Colvin and Chris Nelson had consecutive two-out, two-run singles in the third to put Colorado up 5-0 against the two-time defending AL champions, who had won seven in a row.
Before Colorados four-run third against Colby Lewis (6-6), the Rangers hadnt allowed more than three runs in a game during their winning streak. Wil Nieves and Dexter Fowler the Nos. 8 and 9 batters homered on consecutive pitches in the fifth off reliever Michael Kirkman for three more runs and an 11-1 lead.
I dont know that weve had a better offensive game all year long, Tracy said.
Six players had at least two hits for the Rockies, who won for only the third time in 16 games. They got their first win in 11 games this season against AL West teams.
Nelson Cruz homered twice for two-time defending AL champion Texas (44-28), which lost for only the third time in 14 games and still has the best record in the majors.
With a double-digit lead, and even though Outman already was past the 75-pitch limit Tracy is trying to impose on his starters, the lefty had two outs in the fifth before Adrian Beltre and Michael Young had consecutive RBI singles to make it 11-3. Outman slammed his glove against his leg in frustration when he was pulled from the game.
Nothing that Im going to repeat that went through my head, Outman said when asked what he was thinking.
Trying to give the kid the opportunity to be involved in the decision, Tracy said. He had done very well, and you know something, I gave him that rope and a little bit more. I gave him Josh Hamilton, I gave him Adrian Beltre, I gave him Michael Young, and the inning was still going.
Cruz, who had a solo shot an inning earlier off Outman, hit the first pitch from reliever Adam Ottavino over the center field wall for a three-run homer.
I give him Nelson Cruz, and he hits the ball in the bullpen off that kid, then personally for me, Ive done it wrong, Tracy said. But I tried to get him that fifth inning, really, really hard.
Outman allowed five runs and eight hits with three strikeouts and a walk. He threw 92 pitches.
When Cruz homered deep into the Colorado bullpen on a hanging 0-2 slider in the fourth, Outman slammed both of his hands to his knees.
Right pitch, obviously very bad location, Outman said.
Rex Brothers (3-2), the third of five Colorado pitchers, threw two scoreless innings despite allowing leadoff doubles in both.
They put runs on the board. They hit the ball hard all day, Rangers manager Ron Washington said. I dont know how you can say its a game we should have won. ... They beat us. Ive got no excuses.
The Rockies loaded the bases with three consecutive singles in the third before Colvin blooped a single to shallow left just out of the reach of shortstop Elvis Andrus. Nelson followed with a single up the middle for a 5-0 lead.
Jonathan Herrera dropped to one knee on his swing that resulted in an RBI double in the fourth before Michael Cuddyers two-run double made it 8-0. Nelson had a leadoff double off Kirkman before the homers by Nieves and Fowler.
Lewis struck out six with no walks. The right-hander had two complete games his previous three starts, and allowed only 11 earned runs over 44 innings his last six games.
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We're inside 50 days now to the start of the Olympics. Have I mentioned that I am an Olympic whore? I love the Games. I cannot wait for some sh-t to go down Italian pool styles during the Games. Federica Pellegrini and Filippo Magnini are good for it. That girl was made for gossip. Their love was made in gossip. We need a blogging mole from inside the Olympic Village. Please, please, please.
Anyway, in advance of the Games, Great Britain has been rolling out their Go GB campaign. David Beckham is of the big names attached to the entire programme and there's now an ad featuring Victoria as a representative of Britain's GREAT fashion. Let's put aside our eyerolls for now and watch:
First priority: pimp herself out as a proper designer. Next: bend over for Anna Wintour. Anna Wintour BEFORE THE QUEEN!!!
I went into Holt Renfrew the other day where they sell her line. You know that cat print dress? It retails for CDN$1,250! Is that with the help of Anna or in spite of Anna who still won't put her on the cover of US Vogue?
In celebration of the start of Euro 2012, let's revisit the Victoria Beckham of Euro 2004 in Portugal. Remember her?
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Hate Crime Incidents, per Bias Motivation and Quarter, by State and Agency, 2011
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A few years back, a musical about a pot-smoking, rabble-rousing Nigerian political activist somehow became one of the most unexpected successes that the Broadway musical scene's ever witnessed. But, when you listen to music of the late Fela Kuti, that success seems a lot less unlikely.
Almost always referred to by his first name only, Fela led a larger-than-life existence—marriage to more than two dozen of back-up singers, clashes with the military and political powers-that-be—that bubbled up through his discography. Each song Fela recorded was epic, clocking in at 10, 20 sometimes even 30 minutes. Rather than bore listeners, though, tracks like "ODOO" or "Teacher Don't Teach Me Nonsense" mix up different elements like 1950s/1960s jazz-inflected stylings, the 1960s/1970s funk that was happening as Fela started making his name and traditional African rhythms and instrumentation. This fusion became a style called Afrobeat and its combination of rock-solid groove and in-the-moment improvisation creates awesome, nigh-irresistible dance music.
However, just as important as the energy and wit of the music is the fiery political rhetoric that served as Fela's lyrics. Which brings us to "Zombie." The unthinking undead referred to in the title aren't creatures from a George Romero movie. Fela's singing about the foot soldiers who propped up the military strongmen and corrupt politicians who profited from Nigeria's oil riches, accusing them of having "no brain, no job, no sense" in their mindless following of orders. The track above was recorded and performed just as the world's attention was turning to post-colonial Africa. Fela could've made a song that was insincere cheerleading and no doubt made a name for himself and lots of money to boot. The fact that he didn't—and that the song brought down the brutal fist of the Nigerian government—is only one of the reasons that his music's so incredible.


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Monday, February 13, 2012
Setting Your Own Deadlines
But in the past, this kind of incentive hasn't always been there. I've had to simply keep plugging away at whatever I was working on, whether it be the fifteenth draft of a picture book or a novel that may or may not be working. Some people use Nanowrimo to inspire them to write a whole novel, while others are good at goal setting and timelines. Where do you sit?
For many of us, work and family commitments shove their way into our spare time and energy, taking over until there is nothing left. If you work in a job that requires a fair amount of creative energy (teaching is one), you probably struggle to keep some for writing. If you have small children or a demanding home situation (I'll let you imagine what that might mean!) or your health is not good, it can be hard for you to give your writing its fair share of time in your life.
This is where deadlines can be very useful, and there is nothing to stop you setting them for yourself. They can be as simple as 10 pages per week by Sunday 9pm. If you have a big 0 birthday coming up (40 or 50, say) you might start thinking about finishing your novel by that date. You might hunt out some competition opportunities and set their closing dates as deadlines for yourself. Or even find yourself a writing buddy that you can work with to set deadlines and encourage each other to meet them.
Often a good deadline is one with a goal, like a writing competition with its closing date. You can attach a reward to your deadline - If I finish my novel by 31st July, I can book that holiday to the Byron Bay Writers' festival, for example. Sometimes I set a really short deadline and reward - finish 20 pages by the weekend and I'm off to the movies! The thing about attaching a deadline to a reward is the time limit. No putting off those pages forever and a day. You have to have them finished or no reward at all. All of this might sound like the kind of big stick you don't want behind you, but remember the real reward - the more writing you do, the better you get, and the more likely you are to finish that novel.
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- Sally Murphy said...
True, Sherryl. Setting a self-imposed deadline usually works for me, though I hadn't thought to much of offering myself a bribe. A fine idea! At the moment I am trying to finish a rewrite of a verse novel before uni starts again in a couple of weeks. It meant that today, when I had a lunch date (rare for me) I sat down and wrote first, even though I prefer to write around lunchtime. I met my daily quote and went off to lunch guilt-free.
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- Kristi Holl said...
Great post, Sherryl. Those "home situations" and "small children" challenges are what get me most often. I am now finally to the point where my time is again my own, for the most part, and I am excited by the open spaces on my calendar. I know from experience that NOW is the time to set those deadlines before the free time floats on by with little writing done. Thanks for the nudge!
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- Sherryl said...
Sally, bribes are a great way to keep us on track, or should I say "rewards"!
Kristi - keep those open calendar spaces a secret! Other people have a habit of grabbing them.
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January 26th, 2013
The Icehouse was packed to the gills on Saturday night for the homecoming of local group Night Moves, a band that received major buzz this last year after signing with Domino Records and rerecording their latest album, Colored Emotions. With so few local bands receiving national buzz in our music scene, it's refreshing to see these guys getting the widespread attention they deserve and being able to deliver their sultry country-rock sound to audiences outside of Minnesota.
Despite the long, frigid line at the door, attendees were warmed up with local country-rock jammers Red Daughters, a group whose distinctly tight and thumping live sound created the perfect match to Night Moves' delicate, spacey jams. The openers set a high standard for the night, ripping through a set of heavy, dank country-rock tunes that conjured influences of Cream, The Strokes, and the Allman Brothers. These guys have their live sound down to a science, and not a bluesy guitar lick, organ squelch, or saxophone scream was wasted.
When Night Moves finally took the stage, there was a tender, sentimental feel to the start of their set. It's been a while since they've played in the cities and they've never sounded better than this last Saturday night. The bass thumped, the guitars cooed and screamed, and John Pelant's vocals soared over the mix, sounding as confident (and dare I say "sexy"?) as he's ever sounded. Blasting through cuts from their record, such as the heavy jammer "Horses" or anthems like "Country Queen" and "Headlights", these guys have gained tons of confidence but haven't lost any of their passion and quirkiness. Although they've moved past their status as local music staple into a nationally-recognized indie rock band, there aren't many bands that sound as good with home-court advantage as Night Moves, and the Icehouse on Saturday provided a perfect venue to remember why they made it big in the first place.
Written by Andy Engstrom, Radio K volunteer.


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Nicholas Patrick was born in 1964 in North Yorkshire in the United Kingdom. He became a US Citizen in 1994. He is married. His recreational interests include flying, reading, fixing and building things, hiking, and scuba diving.
Bachelor and Master of Arts in engineering from the University of Cambridge, England in 1986 and 1990; and a Master of Science and Doctor of Philosophy in mechanical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1990 and 1996.
While at university, Dr Patrick learned to fly as a member of the UK Royal Air Force's Cambridge University Air Squadron, and spent his summers as a civil engineer in New York and Connecticut. After graduating from Cambridge, he moved to Boston, Massachusetts, where he worked as an engineer for the Aircraft Engines Division of GE.
He then attended the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), where he was a teaching assistant and then a research assistant in the Human-Machine Systems Lab in the Department of Mechanical Engineering. His research interests included telerobotics, aviation psychology, decision theory, optimisation, and econometrics. While at MIT, he worked as a flight instructor at Hanscom Field's East Coast Aero Club and as a statistician and programmer for a medical and robotic products company.
Upon completion of his doctorate, Dr Patrick joined Boeing's Commercial Airplane Group in Seattle, Washington, where he worked in Flight Deck Engineering as a systems and human-factors engineer on many of Boeing's commercial aircraft models.
Dr Patrick has logged over 1 900 hours as a pilot in more than 20 types of airplane and helicopter, including over 800 hours as a flight instructor in the Boston, Seattle, and Houston areas.
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Dr Patrick reported to NASA's Johnson Space Center for astronaut training in August 1998. His initial training included scientific and technical briefings, intensive instruction in Shuttle and International Space Station systems, and physiological, survival, and classroom training in preparation for T-38 flight.
Dr Patrick is assigned as a mission specialist on the STS-116 mission.


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Here at Genomes Unzipped we love genomes. But there is more to the world of biology than genomics, there is more to understanding your own body than personal genetic tests. To understand the human body, you have to look not just at the DNA present, but also at what genes are turned on in what tissues, what cells are being produced in what numbers, what compounds are circulating in your blood, and even what other organisms are also living on your body. However, for the interested consumer the non-genetic aspects of personalized medicine have generally been less readily accessible than the genetic aspect. This post discusses a few companies that are trying to fill this gap, and who are looking to the general public to crowd-source funding for their products.
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Big Fish Games has reeled in the biggest venture financing deal in the state this year.
The Seattle online game distributor — whose popular titles include "Mystery Case Files," "Azada" and "Hidden Expeditions" — today plans to announce $83.3 million in funding from Balderton Capital, General Catalyst Partners and Salmon River Capital. It is not only the largest venture financing deal in the state this year, but the biggest ever in a U.S. online gaming company, according to Thomson Reuters and the National Venture Capital Association.
The significance of the funding round was not lost on Chief Executive Jeremy Lewis, a 39-year-old former Goldman Sachs managing director who joined Big Fish two years ago.
Lewis spent 13 months trying to locate the best financial partners for the deal, which is unusual not only for its size but also because Big Fish has been profitable since it was founded six years ago by former RealNetworks manager Paul Thelen.
"My experience, the best time to raise capital is when you least need it," said Lewis, adding that the money will provide "strategic flexibility" to expand the business in new directions. The company just launched a new Japanese version of the Web site this week, with additional global expansion planned. It also recently inked a lease for a new engineering facility in Vancouver, B.C., one that could reach as many as 50 employees.
Big Fish also may consider growing through acquisitions, though Lewis said nothing is in the cards and he discounted the possibility of using the new war chest to "roll up" other casual game companies.
"It has not been proven to date that rolling up this industry creates value," said Lewis, adding that Big Fish has made three small acquisitions during its history.
The cash infusion comes at a time of intense growth for Big Fish, which in mid-July moved into a new 57,000-square-foot headquarters on Elliott Avenue along the Seattle waterfront. The office, an open floor plan that includes sweeping views of Elliott Bay, a giant Big Fish logo at the reception desk and, obviously, a well-equipped game room, will house nearly all of the company's 310 workers. Chief Financial Officer Glenn Walcott said the new space can accommodate 450 employees, and the company currently lists more than 60 open positions.
Just three years ago, Big Fish employed 55 people.
Revenues have skyrocketed at the company as a new group of consumers engage in the easy-to-learn puzzle, arcade and card games that Big Fish distributes from its own studio and more than 600 external game developers.
"The industry is growing so rapidly, and with the increased penetration of broadband here and overseas … consumers are increasingly adding interactive entertainment into their daily Internet diet," said Lewis.
About 1 million game downloads are recorded each day at Big Fish. Users of the online service are prompted with an offer to purchase titles for $20 after a free hour of game play.
Online conversion rates top those of other game distributors, with more than 2 percent of those who try a game making a purchase, said Lewis. Big Fish also distributes titles through retail stores and on gaming devices such as the Nintendo DS. And it is exploring mobile distribution, including games for Apple's iPhone.
The revenue model — along with a membership fee system — has served Big Fish quite well.
In 2005, the company reported revenue of $8.6 million, rising to $24.1 million in 2006 and $50.8 million last year. Lewis declined to provide revenue projections for this year, though he said the business has grown at between 100 percent and 220 percent annually for the past few years. Lewis expects revenue to hit historical growth levels this year.
Prior to the most recent funding round, Big Fish had raised $8.7 million in angel financing in 2005.
Oftentimes in large venture rounds involving mature companies, executives take the opportunity to cash out some of their stock. Lewis declined to comment on whether that occurred in this deal, though he did say, "The focus of our funding was on building the company."
Even though Big Fish spent 13 months on the fundraising trail, Lewis said the company didn't seriously consider an initial public offering. That's a path that rival RealNetworks is considering, with plans to spin off its casual games unit in a separate public entity later this year.
Another casual gaming company — Seattle's PopCap Games — competes and partners with Big Fish. And while PopCap Chief Executive Dave Roberts hears that Big Fish is doing well, he said there will be less overlap between the two companies over time.
"I believe we'll see more specialization (and differentiation) of distribution channels, and Big Fish Games seems to be staking out a great position with their new-game-a-day and deep discounts," said Roberts. "If that's their long-term direction, though, we'll be overlapping less as time goes on – we make just a few games a year and don't like to discount them."
Still, the casual games industry continues to grow rapidly, with an estimated 200 million game players worldwide. It's a big market of more than $2 billion that Big Fish and others want to hook.
The latest funding round brings on long-term financial partners who Lewis said want to "build a substantial, transformative company."
But he also stressed the importance of raising money as a protective measure.
"I have seen so many talented entrepreneurs with really remarkable visions get backed into corners because they don't have the money to do what they want to do. And if they had raised money three months earlier, the world would benefit from a really cool company. Three months later, because of macroeconomic conditions, liquidity in the capital markets dries up and venture capitalists get scared and that business model doesn't get funded, when in a fair world it should."
Big Fish now has a nice cushion to the tune of $83.3 million to make sure that its business doesn't fade away.
*Source: National Venture Capital Association/P-I research


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