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- *NEW* 'Backup & Restore' saves all iBartender user data to the cloud including custom drink recipes (with images), custom ingredients, favorites, ratings, and inventory selections (in-app purchase).
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I have a dozen or so, but my "main-stays" are "ABC-XYZ".., "The Hive and the Honey Bee", and Taylor's "How-To-Do-It..." . I use bits from all of them but usually grab "How-To" first, as it's well organized into many small treatments of usually just a few paragraphs. It's a quick way to jog my memory to the other sources. 151 short stories on the How-To's of beekeeping. Easy to read, front to back, unlike many others.
I used to have several boxes of old Gleanings from Bee Culture and The American Beekeeper mags - years (and years) of each. They came as part of a bee business I bought out in the 90's. I read most of them, but don't have many left.
I suppose it's time I got something that was written in this millennia... but another interesting read is the 1917 (2nd) edition of ABC that I acquired many years ago - for one, it also describes the queen's mating flight as her "wedding flight". There's a barely visible "Grace Margaret Starryon Roe, 1918 " penciled on the inside cover - obviously the original owner. Many of the illustrations are intricately hand drawn.


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"You gotta listen to this one song. It'll change your life, I swear."
When Natalie Portman's manic pixie dreamgirl archetype dropped a knowledge bomb on a young Zach Braff in the form of The Shins, the moment represented way more than just an indie meet cute. In retrospect, it was a major sign of things to come: personalized song recommendations were gearing up to enter the mainstream. Half a year later, Braff's Grammy-winning, platinum-selling compilation soundtrack for Garden State firmly established that a handpicked list of songs could be a legitimate musical form in its own right. And the modern playlist was born.
All of which sounds a little bizarre to our ears today. Was there really a time when playlists weren't an essential part of how we listen to music? Yes – at least not in the way we've quickly accepted as normal. Sure, the radio always provided a sort-of playlist function, but its one-size-fits-all approach left out anyone who didn't fit into its very specific (and repetitive) mold. The modern, personalized playlist is decidedly a result of modern technology. Without the CD burners and a-la-carte song purchases made possible by cutting-edge 2004 tech, collecting independent songs together simply couldn't happen. And neither could playlists.
So the way we listen has always evolved alongside technology. And 2016 is no exception – in an age where streaming has opened up the world's music to everyone, personalized playlists have exploded in diversity, quality, and abundance. Playlists are now designed around a rainbow of possible moods and life moments – everything from making breakfast in bed to spending the night hanging at home with your cats. Every genre, from Acid Jazz to Zydeco, can be explored at the touch of a button. And for those too independent to fit into any categories whatsoever, Spotify's Discover Weekly and Apple Music's 'For You' features personalize each list for an audience of one.
The result is that all of us are able to access a world of music that was previously reserved for only the biggest collectors and record junkies. We're listening differently. More and more Sonos listeners are choosing curated radio stations and custom playlists over individual tracks. Less time spent searching for single songs, more time spent filling your home with a continual flow of music. So in response, we've evolved our Sonos App to make this new style of listening as fast and easy as possible.
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Hoyer: GOP Budget Ends Medicare Guarantee, Will Hurt America
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WASHINGTON, DC - House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) spoke on the House Floor today in opposition to the House Republican budget for Fiscal Year 2013. Below is a link to the video and a transcript of his remarks.
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"Mr. Ryan, who is an outstanding member of this body, is my friend and one of the most able among us; Mr. Van Hollen has been my close friend for many years and is one of the most able among us. They have just spent time thanking our staffs for the work they have done, and I share their view that our staffs have worked mightily and indeed there has been much debate.
"Tragically the product we will produce today is far less than the sum of the parts of this body. It is, I suggest to you, a product unworthy of the intellect that has been applied to it. It is a product that will hurt America, not help America. It is a product that is too much politics and too little policy. It is a product of which I think this House cannot be proud. It is a product that relies on substantially undermining the security of seniors. And I say that as one who has said repeatedly that in reaching a fiscally sustainable path we must deal with entitlements. We need to do so together. And we need to do so in a balanced way.
"But there is no balance in this proposal. Seniors, middle class, vulnerable, working Americans are asked to pay the price of this agreement. And, indeed, not only are they asked to pay the price, but the best-off among us is asked to do the least. That's not the America of which we are all proud that has worked together, sacrificed together at times, to come together to make a joint contribution to the welfare of this country.
"This product is less than the sum of its parts. This product would undermine the guarantee of Medicare. Dare I say, we need to deal with entitlements, but not in a way, I tell my friends in this House, that undermines the guarantee of seniors' security. And, I would say to you, families' security so their children will know their parents are secure.
"Ladies and gentlemen of this House, we had an agreement. I think that the gentleman from Wisconsin is an honorable man. He is my friend. I like Paul Ryan. But I am sorely disappointed, I tell my friend. We came to having a difference of opinion on what the number ought to be on this year's budget. You had a lower number. We had a higher number. We almost took the nation to the brink – as a matter of fact, we took it to the brink – of default before we agreed. We came to the brink of default in this great nation – the most creditworthy nation on the face of this Earth that was downgraded as a result – to get to an a agreement. We got to an agreement. It was an agreement. And if we are able to rely on one another's word, we ought to keep our agreements.
"It said that the 302(a), which simply means for the public the dollars we spend on discretionary spending this fiscal year would be $1.047 trillion. That's a lot of money. No doubt about it. Your side didn't like it. My side didn't like it. But we agreed upon it. That agreement is not carried out in this budget. How can we rely on the future on such an agreement?
"Seniors pay the bill, the vulnerable pay the bill, but not the wealthiest in America. It puts Medicare at risk and does not get us to where we want. In fact, it adds $10 trillion and from some magical formula somewhere out there, like 'waste, fraud, and abuse,' we are going to find the money to pay for the $10 trillion in tax cuts. That's by the extension of the Bush tax cuts and the 35% to 25%. Some magical way we are going to eliminate – it doesn't say which ones, doesn't say who is going to pay the bill.
"Ladies and gentlemen, we can do better. The parts in this body are very good on both sides of the aisle. Good intellect, good instincts, and a love for this country. We can do better. Let's reject this budget. Let's do some real work. Let's come together and put this country on a fiscally sustainable path without harming our people."


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Bitter debate is raging in Canada's largest Protestant denomination, the United Church of Canada, over remarks by its moderator, Bill Phipps, one of the UCC's pastors. He said in an October newspaper interview that he did not believe Jesus Christ was God, was bodily resurrected, or was the only way to God. Last month, the UCC's 70-member general council of lay and clergy members voiced unanimous support of him and said his comments fall "well within the spectrum of the United Church." The council also suggested Mr. Phipps's freedom of expression should be "tempered" in accordance with UCC policy. Church sources said hundreds of letters and calls have been pouring into UCC headquarters. Some said they were appalled that someone who questions such basic tenets of the Christian faith can call himself a Christian, much less lead a national Christian church. Mr. Phipps apologized for any pain his comments may have caused members, but reiterated his beliefs. (The UCC was formed in 1925 by the union of Methodist, Congregational, and most of the country's Presbyterian churches. A rift occurred a decade ago when the church approved ordination of homosexuals.)
The Washington National Cathedral and a prominent sculptor have sued Warner Bros. They claim a sexually graphic image in the Al Pacino movie Devil's Advocate is a distorted and unauthorized copy of a sculpture that graces the cathedral's main entrance. The sculpture, Ex Nihilo, depicts the creation of mankind, with male and female nudes emerging from a roiled background. The movie portrays a similar sculpture, with the characters appearing to come to life and engage in a variety of sexual acts, the suit alleges. Moviegoers could mistakenly think the cathedral allowed the use of its artwork, produced by Christian sculptor Frederick Hart in 1983, it says. The suit seeks an end to further distribution of the movie, posters, and other promotional material that depicts the sculpture. (A copy of the church art appears on Warner Bros.' Web site promoting the movie.) It also asks for unspecified damages and a share of the movie's profits. Warner Bros. had no immediate comment on the suit but acknowledged producers had seen a photo of the church sculpture during preparation of the movie. However, the sculpture in the movie is a different one, a spokesman said.
Pastor David Worth of Malibu (Calif.) Presbyterian Church had only 10 minutes' notice that President Clinton would be attending the 9:30 a.m. service one Sunday in November. There wasn't time to draft a customized sermon for the occasion, Mr. Worth told reporters later, so he went ahead and preached the one he had prepared on religious persecution. Mr. Clinton was ushered to a pew near the front shortly after the service started, while a four-piece contemporary-music band was leading a song, "As High as the Heavens." Many of the 360 worshippers were unaware the president was among them until after the singing ended and the pastor welcomed him, the Los Angeles Times reported. Late-comer Frances Forbes climbed over a startled Secret Service agent in the pew behind the president. "Excuse me, there's an empty seat there," she said. Only later, when Mr. Clinton turned sideways, did she recognize him, she told a Times reporter. Back home in Washington, the pastor was prepared for Mr. Clinton's December visit. The president joined congregants singing "Joy to the World" as he walked down the aisle and took a seat at the District of Columbia's largest black church. He was there to deliver 10 minutes of remarks about race and faith. He got an earful in return, according to media reports. Pastor H. Beecher Hicks Jr. of Metropolitan Baptist Church urged the president and other leaders not to forget their roots. "Some folks, when they get to the pinnacle of power, they forget how they got there," the minister said. "It is not because you are so smart. Mr. Clinton didn't do it. God did it." Amid loud applause and "amens," he added that black voters also helped him get there, and they deserve better in return. He called for full D.C. voting representation in Congress and for home rule for the district. Under the direction of Congress, Mr. Clinton in 1995 appointed a financial control board to run the city government, which was and continues to be bogged down in debt, inefficiency, and charges of corruption. Mr. Clinton told the congregation he hoped for greater independence and better conditions for the city's 530,000 residents in the days ahead.
Mormon officials announced the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints has grown to 10 million members, nearly 4.9 million of them in the United States. The group, founded in 1830, reported one million members 50 years ago. Last month, Jimmy Carter reportedly told a conference of religion news writers that Mormons should be considered part of the Christian community. A Southern Baptist, Mr. Carter said leaders of his denomination were wrong to imply the church is a non-Christian cult, the Deseret News reported.
The U.S. Supreme Court refused to hear arguments in a San Diego case involving Madalyn Murray O'Hair, the Austin, Texas-based atheist who led the 1963 court battle to ban school prayer. Ms. O'Hair has been missing for several years, and some published accounts suggest she may have died. Meanwhile, her followers have been feuding. At issue in the San Diego case was control of The Truth Seeker magazine, a once prominent atheist publication that has fallen on hard economic times. Lower court rulings left the O'Hair forces in control.
Two-thirds of American adults believe that Jesus someday will return to Earth, according to a new survey published this month by U.S. News and World Report. Also, 67 percent believe the world will come to an end or be destroyed. The survey showed that fully 60 percent of the most educated and 58 percent of all senior citizens are likely to believe the world will come to an end. USN&WR also observed that belief in a second coming has risen 5 percent since the last such poll three years ago. However, most who believe in the apocalypse placed it well beyond their lifetime, with 33.8 percent saying it will happen more than "a few hundred years" from now.
A federal judge shortened the prison sentence of Swami Bhaktipada from 20 years to 12 years. He said he did so because the former Hare Krishna leader is in failing health. Mr. Bhaktipada was sentenced in 1996 after pleading guilty to a racketeering charge that accused him of amassing millions through fund-raising scams and conspiring to murder two followers in 1983 and 1986. The followers allegedly threatened to cause his downfall with rumors that he was a homosexual and a child molester. Despite his plea, he denied involvement in the slayings. At one time, his hilltop community of about 700 devotees in northwestern West Virginia, replete with a Palace of Gold, was the nation's largest Krishna community. It was expelled from the International Society of Krishna Consciousness in 1987.
Homosexuals and their supporters in the 8.5 million member United Methodist Church (UMC) continue to score points, despite the denomination's official reaffirmations of church teachings on sexuality and marriage. Many Methodists are calling for tougher measures to counter the tide. It is now time to "move beyond statements of moral principles and begin the process of disciplining church leaders who disregard essential church teachings," declared chairman Helen Rhea Stumbo of the Institute on Religion and Democracy (IRD), a Washington, D.C.-based think tank and advocacy group promoting renewal in the mainline denominations. A UMC lay leader in Georgia, she warned that failure to do so could not only threaten the church's "traditional understanding of holiness and grace," but also splinter the denomination. She cited several recent developments: Trustees of UMC-affiliated Emory University in Atlanta recently ruled that same-sex weddings can occur in campus chapels if they involve clergy, faculty, and students from denominations that approve. Emory chaplain Susan Henry-Crowe told reporters that of the two dozen faith groups represented on campus, only the United Church of Christ and the Reform Jewish synagogue now perform such ceremonies. Eight UMC bishops are trustees, and the school's charter places it under the jurisdiction of the denomination. Pastor Jimmy Creech of 1,900-member First United Methodist Church, Omaha, Neb., was placed on 60 days' suspension with full pay and benefits last month by Nebraska Area Bishop Joel Martinez and a regional ministerial board. Mr. Creech had conducted a lesbian wedding at the church earlier, prompting an outcry among many members and official complaints to the bishop. The United Methodist Book of Discipline prohibits clergy from holding services of union for homosexual couples. Bishop Martinez said he hoped First Church's congregation "will use this time for continuing prayer, thoughtful reflection, and respectful dialogue about its current and future mission in Omaha." At Princeton University, UMC chaplain Sue Ann Morrow conducted a wedding ceremony at a campus chapel for two homosexuals who are professing atheists. Her bishop, Pittsburgh-based George Bashore, has spoken with her but has taken no administrative action against her. Ms. Morrow has said publicly that she plans to conduct future same-sex ceremonies. A new caucus group, "Covenant Relationships Network (CORNET)," has formed to lobby for same-sex marriage in the UMC. It has called on churches to open their facilities to same-sex couples and called on clergy to officiate at same-sex ceremonies as an "essential form of pastoral support."
Prayer, peace with God, and reconciliation with others at the end of life are important to at least half of American adults, but only one-third expect a member of the clergy to provide their greatest comfort in their final days, according to a Gallup poll. Among the most trusted sources of comfort and support are family members (cited by 81 percent of respondents in a multiple-selection process) and close friends (61 percent). Pastoral care counselor Rosemary Marmouget of Springfield, Mo., who helped prepare the survey, said that in actual practice, "when people know they're approaching death, most of them do seek a clergyman or chaplain." Other experts said the poll shows the hunger people have for spirituality when facing sickness and death, and the need for clergy to be better prepared and more involved.
The U.S. Supreme Court let stand two rulings that clarify when homosexuals may act to restrict public critics. Justices declined to interfere in the 1993 firing of Baptist minister Eugene Lumpkin from San Francisco's Human Rights Commission. Mayor Frank Jordan axed Mr. Lumpkin, who had a "pro-gay" voting record in discrimination cases, after the clergyman in a TV interview professed literal belief in the Bible, including passages dealing with homosexuality. Homosexual activists claimed this put him on record as favoring the stoning of homosexuals, which Mr. Lumpkin denied. The high court also declined to hear a civil-rights charge against the El Dorado, Calif., Republican Central Committee for ousting a homosexual couple accused of being Democrats. Observers said the case did not involve a government entity and was more about politics than sexual preference.
The Christmas show-including a nativity scene-went ahead as it has for the past 50 years at Swift school in Bon Secour, Ala. But many Alabama school systems canceled their traditional Christmas pageants or removed religious elements following an injunction and orders by federal judge Ira DeMent in October restricting religious activities in DeKalb County schools (WORLD, Nov. 8). His actions were widely interpreted as applying to all public schools in the state since he had eight months earlier declared unconstitutional the state's 1993 law permitting prayer in public schools. Initially, school officials scrapped plans for Swift's Christmas program, too. In past years it had featured a manger scene and children dressed as biblical characters, with carol singing by the audience. Swift's parents, however, voted to go ahead with the play anyway. Baldwin County school superintendent Larry Newton edited the script with an eye to passing court muster. The nativity scene remained, with secular themes receiving equal emphasis. Educators and lawyers agreed it met federal guidelines. "This has been in the Lord's hands from the beginning," an ecstatic Karen Nelson, vice president of the school's Parent-Teacher Organization, told the Mobile Register. At Dothan (Ala.) High School, the principal and school board on the advice of counsel ordered that two religious songs be stricken from the choir's annual Christmas concert. Some choir members complained their rights were being violated. Their parents secured the help of Christian Birmingham attorney A. Eric Johnston. He threatened the school board with a suit, The Huntsville Times reported. He pointed out there is widespread dissatisfaction with Judge DeMent's actions in the DeKalb County case. Pending a judgment by the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals, Dothan city schools should not accept the DeKalb County order as binding on them, Mr. Johnston insisted. School officials agreed to allow the songs. Elsewhere, Etowah County Circuit Judge Roy Moore, who is enmeshed in his own First Amendment battle (WORLD, Sept. 13), issued a temporary restraining order in his jurisdiction against Judge DeMent's injunction. Alabama newspapers reported students at some schools were staging outdoor prayer meetings and circulating religious literature. At some football games, students and parents knelt in prayer prior to kickoff. Such activities are permissible under Judge DeMent's guidelines. However, at a high school in Pell City, more than two dozen students were suspended for three days for leaving class to stage a prayer protest of the judge's actions. Judge DeMent's injunction and related orders came in response to an inquiry by DeKalb County school officials as to what is and is not permissible. He prohibited teachers and other school employees, as well as outsiders, from doing anything that could be interpreted as promoting religion in the classroom and at school-sponsored functions. But he approved teaching objectively about religion in class studies. Judge DeMent ordered monitors into the schools this month to measure compliance with his injunction. News accounts said many students and teachers have dubbed them "the prayer police."
Episcopal bishop Craig B. Anderson, 55, a former marketing executive at Proctor and Gamble, began a two-year term as president of the National Council of Churches last month in Washington, D.C. Andrew Young, a United Church of Christ minister and former UN Ambassador, was unanimously chosen by 350 delegates as president-elect to succeed Bishop Anderson. The new president said he will work at trimming the NCC agenda to three to six issues. The New York-based NCC, formed in 1949, has 34 Protestant and Orthodox member denominations which claim to represent 52 million people.


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Welcome to The Coffee House Restaurant in Newport on the beautiful central Oregon Coast. We specialize in unique gourmet breakfast and lunch fare. We serve superb coffee and offer fresh baked pastries daily, including our popular Pastie.
We are located amongst the hustle and bustle of Newport's Historic Bayfront, in a turn-of-the-century cottage that has quite a story. In 1932, the house was barged on a skow down the Yaquina River, from the town of Yaquina, to Newport, where it was rolled on logs up to its present site overlooking the fishing fleet of Newport.
From the eleveted deck of The Coffee House, these fishing vessels can be observed off-loading their catch, or heading out to sea to fill their holds with fish or crab. They are part of a colorful scene that includes sea lions frolicking in the water, their playful barks can be heard amongst the squawks of seagulls and other seabirds.
Inside our cozy restaurant, early breakfast eaters are rewarded with a spectacular view of morning sunrises over the Yaquina Bay. Our decor is an eclectic mix of nautical, antique, and whimsy, which seems to complement this charming cottage that is now The Coffee House.
" . . . a wonderful breakfast haunt . . . gourmet pastry and creative brunch fare . . . are complemented by the best espresso drinks in Newport. The homey confines of this place are a nice escape from the tourist trappings nearby."
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Our food receives many accolades from our loyal customers. Breakfast features fluffy omelets, crabcakes made fresh with locally harvested crab, hang-over-the-plate pancakes, or fruit crepes, just to name a few. Our biscuits and gravy have become legendary! A sampling of our Lunch Menu includes popular hot sandwiches, crispy Catch of the Day fish & chips, creamy clam chowder and an ultimate burger using Premium Angus Beef. We invite you to peruse our
page for a more complete listing of our offerings, including a downloadable PDF of our full menu.
Of special interest are our authentic Cornish pasties made fresh from scratch in our kitchen. Learn more about our popular pasties, their history and origin on our
Customers go out of their way to come to us for our coffee, as it is so exceptional. We make all of the popular espresso drinks and hand pour each house coffee individually, offering a strong, rich flavored coffee. Learn more about our outstanding coffee on the
Our aim at The Coffee House is to offer healthy, made from scratch, exceptional food, using local products whenever possible, served with a smile. The Coffee House Newport team looks forward to welcoming you. Our generous portions of good honest food will leave you satisfied and content!
The Coffee House Restaurant is open daily from 7:00 am to 2:00 p.m. Breakfast is served all day, and we start offering our Lunch Menu at noon.
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The Coffee House Newport is your Oregon coast breakfast and lunch restaurant, serving our own clam chowder and fish & chips, with exceptional Espresso drinks and fresh pastries.
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- Triceratops Dinosaur Frill & Tooth Set
- Cretaceous Age
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- This display set consists of 1 nice piece of Triceratops Frill (Head Shield) and 1 nice Triceratops Shed Tooth (A tooth that was worn and shed to make room for a NEW tooth in the jaw)
- Specimen will come in the 3.25″ x 4.25″ Riker Mounts as shown.
Triceratops is a genus of herbivorous ceratopsid dinosaur that first appeared during the late Maastrichtian stage of the late Cretaceous period, about 68 million years ago in what is now North America. It is one of the last known non-avian dinosaur genera, and became extinct in the Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event 66 million years ago. The term Triceratops, which literally means "three-horned face", is derived from the Greek τρί- (tri-) meaning "three", κέρας (kéras) meaning "horn", and ὤψ (ops) meaning "face". Bearing a large bony frill and three horns on its large four-legged body, and possessing similarities with the modern rhinoceros, Triceratops is one of the most recognizable of all dinosaurs and the best known ceratopsid. It shared the landscape with and was probably preyed upon by the Tyrannosaurus,though it is less certain that the two did battle in the manner often depicted in traditional museum displays and popular images.


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Material: Steel C45, black oxide finish. Screws steel 12.9.
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readjustment, precision honed bores. The threads of the screws DIN 912
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Remarks to collars from steel:The black oxide on the clamping
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If you have any questions about your stay at UPMC Chautauqua, do not hesitate to contact our Patient Representative at 716-664-8271 or speak with your Nurse Manager. Your health and comfort is our responsibility and we are determined to make your stay a satisfying patient experience.
Smoking Policy
Effective in May of 2009, UPMC Chautauqua expanded its tobacco-free policy to include all hospital campuses both indoors and outdoors and service locations owned and operated by UPMC Chautauqua, comprising of all grounds and parking lots as well as vehicles parked in hospital lots. The policy applies to all hospital employees, patients, visitors, students, interns, volunteers, and all other guests.
UPMC Chautauqua is a recognized healthcare leader whose policies and education are focused on wellness and prevention. The expansion of our tobacco-free policy supports and advances our mission to improve the health and well being of the people we serve.


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NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. (AP) Rutgers University is suing the Big East Conference, trying to avoid paying an exit fee.
Rutgers is trying to avoid a $10 million hit for leaving en route to the Big Ten. Big East bylaws state a school must give 27 months' notice and pay a $10 million withdrawal fee.
The lawsuit, filed in Middlesex County Superior Court on Wednesday, says the Big East selectively enforced the rules. Rutgers claims some schools did and some did not have to give notice or pay the fee on their way out of the embattled conference. The Big East allowed Syracuse, Pittsburgh, West Virginia and TCU to leave the league before the 27-month period had run its course.
The conference voted to increase its exit fee from $5 million to $10 million last month. Rutgers did not vote on the motion but voiced opposition.
Rutgers has also asked the Big East for the $1.3 million it said it lost when a football game was canceled due to TCU's withdrawal. The Horned Frogs were headed to the Big East but skipped out and landed in the Big 12 before ever playing a game. West Virginia also joined the Big 12, while Pitt and Syracuse will become members of the ACC next season.
Rutgers is coming off a 9-3 season in which it went 5-2 in the Big East. The Scarlet Knights lost to Louisville, 20-17, last Thursday in a game that decided the conference's BCS bid.
Rutgers will play Virginia Tech (6-6) on Dec. 28 in the Russell Athletic Bowl in Orlando, Fla.


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I'm both pleased and honored to have such a good home for my poem "Preparation" published online at The Penn Review. They are known for their fast response time, and got back to me on my submission within two days!
The Penn Review was founded in 1966, making it the oldest continuously published literary magazine at the University of Pennsylvania. "Devoted to the literary and visual arts, we publish original poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, and visual artwork, and feature an innovative blend of emerging and established voices in our biannual publication. Our list of contributors include authors and artists from across the United States and around the globe."
Click here to read how and why The Penn Review got started in my interview with Editor-in-Chief Daniel Finkel.
The Penn Review is currently open for submissions and accepts poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, and visual artwork on a rolling basis. Their next deadline is coming up quick on August 11, 2017.
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After garnering the No. 5 seed in the Big South Conference North Division, the Liberty men's basketball team will square with the South Division's No. 4 seed Winthrop, in the opening round of the 2014 VisitMyrtleBeach.com Big South Championship. The contest will take place on Wednesday inside Coastal Carolina's arena, The HTC Center in Conway, S.C. Tipoff is slated for noon with the contest airing live on the Big South Network. The winner will meet overall No. 1 seed High Point in the quarterfinals, Friday at noon on ESPN3. Liberty and Winthrop met once in the regular season on Feb. 4. Despite the contest being a close affair in the first 35 minutes, the Eagles used a 15-3 run in the final five to pull out the 73-62 decision. The Flames and Eagles have met five times in the Big South Championship, with Winthrop holding a 4-1 advantage in postseason play. The last meeting between the two squads took place in Dale Layer's first season as Liberty's head coach, resulting in an 80-72 win for the Eagles inside the Winthrop Coliseum (March 2, 2010). The championship will begin Wednesday, March 5 with four first round games. No. 4 South seed Winthrop will play No. 5 North seed and defending champion Liberty at 12 p.m., while No. 3 North seed Radford meets No. 6 South seed Presbyterian College at 2 p.m. In the evening session, No. 4 North seed Campbell will play No. 5 South seed Charleston Southern at 6 p.m., with No. 3 South seed Gardner-Webb facing No. 6 North seed Longwood at 8 p.m. Wednesday's winners will advance to Friday's quarterfinal round. High Point (16-13, 12-4 Big South) is the No. 1 North seed after winning the outright North Division championship for the second consecutive year. The Panthers will open against the winner of Winthrop-Liberty on March 7 at 12 p.m. Championship host Coastal Carolina (18-12, 11-5 Big South) is the No. 1 South seed after winning the outright South Division crown -- the Chanticleers' first division title. The Chanticleers will open against the winner of Campbell-Charleston Southern at 6 p.m. on March 7. No. 2 South seed UNC Asheville begins its postseason against the winner of Radford-Presbyterian College Friday at 2 p.m. VMI is the No. 2 North seed for the second-straight year and plays the winner of Gardner-Webb-Longwood Friday night at 8 p.m. High Point's 12-4 record in league play clinched the outright regular-season championship and overall No. 1 seed to secure the Big South's automatic bid to the NIT should the Panthers not win the conference tournament. All games will be played at The HTC Center on the campus of Coastal Carolina University. Individual session tickets will go on sale starting Sunday, March 2 by visiting www.GoCCUSports.com/tickets. Beginning Monday, March 3, tickets can be purchased in-person at the Coastal Carolina Athletics Ticket Office in Arcadia Hall beginning at 9 a.m., as well as by phone at 843-347-8499. All four first round games will be broadcast live on The Big South Network presented by State Farm. The 2014 VisitMyrtleBeach.com Big South Men's Basketball Championship will continue with the quarterfinals on Friday, March 7 and semifinals on Saturday, March 8 with both days being carried on ESPN3 and WatchESPN. The Championship game will be contested Sunday, March 9 live on ESPN2 at 12 p.m. The Big South's Tournament champion receives an automatic bid to the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament. The conference championship schedule is as follows:
First Round – Wednesday, March 5 – Big South Network Game 1: No.4 South Winthrop vs. No.5 North Liberty, 12 p.m. Game 2: No.3 North Radford vs. No.6 South Presbyterian College, 2 p.m. Game 3: No.4 North Campbell vs. No.5 South Charleston Southern, 6 p.m. Game 4: No.3 South Gardner-Webb vs. No.6 North Longwood, 8 p.m.
Quarterfinals – Friday, March 7 – ESPN3 Game 5: Winner Game 1 vs. No. 1 North High Point, 12 p.m. Game 6: Winner Game 2 vs. No. 2 South UNC Asheville, 2 p.m. Game 7: Winner Game 3 vs. No. 1 South Coastal Carolina, 6 p.m. Game 8: Winner Game 4 vs. No. 2 North VMI, 8 p.m.
Semifinals - Saturday, March 8 – ESPN3 Game 9: Semifinals – Game 5 winner vs. Game 6 winner, 12 p.m. Game 10: Semifinals – Game 7 winner vs. Game 8 winner, 2 p.m.
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Rascal Flatts's Gary LeVox Admits He Was More Than Skeptical of Joe Don Rooney
Fans know 'The Church on Cumberland Road' was the first song Rascal Flatts ever performed together, and they recently heard lead singer Gary LeVox describe the moment as something God came down from heaven to deliver. A few minutes earlier, that same night, LeVox was threatening to leave the stage before that show began. He was "disgusted" that Joe Don Rooney was filling in.
During their Off the Record conversation with Taste of Country, the trio recall a young Rooney filling in for their guitarist at the Fiddle and Steel Guitar Bar in Nashville's Printer's Alley. LeVox knew of Rooney but didn't know he was playing and certainly didn't think he'd be able to keep up for six hours.
"I said 'Who is that?'" LeVox says, recalling a look of cynicism.
"He was disgusted actually," Jay DeMarcus says laughing. Rooney smiles at the story, confident in how it turned out.
"First of all, I'm building swimming pools during the day, starving to death, I've got peanut butter without jelly," LeVox begins. "Now I'm playing with a guitar player that I've never met before."
DeMarcus recalls LeVox threatening to leave if Rooney didn't know the music. "I said, 'You can't leave me here by myself all night.' He said 'I gotta get up early, and build freakin' pools and I guarentee you he doesn't know anything we're gonna do tonight.'"
What did Rooney think? "He walked up to me and says 'Hey your cousin is a really nice guy, hasn't even spoken to me."
So the show begins and the first song is Shenendoah's 'The Church on Cumberland Road.' And the rest, as they say, is history.
Watch Rascal Flatts sing 'The Church on Cumberland Road'


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Donate your car
by Matt Lee Contributions — Published on Nov 19, 2007 05:52 PM
Thinking of selling your car? Donate it to the FSF instead! Take part in our Vehicle Donation Program and support the FSF, and receive a tax deduction when you itemize your return.
All you need is a clear title, and we'll take care of the rest, including pick–up, at no cost to you. Once your vehicle has been sold, you'll be sent a receipt for your tax records, and the sale proceeds will be donated to the FSF in your name. You'll receive a one–year membership to the FSF at the membership level that coincides with your donation amount.To learn more about this exciting new program, call 866-617-4-FSF (4373).
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'Having bloomed into a capable shooting guard, she needed an offer tendered her way if she was going to continue.
Such a proposal came, and Kayla Strobel, a 2012 Bayfield graduate, will play basketball at the NCAA Division III level with Concordia University in Austin, Texas. She was either her team's top gun outright or tied for the title in seven games last season, twice booking a season-high 18 points for Colorado Northwestern Community College.
Regularly abbreviated 'CTX,' the Tornados, part of the 12-team American Southwest Conference, are coming off an 11-15 season in 2013-14. But despite a so-so record, Concordia did do one thing quite well-and better than all but 17 other D-III teams, in fact: Get the ball, something which plays right into Strobel's aggressive style.
Out of the 431 squads statistically ranked, the Tornados' 12.7 steals per game landed them 18th and helped them into the #34 spot in turnover margin (+5.35 per).
One of Northwestern's bright spots during a difficult winter, Strobel saw action in all 29 games-CNCC finished 7-22 overall.
Strobel totaled 231 points in the '13-14 campaign, averaging nearly eight per outing-both ranking third on the team, as did her court time count-with about three rebounds per. As a freshman on a 14-17 team, Strobel had averaged 2.5 ppg and 0.6 rpg in just under six minutes per.
FRIEND IN HIGHER PLACES? One can't help but wonder if current West Texas A&M coach Mark Kellogg, who built Durango-based Fort Lewis College into a national force while Strobel attended Bayfield, helped sell Concordia on the former Lady Wolverine and [possibly] vice versa.
Concordia boss Matt Wallis, now entering his second year with the Tornados, had been a former assistant at D-I Montana State University along with Kellogg on the Bobcats' bench from 2001-05.


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What could be a more fitting place to experiment with biodegradable materials than on an idyllic country estate in west central France? In summer 2010, the Domaine de Boisbuchet will again be providing the venue for the renowned series of architecture and design workshops.
All those who register by 27 June 2010 have the chance with Architonic to win a free ticket for the one-week workshop by Beat Karrer from 18 – 24 July 2010.
Swiss designer is, for the third time, dedicating his summer workshop in Boisbuchet to a topic he has been researching for several years: bioplastics.
* What exactly are bioplastics?
* Are they natural (bio) or artificial (plastic)?
* For what kinds of products and in which fields is their application meaningful?
To discover answers to these questions, the participants of the workshop will investigate a number of bioplastics: biopolymer foils, which are transparent, waterproof, and can shrink, and which can be printed on or welded. They act like a conventional plastic foil – artificial in every way. At the same time, they are also non-toxic, biodegradable, and can (theoretically) even be eaten. Therefore they don't create waste – they are entirely natural.
In addition to exploring the material itself, participants will develop and design objects that can be produced from these biopolymer foils.
Apply here
to the Beat Karrer profile @ Architonic
to the Domaine de Boisbuchet website


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Adding Share Buttons with AddThis
Encourage your visitors to spread your content across a large range of social networks and drive more traffic to your site. Configure the sharing buttons so they can easily share your
projects and blog poststo their social profiles.
Step 1 -Configure AddThis Social Sharing
AddThis offers quite a large number of supported services, each identified by a specific, lowercase name that you can find on this particular list. Next, we will walk you through the process of adding these share buttons on your website. Here's what you need to do:
- Log into WordPress Dashboard
- Go to Appearance → Customize → Theme Options → Sharing and fill in the Share Services' field (under it there are instructions on how you can easily add your favorite social channels). For instance, the + icon opens up a popup where people can search for their particular service. On the other hand, a preferred button type will try and display your visitor's favorite social services, saving him the time of finding them.
- Click on Save & Publish and you're done for now.
Step 2 – Display the AddThis Social Sharing
You can easily enable or disable the Share Links on projects from Appearance → Customize → Layout → Single Project and on blog posts from Appearance → Customize, click on Blog, and check or uncheck the Show Share Buttons box.
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FERPA Online Library
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July 1, 2004
University Student
Dear University Student:
This responds to your February 24, 2004, letter in which you asked whether you could file a complaint on the grounds that a university has refused to allow you to enroll because you would not disclose your Social Security Number (SSN).
This Office administers the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), 20 U.S.C. § 1232g and regulations found at 34 CFR Part 99. FERPA is a Federal law that gives parents the right to have access to their child's education records, the right to seek to have the records amended, and the right to consent to the disclosure of information from the records except in specified circumstances. (FERPA rights transfer to a student who has reached 18 years of age or is attending a postsecondary institution.) While FERPA protects against unauthorized disclosure or misuse of a student's SSN or other identification number, it does not govern the types of information educational agencies and institutions may collect from students or their parents. In short, FERPA does not prevent a university from requiring students to provide their SSN as a condition of enrollment and, therefore, there is no basis for you to file a complaint with this Office.
However, other federal and state requirements may apply to your situation. For example, the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997 compels postsecondary institutions to collect and use all students' SSNs to report tuition payments to the Internal Revenue Service each year. Regulations governing the Federal student financial aid programs also require schools to collect and confirm the SSN of student borrowers and grantees prior to disbursement of funds. See 34 CFR § 668.36.
Section 7 of the Federal Privacy Act of 1974, 5 U.S.C. § 552a note, and various amendments to the Social Security Act codified at 42 U.S.C. § 405 govern the collection, use, and compelled disclosure of SSNs by certain governmental agencies, including public educational institutions. Several states have also enacted laws that restrict the use of SSNs. You may wish to consult the Social Security Administration's website at www.socialsecurity.gov or telephone them at 800-772-1213 for general inquiries about the collection of SSNs. You could also contact your local SSA office, state Attorney General, or independent legal counsel about the matter.
I trust that the above information is helpful in explaining the scope and limitations of FERPA as it relates to your concerns.
LeRoy S. Rooker
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In late March, Google announced enhancements to their mapping API that gave developers programmatic access to their popular streetview feature. Streetview allows users to "virtually explore city neighborhoods by viewing and navigating within 360-degree scenes of street-level imagery." The API enhancements provide the ability to embed panoramas in an app and to even pan them dynamically using JavaScript.
Since that release, developers have had a chance to create some very interesting mashups using streetview, and in a recent Maps API blog post, Google's Pamela Fox highlighted some of these (3 of which are now cataloged in our directory: StreetView Adventure Game, Povo Boston, and Dual Maps):
- StreetView Adventure Game: In the spirit of the classic interactive fiction games like Zork, this demo lets you play a short game that begins with chasing a guy trying to climb out a window in San Francisco.
- DualMaps: For a given location, displays the Street View, Birds Eye View, and Google aerial map view simultaneously and lets you embed or share the result.
- Povo: A local reviews site specially for Boston. Displays street view in a lightbox for each location, and has made a Street View tour especially for the recent Boston Marathon.
And if you want more streetview mashup examples:
Also check out VegasVision, Ong Map V2 (Alpha), VPike, FlyRig, Street View Gadget, LotView, Street View SF Tour, RealBird, Glotter and a Street View Tour Gadget. And if you loved Trulia's implementation (announced on Google LatLong last week), check out this demo that shows how to angle a street view panorama towards the side of the street that a building is on. (It involves math, but don't worry, we've done it for you.)


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Dear Mr. Walder:
I am writing on behalf of concerned constituents in Maspeth, Queens, regarding the potential relocation of a bus depot from Greenpoint in Brooklyn.
While I understand the desire of residents in the Greenpoint community to enhance green space in their neighborhood, simply transferring the depot to Maspeth would be a most inequitable and unfair solution.
Notwithstanding the fact that Maspeth already has two bus depots, there are multiple reasons why our community should not be the final destination for the depot currently at 65 Commercial Street.
The inordinate volume of truck traffic and severe dearth of green space currently contribute to significant pollution and congestion, issues that would be severely exacerbated by such a move.
The consequences of this situation are evident in the alarmingly high asthma rates among Queens residents in general and Maspeth residents in particular.
The relocation of this bus depot would only serve to further deteriorate the quality of air that our children are breathing in.
Placing this bus depot in Maspeth without public input or notification would be unfair to my constituents.
Therefore, I respectfully request that the depot be moved to an alternate site and that the MTA allow for a transparent process while informing the community of this ongoing development. To do otherwise would be irresponsible on the part of the MTA.
Sen. Joseph P. Addabbo, Jr.
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Thursday, December 08, 2011
Christmas recipes: Swedish meatballs
Serving meatballs at a Christmas table is NOT an Estonian tradition, but it's something I've borrowed from our Swedish neighbours across the sea. They're especially popular with kids (though adults aren't far behind), and as they can be served hot or cold, they're excellent for buffet table. I love them with a generous grating of nutmeg, but you could also use cinnamon, allspice, juniper berries, cumin. Anne of Anne's Food uses white pepper, cinnamon, ginger, cardamom AND allspice, for example.
Jõulud kodus ("Christmas at Home"), published in Estonian in November 2011.
Swedish meatballs
(Vürtsikad lihapallid)
Serves four or many more, depending on what else is on the table
400 g minced meat
2 Tbsp finely chopped onion
1 Tbsp potato starch or cornflour
1 large egg
1 tsp salt
0.5 tsp freshly ground black pepper
150 ml milk (10 Tbsp)
a generous grating of nutmeg
butter, for frying
Mix all ingredients in a mixing bowl, then form into small meatballs (it's easier to do with wet or oiled hands).
Now you've got three ways to proceed (my preference goes for the last one):
1) Melt some butter on a frying pan, brown the meatballs on all sides, then cover the pan with a lid, reduce heat and cook until done.
2) Melt some butter on a frying pan, brown the meatballs on all sides. Transfer the meatballs onto a small tray and finish cooking them in a pre-heated 200 C/400 F oven.
3) Brush a baking sheet with some melted butter or oil, spread meatballs evenly on top. Bake in a pre-heated 220 c/450 F oven for about 15 minutes, until cooked inside and lovely dark golden brown outside.
Serve warm or at room temperature.
5 comments:
- ChichaJo said...
I love Swedish style meatballs! Thanks for sharing your recipe Pille and wishing you a wonderful holiday season ahead :)
- 4:19 pm, December 13, 2011
- thai food said...
actuly i never eat this kind of thai food anywhere this is very testy and healthy.
- 11:53 am, December 14, 2011
- Jeff @ Cheese-Burger.net said...
This recipe would come in handy this holiday season. Thanks for sharing.
- 8:24 am, December 19, 2011
- Pille said...
Joey - thank you! Which spices do you use for the meatballs usually?
Jeff - you're welcome!
- 11:30 am, December 22, 2011
- ChichaJo said...
Hi Pille! For the Swedish meatball recipe I have we use allspice...suggestions welcome of course :)
- 5:15 pm, December 22, 2011
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September 20, 2015 in Creative Writers' Challenges, Uncategorized | Tags: Alberta, bahrain, Bahrain Writers Circle, Bequia, Calgary Distinguished Writers Program, Canada, Co. Down, Coffee Shop Author, Fernie Writers' Conference, Gordon Simmonds, IRA, Island Editions, Island in the Clouds, July-August challenge, monthly challenge, South Armagh, Susan M Toy, The View from My Trailer and Verandah, Waringstown, Writers' Guild of Alberta, writing | 3 comments
Susan M Toy
Our reviewer for the single entry received for our July-August Challenge was Susan Toy – a bookseller, an award-winning publishing sales representative, a literacy teacher, and a promoter of fellow authors and their books through her company, Alberta Books Canada. Susan is also an author and publisher, her imprints are IslandCatEditions and IslandShorts. Through Alberta Books Canada, Susan represented authors directly, helping them find promotion for themselves and their books, seeking out new readers, and assisting them in making wise career decisions.
Susan continues to promote authors and good books in general, throughout the world and online, on her blog, Reading Recommendations. She created the writing contest, Coffee Shop Author, has sat on the Board of Directors of the Fernie Writers' Conference, served as a member of the Calgary Distinguished Writers Program steering committee, and was a member of the board of directors for the Writers' Guild of Alberta. She is now concentrating on her own writing and publishing and divides her time between Canada and her home in the Caribbean.
You can read more about Susan here: https://islandeditions.wordpress.com/about-susan-m-toy/
You can read about Susan's books here: https://islandeditions.wordpress.com/island-in-the-clouds-a-bequia-novel/
And her other thoughts here: https://theviewfrommytrailerandverandah.wordpress.com
Thank you Susan!
And now for our July-August entry… The challenge was:
"Your story should have 2 characters, an object, a location, a dilemma, a trait. Mix them all together and you have a plot – your word limit is 2,000 words."
The Reluctant Boatman
Extract from the Memoirs of an Industrial Mercenary by Gordon Simmonds
In the summer of 1975, I was working for a small instrument company in Waringstown, Co. Down, assigned to sort out a problem at a water treatment plant in bandit country. Bandit country was anywhere in South Armagh where the IRA had a strong and active presence. This plant was situated in an idyllic setting high up in the Mountains of Mourn and not far from Newry.
The highlight of this particular job was spending lunch hours fly-fishing in the lough not far from the plant. The weather was fine and sunny, the trout were rising in their thousands all over the lake, but none seemed hungry, at least, not for my fly. So I caught nothing, but then, fishing isn't necessarily about catching fish–or so I tell myself.
The lowlight occurred during a trip to Newry. I had decided to replace a motor in the plant and drove to a supplier in the town. The motor wasn't very big, but it was fairly heavy, so I sort of bundled myself backwards out of the shop door carrying this heavy motor in my arms, almost colliding with a passing soldier. Now this was not any old soldier. He was in full patrol mode, rifle unslung – locked and loaded no doubt (as the Americans would say), and more significantly, he wore a red beret with a Pegasus badge. Oops! Bumping into a member of the Parachute Regiment is not a good idea at any time, but in the middle of bandit country . . . not good.
He wasn't a dwarf, so he wasn't Happy. In fact he was rather tall, dark, and carried the sort of features that wouldn't shrink from jumping out of a planeat ten thousand feet with just a scrap of silk between him and oblivion. He glared at me with obvious disdain, and despite my English accent, he either took me for a bandit, a collaborator, or both, because he proceeded to give me the third degree:"Who are you?What are you doing?Where are you going?"He growled.
Only a few short years before, I would have outranked him both in terms of seniority and rank. But now I had long hair and a beard . . . and he had a gun. Besides, I don't think he would have taken too kindly if I had come out with the old 'name, rank and number' routine, so I didn't try. It did make me think however, that if they treat every innocent person like this, its little wonder that so many in the area supported the IRA and despised the Para's. On the other hand, every patrol around this area meant he never knew whether this would be the one when he'd be shot at and killed or wounded, as had been the case with so many of his comrades.
Commuting to and from the plant meant travelling through Lurgan. Along the main street I had noticed a boat laid upright against a wall with a for sale sign. £45 it said, complete with an outboard motor. It was about ten feet long and quite wide in the beam, with buoyancy tanks down either side. The hull was painted a bright British racing green and white on the inside. Over the course of a few nights, I considered the idea, and eventually thought it would be good for a bit of off-shore fishing. So, of course I bought it.
I didn't own a trailer and since I was young and already stupid, I reckoned I would lash it to the roof rack. Bearing in mind I was driving one of the old Czech Skodas, the boat was probably bigger than the car. But, as I said – young and stupid. The boat was a great hit, though, and once Dad acquired a trailer, he and the boat spent many pleasurable hours fishing off Port Muck on the Islandmagee. I was away from home much of the time so I look back with regret that I missed most of those fishing trips.
Before I get to the main story, two other boating incidents come to mind. On a nice sunny day I decided to go for a sail on my own. I hitched up the trailer, drove down to Whitehead and launched the boat from the ramp there. The engine came off the Ark, but was still very reliable and invariably started on the first pull of the rope – and so it did this day – which was a shame, because I'd forgotten to loop the ballast bag over the bow. (The boat was so buoyant that without putting ten kilos of lead in the front, the bow would rise up under power. This lead was kept in a haversack, and we looped the strap over the bow post).
Still young and still stupid, I thought I could easily fix the bag without shutting the engine down. Well . . . The engine was ticking over at minimum revs when I let go of the tiller. I managed to reach as far as the middle of the boat before the engine flopped over on full lock to the left, which meant the propeller was pushing the boat anti-clockwise. It began to spin in a tight circle. In fact, within a split second, the boat was spinning on its own axis so that I almost fell overboard. Instead, I ended up sprawled in the bottom. It was like being in a washing machine; the boat was spinning so fast that I had to struggle to stand, but in the end, I did manage to claw my way back to the engine. After two or three spectacular pirouettes, I had things back under control and half expected a round of applause from the audience around the little harbor. I cut the engine, fixed the ballast and nonchalantly went on my way, as though nothing had happened.
The second incident came on another fine day. Dad and I set out from Port Muck and puttered the boat about half a mile from the harbor where we cut the engine and dropped the anchor (a pick-axe head on the end of a rope – nothing but the best for us!). We set up our rods and I was the first to drop my baited line into the water. Straight away I got a huge bite. The rod bent double and I fought to reel in this great fish it had to be size of a cod or haddock.
Every now and then the line would go slack and I had to reel like mad to keep it taught before once again the fish turned and tried to escape. The fish was pulling so hard I had to set the drag on my reel, allowing the line to feed out slowly under extreme pressure to prevent breakage. For perhaps five minutes, Dad and I were both totally absorbed in fighting this fish. Every time I reeled it in a little, the fish would run and I would be forced to feed the line out again.
Maybe it was the sound of breaking waves, or a sixth sense, I don't know, but in the midst of all this action, I turned round – and there, not fifty metres behind us, were the soaring cliffs and jagged rocks of a little island just outside the harbor. I dropped the rod and made a lightning dash for the engine which started first time, once again, so we were able to motor away to safety. Another few seconds and we would have been served on the rocks without a drink. We had dropped anchor in what proved to be a rip tide. The fish I'd hooked was actually the hook itself catching and releasing on the bottom as the fast current rushed us toward the rocks.
Looking out the front room window of our house in Ballycarry, you could see down the hill to the causeway across to Islandmagee and beyond those green fields to the Irish Sea; way off into the distance are the shores of Scotland. It was a popular joke in the village that if you could see Scotland, it was going to rain. If you couldn't see Scotland, it was already raining.
On a clear day you could just make out the cottages on the Scottish coast, like little white dots against a green field background, and I often wound the kids up by telling them I could see a little old man sitting in front of his cottage, smoking a pipe. They would then spend ages staring through binoculars trying to find him. Of course, a tiny dot, even at times-ten magnification, is still only a slightly less tiny dot, so if any of the kids are reading this now . . . I was lying!
Since I am definitely a fair weather fisherman, this particular day must have started out fine, because Dad agreed that a day's fishing was a good idea. But instead of going to our usual fishing ground off Port Muck, we decided to try the sea in Browns Bay for a change. Now, Browns Bay is a mile or so round the coast from Port Muck, so it made sense to use the ramp at Ballylumford, which was closer.
In due course the boat was launched and we puttered our way round the headlands into Browns Bay. We spent perhaps an hour fishing, but nothing was biting so we packed up and moved past the next headland into Port Muck Bay. By the time we arrived there, the weather was changing. The sky had darkened as clouds rolled in, and the wind was stiffening. The sea, which had been calm and benign, was gradually becoming choppier and choppier. Without dropping a line we decided to call it a day and pointed the boat back to Ballylumford.
The wind and waves were coming in from the north, but we had to sail northwest, directly across the incoming storm. As the sea got higher, we realized we couldn't maintain this direction without being swamped or capsizing, so I steered directly into the wind and hoped we could turn and use it to still get past the headland.
Here I had a dilemma, I could persist in trying to round the headland, or I could turn downwind and motor into Port Muck harbor, walking to Ballylumford to retrieve the car and trailer. But there were no roads in the direction of Ballylumford – which meant trekking across fields and hedgerows for a mile or more. Since I was wearing thigh-high sea boots, it was not a prospect I was looking forward to,
So I stubbornly maintained this direction for maybe an hour with the seas getting higher and higher. Eventually I realized we weren't going get around the headland, but by then, the situation was at a point where the seas were so high, I couldn't turn safely even though I wanted to, and all that was happening was we were being pushed out further and further from shore. The crew of a passing yacht shouted over and asked if we needed a tow, but since they were sailing at right angles to the wind, it would not have helped.
Finally the boat stopped riding the waves and began ploughing through them. I clearly remember being oblivious to the danger and shouting "Yee-haa!" as the first of a succession of waves broke over the bow soaking us both in a spume of cold Irish Sea water. It was scary, but at the same time, exhilarating. All this time, Dad sat stoically in the middle of the boat watching everything but saying nothing – even now, I wonder what was going through his mind, but I chose the title of this story because I'm sure he must have been saying to himself "I'd rather not be here." I can remember the day so clearly, with Dad gripping the gunwales with either hand, looking like a drowned rat, while the sea tossed us about like a cork. Neither during nor after did he ever criticize my decision. I know he'd seen a lot worse during the Arctic convoys but if it had been me, I'd have said something like "For crying out loud Gordon. Turn the bloody boat!!"
Eventually a small patch of calm water appeared as though out of nowhere, but by the time I realized I could turn, it was too late and it had disappeared. Maybe five minutes later, I was ready when another, larger patch came up, and swung the tiller over. That plucky little boat turned on a sixpence and we were away. Despite taking an hour to travel half the distance into the wind, it took no more than five minutes to motor downwind and into Port Muck harbour.
I left Dad minding the boat and spent the next half-hour or so 'yomping' across hill and dale, through hedges, and over fences with a couple of kilos of sea boot on each leg. I retrieved the car and trailer, picked up Dad and the boat from Port Muck, and headed home for tea. Oh happy days!!
The title of this story was the first that came to mind when I decided to write these memoirs. Not long afterwards, Dad bought a bigger boat with a bigger engine and most importantly . . . some life jackets!


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Three of the recently closed schools of Pocono Mountain School District officially are up for sale, two of them at seemingly discounted prices.
Three of the recently closed schools of Pocono Mountain School District officially are up for sale, two of them at seemingly discounted prices.
The former Coolbaugh Learning Center and the former Barrett High School are both listed for $399,000, which a few years ago was not an uncommon price to see for a house in those communities.
However, district officials said a number of factors led to what would appear to be low prices for large schools.
"The listing price for each property is based on the age of the buildings, size of the buildings and included acreage of the properties, and the significant renovations needed on each building," said district spokeswoman Wendy Frable.
The district last week approved listing contracts with Michael Baxter Associates to sell the two former schools, along with the former Coolbaugh Elementary Center.
That school's listing price — $2.95 million — is in stark contrast to the other two schools.
There's good reason for that, according to listing agent Michael Baxter Jr. The two cheaper buildings have "extensive" renovations necessary that would far out-distance the cost of the building.
The dollar amount of renovations necessary, he said, would be impossible to determine because it would be different for any project.
The two less expensive schools also are both zoned residential, which severely limits the use of the buildings, he said. They would have to be turned into apartments or possibly senior living centers.
He said there already has been "quite a bit of interest" in those scenarios.
"The trick is to get the financing from the bank, because it would be a very expensive project," Baxter said.
Coolbaugh Elementary Center has the advantage of being newer, built in 1990. The Barrett school (1926) and Coolbaugh Learning Center (1929) are much older.
The property of the elementary center also has the advantage of being the largest acreage of the three at 46 acres and being zoned commercial.
"So there is some possibility for development on that property," Baxter said. "It's just harder on the others. All of that has to be taken into account."
The district could have two more schools hitting the market. There is a proposal on the table to close the Pocono and Barrett elementary centers at the end of this school year.
Queries about the buildings should be directed to Michael Baxter Associates at 570-620-1900.


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Soundmatters to Reveal Bluetooth and High-Powered Compact Speakers at CES 2013
Soundmatters Dash7, Thin Bluetooth Speaker
Soundmatters has announced that the new Dash7 über-flat 3/4 inch-high wireless pocket-portable Bluetooth soundbar speaker system and speakerphone is set to be displayed at CES 2013 next week.
Compatible with iPads, smartphones, laptops, guitars, and more, the Bluetooth speaker features a new fifth generation twoofer and BassBattery for true high-fidelity sound and an angled stand for direct on-axis high resolution music. Soundmatters created the thin Dash7 with characteristically wide bandwidth, remarkable bass, clear open highs, and loud sound (like earlier foxLs), but with 40% less internal size than the already tiny foxLv2.
Dash7 features:-
- Slim beautiful design.
- Unique 3/4-inch height lets you nestle the Dash7 beautifully below your tablet.
- Omnidirectional sound for watching movies or music videos.
- Included case turns into an angled stand for even higher resolution on-axis listening.
- Extended Bluetooth range.
- Noise cancelling speakerphone.
- Sub output allows you to add the optional foxLO, the travel-size powered subwoofer small enough to fit in a quart-size baggie.
- High power international USB Charger Kit (US/EU/AU/UK), powerful enough to charge your tablet.
In vibrant red, arctic white, midnight black, and steel silver, Dash7 is priced a bit steep at US$249 (approx. PhP 10,171). Variants in vibrant red or arctic white will be available in January while midnight black and steel silver, in February. You can get your hands on one via select online retailers, including Amazon.com, Bestbuy.com, Crutchfield.com, ListenUp.com, OneCall.com and more, as well as through the Soundmatters site at: www.soundmatters.com.
Soundmatters will be located at Booth #5829, iLounge, North Hall, at the Showstoppers event during CES 2013 on 8th January from 6-10pm at the Wynn, Lafite Ballroom.
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March 30, 2016
Perspectives: 2016 Forecast
Posted in Perspectives by Jill Jacobi Wood, OB Jacobi & Geoff Wood
This is an election year. Economists tell us that nothing out of the ordinary typically happens to the U.S. economy in an election year – even in one as crazy as this one is turning out to be. That being said, it doesn't mean the economy will stop growing or that the housing market will come to a standstill. In fact, according to Windermere's Chief Economist, Matthew Gardner, employment....
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March 28, 2016
Celebrating the Windermere Foundation with a Week of Gratitude!
Posted in Windermere Foundation by Christine Wood
Starting today, we are celebrating the generosity of our agents with the "Windermere Week of Gratitude". Over the next five days we will share stories about the Windermere Foundation and the types of services we support. Kicking it all off is this video which highlights how the Windermere Foundation is helping to make a positive difference in the lives of our neighbors in need.
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March 24, 2016
Keeping Up with the Joneses: Seven Phases of Home Renovation
Posted in Living by Tyler Davis Jones
We haven't blogged in a while . . . and that's because we've put a slightly unintentional pause on our renovation projects. If you've ever done a project around the house, you may have found yourselves in one of these seven stages.
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March 21, 2016
What Home Buyers Love & Hate
Posted in Selling and Video Tips by Tara Sharp
Buying a home is an emotional experience and seeing a home for the first time is not unlike going on a first date. First impressions matter! Windermere agent, Nancy Chapin, has some great tips for sellers who want to put their best home forward.
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March 18, 2016
#YourStoryIsOurStory: Home Shopping a State Away
Posted in #YourStoryIsOurStory by Tara Sharp
Karina and Julio fell in love with Portland, Oregon one summer and spent three years considering a move from San Francisco, to the City of Roses. When they finally did decide to make the move, Windermere Agent, Allan Dushan was able to help them through the entire process. Karina and Julio went back to San Francisco, and trusted Allan to find their dream home.
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March 16, 2016
Keeping up with the Joneses: Giving Our Fireplace a Facelift
Posted in Living by Tyler Davis Jones
While we were willing to do some major updates to the bathroom, plumbing and electrical, we decided to pick a few areas of our 1940s fixer to do some smaller, mostly cosmetic updates. One of these projects included giving the fireplace a little facelift to bring it into this century.
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March 09, 2016
Keeping up with the Joneses: The Guest Room, Part I
Posted in Living by Tyler Davis Jones
Before we started our renovations, we didn't plan to do much to the basement guest room: maybe a little paint, installing some blinds for the window. My wife, Jenn, thought we'd buy a bench to put at the end of the bed for linen storage. Then Demo Day One happened. Within an hour, it was clear we would be a few weeks out from painting. In order to paint, you needed walls.
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March 02, 2016
Keeping up with the Joneses: Would You do a DIY Home Renovation again?
Posted in Living by Tyler Davis Jones
See what Windermere Real Estate agent, Tyler Davis Jones and his wife Jenn have to say about their do-it-yourself home renovation on the blog today:
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March 02, 2016
Windermere Foundation 2015 Infographic
Posted in Windermere Foundation by Marilou Ubungen
The following infographic shows the types of services funded by the Windermere Foundation, and illustrates how even a small amount can make a big difference for low-income and homeless children and their families.
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Published by Samhain Publishing Genres: Contemporary, Gay
Source: Publisher
Reviewed by Cassie
Meeting the family shouldn't be this complicated. As the designated slacker of the family, Peter Stevens was accustomed to being eclipsed by his "perfect" older brother, Mark. But when Mark came out to their parents one Christmas vacation, it was his turn to be the black sheep. Even more surreal was Peter's brief encounter with his brother's boyfriend, Colin. The unmistakable sparks between them shook the foundations of his confirmed heterosexuality. Years later, when they meet again as graduate student and professor, that bone-deep attraction is still there. Thanks to the emotional scars Mark left behind, Colin has had his fill of Stevens men. Having Peter at his university shouldn't be a problem though, as he knows the younger man is straight. But when Colin realizes the electricity sizzles both ways, he can't resist indulging in a passionate affair. Yet some old flames stubbornly refuse to die. This time, Peter refuses to step aside—and when an emergency brings the family together again, Colin must decide if it's worth the risk to trust another Stevens brother with his heart. Warning: This book contains an adorable professor who gets invited home for a very complicated holiday, a perfect relationship with "Mr. Right", and a dangerous crush on "Mr. Wrong".
The night his brother, Mark, comes out to their parents makes a huge impression on Peter Stevens. He's used to being the slacker who's always in trouble. For once, perfect Mark is the one who's on the outs with the parents. After an unpleasant scene, Mark and his boyfriend are allowed to stay one night, but only in separate rooms. Peter's conversation with Mark's boyfriend, Colin, gives him a lot to think about. So much so that he stays in touch with Colin even after Mark dumps the man.
Colin has moved on with his life after Mark. He's got a job he loves as a college professor, a nice apartment, and good friends. Giving Peter a place to stay for a bit while he looks for more permanent grad-school housing shouldn't be a problem. Except it brings Mark back into his life, and living together reveals an unwelcome attraction to Peter. Colin's best bet would be to be done with both Stevens brothers, but his heart doesn't seem to be on board with that plan. When the attraction turns out to be mutual, will Colin get his heart broken by another Stevens brother?
Sibling Rivals was surprisingly less angsty than I expected it to be. A lot of that was because of Peter. He's a bit younger than Colin, and somewhat immature and flighty, but he knows that. He's been denying same-sex attractions for a while, and his initial reaction to Colin is unexpected, but not entirely shocking. Still, when he asks to crash at Colin's for a bit while looking for somewhere to live, he doesn't expect to feel anything but friendship. The jealousy he feels toward his brother, who suddenly wants to get Colin back, is unexpected. So is the tension between them. Rather than freaking out, he rolls with it, initiating a very hot kiss.
Colin's already been heartbroken courtesy of one Stevens brother. He has no interest in converting the straight one. Avoiding Peter seems to be the best plan, until Peter calls him on it. Then he switches to an attempt at friendship. Even that backfires, as he only likes Peter more. When Peter kisses him, he's hesitant at first, but agrees to see how things go. From then on, everything seems to be going well, until terrible news for the Stevens brothers threatens to tear them apart.
I enjoyed Sibling Rivals. Happy-go-lucky Peter is the opposite of Colin (and of me, actually), but I liked him. He could be immature at times, and sometimes I got frustrated with him, yet I admired the way he was able to come to terms with his sexuality without freaking out. Colin is a lot more controlled. He's careful, and likes to take care of others. He's a good match for flighty Peter. The secondary characters weren't as likable. I wanted to kick Peter's selfish brother, Mark. His bigoted mother and none-too-friendly father weren't easy to like either, although I felt like his dad showed some real growth near the end. Peter grew as well, learning that he couldn't keep coasting through life. Even so, I didn't feel like he changed quite enough, and I felt Colin was too quick to let things slide.


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The world depends on mariners. Mariners depend on SCI. And we depend on you.
Photos of Ingram Barge Company vessels and employees, taken in and around Paducah, KY in December 2012.
Photos by David Rider, President & Executive Director.
The Seamen's Church Institute cares for the hardworking men and women of maritime commerce, but our mission would not be possible without the help of individuals, churches, corporations and foundations that work with SCI to meet their needs.


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NEW YORK (CBS4) — A person familiar with the CBS daytime show "The Talk" has told The Associated Press the show is adding two new faces to its second season.
The person said Kris Jenner, reality TV personality and mother of the Kardashians, will fill in for Sharon Osbourne for two weeks at the start of the new season and could be a regular fill-on for Osbourne. The other newcomer will be comedian and radio personality Sheryl Underwood. She will co-host the show for the first two weeks and could stay on. The person was not authorized to discuss the cast and spoke on condition of anonymity.
"The Talk" debuts its second season Sept. 6 with returning hosts Osbourne, Julie Chen and Sara Gilbert.
Leah Remini and Holly Robinson Peete left the show after the first season.
Jenner has also been lined up to co-host the fourth hour of NBC's "Today" for one morning alongside host Hoda Kotb in October, according to a network spokeswoman.
And Jenner's memoir is expected in November, her representative announced Friday. To be released by Karen Hunter Publishing, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, the as-yet-untitled book will discuss her family. (Jenner is the mother of reality TV stars Kourtney, Kim, Khloe, Robert Jr., Kendall and Kyle). It also will deal with her work in television (she is the executive producer of the Kardashian shows).
(© Copyright 2011 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.)
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I've been writing and submitting articles on why and the way to be a pharmacy specialist, however, many recent feedback makes me realize I overlooked the apparent. What exactly is it that pharmacy technicians do inside a pharmacy. Many people figure they assist the pharmacist enter prescriptions and count pills. This is correct to have an outpatient pharmacy, also known as a retail pharmacy, but there are lots of roles for pharmacy techs in healthcare. The remainder of this information will discuss the task description of pharmacy techs inside a retail or community setting, and supply a bulleted listing of tasks. Future articles covers different pharmacy settings for pharmacy techs and also the job descriptions and tasks connected with them also.
Community/Retail Pharmacy: I've labored retail, and that i prefer other settings however, it's where a lot of pharmacy specialist tasks are found. Exactly what a pharmacy specialist can perform is dependent upon the condition they work via condition laws and regulations and rules. Generally, technicians cannot provide clinical information to patients or perhaps be the ultimate look for prescriptions. In certain states, technicians are permitted to showcase over-the-counter (OTC) medication (ie, medications that don't need a prescription, for example, acetaminophen and ibuprofen).
Specific roles that pharmacy technicians might have inside a retail pharmacy include: general specialist, lead specialist, buying specialist, compounding specialist, and billing/insurance specialist. In many pharmacies, pharmacy technicians are general technicians with a few of the above listed skills. When you enter a bigger and busier pharmacy, you are able to really have job differentiation where individuals have assigned specialized tasks (in line with the requirements of the pharmacy).
Pharmacy specialist tasks for retail pharmacies include, but aren't restricted to:
– Entering and processing prescriptions within the computer
-Filling and selling prescriptions
-Requesting refills from physician offices for patients
-Compounding medications that aren't commercially accessible
-Ordering medications
-Restocking shelves
-Answering the telephone
Retail pharmacies tend to obtain a bad rap from inside the pharmacy profession. Although I favor hospital (which is the subject from the next article), I enjoyed time inside a retail pharmacy. I could become familiar with the shoppers (I love say patients) personally.


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Filmmaker Hito Steyerl has described the aesthetically-coded power dynamics at play between the "poor" and the "rich" image that infiltrate all aspects of contemporary video production. Beyond the dialecticism of her argument, which encourages deeper engagement with "degraded" pictures and a sort of abstract suffering through circulation (at least in terms of pixels), there remains a wide spectrum of mediocre to fair digital images for artists and filmmakers to deal with, and a host of issues concerning the resolution of visual matter, both new and appropriated. Just as collage and photomontage were once essential techniques for tinkering Dadaists, today the manipulation of picture quality has become a distinct strategy. I spoke to Berlin-based artist James Richards (UK) about his particular practice of presenting still and moving images of all registers in the space of the gallery exhibition, and the point at which an image breaks down into a feeling.
KR: In 2012 you programmed a screening for the Serpentine Gallery Memory Marathon. Surface Tension had some incredible films in it, including Paul Wong's Bruise (1976), which records the skin-level effects, in real-time, of transferring 60 units of blood between friends. That program really seemed to develop a metaphor between skin and screen—a form of intimacy that visually explodes the technological concept of a "touch screen"—something that I think also comes through in the composition of your own work, including Rosebud (2013), which premiered at Artists Space in New York in January.
Stills from Kenneth Fletcher/Paul Wong, 60 Unit; Bruise (1976, Digitally Re-Mastered 2008). 5.25 min., stereo, colour, English, single-channel.
JR: The censored images in Rosebud were shot in a library in Tokyo. I came across them by accident while researching there in the spring of 2012. The books—monographs on Mapplethorpe, Tillmans, Man Ray—were being imported into Japan from Europe when they were stopped by customs officials. Local law in Japan forbids a library from having books with any images that might induce arousal in a viewer, so after negotiations with the director, it was agreed that customs workers would go through the shipment and sandpaper away the genitals from any contested images. As you say, the video somehow is focused on the violence of the action of sandpapering—the point where glossy black printer ink gives way to the scuffed and bruised paper stock underneath. There's something intense but also futile in these marks. The video is a study of rubbing against and along different surfaces: the meniscus of water over the print, the elderflower rubbed along a boy's body.
James Richards, Rosebud, 2013. HD Video, 12 minutes 57 seconds. Courtesy the artist; Cabinet, London; and Rodeo, Istanbul. installation view, "Frozen Lakes," Artists Space, New York.


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New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, left, and Police Commissioner Ray Kelly speak to reporters after a Police Academy graduation ceremony Friday, Dec. 28, 2012, in New York.
Homicides and shootings in New York are at their lowest in a half-century, Mayor Michael Bloomberg said Friday.
Bloomberg and Police Commissioner Ray Kelly credited stepped-up policing for the 19.6 percent drop in homicides (from 515 last year to 414 through Friday) and the 15.9 percent decline in overall shootings (from 1,608 last year to 1,353).
That's the fewest homicides since the city started keeping such statistics in 1963, and it's dramatically lower than the record high of 2,245 set in 1990.
The most recent FBI figures show that homicides have been falling in most major cities in recent years, but the drop in New York far outpaces the national average decline of 4 percent from 2010 to 2011, the last full year for which federal figures are available.
Kelly said officers had taken 8,000 weapons "out of the hands of people we stop, 800 of them illegal handguns," while Bloomberg singled out the city's participation in Operation Impact, a 2003 state initiative that pairs new police recruits with veteran officers in specific high-crime areas, as a particular success.
"The fact that the safest big city in America is safer than ever is a testament to the hard work and determination of the men and women who put their lives on the line for us every day — and it also reflects our commitment to doing everything possible to stop gun violence," Bloomberg said in a statement.
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Neither man specifically mentioned the city's controversial stop-and-frisk policy, which allows officers to search someone as he or she leaves a private building if they have a "reasonable suspicion" that the person is likely to commit a crime.
The policy is under legal challenge from civil liberties groups, which contend that police use it as a pretext to stop and search anyone without cause and contend in court documents that three-quarters of all New Yorkers searched under it are African-American or Latino. A trial is set for March.
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