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The Bayonne Recreation Division will host a free NFL Punt, Pass & Kick Competition for boys and girls ages 8 to 15 today at 6:30 p.m. at Gorman Field on First Street.
The NFL Punt, Pass & Kick football competition allows youngsters to showcase their talents in punting, passing and kicking with scores based on distance and accuracy. Boys and girls compete separately.
The top finishers from each of eight age groups will advance to a sectional competition, where the top five scorers from the pool of sectional champions advance to the team championship round. Age group champions at this level will be declared NFL Punt, Pass & Kick Team Champions. The top four finishers in the boys and girls divisions within each age bracket from the pool team champions will qualify for the National Finals at an NFL Playoff game in January.
All participants must fill out an entry form and release of liability available at the Recreation Division, room 13 in City Hall.
In case of inclement weather, call the recreation hotline at (201) 471-7590 or visit www.bayonnerec.com. For additional information, call Pete Amadeo at (201) 858-6129.

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Syracuse University alumna and Memphis, Tenn., native Jasmine Gray, 23, is raising funds to produce a documentary titled "More than Skin Deep" about a rare birth defect called Arteriovenous Malformations or AVM.
The defect consists of destructive tangles of arteries and veins, primarily in the brain, head, neck and spine. The tangles cause health problems that include facial disfigurement and paralysis, seizures, internal bleeding, blood clots and, sometimes, death.
Because of the defect, Gray has had 32 surgeries to her face, has been hospitalized for months at a time. She was home bound for grades 10 through 12 and has challenges speaking and eating.
Gray attended Syracuse University on a full fellowship and earned her master's degree in TV/Film from the S. I. Newhouse School of Public Communications in August.
"Through this documentary campaign and every other opportunity I have had, my life is being transformed from one of victim to one of survivor and champion," Gray said.
In "More than Skin Deep," Gray plans to introduce families who have lost loved ones to AVM and fellow survivors who have suffered the loss of eyes and body parts and must come to terms with physical and emotional scars. She will also highlight the efforts of surgeon James Suen, M.D., who hopes to find a cure for the condition before he retires.
Gray is collecting contributions until March 17 to help pay for film production costs. Donations may be made through a fundraising platform at Indiegogo.com/More-Than-Skin-Deep.


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I'm a little nervous as we wait for it to start – Ricky Gervais is so unpredictable! LOL!
Ricky starts right off with the Charlie Sheen jokes. Gotta love it! And then right to a snarky one about "The Tourist". Omg! I want a shot of Angelina's reaction to that. Johnny found it funny. 😉
Does Michelle Pfeiffer have a fountain of youth in her backyard? She does not age – ever!
Finally – a few more photos! Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie,Julia Stiles, Kaley Cuoco, Jennifer Love Hewitt. Halle Berry and Michelle Williams added!
Updated: Julianne Hough, Elizabeth Moss, and Olivia Wilde's shoes! LOL!
Johnny Depp shots up finally! He looks fantastic and is so happy tonight. Every time they pan to him, he's smiling away.
What do you think so far? Any surprises?
And we're done!! I'll have more photos in the morning! I'm sure there will be ton from all of the after-party events.
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LUDLOW – Police continue to search for a hatchet-wielding man in a snowmobile-style suit who robbed the East Street Cumberland Farms early Friday.
No injuries were reported in the armed robbery of the 320 East St. store. It was reported shortly after 2 a.m.
Sgt.Thomas Foy said the suspect walked into the store and threatened the clerk with a hatchet some 12 to 18 inches long.
The suspect emptied money from the cash drawer and ran back towards a neighborhood bar known as The Matador.
Police, aided by K-9 officer Michael Whitney and his dog, Rocky, found tracks in the snow indicating that the suspect may have gotten into a vehicle.
Police, after viewing the store's security tape, believe the suspect is a white male. He was wearing a black or dark-colored one-piece Carhartt- or snowmobile-type suit with a tan hood, a striped winter hat and a dark-colored scarf that obscured the lower part of his face.
Foy declined to state how much money was taken but said it was not a very significant amount. Certainly not enough, he said, to justify the potential life sentence in prison that the suspect faces if convicted of armed robbery while masked.
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LUDLOW – Police continue to search for a hatchet-wielding man in a snowmobile-style suit who robbed the East Street Cumberland Farms early Friday.


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The Fisher Gators put forth a strong performance in their season opener Tuesday night at home against Ecole, defeating the Spartans 54-29.
The Gators played sound basketball defensively racking up 13 steals and six blocks while holding Ecole under double-digits in each quarter.
Offensively, Fisher was fueled by stellar performances from several players including Jimmy LaCross who recorded a double-double with 17 points and 10 rebounds.
Connor Ursin followed with 16 and Dallas Verette chipped in with 13 and five steals, each had three assists as well.
Bourgeois led the Spartans with 11 points and Ecole was able to keep the score close early on, trailing by only seven at halftime.
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Few things cause more stress for parents than their child dealing with illness – and while even a regular doctor's appointment may tug at heartstrings, a trip to the ER can be downright terrifying.
Whether your child's medical condition requires regular visits to the hospital or an emergency situation crops up, the following are a few ways you can make the stay easier on your child.
Bring a familiar item from home
Before you leave for the ER, if there's time, bring a familiar security item from home. Whether it's your toddler's favorite blankie or an adolescent's iPad, a "comfort item" from home can help ease a child's fears and allow them some stability in a difficult situation. Also, "the hospital can be very boring for long periods," said Leigh-Anne Drumm, pediatric RN at Lancaster General Hospital. "Anything you can do to distract them from that and allow them to express themselves can help."
For regular visits, several items from home can create a "normal'' environment
For regular hospital visits, bring several things from home that can create a "normal" environment. "You may not have the same doctor or nurse if you're in a routine of coming to the hospital, so things might not always be exactly the same if the child is a chronic patient," said Ashley Kane, manager of the Child Life program at Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center. "Trying to keep some consistency in the child's routine – that can really help them as well."
Let your child know what's going on
Try to be as open and honest as possible with the child. "You may not know everything that's going to happen, but if you think the child might need to have an IV because they're dehydrated, and the child asks if they have to get shots or needles, saying, 'no, I promise you don't need any' – that's going to set the child up to be upset when it comes to they really do need that IV," said Kane. An honest answer – "I don't know, we need to see what the doctors and nurses say," for example – will have a much better outcome in the end.


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The Tobin Tax - A Game-Theoretical and an Experimental Approach
Johannes Kaiser
University of Bonn - Laboratory for Experimental Economics
Thorsten Chmura
University of Bonn - Faculty of Law & Economics; Nottingham University Business School
Thomas Pitz
University of Bonn
July 19, 2007
In the nineteen-seventies, James Tobin suggested the introduction of a transaction tax on the currency market to cope with exchange rate volatility. In spite of his proposal being discussed frequently and very controversial ever since by economists and policy makers, the so-called Tobin tax has never been imposed on any currency market. We investigate the consequences of the introduction of such a tax on an asset market model from a game-theoretic and an experimental point of view. Our main results include in respect to our model that contrary to the situation in game-theoretic equilibrium, the Tobin tax i) reduces trade volume, ii) reduces volatility, iii) increases market efficiency, and iv) decreases earnings inequality. These effects are likely to disappear if the tax rate is high.
Number of Pages in PDF File: 48
Keywords: Tobin tax, behavioral finance, experiment
JEL Classification: C91, D44, E44, E58, F31, G15
Date posted: October 12, 2006
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Those of you who have been following 3dGameMan.com since the beginning will probably remember Sherry as Orangepeel. She once was a very integral part of 3dGameMan.com as the product model, moderator & editor. Since then life has gotten very busy with two kids, house, 9-5 job and so on.
Well, Sherry's back and is now giving her own YouTube channel a try. Be sure you show your support and check it out: http://www.youtube.c...
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Vancouver-based game designer Ken Carpenter of Mind Juice Media said that Apple had rejected an app of his called "Flappy Dragon" from the App Store. Apple's reason: "We found your app name attempts to leverage a popular app."
Apple cited the following App Store Review Guideline in its rejection:
22.2: Apps that contain false, fraudulent or misleading representations will be rejectedApple continued, saying:
22.2A tweet from Kuyi Mobile pointed to multiple such rejections. Another Kuyi Mobile tweet indicated that the rejection trend had spread to Google's Play Store.
We found that your app, and/or its metadata, contains content that could be misleading to users, which is not in compliance with the App Store Review Guidelines.
We found your app name attempts to leverage a popular app.
The recent demise of "Flappy Bird" sent shockwaves through its frenetic fanbase (really). Considering that the app is no longer present in either marketplace, one might ask why Google or Apple should take this stance? There are already tons of clones in both marketplaces, including "Flappy Plane," "Flappy Super Hero," "Flappy Flyer," and even "Flappy Bird Flyer." There are also clones that don't include "Flappy" in the name, such as "Splashy Fish" and "Ironpants."
It's possible these might be given the boot, eventually, though, and some developers are being proactive. "Flappy Bee" has been renamed to "Jumpy Bee," for example.
It doesn't take a brain surgeon to realize that despite the fact that most know the game is (or was) called "Flappy Bird," this is still a thinly veiled attempt by developers to leverage the amazing popularity of that game. Dong Nyugen, developer of the original game, removed it from both stores after he realized he couldn't live with having produced such an addictive.
It may have earned him peace of mind but it also earned Nguyen death threats. Still, he did so despite the fact that the app was earning him approximately $50,000 a day in advertising fees.


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The four candidates running to replace GOP Rep. Vito Fossella (R-Staten Island/Brooklyn) in the House this year battled over tax policy and gave divergent takes on how to ensure the solvency of Social Security during a forum in Sea View today.
Democratic City Councilman Michael McMahon, former Republican Assemblyman Robert Straniere, Independence candidate Carmine Morano and Conservative party candidate Tim Cochrane took part in the debate at the Bernikow Jewish Community Center.
The forum - which marked the first time the quartet of House hopefuls had appeared together on Staten Island - was devoted to issues affecting senior citizens and was sponsored by AARP.
Here's a video of the highlights:
Though a largely cordial event absent of fireworks among the candidates, McMahon went at it with Straniere over property taxes.
While discussing the tanking U.S. economy, Straniere said that raising property taxes now, as Mayor Michael Bloomberg has suggested might have to happen, would be "lethal" to city homeowners.
Without mentioning McMahon by name, Straniere said that those who voted in favor of the Bloomberg-driven 18.5 percent property-tax hike in 2003 "should be ashamed of themselves."
When his turn came to speak, McMahon responded, "I feel like I've been attacked for a vote in the City Council."
McMahon said that he voted in favor of the tax hike in order to "put the finances of New York City back together" following the 9/11 attacks. He said that he'd also voted in favor of a rate reduction and rebates when the economy improved.
"That put many of you back where you were," he said. "I stood up for the people of Staten Island."
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Hello, at Gamescom is reported some rumors about the quality of the Wii U Dev Kits. There some problems like games crashing, the controller lagging and of course the overheating issue that I most concerned. Remember that Nintendo has enormous experience in console quality design over the years, but this is the first time they develop a nextgen console. Is normal that they faced overheating problems like the xbox360 and ps3 got in the past. I suggest that Nintendo include a WATERCOOLING like system for the CPU and GPU to avoid the overheating. If not I believe that we will get the Yellow light of dead or the Red light of dead months after the Wii U launch, this could be a huge headache for Nintendo and the RMA team. So, be prepared to refurbish your console after 3 or 4 months of use.
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Figures it wouldn't be all good news... This certainly dampens my spirits hearin' 'bout an overheating issue. =/ 'Least they have some time to tackle it. I sincerely hope they delay launch rather than throw out a defective product if it comes down to a lack of time to fix said issues. While I probably won't buy one at launch and don't have to worry 'bout at-launch issues, a lot of gamers will.
Next gen systems have been round for years.
Already called it shite from the start and that seems to becoming true
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A week after Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal's Iowa visit, political junkies are still abuzz, wondering aloud about a possible Jindal presidential run in 2012.
In fact, it's only a matter of when, not if Jindal will occupy the White House, according to one pundit quoted Saturday in a story published online by the Washington Post.
"No less an aspiring kingmaker than Steve Schmidt, the chief strategist of McCain's failed presidential bid, sees Jindal as the Republican Party's destiny," the Post story says.
"'The question is not whether he'll be president, but when he'll be president, because he will be elected someday.' The anti-tax crusader Grover Norquist believes, too, that Jindal is a certainty to occupy the White House, and conservative talk-radio host Rush Limbaugh has described him as 'the next Ronald Reagan,'" the Post writes.
(Read Times-Picayune reporter Jan Moller's dispatch from Iowa.)
The key factors in Jindal's favor? The Post counts his youth, Indian-American heritage and education.
"Jindal is, above all else, a political meteor, sharing Obama's precocious skills for reaching the firmament in a hurry," the Post writes. "It was just four years ago, after losing a gubernatorial election, that he won election to Congress, and only this year that he became Louisiana's governor, the first nonwhite to hold the office since Reconstruction. And now, 10 months into his first term, the talk of a presidential bid is getting louder among his boosters."
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Based on 174 spectra obtained with the CfA Digital Speedometers, we find that the visual primary is a single-lined spectroscopic binary with period 265 days, amplitude 6.5 km/s, and eccentricity 0.49, implying a low-mass stellar companion. The visual companion is a double-lined spectroscopic binary with period 314 days, eccentricity 0.7, and mass ratio 0.9. Assuming that the two spectroscopic binaries are physically bound, we can derive an orbit by combining the difference in the center-of-mass velocities with the visual positions. The period comes out to about 800 years with a semi-major axis of 130 AU and eccentricity of about 0.7. This orbit is relatively insensitive to the assumed distance. At closest approach the two binaries are separated by only 30 AU, while at ap-system they are almost 200 AU apart. Does this leave room for a dust disc? On the other hand, there is not yet any proof that the two binaries are physically connected. In that case there should be plenty of room for a dust disk around either of the spectroscopic binaries.
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Suspect was already in jail on gun charge
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Thursday, January 25, 2007
Police have booked a man in the Jan. 5 shooting death of a woman in the Carrollton area on Pitt Street, New Orleans police said Wednesday.
Sterling Pipkins, 22, of New Orleans, who already was in jail, was rebooked with second-degree murder in the death of Jealina Brown, also of New Orleans, in her home in the 7400 block of Pitt Street.
Brown died at the scene of gunshot wounds, the coroner's office said.
Brown's boyfriend, who was described immediately after the shooting as "a person of interest" to police investigators, was cleared of the killing. Police said he and Brown were in bed shortly after 7:15 a.m. when two or three men are believed to have broken into the back of the shotgun double a half-dozen blocks west of Audubon Park, about a block from the Mississippi River.
Police believe the men were looking for money and drugs and didn't choose the house at random, police sources said. It wasn't clear why they killed the woman.
Pipkins was in jail on a charge of possession of stolen weapons after his Jan. 20 arrest when police found him carrying a 9mm pistol stolen from the Puglia's Sporting Goods burglary, which took place on New Year's Day in Metairie, police said. New Orleans homicide detectives were able to link him to the woman's killing, police said.
Pipkins was convicted in July 2002 of attempted murder of New Orleans police Capt. Clarence Hebert, who has since recovered and is currently the commander of the Mounted Division.
It is not known when Pipkins was released from prison on that charge.


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I need help figuring a way to complete my website fully. I use WHMCS as my main website and can pull prices straight from the database when the currency updates from the cron. I can display these on my website.
However I would like to display both £ and $ on my website, currently only £ is displayed.
I need something that will have floating images to change the currency, and when clicked shows a different value within it? This can be a php/javascript/css/html anything, I am unsure what to search within Google to achieve this desired affect.
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On the top of my website I will have a $ sign and a £ sign, My main currency will be £ and will be displayed by default as shown in the code below.
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Does this only need to work on one page, or when the user clicks a currency does it need to remember that currency for subsequent page views? The latter could be achieved with a cookie, but I'll leave it out in the example below for now so it doesn't complicate things if you don't need it.
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Settlement reached on I-70 project
ST. CLAIRSVILLE Belmont County has tentatively resolved one issue and crossed one hurdle in the ongoing plan to establish a connector road to develop the area around the mall and bring more business and an expanded tax base.
Commissioners motioned Wednesday to approve a settlement agreement in the sum of $48,500 for full and final settlement in the case from 1999 involving Thomas Stewart, Lou Stein and the county. The parties had been scheduled to appear in common pleas court Jan. 24 pursuing an enforcement order for the Lou Stein family to complete work on a section of a township road at the Stewarts' land.
Stein will pay $48,500 toward the $1.9 million the commissioners were to have given the Transportation Improvement District to complete their portion of the Mall Road extension. Commissioner Matt Coffland said that minus $10,000 in lawyer fees the money would be used for construction work on the first 300 feet at a width of 40 feet from Route 40. The project will widen the road by a further 80 feet and take it through all involved properties.
"We agreed to the settlement and hope to move forward with this road project," Coffland said.
Coffland said the next phase will involve the TID determining the amount of funding to be provided by the county, followed by a motion during an upcoming commissioners meeting, when the board will decide whether or not to commit to the project.
"Hopefully the next step the county will hold up to their obligation," he said.
Coffland added that although the court settlement earned added funds for the project, it has meant a loss of six to eight months of construction time for the road.
"We've lost some time on the project," he said. "Hopefully when me move the money, that'll show commitment."
The board of commissioners had been in dispute regarding the road project, with the commissioners voting 2-1 against releasing funds to the TID for the project until this issue was settled.
Commissioner Mark Thomas had initially motioned to withdraw the county from the suit on the grounds of legal fees, but chose not to press the motion when the county was able to substitute its own council for outside council. He added that had the county withdrawn from the case, any settlement would have had the same result.
"I think the biggest thing for me is that that matter is settled," said Thomas. "I think ultimately the parties were able to work through their differences, settle the case, and now get it to the next phase that the county will address as to whether or not we can come to a mutual agreement with all the parties involved about getting the Mall Road Connector project moving and completed."
He said the remaining issues will be decided later.
"It's now basically in the county's hands as to whether or not we want to commit those county funds to what has become a huge public private partnership."
"The Stewart Family brought this forward so it could benefit the taxpayers of Belmont County," Stewart said. "That's what the purpose was, to make sure the court order was enforced and the taxpayers got what they were due. We've been for development and for this road project since the beginning."
"We are glad to have resolved his matter," said Stein. "This will open up a lot of new economic development for the county."
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To anyone who is wondering, vegetarians do not live on tofu alone. We don't (necessarily) forage for twigs and berries in the woods. And we don't hate you because you are eating a hamburger topped with bacon and ham slices (Hey, it's your angioplasty, not mine.)
As a longtime vegetarian, I found myself nodding emphatically to parts of Taylor Clark's recent column "Meatless Like Me" on slate.com. Not so much his declaration that vegetarians "know" that meat tastes "good" -- "We're not insane. We know meat tastes good; it's why there's a freezer case at your supermarket full of woefully inadequate meat substitutes" -- but, rather, his overall attempt to dispel some common myths.
Honestly, I don't care what you -- and by you, I mean meat-eaters -- consume. My family eats meat, I was raised in a hunting family. My boyfriend eats meat. Many of my friends eat meat. Heck, I wanted to throw a "Dress As Your Favorite Food" party simply to see my pork-loving friend dressed as a ham garnished with pineapple slices. Stop accusing us of judging you. We're not. Well, not all of us.
Yes, in my fantasy world, there would be no steaks, fillets or sausages. But my fantasy world also consists of talking otters and kittens riding unicorns around on rainbows, so it isn't all about me (or us), is it? To each his/her own, is what I'm trying to say.
Clark's strongest point is the call to American restaurants to start thinking outside the box on what constitutes a good -- not passable, but good -- vegetarian meal:
"As long as we're discussing restaurants, allow me a quick word with the hardworking chefs at America's dining establishments. We really appreciate that you included a vegetarian option on your menu (and if you didn't, is our money not green?), but it may interest you to know that most of us are not salad freaks on a grim slog for nourishment.
We actually enjoy food, especially the kind that tastes good...Every vegetarian is used to slim pickings when dining out, so we're not asking for much--just for something you'd like to eat. I'll even offer a handy trick. Pretend you're trapped in a kitchen stocked with every ingredient imaginable, from asiago to zucchini, but with zero meat. With no flesh available, picture what you'd make for yourself; this is what we want, too."
Point made loud and clear. We like food too, just not with faces.
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Minor flooding has closed a stretch of Route 183 in Berks County.
Runoff from this week's storm prompted authorities to close the road between Church and Heidelberg roads in Penn Township on Friday.
The heavy rains also caused the nearby Blue Marsh Lake to rise nearly 5-1/2 feet above its normal summer level as officials held back water in an effort to minimize flooding downstream, said John Cave, the Blue Marsh Lake park manager.
Officials determined Thursday night that the Schuylkill River could accept additional storm runoff, and dam operators began releasing water from the lake at 10 p.m.
"The current release of water from the dam is 2,500 cubic feet per second," Cave said. "While this is not a major release, it is a significant amount of water."
Despite the release of water, the level of the lake remains too high for the recreation areas to reopen Friday, Cave said.
The Dry Brooks day use area and the Church Road access will be open for activities on Saturday, however, swimming at the beach will be prohibited, said Cave, who advised that boat ramps may also not reopen before Monday, when the lake is expected to return to its normal level.


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THETFORD TOWNSHIP, MI. -- A $750 million natural gas-fired power plant that Consumers Energy proposes to build in northern Genesee County won't pop up overnight.
The first shovel on the project isn't slated to touch soil until 2015, according to Consumers officials, who on Friday, Dec. 14, announced their plans to build a 700-megawatt power plant on a 272-acre site on Genesee Road between Dodge and Vienna roads.
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Consumers Energy announces plans for $750 million natural gas-fired power plant in Genesee County's Thetford Township
The press conference, held at Thetford Township Hall, included news that the utility was submitting an application to the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality for an air quality permit.
If the permit is approved, the plan would still be required to get a certificate of need from the Michigan Public Service Commission.
Consumers officials also stated that the company must secure financing for the project as well.
The company has shared a $6.5 billion investment plan for the next five years with investors, and the $750 million plant will be in addition to that, said Dennis Dobbs, vice president of generation engineering and services for Consumers Energy.
What impact the cost of the planned plant could have on customers isn't certain, Dobbs said, although he added that efforts will be made to supply customers with a reliable source of energy at an affordable price."Our goal is to keep our average base rate increasing no more than the rate of inflation, even with this investment," he said.
Consumers provides natural gas and energy to 6.8 million Michigan residents in all 68 Lower Peninsula counties.
The air quality permit application will cover two "combined cycle units" at the site, with the second unit being constructed at a later date.
The combined cycle units are what generate the power for the plant.
No construction can begin until an air quality permit is approved from the MDEQ, said Lynn Fiedler, who is deputy chief for the MDEQ's air quality division.
The state's goal is to act on a permit within 240 days of its filing, she said.
"This type of application will require public comment, so the public will have the opportunity to see and review and look at the draft conditions," Fiedler said.
Essentially, the MDEQ will do an independent review of the project to make certain the facility will meet federal air quality standards and regulations, as well as state requirements.
Aside from emissions standards and impact to the area, Consumers will also be required to use state-of-the-art equipment, she said.
Once that review is completed, a draft permit will be put together and a date for a public meeting in the township will be set.
Residents will have 30 days to review the draft permit and ask questions before making comments at the public meeting.
Once the permit has been issued, the utility provider will have to seek a certificate of need from the Michigan Public Service Commission, which is under the state's Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs.
The commission has 270 days after the date of filing to grant or deny the request. A proceeding before the commission will also be held for the public to provide input.
A state law passed in 2008 spells out the certificate of need process and states a utility provider may submit an application if the construction, investment or purchase costs are $5 million or more and a portion of the price tag is capable of being allocated to retail customers.
The application to the commission will most likely be filed sometime next year, Dobbs said.
The 2008 law allows the commission to evaluate the need for the plant prior to construction taking place, he said.
Before the law passed, changes in the commission's membership could mean new projects had the potential to be stopped by subsequent bodies, leaving the utility provider on the hook to recover lost costs, Dobbs said.
The new law makes the certificate binding for any subsequent changes to the commission once it's approved, Dobbs said.
The commission will also require Consumers to go through a rigorous application process, to make certain the plans in place are the most effective and economic way to supply energy to customers, he said.
"It's more cooperative and constructive as far as if they have concerns ... they can bring them up long before there is a shovel in the ground," Dobbs said.


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Our Remote App allows control of your entire system with your compatible smartphone or tablet. It's also the perfect tool to organize and play back your music from your mobile device and home network
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SALEM — Salem City Council recently passed a resolution that will allow the city to hold its municipal court sessions in the Old Courthouse here.
The Salem County Board of Chosen Freeholders passed a similar resolution in early April that established an agreement between the county and city regarding use of the newly-renovated building located at the corner of Market Street and East Broadway.
For many years, municipal court sessions for the city were held at the Old Salem County Courthouse. They were temporarily relocated because of the renovations to the historic structure.
Now, since Phase I of the project is complete, the county and city are moving forward with this agreement, which will once again allow municipal court sessions in the Old Courthouse.
Municipal court sessions are expected to be held in the Old Courthouse beginning this month.
Mayor Robert Davis said Friday the city would like to thank the freeholder board for allowing them to come back into the Old Courthouse.
He added that if this agreement hadn't been reached, the city would have had to find another place for court, meaning greater costs to the city's taxpayers.
"We are going to take care of it and make sure no one messes it up," he said of the courthouse. "I'm pleased. I really am. It is beautiful in there."
Davis credited Solicitor Dave Puma for making this agreement come together.
"They did a marvelous job in there," he said, adding he's glad Salem City can continue to be a part of keeping the building as one of New Jersey's oldest continuously-operating courthouses.
Under the agreement, the county will permit the city to use the courtroom and adjacent areas of the Old Courthouse for its municipal court sessions.
The sessions will occur approximately three times per month and last approximately three to six hours per session, according to the agreement. The parties will work together to avoid any scheduling issues.
The agreement also says that the city is responsible for security during the court sessions and that the city will take precautions to minimize wear and tear on the courthouse. The city will also be responsible for any damages caused by the people attending court in the building, but does not have to pay a fee to use the space.
Salem City Clerk Tom Smith said Friday that both sides worked well together when forming this agreement.
"It has been an amazing collaborative effort, between the county and our city, to keep our nation's history alive in Salem City," he said.
Freeholder Director Lee Ware added, "The Old Courthouse remains the oldest active courthouse in New Jersey and the second oldest in the United States. Salem City will continue to utilize this space for their municipal court proceedings, which will allow the courthouse to keep this important distinction."
Renovations to the Old Courthouse cost roughly $1.2 million. The project was mostly funded with grant money.
The work being conducted at the two-story courthouse brings it into compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Phase I of the facelift began in mid-2009 and included the installation of ramps and an elevator, ADA-compliant bathrooms, and cosmetic work such as new carpeting, painting and window restoration.
Phase II of the renovation was to begin immediately after Phase I's completion and will include work on the structure's roof.
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Saturday morning's protest in front of the Adamsville City Hall is less about what they call an unfair arrest and more about attitudes, according to community spokesman Jerry Hooper.
"Basically what we want is the attitude of city hall and the police department to change and to invite us to respect them and to quit trying to intimidate us into respecting them," he said.
Around 150 people gathered with signs to protest what they call excessive force from some members of the city police force in the wake of the arrest of 75-year-old Charles Click, a retired minister.
"Some of the officers, we're not making a blanket accusation against everybody, but some of the officers are just out of control," Hooper said. "When they arrested a senior citizen the other day, they sort of roughed him up and it was all uncalled for."
Click was arrested Monday afternoon and charged with resisting arrest, carrying an unlicensed pistol and obstruction after asking an officer to move his cruiser from blocking gas pumps at the Village Store during a traffic stop.
Many say they came to the protest out of respect for Click.
"Mr. Click has been a leader in this community for 50 years," said Hooper. "He is a Baptist minister, he is well thought of and respected. He is still active and involved in the community and we just think that they went too far in what they did and that's not the only incident. We want the attitude changed."
Adamsville resident Patti Bracewell said the protest is also about fostering a sense of community and mutual respect.
"Being such a small community, our neighbors aren't just our neighbors," she said. "They're our brothers and sister. We care about each other and being raised in the South, we have that respect for our elders. Even if this officer felt that Rev. Click did something wrong, he didn't have to bully him. He could have respected his elder."
Brandon Oswalt agrees.
"He's generally known as a nice guy," he said. "The things that they're accusing him of make no sense. He's a 75-year-old man. What he do to warrant those kind of actions? Pushing him against the car and taking him to jail, that's kind of ridiculous."
Calls to the Adamsville Police Department were not immediately returned, but Chief R.W. Carter told AL.com in a previous interview that the arresting officer did not engage in improper conduct with Click.
"A car stop is one of the most dangerous things (police officers) do," he said. "Full attention needed to be devoted to the car he had stopped, not to an individual bystander who's making something his business that isn't his business."
Carter said he also reviewed tape of the arrest from the officer's car.
Click's son Chuck said that both he and his father are touched by protesters' show of support, but grievances are about much more than what happened on Monday.
"It's not about dad's situation anymore, it's about the whole town and the whole city " he said. "Dad's situation just was the straw that broke the camel's back and dad is so well-known and respected through the churches, neighbors and everybody that it brought people together to finally say that we've had enough of the harassment."
Chuck Click said he hopes the protest opens up a line of communication between residents, the city council and the police department.
"The next stop would be to make sure in the city council meetings that they hear what the people want," he said. "Instead of wanting everything their way, they should listen to the people and what we want and what we think is right. "


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Democratic U.S. Rep. Edward Markey has landed the support of a pro-choice group as he aims to become the next U.S. senator from Massachusetts.
Markey was endorsed by NARAL Pro-Choice America on Thursday, with the group citing his work in Congress to oppose efforts to limit a women's right to choose.
"Ed Markey is the only candidate in this race who women can trust to defend their reproductive rights and we proudly support his campaign," said the group's President Ilyse Hogue in a statement. "We will do all we can to make sure that our Massachusetts members know he is the reliable ally they should support on April 30."
But despite Markey's current pro-choice position, The Boston Globe reported Thursday that back in 1976 when he first ran for Congress, he did so with the support of anti-abortion groups. Markey reportedly legislated with a pro-life position in mind until 1984 when he issued a policy paper stating that although he was morally opposed to abortion, he would no longer vote to impose his views on other people.
Markey's shift drew suspicion at the time similar to what his Democratic opponent in the current Senate primary, Stephen Lynch, experienced as he eased his position on abortion-related legislation. Lynch considers himself a pro-life Democrat though pro-life and pro-choice groups have given him mixed reviews.
But NARAL's support of Markey today also transcended words as the group donated the maximum $5,000 to his campaign and pledged to organize events around the state to support him.
Markey said he is proud to have the group's support.
"I strongly support a woman's right to choose and believe women should have access to the full range of reproductive-health care choices. With reproductive rights under constant attack, women across the country and in Massachusetts need a champion on these issues in the Senate," Markey said. "I've spent three decades fighting for women's freedom of choice, and I will continue this track record if elected to the Senate."
Markey and Lynch will square off for the Democratic nod to proceed to the general election on April 30, as will GOP candidates including former Navy SEAL Gabriel Gomez, U.S. Attorney Michael Sullivan and State Rep. Daniel Winslow.
Whichever Democratic candidate wins the April 30 primary showdown will take on the Republican who topples the other two GOP hopefuls on the same day.


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_Joseph SEARS _ _Edmund Hamilton SEARS _| | |_Lucy SMITH ___ | |--Edmund Hamilton SEARS | | _______________ |_Ellen BACON ___________| |_______________
_Joshua SEARS ____ _Joseph SEARS _| | |_Sarah BLACKMORE _ | |--Edmund Hamilton SEARS | | __________________ |_Lucy SMITH ___| |__________________
!Sears In Memorium - 1898 Memorial of Little Katy ; At Sturgis Library, Barnstable, MA
!BIRTH-BIOGRAPHY: W J Burke and Will D Howe, Editors, American Authors and Books; 1640-1940; New York, Gramercy Publishing Co, 1943; pp 674-675; Book in Duncan Public Library, Duncan, OK; Unitarian clergyman, hymn writer. His nest known hymns are "Calm on the listening ear of night," and "It came upon a midnight clear."
!BIOGRAPHY:THE GOSPEL IN HYMNS; 1870; ; p 517; from Phebe Ann Glaze, N Hollywood, CA; Rev Edmund Hamilton Sears (1810-1876) American Unitarian. SEARS was a humble clergyman who lives only in two Christmas hymns. Born in the Massachusetts Berkshires, educated at Union College and the Harvard Divinity School (1837), he spent most of his life as pastor at Wayland, MA. In addition to his preaching he did editorial work for twelve years on the Monthly Religious Magazine and wrote several volumes on religious subjects. His first hymn, written while a divinity student, was "Calm on the listening ear of night" - still frequently used. His second is found in all of our hymnals. "It came upon a midnight clear" [1846]. No Christmas is perfect without the singing of this hymn. It is one of the finest ever written, not only because of its melodious rendering of the Biblical story of angels and shepherds (stanza 1) but because it is one of the first to emphasize the social significance of the angel's message (st 2-5). In stanza 2 unrolls the never-ending procession of Christmas days. The remembered angels and their song are reminders that the world was not intended to be weary, its plains need not be sad and lonely, nor its sounds a Babel instead of a symphony. These angels are the very hope of man springing eternally in the human breast. Stanza 3 hints at the actuality rather than the ideal: the devastations, the slaughter, the hatreds, the vengeance, the struggle for power, the savage greed of men have drowned out the celestial music for two milleniums. As the poet was writing these lines his fellow citizens were killing Mexicans in order that they might enslave more Negroes, and the Civil War was looming over the horizon. Stanza 4 becomes more personal. It urges all who find the burden of life too heavy-victims of poverty, disease, social injustice-to listen awhile to the angelic reminder that Good Will is heaven's law of life and can yet heal all their wounds. Stanza 5 relieves the picture of human wrongs by reminding us that the song is still valid. Eternal in the human heart springs the hope, the passioante faith, that what men so desperately have longed for - that "Age of Gold"- will surely come to pass. "Saints, apostles, prophets, martyrs" are all answering, "Yes!" It came upon the midnight clear, Tha glorious song of old, From angels bending near the earth To touch their harps of gold: Peace on the earth, goodwill to men, From heav'n's all gracious King! The world in solemn stillness lay To hear the angels sing.
Still through the cloven skies they come, With peaceful wings unfurled; And still their heav'nly music floats O'er all the weary world Above its sad and lowly plains They bend on hov'ring wing; And ever o'er its Babel sounds The blessed angels sing.
Yet with the woes of sin and strife The world has suffered long; Beneath the angel-strain have rolled Two thousand years of wrong; And man, at war with man, hears not The love-song which they bring: O hush the noise, ye men of strife, And hear the angels sing!
Fo lo! the days are hastening on, By prophet-bards foretold, When, with the ever-circling years, Comes round the age of gold; When peace shall over all the earth Its ancient splendours fling, And te whole world send back the song Which now the angels sing.
_Edmund Hamilton SEARS _ _Francis Bacon SEARS _____| | |_Ellen BACON ___________ | |--Edmund Hamilton 2nd SEARS | | ________________________ |_Mary Elizabeth SPARHAWK _| |________________________
_Alvan SEARS __ _Urbane SEARS ____| | |_Bethia HOWES _ | |--Edmund Howes SEARS | | _______________ |_Tryphosa LEMOIN _| |_______________
!BIRTH-DEATH: Letter from Joan K Lince, NYC, NY; 1789-1991; Letter dtd 13 Jun 1993; ; copy in poss of Ray Sears. Births, Marriages, and Deaths in the Town of hawley, town records, filmed by LDS
_Willard SEARS _ _Edmund SEARS __| | |_Sarah ROBBINS _ | |--Edmund Lucas SEARS | | ________________ |_Rebecca LUCAS _| |________________
_Elisha SEARS _ _Franklin SEARS _____| | |_Hannah SEARS _ | |--Edmund Winslow SEARS | | _______________ |_Elizabeth SHADDERS _| |_______________
_Peter SEARS _ _Peter SEARS _______| | |_Lucy FULLER _ | |--Edna A SEARS | | ______________ |_Mary E HOISINGTON _| |______________
_Lot SEARS _______ _Asa SEARS ________________| | |_Jemima MARCHANT _ | |--Edna Josephine SEARS | | __________________ |_Catherine "Katie" GORICH _| |__________________
of 1892? !Mrs Gaul says she was 7 when her father died. She speaks a lot and very highly of her mother, who as a young widow was faced with the task of raising seven children. She remembers that after her father died they had to sell a cow to get the money to bury him. Later they took a load of good soil to the grave, since the soil in the Settler's Cemetery wa very poor and they wer unable to plant flowers. She also says that her mother was born on Chambers Creek which was at one time Indian Land. Later the family moved to a farm near Hillhurst and her mother went to school in Spanaway. Mrs Gaul remembers that her mother used to speak a lot of "Muck Creek". She spoke very good English where grandmother spoke only Indian and German. Catherine sold eggs and butter for grocery money. She also raised hogs which were butchered and half was sold and the other half kept for the family. Catherine used to split her own rails for fencing and often go all day and pick wild berries for canning. Later the government oaid Mrs Sears $1200 for her property, but they were able to buy the house back for $150. They used the lumber later to build a small house on 7 acres in Lakeview, paying $700 for the property. It already had a barn, a well, a chicken house and a root cellar, and the family actually camped there, till the new house was finished. The house is still standing behind McChord Air Force Base. When they used to live there, they had to walk through Robert Pickney's farm to get to their place, but today there is a road leading to the house and even electricity. Mrs gaul remembers that they always had a well and it used to be one of her chores to draw up water and also going after their cows who used to roam on the prarie, which is now Ft Lewis. If they needed hay, they would hire a neighbor, Charles Lewis to haul for them for $2 and the hay was $5 a load. Three months out of the year the children went to Mint Ranch school, a one room schoolhouse. It got its name because the farmer, that donated the acre it was on had planned to use it for planting mint. They also used to pick hopps with the Bonney and Frost children on the Pimken Hopps farm. The girls always had two dresses, one for school and one for everyday. Mrs Gaul thinks her maternal grandmother was married before because Catherine had two half-brothers anmed WIll and Jim Bar.
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_Zachariah SEARS __ _Orange S SEARS _| | |_Delight COOLIDGE _ | |--Edson C SEARS | | ___________________ |_Elvira TANCREY _| |___________________


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GREENSBORO, N.C. — International Textile Group (ITG) has formed a joint venture with Hong Kong-based China Ting Group to build a dyeing and finishing plant in the Linping Industrial Area of Hangzhou, China. ITG is the merged company that includes the former Burlington Industries and Cone Mills businesses.
China Ting is a vertical manufacturer of textiles products. ITG currently has a sourcing arrangement with China Ting for top-of-bed fabrics. The new plant will be used for mattress tickings, furniture and top-of-bed fabrics.
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At the same time, China Ting has entered into a licensing agreement with ITG to develop "Burlington House Retail" as a free-standing home furnishings store concept in China. The first prototype, in Linping, has been opened and is about 2,500 square feet. By the end of 2005, the companies expect to open 25 stores, which will range from a 400-square-foot store-in-a-store up to 2,500 square feet. The stores will carry top-of-bed and window products as well as lamps and tables.
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You might be surprised to know that many people that are homeless are also pet owners. Not only that, but many are responsible pet owners, getting their pets standard medical care (such as spayed and neutered and vaccinations).
Unfortunately, most programs that help the homeless don't accept pets. But in Los Angeles, Lori Weise decided to do something about homeless folks and their pets, setting up vet clinics for pets to get fixed while feeding their owners. A nice innovation I'd love to see here in Philly.
As it happens, there's a photographer here in Philly taking shots (with permission) of homeless folks and travelers (kids that run away and travel around the country), including their pets. Since I happen to be married to him, he gave me permission to share his photos here.
1 of 10Many of the young kids that hitchhike around the country have dogs.
2 of 10The dogs are generally very well fed, far more so than the kids.
3 of 10You see mostly mutts, particularly pit bull mixes.
4 of 10The dogs are often very helpful when it comes to panhandling.
5 of 10Generally the dogs are very friendly, relatively clean, and well behaved.
6 of 10The dog sang too. Really.
7 of 10It's also not unusual for some of the kids to have more than one dog.
8 of 10Not sure where she got her hands on the "service" dog vest.
Cherokee 9 of 10Cherokee here lives in Philly with a well-known local homeless man. Cherokee is a very sweet pit mix.
Scraps 10 of 10Scraps the dog here sadly passed away not long after this photo was taken. His owner was devastated.


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Keppinger, Beckham Homer; Rios, De Aza Make Triumphant Return from WBC in Victory Over Brewers
Thursday, March 21, 2013
Today's News
Sox 8, Brewers 3
The White Sox brought their bats to the ballpark this afternoon in an 8-3 victory over the Brewers at Camelback Ranch-Glendale. In a starting lineup that could be very close to the one that opens the season on April 1, the Sox pounded out 13 hits, highlighted by a pair of home runs–a solo homer by Jeff Keppinger, his first of the spring, and a two-run shot by Gordon Beckham, his third. Keppinger, who also singled in a run and walked, raised his spring batting average to .516.
Alex Rios and Alejandro De Aza made the most of their return in their first game back from the WBC. Rios doubled twice and drove in a pair of runs along with two runs scored. De Aza singled, doubled and scored two runs.
Chris Sale got credit for the win, giving up three runs and four hits along with three strikeouts in seven innings of work. Addison Reed and Matt Thornton each pitched a scoreless inning.
Roster Moves
After today's game, the White Sox optioned outfielders Jordan Danks and Blake Tekotte to Class AAA Charlotte. The Sox now have 34 players in major league camp: 18 pitchers, three catchers, nine infielders and four outfielders.
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Following the daily meeting with RV and Bernie (Mark Parent), we slipped a DVD of the new commercial into the clubhouse video system. Players gathered around–including PK, Dunner, Flowers and Alexei–to watch their Oscar-worthy work. The biggest laughs came when Alexei delivered his lines…"C'mon, Man" and "And that's the way you do it" while there were a few "wows" at the images of guys getting drilled in the face with a pie (or in the case of Nate Jones, getting hit by pie remnants meant for Reed). Here are actors Jones, Reed and Sale during the shoot:
Paul Konerko's outstanding career and reputation as the consummate professional is well known throughout baseball circles. As Sox fans know, Paulie has also done exemplary work in the community. Here, in a byline story in the Sun-Times, PK talks about the importance of giving back.
March Madness
Compare your brackets with those of John Danks, Adam Dunn, Nate Jones, Robin Ventura and Jerry Reinsdorf.
Bullpen Aces
Matt Lindstrom and Nate Jones both appeared in minor-league games today at Camelback Ranch-Glendale. Lindstrom went 2.0 IP and Jones went an extended 1.0 (no specific pitch counts).
Coop said they both had very good workouts, worked on a variety of pitches and are on track to be ready for Opening Day
Quote of the Day
A group of 40-50 White Sox executives, players and staff attended a private screening last night of the new Jackie Robinson movie, "42." Those on hand included Chairman Jerry Reinsdorf, Kenny Williams, Harold Baines, Donnie Veal and several minor league players including Deunte Heath and Trayce Thompson. The Chairman, who grew up in Brooklyn as a Dodger fan at the time Robinson broke the color line, raved about the realism of actor Harrison Ford as Branch Rickey and Ebbets Field "even down to the signs on the building and outfield walls and the hot dog stand just outside the front gate."
Here's more on Reinsdorf's review of "42": http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/baseball/whitesox/chi-video-jerry-reinsdorf-on-jackie-robinson-after-watching-42-20130320,0,4654500.story
Play of the Day
Welcome back! Let's give it to Rios and De Aza, who both excelled in their return to the Sox lineup.
Tomorrow's Schedule
White Sox vs. A's at Phoenix (9:05 p.m., Chicago time). Jose Quintana will start for the Sox. Jarrod Parker, who grew up as a Sox fan while growing up in the Fort Wayne, IN area, will be the starter for Oakland.
Did You Know…
…that Gavin Floyd is tied for the Cactus League lead in strikeouts (15) and ranks fourth in ERA (4.61)?
Photo of the Day
A look at the new ballpark in Birmingham, AL–Regions Field–home to the White Sox's Class AA affiliate.


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And that's the direction things appear to be going at Detroit schools, control of which remains awkwardly split between Emergency Manager Roy Roberts and the school board.
Roberts indicated before the election that he would step down if voters rejected Public Act 4, the former emergency manager law that would have afforded him sweeping powers over the district.
But it appears Snyder has convinced him to stick around.
"He's looking at the situation now and we're going to continue a dialogue," Snyder said last week. "It raises real questions in his mind about whether he can be effective in terms fo the history of the Detroit School Board."
More from the Associated Press:
DETROIT (AP) — A dispute is escalating over a statewide educational system for schools with the lowest academic performance that started in Detroit.
The Detroit Free Press and The Detroit News report the Detroit Board of Education voted Tuesday night to withdraw from the Education Achievement Authority.
The action comes after Michigan voters' repeal last week of the state's emergency manager law.
State-appointed emergency financial manager Roy Roberts is in place for the Detroit Public Schools district. His office says the agreement for the statewide system remains.
The system got its start this year, taking control of 15 Detroit schools. The Detroit board, however, wants control of those schools back in the Detroit district.
Meanwhile, a hearing is Wednesday in a state lawsuit seeking to remove the majority of the Detroit school board.
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Last week, Rogers hosted 15 bloggers to talk about how a tablet, such as the Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 LTE could help make their hectic lives a little easier. They chatted about everything from sharing their calendars to whether technology, such as tablets, belongs in the household. Using Storify, a social curating tool, we captured the best of what they had to say. Check it out:
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Speed Skater Blake Skjellerup Is Single, Ready To Cuddle
New Zealand's speed skater Blake Skjellerup, who came out in DNA after the 2010 Olympic Winter Games, has split from his boyfriend of 15 months. Because they're both ambitious types.
"We still love each other a lot, but we just accepted that for us to both achieve what we wanted to, we couldn't be together," says Skjellerup. The Vancouver Sun notes "it had been his longest gay relationship. He admits he is hurting. They were headed in different directions. His partner was an athlete who decided to focus on finishing school and moving on to the business world. Skjellerup wanted to continue his career in skating, focusing his sights on Sochi, Russia, in 2014."
Luckily he should have no problem finding a new mate. Dude loves to get up on you.
Speaking of hugs, that is what Skjellerup was handing out at the Air New Zealand booth at the Vancouver Pride parade. Or cuddles, as he called them. Anyone who wanted one got one. "I'll cuddle with you any time, honey," said a man tarted up as a woman. Skjellerup seemed a little shy at his? her? brazen approach but the two embraced. It was part of a marketing campaign by Air New Zealand to promote their new Skycoach, also known as the cuddle class. Travelling companions can purchase two seats in economy class and a third seat at half price. The footrests come out to form a couch where they can cuddle up on the long flight.
I'll pay full fare if Blake comes with the ticket.
Damm! Between him and Matthew Mitchem, don't know whats they are feeding these Gay Olympians lately but they are turnin out mighty hawt………
I'd cuddle with him anytime as well….. and then some.
Blake: Call me ;-D……. As anyone who knows me, I'm all about cuddles & brunch! And jam sessions that last for hours……….
Also into cryptography too, but we can leave that part out! p.s. i can't skate. Is that really that important? oh, wait, i have a bf already, nevermind.
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Perth Amboy public safety building still not done, way over budget
Saturday, April 09, 2011 4:08 PM
Perth Amboy city council president Ken Balut shows off some of the imported marble which lines the ornate rotunda at the Perth Amboy public safety building, which was dedicated in 2008 but is still not complete. The interconnected facility houses the Raritan Bay YMCA, Perth Amboy municipal court and the city's police force. The $85 million project is way over budget, and the city council president says it's mired in litigation. (Andrew Mills/The Star-Ledger)
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Sandy put New Jersey and our neighbors in the rare position of asking for help — the kind typically reserved for Florida and other hurricane alley states. Billions to rebuild homes and infrastructure, to restore businesses, beaches and boardwalks.
At the same time, many in Congress are locked on spending cuts. The "fiscal cliff" negotiations could cut nearly $900 million from FEMA disaster relief.
So it seems useful, in this hour of need, to remind budget-makers that New Jersey is the No. 1 "donor state" in the country, paying almost twice in federal taxes every year than it gets back in federal spending. Connecticut and New York aren't far behind.
Those three states — accustomed to giving more than they get — have asked the feds for more than $80 billion in Hurricane Sandy help. Expect that number to keep going up.
Now isn't the time to shortchange New Jersey and its neighbors. Gov. Chris Christie was right when he called this "our Katrina." New Jersey's toll wasn't as great as Louisiana's, but it's more damage than we've ever seen before.
It's a timely message for politicians including House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.), who proposed last year that states be refused disaster aid unless equal budget cuts are found. Cantor's home state, by the way, receives $1.66 in federal spending for every $1 paid in taxes.
Wisely, the House defeated Cantor's plan. But the strings-attached mind-set lives on. The idea was revived last summer by Idaho Republican Raul Labrador. (Idaho gets a $1.28 return for its federal dollar.)
In a sound federal budget, disaster aid would be built in. Few doubt we'll be subject to more frequent, more destructive storms. Disaster aid shouldn't be a surprise.
Balancing those books is a necessary chore, but it's a chore for saner times. Hurricane Sandy disaster aid shouldn't be subject to deficit politics while the Jersey Shore works to get back on its feet.


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What is in this article?:
- California's three-year drought, which ended with this season's cool and wet weather, had complicated and serious impacts that have been poorly understood and reported.
- The Pacific Institute has just completed a nine-month assessment of new data from California's agricultural, energy, and environmental sectors to evaluate actual consequences of the drought for the state.
Farm job losses
The most recent U.S. Census data and California Employment Development Department data demonstrate that agriculture-related jobs were not disproportionally reduced in areas experiencing water-supply restrictions. Rather, widespread job losses over the drought period were more severe in non-agricultural sectors, such as sales and construction. The Great Valley Center reports that in the Central Valley, there was a 2 percent gain in agriculture-related jobs between 2003 and 2009, but a 44 percent reduction in construction-related jobs over that same time. Also striking is that when wetter weather returned in 2009-2010, unemployment rates still rose in every San Joaquin Valley County, despite greater water supplies. The poverty and high unemployment in the region are real and systemic, but this has been true even in wet years.
"These data show that unemployment in the San Joaquin Valley is a long-term problem, not simply the result of the recent drought. The poverty rate in the southern San Joaquin Valley – ironically one of the highest-grossing agricultural regions in the world – has been consistently above 20 percent for a decade," said Christian-Smith. "Hunger, homelessness, and other signs of poverty are real and happening, and they are happening in wet years and dry ones. Genuine efforts to address chronic poverty in the region are needed."
Energy costs to consumers rose during the drought
California hydropower production declined significantly during the drought years as water flows dropped, with both economic and environmental costs. Much of this lost hydropower was made up with the purchase and combustion of natural gas, costing California rate payers $1.7 billion and producing an additional 13 million tons of carbon dioxide (approximately a 10 percent increase in average annual CO2 emissions from California power plants), along with substantial quantities of other pollutants that are known contributors to the formation of smog and triggers for asthma.


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WARE – With cost projections increasing for replacing the Doane Road Bridge town officials are looking at alternative solutions, like a new way of getting from Doane Road to Route 9 without having to go over Flat Brook.
The bridge was closed in July 2009 after state engineers found damage to structural beams.
Last spring engineers put a $154,000 price tag estimate on repairing the bridge with a pre-cast concrete culvert.
Town Manager Mary T. Tzambazakis said this week that it appears that the project would wind up costing much more than that.
Prior to having more definitive engineering studies done and putting the process out to bid, Tzambazakis said cost estimates for bridge repair or replacement cannot be counted on.
She also said that once the town becomes committed to the project it would have to deal with extra costs that can develop to meet state guidelines.
"The bottom line is that it is going to be expensive," Tzambazakis said. "The town doesn't have millions of dollars sitting around for capital expenditures."
She has instructed Public Works Director Thomas J. Martens to look at alternatives to the bridge repair project while continuing to scrutinize the numbers for repair work.
"We are looking at alternatives, but we are also looking to finalize the design (for the bridge). We are really going on two tracks, trying to make sure we have a project that can be implemented," Martens said.
Coming out from Doane Road to Route 9 at a different spot is one thing being looked at, Martens said.
"We are trying to keep the project moving as quickly as possible," he said. "We recognize it is a hardship to the local folks. We are trying to make the best decision and not spend money we do not have."
Martens, who has been on the job for less than a month, said he has been reading all reports on the bridge and has been communicating with the town's consulting engineers and state officials who have a say on the project.
"Until you have the design nailed down, you really can't nail down the cost," Martens said.
Ware Town Manager Mary Tzambazakis and Public Works Director Thomas Martens are considering alternatives to replacing the Doane Road Bridge
on January 05, 2011 at 12:31 PM, updated March 25, 2011 at 6:59 PM
WARE – With cost projections increasing for replacing the Doane Road Bridge town officials are looking at alternative solutions, like a new way of getting from Doane Road to Route 9 without having to go over Flat Brook.


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Now you can see all of the details of the spending plan online. The document has been posted on the county website, www.salemcountynj.gov.
The proposed spending plan can be found under the "Government" section by clicking on the "Budget and Finance Documents." Click on the "2012 Introduced Budget" to see the document.
The Salem County Board of Chosen Freeholders introduced the $77.6 million 2012 budget last week after wrestling with how to close a $13 million deficit.
The budget includes a county tax rate increase of about 4.7 cents, from the current 87.5-cents per $100 of assessed property value up to 92.15 cents per $100 of assessed property value.
It also includes employee layoffs.
A public hearing on the county budget and final adoption is planned for June 6.