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Syracuse, N.Y. -- The city of Syracuse, three hospitals, a state college and the Onondaga Nation have joined Syracuse University to oppose an energy company's effort to take over SU's steam plant and steam lines through eminent domain.
Project Orange Associates Services Corp., a company launched by owners of the Project Orange cogeneration plant on East Taylor Street, conducted a public hearing Tuesday night to solicit comments on its planned condemnation of the SU property.
Project Orange attorney Sam Laniado, who served as hearing officer, said the condemnation would serve the public interest by ensuring that Project Orange, which produces both electricity and steam, will continue to make electricity which helps balance the electric grid. State law allows electric companies to conduct eminent domain proceedings, Laniado said.
Project Orange is locked in a bitter legal battle with SU, and has argued in court that it may be driven out of business by the low prices SU pays under the terms of their 1992 steam contract. If Project Orange shuts down, SU would likely make steam in its aging boilers, which now serve as backup.
Seven consultants for Project Orange spoke in favor of the condemnation, saying it would pave the way for a more efficient and less polluting operation.
Not surprisingly, Syracuse University opposed the condemnation. Mayor Matt Driscoll submitted a letter of opposition. So did leaders of the State University College of Environmental Science and Forestry and three University Hill hospitals, all of whom buy some of the Project Orange steam from Syracuse University.
Joseph Heath, an attorney for the Onondaga Nation, said the condemnation effort appeared to benefit Project Orange rather than the public.
"This is a private company attempting to gain a business advantage in a sales contract,'' Heath said.
Laniado has 90 days to issue his determination, which can be challenged in court.
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The recent drop in the SP for SIGA is market related....as SIGA is always affected by the market....unless the
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Volume is relatively low, but we sure could use a few green days to reverse the momentum. Been doing a lot of chart analysis on SIGA, and it's shown the ability to reverse upward once it hits these kind of lows for holders with patience IMO. Hopefully that's the case here for those buying around $3.
Would like to hear your chart analysis. As far as SC you should re read ruling.

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5K run to benefit district's special needs programs
With a little inspiration, some things seem to fall into place.
At least that's the way it sounds when Erica Smart Rodriguez tells the story of how Enumclaw's 5K Run for Down Syndrome started.
Rodriguez works at Enumclaw's Firewall Capital Management. One day, she said, owner Heath Rainwater decided he wanted to plant a seed in the community where he lives. He asked Rodriguez to find a way Firewall Capital Management could give back to the community.
Rodriguez didn't have to look far.
She was inspired by her stepson, Jonathan a student with Down Syndrome who attends Westwood Elementary School. In talking with his teachers, she discovered the school's program could use additional funding.
"They told me that they did not have a whole lot of funds to work with," Rodriguez said, "and that some classes did not have any money for field trips and they have really old computers, but not the software they need to help improve the skills of the children in the special needs programs."
The 5k Run for Down Syndrome was born.
Although the run is titled Down Syndrome, Rodriguez said, it benefits all children in the Enumclaw School District's special needs programs.
"We started out giving funds just to Southwood and Westwood schools, and this year, we will give to all schools," Rodriguez said.
In its first year, the 5K raised $1,300. The following year, he total grew to $2,700. This year, the goal is to raise $5,000.
Rodriguez said the money goes a long way.
"I have heard that from last year, the teachers were able to buy three complete computer systems, buy specialized materials, supplies and toys for the kids, and use the money for field trips," she said.
"She does 99 percent of the work," Rainwater said of Rodriguez. "We've been honored. A lot of people from the community come out to support it. It's something we want to do to help the school district."
The work is not done only by Firewall Capital Management. The copany gets a helping hand from The Vine Christian Ministries and The Metropolitan Market.
The date for this year's 5k Run for Down Syndrome is Oct. 10. October is national Down Syndrome Awareness Month.
It starts at 2 p.m. at The Summit in Enumclaw. Preregistration is $20 for adults and $10 for kids. The cost goes up to $25 for adults and $15 for kids on race day. The package includes a barbecue, runners' bags, raffle prizes and awards for first- through third-place winners in each division, male and female.
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Sports Roundup -- Its time to HOOP it up again/Bell wins Hot Spot competition/BIGC girls, boys win their meets
Its time to HOOP it up again
The popular 3-on-3 tournament makes its return March 5 to help public schools.
Once again, HOOPFEST for B.E.S.T. will run the courts of Bainbridge schools.
The one-day tournament, now 10 years old, will be held March 5 . It is open to boys and girls in grades 3 through 12.
Players are guaranteed three tournament games and all participants receive a HOOPFEST for B.E.S.T. t-shirt.
The cost is $25 per player or $100 per team. Entry forms are available at all area schools, participating stores and restaurants.
Entries received by this Saturday are guaranteed a tournament berth. Those received after Feb. 25 will be named on a space available basis.
Team captains will be notified March 2 as to where and when their games are.
B.E.S.T., or Bainbridge Island Education Support Team, is a nonprofit organization that raises money for teacher training and student enrichment programs in Bainbridge public schools.
Checks must be made out to HOOPFEST for B.E.S.T. and mailed to 2005 HOOPFEST for B.E.S.T., P.O. Box 10051, Bainbridge Island, WA 98110.
For more information, call 842-1934.
Bell wins Hot Spot competition
Chris Bell recently finished first in the 11-12 age group for the Washington Recreation Parks Association Hot Spot 2006 basketball shooting competition.
Bell won by hitting shots from various spots on the floor in three separate one-minute rounds.
He, along with six other kids, move on to the State Hot Spot competition on March 12 in Kirkland, Wash.
The winners earn trophies and a ticket to a Seattle Sonics game.
BIGC girls, boys win their meets
The Bainbridge Island Gymnastics Club got off to a good start this season.
The boys team had several big performances at the Grace Winter Classic, located at Grace Gymnastics in Lakewood, Wash.
Alex Powell finished second in the all-around category for the Level 5 group for ages 12 and up with a score of 49.20. His high scores were a 9.2 on the vault and an 8.8 on the rings.
David Hoffman placed ninth with a 43.20. His high score came on the vault with a 9.1. Zach Conaway finished in 12th place in the Level 5 category for ages 10 through 11 with a 44.60. Nathaniel Opalski finished eighth with a score of 48.90 in the Level 5 group for ages 7 through 9.
In the Level 6 group for ages 12 and up, Charlie Dickey was second with a score of 47.40, while Ben Self finished seventh with a score of 44.10 and Bryan Peterson was ninth with a score of 42.90.
The girls team did well at the Snowball Classic at the Lakewood YMCA.
Brooke Williams was sixth in the all-around competition for the USAG Level 7 category for ages 9 through 11 with a score of 33.85.
In the USAG Level 7 category for ages 13 and older, Adrienne Palay was second in the all-around competition with a 35.475. She was first on the bars with a 9.075 and second on the floor with a 9.0.
Katie Mathews was fifth in the all-around with a score of 35.175 and Kathleen Callahan was sixth with a score of 34.45. She was first on beam with an 8.875.
Annie Zuckerman placed sixth in the beam event with an 8.375.
The Level 7 team placed third overall in the Classic.
In the Level 6 category for ages 13 and older, Talia Weiss finished eighth in the all-around.
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If my take is right, then the 2009 Nehalem Mac Pro hardware platform, once purchased, is one that should stay stable and upgradable until, say, PCI Express 3 becomes an imperative.
You can't tell from the outside that Apple's new two-socket, eight-core Mac Pro, based on Intel's new Nehalem Xeon CPU, is much changed from the two-socket, quad-core Mac Pro that preceded it. The only giveaway? One front panel FireWire port has been upped from 400Mbps to 800Mbps.
If Apple hewed to PC tradition, that port, and the swapped-in Nehalem guts, would be the headline changes to the platform. Nehalem Mac Pro could get my attention, and the attention of the top echelon of Mac users, with that alone. What completely blows me away is that Nehalem Mac Pro is a reengineering of the entire Mac Pro platform, the 2006 edition of which set a bar for build quality that nothing in its price class can touch.
Apple used Nehalem as an occasion to build the ideally fast and modern Mac, but it didn't stop there. In the new Mac Pro, Apple also created a computing platform that satisfies a combination of criteria that buyers only dream of demanding: Toxin-free, recyclable, quiet, low power, rugged, transportable, field-repairable, upgradable without tools, broadly configurable, internally and externally expandable, and the kicker, affordable.
Nehalem certainly deserves its due. It is thoroughly modernized with on-chip memory controllers, three-level cache, and a point-to-point bus design. The 1066MHz DDR3 RAM is the fastest memory yet made. Based on Apple's numbers, it looks like Nehalem packs 50 to 90 percent more firepower into the Mac Pro chassis compared to prior and current top configurations. The arrival of Intel's world-class architecture couldn't be more timely. Nehalem Mac Pro is a hand-in-glove fit for the full 64-bit Snow Leopard (Mac OS X 10.6) that will put Mac Pro on par with two-processor RISC Unix workstations.
I'm embarking on a full review, with performance testing, of the top-end Nehalem Mac Pro now, but I got an early look at a more basic Mac Pro config expressly so that I could share some of the more remarkable aspects of the platform. Some of the enhancements are new, and some continue along the path set by the original Mac Pro, but in combination, they afford owners a unique level of flexibility and investment protection. And they mark the new Mac Pro as wildly different.
Like the Mac Pro before it, Nehalem Mac Pro is loaded with I/O. This front panel has a headphone jack, along with two USB 2.0 ports and two 800Mbps FireWire ports. There are three more USB 2.0 ports, two more FireWire 800 ports, stereo line in and out, TOSLINK optical digital audio in and out, and two gigabit Ethernet ports around back. One day, these 800Mbps FireWire ports will be killer conduits to external storage, but cables and adapters for 400Mbps peripherals are available.
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First impression on unpacking the Q702 test unit was the solid feel and clean, minimalist styling.
For work use, Microsoft Word and Excel programs pre-installed on the device are adequate for preparing short documents.
The Fujitsu LifeBook UH574 allowed for great mobility without being obnoxiously heavy or clunky. Its twelve hours of battery life did not disappoint.
The screen was particularly good. It is bright and visible from most angles, however heat is an issue, particularly around the Windows button on the front, and on the back where the battery housing is located.
My first impression after unboxing the Q702 is that it is a nice looking unit. Styling is somewhat minimalist but very effective. The tablet part, once detached, has a nice weight, and no buttons or switches are located in awkward or intrusive positions.


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With so few practices and without a definite number of just who is going to be running this season, head girls' cross country coach Doug Bacon admitted there is a lot that has yet to be decided this season.
Bacon will work with 25-30 athletes this season and three of the team's top runners from last year are back with a chance to make an even bigger imprint on their Marshalltown careers.
"This year's team is well focused, and there is not a lot of interest in horsing around, which I love," Bacon said. "We are working as hard as we can right now, but it is very early and we haven't established much yet."
What has been established for the Bobcat harriers are the top three varsity spots. Those three runners this year will be sophomore Rachel Blagg and juniors Wynn Tan and Michaela Huey.
Blagg will be the bona fide No. 1, according to Bacon. She had a strong freshman season for the Bobcats and should be competitive this fall.
Tan and Huey will be the No. 2 and No. 3 this year, but Bacon said the order has not been established and could honestly change with each meet. Both of those runners are entering their third season of varsity action.
What has not been established by Bacon are the other four varsity spots, but he knows he has about six runners who are competing for the open slots.
"It is too early and too close to call at this point," Bacon said. "Right now we are all just working hard to get in shape. We'll see how much harder we'll have to work to get in better shape soon. It's still very early in the process."
The Bobcats will compete in a time trial this week. Bacon said that will help them figure out where they are and where they need to improve.
"We'll find out where we stand in the next few weeks," Bacon said. "Things will shake themselves out soon enough."
The CIML this season is stacked with really good teams, as it is every year.
Dowling Catholic has been the reigning state champion for several straight seasons. The Maroons also welcome back the defending state champion in sophomore Grace Gibbons. They also return five starters from last year's squad.
West Des Moines Valley placed fourth last year, while Waukee was sixth, Johnston was seventh, Des Moines Roosevelt finished ninth and Ames was 13th. Valley, Waukee and Johnston all return five starters, while Roosevelt brings back four and Ames welcomes three returnees.
Marshalltown was fifth at regionals a season ago and lost its top runner to graduation. Sarah Shirar ended her season early last year due to injury but will run this season for Wartburg College.
The girls will officially start the season Thursday at Marshalltown Community College in the Earlybird Invite at 4:30 p.m. That meet will feature Dike-New Hartford, Grundy Center, Ottumwa, South Tama, Waterloo East, Waterloo West, Webster City, Belle Plaine and Twin Cedars.
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Vincent Ascolese — the kind of football coach whose career is described with adjectives such as "storied" and "legendary" — apparently recruited a pair of star football players to help North Bergen High School win one more championship before he retired.
Recruiting high school players is against the rules in New Jersey. But, according to a Star-Ledger investigation by Mike Vorkunov and Craig Wolff, Ascolese and his family went beyond rule-breaking: They rented rooms to players in a North Bergen house, then — in a particularly classless move — tried to kick them out once the season was over.
In New Jersey, high schools are forbidden to recruit players. Convincing athletes to move to a new school district for sports violates the rules of sportsmanship and competition. It epitomizes a win-first attitude or, in Ascolese's case, win-at-all-costs.
The coach lured the students with the promise of not just a championship — but the richer prize of attention from college recruiters, along with a recommendation from a coaching legend. In exchange, Ascolese lived out every coach's fantasy of going out on top. But once football season ended, so did the fantasy.
The coach, who was The Star-Ledger's 2011 Coach of the Year, told the newspaper this is all a landlord-tenant dispute, with lots of questions about rent payments made and missed. There are whispers that Ascolese's family did this as a retirement gift to the 74-year-old coach, who is battling cancer. There is open anger between the coach's and players' families. No one's hands are clean.
And it's all irrelevant, because high school coaches simply can't rent rooms to out-of-town players.
Recruiting sanctions in New Jersey are extremely rare because violations are hard to prove. Steven J. Timko, executive director of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association, said the agency will fully investigate Ascolese and North Bergen's football program. If the charges are true, the NJSIAA must strip the school of its 2011 championship.
That would be a severe punishment for the vast majority of players who actually belonged on the team and played like champions — but a necessary sanction nonetheless.
Related: NJSIAA says it will investigate recruiting allegations in North Bergen High School football program


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The rebooted "Sinatra, Elvis and the Beatles" will play March 26 at 8 p.m., and March 27 at 3 p.m. in the Ocean Breeze Theater, South Beach Psychiatric Center, 777 Seaview Ave.
Proceeds from the show, a 14-year tradition, have benefitted the Global Medical Relief Fund, Seamen's Society for Children and Families, Staten Island Blind Society, Lifestyles for the Disabled, On Your Mark, and numerous others.
"We've also donated to individuals in need," said Lambert, "and the club donates to 25 additional charities at the end of each year, which, in turn, benefits many who count on our help."He estimated " total proceeds of $400,000 and $450,000 for the community."
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A Chatham woman was given a summons for careless driving after a two-car accident on Friday, Sept. 28 at 9:53 a.m.
Patrolman Brian Maher investigated the accident on River Road near Lackawanna Road. A 2004 Honda driven by Justine Beaumont, 25, of Chatham, was travelling south on River Road when she lost control of her car and crossed into the oncoming lane of traffic, police said.
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Actress Michelle Williams says she regrets opening up the way she did in a recent interview on "Nightline," criticizing the show for playing up her comments on Heath Ledger's death "to sell the interview."
Williams did the interview to promote her new film, "Blue Valentine." She talked about coping with the death of Ledger, her former partner, who died from an accidental prescription-drug overdose in January 2008 at age 28. The two had split by then, but have a daughter, Matilda, now 5.
In an interview with The Daily Beast -- during which writer Kevin Sessums seems to be grilling Williams much harder on the subject than "Nightline's" Cynthia McFadden certainly did -- Williams tries to politely deflect his question (basically, whether Williams felt partly responsible for Ledger's death) by admitting that the "Nightline" interview left her "devastated."
In interviews, balancing discussion of her work and her private life "becomes rather tricky because I don't want to say something without resonance but then I don't want to go too far," she told Sessums, who conducted one of Ledger's earliest high-profile interviews, a 2000 cover story in Vanity Fair.
"I just had an experience with 'Nightline' that got edited in such a way that seemed as if I did go too far," she continued." "It was a three-hour interview that was edited in such a way that was devastating to me. I mean, I am still such 'the good girl.' I want everybody to like me. I want everybody to be happy. I want to please people. So that desire in the moment overrode that 'me' that is on top of myself, that 'me' that is on top of a situation.
"Then they used those few quotes and the way they edited the piece to sell the interview, and it appeared as if I were breaking some kind of silence and sitting down with the express purpose to discuss something that is very private to me," she said.
Her inclination then is to "say, 'OK, this subject is off-limits if it is going to be convoluted and recontextualized," she added. "But then I sit down with you [Sessums] and feel compelled to talk about it. So it is a struggle."
Neither ABC nor "Nightline" had commented on Williams' remarks.
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Chicago Sun-Times film critic Roger Ebert has announced the eclectic lineup for his new show, "Ebert Presents At the Movies." The show premieres on most PBS stations Jan. 21.
The co-hosts will be Christy Lemire, an Associated Press film critic for 12 years, and Ignatiy Vishnevetsky, a niche film reviewer in print and online who is based in Chicago.
The show will also include special segments with other contributors, among them: Kim Morgan, who has written for MSN Movies and appeared on Turner Classic Movies; Jeff Greenfield, a CBS news analyst and longtime Ebert friend; Nell Minow, a Washington lawyer and radio movie critic who also writes as the Movie Mom for the website Beliefnet.com; and David Poland, a longtime critic and movie-industry analyst who created the industry site Movie City News.
Ebert said he had "direct input" in selecting the show's critics. On Lemire, he said he's a longtime admirer of her film criticism, and was a fan during her guest co-hosting stints with Richard Roeper on the former "Ebert & Roeper" show. "On television, Christy is a natural," Ebert said. "From the day I saw her with Richard, I knew she was right for this job."
Meanwhile, Ebert first discovered Vishnevetsky, 24, while hearing Vishnevetsky discuss films at a screening room for Chicago critics. "I was struck by the depth and detail of his film knowledge, and by how articulate he was," said Ebert, who was sold on the young critic after reading his online work.
Ebert, who uses a computerized voice via keyboard since cancer left him unable to speak, will serve as a producer on the show and will host a weekly segment. His wife, Chaz, will executive produce, and Don Dupree, who directed Ebert's two most recent shows, "Siskel & Ebert" and "Ebert & Roeper," will direct this one as well.
The show will be produced in Chicago at WTTW, where Ebert and his friend and fellow Chicago critic, the late Gene Siskel, first began taping their "Sneak Previews" program 35 years ago.
"It was pretty emotional for me, walking down the same corridors, into the same studios, even meeting some of the same camera operators, editors and stagehands we worked with," Ebert said.
The new show's website will include both material from the show and exclusive content. There are also plans to create an archive of shows featuring Ebert, Siskel, Roeper and the various guest critics since 1976.
More around the Web
• Robert De Niro has been chosen to head this year's Cannes Film Festival jury. The festival kicks off May 11.
• Oprah Winfrey will be Piers Morgan's first guest on his new CNN talk show, "Piers Morgan Tonight," debuting Jan. 17.
• "Jackass" Johnny Knoxville, "Saturday Night Live" star Andy Samberg and Australian comic Shane Jacobson "are on the shortlist to play Moe, Larry and Curly, respectively," in the Farrelly Brothers' "Three Stooges," an "insider" tells the TheWrap.
• Also from TheWrap, a new interview with renowned director Peter Weir, who admits: "I wouldn't go into film today."
• Just for fun: PopEater ranks the best "Inception" movie mash-ups.


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Norfolk Southern Sustainability Report: Normalized Emissions Drop 2%
In 2011, freight company Norfolk Southern reduced its normalized emissions by 2 percent, according to the company's latest sustainability report.
In 2010, the company produced 28.8 grams of carbon dioxide equivalent per revenue-ton mile. That figure fell to 28.1 grams in 2011, according to the company's 2012 sustainability report, which covers the 2011 calender year.
In its 2009 baseline year the company produced 30 grams of carbon dioxide equivalent per revenue-ton mile. The 2011 results put Norfolk Southern 60 percent of the way towards its 2014 goal of 27 grams of carbon dioxide equivalent per revenue-ton mile, or a 10 percent reduction over 2009 levels.
The company's absolute emissions rose from 5.2 million metric tons to 5.4 million metric tons, or 3.8 percent, year-on-year. The railway's operating revenues increased from $9.5 billion to $11.2 billion, or 17.8 percent, over the same time period.
Some 91.41 percent of the company's 2011 emissions came from diesel fuel, five percent of its emissions came from electricity and the remainder split almost evenly between gasoline and other fuels such as coal, natural gas, propane and jet fuel.
The company's use of diesel fuel has increased from 397.3 million gallons in 2009, to 440.1 million gallons in 2010 and 476.6 million in 2011.
During 2011, Norfolk Southern's average locomotive fuel efficiency – measured by revenue ton-miles per gallon of fuel – dipped slightly from 2010. Its revenue trains moved a ton of freight an average 407 miles on a gallon of diesel fuel, down from an average 413 miles in 2010, a 1.4 percent decline.
Norfolk Southern attributes the decline in large part to record-setting winter storms that disrupted network efficiencies from January through March in the Midwest. Because of traffic backups caused by snow and ice storms, many trains idled on tracks as they waited to gain entry to rail terminals. In addition to weather, the company says it experienced issues with network fluidity because of challenges arising from hiring and deploying qualified train crews following a faster-than expected rise in business activity as the economy began recovering from recession in 2010, the report says.
By the end of 2011, Norfolk Southern had equipped 967 locomotives – 40 percent of its fleet – with an onboard train-handling system called LEADER, or Locomotive Engineer Assist Display Event Recorder. LEADER prompts locomotive engineers with real-time information on optimum throttle speeds and brake settings to achieve maximum fuel efficiency. The system takes into account the train's length and weight and provides recommendations on how to operate the train based on hilly terrain, curves, and other track conditions. Operating results indicate that the LEADER technology provides locomotives with a four percent fuel efficiency advantage on average, the report says.
In October 2009, the company unveiled a zero-emission, battery-operated locomotive.
The company is also trying to increase efficiency in its electricity consumption. Five years ago, Norfolk Southern launched a roughly $12 million plan to equip 600 offices, shops, and facilities in 300 locations with fluorescent lamps. Through 2011, the company had installed more than 87,000 light fixtures and the refit was about 75 percent complete. Its goal is to finish the project by end of 2013.
These longer-lasting, more energy-efficient lamps resulted in estimated energy savings of $4 million in 2011. With estimated cumulative savings since 2008 approaching $12 million, Norfolk Southern is close to recovering the cost of the project before full implementation, the report says.
The company has also adopted LEED building principles in the construction of its four regional intermodal facilities in Tennessee, Alabama, Pennsylvania and North Carolina.
Norfolk Southern has also increased the amount of crossties used for energy recovery and the number of crossties reused internally. These increases appear to have come at the expense of selling crossties off for landscaping use.
The company also increased its amount of lead recycled from 623,639 pounds in 2010 to 875,990 in 2011. The amount of nickel the company recycled increased from 25,034 pounds in 2010 to 32,085 in 2011. Norfolk Southern recycled roughly the same amount of cadmium, around 32,000 pounds, in both 2010 and 2011.
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MANASQUAN — Salvage crews may begin to raise as early as this morning the wreck of a 70-foot trawler that crashed against the jetty at the Manasquan Inlet two days ago.
U.S. Coast Guard crews are escorting boats in and out of the inlet — between Manasquan and Point Pleasant Beach in Ocean County — out of concerns cables or other debris from the Atlantic Traveler could be underwater in the inlet and pose invisible hazards to boaters.
Petty Officer Mike Lutz said boaters in need of an escort have been calling the Manasquan station to get in or out.
He said salvage crews are expected to be on scene today to try to start raising the vessel, which lost power and crashed on the rocks early Wednesday morning. The three crew members aboard were rescued.
Because most of the 3,000 gallons of fuel on the ship remains on board, salvage crews must take extra precautions against having too much of it spill during the raising of the vessel, Lutz said. Booms have already been placed around the capsized vessel, he said.
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During the free event, attendees were able to browse food vendors, socialize and enjoy music provided by local MIX 103 radio personalities JT and Leanne. There were also several inflatables set up for children to play on.
Throughout the night, residents had the chance to win various prizes, including Biscuits baseball tickets, Alabama Shakespeare Festival tickets and an Alabama National Championship football, during games and contests, including hula hoop and dance challenges.
For many parents, the event served as way to get their kids out of the house and enjoy one of the last nights of summer before the school year gets underway.
"My husband is deployed so I wanted to get the kids out to bounce around and have a good time," said Rhianna Bradford, who's child will be starting kindergarten on Monday.
Kellie Cook, event coordinator for the City of Prattville, said she was pleased with the event turnout despite the overcast, rainy weather. The city moved the event to the creekwalk this year after hosting it at Pratt Park in 2012.
"We thought it'd be fun to do a street party," said Cook. "It's a lot of people coming and going, but it's pretty steady."


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"I was a very serious classical musician. Still am," Chai says.
Yet when Chai is spotted two Saturday afternoons a month in the circle of musicians participating in the Irish Session at Kitty Hoynes in Syracuse's Armory Square, he calls his music-maker a fiddle, not a violin.
It's been a long and interesting trip between the two for the 47-year-old neonatologist at St. Joseph's Hospital Health Center in Syracuse.
Born in Minneapolis and raised in Syracuse, the Jamesville-DeWitt High School graduate's geographical journey has taken him to Palo Alto, Calif., and New Haven, Conn., for his studies; then stops in San Antonio; Okinawa, Japan; Ocean Springs, Miss.; and Erie, Pa., before moving back to Syracuse in 2004. (Much of that travel was courtesy his stint in the U.S. Air Force).
He says he considered going into classical music as a profession, even spending a year in the 1980s as part of Syracuse University's master's program that had close ties to the Syracuse Symphony Orchestra.
In San Antonio, Chai was in a rock band. That's when his guitarist friend, interested in Irish music, talked him into attending a music camp at the Augusta Heritage Center in Elkins, W.Va.
"It blew my mind," Chai says. "I'd see these sessions. People playing with no music in front of them, song after song after song."
He became intrigued. But afraid. Very afraid.
"I didn't know the mechanics of it," Chai says. "Who calls out the songs? I couldn't fathom memorizing that music. So I couldn't sit in. I didn't have the talents."
His interest in the impromptu Irish style was piqued again in Okinawa.
Chai put an ad in an English-language newspaper declaring "I play fiddle and will play anything," he says.
"This Australian guy called and asked if I played Irish tunes. I joined him in a place like (Kitty Hoynes), the two of us. Then a Japanese guy joined us," Chai says. "I learned a handful of tunes."
He moved to Mississippi he says, infected enough by the Irish Session bug that he'd travel to Alabama to participate in the closest one he could find.
Chai discovered that if that group played a song he'd learned in Japan, it was structured differently. Most of the songs he didn't know at all.
"I started back from scratch," he says.
There was an Irish Session in Erie, Chai says, but not of the quality he found upon his move back to Syracuse.
"It's available, and it's fun," he says.
Chai and his fellow musicians played quietly in the corner of the bar. Six players, including a harpist and a tenor guitarist, concentrate on the songs. People applaud at every break in the music, putting down their glasses and utensils as they eat and drink the bar.
A tin whistle player joins in.
After an hour of playing, several more musicians have joined the circle.
The core players joining Chai at Kitty Hoynes since 2004 include multi-instrumentalist David Deacon, tin whistle and bodhran player Pat Kenny, tin whistle player Michelle Osborne and fiddler Bill Fleming. Uilleann piper Nick Whitmer, harpist Alexandra Coursen and fiddler Pat Reynolds are more recent additions to the session.
"Even though we have regulars, anybody can show up and play," Chai says. "That's the fun thing. You never know who's going to show up."
A big rule: No improvisation.
"Don't play if you don't know the tune. Sit it out," Chai says.
Chai says Central New Yorkers who enjoy playing in an Irish Session consider themselves fortunate. There's another Syracuse Irish Session group that now calls J. Ryan's Pub in Hanover Square home. (It used to play at Limerick Pub, the now-defunct Half Penny and Johnston's Ballybay).
"There's some people who play with both groups," he says.
It's somewhat more than a hobby for Chai. St. Joseph's allows he and his wife, Michele, to job-split, giving him more time to explore his music, Chai says.
Chai enjoys the Irish Session so much that he brings his fiddle with him to sessions in New York City, Boston, Chicago, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Dallas, Toronto and Montreal.
"That's where you learn new things," Chai says.
Chai explains that although it's the same physical instrument, he holds the bow differently when it's fiddle music than when it's classical violin. "I hold it higher on the stick and not on 'the frog' as a classical player would do," he says. "I find it lends itself better to the fiddling bow style."
He says he knows hundreds of tunes — Irish Session players don't call them songs, Chai points out — but still encounters hundreds he doesn't know. Titles don't matter. Chai says the music is passed along session-to-session.
"Two or three years ago, a little switch went off," Chai says. "My mind started working differently, and it became much easier for me to completely abandon written music. You see the pattern and motifs and pick them up easier. And stylistically, you can't annotate that. It's like oral history, passing along the tunes." Â


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Syracuse, NY -- Just past the holiday shopping season comes the retail lull, followed by a few pop-up storms and sunshine.
The storms are the inevitable first-quarter shakeout-closings. The sunshine? We wait to see signs of new retail life.
For the storms, let's head over to Carousel Center mall and ShoppingTown and see who's split or splitting.
We already know about Borders. Corporate HQ made it officially official in e-mail blasts this week to Borders Rewards discount cardholders. The store is scheduled to close in March but mark this: The space won't be empty for long.
Regarding Borders, Rob Schoeneck, Carousel Center's general manager, said Carousel management and owner The Pyramid Cos. had been in talks about the space as they saw the Borders' lease expiration date approaching.
Are there any possibilities? Borders isn't saying and it definitely won't be in that two-level space it has occupied since 1994. Somewhere else, perhaps?
Carousel does need a bookstore, even as that retail sector is going through shrinking pains. (Barnes & Noble is for sale, and customers locally are telling us store hours are shrinking).
Two other departures from Carousel include JB Robinson Jewelers and the Toys R Us pop-up store.
You know JB. You've passed it a million times. It's next to the Apple store on the turn to the food court on the mall's second level.
Signet Co. owns JB and Kay Jewelers. On Monday, you'll see Kay flip out of its space near J.C. Penney and into that hot corner next to Apple.
The Toys R Us deal was always really supposed to be temporary. Remember when KB Toys was there? Toys r Us slipped in as a seasonal store back in '09 and decided to make it a long season. A sign in the store has been telling shoppers "see you next year." Toys r Us has fixed stores, such as the one in Clay, and brings in pop-up or seasonal stores as fill-ins during the holiday shopping season.
Over to ShoppingTown in DeWitt. First, we have to revisit our wish-list from the top of the month, hoping that mall's owner, Macerich, would start delivering new chain retailers.
It isn't. Instead, some more retailers are splitting. New York & Co. is closing its store in the mall. The Dakota Watch kiosk and the food court deli are recent departures.
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- You've asked and we can't get answers, but a couple of Mobil gas stations and their companion On the Run convenience stores are on the run and becoming Sunoco stations and convenience stores. One, near Brighton Towers, is across the street from a current Sunoco and its C-store. This will be interesting to watch as Sunoco firms up its footprint in CNY.
- E-mail: John writes, "Bob, I wanted to know if you have any info on Township 5 in Camillus. I have noticed on my way home from work (I live in Camillus) that there is a sign at the bottom of the Hinsdale Road exit that is looking for tenants for Township 5. That is the first thing we have seen about it. They haven't started any construction or demo yet. Just seeing if you know anything."
I know Pyramid Brokerage is heading up the leasing for owner Cameron Group's lifestyle center (combining residential, retail, dining and entertainment in one complex). I know Pyramid is looking for retail and residential leasing. I don't have a timetable for construction, but if the predicted continued economic recovery starts to accelerate a bit, there's hope we can see some digging going on this year. We'll be monitoring this.


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Horses, Burros Available for Adoption in Tulare
Residents of the Tulare area will have the opportunity to add a horse or burro to their families, when the Bureau of Land Management brings its Wild Horse and Burro Adoption Program to Tulare County Fairgrounds, 215 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave., on Friday and Saturday, Oct. 14 and 15.
The BLM will offer 20 horses, mostly yearlings, and 10 burros for public adoption. Anyone interested can preview the animals from 8 a.m. to noon on Friday, Oct. 14. Use the O Street entrance to the Kraft Covered Arena. After that, animals will be available for a $125 adoption fee. The event gates will be open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. both days.
"With cooler days ahead, this is a great time to begin training an adopted mustang or burro," said Art DiGrazia, manager at BLM's Ridgecrest wild horse and burro facility. "Our horses and burros are certified to be healthy and they are ready to begin training."
The horses are from herd management areas in Northeast California and Northwest Nevada. Burros (donkeys) came from Southern California deserts.
The BLM periodically gathers horses and burros to control herd populations on ranges shared with wildlife and domestic livestock. Herd sizes are controlled to ensure there is sufficient feed and water for all range users and to ensure that natural resources are not over-used.
For additional information on the adoption event or wild horse management, contact the BLM toll free at 1-866-4MUSTANGS (687-8264) or the Ridgecrest Corrals at1-800-951-8720. Information is also available online at www.wildhorseandburro.blm.gov.
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We never stop improving and that's why we're successful. See how we're improving facilities, programs, patient safety and patient satisfaction.
We're the most recognized community hospital in the state and it's our people who make us great. See hospital and staff awards.
Winchester Hospital was the first community hospital in the state to achieve Magnet designation, recognition for nursing excellence. Learn why.
Our tremendous staff gives back to our community by coordinating free health screenings, educational programs, and food drives. Learn more.
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Glaucoma is a group of related diseases that cause damage to the eye's optic nerve and result in visual impairment or blindness. Most often, glaucoma occurs in the presence of increased intraocular pressure (pressure inside the eye). However, glaucoma can also occur when intraocular pressure is normal (although treatment that reduces the pressure appears to benefit this kind of glaucoma too).
Glaucoma is the second leading cause of legal blindness in the U.S., and the first leading cause of blindness in African-Americans. Unfortunately, most of the time glaucoma presents no symptoms until permanent damage has been done. It is estimated that 2.5 million Americans have glaucoma—and half of these people do not know they have it. For this reason, regular checkups are advisable for people at high risk for glaucoma. Risk factors include:
Physicians diagnose glaucoma by measuring intraocular pressure as well as by examining the optic nerve and using special vision tests. Eye drops that reduce intraocular pressure are safe and highly effective for most cases of glaucoma.
A small
double-blind, placebo-controlled
trial found that use of
extract at a dose of 120 mg daily for 8 weeks significantly improved vision in people with glaucoma.
Ginkgo is thought to work by enhancing circulation.
Small double-blind, placebo-controlled trials suggest that eye drops containing the chemical forskolin, a constituent of the herb
Coleus forskohlii
, reduces intraocular pressure in people without glaucoma.
However there is no evidence as yet that forskolin is an effective treatment for people with glaucoma. In any case, forskolin is not available except for research, and using ordinary preparations of the herb directly in the eye is not recommended. (There is no reason to believe that oral use of
Coleus forskohlii
will benefit glaucoma.)
Auricular (ear)
has also been studied as a potential treatment for glaucoma.
In a small trial, 33 people with glaucoma were randomized to receive real acupressure (with massage) or sham acupressure (without massage). At weeks 3 and 4, subjects in the acupressure group did have an initial improvement in their intraoccular pressure. At weeks 2-4, their visual acuity also improved. However, the results did not last long, and there were no significant differences between the two groups.
Highly preliminary evidence suggests that certain dietary supplements may also reduce intraocular pressure, including high-dose
vitamin C
omega-3 fatty acids
However, there is as yet no reliable evidence that any of these supplements enhances the effect of standard treatment, and they definitely cannot be used as substitutes for it. Weak evidence suggests that the supplement
lipoic acid
could improve vision in people with glaucoma.
has been suggested for the same purpose, but in one preliminary study, use of magnesium failed to produce
statistically significant
The herbs
, oregano, and pilocarpus, and the supplements
citrus bioflavonoids
OPCs (oligomeric proanthocyanidin complexes)
are sometimes recommended for preventing or treating glaucoma, but there is no meaningful evidence to indicate that they work.
Badian M, Dabrowski J, Grigoleit HG, et al. Effect of forskolin eyedrops on intraocular pressure in healthy males.
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Meyer BH, Stulting AA, Muller FO, et al. The effects of forskolin eye drops on intraocular pressure.
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Baxter RC. Vitamin C and glaucoma.
J Am Optom Assoc.
Samples JR, Krause G, Lewy AJ. Effect of melatonin on intraocular pressure.
Curr Eye Res.
McGuire R. Fish oil cuts lower ocular pressure.
Med Tribune.
Filina AA, Davydova NG, Endrikhovskii SN, et al. Lipoic acid as a means of metabolic therapy of open-angle glaucoma.
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Gaspar AZ, Gasser P, Flammer J. The influence of magnesium on visual field and peripheral vasospasm in glaucoma.
Quaranta L, Bettelli S, Uva MG, et al. Effect of
Ginkgo biloba
extract on preexisting visual field damage in normal tension glaucoma.
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Her JS, Liu PL, Cheng NC, et al. Intraocular pressure-lowering effect of auricular acupressure in patients with glaucoma: a prospective, single-blinded, randomized controlled trial.
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NEW GLASGLOW - New Glasgow and Trenton bantam A teams played a pair of games last week, with New Glasgow winning both matchups.
On Tuesday the Bombers shutout the Steelers 2-0. The game was not decided until the final two minutes of the game with Gilbert Levy scoring the game-winning goal with just over a minute to play. Tyler Lewis also scored for the Bombers, while Tyler Waters picked up the shutout.
Thursday evening the Bombers defeated the Steelers 5-4.
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Lenox, NY -- Local farmers can learn how to save money on feed costs in the winter by attending the annual Winter grazing Pasture Walk from 10 a.m. to noon Dec. 10 at the Thistle Dew Farm, 7006 Bruce Road, town of Lenox.
Farm owners David and Suzi Taylor have adopted a rotational grazing system, stockpiling pastures and winter grazing through the snow their 46 head of beef cattle on their 90 acres.
"Our first attempt of daily rationing out winter forage saved us $1,200 while year two saved even more and allowed us to bank or sell excess hay," David Taylor said. "We should be grazing into January this year!"
Those attending will learn about stockpiled pasture conditions, the opportunities and challenges with using extended grazing, beef cattle grazing behavior through the snow and the planning process.
Please dress accordingly. To register, call Troy Bishopp at the Madison County Soil and Water Conservation District office at 824-9849 or email him at this email address.


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|Muskegon organizational meeting
• City Commission organizational meeting highlights:
• Mayor Steve Warmington, Commissioner Steve Gawron and Commissioner Sue Wierengo took oaths of office for four-year terms.
• Gawron was re-elected vice mayor.
• Reappointments included City Manager Bryon Mazade, City Clerk Ann Becker, City Treasurer Derrick Smith and City Auditor Tim Paul.
• Muskegon County Equalization Director Donna Stokes and Deputy Director Dan Vanderkooi were reappointed city assessor and deputy assessor.
• City commission meetings for 2010 were set for 5:30 p.m the second and fourth Tuesday of every month at Muskegon City Hall, 933 Terrace, and work sessions for 5:30 p.m. the Monday preceding the second Tuesday of every month.
MUSKEGON — Three members of the Muskegon City Commission this week took oaths of office for the next four years and immediately began to face the issue of fire consolidations.
Mayor Steve Warmington and City Commissioners Steve Gawron and Sue Wierengo were re-elected in November. Gawron was re-elected by the commission as vice mayor.
Now the hard work of the budget and proposed governmental service consolidations begins. The merging and consolidating of fire services will be on the agenda when the commission has its first work session Monday.
After a swearing-in ceremony conducted by Muskegon County 60th Circuit Court Judge Andrew Wierengo III, commissioners heard a brief report from City Manager Bryon Mazade about "mutual aid" runs by and for the fire department. Late last year, commissioners raised concerns about the number of such calls to which the city responded in Muskegon Heights.
Mazade said that he and Muskegon Heights City Manager Natasha Henderson will meet early this year to discuss the mutual aid issue. Some city commissioners have suggested the city charge for mutual aid runs and pay when other departments assist the city.
"We will see where things go from here," Mazade said of his plans to meet with Henderson. Mazade promised to bring the issue back to the Muskegon City Commission.
Commissioner Larry Spataro wondered how the city should proceed with the multiple fire consolidation issues on the table. Besides the mutual aid issue, they include:
In September, Muskegon proposed to Muskegon Heights a contract to provide fire services.
In October, the city offered a long-term extension of its water contract with Roosevelt Park to include fire and eventually police consolidation of services.
In December, Muskegon Township offered the city of Muskegon a similar contract to provide fire services for the city.
"We might not want to have parallel negotiations," Spataro said, suggesting the city commission give staff direction on what fire deal or deals to pursue.
Commissioners gathered for their organizational meeting this week for the first time since the Muskegon Township fire proposal. They directed city staff to put that issue on their work session agenda Monday.
"The positive thing is that these communities are having discussions," said Warmington, a proponent of consolidation of government services. "There are those that think these discussions are appropriate or not, but the discussions have begun."
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Think about it.
Some 236,000 people voted in last week's primary runoff elections, in races that in some cases effectively decided who will run this state.
It comes out to about 8 percent of registered voters -- 6 percent of Alabama's adult population -- deciding the future.
And it could have been worse.
The secretary of state's office even sent out a press release to that effect. The headline read: "Secretary of State (Jim) Bennett Says Turnout Higher than Predicted."
Think about that.
In races in which politicians reported spending more than $7.5 million between the June 3 primary and the runoff, eight voters out of every hundred made the choice. And that was "higher than predicted."
It's like four guys in a band of 50, making the rules. Like two folks in a class of 25 deciding who gets to be student body president. It's like one guy in a dozen deciding what the others get to do.
This isn't the democratic process. It's a processional for democracy.
Maybe it's time to rethink the way we hold these elections, because times have changed. During the same week 200,000 votes were cast in elections that shape our futures, AL.com readers more than 2 million times clicked on stories and photos about the celebrity wedding of AJ McCarron and Katherine Webb.
People know what they want these days, and how they want it.
Sure, traditionalists want to go to the polls and see a volunteer scratch through their names. They want to vote with a pencil or a button and slap an "I voted" sticker on their chest. Let them vote that way.
But it is not the only way. If we can pay taxes by computer, why can't we allow online voting?
Spotify has more than 10 million paying digital subscribers these days, and Amazon boasts about 80 million customers a month. We bank on the internet, literally and figuratively. We use it to buy concert tickets and clothes, to pay bills and taxes and to buy car tags. According to the Pew Research Center, 9 percent of adults – a bigger chunk than voted in Alabama last week – have tried to find a mate with an internet dating site.
I know there are potential dangers to online voting. Computer wizards tell us there's no way to guarantee security and privacy. There are too many hackers, too many hazards.
But there are hazards to hanging chads, too. And to dead people voting in the Black Belt. There have been hazards to fair voting across Alabama for more than a century.
But if we trust the internet with our money, why not our vote?
We could, if we really wanted democracy to be more democratic. We could, if the powers that be – meaning that powers that want to remain in power – wanted to make voting more accessible, to encourage voting rather than simply allowing it.
And that doesn't just apply to online voting. If Alabama really wanted to increase voter turnout it would look at weekend voting, or making Election Day a holiday in and of itself. If we really wanted to boost turnout we'd dump all those districts gerrymandered by politics, for they only discourage participation.
But alas, Alabama has never been a place that really wanted to increase voter turnout.
Alabama is a place that used to deny the right to vote to "all idiots and insane persons," which is hard now to imagine. It is a place that denied the right to vote to black people and to women and to people "living in adultery."
Alabama has never really wanted to make voting easy.
It is time to get with the times. Or at least to think about it.
John Archibald is a columnist with Alabama Media Group. Email him at firstname.lastname@example.com


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"What does the president have to do
to gain your support from this point?" I ask.
"It is too late. There is nothing," came the
quick response. "How long will it take for the
revolution to succeed and topple the regime?"
"Four years," came the quick response.
Naturally, I act surprised. He makes a bet with
me that it will be this long. The four years are
needed before the country is truly starving and
when even the eight-year old is forced to go
down onto the streets to join the protests.
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errors cost US the Middle East 5. Even
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rush for Myanmar riches 8. Inside
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The Metropolitan King County Council last week adopted legislation that changes King County building codes and development regulations, allowing for recreational marijuana businesses.
In 2012, state voters adopted Initiative 502, which legalized the purchase, possession, and use of small amounts of marijuana by state residents 21 years and older. The initiative also established the means for regulating the production, processing, sales, and taxing of marijuana.
The legislation adopted by the council—which is in effect only in the unincorporated areas within King County—sets the regulations on the production, processing and sale of marijuana in those communities:
Outdoor and greenhouse growing would be allowed in the county's agricultural zone and rural area, indoor growing in the community and regional business and industrial zone, and processing in business and industrial zones, and inside of the urban growth area. Square footage limits apply.
Retail sales would be allowed in the commercial business and regional business zones as a permitted use up to 2,000 square feet.
As outlined in Initiative 502, the legislation prevents any of these operations from being established within 1,000 feet of a number of facilities including schools, public parks, day care centers, arcades and libraries.
The adopted ordinance does not impact the production, processing and sale of medicinal marijuana. Those businesses will continue to be governed by current county codes.
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A Newark, N.J., man has been accused of refusing to forward an insurance payment to Northwood Surgery Center in Lower Nazareth Township.
Colonial Regional police say Derrick Garland, 45, received a $13,062 check from Highmark Blue Shield following treatment at the center for his wife, Sonya Garland. The entire medical bill was $31,080.
Police say the staff at Northwood Surgery Center in the 3700 block of Easton-Nazareth Highway repeatedly contacted Garland, asking that he forward the money, but he did not.
He was arraigned Thursday on a charge of failure to make required disposition of funds. He was released on $10,000 unsecured bail.


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For many people who struggle with saving money, starting small is a good first step. For example, if you want to save an extra $1,000 in 2015, you'll need to stash away about $83 per month.
There are many different ways to save, but your success depends on your personal spending habits. Some saving strategies are more difficult than others, so start by trying a different tactic each month. This can help you discover where you can save the most.
January: Food for thought
Reducing your grocery budget requires planning, so start the year strong by making food at home. If you don't already have a grocery budget, look at your grocery spending habits over the past three months—the amount may surprise you. If you usually spend $350 each month on groceries, reduce that amount to $300 by limiting your weekly grocery bill to $75.
Next, begin comparison shopping. If you usually go to the same store, try out several other stores, including bargain grocery stores. Make a list of 30 items that you usually buy and note their price at three different stores. Then, shop at the one with the lowest overall total.
You can also try planning your meals ahead of time. Make a list of everything you will make in a week and shop only for those ingredients. Don't forget to check out the coupons or weekly deals while you are planning your menu so that you can take advantage of the most affordable items. Buying items in bulk at stores can also be cost effective if you double the recipe and freeze a meal for later.
If you typically include alcohol in your grocery budget, resist the temptation to include alcohol among your other grocery items. Some well-known grocery stores carry wines for as little as $10, and other retail stores frequently offer liquor and sells off-season six packs for just $4.
February: Keep the change
One of the most popular money-saving tricks is to use cash for your non-fixed spending categories, such as eating out, groceries, and entertainment. The idea is that the physical reminder of how much you have left will help you stay within your budget. This can be particularly helpful if you normally rely heavily on credit cards.
Because you're using cash, you can combine this strategy with another saving tool by putting all your extra change in a jar. You'll be surprised how quickly those coins add up at the end of one month.
March: Cut down your banking bills
This month, save money on banking services. Do you occasionally incur ATM fees when you're out with friends? Has your bank charged you a convenience fee or a low balance fee? You can find out by using a service such as Mint.com or by simply looking at your bank statements. If you see these charges, you may want to ask your bank to be reimbursed—or switch to a new bank entirely. A credit union or local bank may help you find ATMs without fees or offer you a free checking account.
April: Break the habit – for a month
Take on the challenge of cutting out a luxury indulgence, such as alcohol, eating out, daily coffee runs, smoking, or shopping—whichever is the most expensive for you. If you can stay away from it for the whole month, look at how much you typically spent on the indulgence in previous months and calculate what you saved.
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May: Research insurance rates
A 2013 NerdWallet study (the most recent available) reported that American drivers are overpaying an average of $368 per year for car insurance. Dealing with insurance is often frustrating, but researching better rates can help you save. You can also look into special insurance programs, such as pay-as-you-drive insurance, where your safe driving habits may help you qualify for a lower monthly rate.
June: Celebrate a month of free entertainment
As summer gets into full swing, you're likely to find more free activities. This month, try to reduce your entertainment budget significantly by looking for "free fun." If you live in a city, explore the public parks, which often host free concerts and festivals. Many galleries, zoos, parks, and museums will also often have a free night for residents.
In addition, see if you can get any perks through your job, an association to which you belong, or your personal financial institution. For example, a well-known national bank hosts a museum program that allows free entrance for cardholders.
TIP: Consider checking out books or movies from the library. Not a reader? See if your library offers audiobooks, or download a free podcast. If you enjoy the outdoors, go hiking, picnicking, or bird watching, or just go on a long walk.
July: Get a side job
Use this month to look for temporary ways to bring in extra income. Babysitting for the right family can be lucrative and easy if you have the time. You can set up a profile on Care.com or Sittercity.com. On TaskRabbit, you can sign up for odd jobs such as lawn mowing or assembling furniture.
You can also look into using your car to make extra cash as a driver in a ride-sharing program. A few other ideas include mystery shopping, completing online surveys, dog walking, or house sitting. Be sure to investigate any insurance stipulations that may apply to services such as dog walking.
August: Cut your commuting costs
This month, concentrate on reducing your transportation costs. Can you carpool with a coworker and split the gas money? Can you take a train or bus to work? Can you bike to work? Does your employer have a telecommuting policy that will allow you to work from home periodically?
If your commuting costs are fixed, investigate your housing costs. Have you refinanced your mortgage? If you rent, have you considered moving closer to work? The initial moving expenses may be offset over the course of your lease by the savings on gas or other commuting expenses.
September: Break out your haggling skills
Earlier in the year, you negotiated with your bank. Now it's time to tackle the rest: utility companies, phone companies, and cable companies. Review your existing plans to ensure you're getting the most cost-efficient rates, plans, and services for your lifestyle.
TIP: Contact your utility company to see if it offers a budget plan – especially in the colder months. You may pay a bit more in the warmer months, but you could save money when it gets colder. Plus, you'll know how much your bill will be each month.
October: Out with the old
Make a list of items around your house that you'd be willing to sell: old cell phones, computers, clothes, books, and furniture. Take plenty of photographs and post them online on eBay, Craigslist, or Half.com.
TIP: When posting your items, take note of the prices of similar items listed on these sites. Assess the condition of your items compared to the sale listings you've seen, and set your price. If you prefer an in-person experience, organize a garage sale or see if there's one that you could join.
November: Monitor your utility usage
As it gets colder, your utility bills could significantly impact your savings. Keep your winter utility costs in check by turning down the heat when you are not at home or at night. Unplug as much as possible, and only turn on the lights you need. These are small, but simple ways to see your savings grow.
December: Give gifts from the heart
For the holidays, give only gifts you've made yourself. There are websites and books that you can check out from the library that are dedicated to DIY gift giving. The time you put into these gifts could make the 2015 season your most meaningful holiday.
If making all of your gifts is impossible, commit to giving only a few gifts, researching them online for the best price, and only buying them from your list.
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Noonan: Ennui the People
America is in crisis. Why is the presidential campaign so lifeless?
The 2012 presidential election is unusual. It is a crisis election like 1932 or 1980, with the American people knowing we're at a turning point and knowing that who we pick now really matters. But crisis elections tend to bring drama—a broad sense of excitement and passion. We're not seeing that this year. We're not seeing passionate proclamations from supporters of one candidate or the other that their guy is just right for the moment, their guy is the answer. I'm speaking of the excitement of deep belief: "FDR will save the day." "Reagan will turn it around."
Also in Saturday's WSJ
In the Weekend
Interview , George
Shultz has a message
for Mitt Romney:
Expand the pie.
President Obama's supporters don't talk like that, or think it. Neither do most of Mitt Romney's. It's all so subdued.
What is behind the general lack of passion? A theory in two parts:
First, people know that what America needs right now is the leadership of a kind of political genius. Second, they know neither of the candidates is a political genius.
That's why it seems so flat when you talk to voters or political professionals.
It's as if the key job opened up just when the company might go under. A new CEO would make all the difference. But none of the applicants leaves the members of the board saying, "This guy is the answer to our prayers." In the end, they'll make a decision, and it will be a prudent, tentative one: "This one seems a bit better than that one."
Why do people think we need a kind of political genius? Because they know exactly how deep our problems are and exactly how divided our nation is. We need a president who knows and understands politics because he knows and understands people and can galvanize them. When he speaks, you listen, in part because you believe he'll give it to you straight, in part because his views seem commonsensical, in part because something in his optimism pings right into your latent hopefulness, and in part because he's direct and doesn't hide his meaning in obfuscation, abstraction, clichés and dead words.
Think of what we face domestically—only domestically.
Every voter in the country knows we have to get a hold of spending and begin to turn it around. At the same time—really, the same time—we have to get a hold of the tax system and remake it so that at the very least we can remove the sense of agitated grievance that marks our daily economic life, and at most we can encourage growth. If you really try to do these things, you will make a lot of people unhappy. It will take a political talent of the highest order to hold people together during the process, to allow them the luxury of feeling trust in your judgment.
The next president will have to wrangle with Congress, and when lawmakers balk, he'll have to go over their heads and tell the American people the plan, the reasons it will work, and why it's fair and good. He'll have to get them to tell their congressmen, by phone calls and mail and by collaring them in the neighborhood and at the town hall, to back the president. When this happens to enough of them—well, as Reagan used to say, when they feel the heat, they see the light. The members go to the speaker, and suddenly the speaker is knocking back a drink with the president, and in the end a deal gets made. Things get pushed inch by inch toward progress, and suddenly there's a sense things can work again. That encourages an air of unity and of national purpose, which itself gives a boost to public morale.
Anyway, the next president will have to do that sort of thing, and it will take deep political gifts. We have not seen that genius in Mr. Obama. Whether you will vote for him or not, you know you haven't seen it. He seems to view politics as his weary duty, something he had to do on his way to greatness.
When he goes over the heads of Congress to the people, it's like he threw a dead fish over the transom—it lands with a "Thwap!" and makes a mess, and people run away. As for Mr. Romney, it is a commonplace in punditry to implore him to speak clearly of where he'll go and how and why we should follow.
Both candidates seem largely impenetrable—it's hard to know them, figure them. With Mr. Romney, you have a sense of what he's been, what jobs he's held, and his general approach. But do you have a solid sense of who he'd be and what he'd do as president? Probably not. Even he may not know. As for Mr. Obama, the more facts you know, the more you don't understand him, the more you can't quite grok him.
Neither has a flair for politics, and neither seems to love it. Both come from minority parts of the American experience, and both often seem to be translating as they speak, from their own natural inner language to their vision of how "normal Americans" think.
What does all this suggest? That voters this year will tend to be practical in their choice and modest in their expectations. Which isn't all bad. But joy would be more fun.
We must end with some burly, optimistic thoughts or we'll hurl ourselves over a transom and go "Thwap!"
1. There's still time—more than 100 days—for each candidate to go deeper, get franker, and light some kind of flame. 2. The acceptance speeches are huge opportunities to do that. 3. The debates, if they do not sink into formalized torpor or anchor-led superficialities, could be not only decisive but revealing of greater depths. 4. Mr. Romney's vice presidential choice will matter.
About which a note. Speaking the other day to a gathering of businesspeople from across the country, I mentioned the subdued nature of the election and my thoughts as to its reasons. I was surprised to get no pushback afterward, even from political enthusiasts, only agreement.
But the news: When conversation turned to the vice presidential nominee, I said we all know the names of those being considered, spoke of a few, and then said Condoleezza Rice might be a brilliant choice.
Here spontaneous applause burst forth.
Consider: A public figure of obvious and nameable accomplishment whose attainments can't be taken away from her. Washington experience—she wouldn't be learning on the job. Never ran for office but no political novice. An academic, but not ethereal or abstract. A woman in a year when Republicans aren't supposed to choose a woman because of what is now called the 2008 experience—so the choice would have a certain boldness. A black woman in a campaign that always threatens to take on a painful racial overlay. A foreign-policy professional acquainted with everyone who's reigned or been rising the past 20 years.
I should add here the look on the faces of the people who were applauding. They looked surprised by their own passion. Actually they looked relieved, like a campaign was going on and big things might happen and maybe it could get kind of . . . exciting.


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Everywhere I walk, I see something astonishing.
Morning glories smile, blue jays rap over birdseed and the mighty Mississippi keeps rolling along.
Ordinary is often astonishing. Summer is here, and I feel like a child who yearns to fly a kite over the river. Up, up, up and away!
The Tekrema Center for Art and Culture is on a mission to help you reclaim your health.
For family fun, do something healthy. Walk and have lunch Saturday with chef Donald Lukie Smith and the Lower 9th Ward Health Clinic High Steppers Walking Club.
The center, at 5640 Burgundy St., also hosts dinners for $8 every Friday through July 12.
Congratulations to Andrew Gordon, who won the center's Youth Poetry Slam for "Mountain Dew." Since New Orleans has no hills, much less mountains, I imagine he is waxing poetic about the soft drink.
For information about Tekrema Center, call 504.943.9779.
Another health-conscious choice is the Eat for Life Fresh Foods Health Fair today at 11 a.m. at Kingsley House, 1600 Constance St.
The connection between diet and health is important, and this event emphasizes growing, cooking and eating fresh fruits and vegetables to stay fit. Contact Gina Jackson, 504.523.6221.
I wonder if our oldest living jazz musician, Lionel Ferbos, would agree that eating fruits and veggies can help you live to 100?
Ferbos will be 101 on July 17 and still performs at the Palm Court Jazz Cafe.
Friends hope he will get more than 100 birthday cards this year. Please send them to Lionel Ferbos at 5543 Press Drive, New Orleans, LA 70126.
Pongo and Perdita are happily raising their family of Dalmatian puppies when the wicked Cruella De Vil plots to steal them to make herself a new fur coat.
"101 Dalmatians, Kids!" is one of several musical theater summer camps for young people, ages 4-18, run by the Southern Rep theater company. For information, contact Ann Mahoney Kadar at 504.523.9857 or email email@example.com.
On July 4 at 9 p.m., look for locals appearing in "Final Witness, Graveyard Love" on ABC. It's the true story of Zack Bowen and Addie Hall, who lived the bohemian French Quarter scene and came to a tragic end after Hurricane Katrina.
Go "4th" on the river, ya'll, and enjoy a glorious dueling barges fireworks extravaganza.
Please send news about the French Quarter, CBD, Treme, Marigny and Bywater to Jon Kemp at email@example.com.


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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Readers have offered a variety of opinions about Rep. Michael Grimm following a 20-count indictment filed against the congressman from the U.S. Attorney's Office.
Commenters on SILive.com and social media platforms have proudly backed the Staten Island and Brooklyn member of Congress, while others have vehemently slammed Grimm for his alleged actions.
The elected official pleaded not guilty to the charges.
Here's a small sample of the blend of comments being made about Grimm:
"This is definably a witch hunt," wrote nycvoice2, reiterating Grimm's comments made during a Monday afternoon address to the media after he pleaded not guilty in Brooklyn Federal Court.
"It is innocent until proven guilty and Grimm will get his day in court," said siram. "Who needs the Constitution? We all do, including Grimm who has been accused of breaking the law and now must answer for his actions."
"[F]ight tooth and nail on your own time. Leave the office now before you are forced to. Haven't you spread your stupidity enough?" said jpaz777.
"That's right Mikey, it's not your fault. You tell em! That fact that you committed perjury was not your fault!! The fact that you defrauded the IRS was not your fault. It wasn't your fault that you threatened to throw Michael Scotto off a balcony!! Nope nope nope! That's a spirit, keep denying it, keep lying and maybe your prison sentence won't be your fault either," sarcastically wrote atropos.
"This guy's a stiff. Dump him!" said forgotten island.
On the Advance Facebook page, folks also provided an assortment of thoughts on the issue.
"If he's guilty and he wants to do the right thing then he should step down. If he's innocent then he shouldn't step down. Whatever one's personal feelings are about the man he is innocent until proven guilty," said William Teague, adding he's skeptical of all elected officials.
Jennifer Kowalski also gave her opinion: "I hope he stays and holds his position. He does a lot for the people of Staten Island and Brooklyn. Innocent until proven guilty."
"U had a nice run mike time to face reality ....so long pal !!" barked Pete Allright Mancuso.
What's your opinion on the situation? Sound off in the comments section below.


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