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40 Years Ago, Nov. 28, 1973
Policy announced on school closings
The superintendent of the Grand Island School District makes the following announcement regarding school closings. Dr. Oscar J. Pultz states that this policy, effective Oct. 5, 1973, will remain in effect through the foreseeable future. ...
As a matter of policy, the Grand Island Central Schools will remain open whenever possible. However school will close whenever weather conditions or other situations occur which appear to be such as to raise concern for the safety of children. Schools will also close when conditions are such that the roads are dangerously icy or impassable. ...
Since radio is our prime method of communication with both pupils and staff, they should be urged during questionable weather to tune in one of the (area) radio stations. ...
If no announcement is made over the radio, it is to be assumed that school will be open as usual.
30 Years Ago, Nov. 25, 1983
IJC reports ice boom benefits
Most Island boat owners by this time have stored their craft for winter and aren't worried about ice forming on the Niagara River. But homeowners along the town's shoreline would have something to think about if the ice boom were not put in place and remained until spring, usually about April 1.
The latest report from the International Joint Commission based on findings of a panel of scientists, is that there is no feasible alternative for the boom, which has been a source of controversy during the past few years.
The county in December 1982 tried to prevent the installation, claiming that the boom shortens the growing season and hurts agriculture along the eastern end of Lake Erie. ...
The latest report is that the boom has little if any effect on modifying Buffalo weather.
Residents here, especially those who live along the East River shoreline, will recall the damage before the boom was established.
20 Years Ago, Nov. 26, 1993
Senior citizen center has new look
A substantial addition to the Golden Age Center in Nike Park is well on the way to completion.
Enlarged areas include the recreation and dining hall and kitchen, as well as some small modifications to the main building.
The lunch program, discontinued for a few days this week while work progressed on the north end of the center, was resumed Wednesday with a full course Thanksgiving dinner.
"We'll be celebrating Christmas in the new section without fail," Supervisor James H. Pax promised during his monthly visit at that time.
10 Years Ago, Nov. 28, 2003
Island artist designs Roswell holiday cards
Bobby Fiels, a 14-year-old Grand Island resident, is one of the young artists who helped create the Roswell Park Alliance's line of Holiday Card and Gift Collection.
Bobby's creation, the Snowman Collage Card," is just one of this year's vast assortment of holiday cards and unique gifts."
The card collection features artwork by Roswell Park pediatric patients and their siblings. The funds raised will go toward cancer research.


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|MLB Career Stats
|St. Louis
|April 19, 2014
|Josh Kinney assigned to Indianapolis Indians from Jamestown Jammers.
|April 12, 2014
|RHP Josh Kinney assigned to Jamestown Jammers from Indianapolis Indians.
|April 2, 2014
|RHP Josh Kinney assigned to Indianapolis Indians.
|November 20, 2013
|Pittsburgh Pirates signed free agent RHP Josh Kinney to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training.
|October 1, 2013
|RHP Josh Kinney elected free agency.
|June 28, 2013
|Seattle Mariners sent RHP Josh Kinney outright to Tacoma Rainiers.
|May 17, 2013
|Seattle Mariners sent RHP Josh Kinney on a rehab assignment to Tacoma Rainiers.
|March 25, 2013
|Josh Kinney roster status changed by Seattle Mariners.
|July 1, 2012
|Seattle Mariners selected the contract of RHP Josh Kinney from Tacoma Rainiers.
|April 4, 2012
|Josh Kinney assigned to Tacoma Rainiers.
|December 14, 2011
|Seattle Mariners signed free agent RHP Josh Kinney to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training.
|October 14, 2011
|Chicago White Sox sent Josh Kinney outright to Charlotte Knights.
|August 19, 2011
|Chicago White Sox selected the contract of Josh Kinney from Charlotte Knights.
|January 19, 2011
|Chicago White Sox invited non-roster RHP Josh Kinney to spring training.
|November 19, 2010
|Charlotte Knights signed free agent Josh Kinney.
|November 6, 2010
|RHP Josh Kinney elected free agency.
|July 2, 2010
|St. Louis Cardinals sent Josh Kinney outright to Memphis Redbirds.
|March 21, 2010
|St. Louis Cardinals optioned RHP Josh Kinney to Memphis Redbirds.
|October 19, 2009
|Josh Kinney roster status changed by St. Louis Cardinals.
|October 5, 2009
|St. Louis Cardinals reassigned RHP Josh Kinney to the minor leagues.
|September 23, 2009
|St. Louis Cardinals recalled Josh Kinney from Memphis Redbirds.
|September 23, 2009
|St. Louis Cardinals activated RHP Josh Kinney.
|July 26, 2009
|St. Louis Cardinals optioned Josh Kinney to Memphis Redbirds.
|June 18, 2009
|St. Louis Cardinals recalled Josh Kinney from Memphis Redbirds.
|April 17, 2009
|St. Louis Cardinals optioned Josh Kinney to Memphis Redbirds.
Joshua Thomas Kinney....Wife's name is Jorni...Has two sons; Saxton (2/8/11) and Sawyer (7/14/13)...Is a 1997 graduate of Port Allegany (PA) High School...Also played baseball at Quincy University from 1998 to 2001, where he went 22-11 with a 3.58 ERA in 47 career appearances (39 starts).2013
Was limited to 30 games while spending his third and final season in the Mariners organization...Was placed on the 60-day disabled list on 3/25 with a stress reaction of the third rib on his left side...Began a rehab assignment with Triple-A Tacoma and made one appearance on 5/17 before being shut down again until 6/10...Was scored upon once in his first nine appearances (9.1 IP/3 ER)...Surrendered his only home run on 6/21 at Colorado Springs...Worked a season-high 3.0 innings on 7/11 vs. Reno...Allowed six of his 16 runs on the year in 0.2 IP on 7/23...Was charged with just one earned run in his final 15 games (15.2 IP) after 7/23...Recorded a save in his final appearance on 9/1 vs. Sacramento...Limited right-handed hitters to a .116 average (8-for-69).2012 Went 0-3 with 1 save and a 3.94 ERA (14 ER, 32.0 IP) in 35 relief appearances ... Tied for team lead (with Tom Wilhelmsen) with 35 appearances from the time of his season debut on July 3 ... Finished 2nd on the team with 9 holds, including 7 over his last 15 appearances of the season ... Averaged 10.12 strikeouts per 9.0 IP (36 K, 32.0 IP)...struck out over 1/4 of batters faced (36 of 136) ... Stranded 15 of 17 inherited runners (88.2%), including 14-for-14 to open the season ... Recorded first ML save (in 74th career appearance) Aug. 19 vs. Minnesota (2.1,0,0,0,2,0) ... Selected from AAA Tacoma on July 1 (Ramirez DL, Adam Moore DFA)...made Mariners debut July 3 vs. Baltimore ... Went 1-0 with a 2.70 ERA (11 ER, 36.2 IP) with 38 K's in 27 games for Tacoma. 2011 Spent a majority of the season with AAA Charlotte in White Sox organization ... made 13 appearances with the White Sox (0-0, 6.62) ... owned a 1.54 ERA (2 ER, 11.2 IP) over his first 8 appearances, compared to a 16.50 ERA (11 ER, 6.0 IP) over his final 5 ... recorded at least one strikeout in 10 of his 13 appearances ... selected from Charlotte on Aug. 19 and made White Sox debut that night vs. Texas...established career highs in IP (3.0) and strikeouts (6) in his first outing since 10/4/09 vs. Milwaukee ... went 6-3 with a 2.77 ERA (19 ER, 61.2 IP), 14 saves and 66 strikeouts over 49 games with Charlotte. 2010 2010: Spent the entire season with Class AAA Memphisin the St. Louis organization, going 1-4 with a 1.80 ERA (12 ER/60.0 IP) and 17 saves in 56 appearances ... limited opponents to a .200 (42-210) average, including a .167 (15-90) mark by left-handers ... 46 of his 56 outings were scoreless ... made 12 straight scoreless appearances from 6/6-7/8 (12.0 IP) ... was designated for assignment on 7/2 ... converted his last 12 save opportunities and posted a 0.55 ERA (1 ER/16.1 IP) in his final 14 outings. 2009 Split season between St. Louis and Memphis (AAA) making 55 relief appearances...Started the season in St. Louis before being optioned to Memphis on April 17 after three appearances...Was recalled on June 18 and again on Sept. 23 at the end of the season following a July 26 option...Picked up first Major League win vs. MIN on 6/27 with 1.1 scoreless innings allowing two hits and stranding two runners...Appeared in 17 games for St. Louis with a 1-0 record and 8.80 ERA in 15.1 IP...Allowed career-high six runs in 0.2 IP at PHI on 7/25...Recalled on Sept. 23 and finished the season with two scoreless appearances over 3.0 IP...Made 38 relief appearances for Memphis compiling a 3-3 record with 3.86 ERA and a save...Ranked third among Memphis relief pitchers with 52 strikeouts and second with 10 holds. 2008 Saw action for the first time since 2006 season after missing the entire 2007 season and most of 2008 recovering from "Tommy John" surgery (3/13/07)...missed exactly 300 games (162 in '07 and 138 in '08)...appeared in four games in a rehab. assignment at Springfield...was recalled on 9/2 from his rehab assignment and activated from the disabled list...made his first regular season appearance since 10/1/06 on 9/10 vs. CHI, tossing a 1-2-3 7th inning in just six pitches...was his first action overall since Game 4 of the 2006 World Series...did not allow a run and just 3 hits in his 7 outings (7.0 IP)...had eight K's and one walk. 2007 Reported to spring training where he experienced elbow stiffness after appearing in two Grapefruit League games. Missed the entire season after undergoing ligament transfer "Tommy John" surgery on his right elbow March 13. The surgery was performed by Dr. George Paletta. Suffered a fracture of right elbow during his rehabilitation and had surgery to repair it on Aug. 17. 2006 Ascended to a postseason roster spot in his Major League debut season after solid performances at Memphis (AAA) and in September/October for St. Louis...Had contract purchased by St. Louis on 7/2 and pitched in 10 games in July before being optioned back to Memphis on 8/1...Did not record a decision and posted a 4.26 ERA (12.2 IP / 6 ER) in his first stint with STL...Was recalled from Memphis on 9/5 and pitched superbly in September/October, allowing two runs on six hits in 11.1 IP (1.59 ERA) in 11 appearances in this span...Did not allow a run in his final eight outings for the Cards (10.2 IP)...Recorded 36 ground-ball outs to 17 fly outs with STL. Limited opponents to a .189 (17-for-90) batting average...Allowed one run in 14.0 innings (0.64 ERA) while walking two and fanning 11 in 11 games vs. N.L. Central foes...Made his Major League debut on 7/3 at ATL...Allowed home run on first pitch, the first time it has happened in MLB since 6/20/00 (M. DeWitt - TOR)...settled down and pitched 2.0 innings while fanning two...Worked 2.1 scoreless innings on 7/28 at CHI, allowing just one hit while fanning three. In four-game CHI series 7/27-30, pitched 3.1 innings and allowed a hit while fanning three...Was selected to participate in the Triple-A All-Star Game but could not attend due to his promotion to the Cardinals...Combined to pitch in 72 games and amassed 96.0 innings pitched, the most in his six-year professional career...Prior to first recall (7/2), had not allowed a run at Triple-A since 6/5, spanning 11 outings & 16.1 IP. Had at least one strikeout in all but nine games and allowed only 4 of 23 inherited runners to score...Was not scored upon in 15 straight outings at Memphis from 6/10 - 8/7 (21.0 IP, 7 H, 27 K)...Surrendered runs in just 11 of his 51 games for the Redbirds...Held right-handed batters to a .140 (21-for-150) batting average at Triple-A...Opponents batted .156 (19-for-122) against him with runners on base...Had nine games of registering three-or-more strikeouts...Did not allow a run in seven postseason games (6.1 IP) and won his only decision...allowed only three hits and held opponents to a .150 batting average (3-for-20)...induced double-play ball in decisive Game 4 of the NLDS to avert an 8th inning SD threat...appeared in three NLCS games vs. NYM...posted the win in Game 2 with a scoreless 8th inning that featured an inning-ending double-play...tossed a perfect 9th inning in Game 3 to preserve the 5-0 shutout win...pitched 1.1 scoreless innings in a Game 5 win, allowing two hits and striking out three...made two appearances in the World Series, in Game 2 & 4, totaling 1.0 IP...did not allow a hit, walked two and fanned one in the Fall Classic. 2005 A solid performance at Double-A Springfield resulted in a mid-season promotion to Memphis (AAA)...posted 11 saves, all at Springfield, which ranked 5th among Cards minor leaguers...combined to pitch in 58 games, second-most in the STL minor leagues...did not allow an earned run in 13 straight outings from 4/13-5/9 at Springfield (20.0 IP). 2004 Pitched in a total of 57 games between Tennessee (50) and Palm Beach (7)...the 57 games tied for most among pitchers in the STL minor league system. 2003 Combined to go 5-1 with a 1.11 ERA (81.0 IP / 10 ER) split between Palm Beach (A) and Tennessee (AA)...ranked 1st among relievers in the Southern League in batting average against (.142). 2002 Spent the entire season at Potomac (A) and pitched in 44 games...posted a 2.29 ERA, 8th-best among STL minor league relievers. 2001 Began professional career in the Independent Frontier League...after purchase by STL, combined to go 3-4, 3.86 ERA in 30 relief appearances at two stops...started at New Jersey (A) of the New-York Penn League...also made 27 appearances for Peoria in the Midwest League.

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Keselowski clinches NASCAR title for Penske, Dodge
HOMESTEAD, Fla. -- Brad Keselowski, loud, a little buzzed and soaked in beer, bounded through the door with an oversized bottle of champagne in one hand and his cellphone in the other.
He plopped down next to Roger Penske, a pillar of the American auto industry, and triumphantly slapped him on the back.
"We did it boss," Keselowski hailed.
"Did you bring your tweeter?" the 75-year-old Penske replied.
NASCAR's oddest couple captured its biggest prize Sunday, when Keselowski brought Penske his first Sprint Cup championship 40 years after the owner's first stock car race.
He beat five-time champion Jimmie Johnson of mighty Hendrick Motorsports while delivering the crown that fills a glaring hole on Penske's otherwise sterling racing resume.
Penske is considered the gold standard of open-wheel racing -- he has 15 Indianapolis 500 wins -- and his empire makes him one of the most successful businessmen in America.
But until Sunday at Homestead-Miami Speedway, his NASCAR program was never more than average.
"Personally, I feel amazing that I've been able to achieve this in racing," Penske said. "I think it took guts for me to stay in the sport. We could have thought, 'Well, we won the Indy 500 15 times and we're a big deal.'
"But I'll tell you one thing I think I just woke up here tonight, and it's a big thrill."
As always, Penske credited his entire organization.
But the program really turned behind Keselowski, you know, the kid you first heard about when he tweeted from inside his car during the season-opening Daytona 500 earlier this year.
So it was fitting that his first act as champion was sending a tweet, of course, from inside his car. "We did it," he posted with a picture.
Then the party really began.
The blue collar, Twitter-loving, Michigan native chugged sponsor Miller Lite's product, donned goggles to douse the Blue Deuce crew with champagne, and imagined how his life will change as NASCAR's champion.
At 28, he's the eighth-youngest champion in NASCAR history and proud he doesn't have a date for the Nov. 30 champions banquet in Las Vegas.
"I've always wanted to date a celebrity," Keselowski said, "I'm just throwing that out there. That would be really cool, don't you think?"
Penske could only shake his head in bewilderment.
"Maybe I am conservative, but I like to have a little fun, too," Penske said. "And I think when you've won the NASCAR championship, the driver, you can kind of give him a little wider path, and he's certainly taken it side to side. I think it's all good."
Keselowski might not have seemed like Penske material three years ago, but he's a cornerstone now.
He was a developmental driver for Hendrick Motorsports in 2008 when he went to see Penske, convinced he could be the driver to bring "The Captain" a coveted Cup championship.
He wiggled free from his contract a year later, and had a second-tier Nationwide championship -- and a closet full of starched white Penske shirts -- to show for his convictions.
Now, three years into the partnership, he and Penske have that Cup championship and a connection no one saw coming.
"Always, throughout my whole life I've been told I'm not big enough, not fast enough, not strong enough and I don't have what it takes," Keselowski said from the championship stage.
"I've used that as a chip on my shoulder to carry me through my whole career. It took until this year for me to realize that that was right, man, they were right.
"I'm not big enough, fast enough, strong enough. No person is. Only a team can do that."
Keselowski needed 125 starts to win his first championship, the fewest starts since four-time champion Jeff Gordon won his first title in 93 starts in 1995.
Keselowski also won a second-tier Nationwide title in 2010, his first season with Penske and the owner's first official NASCAR championship.
Gordon, who avoided suspension this week but was fined $100,000 by NASCAR for intentionally wrecking Clint Bowyer last week at Phoenix, overcame the controversy to win the race in a 20th-anniversary celebration for sponsor Dupont and Hendrick Motorsports.
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Welcome to the Harold S. Geneen Institute of Corporate Governance. I am pleased to introduce you to our institute and the unique mission we bring to the study of corporate governance. Allow me to tell you about how we created the institute.
The Harold S. Geneen Institute was established in 2008 through the generosity of the Harold S. Geneen Charitable Trust. Mr. Geneen was the former chairman of ITT from 1959 to 1977. When he stepped down as chief executive at the end of 1977, ITT was the 11th-largest industrial company in the United States with more than 375,000 employees and $16.7 billion in revenue. According to the New York Times, Geneen's management style and practices were widely imitated.
He envisioned that his endowment would help create a community of scholars and practitioners who would pursue leading-edge research on corporate governance and complement Bentley's preeminent educational programs in the business and accountancy fields.
With this generous assistance, we sought to build on Bentley's foundation by creating the Harold S. Geneen Fellowship program. Geneen Fellows pursue directed, leading-edge research on important corporate governance issues through the Institute.
The overwhelming emphasis in governance research has been on ensuring that effective organizational mechanisms are in place in order to protect shareholders from the possibility of self-interested actions on the part of managers. While the bulk of this research has brought to light some valuable insights into the manager-shareholder relationship, we seek to broaden the analysis of governance and, therefore, place the Harold S. Geneen Institute at the forefront of contemporary governance issues.
We define corporate governance according to a more broadly accepted definition embracing the rights and responsibilities among various parties who have a stake in the firm. That is not to say we overlook fundamental questions of coordination and control, alignment or misalignment. In doing so, our faculty and doctoral research students will focus on the ways in which policies, processes and people are used to fulfill these rights and responsibilities.
At Bentley, we believe that the center of corporate governance should focus on promoting integrity within and across organizations from a financial, environmental and social vantage point. As a result, the inter-relationships between for-profit, not-for-profit and government agencies in promoting integrity in a global setting will also play a role in the research undertaken by the Geneen Fellows.
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Given Bentley University's mission to educate ethical and socially responsible organizational leaders via impactful knowledge within and across business and the arts and sciences, we created the Bentley Alliance for Ethics and Social Responsibility (BAESR) in 2003. The role of the BAESR is to amplify and extend the work of the autonomous centers and initiatives on campus, supporting and encouraging greater awareness of, respect for, and commitment to ethics, service, social responsibility and sustainability in our research, curricula and campus culture. The Harold S. Geneen Institute of Corporate Governance is proud to be a partner in the Alliance.


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Hello. My name is Jenn. I live in new york city with my newly acquired mini pin RIVER. He is a little over 2 months old. He is adorable and a hand full! You're probably wondering what I'm doing on this website ... the fact is I've always had a love for American Pitbull Terrier however because I live in building that has weight restriction on dogs and a ban on "powerful breeds" I decided to go with a little dog with a big personality. and boy did I strike gold! I've had him for about a week and so far he's taken everything in stride from the loud trains to being handled by new people. He seems bright but stubborn. He is a challenge wrapped up in a cute package with a quirky attitude.
Even thought I dont currently have a pit I know that this forum is active and has a wealth of information. I look forward to joining the activities.
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There is still a ton of good information here that applies to all dog breeds. Can't wait to see pics of the little guy!
There is still a ton of good information here that applies to all dog breeds. Can't wait to see pics of the little guy!
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Hi Jenn! Welcome to the forum-there are plenty of members here (you'll find) that also don't currently own Pit Bulls. We welcome everyone who is willing to be open minded and positive about our breed of choice. I'm not at a computer right now so I can't give you access just yet. If someone doesn't get to it before me-I'll do it as soon as I'm near a computer. Please feel free and poke around (the stickies are an awesome place to start) while you wait.
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Thanks for the warm welcome. I have the ability to post. I've looked around and the environment on this forum is amazing. I've only began to scratch the surface and I look forward to being a proactive member here. See you guys around.
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BMBS COST Action BM0605
Consciousness: A Transdisciplinary, Integrated Approach
The main objective of the Action is to increase the understanding of (1) the defining features, (2) the behavioural markers, (3) the computational principles, and (4) the neural mechanisms associated with conscious experience in humans and animals, and to identify the clinical, societal, and ethical implications of such findings. Secondary Objectives · To contribute to the understanding assessment, and treatment of disorders of consciousness, including (1) coma, minimally conscious state, and vegetative state conditions, and (2) certain psychiatric diseases (e.g., schizophrenia) - To promote the emergence of a consensus on the definition of consciousness - To improve both behavioural and brain imaging methods used to explore differences between conscious and unconscious information processing - To improve the design of educational curricula based on current neuroscientific knowledge - To translate neuroscientific knowledge about subjective experience to fields where it can provide wide human benefit, such as education or mental health care. As stated above, the central objective of the Action is, essentially, to contribute to the understanding of mechanisms associated with consciousness. This is achieved by coordinating ongoing research dedicated to consciousness in Europe so as to make it possible to achieve the close interdisciplinary interactions that are necessary to advance knowledge in the domain. In particular, the Action aims (1) to create, on a European scale, a network of active researchers in the domain, and (2) to foster interactions between junior and senior scientists so as to contribute to the emergence of a "consciousness" community in Europe. The means to achieve these objectives are essentially consisting in: 1. bi-annual Training Schools 2. bi-annual Scientific Dissemination Meetings 3. Annual Working Group Meetings focused on horizon-scanning and identifying innovative collaborations 4. Short-Term Scientific Missions implementing identified collaborations 5. The creation of electronic tools to facilitate interactions and knowledge building: A web site providing detailed information about ongoing research, conferences, training opportunities, as well as a basis for forum discussions (tentative); several mailing lists; an e-print archive. The target audience of the Action is essentially the transdisciplinary scientific community from the many disciplines for which conscious experience and its neurobiological bases are central research topics (neuroscience, psychology, philosophy, psychiatry etc.), with a specific focus on junior scientists. Because the proposed Action also has societal relevance, it is also targeted towards the educational and mental health care communities. Relevant deliverables resulting from the Action include (1) scholarly publications in leading journals, (2) prospective foresight documents from Working Group Meetings, Conferences, and Training School proceedings, (3) high-level training opportunities for junior scientists.
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MILTON — The Milton Fire Department responded to a small chimney fire Sunday morning, just before heading to Nute High School for the town deliberative session where they made a presentation for a new $2.7 million fire station.
Fire Chief Nick Marique said officials responded to a call from a homeowner on Governors Road at 11:31 a.m. There was minimal damage and the fire was contained to the chimney, though Marique said it took a while for the fire to be put out — close to an hour.
"It took us a little while," he said. "We extinguished it by running chains down the chimney to break down the creosote build up … It builds up in the chimney and it can catch fire."
Crews left the scene at about 12:29 p.m. Marique said the chimney sustained cracks and would need to be replaced.
He also noted his department responded to another chimney fire Saturday night in Wakefield, where the fire there extended to a portion of the residential structure. Friday night, Somersworth fire officials said a chimney fire occurred there on Kelwyn Drive, too.
"The biggest thing is to make sure (homeowners) are burning seasoned firewood and if they believe they have a chimney fire or any indication that anything's abnormal, (they can) call the fire department," Marique said. "We'll gladly come out and check it."
He noted in both incidents in Milton and Wakefield, the fires could have been more severe if the homeowners didn't immediately call the fire department.


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Faculty Handbook
University Senate Bylaws
Section A. Term of the Senate
- All elections of the University Senate shall be held in the month of April.
- Officers of the Senate will be elected in May.
- The incoming Senate shall take office effective July 1, each year.
Section B. Officers
4. Senate officers shall consist of a President, a Vice President, a Secretary, and an Archivist to be elected before the end of each academic year by the incoming University Senate.
5. The duties of the University Senate President shall be:
a. to serve as the chief executive officer of the Senate;
b. to preside at all meetings of the Senate; and,
c. to appoint a parliamentarian.
6. The duties of the University Senate Vice President shall be:
a. to assume the duties of the President in the absence of or at the request of the President;
b. to serve as Chairperson of the Senate Agenda Committee;
c. to serve as a member of the Nominations and Elections Committee; and,
d. to perform such other functions as may be assigned by the President.
7. The duties of the University Senate Secretary shall be:
a. to inform fully the faculty in writing of all decisions, in the form of generally complete minutes published as a special section of The Westconn Report;
b. to communicate in writing with and to receive written replies from the President of the University as may be appropriate for policy establishment or change;
c. to forward as appropriate Senate actions and recommendations to the appropriate body, e.g standing committees, departments, et al.
d. to maintain the tape recording of a Senate meeting until the formal approval of the minutes of that meeting has occurred.
e. Regarding the two sections on the minutes in Robert's Rules, use Robert's Rule only as a guideline; with the following Amendment: the tapes of the meetings be saved for 3 years and the tapes be turned over to the Archivist by the Recording Secretary.
8. The duties of the University Senate Archivist shall be:
a. to keep records of which committees have reported to the Senate;
b. to keep records of the status of policy motions and resolutions sent to the President of the University;
c. to keep current permanent files in the Ruth A. Haas Library of Senate minutes, actions, resolutions, etc., by topic and,
d. to update and maintain a manual of all University procedures passed by the University Senate and approved by the University President.
Section C. Meetings
9. The Senate shall meet the third Wednesday, at 3.30 p.m., and in the event that the agenda is not completed, on the following Wednesday at 3:30 p.m. of each academic month when the University is in session, unless the Senate President: a. cancels the meeting; or b. selects an alternate day and/or meeting time. [Senate Amended Oct. 17, 2001 (R-01 0905) and Administrative Approval Oct. 31, 2001]
10. Special meetings of the Senate may be called by
a. petition of ten elected Senators;
b. the President of the Senate when it is not in session;.
c. the Senate during its own session; or
d. the University President or his/her designee.
11. A majority of the voting membership is required for a quorum, i.e., 50% + 1.
12. Complete minutes of each meeting shall be published as a special section of the Western Report and shall be distributed as soon as possible after each Senate meeting.
13. The minutes of each meeting shall include a list of those Senators who attended.
14. There shall be no executive sessions.
15. All meetings of the University Senate are to be open to any member of the University community. Those who wish may request to speak under the operating rules on items under discussion.
Section D. Conduct of Business
16. Unless otherwise provided for in these Bylaws, Robert's Rules of Order, Revised, governs the conduct of business.
17. For local use:
The General Faculty of Western Connecticut State University consists of all full-time unclassified personnel, other than the President of the University. The Teaching Faculty of Western Connecticut State University consists of all full-time:
a. Instructional faculty;
b. Librarians and Counselors as defined by the AAUP collective bargaining agreement.
The non-teaching Faculty of Western Connecticut State University consists of all unclassified personnel, other than the Teaching Faculty, as defined above, and the President of the University. Administrative Faculty: all non-teaching faculty excluding the Vice Presidents, the Associate Vice President, Deans, and the Director of Affirmative Action. A general faculty roster clearly identifying teaching and administrative faculty shall be published by the University administration as early as possible each academic year.
18. Policy matters shall not be voted on at the same meeting during which they are introduced.
19. Any faculty member may bring business to the Senate by communicating it in writing to the Chairperson of the Agenda committee.
20. By a petition signed by 25 or more non-senators and presented to the Senate President, any matter upon which the Senate may act shall be brought to a written referendum of the entire faculty.
21. The procedure for a written referendum shall be as follows:
a. The petition must be accompanied by a copy of the matter, properly worded for the referendum;
b. The University Senate President shall call for and convene a faculty meeting as soon as possible. A majority of those present and voting shall determine whether the wording of the matter is appropriate for referendum. If the wording is not accepted, the petition shall be returned to the petitioners to be reworded and, at a later date, resubmitted to the faculty for approval of the wording by either another faculty meeting or by a written ballot. Following the above vote, the faculty meeting shall become an open forum for debate on the substance of the petition;
c. Within one week of the faculty meeting or approval of the wording of the matter (whichever is later), a referendum by paper ballot shall be conducted on the issue by the Senate Nominations and Elections Committee. A majority of those voting shall determine the outcome;
d. The same matter shall not be brought to referendum more than once each academic year.
Section E. Committees
22. The following is a list of Senate Committees:
a. Procedural Committees
- Agenda Committee
- Nominations and Elections Committee
b. Standing Committees
- Academic Leave Committee
- Assessment Committee
- Committee on Undergraduate Curriculum & Academic Standards
- Committee on Distance Education
- Committee on General Education
- Educational Achievement and Access Program
- Enrollment Management Committee
- Faculty Development & Recognition Committee
- Graduate Council
- Information Technology Committee
- Media & Library Services Policy Committee
- Mediation Committee
- Promotion & Tenure Committee
- Research & Development Committee
- Student Life Committee
- Termination & Appeals Committee
- University Planning & Budgeting Committee
- Committee on Physical Working Conditions
23. There shall be an Agenda Committee consisting of a chairperson (the Vice President of the University Senate), the President, the Secretary, and the Archivist of the University Senate.
24. The duties of the Agenda Committee are to:
a. publish a call for agenda items in the WestConn Report:
b. decide which of the submitted items should be placed on the agenda, and to return to the sender(s) all items not placed on the agenda, with reasons for the decision, and where possible, suggestions for a more appropriate channel;
c. place on the open forum portion of the Senate meeting those topics denied agenda access and not referred to an appropriate committee;
d. call regular meetings of the University Senate by publishing the agenda in the WestConn Report preceding each meeting;
e. assist the proper working of the University Senate by calling for regular reports, when due, from all committees that report to the University Senate, by following up all official notifications of University Senate action with requests for reports of actions taken by the appropriate party, when such action has not been taken or reported within the specified time, and by insuring that all reports are submitted as required in Bylaw 27.
25. Individual and committee items for the University Senate, except in cases of emergency, will be stated in writing and presented to the Senate Agenda Committee for determination of the item's appropriateness for Senate consideration.
26. There shall be a three-member Nominations and Elections Committee to conduct total faculty elections, i.e., to operate the entire process by which faculty members are voted into the elective positions on standing and ad hoc Senate committees, appropriate University committees and also on various University committees.
The Committee shall also coordinate the election of senators and representatives to standing committees by the constituent groups.
The Committee shall consist of the Senate Vice President, the Director of the Computer Center, ex-officio, and two other faculty members, who shall be elected by the faculty for overlapping two-year terms. The chairperson of the committee shall be the faculty member who is serving the second year of his/her term. The new member of the committee shall be elected in April of each year and begin his/her term July 1.
The Committee shall conduct elections in the following manner:
a. A notice shall be circulated to all faculty members informing them of an approaching election. If the Faculty Handbook does not contain a description of the function of any committee for which elections are to be held, then the Nominations and Elections Committee shall publicize such committee's function;
b. There shall be no distinction in rank and tenure status of faculty for eligibility for committee service, with the exception of any committee in whose establishment rank and tenure were expressly stated to be a requirement for membership.
c. The election shall be conducted in three steps:
- The Committee shall first request faculty members to inform them of those committees on which they are interested in serving.
- For those committees where the number of candidates is more than double the elective vacancies, the committee shall hold a preferential primary. In each such case, voters may select no more than twice as many candidates as there are elective vacancies.
- For each committee to which members are to be elected, the Committee shall provide the faculty with a final list of candidates containing approximately twice as many candidates for each committee as there are elective vacancies, if possible.
Only Teaching Faculty as defined in Bylaw 17 may vote in committee elections or primaries, except where committee bylaws specify a broader electorate.
The elections shall be completed by the end of the first full school week in April. The results of each election shall be published in the next WestConn Report or in a special notice.
The Committee shall work in accordance with the Procedural Notes, a manual to be kept by the Committee Chair person, with a copy in the archives.
If it is necessary for faculty members to attend a committee meeting before the Nominations and Elections Committee can carry out the election process, then the Senate President may appoint interim committee members to serve until the election is carried out.
A vacancy arising in an elective position on any committee shall be filled by the available candidate with the next highest number of votes in the previous spring election. The balance of the vacant term shall be filled by election at the next regular spring election.
27. All committees that report to the Senate shall be advise the Senate at least once each academic year of:
a. what action has been taken since the previous report; and
b. what business is currently before the committee.
28. Except for emergency situations, committee reports to the University Senate shall be submitted in writing sufficiently in advance of the meeting at which they are to be presented so they may be distributed with the agenda of that meeting.
Section F. Amendments
29. These Bylaws may be amended by a majority of the voting membership of the University Senate.
30. These Bylaws and subsequent amendments become effective immediately upon passage by the University Senate and the approval of the University President.
Sept. 16, 1980
Revised-Senate approval: Feb. 15, 1989
Admin. Approval: Jan. 2, 1990
Revised-Senate approval: Dec. 19, 1990 (R90-5-2.2)
Admin. Approval: Aug. 5, 1991
Revised-Senate approval: Mar. 18, 1992 (R92-3-2)
Admin. Approval: Apr. 14, 1992
Revised Senate Approval: 10/15/97 (R97-10-1)
Admin. Approval: 7/28/98


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CGA falls in nip-tuck Rensselaer Regional semifinal
RENSSELAER — It took a pair of nip-tuck wins to get Culver Girls Academy into its first basketball regional in 14 years, and it took another down-to-the-wire game to get them out.
CGA opened the 36th annual IHSAA state series with a last-second victory over defending Rochester Sectional champ Plymouth before going on to win the tourney in overtime against the host Zebras, but on Saturday the Lady Eagles' run came to an end. Griffith sophomore Sammi Adams nailed an NBA-range 3-pointer off the top of the key with 2.5 seconds left in the game, and the defending champion Panthers claimed a 49-46 Rensselaer Central Regional semifinal victory over CGA Saturday.
Griffith ultimately fell to Benton Central 56-42 in the regional final Saturday.
"I thought it was a very hard-fought game by two really good teams," said Griffith head girls basketball coach Tom Golumbeck. "You've got to give Culver credit; they're a very good team, a lot of quality.
"I thought that was a pretty good shot at the right time, and luckily, it went in for us. Sometimes they do, sometimes they don't."
"We couldn't have asked for a better shot," said CGA head coach Gary Christlieb. "She's from about 24, 25 feet out, we rotated, she just happened to hit the shot. It was two evenly-matched teams, we thought that would be the case early. Coming in all week long we felt that we'd be right there at the end, and the kids were.
"It's just one of those things where today it wasn't meant to be. They hit the shot and credit them, they're well-coached, they play hard and they're deserving. What more can you say? The kids did everything we asked them to; today they were just three points better than us, and that's really the whole story of the game."
The game featured six lead changes and three ties. CGA led 46-44 with 1:48 remaining in the game as senior point guard Kylee Shipley drained a pair of free throws following a Kelsey Bonewits foul in the lane, but Bonewits made up for the play just 30 seconds later with a putback to knot the game at 46-all, setting the stage for Adams' late-game heroics.
"That last play really wasn't designed for Sammi Adams, but we kind of have a rule like most teams probably do: If you get the ball and the clock's running down at the end of the game you've either got to shoot the ball or get to the basket," Golumbeck said. "She was very fortunate to get that shot. We wanted to take that shot kind of early because if we missed we thought we'd have a good chance of getting the rebound with both of our 6-footers."
The Eagles jumped off to the initial lead Saturday with an 11-5 game-opening run, but they couldn't hold on as Griffith closed out the first quarter 5-2, then outscored CGA 14-9 in the second quarter to take a slim 24-22 advantage at halftime.
Bonewits led the Panthers with 13 points and four steals, while CGA was led by 13 points apiece from Shipley and sophomore forward Andrijana Cvitkovic.
The Eagles finish out their season at 17-7 and say goodbye to four starters in Shipley, Brenna Newell, Alexis Christlieb and Kenzie Ungar, as well as fellow senior Casey Hall.
"You graduate two four-year letterwinners in Kylee Shipley and Alexis Christlieb; both of them are outstanding kids and have contributed immensely to our program," said CGA's skipper. "Kylee is leaving our program with over 1,00 points, and Alexis does a lot of the things that people won't necessarily see in the box score, but I think that those two have really kind of been the hub of the whole process here.
"Kenzie Ungar came in as a junior and really did a nice job with our program... she just had a knack for getting to the ball," he added. "She's very steady in her play. Brenna Newell came in late in the year as a freshman and then hurt her back and didn't play as a sophomore and came back and played significant time as a junior and had a tremendous season this year and was a great cog in what we did — was our third-leading scorer, averaged double figures. I think Casey Hall was just someone who's been a nice surprise and has worked extremely hard and molded herself into the player she is and has dedicated herself."
At Class 3A
Rensselaer Central Regional
Score by quarters
Griffith: 10 24 42 49
GRIFFITH (49): Samantha Marker 5, Brooke Brinkley 9, Presley Corich 4, Ashley Parish 4, Kelsey Bonewits 13, Sammi Adams 8, Emma Blackard 3, Taylor Austin 3; Totals: 19 7-13 49.
CULVER ACADEMIES (46): Kylee Shipley 13, Brenna Newell 7, Andrijana Cvitkovic 13, Alexis Christlieb 6, Kenzie Ungar 7, Casey Hall 0 0-0 0; Totals: 15 15-22 46.
3-pointers: Griffith 6 (Blackard 3, Adams, Blackard, Austin); CGA 1 (Shipley); Turnovers: Griffith 12, CGA 12; Rebounds: Griffith 26 (Parish 9), CGA 21 (Cvitkovic 8); Total fouls (fouled out): Griffith 17 (none), CGA 8 (none); Records: Griffith 16-6, CGA17-7 (final).


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Sacred Heart University marks Persian New Year
Iran's rich cultural heritage is cause for celebration at Sacred Heart University.
In a spirit of multi-cultural understanding, the university community and public will come together to observe Nowruz, meaning "New Day" and known as Persian New Year, on Wednesday evening, April 3, at the Edgerton Center for the Performing Arts.
Cima Sedigh, event coordinator and a professor since 1999 at SHU's Isabelle Farrington College of Education, said Persian New Year is a happy family occasion observed in Iran on the first day of spring, championing Iran's literary, cultural and artistic traditions.
The evening will begin with a 6:30 p.m. reception, followed by a program that features guest speaker Hadi Jorati, from Yale University, who will present a program on the history and background of the Persian New Year (this year occurring on Wednesday, March 20).
Other highlights include a poetry reading, presented in both English and Persian, by SHU's Robin McAllister, and traditional and folk music performed by Hossein Behroozinia, on barbat and oud, and Pejman Hadadi on percussion.
"I am an educator," said Sedigh, whose "passion and ambition" is to promote Iranian culture in a positive manner.
"So much of the Western media depicts Iran in stereotypical fashion as an uneducated nation" full of warmongers.
"Well, I am a representative of Iran, and that is not me. There is more to Iran than its (current) political side. My goal is to make the Persian New Year celebration an event for everyone in a climate of understanding and peace."
June-Ann Greeley, an SHU associate professor in the department of theology and religious studies and director of the Master of Arts in Religious Studies program, has been instrumental in shaping the event, Sedigh said.
The university noted that in 2010, the United Nations General Assembly recognized the International Day of Nowruz, describing it as a spring festival of Persian origin, which has been celebrated for more than 3,000 years.
In 2009, Persian New Year was added to UNESCO's List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
SHU sponsors include the Farrington College of Education, University College, Middle Eastern Studies program, Occupational Therapy and Nursing programs, the Council of Graduate Students, MARS, Mission & Catholic Identity and the Human Journey Core Curriculum and the Iranian community.
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Sir Mick Jagger's daughter Jade has raised $580,000 by auctioning off a painting given to her as a child by Andy Warhol.
The legendary artist gifted the piece to Jade in 1981, when she was only 10 years old. Warhol used to babysit for her at his New York City studio when she was young and handed her the painting following her parent's divorce.
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1994 Soap Opera Digest Award nomination for Outstanding Lead Actor
1992 Daytime Emmy nomination for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
1992 Soap Opera Digest Award win for Outstanding Villain: Daytime
1991 Soap Opera Digest Award nomination for Outstanding Villain: Daytime
Roger Newcomb: There are certain soap opera scenes I watched as a kid that stuck with me and are still fresh in my mind today. Roger Thorpe was a big part of those. Roger and Rita in the Hall of Mirrors and Roger's "death" in 1980 were riveting. Zaslow made Roger one of the most layered and complex characters in the history of television.
Nelson Aspen: Of course Roger Thorpe may be the most memorable villain in soap history, but that's only because of the skills of his portrayer. No one else could have infused such a despicable rotten character with so much delicious humanity. Almost as compelling on OLTL, his bravery in bringing his own battle with Lou Gehrig's disease to the viewing audience shows what an enormous force he continued to be after GL so foolishly kicked him to the curb.
Alan Carter: I didn't know Michael well, but I remember when a daytime exec referred to Roger as a "wizened old man" what a punch in the gut I felt...that's when I realized what an impact he had had on me as an actor....not only didn't I think he was EVER a wizened old man, but remembering all his history, those scenes with Holly, the many "deaths" and the pathos...Michael remains very much alive to me even though he is long gone. I truly believe when he left GL it was the beginning of the end for that show.
Patrick Erwin: Michael Zaslow brought intensity to all of his roles, and a sense of mystery to David Renaldi. But his crowning achievement remains Roger Thorpe. I've never seen a better portrait of a man struggling with his inner Jekyll and Hyde than Zaslow's masterful take on Roger.
Connie Passalacqua Hayman (Marlena De Lacroix): He played the ultimate villain Roger Thorpe on GUIDING LIGHT with layers and layers and layers. A beautiful portrait of a very troubled man. If you want to see him in something weird, check him out in a movie called You Light Up My Life. Yes, the story behind that schmaltzy 70s song. His romantic lead was Didi Conn (Grease).
Lynn Liccardo: My list was in alphabetical order, so Michael Zaslow was at the bottom. But I told Roger that for ranking purposes to feel free to reverse the order. Enough said.
Fiona Hutchison: (worked with Zaslow on GUIDING LIGHT) Michael Zaslow was one of my dearest friends and one of the funniest pranksters to work with. He would do jokes on me to me, not necessarily that everybody else would notice. He was tremendously charming and tremendously fun to work with. He could be such a powerhouse and aggressive and he was really scary when the character was written in a rage. He would always challenge me to meet his heights in whatever argument scene we might have coming down the road, and they wrote quite a few of them. We always had such a blast absolutely hating one another. We truly needed a cool down period after we stopped the aggressive fight scenes. We sort of looked at each other when we walked off the stage. It took us a few minutes [laughs]. I loved Michael and his wife and children, and he loved my family. There was a great friendship there. We knew each other long before we worked together.
Michael O'Leary: (worked with Zaslow on GUIDING LIGHT) Michael was the quintessential villain. The reason he was so good because he made you love him and hate him at the same time.
Tina Sloan: (worked with Zaslow on GUIDING LIGHT) I loved him as a person and the tragedy of losing him so young was awful.


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Glenmalure Hostel (Hostelling International)
Glenmalure Hostel in Wicklow is a simple Mountain Hut - with no running water or electricity - perfect for nature lovers who want to get away from it all. Glenmalure is a valley in the Wicklow Mountains in eastern Ireland. It is a u-shaped glacial valley, with only one road leading in or out. It is steeped in history where war, destruction and famine were seen. The Avonbeg River flows at the back of the hostel and the serenity in the area is really something special.
In 1798, the Battle of Glenmalure was fought in the valley where the mountain hut is located. While the playwright, J.M Synge owned this estate, he wrote the play 'Shadow of the Glen' which was set in the house.
Maud Gonne McBride, who inspired many of W.B. Yeats poems, also owned the house and Iseult, her daughter, lived there after her marriage. Ownership then passed to Kathleen Lynn who donated it to An Oige.
The Hostel is set in a very rural location with not much reception on mobile phones (text messages are ok) - therefore please do not arrive late and advise us of your expected time of arrival.
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- Linen Not Included
- Non Smoking
Cancellation PolicyThis property has a 2 day cancellation policy. Failure to cancel within this time will result in a cancellation charge equal to the first night of your stay.
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Please note you need to ring the hostel directly for cancellations less than 5 days before arrival.
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Linen hire is extra @ €2.00 per sheet.
Check in: 17.00 - 22.00
Check Out: 10.00
Hostel Closed between 10.00-17.00.
When you stay with us we wish for ALL our guests to enjoy their stay in a safe and secure environment.
*Children under the age of 16years cannot be in the dormitory rooms. Families must choose private rooms for sole use if children are under 16years - please contact the hostel if unsure.
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+Smoking is not permitted anywhere within the hostel
+Tampering with fire equipment is a criminal offence with fines of �3000 or more.
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Road/Car: From Laragh, follow the R755 for 1.5km and turn right for Aghavannagh. Follow the road 8km to Drumgoff Bridge and Glenmalure. Take an immediate right at the Glenmalure Lodge Hotel crossroads. Follow this Cul de Sac 6km until it crosses a river. The mountain hostel is 0.5km from the river.
Bus: St. Kevin's Bus (01-2818119): Dublin-Laragh, (11.30 and 18.00 from Stephen's Green), 14km to Glenmalure Hostel. 10% discount to An Óige/ Hostelling International members with valid card."


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Perian - the swiss-army knife of QuickTime components
The goal of the Perian Project is to build a QuickTime component wrapper for the libraries produced for OS X. Perian enables QuickTime-based playback tools access to more file formats and codecs.
More information is available on the Media Types supported by Perian and the QuickTime Components that will no longer be necessary.
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Beginning Flash Game Programming For Dummies
Table of Contents
Author Information
Part I: Basic Flash.
Chapter 1: Why You Want to Write Games in Flash.
Chapter 2: Cruising and Using the Flash Environment.
Part II: The Next Steps.
Chapter 3: Altered States.
Chapter 4: Getting with the Program.
Chapter 5: Making an Interactive Game.
Part III: Sprites, or Movie Clips.
Chapter 6: Introducing Sprites and Movie Clips.
Chapter 7: Won't Be Long 'Til You Write Pong.
Part IV: Getting Control of the Situation.
Chapter 8: Keyboard Input and Audio Output.
Chapter 9: It's Alive! Animating Your Sprites.
Chapter 10: Building the Monster Traffic Game.
Part V: Phun with Phuzzy Physics.
Chapter 11: Vectors and Gravity.
Chapter 12: Vehicle Motion.
Chapter 13: The Life and Death of Sprites.
Part VI: The Part of Tens.
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Iowan rescued from icy Maryland lake
Iowan rescued from icy Maryland lake
MCHENRY, Md. —
The Maryland Natural Resource Police said Tuesday that two ice fishermen are recovering from Deep Creek Lake near McHenry.
Sgt. Brian Albert said Thomas Soberdash of Dunbar, Pa., and Robert Ebbert of Fairfield, Iowa, fell into the lake early Tuesday afternoon about 250 yards from shore.
Albert said Cpl. William Thomas threw a line to the men from about 15 feet away before he, too, broke through the ice. Thomas and Cpl. Robert Mayles then helped the men to shore.
Albert said the men were in the water about 20 minutes. They were listed in stable condition at Garrett Memorial Hospital in Oakland.
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FinREC and TIC Respond to FASB's Proposed ASU on Liquidity and Interest Rate Risk Disclosures
October 18, 2012
The American Institute of CPAs' Financial Reporting Executive Committee (FinREC) issued a comment letter to the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) on the Board's recent Proposed Accounting Standards Update (ASU), Financial Instruments (Topic 825): Disclosures about Liquidity Risk and Interest Rate Risk. FinREC said in its letter that it does not believe FASB will achieve its intended objective by finalizing this proposal.
FinREC pointed out that while it is FASB's intent to put in place corrective guidance in response to the past financial crisis, the proposed disclosures would not have provided users with an early warning sign of these past companies' failures. One of the fatal flaws is that the proposed disclosures are static; that is, they provide a point-in-time picture of a company's financial position using unrealistic assumptions. The proposed "expected maturity" framework is simply not the way companies manage their liquidity and interest rate risks and uncertainties.
FinREC also said it believes that the proposed disclosures seem counterintuitive to the FASB's ongoing disclosure project aimed at improving the effectiveness of disclosures. FASB should strive to simplify financial reporting rather than add on additional complex requirements that will not be useful to investors.
Furthermore, FinREC said implementing the proposed ASU will be costly and burdensome for all entities. Current systems will have to be redesigned to capture the required information under the financial reporting system. Third-party services may have to be utilized to capture the data for smaller entities.
FinREC observed that audit fees may rise as a result of the added cost of auditors to train their staff and assume the additional risk of auditing information normally found in the MD&A, which is currently afforded safe harbor protection.
For this reason, FinREC said it believes that requiring disclosures in the financial statements is not the appropriate place to report much of the requested information. "Many of the proposed disclosures are forward looking and should be left in the MD&A," FinREC wrote. Any identified issues would be better addressed through a Securities and Exchange Commission project to enhance the MD&A, rather than moving forward along the FASB's current path. For private companies, this issue should be taken on by the Private Company Council before proceeding, FinREC said.
FinREC said it further believes that the liquidity issue would be better addressed in FASB's going concern project, which also considers liquidity constraints, as well as other risk, in the context of identifying events and conditions that could have a severe impact on future operations.
The Technical Issues Committee (TIC) of the AICPA's Private Companies Practice Section shares this sentiment. The TIC issued a separate comment letter to the FASB on this proposed ASU. Both the TIC and FinREC recommended that the project be deferred for private entities until FASB's newly created Private Company Council can reassess the proposed disclosures in connection with its review of the upcoming proposed Going Concern ASU.
Overall, both FinREC and TIC believe that the additional cost of developing the disclosures will outweigh the benefits derived by the users of private company financial statements. With regard to the proposed interest rate risk disclosures that only apply to financial institutions, FinREC and TIC recommended that financial institutions with less than $1 billion in assets be exempt from the proposed disclosure requirements.


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Goa is situated on the west coast of India, about 400 kms south of Mumbai. Most of the coast line of Goa is fringed by sandy beaches. Goa is dominated by beautiful landscaping formed by the various rivers and their tributaries, which flow from the western ghats in to the Arabian sea. The people have been depending upon the local ferry service to cross the rivers wherever bridges have not been constructed so far.
Today, Goa has a newly constructed and prestigious State Assembly Complex, a symbol of the Democracy commissioned in March 2000. This building is located on a picturesque site with ultra-modern in-house facilities. The building consists of VIP Block, Assembly Block and the Secretariat Block. The Assembly Hall has Audio and Video archival systems, automatic vote recorders, digital microphone systems and connectivity arrangements for e-legislative activities.
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Crime victims' compensation changed
Controversial changes to the scheme for compensating victims of crime have come into force, meaning only the most seriously hurt will be able to claim for their injuries.
The changes, which will save about £50 million a year, were approved by Parliament earlier this month despite opposition from Labour and warnings from the unions that payments to teachers and shop, rail and postal workers injured in incidents at work will be slashed.
Junior justice minister Helen Grant claimed that for victims with minor wounds "prompt practical and emotional support is a more suitable response than relatively small amounts of compensation".
But she also announced a £500,000 a year hardship fund for very low-paid workers in England and Wales who are unable to work following a violent crime but do not qualify for compensation under the new scheme.
"Victims of violent crime endure both physical and emotional suffering and, in some cases, financial hardship due to being unable to work as a result of their injuries," she said in a Commons written statement.
"The Government believes it is right to focus criminal injuries compensation on victims of more serious crime and that for victims with less serious injuries, prompt practical and emotional support is a more suitable response than relatively small amounts of compensation."
But Mrs Grant acknowledged that in some cases less serious injuries result in the victim being unable to work for a temporary period and therefore they require financial support.
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Black Dahlia & White Rose
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Black Dahlia & White Rose
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A wildly inventive new collection ofstories by Joyce Carol Oates that chartsthe surprising ways in which the worldwe think we know can unexpectedlyreveal its darker contours
The New York Times has hailed Joyce Carol Oates as "adangerous writer in the best sense of the word, one whotakes risks almost obsessively with energy and relish."Black Dahlia & White Rose, a collection of eleven previouslyuncollected stories, showcases the keen rewards ofOates's relentless brio and invention. In one beautifullyhoned story after another, Oates explores the menace thatlurks at the edges of and intrudes upon even the seeminglysafest of lives—and maps with rare emotional acuity thetransformational cost of such intrusions.
Unafraid to venture into no-man's-lands both real andsurreal, Oates takes readers deep into dangerous territory,from a maximum-security prison—vividly delineatingthe heartbreaking and unexpected atmosphere of such aninstitution—to the inner landscapes of two beautiful andmysteriously doomed young women in 1940s Los Angeles:Elizabeth Short, otherwise known as the Black Dahlia,victim of a long-unsolved and particularly brutal murder,and her roommate Norma Jeane Baker, soon to becomeMarilyn Monroe. Whether exploring the psychologicalcompulsion of the wife of a well-to-do businessman whois ravished by, and elopes with, a lover who is not what heseems or the uneasily duplicitous relationships betweenyoung women and their parents, Black Dahlia & White Roseexplores the compelling intertwining of dread and desire,the psychic pull and trauma of domestic life, and resonatesat every turn with Oates's mordant humor and hertrenchant observation.
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Black Dahlia & White Rose is a brilliant collection of short fiction from National Book Award winner and New York Times bestselling author Joyce Carol Oates, one of the most acclaimed writers of our time. These stores, at once lyrical and unsettling, shine with the author's trademark fascination with finding the unpredictable amidst the prosaic—from her imaginative recreation of friendship between two tragically doomed young women (Marilyn Monroe and Elizabeth Short), to the tale of an infidelity as deeply human as it is otherworldly. Black Dahlia & White Rose is a major offering from one of the most important artists in contemporary American literature; a superb collection that showcases Joyce Carol Oates's ferocious energy and darkly imaginative storytelling power.


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Tornado Watch
What is Tornado Watch?
Tornado Watch meaning This is issued by the National Weather Service when conditions are favorable for the development of tornadoes in and close to the watch area. Their size can vary depending on the weather situation. They are usually issued for a duration of 4 to 8 hours. They normally are issued well in advance of the actual occurrence of severe weather. During the watch, people should review tornado safety rules and be prepared to move a place of safety if threatening weather approaches.
A Tornado Watch is issued by the Storm Prediction Center (SPC) in Norman, Oklahoma. Prior to the issuance of a Tornado Watch, SPC will usually contact the affected local National Weather Forecast Office (NWFO) and they will discuss what their current thinking is on the weather situation. Afterwards, SPC will issue a preliminary Tornado Watch and then the affected NWFO will then adjust the watch (adding or eliminating counties/parishes) and then issue it to the public. After adjusting the watch, the NWFO will let the public know which counties are included by way of a Watch Redefining Statement. During the watch, the NWFO will keep the public informed on what is happening in the watch area and also let the public know when the watch has expired or been cancelled.
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Median family income on the rise in Nashua, city officials toldBy KIMBERLY HOUGHTON
Union Leader Correspondent
October 08. 2013 10:23PM
NASHUA — On Tuesday, city officials were presented with data indicating that family incomes throughout the city are finally on the rise after a slight decrease two years ago.
According to information provided by John Griffin, chief financial officer for the city, the median family income last year in Nashua was $76,612 compared to $75,999 in 2011.
"You will note that incomes are slowly rising, and as we are preparing the fiscal year 2013 (comprehensive annual financial report), the median family income value will also increase to $81,905," Griffin said in a memo to the Board of Aldermen.
A chart distributed to aldermen on Tuesday highlighted the median family income in Nashua since 2003, when it was calculated at $77,800. The median income steadily increased from 2003 until it topped at $84,011 in 2008. Since then, the numbers continued to decline until 2012 when the median family income noticed its first increase in four years.
Since fiscal year 2012, incomes have been slowly increasing while the number of unemployed residents is on the decline.
According to Griffin's data, in the last decade the city's unemployment rate was its highest in 2010 when it was calculated at 7.2 percent with 3,550 residents out of work. This past year, the unemployment rate was closer to 5.9 percent with 2,926 residents out of work.
Several aldermen said Tuesday they were relieved to learn family incomes were increasing.
"It is currently headed in the right direction," said Brian McCarthy, president of the Board of Aldermen.
Alderman-at-Large James Donchess echoed those sentiments, saying he hopes the figure continues to rise to a median family income of $84,000 or $86,000 as the economy continues to improve.
"I think we should see it go up," said Alderman Kathy Vitale.
Alderman-at-Large Mark Cookson said it would have been helpful if Griffin could have attended Tuesday's Board of Aldermen meeting to further elaborate on the documents, specifically since there was some confusion about median household incomes and median family incomes and how they were documented in recent years.
Also included in the demographic statistics presented on Tuesday was the population of the Gate City for the past decade. In 2003 there were 86,931 residents in Nashua, which hit a high in 2009 at 87,555 residents compared to last year's figure of 86,704.


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A TCD test measures how slowly blood is moving through your cerebral (sir-EE-brol) arteries. Blood flows through these arteries to your brain. The brain needs a large supply of blood. The blood supplies the oxygen and glucose (sugar) that your brain needs for energy to work and stay healthy. So it's very important to have enough blood flow to your brain. When a cerebral artery is narrowed, blocked, deformed, or spastic, blood flow slows down or is interrupted. If your brain does not get enough oxygen, brain tissue can become damaged.
TCD stands for trans-cranial (trans-KRAYnee-ol) Doppler. "Trans" means "through." TCD sends sound waves through the skull, or cranium, to the arteries and veins. Then the sound waves bounce back. They are too high-pitched to hear or feel and are called ultrasound (UL-truh-sound). The Doppler method uses ultrasound to make an image of blood as it flows to your brain.
The device that sends and receives the sound waves is called a transducer (trans-DOO-sir). It is hand-held and about the size and shape of a microphone. When the sound waves strike red blood cells (RBCs) flowing in the blood, the sound waves change according to the speed of the RBCs. When the sound waves bounce back, TCD records how intense they are. The difference in intensity helps to detect problems in the arteries.
A technician will ask you to recline in a chair or lie on a bed. You will be asked to move into different positions during the test. It is important to do exactly as the technician tells you. A gel that washes off with water will be put on different areas of your scalp. Ultrasound does not travel well through air, so the gel is used to keep air bubbles from blocking the sound waves. The gel will feel cold on your scalp.
Usually 3 areas of your head are tested: your temples, your closed eyes, and the back of your skull. You may feel a slight pressure as the transducer is moved over these areas. The transducer makes blood flow audible. During the test, you may hear sounds of the blood flowing through your arteries. The technician will adjust the sound volume of the speaker to locate the blood vessels to be studied. The test usually lasts 45 to 60 minutes.
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