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ROCHESTER — The following items are based on 835 entries on the Rochester Police Log from Feb. 27 to March 4:
Wednesday, Feb. 27
2:08 a.m. — Christopher William Salisbury, 24, of 337D Portland St., is arrested on a bench warrant; Eden Marianna Blume, 23, of 158 Winnacunnet Road, Hampton, is charged with transportation of alcoholic beverages and resisting arrest.
2:46 a.m. — A woman is "hitting people" on Fairway Avenue. An ambulance arrives but no one climbs aboard.
9:50 a.m. — An Academy Street woman reports her car that she lent to someone has not been returned. Wait, it's being brought back now.
9:54 a.m. — A female panhandler on North Main Street seems "in a bad way, looks very, very upset." She is given a written warning to stay out of the road.
10:40 a.m. — Jonathan M. Lindsey, 27, of 15 Salmon Falls Estates, is charged with attempt to commit willful concealment, conspiracy to commit willful concealment and willful concealment.
11:16 a.m. — There has been a hit-and-run at Market Basket.
1:23 p.m. — After a Charles Street traffic stop, Bryan Michael McDewell, 39, of 446 Ten Rod Road, Farmington, is charged with driving after suspension.
2:30 p.m. — After a Spaulding Turnpike accident, Darren R. Powers, 43, of 1083 Route 11, Farmington is charged with DWI.
2:48 p.m. — On Norway Plains Road a loud bass gives complaint, that's the musical type, for the fish kind it ain't.
3:56 p.m. — Donna Hladik, 45, of 3 Wyman's View Drive, Wakefield, is charged with unsworn falsification and harassment.
4:23 p.m. — There is so much pollution pouring out of a car heading to the Lilac Mall, it looks like "a smoke screen."
6:25 p.m. — Two juveniles are caught shoplifting at Claire's and handed over to parents.
9:56 p.m. — At Cumberland Farms on Highland Street, three boys try to steal wine. Staff recover most of it, but one bottle may have been made off with.
9:59 p.m. — At the Greenwood Motel (Hi, Steve) one lady pushes another to the ground.
10:28 p.m. — Kids hiding behind a snow bank at the Salmon Falls Road S curves throw an ice chunk at a car.
Thursday, Feb. 28
10:35 a.m. — On Charles Street, a "wild cat" is somehow nudged into a crate and will be taken to the Humane Society.
12:01 p.m. — Electronic games are stolen from a Portland Street home. Suspects are named.
12:22 p.m. — At the station, a man reports that his parents have opened an electric account in his name without his permission.
12:34 p.m. — On Charles Street, kids throw things at cars and hurl obscenities at people.
2:34 p.m. — Martina Cervantes, 21, of 14 Nutter St., is charged with conduct after an accident.
4:29 p.m. — After a hit and run at the Farmington Road Mobil, a blue Chevy pickup heads off on Route 11.
5:53 p.m. — A North Main Street resident complains about rowdies who broke a bottle in her yard. She swept the shards onto the 103 Restaurant property, from whence, she said, the party-ers came.
6:46 p.m. — Vanessa Lee Bentley, 33, of 10 D'Amours Ave., is charged with theft from a building.
8:50 p.m. — A Linscott Court floor-banger is told to be respectful of neighbors.
8:33 p.m. — Music blasts on Leonard Street.
9:05 p.m. — An Eastern Avenue lady has been texted by a man, saying he is sending 10 people to smash her windows and beat her up.
10:25 p.m. — A Lafayette Street gentleman is being harassed by his ex.
Friday, March 1
8:07 a.m. — A gray suitcase is spotted on Salmon Falls Road by someone putting out trash. Police find it is empty and battered.
9:39 a.m. — A brother allegedly steals someone's daughter's medication on Harvard Street.
1:40 p.m. — Property has been vandalized on Portland Street.
2:17 p.m. — A raccoon that's rabid's spotted near a South Main grill, it's foaming and it's mangy, and it does seem rather ill. As quite often happens Fish & Game is miles away, so Rocky disappears and lives to foam another day.
2:24 p.m. — A stolen credit card has been used at Walmart.
3:25 p.m. — People trespass on a D'Amours Avenue property, screaming and swearing the while.
5:09 p.m. — At the station a woman reports that another lady pushed her down, hit her twice, ripped her hair out and spat on her.
5:15 p.m. — A woman with two suitcases and hair up in a bun, panhandles on South Main Street 'til the setting of the sun.
5:30 p.m. — Someone calls the station to allege a lady has ripped his shirt off. Dispatch hears screaming in the background. Police respond and charge Charlotte Degroat, 36, of 21A Academy St., with four counts of simple assault and with resisting arrest.
8:34 p.m. — At Cumberland Farms on Knight Street, six folks yell, a couple assaults each other and a stabbing threat is made.
8:50 p.m. — A man runs down Academy Street, and fights with a random dog walker, while a woman (not ye dog walker) yells, "Get away from me."
10:05 p.m. — On Heaton Street, someone is taken into protective custody for alcoholism.
Saturday, March 2
12:48 a.m. — Music is cranked at Linscott Court.
4:14 a.m. — Leon Acholes, 18, of 5B Lafayette St., is charged with unlawful possession of alcohol.
7:51 a.m. — A large TV has been dumped on Hemlock Street.
9:55 a.m. — At the station a man reports a PSNH account has been fraudulently opened in his name.
10:06 a.m. — A jacket, tools and catalytic converter have been stolen from a Lafayette Street resident.
11:06 a.m. — Ronald Gagnon, 24, of 67 Dick Dame Lane, Farmington, is charged with habitual offender, and a one way road violation on Brock Street.
1:01 p.m. — A rabid skunk snuffs around a Walnut Street driveway.
7:44 p.m. — An Eastern Avenue home has been burgled. A game system and a safe are gone.
7:57 p.m. — A Henrietta Street woman reports she is now in fear of one of her dogs — the one that attacked another dog and then went after her.
9:31 p.m. — An officer finds a pair of metallic knuckles near the Square.
10:41 p.m. — A cruiser parked near the Square is being struck by stuff being thrown out of a window.
11:31 p.m. — Nicole Gagnon, 28, of 119 North Main St., Apt. 2, is charged with simple assault.
Sunday, March 3
1:15 a.m. — One Amazon Park resident makes threats to another.
1:33 a.m. — E911 gets a call from a young child, who says his brother is dead. Police check the Chestnut Street area, but make no contact with the caller.
9:51 a.m. — An 18-year-old calls to say her father has been invading her personal space, by hacking her social media and email. She would like information about a restraining order.
12:09 p.m. — A new neighbor on Pickering Road is said to be plugging birds and squirrels. Police talk to both parties.
6:23 p.m. — A ferret, found in someone's driveway, is brought to the station. The finder is advised to take it to the humane society.
6:37 p.m. — A man is punched in the face in Barker Court. He has to go to the ER.
8:51 p.m. — A Frisbie patient has a bag with needles, a spoon and white powder in her jacket.
10:11 p.m. — A summons for disorderly conduct is dished out on Glen Street.
10:32 p.m. — A green Jeep Cherokee is involved in a hit and run outside Gary's Sports Bar.
10:47 p.m. — After a traffic stop near Wendy's, Anthony Elwell, 39, of 87 Route 11, Farmington, is charged with driving after suspension, driving under the influence, and failure to use required turn signals; Linda C. Greenway, 42, of 22 Fellows Road, Sanbornville, is arrested on a warrant.
11:11 p.m. — Shana L. Watson, 46, and Sean D. Delaney, 43, both of 10A Glen St., are charged with disorderly conduct.
Monday, March 4
12:25 a.m. — Music coming from an Amazon Park lot is too loud.
8:19 a.m. — The housing authority will not allow a woman to take belongings out of a Wyandotte apartment. That is because everything has to be treated for bed bugs. She can only have a purse, meds and a warm coat.
9:46 a.m. — Audrey A. Morelle, 44, of 26 Liberty Circle, Milton, is charged with driving after suspension, driving without giving proof, and conduct after an accident.
10:11 a.m. — At the station, a man reports misuse of a credit card.
10:42 a.m. — John M. Boston, 52, of 24 Academy St., Apt. 4, is charged with reckless operation.
11:43 a.m. — The din is baaack on Glen Street.
1:39 p.m. — A toter is taken from Lafayette Street.
3:38 p.m. — Matthew Beal, 29, of Barrington, is arrested on a warrant.
3:43 p.m. — A GPS and several phone chargers have been taken from unlocked vehicles at the Greenwood Motel.
4:38 p.m. — There's a ruckus at Linscott Court, which gradually calms down.
4:48 p.m. — A hit and run at Hannaford is witnessed by two people and a plate number is obtained.
5:05 p.m.— A toter is taken from a home on Chestnut Hill Road.
5:53 p.m. — The sum of $675 has been stolen from a house on Lafayette Street. No, wait, he's just discovered the missing dough.
5:58 p.m. — A stumbling man on Haven Hill Road is taken to Frisbie with a gash in his head.
10:11 p.m. — Ryan Burke, 19, and Stephanie Kozler, 19, of 10 North Main St., Apt. 2, and Scott McAllister, 22, of 17 Partridge Green, are charged with burglary and criminal trespass.


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I love this Pick...... After a major behind kicking by an incredible pitching performance by Anibal Sanchez, I expect this team to be damn hungry and take it out on Porcello.
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It was a stunning moment when open-wheel racing star Juan Pablo Montoya announced in 2006 that he was moving to NASCAR stock-car racing.
Here was a celebrated Colombian who had won the Indianapolis 500 and several races in the international Formula One series. including the Monaco Grand Prix, ready to bang fenders at tracks in Bristol, Tenn., and Darlington, S.C., among other NASCAR stops.
"Historic" was the way NASCAR President Mike Helton put Montoya's desire to compete in the most popular form of U.S. motor racing.
Car and Driver magazine put it another way: "Juan Pablo, Good Ol' Boy."
But seven years later, Montoya and his team had so little to show for their effort -- two wins in 239 starts in NASCAR's Sprint Cup Series -- that his team Tuesday opted not to bring him back in 2014.
Montoya, 37, currently is 22nd in the Cup point standings, with only five top-10 finishes in the 22 races \run so far this season.
It's the latest example of how NASCAR racing simply isn't as easy as it might look to the casual fan.
NASCAR is intensely competitive, led by powerful teams such as Hendrick Motorsports, Joe Gibbs Racing and Roush Fenway Racing that are constantly searching -- and spending -- for an edge and that employ NASCAR's top drivers.
Montoya's team is called Earnhardt Ganassi with Felix Sabates, and Montoya earlier had driven for co-owner Chip Ganassi when he won the Indy 500 in 2000 and other races.
But for all his success in IndyCar racing, Ganassi's team has struggled over the years to keep pace with NASCAR's best teams, and not just with Montoya at the wheel.
Regardless, Ganassi and Sabates are close to Montoya, and the decision to release him after this year was not easy for them.
But they're businessmen with sponsors to satisfy, and here's guessing that retailer Target Corp., a primary backer of Montoya's No. 42 Chevrolet, wasn't wild about seeing its car finish mid-pack week after week.
The question now is who might replace Montoya next year. One possible candidate is phenom Kyle Larson, a 21-year-old Californian under contract with Ganassi who's currently racing in NASCAR's second-level Nationwide Series.
But no matter who takes Montoya's seat next year, for Ganassi's team and its sponsors the issue will be more about winning -- or even being closer to winning -- and less about being historic.
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WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif.: 21 March 2013 — New-vehicle sales remain strong in March, as both the light-vehicle retail selling rate and the total light-vehicle rate are consistent with February's performance at 12.1 million units and 15.3 million units, respectively, according to a monthly sales forecast developed by the Power Information Network® (PIN) from J.D. Power and LMC Automotive.
Retail Light-Vehicle Sales
March new-vehicle retail sales are expected to come in at 1,158,000 vehicles, which represent a seasonally adjusted annualized rate (SAAR) of 12.1 million units, with volume approaching a double-digit increase from March 2012. Retail transactions are the most accurate measurement of true underlying consumer demand for new vehicles.
The average new-vehicle customer-facing retail transaction price ($28,504) is up 3 percent from March 2012. Leases account for 23.1 percent of new-vehicle retail transactions in March 2013, up from 20.0 percent in March 2012.
In addition, the percentage of retail sales financed with a 72-month or longer loan is at record levels, reaching 32.1 percent in March 2013, an increase from 30.4 percent in March 2012.
(in millions of units)
"While longer loan terms have traditionally been a cause for concern to the industry due to the risk of purchase cycle extension, it is not necessarily as daunting as it may seem." said John Humphrey, senior vice president of the global automotive practice at J.D. Power and Associates. "The longer loans are being offset by more leasing and the low interest environment, which means that consumers are able to put more of their monthly payment towards their loan principal rather than interest fees."
Humphrey also notes that strong used-car values mean that consumers have more equity in their trades and can finance lower amounts. In addition, consumers who may have been shut out of the market in recent years are finding that a longer loan makes buying a new vehicle affordable.
Total Light-Vehicle Sales
Total light-vehicle sales in March 2013 are projected to reach 1,465,100 units, an 8 percent increase from March 2012, with a selling rate that is consistent with the expected performance for the year. Fleet share is expected to hold at 21 percent.
J.D. Power and LMC Automotive U.S. Sales and SAAR Comparisons
1 Figures cited for March 2013 are forecasted based on the first 14 selling days of the month.
2 The percentage change is adjusted based on the number of selling days in the month (27 days in March 2013 vs. 28 days in March 2012).
Sales Outlook
The outlook for 2013 remains strong and consistent with the pace expected to be set in the first quarter. LMC Automotive is holding its 2013 U.S. forecast for total light-vehicle sales at 15.3 million units and the retail light-vehicle forecast at 12.5 million units.
"Building on the current performance, we expect the economic environment to improve throughout 2013, as the likelihood of a dark cloud slowing the recovery pace diminishes," said Jeff Schuster, senior vice president of forecasting at LMC Automotive. "Consumers do not appear phased by headwinds from Washington, as growth in auto sales are outperforming earlier expectations."
North American Production
Vehicle production in North America is up three percent through February 2013, compared with the same period in 2012. Production of models in the compact segment is outpacing the total market, up seven percent thus far in 2013. Production of vehicles in the midsize and large segments has increased 1 percent and likely will hold in a slower growth position as General Motors readies the ramp-up of its redesigned large pickups. Production of compact cars and compact premium CUVs is up 15 percent in the first two months of 2013, driven by the addition of the Dodge Dart, Nissan Leaf and the redesigned Acura RDX.
Vehicle inventory levels in early March increase to a 64-day supply, compared with 74 days in February. Overall, there are nearly 3.2 million units currently available on dealer lots or in transit--an increase of approximately 600,000 units from March 2012. Both car and truck inventories have dropped approximately 10 days from last month. Cars began March with a 61-day supply and trucks with a 68-day supply.
LMC Automotive's forecast for North American production remains at 15.9 million units for 2013, an increase of three percent from 2012.
"While there is a significant amount of activity below the topline production in 2013--from more than 50 new-model ramp-ups to reduced exports to Europe--the underlying trend remains positive and on target for 2013 to improve from 2012," said Schuster.
About J.D. Power and Associates
Headquartered in Westlake Village, Calif., J.D. Power and Associates is a global marketing information services company providing forecasting, performance improvement, social media and customer satisfaction insights and solutions. The company's quality and satisfaction measurements are based on responses from millions of consumers annually. For more information on car reviews and ratings, car insurance, health insurance, cell phone ratings, and more, please visit JDPower.com. J.D. Power and Associates is a business unit of The McGraw-Hill Companies.
About The McGraw-Hill Companies
The McGraw-Hill Companies (NYSE: MHP), a financial intelligence and education company, signed an agreement to sell its McGraw-Hill Education business to investment funds affiliated with Apollo Global Management, LLC in November 2012. Following the sale closing, expected in early 2013, the Company will be renamed McGraw Hill Financial (subject to shareholder approval) and will be a powerhouse in benchmarks, content and analytics for the global capital and commodity markets. The Company's leading brands will include: Standard & Poor's, S&P Capital IQ, S&P Dow Jones Indices, Platts, Crisil, J.D. Power and Associates, McGraw-Hill Construction and Aviation Week. The Company will have approximately 17,000 employees in more than 30 countries. Additional information is available at www.mcgraw-hill.com.
About LMC Automotive
LMC Automotive, formerly J.D. Power Automotive Forecasting, is the premier supplier of automotive forecasts and intelligence to an extensive client base of automotive manufacturer, component supplier, logistics and distribution companies, as well as financial and government institutions around the world. LMC's global forecasting services encompass automotive sales, production and powertrain expertise, as well as advisory capability. LMC Automotive has offices in the United States, the UK, Germany, China and Thailand and is part of the Oxford, UK-based LMC group, the global leader in economic and business consultancy for the agribusiness sector. For more information please visit www.lmc-auto.com.
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AUBURN—J.B. Grimes, who has spent over 30 years coaching at the collegiate level, has been named the offensive line coach at Auburn, announced head coach Gus Malzahn Wednesday. Grimes, who has been a part of 14 bowl games and coached numerous NFL players, spent this season as the offensive line coach at Arkansas State with Malzahn.
"J.B. is a tremendous coach who is one of the nation's top teachers at the offensive line position," Malzahn said. "He has an incredible resume coaching the position and has taught countless players at the NFL level. He played a vital role in our team's success this past season and we're fortunate to have him join our program at Auburn."
This season at Arkansas State, Grimes coached an offensive line unit that helped set a school-record with 481.8 yards of total offense per game while ranking 16th nationally in fewest sacks allowed. Senior offensive lineman Zach McKnight earned first-team All-Sun Belt honors under Grimes' direction as the offense led the Sun Belt in rushing and ranked in the top 25 nationally in total offense, scoring offense and rushing offense.
"I'm excited about the opportunity to coach at Auburn and join Coach Malzahn's staff," Grimes said. "I've always admired Auburn football having coached in the Southeastern Conference and even when I was younger watching Pat Sullivan and Terry Beasley play. It's a special place with great history, traditions and fans. I've known Gus for several years and have admired the things he's done as a coach. We did some great things this past season at Arkansas State and I look forward to doing the same at Auburn."
Prior to his arrival at ASU, Grimes spent two seasons at Kansas (2010-11) and Mississippi State (2004-08) as the offensive line coach. Grimes' coaching career also includes stints at East Carolina, Texas A&M, Virginia Tech, Arkansas, Louisiana-Monroe and Delta State as an assistant coach over the last three decades.
In his first season at Mississippi State, the Bulldogs rushed for 1,744 yards, the most at the school in four years. Behind his offensive line, MSU produced three seasons with a 1,000-yard rusher.
In his one season at East Carolina (2003), the Pirates' offensive line paved the way for its third straight 1,000-yard individual rusher. At Texas A&M (1998-2002) Grimes coached the offensive line under R.C. Slocum for five seasons as the Aggies posted a 40-22 overall record while playing in four straight bowl games.
While at Virginia Tech (1993-97) coaching for Frank Beamer, Grimes helped the Hokies to back-to-back Big East championships and five bowl games in five seasons.
Grimes also coached at Arkansas, serving as a graduate assistant in 1981-82 and as a full-time assistant coach in 1989-92, where he helped the Razorbacks to the Southwest Conference Championship and a Cotton Bowl appearance in 1990. At Arkansas, Grimes worked for Lou Holtz, Ken Hatfield and Jack Crowe.
Grimes also coached at Louisiana-Monroe (1979-80, 1985-88), Delta State (1983) and Missouri (1984) after spending his first two seasons at the high school level in the state of Arkansas at Nashville (1977) and Des Arc (1978). Louisiana-Monroe won the 1987 Division I-AA national championship.
As an offensive lineman at Henderson State, he helped his team to a 40-6 record in four seasons, including a berth in the 1974 NAIA Championship game.
He earned a bachelor's degree in education from Henderson State in 1977 and a master's degree in education from Louisiana-Monroe in 1981.
Grimes grew up in Clarendon, Ark. and is married to the former Jennifer Graves. The couple has four children, including sons Aaron and Nick and daughters Danielle and Lindsey.
INFORMATION SOURCE: Auburn Athletics Dept.


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Ph.D., University of North Texas
M.S., John Brown University
B.S., John Brown University
Dr. Nick Cornett holds licenses as a marriage and family therapist and professional counselor in the state of Arkansas. He is also a registered play therapist with the Association for Play Therapy and a certified facilitator of the premarital and marriage enrichment program, PREPARE/ENRICH.
Dr. Cornett received a B.S. with honors in Psychology and a M.S. in Community Counseling with an emphasis in marriage and family therapy from John Brown University. He then pursued and obtained his Ph.D. in Counseling with a specialty in couple and family counseling from the University of North Texas in Denton, Texas.
While at the University of North Texas, Dr. Cornett obtained extensive training, supervision, and practice in working therapeutically with young children and their families through the use of play therapy, filial therapy, and other play-based approaches. The University of North Texas, and its Center for Play Therapy, is considered to be the premier play therapy training program in the world, and his experience in this setting developed his passion for working with children and families through play therapy approaches.
Dr. Cornett has practiced individual, couple, family, and group therapy in a variety of settings, including community counseling clinics serving children, adolescents, adults, and their families; residential treatment and day-treatment centers for children and adolescents; public schools; student counseling centers for university students; a shelter for runaway and homeless adolescents; and a clinic serving children and families court-ordered to receive therapeutic services. In addition, he has significant training and experience in conducting psychoeducational assessments with children in order to identify possible mental, emotional, behavioral, and social issues that may be interfering with their functioning. Dr. Cornett also has a passion for educating professional helpers and the general public on topics related to children, couples, and families and the importance of building and enriching our relationships with others. He aspires to engage others through teaching that is practical and meaningful, incorporating real-life stories, illustrations, exercises, and the latest research in order to inform and to inspire.
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Pfc. Bradley E. Manning, the former intelligence analyst accused in the largest leak of classified material in U.S. history, was formally charged Thursday with aiding the enemy and violating the Espionage Act.
Manning, who is accused of giving hundreds of thousands of classified documents to the anti-secrecy organization WikiLeaks, declined to enter a plea during the arraignment at Fort Meade.
He also deferred a decision on whether he wants his case to be decided by a single military judge, a panel of officers, or a panel of officers and enlisted soldiers.
He will not be required to choose until shortly before the trial. He doesn't have to enter a plea until the trial begins.
If convicted of the charges, Manning, 24, could be sentenced to life in prison. Aiding the enemy is a capital offense, but Army prosecutors have said they will not seek the death penalty.
The slight soldier wore a dress uniform during the proceeding before military judge Col. Denise Lind. He sat at a table with his civilian attorney and two military attorneys, and spoke only to affirm that he understood his rights and to name the members of his defense team.
Lind also presided over the 2010 trial at Fort Meade of Lt. Col. Terrence Lakin, the Army doctor who refused to deploy to Afghanistan because he doubted that President Barack Obama was born in the United States. Lakin pleaded guilty to disobeying orders.
The sides are due back at Fort Meade on March 15 for a motions hearing. Lind did not set a date for the trial.
Manning, who lived in Potomac and studied at Montgomery College before he joined the Army in 2007, is accused of sending raw field reports from Iraq and Afghanistan, diplomatic cables from U.S. embassies around the world and a video of a U.S. helicopter attack in Baghdad to be published online by WikiLeaks.


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Older News » 2017 Resource Allocation Model fundingLast updated 7:46 AM on 20 October 2016
In October 2016, all NSW public schools will receive a 2017 Planned School Budget Allocation Report. The report will assist with the management of the total budget delivered to schools through the Resource Allocation Model (RAM).
The Resource Allocation Model (RAM) methodology distributes funding based on the individual needs of students and schools. This gives schools greater flexibility to make local decisions.
Learn more about the 2017 funding by visiting the Department's website. Watch a short animation about the important role of the RAM in the journey to School Excellence for NSW public schools.
Talk to the principal to find out how the school is planning to use its 2017 funding to support students to improve educational outcomes.


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NEW YORK It's a common dilemma for planners of tasting events: Fill a room with chefs passing out their food and, while you'll attract a swarm of hungry diners, you'll also have a hard time getting their attention for any kind of formal announcement. For Food & Wine's Best New Chef's event, which honors a crop of top toques each year with a food-filled reception, the solution is simple—march a band through the mob. At least, that's what the American Express title did for the event in 2007. The year before that, a Stomp-style group called Street Beats banged pots and pans while winding their way through the hundreds of attendees. In fact, since 2004 the magazine has employed a wide array of entertainers to draw the crowd's attention and introduce the night's honorees.
By and large, the recipe for this component of the event has mixed music with dance or movement, often with timely pop culture references. For instance, Food & Wine promotion manager Shanette Vega brought in a tracksuit-clad dance team to do a short routine to a mix of hip-hop and Broadway music in 2008. The troupe, dubbed Iconic, was featured on MTV's America's Best Dance Crew, which premiered just two months before the 800-person event at Espace. At the 2010 Mad Men-inspired iteration, it was a group of Vegas-style showgirls decked out in top hats and feather tails dancing on the edge of the pool to Frank Sinatra's "New York, New York," which morphed into Jay-Z's "Empire State of Mind."
Another element that's become something of a trademark for the party is the use of an unusual or new location. Food & Wine has gathered guests at the Beaux-Arts-style Surrogate's Court building—a grand and elegant space popular for film and television shoots, but rarely used for events. It was the first to host an outing at the historic Battery Maritime Building after its $60 million restoration, and this year took over four floors of Bohemian National Hall, the Upper East Side home of the Consulate General of the Czech Republic.


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Ralls County Farmer Wins $2,500 for Ralls County 4-H Council
Andy Woollen of New London has been selected as a winner in the America's Farmers Grow CommunitiesSM program, which gave farmers the opportunity to win $2,500 for their favorite local nonprofit organizations. The Monsanto Fund sponsors the program, and winning farmers designate a local nonprofit organization to benefit from the donations. Woollen has designated Ralls County 4-H, located in New London, to receive the donation.
Woollen said he is very excited to have been selected as the winner for Ralls County. "I think it's a very good program to be able to have these funds available to better the community organizations."
Amy Hodges, Ralls County 4-H Youth Program Assistant, said, "Ralls County 4-H is very excited to have been selected for these funds. This contribution will help us to continue supporting the youth of this county. A big thanks to Mr. Woollen for selecting 4-H to be the recipient of this generous donation from the Monsanto Fund."
The $2,500 donation was awarded at a ceremony held March 7 in the Ralls County Courthouse.
In more than 1,200 eligible counties, farmers can win $2,500 for their favorite community non-profit. The Monsanto Fund expects to invest more than $3 million in local communities. Previous Grow Communities projects resulted in the donation of nearly $1.2 million in 477 counties in Arkansas, California, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, North Carolina, Ohio, South Carolina, and South Dakota. In total, more than $320,000 has been donated to nonprofits in Missouri.
The America's Farmers Grow Communities program is part of a broad commitment by the Monsanto Fund, the philanthropic arm of Monsanto Company, to highlight the important contributions farmers make every day to our society by helping them grow their local communities. To date, more than 60,000 farmers participated in the program, which is designed to benefit nonprofit groups such as ag youth, schools and other civic organizations. Visit www.growcommunities.com to view a complete list of winners.
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Google gPhone is Really an Android
The media generated a lot of buzz over the past few months speculating on Google's plans for a gPhone. With so many tantalizing clues, who could blame them? The announcement of the search giant's actual plans landed with a thud rather than a splash – but in the end could be more significant even than Apple's iPhone.
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Stephen F. Austin junior running back Gus Johnson has been named to the 2013 College Football Performance Awards (CFPA) All-Purpose Award Watch List CFPA Executive Director Brad Smith announced late Sunday evening. Johnson was also named to the CFPA's Running Back Award Watch List in May.
"Congratulations to Gus Johnson on earning a spot on the CFPA Watch List," said CFPA Executive Director Brad Smith. "Johnson is a dynamic all-purpose threat and one of the nation's top players to watch in 2013."
"Gus brings a lot to the offense," said head coach J.C. Harper. "He can run the ball inside, he can catch the ball out of the backfield and because of his strength he is a very good pass blocker. In addition to that, his strength allows him to pick up positive yards after the catch."
Johnson is one of 30 FCS players named to the preseason watch list. He is the lone Southland Conference player represented on the list.
A 2013 first-team All-Southland Conference selection, Johnson put together his best season in a purple and white uniform last year. The Gilmer, Texas native, averaged just under 100 yards rushing per contest, finishing second in the league with 14 touchdowns. He also averaged better than six yards per carry as a sophomore.
Johnson first received national attention when he sloshed through the rain for 215 yards and four touchdowns on 32 carries in a victory over nationally ranked Central Arkansas. He earned national player of the week honors for his performance, but that was just a prelude for the season finale. Johnson closed out the 2012 campaign by recording one of the best games by a running back in Lumberjack history.
Johnson helped guide the 'Jacks to their fourth-straight win over Northwestern State by rushing for 226 yards. The 226-yard performance was the third-best single-game outing in program history.


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1. Re: Strange behavior with jbpm and mysqlMauricio Salatino May 13, 2012 7:34 AM (in response to hansi007)
Ok, what's the error? can you share the stack trace? Can you let us know which version of MySQL are you using, under which operating system?
2. Re: Strange behavior with jbpm and mysqlMaciej Swiderski May 14, 2012 2:39 AM (in response to hansi007)
This is caused due to both runtime engine and bam module share the same persistence unit and if you have there ddl generation set to create it will rebuild the schema every time entity manager factory is created, meaning two time: first time when you build the session and then when the bam module is initialized for instance when you view process instances in the console.
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SETTING: Inside the parlor
(The Cook, the Butler, the Maid, and the Gardener are in the parlor. The Detective and Jenna enter.)
Detective:Good evening. My name is Detective Tubesock Jones, and this is my intern, Jenna. You needn't pay attention to her, just me. Now, I've summoned you all here because of that man... the Duke of Schnig. Someone has poisoned him with too much sugar!
(Everyone gasps. The detective opens the door to the Duke's office where the Duke is attending to his desk at hyper speed- phoning, putting things in the IN and OUT boxes, and balling up papers and throwing them in the trash.)
(From offstage the audience hears "Bum Bum BUHHH.")
Yes, it's true. Look at him! He's incredibly hyper-He can't sit still. There's powdered sugar on his fingers...
(Detective points out the sugar on Duke's hands.)
There are candy wrappers under his chair...and there's bubblegum stuck to his moustache!
(Duke then blows a bubble, pops it and continues his madcap activities. Detective shuts the door)
And one of you did this to him!
(Everyone gasps again.)
Was it Beatrice, the cook? Eric, the butler? Perhaps it was Marcy, the gardener? Jenna, go fetch my spectacles, would you?
(Each character reacts with disbelief as their names are mentioned. From offstage a dramatic note is played along with each reaction.)
Jenna :Check.
Detective:Now, did Beatrice, the cook, sweeten up the Duke?
Gardener:Well, she feeds him! It must be Beatrice!
ALL (Except Cook & Detective):Yeah!
(The Duke leaps through the scene with a butterfly net shouting, "Laaaaaa." The employees look at him in shock.)
Cook:This is terrible. I didn't give him sugar! He's on a diet!
Detective:Beatrice, look into my eyes. I am the master of the human psyche.
(She looks. Beatrice becomes quickly hypnotized. )
You made a delightful vegetable parfait for lunch.
Cook:(Speaking with a hypnotized voice)
Yes, I did.
Detective:Then you did it.
(Everyone gasps )
Tell us!
Cook:I took the vegetable parfait to the Duke, then I came back to the kitchen. It was hot, and I was thirsty, terribly thirsty....
SETTING: The kitchen,
(Cook has just walked in. Cook looks around to see if anyone is watching, she sneaks over to fridge, removes milk, looks around, drinks it, puts carton back.)
SETTING: The Parlor
(Cook resumes her story)
Cook:All the glasses were in the dishwasher. I wanted a cool sip of milk. I know how the Duke hates germs, but I, well I...
(The Detective snaps his fingers, which wakes her from her trance.)
You are not guilty of giving the Duke sugar! However, you are guilty of drinking milk straight from the carton! And you returned the bottle to the refrigerator!
Cook:How did you know that?
Detective:I am master of the human psyche, Beatrice. AND - you left lipstick on the milk carton.
(Detective holds up the milk carton smeared with Cook'S matching lipstick.)
ALL (Except Detective):Gasp!
(The Cook is mortified. At this point, Jenna returns with the Detective's glasses.)
Detective:Jenna, you missed some important facts of the case. Now, get me my fingerprint kit.
Detective - FRAN:It is so difficult to get good free help these days. Now, let's move on to Eric the butler.
Gardener:It had to be him! Thief! With the Duke in this state he'll rob him blind!
Detective:Now, let's see...
(The Duke motors past with a phone pressed against each ear, )
Buy, no sell, no buy, sell, sell, buy....
Cook:Oh dear!
Detective:Eric, look into my eyes!
(Eric quickly becomes hypnotized. )
You had just finished setting the table for the Duke's lunch; tell us what happened next.
SETTING: Dining Room.
(The Butler is finishing setting the Duke's table for lunch. The Butler's jacket looks suspiciously overstuffed. Beatrice delivers the vegetable parfait.)
Butler:Beatrice had just come in with her vegetable parfait when I decided to do a little "re-decorating"
(The Butler checks to see if the coast is clear. The Butler picks up a silver chafing dish and sneaks off.)
(Detective snaps his fingers and Butler wakes up.)
You did not have anything to do with giving the Duke candy, but you are guilty of "Re-decorating"
(Everyone gasps. From offstage the audience hears Bum Bum BUHHH.)
Butler:How did you know that?
Detective:I am master of the human psyche, and your washboard stomach is actually
(The detective knocks on the Butler's metallic sounding stomach, then opens the jacket.)
a silver platter!
(The Duke quickly tiptoes through the scene singing "Tiptoe through the Tulips")
Cook:Is he gonna be all right?
Hard to say.
(Jenna returns with the kit.)
Jenna! My kit! You should've known that when I asked for this kit, I ALSO wanted my journal AND my mirror. But, you're not master of the human psyche like me. Now go-go! GO!
(Jenna exits.)
Now, as for you, Marcy-
Gardener:I didn't do anything wrong. I don't go anywhere near the Duke. I spend all my time outdoors.
Detective:Yes, and you were supposed to bring fresh vegetables to the Cook, but you didn't, did you?!
(Everyone gasps)
Look into my eyes, Marcy!
(Marcy quickly becomes hypnotized.)
You went to pick the vegetables for the Duke's parfait, and then what happened? Tell us!
SETTING: The Garden
( Marcy is walking with a basket toward the garden. She stops and looks around, puts the basket down of the ground and, with great concentration kicks a pumpkin through a couple of garden stakes)
Gardener:I was walking to the garden to get fresh vegetables, thinking about the World Cup. I saw myself kicking the winning goal. I focused on the ball, and... AND...
Detective:Marcy -
(Detective snaps his fingers and she wakes)
You are not guilty of poisoning the Duke, but you did smash the Duke's prize pumpkin to smithereens!
Gardener:How did you know that?
Detective:Because I am master of the human psyche - AND you have pumpkin seeds all over your feet.
(Jenna bursts in with Detective's journal and his mirror.)
Jenna:Not so fast!
Detective:WHAT can you possibly have to add?
Jenna:Something very important!
(Jenna pulls out the hand mirror.)
Look into this mirror.
Detective:Well, alright. My appearance is very important...
(Every one gasps. The detective looks into the mirror and hypnotizes HIMSELF.)
Jenna :You know exactly what happened here. Tell us all about it.
SETTING: The Parlor
(The Duke naps on the settee. The detective looks all around, and opens the Duke's mouth and pours in sugar and candy.)
SETTING: The Parlor with all suspects.
(The detective is still hypnotized.)
Detective:I snuck in just before lunch. I opened the Duke's mouth, and poured in sugar and candy.
Jenna:And why did you do this?
Detective:Because I want to be the Duke of Schnig.
Jenna:Detective Tubesock Jones -
(Jenna snaps her fingers and wakes him up.)
You are guilty of poisoning the Duke with too much sugar!
(Everyone gasps.)
Detective:How did you know?
Jenna :I don't NEED to be master of the human psyche, I read your journal!
(She holds it up.)
Cook:(Cook grabs the diary.)
April 19, I want to be the Duke of Schnig!
Butler:(Butler grabs the diary.)
April 20, I really, really want to be the Duke of Schnig!
Jenna:Mystery solved!
(Jenna grabs the Detective by the arm and starts to take him away. The Duke dances around and taunts the Detective, then zips away.)
Duke:Ooh, you're in trouble!! Weee!
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September 4, 2013
Dean King
Oct. 6, 1929-Aug. 21, 2013
Age: 83
Residence: Greeley
Dean King, 83, of Greeley, formerly of Eaton, passed away Aug. 21, 2013, at North Colorado Medical Center. He was born Oct. 6, 1929, in Central City, Neb., to Lee and Jean (Young) King.
Dean married LaWanda Unruh on June 6, 1954, in Omaha, Neb. She passed in May of 1989. He then married Chary Bartlett Oct. 17, 1992, in Greeley. Dean graduated from Technical High School in Omaha, Neb., in 1948, and attended Omaha University, now Nebraska University in Omaha. He enlisted in the Air Force in 1948, and was discharged in 1952. He worked at a can printing company, learned lino type printing and then, in 1959, he bought a newspaper in Chase, Kan., and was there until 1964, when he moved to Gunnison, Colo., where he worked at a newspaper. He then moved to Eaton, in 1968, and worked at a newspaper there, eventually moving to Greeley in 1983, where he worked for a number of printers, retiring in 1994. He became a shuttle driver for Rocky Mountain shuttle service before they closed. He enjoyed woodworking, bowling, yard work, camping and fishing, attending rodeos, and spending time with family.
Dean is survived by his wife, Chary King, Greeley; son, Leslie King, Greeley; daughter, Gwen (Richard) Early, Weldona, Colo.; brother, Rex King, Eaton, Colo.; stepchildren, Mike Diehl, Carpenter, Wyo., James Lee (Debbie) Diehl, and Charlotte Sue (Ron) Diehl-Shetler, all of Greeley; grandchildren, Miranda (Chris) Harper, Fort Morgan, and Lance Early, Las Vegas, Nev.; great-grandchildren, C.J. Harper and Loganne Harper; step grandchildren, Randall Diehl, Robert and Russell Lanxon; step great-grandchildren, Julian, Pamela and Abie Lanxon; and nephews Mike (Gui) King, Central City, Colo., and Mark King, Waterloo, Iowa.
He was preceded in death by his parents; wife, LaWanda; and infant brother, Dale.
Services will be held at 10 a.m. Monday, Aug. 26, 2013, at the Allnutt Macy Chapel, with interment at Linn Grove Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Shriner's Hospital, in care of Allnutt Funeral Service, 702 13th St., Greeley, CO, 80631. Friends may view the online obituary and send condolences at http://www.allnutt.com.
Harold Rodgers
Nov. 17, 1937-Aug. 20, 2013
Age: 75
Residence: Greeley
Harold Rodgers, beloved husband of Rolinda Rodgers of Greeley, who fought the good fight for many years, has now gone to his final home in Heaven. For all that had the privilege of knowing him, please join Rolinda, Harold's brother Dallas (Mary), along with many friends, to celebrate the life of one incredible man.
Viewing will be from 12-2 p.m. Monday, Aug. 26, 2013, with funeral services beginning promptly at 2 p.m. at Viegut Funeral Home, 1616 N. Lincoln Ave.; Loveland, CO, 80538 (970-679-4669).
Go to http://www.viegutfuneralhome.com for condolences.


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How to reduce $7 billion in public spending: A higher wage for fast-food workers
A report this week from the Labor Center at UC Berkeley (Fast food, poverty wages: The public cost of low-wage jobs in the fast-food industry) shows that although about 25 percent of all workers receive some type of public assistance benefits, the number jumps to 52 percent when considering fast-food workers.
The median wage for a fast-food employee is about $8.69 an hour, and more than 87 percent of these workers do not receive health benefits from their employers. This combination of factors means that people often must rely on public programs for basic needs such as food and medical assistance. The numbers from the report are staggering: More than $7 billion is spent annually on public assistance to fast-food workers alone.
Even for full-time workers, fast-food wages are nowhere near enough to provide for the costs of living. A living wage calculator from MIT estimates that an adult with one child needs to earn about $20 an hour to cover basic expenses in the Chicago area—much more than what is being made in the fast-food industry. Another report out this month from the National Employment Law Project confirms that the food corporations are making plenty of profits. McDonald's CEO Donald Thompson's compensation from fiscal year 2012 was 13.7 million; the company's total profits were 5.46 billion. And, as we've written about before, in order for McDonald's employees to earn $15 an hour, the cost of a Big Mac would rise only 68 cents. Last week a video went viral of an employee confronting McDonald's USA president David Stratton, shouting that, "It's really hard for me to feed my two kids and struggle day to day. Do you think this is fair, that I have to be making $8.25 when I have worked for McDonald's for 10 years?"
I'm no economist, but it seems pretty simple: raising the minimum wage and providing affordable health care will decrease the amount of taxpayer dollars spent to provide these needs to people. Charles Clark is an economist, and when we spoke with him earlier this year, he said: "The research clearly shows that once you raise the minimum wage, the whole bottom wage structure rises with it. The last study that I saw found the bottom 40 to 50 percent of wages start to creep up once you raise the minimum wage. That's a way of creating rules to push people up." Earlier this summer, Bishop Stephen Blaire of the USCCB said in a testimony to Congress, "Increasing the minimum wage to a level that reflects the real economic reality faced by families today would go far in building an economy worthy of the humans that operate in it."
For people fed up with the idea of the government giving "handouts" to people, here's some food for thought: Let's raise the minimum wage so that people who work hard can still afford to eat.
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Timing of dart release or hand position may improve dart throwing accuracy, according to a study published in PLOS ONE on February 12, 2014 by Daiki Nasu from Osaka University, Japan and colleagues.
Two major strategies are attributed to accurate throwing: timing the object release, and the using hand positioning at release to compensate for releasing the object at variable times. To better understand these strategies, researchers investigated whether expert dart players utilize hand movement that can compensate for the variability in their release timing. The study compared the timing variability and hand movement of 8 expert players with those of 8 novices as they threw a dart 60 times, aiming at the bull's eye. The movements of the dart and index finger were captured using seven cameras and analyzed.
The results revealed two strategies in the expert group. The timing variability of some experts was similar to that of novices, but these experts had a longer window of time in which to release an accurately thrown dart. These subjects selected hand movements that could compensate for the timing variability. Other experts did not use these hand movements, but rather reduced the variability in timing of the dart's release. The authors indicate that both strategies can equally achieve consistent throwing.
Citation: Citation: Nasu D, Matsuo T, Kadota K (2014) Two Types of Motor Strategy for Accurate Dart Throwing. PLoS ONE 9(2): e88536. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0088536
Financial Disclosure: This work was supported by Osaka University. The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.
Competing Interest Statement: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
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NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — An international hedge fund management company has pleaded guilty in a federal insider-trading case in New Jersey and is to pay more than $60 million to settle criminal and civil charges.
Sung Kook "Bill" Hwang pleaded guilty Wednesday on behalf of Tiger Asia Management to one count of wire fraud; his company was placed on one year's probation.
Authorities allege he traded millions of shares of stock from two Chinese banks in violation of confidential agreements that the stock not be put on the market. Authorities say the company attempted to manipulate the price of the bank stocks.
The company said it regrets its actions.
Tiger Asia Management was spun off from Tiger Management Corp. Authorities say Tiger Management was once one of the world's largest hedge fund sponsors.


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Does anyone have experience with this? What are the best places on the net to create a website? I don't mind paying (a bit) but it must be easy to use, I'm uncommonly thick and don't have html skills (learned them once and promptly unlearned them). I'll be putting up photographs and a little text, or maybe alot of text if I get a bee in my bonnet. But graphically speaking, nothing fancy. How do I find out if the name I choose is taken?
you can get an HTMl editor and in most cases they're pretty easy to use and don't require html. But Html is pretty easy to use once you have the template going.
Why not set up a blog?? they're easier to use. Unless it's for a business or a professional thing I don't think paying for a website is necessary. It's a waste of money. I've done it and i recently cancelled my account. I used dot5hosting.com . They're pretty cheap.
I have a few using www.bravenet.com
They are reasonable in pricing, so far so good for me.
I hope it is ok for me to post that.
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Hi dmc123,
Although we aren't into self-promotion we are totally into information..so of course, members can post useful links.
You should know that there is indeed a learning curve with building and maintaining your own website or blog. BY NO MEANS is it rocket science, but there is a curve and you will need a book, course or guide 100%. It would be good to have as a reference... I can't comment on bravenet but it is likely to use a generic interface where you don't need to see any code..Since the code is not that hard, I recommend a basic book - maybe something from the dummies series..
Blogs are a good idea as well and are easier in general than a full on website (some, like Blogger are SUPER SIMPLE)....but not always as suitable for your needs.
I could easily give you some good tips on this if you like....there is just too much to write...feel free to PM me.
To see if your name is taken you can check with a registry - there are thousands of them. Here's just one.
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A friend of mine runs his web design and site hosting business from Toronto.
Normally I wouldn't promote something like that, but my friend has done some AMAZING work graphically. I just love his style.
On their London website, you can see some of the portfolio of past work.
For domain names,
Go here
Even if your chosen name might be taken as a dot com, you might be able to choose a different extension, like dot ca or dot us, etc.
However, if you choose to go with a design/host company such as my friend's, they will take care of the domain for you.
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Another way of setting up the actual pages is to use a template. There are lots of free ones and also lots for sale on the internet. You just look for one that is similar in style for what you want to do. The free ones usually have a link to their website in small print at the bottom and they ask that you leave that on the page. You download the template and then proceed to change the text and pictures. I do use html to do the updating. To find a template, just search for "free templates" and you'll get lots of sites.
I used Microsoft Front page to create www.goldentales.ca
Nothing fancy but, if you get into it, creating links to navigate from anywhere in the site, you get into hundreds of cross-connections
Essentially, you want each page to be able to download in probably 30 seconds or less (our photo blog page is way over that) and be able to navigate to any page, including the index page, from any other page.
Microsoft Front Page has its detractors. I can't say I'm against it since it's the only thing I used and I'm not particularly computer literate.
So . . . the good news for you about Front Page is that I don't really know much at all about computers but I created a website with its own domain name . . . . and it gets messages on its guestbook from around the world.
Rick C
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zyweb.com is good for first time users since they offer help with graphics and sop forth - Tripod is also free but has so many popups that you really are better off finding a good ISP that does not charge too much. Speaking of which, many many ISP's offer at the very minimum 5 megs of free web space- certainly Aliant or Sympatio does. If you have this ISP, check it out.
HTML is quite easy actually - it is just code and there are future plans to do away with the codes , the < amd > that you see when you View Code which will prove interesting. Some ppl jazz up their sires with JavaScript - not to be confused with Java which is a full fledged object oriented programming ;language but you can create Java Applets as well that are not difficult. I really like a program called Ace HTML Freeware which has many of the typical JavaScript or VBSript or other such items one might use (like menus on the side for example) so you do not have to reinvent the wheel and especially if you are just beginning!
Some WYSIWYG editors are used (like MS Frontpage) are useful but I hate them because you cannot easily edit them in terms of programming. I am an old style programmer at heart I suppose. I use Notepad to be honest - an updated one with spellcheck but Notepad nonetheless and the aforementioned AceHTML for useful and usual scripts.
To use some more complicated issues- like say a guestbook or a sign in feature, you may need to create a cgi-bin and that sometimes costs a bit more and is not provided in the free space of your ISP. I do believe Tripod and =Yahoo provide it but I am not altogether certain about that. In any case, there are free guestbooks available to newbies until you get it figured out anyway.
Whatever you do with HTML ALWAYS provide a way for people to find your main page so they do not land on some page of yours and not know how to get to the front. Some ppl will just see the front and erase the rest and find the main page that way. Ex: take this url http://www.pets.ca/forum/newreply.ph...ote=1&p=563205 and then just type in pets,ca but it is a sign of good navigation that you provided a way for people to find their way around your site. That is why some ppl create trees or menus on the side or the top of the page.
There are basics and htmlgoodies.com is an excellent place to learn. I also really like Laura Lemay books which I use in teaching other medical ppl HTML and JavaScript - a few yrs for fun and excitement (haha), I edited the HTML Writers' Guild faq sections on JavaScript and Java. Sadly, tho Laura has an interesting blog - some of which is about her beloved cats - she no longer writes HTML books, There is one online for free though and when I am finished typing this, I'll post the url.
As mentioned, you can register your site thru Internic or a Canadian company. There are various ways. Internic- the main co. won't get you a .ca domain but I may be wrong about that. ,info is now available though. And other ones good for non profits are .org or .net
Once you build your files, you have to make sure they work on all the different browsers (ie now all tags work on all browsers - it is about competition- not sure what will happen now that Netscape is no longer supported, a sad day indeed, sigh!) and then you need a good program to upload them tho some programs provide a way to upload files online. I prefer WS_FTP which is used by many programmers. It is an oldie but goodie.
Just type in WS_FTP to find it.
That's all I can think of for now.
Good luck!!!
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Here sis the Laura Lemay book - it has almost everything - except some of the changes like css protocols that are used so often now.
WS_FTP is found here: http://www.ipswitch.com/
"There are two means of refuge from the miseries of life: music and cats" Albert Schweitzer
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Section1602 to be center of Wednesday's SIC hearing
The federal low income housing tax credit program called Section 1602, administered locally by the Development Bank of American Samoa (DBAS), is the subject of this Wednesday's Senate Investigative Committee (SIC) hearing with two witnesses subpoenaed to testify.
The program is funded through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA).
"This federal program is very important for American Samoa and there have been public complaints lodged with the Senate early this year regarding the administration and operation of this program," SIC chairman Sen. Lualemaga Faoa told Samoa News last week.
Asked what issues will be the target of the probe, Lualemaga said, "SIC will be looking into the administration of this program, how it has been carried out, the status of the funding and if our local government remains in full compliance with all federal regulations pertaining to Section 1602."
One of the concerns raised in the Senate this year was that incorrect administration of this grant will result in the territorial government — with limited financial resources — having to repay money to the federal government.
Witnesses subpoenaed to testify are DBAS president Lolo M. Moliga and Pat M. Galeai, executive director of the American Samoa Economic Stimulus and Recovery Office (ASESRO).
ASESRO is the ASG entity that oversees and monitors local spending of the federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) funds. Section 1602 is funded by ARRA money.
"You are... advised that you may appear with counsel of your choosing to advise you of your rights," according to the subpoenas both dated June 20 and served on the witnesses on that day.
Lolo, a candidate for governor in the 2012 gubernatorial race, is scheduled to step down as DBAS president effective June 30, according to his resignation letter to DBAS board chairman Malemo L. Tausaga. (See Samoa News story June 6th edition for full details of the letter.)
SIC also subpoenaed financial records and other documents from DBAS and ASESRO. Additionally, DBAS is to provide the grant agreement with the U.S. Treasury on Section 1602; communication and records establishing DBAS' authority as the designated State Housing Credit Agency; and policies, procedures and criteria for selection of a project for sub-award.
Moreover, records of policies and procedures ensuring the sub-award was consistent with IRC Section 42(m) that the project sub-award does not exceed the amount necessary to ensure financial feasibility of the project and its viability or success as a project throughout the credit period.
SIC also wants records of policies and procedures:
• ensuring a sub-awardee had paid or met the 15% project matching requirement or other matching requirements of the U.S. Treasury;
• making a determination that applicants for sub-awards had demonstrated a good faith effort to obtain investment commitments for tax credits in lieu of a sub-award and the determination by DBAS that the applicant had made such effort;
• performance of asset management functions required by U.S. Treasury;
• ensuring effective control and accountability for all grant funds; and
• ensuring projects are constructed with all required permits and in compliance with such permits and that all required contractors and tradesmen licenses have been properly obtained.
According to the subpoena, SIC also wants records of receipt by DBAS of all grant funds; records of DBAS disbursement of grants for each project awarded; any project subject to recapture of grant awards for failing to maintain the project as a qualified low-income building or being otherwise non-complaint with project requirements; and any correspondence or reports of audits or other evaluations of the program by any local or federal agency.
ASESRO is being required to provide similar reports and information including any reports of ASESRO project or building inspectors of site visits and status evaluations for all sub-awardee projects.
According to the subpoenas, SIC "intends to investigate and inquire into any and all matters pertaining to the administration, management and status" of the Section 1602 program from the beginning to the present as well as other areas relevant to DBAS and ASESRO.
According to a Summary Sheet of the program, handed out by DBAS president Lolo during a hearing on the program in the Fono's last session, the grant is called theLow Income HousingTax Credit Program, Section 1602. The territory was awarded $30,778,499 for this one time grant and it is administered by the U.S. Treasury department. An executive order established DBAS as the administering agency for the program.
The summary sheet states, in a section called, "Most Frequently Asked Questions", that to build the houses or units for low income families, the program is to pay only up to 85% of the cost of units, with the developer having to pay 15%. Noted is that "if DBAS determines that Section 1602 paid more than 85% of the project cost, the difference must be collected from the project owner and [the money] returned to the U.S. Treasury." There is no mention of the government having to pay the difference.
The sheet also states that all of these projects, funded with Section 1602 funds, must be completed by December 2012; and if they are not finished, the funds must be returned to the U.S. Treasury. (Not explained clearly is if the full amount used or what is left of the funds is what must be returned.)
The summary sheet does not state if the purchase of the land or the land lease for the project could be included in the owner's 15% requirement. Only that project owners had to show their right to use the land, through deed or lease, to qualify for the funds, and that the grant funds could not be used to buy the land or cover the costs of the lease.
In May 2011, DBAS was stopped from drawing down and disbursing funds for the Section 1602 program without review and approval of theAmerican Samoa Economic Stimulus and Recovery Office, the U.S. Treasurer's single point of contact, who is ASESRO Executive Director Pat Galeai.
DBAS was also instructed to submit all previous requests for payments and supporting documents, and payment information for ASESRO review.
At the center of the U.S. Treasurer's directive, seems to be questions of the way individual applications were ranked and the possible conflicts of interest, with the US Treasury giving the bank up to June 30, 2011 to submit all requests for payments of awardees who are members of the DBAS board, or staff, and spouses, parents, or dependants of board members or employees, as well as attorneys, consultants, contractors or affiliates of bank directors and employees.
During the hearing, in which the Summary Sheet was given out, Lolo was not asked about the U.S. Treasury directive.


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Positive Link, a program of Indiana University Health, is happy to continue offering free HIV testing and Hepatitis C testing for 2011. Each year we try to provide flexible testing hours to assist individuals who would like services. For 2011, we will be offering our free walk-in testing hours Mondays 2pm-6pm at our 333 E. Miller Dr. location and (There will no longer be walk-in testing hours at our office on Fridays for 2011). We will still offer services at Futures family planning clinic located at 338 South Walnut Street Bloomington, IN 47401 by appointment only every 3rd Tuesday of each month. Appointments at Futures can be scheduled by calling the clinic at 812-349-7343.
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Letters to the University Community Cougars Ranked #12 in National AP Poll
Our UH Cougars won a momentous 29 – 28 victory on Saturday night against Texas Tech, and today, the rankings place your University of Houston at #12! What a tremendous achievement – Top Tier in the rankings for nationally competitive athletics programs!
Congratulations to our outstanding coach, Kevin Sumlin, and our incredible team of student athletes who have given us all an inspiring example of what talent, commitment and hard work can accomplish.
From my very first days here at UH, I've consistently said that moving UH into the ranks of the nation's preeminent research universities would require support from all of you -- from our alumni, our community, our legislative leaders and those who teach, work and learn here.
We share this victory with all of you!
Our success on the playing field is just one of many triumphs of a university on the move! UH is making tremendous progress in energy, health, the arts and student success. Our televised victory over Texas Tech has prompted many to take a closer look at UH. Are you ready to step up and back a winner?
We need your support to continue our momentum toward Top Tier. Your university has reached a defining moment in its quest for greatness. Our time is NOW.
Thank you for believing in UH, for cheering for UH, for celebrating with UH. Thank you for filling Robertson Stadium with a sea of RED. Enjoy the thrill of victory and accomplishment with us.
Thank you, and GO COOGS!
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Take a look at our "Sights and Sounds of Victory" video – relive the moment with us!
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Partners in Business Conference to also Feature Gail Miller, Owner of Larry H. Miller Companies
By Nadiah Johari
Frank Belatti, a former CEO who helped turn around Popeyes Chicken and Church's Chicken, will deliver a keynote speech at an upcoming Partners In Business conference at Utah State University.
Mr. Belatti is scheduled to speak at the Partners in Business Leadership Conference that will be held at the Eccles Conference Center on USU's Logan campus on April 2-3. The conference starts at 8:30 a.m. April 2. Mr. Belatti is the founder and former CEO of AFC Enterprises, one of the nation's premier franchisers of quick-service restaurants. The company has developed, operated, and franchised several restaurants including Church's Chicken, Cinnabon, Popeyes Chicken and Biscuits, and Seattle's Best Coffee.
Today, he is the managing partner of Equicorp Partners, an Atlanta-based financial services firm that he co-founded in 2005. He and his colleagues provide expertise to private equity firms and strategic partners, and oversee a portfolio of diverse investments.
"He has proven to be an outstanding businessman, but also has been the example of what it means to give back," said Jamie Andrus, director of Partners In Business. "He has been recognized by the business world, academia, and government institutions."
Gail Miller, owner of the Larry H. Miller Group of Companies, will also be a keynote speaker. She and her husband, Larry Miller, launched their own business with the purchase of Toyota of Murray, renaming it Larry H. Miller Toyota, in 1979. They grew the business into one of the largest privately-owned companies in the nation. Since Larry's passing in 2009, Mrs. Miller continues to be involved in all areas of the company. The Larry H. Miller Group of Companies owns more than 75 businesses in 30 states, including the Utah Jazz. In 2009, she was named The Salt Lake Tribune's "Most Influential Sports Figure in Utah."
Other keynote speakers are:
- Benson L. Porter, managing director of human resources for the Corporation of the President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
- Marvin Roberts, treasurer of the board of directors at the National Basketball Retired Players Association
- Weston Smith, former CFO of HealthSouth
- Steve Shallenberger, founder and chairman of "Becoming Your Best"
- Scott Vest, chief operating officer of Nexeo
Breakout speakers include the following:
- Peter Foss, former vice president of FranklinCovey and partner at the Strategic Leadership Partners, LLC
- Merideth Thompson, assistant professor of management at the Jon M. Huntsman School of Business
- Sterling Bone, assistant professor of marketing at the Jon M. Huntsman School of Business
- Jim Woodard, sales manager of CCI Mechanical Inc.
There will be a panel session consisting of top management professionals who will talk about their perspectives and insights on leadership. Here is a list of those speakers:
- Kelvin L. Anderson, president and CEO at Optum Bank
- Frank Belatti, founder and former chairman and CEO, AFC Enterprises
- Rob Campbell, president and CEO of Juniper Systems, Inc.
- Blake Kirby, CEO, Inovar
- Gail Miller, owner Larry H. Miller Group of Companies
Frank Belatti helped turn around Popeyes Chicken.
Gail Miller is owner of the Larry H. Miller Group of Companies.


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Teacher resources and professional development across the curriculum
Teacher professional development and classroom resources across the curriculum
4: Just One Playground
Teacher: Kiristin Bijur
School: San
Francisco Community School
Grade: fifth
Video: Episode
5, Feelings Count. Segment begins approximately 11 minutes
45 seconds into the program.
When the students complete their discussion
with the teacher on the playground they should be able to:
groups of students who wanted to play different sports in
the same playground space had to resolve the issue peacefully.
One group participated in a problem-solving and debriefing
discussion of the situation with their teacher.
this scenario Kristin Bijur listens as a group of boys discuss
their concern about girls who infringed upon the limited playground
space they are using to play soccer. The boys share that they
have moved their space already -- showing their empathy for
the girls' needs -- but now realize that the problem has not
been solved. By listening to the boys, Kristin Bijur provides
them with a structure to manage their feelings by asking them
to "talk out loud" about how they feel and what
some possible solutions might be. Along the way, she commends
them for trying to solve the space issue in a "peaceful
and harmonious" way.
Her intent is to provide a safe environment
where students can express their likes and dislikes without
fearing verbal and/or physical confrontation. An emotionally
safe environment motivates students to trust that the teacher
will listen without bias and will help them work through their
conflicts. The trust that is established between the teacher
and students ultimately begins to transfer among students.
The theory of Emotions and Learning is demonstrated when Kristin Bijur helps students express
how they feel while solving the playground space issue in
an acceptable way. She understands that students' emotions
have an impact on their learning and uses the turf issue as
a teachable moment to assist students in resolving conflict
before it moves from the playground into the classroom. The
theory of Development and Learning
suggests that students at this age are not always developmentally
ready to handle their own problems. Bijur supplies students
with a structure for solving their problem by asking questions
to get them to move beyond blame to resolution. As she acknowledges
the students' thoughts and actions she is also making the
conflict resolution process more visible. This application
of Cognitive Apprenticeship theory helps remove the emotional charge of the situation.
It further motivates students to be in charge of their emotions
as they solve problems instead of withdrawing or striking
out in unproductive ways. This also helps them to feel good
about themselves. Kristin Bijur demonstrates how to create
Schools That Support Learning by taking advantage of a teachable moment whenever
or wherever it occurs. Her instruction resolves a need that
students had that could have been detrimental to classroom
subject matter learning.
Reflect on the completed
table and record your reflections about how the theories
intersect or interact. How might your own teaching practices
take advantage of what you see happening in this scenario?
Samples and tools to help you with the scenario
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Tom Felton: Romantic Beach Stroll with Girlfriend!
Tom Felton (aka Draco Malfoy from the Harry Potter series) enjoys a romantic walk with his girlfriend, Jade Olivia on Miami Beach on Tuesday (December 29).
The 22-year-old English actor tweeted about his trip to warmer weather, saying, "Just at T5 airport having breakfast. Plane boards in an hour. I'll go browse the magazines and headphones again.warm weather here I come x".
Next up for the Harry Potter star is the film, Get Me to the Gig. Tom will have a cameo in the film which stars Russell Brand, Jonah Hill, Elisabeth Moss and Sean Combs.
10+ pictures inside of Tom Felton taking a romantic beach stroll….


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Howard Carter discovery: "See anything?" "…Wonderful things!"
When archaeologist Howard Carter finally peered into King Tutankhamen's Egyptian tomb, with financier Lord Carnarvon at his shoulder, he had reached the pinnacle of a career spent searching the Valley of the Kings for such treasures. Today, May 9, is his birthday.
Like many publications, The Denver Post breathlessly covered events in 1922-23 as the tomb's artifacts were brought to light. A hand-written index card retrieved from Post archives shows precise recording of the stories, their publication dates, page numbers and even column locations. However, this particular card with its beautiful script writing contains a glaring error, where the entry cites "Howard King discovers tomb of King Tutenkhamen – at Luxor – JAN 23 1923 – 9-1". The librarian clearly meant to write Howard Carter, but his or her mind was on King Tut, and mistakenly wrote 'King' for 'Carter.' Does it appear to you that the two words, in the same citation, look identical?
The index card refers to several stories, one of which is scanned and presented here with sketched artifacts to view.
Click on any of these images to enlarge
If you'd like to see more photos of Howard Carter and his discoveries, click here.


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Captagon Ring in Bekaa: Drug Sheikhs on the Loose
Al-Akhbar Management
By: Radwan Mortada
Published Friday, June 8, 2012
Lebanese authorities have busted a Captagon producing and dealing operation. The case's peculiarity lies in the fact that the drug pushers were men of the cloth.
A few months ago a customs official was expecting the arrival into Lebanon of two machines for making chocolate. An employee involved in the shipping process from China told him that they are designed to manufacture drugs. Ahmad informed the customs land control unit. Customs agents were able to seize the two machines which are used to manufacture a drug known as Captagon and the importer, Marwan S., was arrested.
The importer's "doctor" title attracted the investigators' attention. So a parallel investigation ensued at the Central Office for Drug Control to verify his identity. If he was the man they thought, then the security forces had hit the jackpot because he is one of the most wanted people involved in drug manufacturing in Lebanon.
Sure enough, the interrogation revealed that Marwan S. is the suspected "doctor." He confessed that he manufactures drugs and trafficks in the raw ingredients that drugs are made from and the machines used in the process. It turned out that one of the seized machines was going to be taken to the Bekaa and the other to the North.
The information that the "doctor" provided led to the seizing of five tons of liquid caffeine and 2,330 liters of ether used for making Captagon. It also contributed to the arrest of a customs agent at the Beirut Port called Pierre H. who apparently imported the seized materials and hid them. A retired chemist with the Internal Security Forces was also arrested and 100 kilograms of caffeine that he had bought from the "doctor" were seized at his house.
The three arrested suspects admitted that about 10 people are involved with them in the drug manufacturing operation.
Search and investigation warrants were issued and the Bekaa branch of the Office of Drug Control was able to arrest Ahmad Z. and his brother Mahdi in the town of Iaat.
Ahmad admitted to mixing the chemical materials to manufacture the drugs for Imad M. and his partner, a sheikh (Islamic cleric) called Hashem M. from the town of Nabi Shit.
It was later determined that the sheikh's brother Jihad was preparing to receive the mix and return it as "pills marked with the Captagon logo."
Ahmad also said that he got the raw materials from Marwan S., known as the "doctor," and that he used to give the pills to two men from the town of Ersal, who in turn smuggled them.
Incidentally, Saudi Arabia is the biggest consumer of Captagon tablets.
Expanding the investigation with Ahmad led to the seizing of four tons of chemical materials used in making the Captagon tablets that were hidden in a warehouse in Iaat which belongs to Nazir Kh.
The latter was arrested but he denied any relationship to the manufacturing operation saying that he leased his warehouse to Ahmad Z. and his brother in law Hussein A. M.
Then the house of Zulfiqar M., the sheikh's driver, was raided and some drug manufacturing tools were seized as well as raw materials used in the manufacturing process, but Zulfiqar managed to escape.
At the same time, security forces received information that a religious school (hawza ilmiyya - a seminary or traditional Islamic school of higher learning) in the Bekaa located in al-Asira neighborhood is being used as a cover to manufacture drugs and it is directly connected to the sheikh.
The school had received a licence from the Bekaa mufti, Sheikh Khalil Shuqair, but it was later revoked.
So a surveillance operation began in coordination with the Hezbollah leadership. Parties within Hezbollah took on the task of verifying the information.
The investigations of those arrested and the information gathered by the security forces led to the discovery of a warehouse containing a chemical factory for manufacturing drugs in the area between el-Tiro and Choueifat. The warehouse was raided and machines for manufacturing drugs as well as chemical drugs ingredients were found.
One security official said that the factory is on the same scale as enormous cocaine factories in Columbia. The security forces found out that it belongs to Haidar Th. who was arrested after he was lured in.
Haidar said that he manufactures base amphetamine with chemistry teacher Farouk M. for the sheikh and Imad M., revealing that another sheikh, called Abbas N., transports the raw materials to the factory and receives the manufactured goods. After a sting operation, the chemistry teacher was arrested in Haret Hreik and the sheikh at the Dahr al-Baydar checkpoint.
The investigators started interrogating those newly apprehended. The sheikh, who refused to take off his religious headdress during the interrogation, said that "there is a religious edict allowing its [Captagon] usage because it is a stimulant and not a drug."
The chemistry teacher justified his involvement in drug manufacturing saying "the state neglects us." He admitted to making about $1.5 million in a short period of time.
The investigations also revealed that Haidar Th. and Farouk M. have been manufacturing drugs in this warehouse since 2007, making $300 for every kilogram of base amphetamine. Both of them admitted to making about $1.5 million from manufacturing drugs for Sheikh Hashem and his partner Imad M.
But the security forces could not arrest Sheikh Hashem, his brother Jihad or Imad M. It appeared that he had escaped an hour before his house was raided and there was conflicting information about his whereabouts. It was rumored that he fled to Turkey or Iraq.
Marwan S. was released by the Baabda Criminal Court in return for a monetary bail. Information circulating in the Bekaa indicates that the two fugitive brothers never left Lebanon and that Hezbollah is trying hard to help in their arrest.
Hezbollah informed the judicial and security authorities that it does not provide political cover for anyone and that it is concerned with the pursuit of those involved regardless of their title or any family connections some of them might have with officials in the party.
This article is an edited translation from the Arabic Edition.
- Section: Lebanon
- Category: Articles
- Tags: security forces, manufacturing, Drugs, Captagon


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January 15. 2014 10:39PM
Dover police launch Facebook and Twitter accounts
DOVER — With the police department's launch of a Facebook page and a Twitter feed Tuesday, area residents now have more ways to connect with officers and keep track of events.
The department has received about 100 "likes" from residents, organizations and news outlets since the Facebook page — www.facebook.com/dovernhpolice — and the Twitter account — @DoverNHPolice — were activated, police Capt. David Terlemezian said, adding that some also have begun to follow the police on Twitter.
"I suspect that as the word travels, we will get more followers," Terlemezian said in an email.
While many departments have websites and links from a community site or use Facebook pages, police in Middleton and Lee launched a new application for Android phones and iPhones last March. Both programs, which were designed by Middleton police Sgt. Tim Brown, allow users to take pictures, contact police, access police websites, receive announcements and keep track of events.
Brown said the main catalyst for creating the app was when the police dispatch was flooded with calls asking information during a standoff in town in January 2013.
"We wanted a mechanism to get good information out to the public," Brown said, adding the program allows police "to reach a good portion of the community in a relatively short period of time."
He said the program helps police "integrate all social media" — including Facebook, Twitter, blogging and YouTube — "so we don't have to duplicate efforts on multiple platforms at the push of one button."
Unlike other systems, Brown said, the program allows for two-way communications and also offers an anonymous crime line and the ability for users to submit pictures of incidents.
"The app is huge — it's very popular among the community," Brown said. While 298 people are now using the program, he said, it distributes information to a wider population because many media outlets subscribe to the system.
As many people get news from a variety of sources, Terlemezian said Facebook and Twitter will help Dover police "connect with the public at large and not necessarily those that are younger or more technologically savvy."
"It is important to keep in mind that we are adding a communication method but not abandoning others. We will continue to use our existing methods of communicating with the public, while also adding these two social media platforms," Terlemezian said.
He said both platforms will be "routinely monitored by some key personnel," some of whom will receive alerts when something is posted.
Both the social media outlets will augment the department's efforts to keep residents and officials informed of "weather related emergencies and advisories, road closures, parking restrictions, major crimes and collisions, missing persons and other incidents of public significance," according to a release by police.
Neither Facebook nor Twitter are appropriate for reporting crimes, incidents or other emergencies, Terlemezian said. "I can't emphasize that enough, that it is not for reporting in-progress incidents or emergencies," he said. "It is not for two-way communications," according to the release.
Anyone with an emergency should contact police by calling 911 or report incidents via the Citizen Online Reporting System on the department's website: www.ci.dover.nh.us/policehome.htm.
"Although these sites are monitored on a regular basis for content, there is no way to guarantee that the police department would see a Facebook posting or a tweet of an urgent nature," according to a release.


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WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2009 upholds the franchise's commitment to delivering the definitive videogame simulation of live WWE programming. The Xbox 360, PLAYSTATION 3 system, PlayStation 2 system and PSP system versions of the game will unleash a brand new tag team experience, allowing players to build momentum and attributes, eliminate opponents with high impact double teams and finishers, as well as get the "hot tag" for the win. The franchise's renowned creation system offers a brand new Create-A-Finisher option, while a new Road to WrestleMania® Mode paves the way to WWE's biggest event of the year and lets players experience co-op storylines for the first time. WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2009 also extends the virtual WWE gameplay experience with robust online capabilities, including the highly anticipated debut of downloadable content.
WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2009 for Wii builds upon its inaugural offering by significantly expanding its match type options, giving players more ways to enjoy the platform's unique pick-up-and-play experience. The game also takes full combat sports entertainment to the next level by giving players more Superstar control with interactive entrances and victory scenes. WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2009 for Wii will also include a wide variety of new weapons, the debut of online gameplay and much more.
WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2009 for NDS returns with new gameplay controls that utilize the stylus and D-pad to deliver a compelling handheld fighting game experience. The redesigned Season Mode takes a role-playing approach, allowing players to interact with Superstars, upgrade their abilities and complete missions on a quest toward legendary goals. In addition, a larger Superstar roster, new match types and the inclusion of Create-A-Superstar will provide players with a variety of intriguing options to enhance gameplay.
WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2009 is in development for the Xbox 360, PS3, PS2, PSP, Wii, NDS and mobile devices.
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