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Lannis Nicholson and Wayne Rathbun of Waste Management told the council that because of an increase in expenses, primarily due to a sharp rise in fuel costs since the trash disposal company's last contract was signed with the city in 2008.
"Fuel alone right now since [the city] approved this contract has risen 51 percent. Today it's $4.13 for a gallon of diesel, and when [the city] voted on this it was $2.40 a gallon. Our cost of business has dramatically increased."
Nicholson said some of Waste Management's customers have already seen the increase, particularly those living in apartments or duplexes. Nicholson said the five-year contract between the entities was signed in 2008 and took effect in October 2009.
The committee voted to table further discussion of the contractual changes to its next meeting next Thursday.
Alderman Martin Irwin said the city is preparing a letter to send to Waste Management requesting an addendum to the current contract that would require customers to be responsible for their waste bins, requiring them to exercise "reasonable control" of the bins, with the exceptions of outside criminal activity such as vandalism or theft and acts of nature.
In other business, the Russellville Finance Committee approved the following items to be considered by the full council at its meeting Oct. 20:
• $778 line item transfer to the Russellville Police Department from reimbursement funds from the Russellville School District for a class for a school resource officer.
• $1,000 expenditure from the General Fund for the installation of a neighborhood light on South Jackson Avenue.
• $1,500 expenditure to Parks and Recreation for insurance reimbursement for damage to a sign.
• $257.88 in line item transfers in the police department in response to two officers earning additional certificates.
• $7,000 line item transfer from Capital Building R&M for a new 672 square-foot roof at Hickey Park.
• The creation of line items for revenue and expenditure accounts for security deposits set by the "Agreement to Rehabilitate Property" for dilapidated structures.
• A resolution authorizing Mayor Bill Eaton to sign a lease of an airplane hangar at the Russellville Municipal Airport to a party interested in locating its corporate offices in Russellville.
• Resolutions accepting a $200,000 bid from Hardrock Construction to extend North Greenwich Avenue across Prairie Creek and a $414,018.90 bid from Clay Cole Construction for drainage improvements in the J.L Shinn-McArthur subdivisions.


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Ervin Santana vs. His Critics – Round 4
The smile returned to Ervin Santana's face when he left the mound Monday night.
It wasn't pretty, and it helped that he was facing the inherently flawed offensive philosophy of the Oakland A's, but Ervin Santana took a major step forward Monday night.
The sabermetric zealots will tell you ad nauseam that taking walks is the key to a productive offense, but one look at the real-world stats will show you the Angels (1) have 140 fewer walks than the A's, yet (2) have scored 84 more runs than the A's. Simplistic theories usually yield simplistic results, and Oakland's "patient" philosophy played a role in Ervin's success.
Santana struck out four and walked five in 6 1/3 innings, allowing no runs on two hits. The walks really weren't that much of a concern, because the A's missed several opportunities to take advantage of hittable pitches Ervin left in the zone. This was the same problem that cursed Ervin in the last game, but this time it didn't hurt so much because he could just pitch around dangerous situations and let the A's batters put themselves in two-strike counts where they couldn't be so picky with pitches.
Ervin and the Angels will take it, though, and it's certainly a step forward for his confidence. Santana seemed to pitch more slowly and deliberately than his last start, when he seemed in a rush to lose. As noted on Sunday and as reported by the Orange County Register, Angels pitching coach Mike Butcher detected a flaw in Santana's mechanics that caused him not to load up on his hip. Ervin took his time tonight to be sure he took his full windup, and it seemed to help. His location was much better, although in the first couple innings he looked as jittery as his last start at Seattle.
Mike Scioscia seemed to confirm my observation about the walks. He told Doug Padilla of the Inland Valley Daily Bulletin:
"It wasn't a clean game for Ervin, but I don't think he left his game plan," Scioscia said. "I think that although the walks were there to make him pitch out of trouble … he made those guys step up to have to beat him."
As for Matt Hurst of the Riverside Press-Enterprise, who in recent blog entries had called Santana a "spoiled brat" and Santana's supporters "ignorant," he acknowledged Santana's work but still hasn't apologized for his insulting remarks. Oh well, it's progress — just as Ervin's night was also progress.
Hurst had written that "nobody loves Santana." As Ervin walked off the mound in the 7th to fan adulation, my wife commented, "That's 40,000 nobodies giving a standing ovation."
Ervin's next start projects to be at home Saturday night against Cleveland, a team that's scored 69 runs more than Oakland while taking 64 less walks. So Santana will face a more difficult challenge.
UPDATE 9/5/07 6:00 PM PDT — John Klima of MLB.com writes about one scout's opinion of Santana's performance Monday night.
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You what ?
"action-oriented growth champion" ?
Guards, take him to the dungeons !
The Coalition government might be doing a good job of slashing public spending, but it lacks the vision needed to get the UK economy back on track. The criticism comes from outgoing CBI boss Richard Lambert, who used his final speech as boss of the lobby group to lambast the government's failure to outline a path to economic …
"action-oriented growth champion" ?
Guards, take him to the dungeons !
Far be it from me to defend a economically/psychopathically minded man such as Lambert, but he was and is 100% behind the ConDem public sector massacre, it is just that with the banks not lending to anyone, with money being taken from the pockets of PAYE-suckers via tax and uncontrolled inflation... well it might be nice if government stopped kicking over everyone else's toys and worked with the rest of the country to ensure the economy doesn't collapse.
Of course not all business is being overlooked as I'm sure ministers are wanting to ensure they have a directorship or two lined-up, and on that note, who wants to take bets on Mr Osbourne walking on to the Vodafone board when he gets to "spend more time with his family"?
I asked my father, "So why does Labour only get one term of government?" to which I was promptly informed that it always takes twice as long to clear up their mess as they always run out of our money.
So no surprises that during the last 9 months things havnt picked up after the country was well and truly fucked on a biblical scale by the last lot of clowns.
Richard Lambert shouldn't be so concerned about how small businesses can provide jobs for the 400,000 public sector workers who, he predicts, will lose their jobs. When they do, those small businesses won't have any customers any more and many of them will go to the wall.
Look on the bright side, though: unlike in the 1970s, there is no oil bonanza to rescue the UK economy from crass mismanagement, and all the political parties will be forced to (re)learn that Keynes got it right after all.
Paris, of course, follows rational economic policies, boosting employment and limiting working hours so that life is there to be enjoyed.
Surly that's the last thing we need!
A political party big on talk and short on action. Now there's a novelty. I'd like to put in my manifesto for the next General Election on behalf of the 'They are all rubbish, We are the best' Party:
"We will endeavour to increase the good stuff and decrease the bad stuff. Only when we are in power we will know exactly what is required to achieve this but rest assured we will give you the full details at a time of our choosing."
I don't see how anyone can fail to vote for us
Slash public expenditure, lots of people unemployed, poorer responses from existing public services as revenues are relatively down and benefit totals relatively up.
Let a generation or two develop very poor health (spots,ricketts, poor immune systems) and hail the return of the developer bringing jobs (capitalist jobs) to poverty struck masses.
I wonder if her majesty might enquire of the well-being of her subjects while all this goes on?
That's a lot of jobs to go but, economically speaking, public sector employment is way too large.
The problem (or a fair part of) lies in the fact that public sector workers are tax *consumers* as they are paid for out of taxation whereas private sector workers are tax providers. So if you don't have enough tax providers for the tax consumers you're going to get a negative cashflow, essentially and go into debt, and the only way to fix it it to try & turn the cashflow positive again, meaning public sector cutbacks.
Harsh but true, not the employees' fault, either, but that's not going to cheer them up any.
I sometimes wonder if the gov could be privatised, giving everyone 'shares' based on their tax contributions or something... The annual shareholder meeting would be amusing...
While wages may represent a large proportion of the Government's expenditure, it pales into insignificance when set against the annual benefits bill or the amount of cash given to the private sector. The latter of which were given free reign by the last Government (and probably will be allowed to continue under the present one) to rip the taxpayer blind with their outrageous fees and poor performance. (not all, but far too many) This happens because they 'fund' political parties and get kickbacks and contracts in return.
Other countries are happy to have a large civil service providing good services at relatively low cost and their financial position is better than the UK's. That is because they are not locked into 30 year PFI contracts where the contractor does the same job, only at a far higher cost than the public sector crowd can do it. Oh and the public sector workers are not able to move their income to off-shore tax havens in order to avoid paying tax...
Just cutting the public sector without fixing any of the other problems is not going to help the economy much. No one solution can work properly in isolation from other solutions in other areas and I think the CBI is just twigging to the fact that the Coalition's strategy is to reward their mates and give them more of the pie to bite into, rather than to solve the myriad of other problems and barriers facing smaller companies.
I often wonder what would happen if import duty was 1,000,000%.
So he follows the general CBI script of:
"There's too much red tape"
"Health and safety has gone mad"
"Why should we pay for maternity leave, it's their own fault for getting pregnant"
"We have to pay too much in Tax/NI/etc"
"The mimimum wage will take us all to hell in a handcart"
"Get rid of employment protections, we should be able to hire and fire at will"
wah, wah, wah.
Cry me a river.
Also, I suspect he's bang up for a job at the Daily Mail now.
The coalition is - in much the same ways as the Labour party - failing the country...
a) Cost of capital for investment is prohibitive - just look at the interest rates and fees charged by the banks. We own two of them, we could instruct them on what we need - fee free and 1% interest rate business banking.
b) Purchasing decisions. Buying a 20,000 BMW because it is cheaper than a 25,000 Jaguar for the police is just one example of the millions that I could choose. Buying the BMW removes 20,000 of demand from the UK economy and nothing else. Buying the Jaguar removes someone from unemployment, retrieves taxes, generates demand, all in all if you do even the most basic calculations spending another 5000 to buy local makes it cheaper! Germany, France, Italy, China, India, USA, Russia, Spain, Portugal etc etc etc have worked this out - just look at what they buy. The government could very very easily change their current mistaken policy to ensure that all buying decisions calculate the REAL costs and benefits of a purchase.
c) Regulation, we are the only country in Europe to enforce the myriad of stupid European directives and then add to them with our own mess of health and safety and other rubbish. Bonfire of this lot would be good, but I'm not holding my breath.
So all in all, the three very simple steps that would make it possible for our economy to grow have been scrupulously ignored because the people 'in charge' are far more interested in lining their pockets with expenses and non-executive chairmanships.
why? Because the Tory party, British capitalism's very own political arm has always been a show case of the utter inefficiency of said British capitalism.
Bunch of bloody bankers.


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So We Know It's Fake: A Gallery Of People Who Admitted To Going Under The Knife
Celebrities Who Admitted To Having Plastic Surgery
Most celebrities in out in Hollywood want us to think that their perfect bodies of steel and flawless faces are all the results of good genes and good luck. And even though they know that we know better, when it comes to coming clean about going under the knife, no matter how obvious, more than a little bit of them will deny till they die. However, there are a few high-paid Hollywooders that have no shame in their game and can admit that they've had a little help keeping it tight and toned over the years. Let's take a look at some people who weren't afraid to keep it real about keeping it fake…
Hollywood Exes cast member Nicole Murphy says after she popped out baby number 5 for ex-hubby Eddie Murphy, her "other" girls needed a little help sitting up on their own. So she got them lifted.
Kelly Rowland had no problem letting the world know about her new B cups when she went under the knife….
We're sure Jermaine has had wayyyy more work done than he'll ever admit to, but he HAS admitted to having a nose job and botox.
Blonde-haired reality star Heidi Montag admitted to having 10 plastic surgery procedures done in one day…and the later admitted that she "might" have gone too far….smh..
Evelyn admitted to having her "girls" done before putting them front and center in a revealing photo shoot
Actress Elise Neal says she struggled with insecurities as a young girl, which led to her decision to give her bossoms a boost once she hit Hollywood.
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Both of these are pictures of famed baseball player Sammy Sosa…..before and after he had his skin bleached….
Actress Vivica Fox chose to show the world what work she had done instead of actually tell about it and well, she definitely put a "dent" in that doctor's pocket..
MJ admitted to having his nose and chin done. He probably figured there was no need to spell it ALL out…
Janet said she had her nose done when she was only 16….and her infamous twin tatas once her career hit its peak.
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A British-American-Australian family from Qatar goes to the London 2012 Olympics and learns – in attending everything from track to archery to beach volleyball – that they support Team World.
We brought our family to London this summer to experience the Olympic Games first hand – and unexpectedly our global citizenship has been validated.
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Otter Tail Lake bait shop destroyed by fire
An early-morning fire on Dec. 26 destroyed Ken's Tackle on the southwest side of Otter Tail Lake.
A passerby, at 4:19 a.m., called emergency personnel, reporting that smoke and flames were visible and coming through the roof.
The roof had already caved in when first responders arrived at the scene. The walls collapsed shortly thereafter, according to the Otter Tail County Sheriff's Office.
"The owner arrived at the site of the fire and said he had recently been battling frozen water lines," said a spokesperson from the sheriff's office. "He had wrapped some lines with heat tape on Dec. 25."
The Battle Lake and Ottertail fire departments, along with Ringdahl Ambulance, were also on the scene.
One year ago, Ken's Tackle went through a major face-lift remodel and had a wide-open look to the floor space. Owner Gary Peterson took pride that his remodeling made the bait shop "look fresh and really nice."
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Hyundai Sonata Shaking Problems
My 99 Hyundai sonata shakes when I reach speeds of 65 mph at about 70 it stops does any one know what could be causing this ? There is no hesitation in the engine it feels smooth when a press on the accelerator could this issue be tire related I have had the car for 3 yeas and have never balanced or rotated my tires.
ray_h1 Posts: 1,134I think I would start with balancing and rotating the tires before looking into anything else. Also, ask the tech to manually rotate the wheels while they're on the balancing machine to look for "wiggly" tread in motion. If present, that would indicate the tread belts have shifted internally from the carcass - If present, probably damage from underinflation/overheating and definitely time for replacement(s).
bhmr59 Posts: 1,601Also, uneven tire wear over many miles of improper inflation or balance could mean the tires should be replaced. (high & low spots in the tread)
I have the same problem with my 99 sonata...but its when I go 50 and when I go down hill it does not do it???? but I do need new tires...I had a complete tuneup so there was no problem there/??
As was presented earlier, take your car to a tire shop and have them look at the tires carefully for any belt slippage or uneven wear. Typically this is a tire issue and has absolutely nothing to do with a tune up. If the tires look ok and the shop does not feel they need replacement, then have them high speed balanced.
In addition, do you have steel wheels or alloys? Did you or someone hit a curb that may have thrown your rim out of round/balance?
This shouldn't be to difficult to figure out
Ok thanks cableguy...will take it in tomorrow to check the tires..
rivergirl5 - let us know the outcome of what you find.
Best of luck and have a great week!
doohickie Posts: 949It probably is just a balance issue that can be solved with a simple wheel balance. If not, it could be a bad tire or bent rim as was stated earlier. Tires need to be rotated regularly (about every 6000 miles) to get even wear. My wife had a set of tires once that she never bothered to rotate and they were shot after 25,000 miles. She rotates religiously now, and got 70,000 miles on her last set of tires.
If it isn't any of that "normal" stuff, it could be that you need to get your tires balanced by a machine that takes into acount Radial Force Variation (or Road Force Variation). The Hunter company makes these machines (the GSP9700 balancer) and you can find which shops have the Road Force balancing machines by clicking here, then clicking on "Locate a GSP9700".
Another thing that can cause wheel vibration is an out-of-balance disc brake rotor. This can be fixed by putting on new rotors or possibly by balancing the existing rotor.
prosource1 Posts: 234Previous Hyundai's had suspension and especially bad tie rod and bushing issues. We had those but new ones, acccording to our neighbor who has had a 2003 and a new 2006, have been good
i have the same problem with my 1999 ELantra. i got new tires and had tehm roated and balanced and it shakes when i hit 55 miles. and when i break. the rims arent bent either. im not sure what to do. i really dont know anything about cars and i dont want to bring it into the mechanic and get screwed without even knowing what im looking for. any advice would be appreciated
backy Twin CitiesPosts: 18,910Shaking at 55 could be due to improperly balanced tires. Not all balance machines are created equal, and balance jobs aren't always done right. When I got new tires on a '01 Elantra awhile back, there was a slight shimmy at about 65 mph. I took the car right back to the tire shop and told them to re-balance the tires, and that took care of the shimmy. But the shaking when braking sounds like something else--a warped rotor for example.
As stated, shaking/vibration while in motion tends to be wheel balancing, although it can be more severe such as bad tie rods, ball joints, wheel bearings, just about any front end suspension component, but since you just got new tires and balanced, they them to rebalance, or at least explain your situation and have them recheck the balancing. Shaking upon BRAKING (not breaking) is usually related to the rotors/disc. You may have warped discs or high and low spots on it. Change the front PAIR (always in pairs) and while changing it, change the brake pads too.
Thankyou for your advice, i appreciate it! and yes, tis Braking , not breaking, sorry
You're welcome! And there's no need to apologize, I was only teasing. Almost everywhere I read, it's always misspelled as breaking
hyundaiprobs Posts: 3i have had this car for about three years and havent had one problem with it. recently I have had shaking coming from my front end. I have new tires, got them balanced and had the alignment done, i have changed the cvs joints, ball bearings, ball joints. i jacked the car up and put it on jack stands and took the tires off and it still has the vibration. so it has something to do with the front end but im not sure what else it could be... any suggestions????
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Grampian Mountains > Lochnagar > Climber's Log
Lochnagar Climber's Log
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|Standard route
|With my friend Russell. Gale force winds, sleet, then sun and rain. Typical Scottish weather in May.
|Posted Nov 17, 2016 4:30 pm
|A worthy summit
Date Climbed: Oct 10, 2015
|On a few days' holiday while in Scotland for work. Decided at the last minute to head up this interesting mountain. Sure it's round, sure it's low, but I bet in winter it's still a bugger of a hike. I had the top to myself on a mildly-overcast day, descended the waterfall trail. This definitely looks like the best mountain in the neighborhood. Deer and grouse everywhere, and quite noisy. A good first Scotland/UK summit, I'm not disappointed.
|Posted Oct 13, 2015 10:24 am
|Ski ascent
Date Climbed: Mar 15, 1991
|Date approximate - although year is correct and I recall it was close to easter. Made ascent on ski's/skins then downhilled it to the bottom.
|Posted Aug 7, 2011 9:12 am
|Black Spout, LHB
Date Climbed: Aug 2, 2009
|A beautiful scramble to the top. At times the weather is fierce, but it's very photogenic with the sun out. I try to hit this mountain every time I'm in Aberdeen for work.
|Posted Mar 2, 2011 9:54 pm
|Royal Lochnagar
Date Climbed: Jul 4, 2009
|wonderful mountain, a little dull when you see the Cairngorms glinting in the distance.
|Posted Jul 19, 2009 5:01 am
|September 2008
Date Climbed: Sep 13, 2008
|Horrible weather - couldn't see a thing, but fun nonetheless.
|Posted Sep 15, 2008 9:59 am
|Lochnagar September 2007
Date Climbed: Sep 29, 2007
|Did this summit on a very good Saturday via Broad Cairn, Cairn Bannoch, Carn an t'sagairt Mor and Carn a' Choire Bhaidheach.
The weather was great all day but off course just as we reached Cac Carn Beag the cloud level dropped and killed the views.
Got down at 21:40hours in the dark but still a great day.
Worth doing again and again...
|Posted Oct 3, 2007 5:02 am
|From Loch Callater
Date Climbed: May 30, 1995
|A fantastic (easy!) walk via Carn an-T-sagairt Mor and Carn a'Coire Boidheach with an exciting view far over the Deeside and to the Grampians. Absolutely recommendable!!
|Posted May 14, 2007 1:36 pm
Date Climbed: Nov 3, 2005
|Usually scramble up directly NE from the crags, tourist route down. This approach requires about 2 km of bushwacking, but the scrambling is nice.
|Posted May 13, 2007 11:11 am
|Enjoyable experience
Date Climbed: Jan 2, 2007
|Spent a week camping near Alt na Giubshiach with a friend and managed to climb Centrall Butress and the left hand branch of Black Spout. Very nice introduction to Scottish winter climbing!
|Posted Jan 7, 2007 9:05 am
|vancouver islander
|Fog and rain
Date Climbed: Aug 10, 2003
|Pleasant walk with my cousin from Manchester. Needed the compass on the way down.
|Posted Dec 22, 2006 11:10 pm
|Tourist route
Date Climbed: May 12, 2006
|I climbed this with my 70 year old Grandad (who has done all the Munro's, probably almost twice) via the tourist route. It was nice.
|Posted Nov 24, 2006 5:03 am
|Route Climbed: Circuit of Loch Muick Including all 5 munro's Date Climbed: March 2005
|A promising day that unfortunately left us in the clag for the summits of Lochnagar & Carn a' Coire Boidheach. Thankfully the remainding three summits were clear. A grand day out.
|Posted Sep 8, 2005 4:13 pm
|Dan Bailey
|Route Climbed: Eagle Ridge Date Climbed: july
|It's much harder in the wet...
|Posted Aug 23, 2004 4:31 am
|Date Climbed: September 1997
|Easy scramble, very enjoyable.
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I have been hammering away at cases of cheating in science, trying to make them more widely known. I feel that this is a really important issue for a crucial reason.
One of the great strengths of science is that it is global. Scientists all over the world contribute to its knowledge base, enabled by their shared paradigms that are the hallmark of science. Another strength is the trust that they have in each other's work. Scientists assume that the work of others has been honestly done and reported and can be relied upon. They rarely replicate the work of others, unless it is to understand it better, as a test of their own methods and apparatus, or it is so surprising that it arouses skepticism. It is this trust that enables science to move fast.
Peer reviewers do not actually replicate the work but check to see if the work follows accepted protocols, addressed all the relevant issues, took into account and acknowledged the work of others, and the conclusions were justified by the data on the basis of theory and reason. They do not challenge the new data unless there is a serious problem.
This is what makes cheating in science so tempting to some and why anyone who does so is committing a very serious offense. The errors in their papers can usually be detected and exposed, especially if the works deals with important questions. Much harder to repair is the sense of trust. If that goes, science will be slowed down considerably because of the need to always check other people's work.


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PHILADELPHIA - The ABCD camp may not be synonymous with July anymore but another four lettered camp associated with Reebok is a fine replacement. Meet Rbk U, the new kid on the block.
No. 1 starts the break
The camp's best player, Renardo Sidney opened the camp like a number one player is supposed to. The top dog in the class of 2009 wasted little time with setting the bar for the camp. He started a little slow and shrunk his massive 6-foot-10, 240-pound body by trying to show off his perimeter skills by handling the ball in the open floor and playing like a guard. Once he went to his strengths inside against Floridian and top 30 senior Eloy Vargas, Sidney was unstoppable. He scored at will in the paint and even converted on a couple of three pointers.
Sidney finished with 26 points (11-18 FG) and 10 rebounds in his team's 69-64 win over a worthy opponent. Sidney's dominance down low as a scorer and rebounder proved to be the difference maker in the end.
If this is the type of performance we expect to see this week in Philly, than expect the bar to be raised another notch. Sidney showed the way. Now it's up to the rest of the 119 kids in the field to try and catch up.
On the recruiting front, Ohio State has seemed to make a play for the best player in 2009. Surprised? The Buckeyes were on hand for the game. So were coaches from USC, UCLA, Florida and Texas.
On guard
Outside of Sidney's first game performance, it was pretty strong in the guard department int eh opening round of games.
Arizona commitment Brandon Jennings did what he does best: operate in another speed, go in another gear and defended Kenny Boynton, one of the premiere scorers in the class of 2009. Jennings scored 11 points and handed out four assists (all to Sidney or Isaiah Thomas) while not turning the ball over once.
Thomas, a Washington commit, did a fine job of finding Sidney as well. Offensively, he had a good looking floater in the lane as well as deep pull up three-pointer. He did turn the ball over seven times though.
Boynton struggled with Jennings draped on him and shot a cold four of 16 from the floor en route to 11 points. He did find a way to be effective by hitting the glass. The 6-foot-2 guard grabbed 10 rebounds in a tough defeat.
Verdell Jones, a 6-foot-4 string bean from Peoria (Ill.), maintained his status as a good floor general and director of passes. He was effective and smart with the ball in his hands. Jones finished with a modest 11 points and three assists in a blow out win.
Anthony Marshall of Las Vegas is making a strong case for himself as one of the better guards in the West's 2009 class. The strong-bodied 6-foot-3 guard scored with great proficiency (six of seven from the floor) on his way to 12 good-looking points. He's a definite high-major prospect.
Washington pledge Elston Turner continues to shine as a do-a-little-bit-of-everything kind of guard. He scored when need, crashed the boards and defended. The 6-foot-4 NorCal native knows how to operate in the backcourt.
Thinking down the road
High school team rankings, the grand scheme of things, don't amount to anything but it would be hard to think about any other teams in the country that boast the kind of talent and basketball IQ quite like St. Anthony's (N.J.) next season. Bob Hurley, Sr., who is at camp for the weekend, has to be happy with the talent returning to his program next year. There is plenty to work with.
We caught a trio of the talented crew from the famed Jersey City program on Sunday afternoon. Future Fordham guard Jio Fontan had it rolling the best. The 5-foot-10 guard scored 16 points and handed out three assists while piloting his team to an easy victory against two of his high school teammates – Travon Woodall and Mike Rosario.
Fontan set the tone for his team with his patient shot selection and high percentage buckets. He took shots he knew he would be in good position to make and set up teammates with similar attempts. He didn't try anything too fancy and did what you want your point guard to do.
Woodall and Rosario were plenty effective, too. Moreso Woodall. The future Pitt Panther scored 15 points and did most of from the wing, where he scored on three of four three pointers. Rosario struggled a little more. He shot a cold six of 18 from the floor but managed to finish with 16 points in a tough defeat.
Tyshawn Taylor, the only uncommitted possible high-major guard in St. Anthony's 2008 class, is emerging as a point guard to watch for a number of programs. He scored 14 points (5-6 FG, 1-1 from three and 3-5 FT) as well as grabbing four rebounds and handing out three assists in an afternoon win. Taylor must learn to protect the ball and make better decisions as he turned it over five times. Athletically, he's one of the best in the Northeast.
Keep in mind St. Anthony's has Dominic Cheek, a top 20 prospect in 2009, and Alberto Estwick, another Fordham commitment, also in the lineup. Try finding ways to defend this bunch of fundamentally sound group of scorers and defenders. Good luck to all those that have St. Anthony's on the schedule this winter.
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Camp organizers are quick to point out that the camp should provide plenty of introductions to new names and faces from prospects around the country. That was certainly the case right out of the gate.
Andrew Randell, a Philly area native, made a strong first impression for those that just encountered him. The 6-foot-7 forward from Communication Tech scored 19 points (8-11 FG, 3-5 from three) and grabbed eight rebounds in a big win in the afternoon. Randell has La Salle, Temple, St. Bonaventure, and Duquesne hot on his trail.
When it came to putting in points, few did it better on Saturday than Brendan Montario. The 6-foot-5 Waterbury (Conn.) Crosby High School product scored 16 points on seven of 12 shooting from the floor. He's not a skilled scorer and did most of his work in transition. But he knows how to get out and un the floor and puts himself into position to score. We'll keep an eye on him all week to see how consistent he can be.
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String bean forward John Henson has a strong list already for a class of 2009 prospect. Baylor, Texas, Kansas State, Kansas, Florida, Arizona, Ohio State and Texas A&M have got in early with the young man that is still learning about his long 6-foot-9 body. The Round Rock (Texas) product just screams prospect with his long body, sweet shot and good ball-handling skills. Kevin Durant comparisons are inevitable but off at this stage.
Missouri, Jacksonville, Virginia Tech, Dayton and Mississippi are all involved with Florida guard Shaquille Johnson. Tennessee, Kentucky, Kansas, Illinois, and Oregon are in the race with Verdell Jones.
A decision could be coming soon for Mt. Zion (N.C.) big man Terrance Jennings. The bouncy forward has Maryland, California, Washington, Illinois, Memphis, and Connecticut hot on his trail.
Floridians Kenny Boynton and Eloy Vargas are both hotly pursued, and for good reason. Boynton said he has heard from Villanova, Florida, Louisville, Ohio State and Duke as well as the Florida schools. Vargas is still high on Pittsburgh, Louisville, Ohio State, Indiana, Florida, Miami and Florida State.
Top 5 grinders
Driving from the Philadelphia airport to the venue, you get a feel for the City of Brotherly Love's blue collar approach. Factories are prevalent and there is a sense that hard work, blood, sweat and tears are deep-rooted in the industrial area of the city. With that in mind, we wanted to highlight the top five underappreciated, blue collar players on the first day of action.
Festus Ezeli, 2008 – Here is a guy that will be the center of attention for a number of programs this week and the rest of the month. The 6-foot-8 Nigerian is prep school bound (maybe New England academic powerhouses like Brewster Academy or New Hampton) and he'll go there with a handful of offers. The rugged big man has a frit to his game that few have shown here at the camp already. He had nine rebounds and three blocked shots in a tight win. UCLA, Ohio State, DePaul, Cal, Oregon State, Virginia and others are involved. Mix in the fact he's a big time student with off the charts numbers on the academic side of things. Ezeli will be a name that receives plenty of ink here this week. Believe that.
Allan Chaney, 2008 – The 6-foot-8 New London (Conn.) big man didn't do much on the offensive end (four points on two field goal attempts) but he caught some eyes with his attention on the boards. The little known center grabbed 10 rebounds in his first game of action. Chaney is a guy worth watching for mid-major programs this week. He said he already has offers from Providence, Rhode Island, UMass, James Madison, Duquesne and Fordham.
Quintrell Thomas, 2008 – Just like he did at the NBPA Top 100 camp, the St. Patrick (N.J.) big man is carving out a niche for himself as a hard-working, dirty work doing player. He does the things that doesn't normally receive praise but he's doing what he's good at. And that's encouraging. Thomas doesn't need to score a lot of points. He scored a modest five points (and could have doubled that if he could find some success at the foul line). Thomas is not afraid to get his jersey dirty and he fights for rebounds like a scrapper in a boxing ring.
Dwight Miller, 2008 – This Houston (Texas) native opened some eyes with his determination to get rebounds, play hard from end to end and absolutely fly to the ball. He's a magnet to loose balls and made sure every ounce of sweat on his jersey is authentic. The 6-foot-7 hustler from Westbury Christian could walk away with some high-major interest with more games like he had on Sunday afternoon.
Justin Brownlee, 2008 – The south Georgia native doesn't do a lot of talking. In fact, he rarely speaks in big public settings. He doesn't really need to either. The Covenant Christian (Marietta, Ga.) product used his big, strong 6-foot-6 frame to muscle around the paint for rebounds (eight to be exact) and scored 11 points on five for five shooting from the floor. He's going to play hard and utilize his great athleticism every time he steps out onto the floor.
From a distance
Taking a look at some of the box scores from Sunday morning, we uncovered a couple of notables. They include:
Terrence Jennings of California had a double-double of 18 points (9-16 FG) and grabbed 13 rebounds.
Recent Villanova commitment Maalik Wayns, a class of 2009 prospect, gave a strong pro-Villanova crowd something to talk about. He scored 10 points and handed out five assists all the while playing strong defense.
Playing with the constant reminder of his best friend's death, Shaquille Johnson scored 22 points in the game's first day. Johnson, a Florida native, lost his best friend Dante Anderson in a May car accident. Anderson's number 22 is honored on all of the jerseys in the camp. Johnson certainly had his own way of acknowledging his friend.
Big man Jordan Henriquez of Port Chester (N.Y.) High School grabbed 11 rebounds and scored nine points on a perfect four for four from the floor. The long 6-foot-10 center is a mid-major eye-catcher.
Mississippi State commitment Romero Osby converted 11 of 13 shots from the foul line en route to his 17 points in the afternoon game.
Canadian Tristan Thompson earned his way into the camp by shining at the Rbk Underclassmen camp. He wasted little time proving he was worth the invite in the first game by scoring an impressive 12 points on six of nine shooting from the floor. The class of 2010 prospect is headed to St. Benedict's (N.J.) this coming school season.


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Exodus Transitional Community's 7th Annual Legislative Breakfast
On Thursday, November 12th, Exodus Transitional Community hosted its 7th Annual Legislative Breakfast that honored elected officials for their strong support and commitment to rebuild lives of formerly incarcerated individuals and strengthen communities.
Executive Assistant District Attorney Chauncey Parker accepted an award on behalf of Manhattan DA Cy Vance, Jr., and referenced the importance of the collaboration between community-based organizations, such as Exodus, and government partners in creating safer communities with successful reentry programs and a strong support system.
Exodus has partnered with the Community Partnerships Unit at the Manhattan District Attorney's Office, particularly on the Manhattan Parole and Probation Forums. Since the first Parole Forum on July 12, 2012, Exodus Transitional Community consistently spoke at the forums, offering the recently released parolees an option to take advantage of the services at Exodus. In a similar fashion to the Parole Forums, Exodus Transitional Community also spoke at the Probation Forums and graciously hosted 3 forums in the summer of 2015, as part of the No Violence (NOVi) initiative.
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With Old Man Winter arriving this month, cold temperatures and winter storms are a real possibility.
So it's nice to know that in the 21st century a person can take care of most necessary business online - including Social Security.
At socialsecurity.gov, a person can handle Social Security business quickly and securely from a home or office computer, or even a tablet.
At the Social Security website people can
- create a "My Social Security" account for quick access to information;
- get an instant, personalized estimate of future Social Security benefits;
- apply for retirement, disability, spouse's and Medicare benefits;
- check the status of a benefit application;
- change address and phone number, if a person is receiving monthly Social Security benefits;
- sign-up for direct deposit of Social Security benefits;
- use the benefit planners to help better understand Social Security options during planning for the financial future;
- request a replacement Medicare card; and
- apply for extra help with Medicare prescription drug costs.
If a person is looking for more Social Security information, going online can help them find out almost anything they need to know about the Social Security program.
Information is available on subjects ranging from how to get a Social Security number for a newborn to returning to work while receiving disability benefits.
To reach the Social Security Administration by phone, call toll-free at 1-800-772-1213. The office can answer specific questions from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., Monday through Friday.
Generally, a person will have a shorter wait time if they call during the week after Tuesday. Automated information is available by phone 24 hours a day.
In addition, people can use the automated response system to report a new address or request a replacement Medicare card.
Those who are deaf or hard of hearing can call the TTY number, 1-800-325-0778.
No matter how a person chooses to contact them, Social Security is available to assist. Try the website at socialsecurity.gov to get fast and convenient service.
Ed Evans is a Social Security Public Affairs Specialist in Seattle
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Unless last night's exciting 99-98 victory over the Hawks touches off a season-closing 20-game winning streak, the Knicks are going to finish with a losing record for the ninth consecutive season. They've lost 20 games by double-digit margins, including a 50-point thumping at the hands of the Mavericks. They lost to the Nets twice.
Yet they have taken deposits on 1,800 new season tickets in the last couple of weeks, a number that represents the best sales pace in the history of the franchise. It's safe to say that even the suggestion of LeBron James is the most powerful aphrodisiac available to basketball fans.
As you'd expect, the Knicks are crowing about this and feeling pretty good about themselves. MSG Sports president Scott O'Neil did some bragging to Darren Rovell of CNBC.
"We didn't hit this number until about August 15 of last year, which was a record year. We are on fire. There's certainly anticipation of adding two superstars to New York. I think there's also a sense of, most of us remember the 90s when you couldn't get a ticket to a Knicks game."
So much for the theory that New Yorkers are among the least likely Americans to fall for scams.
O'Neil's not wrong about how hard it used to be to get a ticket to the Knicks in the good old days, but the record sales clip and what it actually represents is nothing to brag about.
It's something to feel sad about, the way you feel sad about a neighborhood of proud old buildings left to rot by neglectful owners. The Knicks were a jewel of the city beloved by a wider swath of the city's population than any other team. That much is obvious from the fervor of sales based on innuendo. That they were allowed to fall into a long, painful disrepair is truly reprehensible, as is the fact that James Dolan will wind up richer for it.
Not that anyone will care if James is wearing an orange six on his back this time next year, of course, because our patience remains far longer than our memories.
Josh Alper is a writer living in New York City and is a contributor to FanHouse.com and ProFootballTalk.com in addition to his duties for NBCNewYork.com.


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It could be a busy few months at the outdoor Investors Group Field over the winter of 2015-16.
The Winnipeg Football Club is in the running to host the 2015 Grey Cup at the new facility on the University of Manitoba campus in November 2015, and now True North Sports and Entertainment is in talks with the NHL to host an outdoor game featuring the Winnipeg Jets in early 2016.
Investors Group Field is scheduled to open in May, and the Bombers will play their first game at the 33,000-seat facility, a pre-season contest, on June 12 against the Toronto Argonauts.
The park has the ability to add temporary seating, and both the Grey Cup and an outdoor hockey game would require that. Outdoor games in Canada are known as Heritage Classics, while the ones in the U.S. are called Winter Classics.
There have been two Heritage Classics so far, with Edmonton hosting the first outdoor NHL game in 2003 and then Calgary following suit in 2011. The idea came from a 2001 outdoor game featuring the University of Michigan and Michigan State University at Spartan Stadium.
The first of five Winter Classics was held on Jan. 1, 2008, in Buffalo, featuring the Sabres and the Pittsburgh Penguins.
The 2013 Winter Classic was supposed to have the Detroit Red Wings hosting the Toronto Maple Leafs at Michigan Stadium, but it was postponed due to the lockout. It will be played on Jan. 1, 2014.
There have been rumblings about Winnipeg hosting an outdoor game ever since the Atlanta Thrashers moved to the Manitoba capital in May 2011 and became the Jets. Investors Group Field was supposed to be ready for the 2012 CFL season, but its opening was delayed by a year.
The big question will be who should the Jets host in an outdoor game?
Their closest rival at that time will likely be the Minnesota Wild, assuming NHL realignment finally takes place, although both Heritage Classics have featured two Canadian squads.
The only problem with that is the Jets won't have any Canadian teams in their division, so it will likely end up being either the Calgary Flames, who are the closest geographically to Winnipeg, Edmonton or Vancouver.
The Canucks would make the most sense because the Manitoba Moose used to be their AHL affiliate and still might have a few former Moose players in their lineup. Then again, they probably wouldn't like the cold very much in Winnipeg, where the average daytime January high is -11 C.
There are also plenty of Montreal Canadiens and Maple Leafs fans in Manitoba, too, so both of those squads could be options as well.


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It's an environment where some of the best evangelists, apologists and pastoral support comes from laypeople, often working through the new media.
Where no one has a monopoly on the dissemination of information.
And where the deep divide between the ageing Vatican II generation and the new youth dominated conservatism creates endless tensions.
Nowhere is this more apparent than in the current struggle to come to grips with the challenges posed by new media.
The bishops promote, Cath News oppose?
Over at the Australian Bishops Conference media blog they are heavily promoting the opportunity to learn about how to use the New Media effectively in the context of the upcoming Catholic Media Congress. It features a number of prominent speakers, including one from the Vatican.
Over at another extended arm of the ACBC, Cath News, however, publisher Christine Hogan (also a speaker at the Congress) had a post up yesterday attacking the new media and assuring readers that she plans to stick with the old.
Ms Hogan tells Cath News readers:
"Here is what I want for you – well-written, well-researched, intelligent pieces from journalists employed by major media organisations who know the difference between editorial and editorialising."
The problem of paywalls
The context for Ms Hogan's potshots at bloggers and others is the problem of reader frustration when the articles linked to are behind paywalls, such as Greg Sheridan's writeup in the Australian of the Pell vs Dawkins debate.
It's a problem I've struggled with myself. And because I don't purport to cover everything going in the media, I've mostly stopped linking to or commenting on anything behind a paywall beyond the odd throwaway line.
In the case of Cath News however her ultimate conclusion on this is, given that Cath News is an aggregation service, better to alert the reader to its existence than to simply ignore it. Fair enough.
Options for paywalls
But I do think it reveals a certain lack of imagination in Cath News' approach.
Odds are more and more important stories will be behind paywalls, and a brief summary linking to a one line headline is probably not going to do the job of alerting readers to a story they need to be aware of in many cases.
So what are the alternatives?
One could, for example, whenever linking to a paywall story, provide a link to The Australian's (or whatever organisation it is) free access policy, which will, for example, allow a reader free access to a very limited number of items each day via google.
Or perhaps could negotiate with the Australian and others a special access deal for its subscribers.
Alternatively Cath News could provide a slightly expanded summary of the content and line taken in such stories.
On blogs, editorials and editorialising
There is one more obvious option though, and that's doing a little editorializing or contextualising of it - adding some value to it in other words - in order to ensure that the use of the content falls within the 'fair dealing' provisions of the Copyright Act (which allows use of a work for purposes such as review and criticism, or news reporting).
The fair dealing provisions (not quite the same as the more liberal US fair use provisions) are one of the reasons why most bloggers, myself included, typically 'editorialise' when we use material from elsewhere rather than simply reproduce it.
Ms Hogan though, one gathers would rather scorn this option, preferring the traditional tactics of headlines, omissions, distortions and commission with which to editorialize. She says:
"At the same time as the publishers were seeing their circulations plueitmmet [SIC] and internet usage rise, two other phenomena was gathering speed – the citizen journalist and the ubiquitous blogger. Sometimes untrained, always opinionated, their ascent was an echo of the inflation of another source of 'news'... the extremist commentator (sometimes known as a "bloviator" in US tabloid parlance)."
These extreme commentators – mostly from the Right – have affected news and how we consume it – as former Prime Ministerial flack [SIC] Lachlan Harris pointed out. The news cycle was out, the opinion cycle was in – something which was manifestly wrong could lead talk back every morning until by 9 am it was proven to be a furphy and abandoned".
Is the new media really that bad?!
Others, of course, including the Vatican and the US bishops for example, have had rather more positive things to say about the new media and it usefulness.
Personally I think the explosion of opinion pages in newspapers, and online dailies like Crikey, The Punch, New Matilda, the ABC's the Drum and the like (most of which by the way, are very far from being right wing in their orientation) actually reflect an increased degree of sophistication in our consumption of the media.
In former times many people were perhaps more willing to accept the more or less subtle biases of the media. These days, more people want those starting assumptions made explicit.
In earlier times, we didn't have to cope with quite so much volume of news. And so because there is so much more to digest, we tend to look for the perspectives of a few trusted commentators to tell us what is important, and give us the quick view.
In former times we didn't have a choice when the mainstream media deliberately let certain stories fall through the cracks. Now we do.
Cath News might want to contemplate the implications of that for their business!
Cath News bias
It is perhaps though unsurprising that Ms Hogan should have such a negative view of the new media world.
Responding to this new environment effectively would, after all, require Cath News to do a bit of substantial rethinking about its approach.
Instead it seems intent on continuing its current curiously selective approach to which media sources it links to, reflecting its determined pursuit of a liberal editorial line.
Quite my favourite example of this was to feature last week the website of the notoriously liberal Brisbane Liturgical Commission. But perhaps that was just about alerting Archbishop Coleridge of where his priorities for reform should be...
More substantively, they don't appear to scan places like the Vatican News site, for example, or they would have picked up yesterday's story about the reform of the peak body for religious women in the US. Yet I'm betting that either today or early next week we'll get a link to an opinion piece from the 'progressive' US National Catholic Reporter or some similar take on the decision...
Similarly, despite the fact that radio, video and print are increasingly integrated, delivered from the same platforms online, with occasional tokenistic exceptions, Cath News largely ignores anything on radio or video form (don't expect to to see a link to Michael Voris' The Vortex appearing for example, despite the fact that he is currently touring Australia!).
There is lots of stuff from Eureka Street but rarely a link to the often excellent pieces at the ABC's Religion and Ethics site.
And they continue to marginalise the product of blogs through the weekly 'blogwatcher' piece despite the fact that elsewhere sites are making no differentiation between paid and unpaid contributors, or the fact that blogs such as Fr Z's attract thousands of hits a day (and even relatively small ones like mine get a goodly number and occasionally break stories not covered elsewhere).
But really the most curious aspect of Ms Hogan's piece was the claim that the new media is all about editorializing while the old is all about well-researched, well-written stories.
You have to wonder if she has noticed the systematic anti-Catholic, anti-religion, pro-Green bias of the Fairfax media and the ABC that allowed, for example, a major speech by the then leader of the Greens, starting 'Fellow Earthians', to go virtually unreported?!
You have to wonder whether she has actually read Robert Manne's devastating critique of the Murdoch media in this country?
Or noted the continuing stories about just how those 'well-researched' stories are often produced (think Andrew Bolt and the google affair; phonetapping and bribery in the UK, and more)!
To suggest that the old media is unbiased, neutral and high quality while the new is all about opinionated amateurs is surely a denial of reality or naivity taken to an extreme!
And on the subject of journalistic standards...
And on the subject of journalistic standards, perhaps Cath News might take a hard look at itself.
Apart from the typos in Ms Hogan's own blog piece (see above), Cath Blog continues to distort, misrepresent or simply ignore (though from a purely personal perspective, that's my preferred option!) the work of bloggers whose views it doesn't like.
Take, for example, the recent blog watcher piece that attributed to me words that actually belong to one of our bishops. Mr Michael Mullins reported a few weeks back that:
"With the title "Having a stoush for Christ!", Australia Incognita comments [For the record, I am not 'Australia Incognita' - I just post there! My posts are clearly labelled as by Kate, and my full name is in the sidebar] on Bishop Geoffrey Jarrett's Lenten Pastoral Letter to the Archdiocese of Brisbane.
She stresses his mention of the "stirring and striking military terms" from the Ash Wednesday Mass prayer. These include "campaign", "battle", and "weapons", and they drive home the point that "the ashes invite us to conquer evil". Incognita says:[Well no, I didn't say this, I simply reported what Bishop Jarrett said, namely that)
"Part of our problem in society as well as within the Church is that we've put aside, perhaps as a bit of an embarrassment, that military metaphor of the Christian fight, the fight against the supernatural enemies...
Time was when we Catholics in Australia were never afraid of a stoush for the cause of Christ and His Church, in our local community or in a wider arena. But for the most part, with outstanding exceptions, can we say that we have become blighted with timidity, afraid to be different from the secularist influences around us, even sometimes within our own institutions, or even to differ from Christian brothers and sisters of other persuasions".
So just who is it that doesn't know the difference reporting and editorial comment?! There is surely a big difference between a blogger saying something by way of commentary, and a bishop saying something by way of authoritative teaching in a Pastoral Letter. But of course, pretending that it is a mere blogger saying it makes it ok to attack with one of those oh so neutral-headlines Cath News specialises in....
For the record, I asked for a correction. Instead an edited version of my comment was published on the blog page. And that in turn attracted a personal attack on me from David Timbs for daring to complain about the misattribution of text (and for disagreeing with his Spirit of Vatican II view of the world). I, in turn, pointed out that his diatribe didn't seem to comply with Cath News' guidelines, which state that:
"While critical comment on stories and issues is welcomed, postings that descend to personal attacks on or impugn the integrity of other commentators will be blocked."
I wasn't surprised to be ignored!
On the plus side, I have, I think stumbled on the perfect way of avoiding Mr Mr Mullins' jaundiced 'reporting'.
On Monday this week he highlighted a piece by David Timbs published the day before on his blog lamenting the alleged undermining of the concept of the 'People of God'. By a coincidence I wrote a piece also that day dealing with very similar issues, drawing attention to Pope Benedict's warnings against the very error Mr Timbs made, of ignoring the complementary concept of the Church as the body of Christ.
But perhaps because my post criticized a Cath Blog post, it mysteriously didn't crack a mention....
New Evangelization or propping up the progressive agenda?
All of which goes to a fundamental question. Just what is Cath News, an organisation supported and supposedly supervised by our bishops, supposed to be trying to achieve?
If it is to alert readers about major stories impacting on the Church in this country, then it surely doesn't matter where they appear, whether in blogs, mainstream or the catholic newspapers or wherever. Just whether or not they are of interest to the target group.
But of course if its purpose is to prop up the mindset of those ageing liberals then I guess the head in the sand approach works just fine!
Personally I don't want to see Cath News abolished, I want to see it reformed (my management consultancy services are available!). But maybe it really is beyond redemption....


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Maybe not as spectacular as the sunsets in Oia,but also in Fira tourists can enjoy it.
And Fira has one advantage at sunsets-all tourists seem to be in Oia at this time,so your can enjoy this moment in much more peaceful atmosphere:)
It´s HDR from one NEF-file.
I hope you´ll like it!
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Romano46 (18472) 2013-11-24 2:52
Ciao Krzysztof,
altro spettacolo grandioso dalle Cicladi!
Alla composizione impeccabile che fa perno non solo sul paesaggio, ma si arricchisce anche di motivi grafici nelle volute della scala e nella terrazza che domini dall'alto, si unisce la dolcezza e il romanticismo di una visione dominata da una luce crepuscolare.
Una splendida foto nella quale soggetto, luce e colori concorrono in egual misura a trasferire emozioni molto intense.
Ciao e buona domenica
rigoletto (34279) 2013-11-24 2:56
hi krzysztof. you found a grand vantage point, and was worth each step you climbed up the hill. beautiful sunset photo with difficult counter light, hdr was very useful to reduce the contrasts and add luminocity to the shadows.
ikeharel (86598) 2013-11-24 3:00
Hello Krzysztof,
A beautiful sunset pic., at which halved by the closer downhill's houses and church, and than a view stretchs out to sea over the caldera, towards the far horizon under the golden tone.
Manged a nice melancholic ambiance of dusk.
Have a nice Sunday afternoon,
timecapturer (49288) 2013-11-24 3:19
Hi Krzysztof
all sunsets in Santorini are a bit special. This beauty is proof of that and taken from this POV all the more enticing and spectacular. Your PP bringing out all the depth of colours and the super textures and detailing. Another stunning image to add your gallery of beauties. Love it! Could do with some of that warmth here today.
Enjoy your Sunday - B.
cornejo (52234) 2013-11-24 3:48
Krzysztof Witaj, lovely view of this interesting place with beautiful sunset, very good well captured by a great pov, with good photography and nice composition. A lovely picture of a lovely time, with good sharpness, depth and very good quality. A beautiful job perfectly done, congratulations my friend. Thanks for sharing this interesting work.
Good evening and happy start to the week.
Warm greetings from southern Spain.
dta (87647) 2013-11-24 3:51
Witaj Krzysztof ,
Both a splendid plunging view on this beautiful church , and a superb sunset picture with a plesant atmosphere .
PaulVDV (37958) 2013-11-24 3:55
Hello Krzysztof,
It's a beautiful sunset picture with the dark islands in the golden coloured sea.
Above all, I love your chosen composition and the attractive foreground with the stairs and the church.
The staircase reveals how steeply it goes down from your POV while the ship down there gives us a good sense of scale.
Best regards, Paul
chrislo (4097) 2013-11-24 4:02
Hello Krzysztof,
Though there are lots of pictures of Santorini here, your splendid viewpoint makes this one very special, including interesting elements to the scene. The shine on the water and the light in the sky are just amazing, making for a great focal point. The subtle light and the muted colours have helped create a fantastic mood and atmosphere and make this composition very beautiful.
Kind regards,
delpeoples (60240) 2013-11-24 4:05
Ciao Krzysztof
Ahhhhh so beautiful! This is a breath-taking photo which really has everything. Excellent perspective and slight bokeh from the wide angle, wonderful powedery blue colours and above all magnificent light. The architecture and sea of course are magnificent too. Congratulations, I hope this is hanging on your wall at home.
Warmest wishes
ourania (51103) 2013-11-24 5:31
Hello Krzysztof,
a wonderful composition with the downward perspective superbly adjusted to the vertical frame. I love the way the view extends from the stairs and the terrace to the elegant church, the seascape and the open sea. An original idea to show the sunset through the effect of the light on the sea and townscape and with only a little glimpse at the sky. There's a marvellous atmosphere and sense of harmony, the viewer feels wrapped by the warm light and colours and the feeling is wonderful. Congratulations and thank you!
All the best, have a great Sunday,
lousat (104697) 2013-11-24 5:44
Not the best perspective to who suffer of vertigos like me....ehbeheh...but really beautiful the view,great choice of the moment and magic spectacle,every corner of this Island is a great opportunity,i like it! Have a nice evening and thanks,luciano
abmdsudi (65539) 2013-11-24 6:17
Hi Krzysztof
Wonderful view to make picture and to be there in the evening is a great fun from this popular spot. I like the overall colour & exposure with the shimmering water indeed looks like made of gold in this light which adds so much as main interest. And of course the architecture of this area is just wonderful as strong foreground element that leads smoothly into the main show. Finely composed with all those elements well put together to represent what is on your mind and vision. Lovely challenging shot, Congrats
Best regards
pajaran (73439) 2013-11-24 6:21
Dobar dan, popodne.
Lep pogled i trenutak ...
Dobra kompozicija i perspektiva, lepo pokazano mesto i trenutak zalaska sunca.
Dobar trenutak snimka i kontrast, lepe boje.
Lepa Crkva i zalazak sunca.
Lepo popodne i sve najbolje.
Good afternoon, this afternoon.
Nice view and a moment ...
Good composition and perspective, nice place and shown the moment of sunset.
Good time recording and contrast, beautiful colors.
Beautiful Church and sunset.
Nice afternoon and all the best.
Sonata11 (34009) 2013-11-24 6:52
Witaj Krzystof, Oh! co za cudowne miejsce a to zdjecie powala na kolana mozna tak siedziec i podziwiac ten cudowny zachod slonca. Ten POV ktory obrales jest wprost perfefcyjny. Ja wybieram ten lezak po prawej i nie wsaje az do wschodu slonca. Cudowna praca. Moje gratulacje. Bardzo, bardzo mi sie podoba. SUPER!!!
Serdecznie pozdrwaiam i zycze milej niedzieli,
SnapRJW (31629) 2013-11-24 6:59
Hello Krzysztof, A superb shot taken from a lofty viewpoint. Your composition accentuates the steepness of the village making it seem as if you were on top of the world looking down on all that lies beneath. Impressive light management and colours that convey the mood of the moment. Warm regards Rosemary
eldancer1 (36343) 2013-11-24 7:39
Wow! Love the pov and the warm golden colors of the ocean. Awesome capture of this sunset with good lighting and nice details. Well done, tfs.
No_One (4) 2013-11-24 8:59
Hi Krzysztof
I can always guarantee a smile when I visit your gallery, what a shot this is. The stairs creates such a beautiful effect of depth, that I want to climb inside, lie on one of those recliners and watch the beauty of this sunset. Spectacular scene from a most unusual point of view. I'm amazing that you managed to fir in everything from the perfectly positioned handrail and stairs, right across the horizon and the beautiful sun. There is so much to see here, and under really glorious light.
Thanks as always, have a great week
m (0) 2013-11-24 9:33
Hi Krzysztof,
I have a feeling I've seen this photo a million times already but never with that striking gold spilled from the sky on the sea surface:) Looks really amazing, and the perspective is fabulous of course!
Best wishes!
parvatibb (1387) 2013-11-24 11:34
I would definitely called this a spectacular sunset!
wishing to be on those bench and enjoying this view...
Gorgeous colors and great POV!
best regards
jcpix (14024) 2013-11-24 11:53
Hi Krzysztof,
I hate to consider this as a typical scene from the islands, but how in the world could anyone not enjoy it? Wow! I never tire of these, and when they're taken and presented in such a manner...well, all I can say is that I hope too see many, many more!
I simply can't get enough of the colors here, the orange/blue foreground against the natural, rustic church leading back into the softer orange & blue combo is just superb. I'm absolutely taken in by the lines of the staircase walls and the crescent shapes just beyond. What a sense of height and perspective also, brilliant arrangement from top to bottom. The dimension is really something else, and once again the subtle HDR brings out smooth precision.
I can't imagine a bad shot taken from here, everything you've shown us so far has been outstanding. Compliments all around my friend! Hope you've had a nice weekend.
My best wishes,
macjake (78877) 2013-11-24 12:21
Hi Krzysztof
I need some education about these Greek Islands! :)
first of all, is Santorini on the Island of Fira?
and what is this Oia? and why do the tourists go there in the evening leaving this place vacant?
so many things i need to know :)
I'll be traveling to Greece in May 2014 :)
lovely shot once again my friend.
the textures and exposure are very attractive. Its great how the paint seems to be peeling away a bit on the dome.
another sweet shot
thebest (4276) 2013-11-24 15:02
Hi Krzysztof,
Excellent POV & COMPOSITION - Well done just great.!!!
Kindest regards,
adidas5nb (5743) 2013-11-24 17:56
wow..what an amazing pov to include so much in the frame.i can almost feel the place for real.everything is just great and perfect.this is a real special one.
mirosu (16313) 2013-11-25 5:39
Hello Krysztof,
Excellent combination of nature effect with beautiful old architecture. The sunlight reflections are superb. The church is in very good low light, your high angle viewpoint is perfect. Excellent photo, well done.
rychem (51075) 2013-11-25 8:41
Piekne zdjecie o zachodzie, światło delikatne, miekkie i cieple
s_lush (16602) 2013-11-25 11:53
Hello Krzysztof,
What a beautiful combination of architectural and natural features, colors and forms. Excellent choice of point of view, composition and moment of capturing. Masterful presentation of this picturesque place!
Best regards,
mesutilgim (99504) 2013-11-25 13:41
Hello Krzyzstof,
Top capture from Fira. A photographic work like a good poem !
TFS and best regards
Mics (984) 2013-11-25 18:42
Hi Krzysztof,
Wow! Thank you for a sharing a piece of your "sea of gold". This photo exude a very lovely and cozy ambiance.
P.S. I am actually there in the yacht having my"chill out" time...in my dreams...:-)
Wonderful shot!
Kind regards,
adramad (53540) 2013-11-26 5:03
Hello Krzysztof.
Delicious composition with these wonderful shades of sunset, I like the perspective with stairs leading down to the church, which offers a nice set of volumes. The wake at sea and gold is gorgeous.
Both the brightness and sharpness are perfect.
Have a good evening and week.
All the best.
Cricri (135618) 2013-11-26 10:45
Hi Krzysztof
Une belle recherche dans le cadrage, le moment choisi, beaucoup de détails et de couleurs, avec une excellente profondeur de la mer, très belle réalisation
Belle soirée
ChrisJ (129138) 2013-11-27 4:20
Ciao Krzysztof,
Fira has another advantage! You can see the new volcano rising out of the caldera from here but not from Oia. But the churches in Oia are freshly painted blue and white. Here I like the very steep descent and yellow vs blue colour contrast. Good sharpness and a wonderful sunset. Tfs!
Silvio1953 (164873) 2013-11-27 6:19
Ciao Krzysztof, great POV for a fascinating sunset, wonderful warm colors and splendid light, very well done, my friend, ciao Silvio
mcmtanyel (37193) 2013-11-27 16:37
Hello Chris,
This is a very pleasant view taken with skillful technique. I like the color combination of peach and dark blue on the stairs and the terrace.
Best regards,
Graal (103038) 2013-11-29 23:42
pieknie to wyglada, fota jak na dobra pocztowke. Dobry czas wybrales na to niskie slonce. Pozazdroscic wyprawy na greckie wyspy.
Milego WE.
fabbs99 (17179) 2013-12-02 20:55
Hello Krzysztof,
I love to see the golden lights from across the sea as the sets for the day.A nice and interesting picture with good sharpness, depth, beautiful light and color. TFS.
Hansaphotos (9473) 2013-12-06 13:53
Hello Krzysztof
Oh, for sure a beautiful shot, Krzysztof. Love the combination of blue and yellow in the foreground. A well composed picture and a great seascape. Lovely light, very well managed. Beautiful! Thanks.
Have a nice weekend.
Greetings, Erling
danos (106377) 2013-12-07 8:46
Hi Krzysztof,
nice the view as the presentation of one of the famous sunsets over Santorini.I like the created relection as the beauty and the charmy of the place.
amazing spectacular view in Oia
a wonderful postcard remitted from you
to all of us who dream traveling to
delicate and warm colors
everybody can enjoy this moment
adores (46567) 2013-12-07 15:53
Hi Krzysztof!
Another great shot from Greece! It is a beautiful sunset and you got a very good photo. The format was well chosen and I like this foreground with the graphism of the stairs, the dome and those two empty chairs that seem to be a perfect place to enjoy the moment!
josepmarin (58689) 2013-12-09 3:22
Witaj Krzysztof,
a breathtaking view on the architecture of Fira, and on the caldera, because of a perfect high-angle shot.
The golden shines on the sea create a calm atmosphere, and the image is very rich graphically, under the subtle and soft sunset light.
The HDR treatment don't give a strong effect in the photo, and this fact is remarkable.
Well done.
Best regards,
subhendu_bagchi (26091) 2013-12-09 22:34
wow, I missed it somehow. An excellent shot. Great capture from high POV. Superb light management, magical atmosphere. Enjoyed it a lot. Tfs.
Kamilutka (8107) 2013-12-29 1:13
swietne ujecie i niezwykla perspektywa - efekt jest zdecydowanie bardzo ciekawy. Podoba mi sie swiatlo zachodzacego slonca, ktore oblewa delikatnym zlotem morze i budynki. Piekna praca - moje gratulacje!
Pozdrawiam serdecznie
kasianowak (11633) 2014-01-20 3:56
Czesc Krzysiu
Bardzo ladne sa te twoje obrazki z Santorini. Umiejetnie uchwycone swiatlo tworzy niepowtarzalna atmosfere oraz tonacje tak rozna od stereotypowej bialo-niebieskiej, jaka zwykle kojarzymy z tym miejscem. Swietna kompozycja z wyrazistym pierwszym planem.
Pozdrawiam serdecznie
npecanhuk (79319) 2014-01-24 15:59
Hello Krzysztof!
Wonderful place!
Very beautiful and pleasant-looking picture!
Special regards to the vertical format, colors, chosen pov and composition!
TFS - congrats,
Photo Information
- Copyright: Krzysztof Kusy (krzychu30) (15512)
- Genre: Places
- Medium: Color
- Date Taken: 2013-09-30
- Categories: Decisive Moment
- Camera: Nikon D3100, Nikkor 18-105mm f/3.5-5.6 G AF-S VR
- Exposure: f/7.1, 1/25 seconds
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- Date Submitted: 2013-11-24 2:45
- To macjake: Greece (3)
by krzychu30, last updated 2013-11-24 01:42


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A huge catalogue won't appeal to anyone if the apps are all lousy, of course, but RIM has been proactive in this regard as well, touting the ease with which Android products can be ported. If building native BlackBerry 10 apps were to require substantially more work than creating Android offerings, most developers would just stick to the latter. But if Android developers can also sell to RIM customers with only minor marginal effort, there's a greater chance the BlackBerry app store will not only start big but also continue to grow.
The hardware is another component. Great apps can't be enjoyed if the phones and their OS aren't inviting and engaging as well. RIM hasn't released details about the new BlackBerry 10 devices but a steady stream of leaks has set expectations.
One of the upcoming devices should feature a physical QWERTY keyboard and is likely geared to those who enjoy using today's BlackBerry products. The other, which is expected to vaguely resemble an iPhone, is a more dramatic departure from the company's traditional form factors. Many of its rumored features are attractive but not groundbreaking: Near-field communication, an 8-megapixel camera, 1080p video recording, and so on. But others are more impressive, such as a screen with greater pixel density than the iPhone's Retina display.


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If you missed it, User/Submitter is a paid service allowing people to buy diggs.
They are very upfront about their business model. Submitters (people who want stories promoted) pay $20 plus $1 per digg. Users (digg users who's second job as a WoW gold farmer is getting tedious) get paid about 17c per digg. So buying 100 diggs costs $120, and in theory nearly $17 of that gets paid out to diggers, there is a $20 payout minimum, so the chances of many people diligently digging away and making 120 paid diggs before their account gets noticed and shut off seems unlikely. In either case, it is nice profit margin while they can get away with it.
Digg unsurprisingly don't seem to be fans. Poking around, I can see accounts are being disabled. One of mine got disabled, but that might be a bad example because I was not very subtle. Commenting on stories that I dugg that I had dugg them for 17c is probably more blatant than most. Result:
Looking at other accounts with suspicious behaviour though I see a few of these:
Privacy is not particularly well guarded at User/Submitter. If you want to know if a digg user name is registered there, then try to register it. An interesting username to try is kevinrose.
Of course, the experiment is somewhat flawed. You can only check once, and while a negative result is definitive, a positive result might just mean that somebody else performed the same experiment before you. Rumours of Digg's demise might be popular, but I don't think Kevin yet needs a side job paying 17c per click.
Suspicious behaviour though is not hard to find. Here are a list of Digg stories that received paid Diggs in the last few hours.
Unsurprisingly, there are a number of the same users digging many of them.
What a social site should do about abuse is a harder problem. Any competitive environment is bound to get people gaming or abusing the system. I am not sure that disabling accounts is the best solution though. If I was a 3rd world subsistence gold farmer sitting in an internet cafe clicking links for a few cents a time and my account got disabled I would just create a new one that needs to be detected and disabled. If my account silently got flagged as a source of worthless diggs, and just ignored in calculations, then I would merrily continue clicking away and over time nearly all bought diggs would be worthless because they would mostly be being paid out to account that have already been detected.
Publicly disabling accounts is good for maintaining the appearance of transparency, but longer term, allowing abusive users individual sandboxes to play in lets them waste time without affecting others. In a system where reregistering under another alias is painless, disabling accounts is not a very effective deterrent.


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text: Anybody watching the Louisville/Duke game? Kevin Ware suffered a devestating injury, looks like a fractured leg. No contact injury, just jumped trying to defend and his leg looked like it broke, snapped the bone below his knee in two. Jim Nance said he never saw anything like that on a bball court but it was very similar to what happened to Shaun Livingston when he played for the Clips. Didn't know he was from the Bronx and I wish my home boy a swift recovery.


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The following post appears on the Tazewell-Orange.com site, run by Joseph T. Lee III. "This site is my contribution to the preservation of the local history of Southwest Virginia and the Tri-Cities area," Lee says. "I've researched a mostly overlooked industry that affects our lives every day—the soda bottling industry, which I was surprised to find was quite prevalent in the Southwest Virginia area." This profile of the Was-Cott / Tazewell Manufacturing Company is reprinted here with permission.
In the town of North Tazewell, VA sits a large white building with bricked up windows. This vacant building was once home of one of the largest carbonated beverage bottling plants in Virginia. This company was a North Tazewell landmark from 1910 until 1960.
The company's name changed at least three times during its life, starting out as The Tazewell Manufacturing Company (1910-1922), The Was-Cott Corporation (1922-1931), and finally The Sun Rise Bottling Company from 1931 until its closing in 1960.
A Lynchburg firm known as Duguid Brothers established the original operation as a wholesale grocery store in the 1890's, with W. A. Scott as a partner. Scott soon bought out his partners' interest in the company.
Sometime during 1910 Scott, along with the Tazewell Manufacturing Company, created his most famous soda, Was-Cott Ginger Ale. They placed the first ad for the drink in the September 8, 1911 Clinch Valley News.
Scott continued operation of the store until a fire destroyed the grocery and its subsidiary the Tazewell Manufacturing Company on January 18, 1920.
After the fire, W. A. Scott constructed a new two story brick and concrete plant with a basement, and restarted bottling operations by April 8, 1921, with S. L. Drake returning as superintendent of the Tazewell Manufacturing Company.
Scott equipped the new plant with the most modern machinery at the time. The Was-Cott Corporation was incorporated on April, 23, 1921, with W. A. Scott as President and Treasurer, George W. St. Clair as first Vice President (both of Tazewell, VA), Hiram T. Gates, of Richmond, VA, as Second Vice President, F. H. Forbes, of North Tazewell, VA, as Secretary. Jameson George Buston is listed as a director of the company (he would become very important to the company later on).
For a long time Was-Cott Ginger Ale was distributed to the rest of the nation by train. W. A. Scott had been wise enough to site his buildings right next to the Norfolk and Western railway line. He engaged in a huge advertising campaign in 1923, which ran ads from New York City to Jacksonville, FL. Was-Cott was even distributed to a few foreign countries.
What really helped the brand attain its fame was the A&P grocery store chain distributing the brand in their franchises. I have seen A&P ads from various different eastern states where Was-Cott Ginger Ale holds a prominent place in their roster of ginger ales.
Was-Cott Ginger ale came in three sizes of amber paper-labeled bottles, the 7 ½ oz for five cents, the 12oz for ten cents, and the 16oz for twenty cents.
By 1928 the Was-Cott Corporation was bottling all three types of Was-Cott Ginger Ale (regular, club, and Extra Dry), Orange Crush, Lime Crush, Cherry Crush, Strawberry Crush, Mandalay Punch, Hires Root Beer, and Apple and Peach products. They were also manufacturing/distributing fountain syrups for all of these flavors.
The Was-Cott Corporation was still in operation as of 1928; however, like many businesses Was-Cott was hit hard by the Great Depression, and wound up having to liquidate. W. A. Scott started selling life and automobile insurance by June 6, 1930.
According to the trademark registration of the name 'Sun Rise' by the Sun Rise Bottling Company, the first date of the name's use in commerce was September 1, 1931, with James G. Buston as proprietor. Buston succeeded in keeping the company operating, and broadened the product line to several different products.
The first was a brand known as Giant Chro-Mo Ginger Beer, which was touted in advertising as "the drink that everybody likes." Apparently everybody didn't like it, as the brand was gone by the 1940's; unfortunately there isn't much left to give us an idea of what flavor this brand was.
By the 1940's new brands joined the homegrown ranks under J. G. Buston, one of which is Tazewell Orange, "A Delicious Drink," which may have very well been inspired by Orange Crush, and is obviously a Tazewell exclusive brand.
The Sun Rise Beverages line, which most likely had been with the company from the start, was created as the flavor line for the company. The first bottles were clear with a black and orange painted-label that would later be redesigned with a rooster crowing at the sunrise.
Then there is 2 TO 1, "Two to one you'll like, because it's two to one in your favor," which was another Tazewell exclusive, most likely a lemon lime type drink much like 7-UP or a grapefruit type drink like Squirt.
Lucky Giant, "A drink that tastes different because it's made different," was a cola that was created by the company to market as a franchise drink. I doubt it went too far, as the brand isn't advertised after World War II.
The last of the Tazewell exclusive brands can be quite possibly described as the most promoted brand of the company aside from Was-Cott Ginger Ale itself, that being Rhythm Punch with the inspiring tagline "Tastes like grapes." I suspect the flavor and even the name were modified from Mandalay Punch, which the company bottled in the late 1920's.
Of course the company was still bottling Was-Cott Ginger Ale, which was now in a green painted-label bottle similar to a certain Canadian oriented ginger ale. They picked up other nationally franchised brands like Red Rock Cola, which most likely replaced Lucky Giant; Squirt, which most likely replaced 2 TO 1; and Hires Root Beer, which they had been bottling since the late 1920's.
The Sun Rise Bottling Company was registered as a partnership on March 24, 1947 between Jameson George Buston, Earl Stanley Wallace, and John Wharton Gillespie. By October 1948 Buston had sold his interest in the company to Wallace and Gillespie.
Was-Cott Ginger Ale died off after it could no longer compete with Canada Dry, which the company picked up to replace the home brand.
It appears that Wallace and Gillespie sold the 'Sun Rise' trademark to Sun Rise Inc. of Marshall, MN, which would take the brand national. Eventually the brand would be bottled by Coca-Cola bottlers into the 1970's.
Sun Rise Bottling Company itself continued to bottle Tazewell Orange, Rhythm Punch, and the other national brands till their closing sometime in 1960, when the company sold the plant to the Deskins Supermarket chain, who converted it into a warehouse.


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