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A police officer "acted appropriately" when he discharged a taser at a local man who was slashing himself with a knife.
The police ombudsman has concluded that the officer acted within the law when he fired the weapon at a man during an incident in Crumlin on April 22 this year.
The P.S.N.I. received a call from the ambulance service requesting assistance at a house in the village where a man had a knife and was "cutting himself."
[Source: Antrim Guardian]
Customs officials have closed down a fuel-laundering plant in Crossmaglen, which was capable of producing 1.3 million liters of diesel a year.
More than 14 tons of toxic waste were removed from farm buildings where the plant was operating along with pumps, tanks and other equipment.
The illegal operation had the potential to evade the U.K. Treasury of more than $4.6 million in tax and duty.
[Source: Examiner Newspaper]
Vodafone Ireland announced improved coverage in counties Wexford, Kilkenny and Carlow. Following the enhancement to voice coverage earlier this summer, the operator has now made mobile data services available to areas where previously only mobile calls could be made. In Carlow, around 54,000 people in the county will receive data coverage in areas such as Carlow Town, Tullow, Borris, Bagnalstown, Ballon and Goresbridge, while the improved service reaches 95,000 people around Kilkenny, in areas such as Ballyhale, Ballyragget, Callan, Castlecomer, Freshford, Inistioge, Kilkenny City and Mullinavat.
[Source: Telecompaper]
Gardaí (police) are appealing to locals in the Canningstown area about the illegal dumping of tires in a river – for the second time in recent weeks.
An estimated 120 tires were dumped in the river at Ardmone, Canningstown, between Tuesday, June 18, and Saturday, June 22.
Previously around 30 tires had been cleared from the same spot by locals and used on farms.
[Source: The Anglo Celt]
A north Clare man who strangled a woman before dumping her body into the sea was sentenced to life-imprisonment last Thursday.
Colm Deely (41), of School Road in Ballyvaughan, has been found guilty of murdering Deirdre McCarthy (43), between 11 p.m. on March 27, 2011, and noon the following day. He had pleaded not guilty to the murder charge.
A jury of seven women and five men found Deely guilty by unanimous verdict after two hours and 58 minutes of deliberation at the Central Criminal Court on Wednesday, June 26.
[Source: Clare Champion]
A mother is fighting for her life after she and her daughter crashed into a pub on Shandon Street on Saturday evening, June 29.
Their car crashed at 5 p.m. on Saturday into the North Gate Tavern pub, which is on the corner of Shandon Street and North Mall, after the mother passed out due to a medical problem.
The young girl was able to get out of the car but the woman had to be cut out by emergency services.
[Source: Cork Independent]
An administrative officer with the P.S.N.I. has admitted breaching the Data Protection Act by obtaining information about a homophobic assault.
Bridgene McCleave, whose address was given on court papers as c/o P.S.N.I. Strand Road, pleaded guilty to obtaining information from police files about the assault in July 2008.
Derry Magistrates Court heard the 57-year-old had been employed by the P.S.N.I. since 2006 as an administrative assistant working closely with analysts in the District Intelligence Unit.
[Source: Derry Journal]
Declan Bonner, the former Donegal senior manager, is back in county management following his appointment as Donegal minor manager.
Bonner, the 1992 All-Ireland winner and senior manager for three seasons at the end of the 1990s, was appointed by the Donegal County Committee last Monday night at their monthly meeting.
"I'm looking forward to the challenge I have been working with the lads for the last few season and have managed them at U-16 and U-17 level and I know all the lads well," Bonner told the Democrat last Tuesday morning.
"There is a good bunch of lads at that age group. We won the Buncrana Cup, last year. We beat Tyrone in the final and we have qualified for the McGuigan Cup final."
[Source: Donegal Democrat]
Fans of "Britain's Got Talent" were in for a treat on Saturday, June 29, when finalist Jordan O'Keefe dropped in to Newry Credit Union to launch their Juvenile Members Concert – "CU on Hill Street."
Hundreds of swooning fans greeted the Derry singer as he appeared to sign autographs, t-shirts and other merchandise as part of the launch of the concert that takes place on Sunday, August 25, as part of Newry Credit Union's 50-year anniversary celebrations.
[Source: Examiner Newspaper]
Charity shops won't be banned from operating on Dublin's premier shopping street, but no more fast food restaurants or bookies will be allowed.
Councilors voted not to put charity shops on a lengthy list of unwanted stores at a meeting of Dublin City Council last Monday night.
Following a vote, premises that "would detract from the character of the street" will no longer get planning permission to open.
[Source: Evening Herald]
Just over two weeks since the G8 leaders departed from Fermanagh turf, retailers in Enniskillen are happy to report they didn't take the customers with them. Over the two days of the summit, Enniskillen was referred to as a "ghost town" with many choosing to avoid the town for fear of traffic disruption and delays.
A week on, though, and the retail landscape is "back to normal," with the shops in the town hoping that two days of lost trade will be more than compensated by long term benefits the result of increased profile and exposure.
[Source: Fermanagh Herald]
Galway City was named as one of Ireland's "Best Kept Towns" at an award ceremony hosted by Minister Phil Hogan in Farmleigh House.
As part of the competition, the highest scoring towns in the national Tidy Towns Competition compete with the winners of Northern Ireland's Best Kept Towns for the title of Ireland's "Best Kept Town."
Galway City was one of just 13 towns shortlisted out of over 700 towns adjudicated.
[Source: Galway Bay FM]
It took the wildlife team three hours to walk and climb to the perch high above the scenic lakes in Killarney National Park, where they tagged the first eagle to be born in County Kerry in more than 100 years.
The lakes had been associated with eagles, particularly golden eagles, since ancient times, but the birds were shot and poisoned to extinction in the early-1900s.
The chick, "Paudie," is a white-tailed sea eagle. Now eight-weeks old, he weighs 7.4 pounds and is still in the nest. The scientist in charge of the operation, Dr Allan Mee, said it would be some weeks before the chick is airborne. Evidence of fish and small mammals – but not lambs, he reassured farmers – was found in the nest.
[Source: Irish Times]
A Newbridge couple suffered serious injuries following a fire in one of the town's oldest residential areas on Wednesday night, June 26.
Neighbors living in the Liffey View/Barracks area of the town center were horrified to see resident Kevin "Keggie") Brennan outside his burning home at around 10:15 p.m. that night, clearly suffering injuries to his face and hands and crying out for help.
Both he and his wife, Catherine, managed to get out of the house, but both suffered extensive injuries and were subsequently taken for treatment to St. James' Hospital in Dublin, where they are still being treated.
[Source: Kildare Nationalist]
One of Kilkenny's most well-known and respected figures was honored two weeks ago with a lifetime achievement award for his decades of hard work, honesty, and efforts to improve other people's lives.
Seamus Pattison's political career spanned decades, from his time as a local councilor and a three-time mayor of Kilkenny City (1967, 1976 and 1992), to his election as ceann comhairle (speaker) of the Dáil (Irish Assembly)in 1997 and leas cheann comhairle (deputy chairman) of the Dáil in 2002. He brought great honor to his native city and county, holding a Dáil seat for 22 years.
He also had the rare privilege of being awarded the Freedom of Kilkenny City.
[Source: Kilkenny People]
A Portarlington woman convicted of theft was two weeks ago denied legal aid at the district court, as Judge Catherine Staines remarked the woman had recently been able to afford a holiday to Spain.
Claire Kelly, 1 Avondale Estate, stole various items worth $30.51 from Dunnes Stores, Mountmellick Road, Portlaoise, on May 11. Inspector Aidan Farrelly said that all items were recovered.
Kelly has no previous convictions, although she received an adult caution before for a similar offense.
[Source: Leinster Express]
The Dowra Green Village Group is little over a year old, but the committee has proven its dedication to revitalizing Dowra village.
Its first project was the landscaping and walling of the Jim McPadden Memorial. The committee formed in late 2011and is made up of a small number of motivated Dowra inhabitants. They felt that "Sweet Dowra Town" was just not so sweet anymore.
The village, which borders counties Cavan and Leitrim, has been somewhat neglected in recent years.
[Source: Leitrim Observer]
Rachel Moran who is originally from Dublin was based herself as a call girl in the city center in the 1990s, during which time she says she earned "tens of thousands" of pounds. The 37-year-old said she worked in brothels in six apartments at city locations – including Cruises Street, the Dock Road and the Ennis Road – where she performed sex and sexual acts for clients from both the city and the county.
"I would have spent more time in Limerick than anywhere else, other than Dublin of course," Ms. Moran explained.
"You would rent an apartment and run it as a brothel for whatever length of time until you got rumbled by the guards or the landlord or things turned violent. If the wives of Limerick knew what is going on – it's an eye opener," she said.
[Source: Limerick Leader]
Fine Gael's Clr. Larry Bannon was elected mayor of County Longford at local authority headquarters in the county town on Friday night, June 28.
The local area representative in the Legan area has been part of the local political arena for the last 10 years, and his victory became an historic occasion on the night.
Mayor Bannon is the brother of Deputy James Bannon, who also served as Longford County mayor prior to his election to Dáil Eireann (Irish Assembly). As a result, the newly elected mayor is one of two brothers who are the first in the county to both hold the prestigious office of county mayor.
[Source: Longford Leader]
Drug-dealers in Dundalk are going to houses and demanding payments from parents as more and more teenagers get involved with illegal drugs.
Sinn Fein Dundalk Town Councilor Kevin Meenan has said the drug dealers are getting younger and so are their victims.
In a recent incident at Muirhevnamor, people as young as 15 threatened to smash up a house if money allegedly owed was not paid to them.
[Source: Dundalk Democrat]
Eccentric Mayor of London Boris Johnson will not be attending this year's novel Connacht Senior Football Final between London and Mayo in Castlebar.
Despite an online campaign and moves by Mayor of Castlebar Clr. Noreen Heston, Mr. Johnson last Monday announced he will be unable to attend the historic game.
Clr. Heston made contact with the Connacht Council Monday to see if they would consider inviting Boris Johnson to the game and Connacht Council Secretary John Prenty told The Mayo News they would consider it and discuss it at a Connacht Council meeting and with London G.A.A. chiefs.
[Source: The Mayo News]
The First Hay Festival was held in Ireland last weekend, and it was a resounding success. The town came alive as 10,000 people visited to attend events that covered books, theatre, film, food, environment, art and travel.
"We are absolutely delighted with our first Hay Festival," said Ger Gaughran, Hay Festival Kells director and member of the Kells Chamber Committee. "It has been magical to see the streets of Kells filled with visitors to our town enjoying themselves, and we are thrilled to have surpassed all our expectations."
[Source: Meath Chronicle]
White crosses, splashed with red paint, have been erected close to the home of an Irish politician after she publicly supported new abortion legislation.
They were erected near the County Monaghan home of Heather Humphreys.
Ms. Humphreys said that while she understood protests at her office, she viewed crosses nailed to poles outside her family home as "quite invasive."
She is a member of the Irish Parliament (T.D.), which is taking a series of votes on allowing limited abortion.
[Source: BBC News]
Former Irish soccer star Paul McGrath is to appear in court later this month in connection with an alleged public order offense two weekends ago.
Gardaí (police) arrested Mr. McGrath outside the Tullamore Court Hotel in the County Offaly town on Saturday evening. He was taken to the local Garda station where he was charged with minor breaches of the Public Order Act.
Mr. McGrath (53) has fought a long-running and very public battle with alcoholism over the last decade.
[Source: Irish Independent]
A man was due to appear in court in Roscommon on Friday, in connection with the false imprisonment of a man in Strokestown three days prior.
Gardaí (police) in Roscommon arrested four people following a planned operation, during which they searched two houses in the Roscommon area.
A woman and two men, all in their late teens, were taken to Roscommon Garda Station and detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act.
[Source: Roscommon Herald]
The chamber of Sligo County Council suffered an exodus of Fine Gael councilors and one Independent last Monday. The incident occurred when a Fine Gael representative tabled a motion calling on colleagues to ensure Sligo-based Oireachtas members vote "No" on the Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill.
Clr. Matt Lyons, the leas chathaoirleach (deputy chairman), watched as most of his party colleagues disappeared from their seats moments before he made his address. Only three of the 12-strong Fine Gael contingent remained, although they abstained from voting.
[Source: Irish Times]
South Tipperary County Museum was last Monday recognized for high standards in the management of the museum, care of collections and visitor services by the Heritage Council under the Museum Standards Programme for Ireland.
The museum was recommended for full accreditation by assessors because it is an exceptionally innovative, active and outgoing institution with excellent modern permanent display galleries and an ambitious and high-achieving educational program. The museum also operates an excellent conservation program. The museum is well-regarded in its county and region, and is noteworthy for its cooperative strategy with other arts and heritage groups or local authority officers
[Source: Tipperary Star]
The third road accident in eight days in Dungannon to result in a fatality occurred last Wednesday morning near Castlecaulfield.
The latest road victim has been named as 32-year-old George Pinto from Dungannon. Mr. Pinto was driving a motorcycle when he crashed on the Old Caulfield Road at around 3:30 a.m. His was the only vehicle involved.
The road was closed between the village side of the Lisnamonaghan Road and St. Bernard O'Loughran Primary School for several hours.
Mr. Pinto was the 25th person to die on Northern Ireland's roads this year.
[Source: Tyrone Courier]
Motorsport Ireland has said it "deeply regrets" that a competitor passed away following injuries received in a tragic accident during the Carrick-on-Suir stages rally that took place on Sunday, June 30.
Paul Mulcahy, from Dungarvan, County Waterford, was the driver of one of the cars involved in the race.
He died following injuries he received during stage four of the event.
[Source: Waterford News & Star]
She immigrated to America more than 60 years ago, but Westmeath's latest centenarian, Sr. Olivia Murray, still keeps up with goings-on in her native county.
The Emper native celebrated her landmark birthday with a mass and party on June 1 at the Sisters of St. Joseph Convent in Hartford, Connecticut, where she is the most senior resident.
More than 100 guests attended the event, including Ballynacargy native John Deane, who traveled from Ireland, and took a number of cards from local well-wishers, including her cousin John Seery from Milltown.
[Source: Westmeath Examiner]
Clr. Kathleen Codd-Nolan, outgoing cathaoirlech (chairman) of Wexford County Council, has handed over the chains of office to Clr. Ted Howlin, brother of the minister for Reform and Public Expenditure, Brendan Howlin, T.D.
Clr. Howlin becomes the first Labour Party member since Enniscorthy's Clr. Andy Doyle took the chair in 1974.
Clr. Howlin was elected without a contest at the annual general meeting of the county council held at Carricklawn, Wexford on Friday, June 28.
[Source: Wexford Echo]
When Michelle Obama and her daughters visited Glendalough in County Wicklow three weeks ago their convoy whizzed past the smart entrance to Derrybawn House outside the nearby village of Laragh. Behind an electric gate, and up a graveled avenue bordering a deer park, is one of the Garden County's most stunning houses – a wisteria-clad Georgian mansion built in the Italian style that could have been transplanted from a rolling Tuscan hillside.
The splendid pile may not be as well-known as St. Kevin's monastic settlement, but Derrybawn House, on 93 acres and for sale by private treaty through Lisney for $2.6 million, is just as emblematic a historical monument – albeit illustrating a more recent chapter in Irish history. The house epitomizes the folly and excesses of the first decade of the 21st century in Ireland.
[Source: Irish Times]


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About 80 Florida Polytechnic University supporters visited its campus-in-the-making Thursday to hear about and visualize an outcome that's been a long time coming: A new state university in Polk County. It was the first time for many of the members of Florida Poly Vision to see the campus site and get a look at the progress on the new building.
LAKELAND | About 80 Florida Polytechnic University supporters visited its campus-in-the-making Thursday to hear about and visualize an outcome that's been a long time coming: A new state university in Polk County.
It was the first time for many of the members of Florida Poly Vision to see the campus site and get a look at the progress on the new building.
The school is going up at Interstate 4 and the Polk Parkway on 530 acres of donated land. Renowned architect Santiago Calatrava designed the inaugural building.
Robert Gidel began by introducing himself and giving an update on how things have gone since he was appointed chair of the Board of Trustees on Aug. 1. He stood before the members to speak as they sat beneath a temporary awning with a clear view of the $100 million Innovation, Science and Technology Building going up.
"You all deserve what's going to happen here," Gidel said. He compared the impact of the STEM-focused university's projected presence to "a tsunami effect" that will reach far beyond the county and state.
One person in the audience asked Gidel if major corporations had been contacted about partnerships. "Well, that's what I want to do, because that's what Rick wants to do," he said, referring to Gov. Rick Scott.
The university was created earlier this year by state legislation approved by Scott. As the 12th state university, it will operate with money previously allocated for the now-defunct University of South Florida Polytechnic in Lakeland. The campaign to start the independent university, led by former state Sen. J.D. Alexander, was a controversial roller coaster that went on for months.
Many community leaders, such as County Commissioner Melony Bell and Lakeland Mayor Gow Fields, have said it's time to show support for the university and move past the controversy. Gidel told the group he's acutely aware of the history and that some people are "not on our side." All the more reason to make certain everything is handled well, he said.
The start-up of the university, which could accept some students in early 2014, is anticipated to set off a positive economic reaction in the county.
On the sidelines, Alexander said it wasn't his time to address the group. "It ain't my show any more," he said. "I'm done. I'm just here to help."
Plenty of support is available for the fledgling university, several community leaders in attendance emphasized. Lakeland City Commissioner Howard Wiggs said he's jazzed about the future.
"This is going to really be a game-changer," Wiggs said after Gidel's talk.
The charismatic chair of the university board impressed the Poly Vision members, said Lake Wales businessman Victor Story, president of The Story Cos. and co-chairman of Florida Poly Vision.
"The ones that hadn't heard Mr. Gidel speak before were certainly convinced he has the vision for the university and that he is very capable of carrying that vision forward," Story said.
Poly Vision was created soon after Florida Poly's creation was approved; it held an event in late May to let people know there was a strong group of supporters in favor of the university. Members paid $500 to join, and that money has gone toward operating costs, advertisements and a website, Story said.
"There was no official group," he said. "Nobody was there. We just wanted to kind of negate the negative publicity that has been going on and let it be known there are a lot of people behind it."
A look at the list of members appears on the group's website: www.floridapolyvision.com/who. They are mostly community and business leaders, people Story said want to make sure the university's organizers know they want to help the school succeed.
A formal fundraising foundation will be created as well.
Gidel told the group to stand by for high-tech excitement unlike anything the area has ever seen. "You can't do this kind of thing on dial-up," he said with a chuckle.
In the process, he said, he's an open book. Questions and suggestions are welcome, and there's no problem getting information about the creation of the polytechnic, he said.
"It's all about getting this up and running," he said. "There are a lot of stakeholders. Don't sit back and say, 'I don't get what they're doing out there.' Call us."
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Notice of Meeting
Unemployment Insurance Advisory Council
Date: Thursday, March 8, 2012
Time: 10:30 a.m.
Place: Department of Workforce Development
GEF-1 Building
Room H206
201 East Washington Avenue
Madison, Wisconsin
- Call to order and introductions
- Minutes of Meeting February 2, 2012 (blue)
- Annual Fraud Detection Report
- LRB-3454/1 Work Share Draft Legislation
- Wisconsin Wins (AB 450 training for benefit claimants)
- Status of Unemployment Insurance Advisory Council Bills
- Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012
- Work Search and Registration Requirement Changes
- Correspondence
- Future Meetings
- Other Business
- Adjournment
- The Council may not address all agenda items or follow the agenda order.
- The Council may take up action items at a time other than that listed.
- The Council may discuss other items, including those on any attached lists.
- The employee members and/or the employer members of the Council may go into closed session at any time during the meeting to deliberate any matter for potential action and/or items posted in this agenda, pursuant to sec. 19.85(1)(ee), Stats.
Some or all of the Council members may attend the meeting by telephone. This location is handicap accessible. If you have other special needs (such as an interpreter or written materials in large print), please contact Robin Gallagher, Phone: (608) 267-1405, Unemployment Insurance Division, Bureau of Legal Affairs, P.O. Box 8942, Madison, WI 53708. Hearing and speech impaired callers may reach us at the above phone number through WI TRS (or TDD/Voice Relay 1-800-947-3529.)


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Twenty-five years ago, Monica Stanton gave up her baby girl for adoption. Now the young woman wants to meet her birth-mother. In person. On nationwide television. Competing on a survival show. So the first time Monica sees her daughter, the first time she learns the young lady's name, is on camera.
Oh, the delicious things one can do with this premise!
Jennifer Allee wrote Last Family Standing in first person, present tense--a surprise that takes a minute or two to get used to, but it works. The idea that present tense gives an immediacy to the story has been debated among authors for ages, but considering the number of surprises Jennifer slaps Monica with, I really can't imagine this novel being written any other way. There truly is a sense of experiencing for myself the surprises sprung on the main character.
The premise may give the impression of a riotous comedy, but that's not quite right. Although there are a multitude of humorous scenes, this is definitely a Women's Fiction drama. Monica grapples with her role as Jessica's birth mother. How should she be "mother" to a stranger? Should she even try? These are only two questions, there are plenty more. There's curiosity: "What is she doing now? Has she been happy? What has her life been like?" And there's suspicion: "Why now? What does she want from me?"
So, in between the comedic incidents that happen when a city woman goes native, we find soul-searching questions and a wrestling match with guilt.
Women's Fiction fans are gonna like this one.


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True finale of 'Million Dollar Arm' yet to be penned
PITTSBURGH -- Behind him was batting practice, one of the many daily big league rituals he yearns to one day call his own.
But for now, here was Rinku Singh on Sunday afternoon at PNC Park, standing to the right of an impeccably groomed Hollywood hero, doing his part to promote the Disney-fication of his life, playing to the cameras as best he could.
PITTSBURGH -- Behind him was batting practice, one of the many daily big league rituals he yearns to one day call his own.
But for now, here was Rinku Singh on Sunday afternoon at PNC Park, standing to the right of an impeccably groomed Hollywood hero, doing his part to promote the Disney-fication of his life, playing to the cameras as best he could.
Go see the movie, sure.
"Million Dollar Arm" opens Friday and stars Jon Hamm (himself the owner of Million Dollar Hair) as the sports agent who plucked two cricket players out of India and tried to turn them into bona fide Major League prospects.
Like all movies gleaned from real life, it takes some liberties with the story of Singh and Dinesh Patel, the aforementioned natives of India who won a 2008 reality show in their home country and went on to sign pro contracts with the Pittsburgh Pirates. But it is true to the heart of a true tale about big dreams and what they do to us.
What they've done to Singh became evident when the cameras clicked off and he began to speak from the heart. The line he delivered was unscripted, which made it all the more powerful.
"I'm happy that this story is going to inspire a bunch of kids around the world," he said. "Other than that, I could care less [about the movie]. Because guess what? I'm far away from my family, my friends, my country, just because of one reason -- baseball. And I want to keep that alive."
"Million Dollar Arm," the product of real-life agent J.B. Bernstein's gripping gimmick, is a cool story, no doubt.
But the best part is that, thanks to the actual work put in by Singh and Patel, it is an ongoing story.
The credits roll on the movie treatment, but the sequel exists in the everyday, where Singh tries to make it in an unforgiving game and Patel tries to teach the particulars of a once-unknown sport to a new generation of athletes from India.
"There's over a billion people in India," Hamm said. "There are going to be more and more people coming over here that are going to have this experience, and they won't come over like Rinku and Dinesh did -- never having seen a baseball. They're going to come over with three, four years of training as little kids, learning a little more about fundamentals and understanding the game."
Hamm grew up in St. Louis, where the game is, as he said, "part of your DNA."
So he approached this project as a sort of ambassador for the sport. He's seen its growth in appeal on the international level, and he, like Bernstein before him, sees relatively untapped potential in the second-most populous country in the world.
Hamm hopes this movie conveys that, and he hopes the film capitalizes on the game's greater global reach.
"It used to be an unwritten rule in Hollywood that baseball doesn't work," Hamm said. "It better be funny, but it doesn't work otherwise because it doesn't play overseas. I honestly think that the flattening of the globe and the increase in international players in the Majors ... has broadened the impact of the game. You can dial up a baseball game in Italy on whatever satellite network or MLB.com. If you're a fan and you want to watch the game, you can."
The movie -- and the book of the same name -- are borne out of the television contest Bernstein set up in 2008. It combed the land from Mumbai to Delhi, offering a prize of $100,000 to the pitcher who could throw the most strikes over 85 mph in a 20-pitch span. That pitcher would then have a chance to win $1 million if he could throw three consecutive strikes of at least 90 mph.
Singh and Patel didn't win the million, but they did translate their javelin-tossing skills well enough to pitch their way out of poverty and into Los Angeles, where they received formal training from mound guru Tom House. The Pirates signed the pair that winter for a combined total of $8,000. And had the "Million Dollar Arm" story ended there, it would have been entertaining enough.
But here's Singh, still adamant that his future rests in a game he once knew literally nothing about.
"I'm crazy about this," he said. "I want it. If I'm going to go back to India, I don't know what I would do."
Perhaps he would do what Patel now does. Released by the Bucs in 2010, Patel is finishing school and teaching baseball to the kids in India, where the "Million Dollar Arm" saga has increased the cognizance of baseball's pull. In recent months, an initiative called Grand Slam Baseball has sought to bring together India's various fringe baseball leagues under one umbrella, an attempt to legitimize America's pastime in a land where cricket is king.
"Every time I go home, when I share the journey with [the children of India], they're telling me that they want to be like me," Singh said. "This is what keeps me working hard every day."
Right now, though, the work is of the rehab variety.
Singh, 25, remains a reliever in the Pirates' system, where he posted a 3.00 ERA and 65 strikeouts in 72 innings with the Class A West Virginia Power in 2012. But he hasn't pitched since '12 because of arm injuries. Singh had Tommy John surgery last September and another procedure recently to remove a bone chip from his elbow. He hopes to resume throwing in August and get back on the track toward the Major Leagues next spring.
"Now that I know that finally they did the right surgery, I'm so happy," Singh said. "I'm just trying to work to get my strength back."
In the meantime, Singh is caught up in the whirlwind of Hollywood promotion. Last week, he was back in Los Angeles for the premiere of the film, in which his part is played by "Life of Pi" star Suraj Sharma. And Sunday, there were the interviews with various media outlets, including an in-game appearance on ESPN's "Sunday Night Baseball."
Singh is flattered by the attention and pleased with the production. But he knows Hollywood will soon move on. Indeed, Hamm was flying back west to wrap "Mad Men," and the movie will be out on Blu-ray by the time Singh next pitches in a game. The red carpet, he knows, will no longer be laid out before him.
"At the end of the day, who's going to be there?" Singh asked aloud. "Me and baseball. So why not focus on baseball, instead of focusing on that movie?"
After all, the credits have not yet rolled on his story.
Anthony Castrovince is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his columns and follow him on Twitter at @Castrovince.


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"Those who do not understand UNIX are doomed to reimplement it [,poorly]."
It is the temptation to learn higher level languages that preempts coders from learning the UNIX tools. And they just end up reinventing the wheel in perl, ruby, python, javascript, etc.
Perl was written out of laziness, because someone was too lazy to learn awk well enough to do a certain manipulation of log files, and out of frustration he wrote Perl. The physicist quoted above later made him realise it was possible to do the task with awk.
I liked Thomas Guest's article.
If you want to learn something "new", look no further than your base system. It seems (though I cannot confirm) fewer and fewer people are learning the UNIX tools, *thoroughly*. It seems (though I cannot confirm) more and more people see them at a stepping stone.
I refer the reader again to the quote I started off with.
With the UNIX tools, one can do more with less (allocated memory). No task is too big. Divide and conquer. Brute force is always an option, as Ritchie once said.


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The 15mph speed limit signs are for the UNEV pipeline construction access roads.
"UNEV is a 400-mile, 12-inch buried, common carrier products pipeline that will originate near the refineries in North Salt Lake City and ship product from them to a distribution terminal in Iron County, Utah, and a terminal in North Las Vegas. The Pipeline will initially have the capacity to carry approximately 62,000 barrels per day of petroleum products but will have the capacity to run 118,000 barrels per day through it." see http://www.unevpipeline.com/


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Oh ffs DiS
well, this is embarrassing ... I was gonna JAG up my track Disconnect Yourself by saying how Tom Robinson had waxed lyrical about it and played it on his 6music show between Boxer Rebellion & Savages and how it had been getting lots of love on Soundcloud so I uploaded it to Bandcamp and now you can download it here
awaiting CGs snarky comments and hilarious tagging
I suppose a description is in order
can someone describe it please
I've had a listen now.
Sounds like Talking Heads if they'd formed in the late 90s, signed to Skint, and gone on tour with Bentley Rhythm Ace and Lo Fidelity Allstars.
- thewarn this'd this
It wasn't meant as such.
I like those bands!amyblue this'd this
The Rapture do suck though
High praise indeed
Think i need to check this out.TheWza this'd this
- Body_In_The_Thames this'd this
Whilst I sometimes post witty replies,
I don't get involved in the tagging stuff. Not sure who does that.
I heard Tom R bigging it up
I thought, 'I wonder if that's the same BITT that posts on DiS...?'
Good track, well done.
Thanks Mr_Grieves
It was indeed I
I wonder, could I trouble you for some kind of description?
For someone who once harboured dreams of writing for Melody Maker
I'm crap at describing music. Sounded a bit electronic-y to me ;-)
Hi BITT
I don't know if I said last time you showed this, but it's fucking brilliant.ma0sm this'd this
I heard this weeks ago
before it went mainstream
Congrats, BiTTTheWza this'd this
Cheers ohgood
Not sure it's quiiiite hit the mainstream yet but maybe it will
This is shit hot
It's got groooooove.
And fuck me if CG's description isn't spot on.blimeycharlie this'd this
Cheers yeah
And it is unnervingly spot on
I've got no future, I barely have a past
Head full of memories but how long will they last.
Can't remember if I left a comment on the soundcloud post of this, but I really like that lyric.
Accidental OP
...someone should start a twitter account
Thanks man
Yeah, pretty pleased with the lyrics for this - total accident as they were
This is very good
Definitely getting the Talking Heads/Matthew Dear vibes.
cheers malick
thems some good vibes
Superb stuff
LCD Soundsystem fronted by David Byrne is my two pennethrobluvsnic this'd this
:) Thanks
you are GREAT
remember hearing this in an early form when you posted it before
it's still really guid, totally agree about the talking heads/LCD hybrid comparisons too
good work!justanothersheeldz this'd this
really guid
The vocal reminds me of Jon King of Gang of Four
I like it, a lot.
That's good
This track is superb. One of my faves from the DiS CPR Podcasts
Here's my description from that thread - ``Sounds so laid back and effortless despite the intricacy. I get slight flavours of Talking Heads from somewhere deep within it, though i can't tell where. Utterly original.``
I'd also like to add...
The groove is this song is a mile deep. I tripped over it and still haven't hit the bottom.
One last thing...
Swerve the (edit) version. All 6mins 45secs or gtfo. It doesn't feel a second too long.
ALL of this is very nice to read on a Monday morning
big up your bad self dead_fred :)
This is wonderful
The synths and general groove remind me a lot of Headcage by Matthew Dear, which is a good thing.
this is a great thing
Who the hell does all this tagging then?
it's a bit weaselly to populate the thread with expletives at the top
does that not also make it invisible to some folk because of work filters and so forth?
also makes it pretty much impossible to link people (non-DiSsers) to the thread without immediately offending them
Any registered user can add tags to any Music forum thread.
I've removed the ones that are a bit more dodge. Although no doubt they'll return. I can move the thread to the Social board where it doesn't get tagged so people who want to post stuff will actually have to use a username.
The social board eh?
They're too busy making mum jokes and meta-squabbling
I dunno
OK then
throw it over to the social ..erm.. lions
- oojimaflop this'd this
oh hai
...this will probably be the last reply in this threadBody_In_The_Thames this'd this
- pieces_of_reece and Body_In_The_Thames this'd this
Can you do the vocals on the next Death In Vegas album, please.
And maybe produce it, too.
Richard Fearless needs putting back on track after cocking about on the last album and you seem to be up to the job.
good idea Wza
I'll have my people call their people
i kept meanint to click on this thread
massively glad i did. gots a reece grooving at his desk right here!
listened earlier
it's ace - impossible not to dance to!
interesting theory
unreliable results given the sample size though
still .. :)


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There are other things which don't really add up too. For example, Working`!! started airing while Idolmaster was still on air, and Working`!! actually shares a lot of staff with Sword Art Online. The same character designer, lead animation director, and even the director of photography. None of these people worked on Idolmaster. One of the animation directors on Sword Art Online did work on Idolmaster though, but he didn't work on Working`!! at all.
So this suggests that Idolmaster and Working`!! were not produced at the same "studio" so to speak, since there is almost no staff crossover. Yet there is a ton of staff crossover between SAO and Working`!!. Stuff like this makes it pretty pointless to track A-1 Pictures' studio structure based on hearsay alone imo. Unless there is an official Japanese source which gives a good breakdown on how A-1 Pictures is run, I'm skeptical about the "five studio" thing.
With BONES and Sunrise for example, I'm able to track the studio productions pretty easily because each studio is specifically run by a studio producer who is directly involved with producing each series the individual studios work on. But with A-1, this is impossible because Aniplex has their own producers who they assign on shows, and they don't seem to actually manage any physical studio of their own, since they also work on various shows which aren't being animated by A-1 Pictures.
It's pretty confusing.
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Well, I don't think they might have been wrong exactly, but I would certainly like more clarification as to what they meant. Obviously it doesn't make sense that they would make things up just for fun, but from the perspective of looking at what goes on behind the scenes, it's not very helpful without an explanation of what functions the studios have or what they meant by "studios" in the first place.
I would really love it if someone has more info on A-1 Pictures, because they're a pretty interesting production company with a lot of money backing their shows. Yet no one really seems to know how they operate, or whether there is any sort of studio culture, and what it's like working on a show at A-1. I wish we knew more!
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The issue of Otona Animedia coming out this Friday will have an article on the Magi anime, as well as an anime illustration poster. Part of the poster features Alibaba!
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He seemed pretty darn sure of himself about there being 5 "studios" (that's the term he used),a lot less about SAO being the same place as idolm@ster (he said himself he wasn't sure if he was remembering it correctly)
I'll be able to judge the credibility of his info based on wether or not some other info he's given us turns out to be true (for example he gave us an airing date and episode count for little busters)
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I hope that magazine info reveals a more detailed anime showing idea. I don't wanna think the order is gonna be like, chapter 1, then chapter 20, then chapter 50, back to chapter 15, and crazy mixed as possible.
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Though they could start of later and introduce the former chapter content through flashbacks I suppose... Another possibility is that they've chosen to rewrite tons of the source material.
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Well given the timeslot it's in I fully expect them to diverge from the manga at some point and make up an ending since if it does indeed go for 50 episodes, there wouldn't be a good stopping point for a second season unless they add in a lot of filler and stop at the Balbadd arc, which I doubt will happen.
That being said if they tweak the beginning a bit to make it work ala FMA series 1, I could deal with it but I'm hoping they won't redo much of the earlier stuff, or any of it for that matter.
Of course the other alternative is them speeding through some of the earlier stuff. That would seem the most likely to me.
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The teaser footage could just be from the OP. It might not even be from any actual episode in the show itself.
As far as pacing goes, there are several options open to them. If it does got a 50 episodes, the stopping might not even be obvious to anyone yet. There are 146 chapters out now, which should be close to the end of what would be Vol15 whenever that volume is published. If the anime moves at a relatively fast pace, they could wrap up Balbadd at around the mid-point (ep24-26), and the end of the series would be anywhere from vol16 to vol19 depending on how fast they go. Since no one knows what happens in those chapters, there could be another natural stopping point planned in the near future.
Alternatively, the series could be 2-cour for now, and simply end after Balbadd. If ratings and sales are good, or if the anime has a strong impact on the manga sales, they could return for another season later on.
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i cant exactly think of a good stopping point after the balbad arc...but if they use the two chapters per episode format at 52 episodes it could stop at the current translated chapters. Also since the manga ka posted on the twitter account i say that means shes supervising the anime so don't expect them to skip around.
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Okay, we have the first actual info about the Magi anime from the Aniplex producers who are working on it. They had a discussion with Otona Animedia Vol5, and fans in Japan have picked the magazine up. Some info from the article has been posted:
- The author herself is pretty involved in the production, and she also joined them on location hunting in the middle east. She also proposed changes to the story which would improve upon the original material.
- The director is someone who was chosen by the producer as someone who can write drama more than anything else.
- The anime adaptation will develop the story very quickly. Sinbad in particular will be introduced rather early, within a few episodes. The first priority in the story is to assemble The Eight Generals of Sindaria.
- The main focus of the anime adaptation will be the Balbaad story arc. The manga author's specific request is that they do a good job with the climax because it is very important.
Edit: I should probably add that the producer mentioned in the director selection for Magi is Tomonori Ochikoshi. He's producing Fairy Tail and Space Brothers right now, but previously he also produced ROD TV and Kamichu. If that's the case, this could support the case for Koji Masunari being the director. If he is, then it would be the first thing he directed which doesn't have a female-only lead(s). The "rumor" of Koji Masunari being the director came about a week or two back when it was discovered that he is the only anime director the Magi editor is following on Twitter.
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Controversy over Finn 'dead ball' call
England fast bowler Steven Finn fell foul of a seldom used law of cricket when umpire Steve Davis called dead ball to a delivery which South African captain Graeme Smith edged to slip on the first day of the second Test at Headingley.cricket Updated: Aug 03, 2012 11:21 IST
England fast bowler Steven Finn fell foul of a seldom used law of cricket when umpire Steve Davis called dead ball to a delivery which South African captain Graeme Smith edged to slip on the first day of the second Test at Headingley.
Davis' call came when for the fourth time in the morning Finn's right knee clattered into the stumps at the bowler's end, which the South African batsmen claimed was a distraction yesterday.
Finn's teammate, fellow fast bowler James Anderson, claimed there had been no warning before Davis intervened.
"It was a frustrating one for us because he didn't actually warn us he was going to do it," said Anderson.
"We were slightly perplexed by that but I think the batsmen were saying it was distracting so they had been in the umpire's ear and he finally decided he was going to call dead ball. Unfortunately it was the ball we managed to catch Smith out."
Smith had six at the time and went on to make 52 in an opening stand of 120 with Alviro Petersen as South Africa scored 262 for five by close of play.
Davis was backed by the MCC, the custodians of the game's laws, who said in a statement that a section of law 24.3 made provision for an umpire to call dead ball if a noise either on or off the field was judged to be a distraction to a batsman.
According to the statement, the batsmen had complained and Finn had been warned.
"That's not Finny's take on it?" said Anderson. "He was told to be careful but he was not told he would called dead ball."
South African vice-captain AB de Villiers said he understood that the batsmen had spoken to Davis and that the umpire had given Finn a warning.
"Unfortunately there was a wicket on the first one he called which makes it a bit interesting, but he stuck to his guns and he handled it really well. He made that call and he stuck to it right throughout the day."
There were four further calls of dead ball, two of which on deliveries which Smith hit to the boundary only to be denied runs.
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The artist whose poster of Barack Obama became a rallying image during the hope-and-change election of 2008 says he understands why so many people have lost faith.
In an exclusive interview with National Journal on Thursday, Shepard Fairey expressed his disappointment with the president -- a malaise that seems representative of many Democrats who had great expectations for Obama.
Fairey explained that when he came up with the poster in 2008, he was trying to find a single image that embodied the issues he cared most about -- promoting health care, helping labor, and curtailing lobbyists. He likened the issues to projectiles.
"Looking at Obama's standpoint on various policies, it was like, 'Why throw all these particular projectiles over the wall... when I could put all those things in one projectile that I could hurl over the wall,'" Fairey said in a phone interview from Los Angeles, where he lives. "Obama was the delivery device in theory. Now, I realize that he maybe is not the correct delivery device, and I'll just deal with those issues separately."
Fairey's much-reproduced portrait of Obama -- head tilted slightly upward, gazing into the distance, with the word "Hope" emblazoned underneath -- captured the imagination of Democrats and unintentionally tweaked Hillary Rodham Clinton, whose husband had been elected as "The Man From Hope." Hundreds of thousands of posters and stickers with the "Hope" image were distributed to supporters throughout the country. But that was just the beginning. It's been reproduced countless times on the Internet, and a parody version, with Obama as The Joker and "Socialism" in place of "Hope," is a favorite at Tea Party rallies.
Maybe it was inevitable that Hope would fade. Fairey's blue-and-red image was altered from an Associated Press photograph of Obama, and the artist is embroiled in an ongoing lawsuit over use of that picture. (He didn't discuss the case with National Journal.) Fairey, who at 40 is no kid himself, said it's easy to see why young voters are down on Obama and the Democrats. He lamented that health care reform was watered down, Tea Party activists have been emboldened, and his man has fallen short on bold campaign promises like closing Guantanamo Bay.
"There's a lot of stuff completely out of Obama's control or any of the Democrats' control," Fairey allowed. "But I think there's something a little deeper in terms of the optimism of the younger voter that's happening. They wanted somebody who was going to fight against the status quo, and I don't think that Obama has done that."
Fairey saved his harshest criticism for the Republicans for being "complete obstructionists" and said that the country would be in a worse state if Obama hadn't won. "There are all sorts of things I look at where I think he could have been tougher," Fairey said "But then I think what if Sarah Palin and John McCain were in office. How much worse would it be?"
To be sure, Fairey still supports Obama, and he says he would use his talents to assist the president's re-election efforts in 2012. But he said that he couldn't design the same Hope poster today, because the spirit of the Obama campaign hasn't carried over to the Obama presidency.
"To say I feel disappointment is within the context that I know he's very intelligent, very capable, very compassionate," Fairey said. "I think he has the tools, and he does not trust his instincts in how to apply them."


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By Fred Matheny
"If only I had more time to train, I'd be in super shape." Ever overhear that comment on the club ride? I bet you have. You may have even said it yourself. It ranks way ahead of other cycling "if onlys" — wishes for more power, a faster sprint or a lighter bike. Give me 20 hours a week on the bike, we fantasize, and Lance would be in trouble.
Sorry. More mileage, by itself, is unlikely to make us better riders. And that's good consolation for riders fighting a time crunch.
Let's examine why a modest amount of training time allows you to unlock nearly all of your genetic potential. Then I'll show you how to reach a very high level of fitness by training only 7 hours per week.
More Mileage Doesn't Guarantee More Fitness
When some people start riding, 10 miles is a real demand. But soon they can ride longer, and their average speed improves markedly. However, after some months they reach a depressing plateau. Average speed stagnates and it's harder to tack an additional 15 miles on weekend rides. Even when they increase training mileage substantially, performance refuses to budge — and it may even deteriorate if they wind up overtraining.
Each of us has inherited limits to our abilities. Simply adding mileage won't shatter that genetic ceiling. In fact, riding too much can slow us down rather than make us faster when we exceed our capacity to recover.
EXAMPLE! Runners are more susceptible to injury than cyclists because of the high-impact nature of their sport. As a result, runners get harsh reminders from their bodies that they're overdoing it.
7-Hours-A-Week Training
You can get in excellent cycling shape on an average of only 60 enjoyable minutes of riding each day. This leaves plenty of time to mow the lawn, buy the groceries, say hi to the spouse and maybe even hold down a job.
Even though this program allots 7 hours, avoid simply riding an hour each day. That can't give you endurance or recovery. Instead, ride longer some days and take other days completely off the bike. Your personal schedule will determine the exact mix, but most people ride more on weekends when they're off work. They schedule non-cycling days for weekdays. Here's a weekly schedule that works for many riders:
7-Hours-A-Week Training Schedule
Remember, intensity is one key to this program. If you could ride 200 to 400 miles per week, sheer volume would guarantee a high level of fitness. But you can't. Instead, make up for missing miles by including intense efforts. Mix short, hard efforts like sprints with longer, steady efforts on hills or into the wind. Spirited group rides raise intensity, too. Aim for efforts at or above your lactate threshold.
Lactate threshold is also called "anaerobic threshold." It's the exertion level beyond with the body can no longer produce energy aerobically, resulting in the buildup of lactic acid. This is marked by muscle fatigue, pain, and shallow, rapid breathing.
The key is varying the intensity during the week. If you always go at a medium pace, your fitness will be mediocre. So, when you go hard, go really hard. When you go easy, go at a pace that Colorado cycling coach Skip Hamilton calls "guilt-producingly slow." You must learn to go slowly.
A second key is sufficient rest. Intense workouts boost your speed and power, but this increased fitness comes at a price. Put the hammer down too often and soon you'll be tired, irritable and slow — all the hallmarks of overtraining. This is why I recommend staying off the bike at least 2 days each week. Lift a little, take a relaxing walk, prop up your feet and read a good book. When the time comes to train hard or to beat up your friends on weekend rides, you'll be rested and ready.
Don't forget to squeeze in some resistance training. Cycling is great in many ways, but it doesn't do much for the upper body. Maintaining muscle volume is crucial as we age. So, cheat on the 7-hours-a-week maximum and find 15 minutes 2 days each week for some basic upper-body exercises. Pushups, pull-ups, crunches for the abs and a low-back exercise (such as back extensions) are all you need. Knock off a couple of sets of each to complement your saddle time. A good time to do this simple-but-effective resistance program is right after easy rides when you're warm.
Are you so busy that finding even 7 weekly hours looks like mission impossible? The trick is to examine your daily schedule and look for small segments of free time. For example:
Finally, ride smart. Is there a negative to this 7-hours-a-week program? Of course. In lengthy events such as centuries or week-long tours, you won't have the endurance of riders blessed with more training time. The solution is to realize your limitation and ride accordingly. Sit in a paceline, back off a bit on climbs, eat and drink often. You'll do fine.


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Two Accused Of Harassment
Two Harrisonville residents face charges of harassment following a physical altercation on Circle Drive on Saturday, August 17.
Pennsylvania State Police in McConnellsburg have charged Michael Glen Baughman, 56, and 22-yearold Angela Marie Mellott through the office of Magisterial District Judge Devin Horne. Police alleged the duo engaged in "unwanted physical contact, which stemmed from an argument over a blanket" at 5:10 a.m.
Egg Thrown
An egg was thrown at a home located on North Third Street in McConnellsburg Borough on Friday, August 16, at 9 p.m. The victim, a 53-year- old female from McConnellsburg, told police the egg damaged a light fixture on her rear porch. Anyone having further information related to this case should contact state police Trooper Hoover at 717-485-3131.
Mailbox Struck In Hit-And-Run
A mailbox was struck by an unknown vehicle backing out of the state assistance office in Ayr Township along Fulton Drive on Thursday, August 15. Anyone with additional information linked to this 2:30 p.m. hit-and-run accident is urged to call state police Trooper Miller at 717- 485-3131.
Fraud Reported
A 73-year-old Needmore man told state police investigators his West Penn Power personal account information was used to obtain electrical services on a rental property between August 6, 2012, and July 3, 2013. The victim's signature was also forged on several documents in order to process the transfer of services. Anyone with information pertaining to this incident is encouraged to contact state police Trooper Doriguzzi at 717- 485-3131.
Truck Strikes Tree
A Harrisonville woman suffered minor injuries on Friday, August 9, when her westbound 2004 Ford Ranger travelled off Lincoln Highway and struck an embankment and a tree. According to state police reports, Tina D. Fittery, 51, lost control of her truck while rounding a right-hand curve on the Brush Creek Township roadway at 1:07 p.m. Fittery did not require medical transport. She will be charged with failure to drive on roadways laned for traffic.
Vehicle Damaged
The convertible top of a vehicle parked at the Mc- Connellsburg Sheetz convenience store was cut between 8 p.m. and 10 p.m. on Friday, August 16. Victim is a 37-year-old male from Hustontown. Anyone having further information concerning this criminal mischief should call state police Trooper Piasecki at 717-485-3131.
Vehicle Rear-Ended
Pennsylvania State Police in McConnellsburg were dispatched to a two-vehicle collision along Waterfall Road on Sunday, August 18, in Taylor Township.
According to reports, at 11:11 a.m. a northbound 2003 Ford Expedition driven by Ovet Villasenor-Lopez, 37, of Reading, was rear-ended by a 2002 Ford Escape operated by Megan J. Werner, 25, of Mapleton Depot, near the intersection of North Hess Road.
Villasenor-Lopez suffered minor injuries but did not require medical transport. His passengers, Virgen J. Villasenor, 24, and a 1-year-old girl, escaped injury as did Werner and her passenger, Glenn E. Werner, 26.
Driver Cited
Pennsylvania State Police have cited 18-year-old Lansdale, Pa., resident Alison K. Green for driving at unsafe speeds as a result of a single vehicle accident on Sunday, August 18. Green, reports indicate, lost control of her westbound 2001 Honda Accord while rounding a lefthand curve on Lincoln Highway. The car slid onto the berm of the Brush Creek Township roadway at 10:42 a.m. where it struck a utility pole. Green was wearing a seat belt and was not injured.
Vehicle Fire On Lincoln Highway
The engine compartment of a1994 Ford F-150 burst into flames while the truck was travelling eastbound on Lincoln Highway on Saturday, August 17, state police said. Driver Darryl L. Mosteller, 66, of McConnellsburg, was able to safely pull onto the berm at 12:01 p.m. where he and passenger Violet J. Hehnly, 66, also of Mc- Connellsburg, exited the truck. The truck became fully engulfed, and the fire was extinguished by the Mc- Connellsburg Volunteer Fire Co.
Two Collide In Franklin County
Two vehicles collided along Mercersburg Road in Franklin County last Tuesday evening, Pennsylvania State Police in Chambersburg reported. Reports indicate Travis L. Gossard, 32, of Chambersburg, was backing into a driveway at 11974 Mercersburg Road at 9:40 p.m. when his 2001 Ford F- 150 was struck by a northbound 2012 Chevrolet Cruze operated by Betty G. Faunce, 77, of Harrisonville.
Faunce, who will be charged with driving too fast for roadways conditions, suffered minor injuries. She did not require medical transport. Gossard and passengers, Brent J. Hoffman, 31, Greencastle; an 8-year-old Greencastle boy; and a 4- year-old boy from Chambersburg were uninjured.
Woman Accused Of Assault
A 39-year- old McConnellsburg woman has been accused of attempting to run over another woman with her automobile by Pennsylvania State Police in Mc- Connellsburg. Police said the alleged aggravated assault involving Seabrinia Ann Green occurred at 13 Gerald Circle in Ayr Township on Wednesday, August 14. Victim in the case is a 46-yearold female, also from Mc- Connellsburg.
Burglary Reported In Bethel Township
Pennsylvania State Police in McConnellsburg investigated a burglary at 1708 Quarry Hill Road between 8 a.m. on August 7 and midnight on August 8. According to reports, burglars removed multiple items from the Bethel Township residence. Anyone having further information linked to this breakin should immediately contact state police Trooper Piasecki at 717-485-3131.
Hair Pulled Along Woodside Drive
Fifty-two-year- old Mc- Connellsburg resident Cynthia Rhodes has been charged by state police with harassment after she allegedly pulled a woman's hair and struck her on the legs along Woodside Drive. State police said the victim in the Wednesday, August 14, 6 p.m. incident in Ayr Township was a 66-year- old female, also from McConnellsburg.
Garbage Truck Involved In Accident
A garbage truck belonging to Weaver's Sanitation Service was involved in a single vehicle accident along Great Cove Road on Tuesday, August 13.
According to state police, the 2003 Kenworth T300 driven by John Emerson Ebersole III, 36, of Bedford, travelled off the Belfast Township roadway at 10:25 a.m. The truck ran into a ditch and struck a tree. It was removed from the scene by Painter's Garage.
Ebersole's passenger, Jeffrey Scott Donelson, 27, of Breezewood, sustained minor injuries during the crash. He was transported to Fulton County Medical Center for further evaluation. Both men were wearing seat belts, state police noted.
Investigating troopers were assisted on the scene by Needmore fire and EMS.
Hustontown Residents Not Injured
Two Hustontown area residents were not injured during an August 13 accident along Route 475 near the intersection of Battle Ridge Road.
Pennsylvania State Police in McConnellsburg reported 45-year- old Patricia Lynn Hawbaker lost control of her southbound 2001 Chevrolet Tracker, which slid off the Dublin Township roadway and onto the berm where it struck a PennDOT sign at 8:15 a.m. The vehicle suffered minor damage, and Hawbaker and her passenger, a 16- year-old male, were not injured. Both were wearing seat belts.
State police added Penn- DOT was notified of damage to the sign.
Mailboxes Targeted
Multiple mailboxes located along Covalt and Forrest roads were damaged on Tuesday, August 13, at 1:45 a.m. Victims include a 79- year-old male from Needmore; a 63-year-old female, also of Needmore; and a 79- year- old woman from Big Cove Tannery. Anyone having additional information pertinent to this case should call state police Trooper Piasecki at 717-485-3131.
Door Damaged
The front door of a home located at 476 Quarry Hill Road in Dublin Township suffered damage on Thursday, August 8, between 8 a.m. and 4:42 p.m. Victim is a 63- year-old male from Hustontown. Anyone with further information concerning this criminal mischief is urged to contact state police Trooper Piasecki at 717-485-3131.
Mailbox Damaged
A 52-year-old male told state police investigators his mailbox at 2179 Mill Hill Road, Warfordsburg, was damaged between 5 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, August 13. Information pertinent to this criminal mischief can be directed to state police Trooper Watkins at 717-485- 3131.
Car Windows Damaged
The windows of a car belonging to a 55-year-old male were damaged by a large rock sometime August 11 or August 12, state police reported. The vehicle was parked at 1 Mountain Ayr Court in McConnellsburg when the mischief occurred. Anyone having additional information linked to this mischief is asked to call state police Trooper Watkins at 717- 485-3131.
Warfordsburg Man Arrested For DUI
Pennsylvania State Police in McConnellsburg arrested a Warfordsburg area man with driving under the influence of an alcoholic beverage.
State police said they conducted a traffic stop on a 1998 Dodge Dakota at the intersection of Silver Mills and Buck Valley roads on Thursday, August 1. During the 7:07 p.m. stop for a traffic violation, police said they arrested 44-year-old James Edward Shank for driving under the influence. Shank was transported to Fulton County Medical Center where a legal blood test was conducted.
He will be cited by state police through the office of Magisterial District Judge Tamela Heming.


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Congress discusses compromise for veterans bill
WASHINGTON — Veterans Affairs Acting Secretary Sloan Gibson told a House panel Thursday the agency has focused more on meeting budget targets than the needs of veterans.
"In the private sector, this would be a routine side of the business," Gibson told the House Veterans Affairs Committee. "You'd be managing to requirements. We manage to a budget number instead."
That, he said, led to "bungled" care.
The admission came just as both the Senate and House announced discussions on a compromise in a veterans bill that would provide private care to those who faced long wait times at VA facilities. The bill had been hung up after Gibson requested an additional $17.6 billion to address VA's problems.
Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., chair of the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee, said his compromise seeks money to offset some costs.
"What it does not concede is that the cost of war is expensive and does not end when the last shots are fired and the last missiles are launched," Sanders said in a press statement. "The cost of war continues until the last veteran receives the care and benefits that he or she has earned on the battlefield."
The compromise lowers the original costs of the bill to $25 billion, and provides $3.3 billion in savings from other areas of VA. Veterans would receive a Veterans Choice Card that would allow them to access care from a private provider; would provide funds for infrastructure, IT and provider hiring; and would authorize VA to fire inept senior leaders.
The compromise discussions have also led to bickering between House Republicans, led by Speaker John Boehner of Ohio, and Senate Democrats.
"Senate Democrats refused to even show up and discuss bipartisan solutions, preferring instead to talk behind closed doors," Boehner said, adding that the House passed a "bipartisan" veterans bill.
Sanders called the committee hearing a "partisan gambit, saying that the House took a "take-it-or-leave-it" approach, rather than offering a conversation or compromise.
Rep. Jeff Miller, a Florida Republican and chairman of the House Veterans Affairs Committee, said he offered to take up the Senate bill through regular procedures before the House agreed to give the VA more money. That, he said, would have to come through the regular appropriations process.
"Senator Sanders believes that the only way to get that $17.6 billion is by putting it in this bill," Miller said. "I have assured him that is not the case."
VA doctors need to see more patients, expand their office hours and create more efficiencies, Miller said. He said the issue was not partisan, though the conversations have focused almost entirely on funding.
Congress is now more focused on cutting costs than providing care, said Ryan Gallucci, a lobbyist for the Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Miller told Gibson during a committee hearing that he needed more than a three-page document before he would consider approving the VA's funding request.
Gibson said VA evaluated their system to see what was necessary to kill the wait times, end the practice of falsifying documents and ensure veterans could get care in rural areas.
"The request is our request," Gibson said, in response to Miller's questions about whether the figure came from President Obama.
Rep. Michael Michaud, D-Maine, said Gibson's revelation did not surprise him.
"I believe that they have always operated the department on the budget they had, and not what they needed to take care of the veterans," Michaud said. Still, he expressed concern that the additional funds be properly managed — and not in excess of what is necessary.
"If I think resources are required, I'm going to ask for them," Gibson said. "But I told the internal staff, 'Don't you ask for one thing that you can't justify.' "
He said the money would fund new information technology to modernize VA's records system, as well as hire 10,000 new health providers.
VA has often asked for insufficient resources, said Carl Blake, a lobbyist for the Paralyzed Veterans of America, and Congress, the Obama administration and presidents before them are responsible.
The agency needs money to fix its problems and end a "culture of secrecy," Gallucci said.
"In recent weeks, some legislators have backed off, caring more about the cost of the legislation than the veterans who are waiting for care," he said. "If Congress fails to pass this legislation before the recess, our members will hold their representatives accountable during the August recess."
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Matsuoka named Dean at UH Manoa School of Social WorkUniversity of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
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The University of Hawaiʻi Board of Regents has approved the appointment of Jon K. Matsuoka to be permanent Dean at the UH Manoa School of Social Work. Matsuoka has been on the School's faculty since 1985, and has served as interim dean since 2000.
"We are delighted that the School of Social Work can continue to build on its successes under Dean Matsuoka's leadership," said Manoa Chancellor Peter Englert. "He led the School's successful preparation for reaccreditation, and we are well along on the university's commitment to meeting the state's need for social workers."
The Council on Social Work Education in 2003 granted the maximum eight year reaccreditation for Manoa's bachelor's and master's degree programs. The Council praised the school for its "clearly articulated objectives," and commitment to diversity, multiculturalism and community involvement, noting that dean Matsuoka "has developed a strong and committed Board of Advisors."
US News and World Report graduate school rankings have consistently placed the UHM master's in social work (MSW) in the top thirty such programs in the country. It is the only MSW degree program in the state and is offered by distance education technology at UH neighbor island campuses as well as at Manoa.
Matsuoka has focused his research and scholarship on sociocultural impact assessments, indigenous practices and subsistence economies, community development, and Pacific indigenous well-being. He has engaged in state and federally-funded research in communities including Molokaʻi, Kaʻu, Miloliʻi, Lanaʻi, and Peleliu, Palau.
The new dean received a Master of Social Work from the University of Washington and a master's degree and doctorate in Social Work and Psychology from the University of Michigan.


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A USA Rice Federation delegation met this week with officials from the European Commission and representatives of Europe's grain traders as part of the effort to reopen the EU market to U.S. long-grain rice.
Marvin Baden, vice president, Producers' Rice Mill, and chairman of the USA Rice EU trade policy subcommittee, and Bob Cummings, USA Rice senior vice president, met with officials from DG SANCO (responsible for food safety and biotechnology), DG Trade, and DG Agriculture plus COCERAL, the trade association of the European grain trade.
With the 2007 U.S. harvest under way, Baden and Cummings reviewed the rice industry's seed plan, criteria for assessing the success of the plan, and steps necessary to resume U.S. long-grain exports to the EU.
USA Rice stressed the need for the EU to remove the current emergency regulation mandating destination testing of U.S. long-grain rice. Discussions included developing a common sampling and testing protocol to establish the absence of the Liberty Link 601 trait before U.S. rice is shipped.
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Members of the community group the Big Kirk Hallam will meet this week to look back over the successes of the last year.
The lottery funded project will see £1m handed out to voluntary organisations and groups in the area in a ten year period.
Hazel Simpson, steering group and committee member said: "We are very proud about what we have managed and the stories from groups gaining funding are really encouraging. The community chest makes a real difference and has already helped local groups a lot.
"Seeing the faces of the applicants that are really helping to make a difference to small groups makes us feel we have won the lottery ourselves."
The local football team and drama group have both benefitted from cash donated from the Community Chest scheme.
The latest round of groups to be awarded cash will be revealed at the meeting which takes place on Friday February 28 at the community centre on Kenilworth Drive, from 5.30pm - 7.30pm.
All are welcome to attend.
Colin Simpson, from the group, added: "We will be looking back on what has been achieved and what will be happening next.
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AUSTIN, Texas – Senior Andrea Ward set a personal and school record in the women's 200 freestyle preliminaries on day two of the Texas Invitational. Ward swam a 1:47.70, which is good for NCAA consideration. In the evening Ward swam a 1:48.38, which landed her in fifteenth place.
Sophomore Katie Records swam the women's 100 breaststroke to a personal record time of 101.93 in the preliminaries. She bested her own personal record in the evening by swimming a 101.70 (11th place) and garnering NCAA consideration in the process.
Senior Ryan Hanni was the lone swimmer for the men on day two. Hanni swam the 200 freestyle in 1:37.20 in the morning prelims and 1:36.57 in the finals. His final time was good for eleventh place and garners NCAA consideration.
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To honor a fallen brother, more than 50 San Antonio Police Department officers from all over the city joined together to remind one graduate he will always have his family in blue.
In September of 2007, Detective Mario Moreno died courageously in the line of duty attempting to serve a suspect in a shooting with an arrest warrant.
"Personally, a lot of officers knew detective Moreno. He was a family man and an amazing officer," Officer Tre Serrano, spokesman for the Texas Fallen Officer's Foundation, said.
Detective Moreno had served as an officer for 11 years. He was survived by his wife and two young children, including his son Nicholas.
"He was a really good guy. Immediately, he was new to our team but he was immediately like part of our family," Detective Brian Peters said.
Now, 10 years later, Nicholas was graduating from Samuel Clemens High School without his father by his side. But, Detective Moreno's brothers and sisters in blue did not forget.
"I think it's just the least that we owe to him," Officer Jorge Patino said. "To be here in place of him and show Nick that we support him."
Led by the sound of drums and bagpipes, this family of officers surrounded Nicholas and escorted him to the Freeman Colosseum doors for his graduation. The officers reserved an entire section for the family and many stayed to celebrate Nicholas as he walked the stage.
"It's important for us to be here because we want to do what Detective Moreno and all the other officers killed in the line of duty, what they want to do which is to be with their families," Officer Serrano said. "The least we can do is spend a couple of hours here at his graduation."
When asked why they showed up to support Nicholas, many officers shared the same sentiment. They hoped someone would do the same if it was their child.
"We may go at any time," Officer Serrano said. "So, we know the feeling of saying goodbye to our loved ones and [we] may not be coming back."
They wanted Nicholas to know, though his father may not have been able to be there, he will always have his family in blue.
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To my great surprise American Express doesn't allow anybody to contact them. Instead, you're sent through their ten-year-old copyright noticed website's first line support jungle to be attacked with questions ensuring that you're a paying customer. If you're not then you might as well not bother, unless you feel like speaking technical advanced 0day vulnerabilities with incompetent support personnel either through Twitter direct messages or phone. They will leave you no option of contacting them in a manner that circumvents any theoretical possibility they may have of boosting sales numbers.
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The Filibuster: History, and Practices Today
Zachary Stewart
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April 15th 2010
Anyone who has seen the great political film "Mr. Smith goes to Washington" will undoubtedly remember the famous filibuster by actor Jimmy Stewart in the end of the movie to save the boy's summer camp. This would forever glorify the senate proceeding of the filibuster. Whether the filibuster is discussed in the news, or written in the papers, it is by far the most well known political and most popular proceeding in our Congress today. The filibuster, simply defined, is extended debate that restricts the voting of a bill. In practice, the filibuster is used to delay, modify, or defeat legislation. Used as a tool of the minority party, it can be used to halt the voting process in the Senate on any bill or to end a bill entirely. The following video is from Senator Alfonse D' Amato, giving what is typically deemed as a classic filibuster in which a Senator rambles for hours and hours on useless content:
In this video, Senator Amato is filibustering a bill that would later cut hundreds of jobs from a typewriter company in upper-state New York. Amato, filibustered for the fourth longest time in Senate history for a total of 15 hours and 14 minutes. Although this video is much like what most people think when they think of a filibuster, this is a rare case. Today the filibuster is not only a tool of the minority party to halt legislation, but the threat of a filibuster can be just as equally effective. In order to have a better understanding of how a filibuster helps the minority party in Congress, it is necessary to look at how a filibuster has been used in the past, the tools that can be used to halt a filibuster, and how the filibuster has changed in the Senate today.
Firstly, the filibuster's history is quite short compared to that of our Congress. In fact, according to author Walter J. Oleszek in his novel "Congressional Procedures and the Policy Process", prior to the 1970's, conservative Southern Democrats trying to stop the passing of Civil Rights legislation, were almost the only users of the filibuster. However, since the 1970's, the filibuster has been used progressively more and more, even where today the threat of the filibuster can be a daily occurrence. The filibuster is usually glorified in most people's minds, in that they consider a filibuster as a Senator reading from a newspaper, phonebook, or just speaking for hours and hours to stop a bill from being passed. Which is certainly somewhat correct, however a filibuster is really any extended debate on the Senate floor so that the bill cannot be voted on. In order to fully understand how the filibuster works, it is necessary to take a closer look at how a bill becomes a law according to Senate proceedings. The entire process of how a bill becomes a law is quite complex, however to understand the filibuster it is really only necessary to comprehend the process leading up to a vote in the Senate. Unlike the House of Representatives, which has rules setting the number of hours for how long they can debate on a bill, in the United States Senate there is no limit on debate. Therefore, a senator could filibuster to not allow the majority party to even bring up the matter of voting on the bill. Until amendments were added to change this rule, the filibuster was used in a manor that is most widely known, however it still wasn't highly used, rather only used in extreme cases. Today, a filibuster is used much more often than in the past and a threat of a filibuster even more. Although legislation has been passed to possibly limit debate the filibuster is still a widely used tool in the Senate today.
It may seem that there is no way to stop a filibuster from happening, however the Senate has put rules into place that not only changed the limit of debate in the Senate, but also changed the filibuster as a whole. After a long period of Senators complaining about filibuster practices, in 1917 the Senate adopted Rule XXII, which gave the Senate the ability to end extended debate by cloture. Under Rule XXII, sixteen senators must sign a cloture petition, and after this is invoked, it limits the number of hours for debate on the floor to only 30 hours of equal speaking time between the parties. However to invoke cloture the Senate must have a unanimous consent agreement (UCA) reached in order to end floor debate, and proceed with the voting of a bill (Oleszek 203). A UCA, by definition in the Senate, is three-fifths of the majority, or 60 votes. To better understand this, please look at the video below:
In this video Democratic Majority Leader, Harry Reid, is trying to pass a cloture motion to limit debate on the bill and the amendments that go with it. Reid is successful in getting this; therefore the debate for this bill was limited to 30 hours the next time it was debated. There is no limit on the number of times cloture can be sought on a piece of legislation, which is beneficial to majority party because they can keep asking to limit debate until the other side grows tired. However, although the debate is still limited there have been times in the past where the minority party uses the 30 hours invoked by the cloture motion to use "filibuster-like" practices. In this next video, Harry Reid, prior to him being Majority leader in the Senate, uses the 30 hours granted to him for a filibuster.
Clearly, from this video it can be hard to tell what is truly going on here, but this video is from 2003, when the Democratic minority in the Senate, lead by Harry Reid wanted to filibuster a Judicial nominee for the Supreme Court. This filibuster had been invoked by the terms of a Cloture vote which is why the debate was limited to 30 hours. Although Republicans said that this had never been done, they invoked cloture and allowed 30 hours of a "filibuster" in which talking time was shared for both sides. The filibuster really didn't do anything, but rather just halted the inevitable and in the end George W. Bush's Supreme Court nominee was put into power. Although Reid and the Democrats were unable to stop the nominee from taking position in the court, the filibuster was, and still is, a useful tactic of the minority to display their opinions and passion for their beliefs for the world to see.
The minority party can use the filibuster to halt or even stop legislation from coming on the floor for a vote, however there is another way to do this. According to a Huffington Post article dated February 21st 2009, to halt or deny access to voting can be done by a senator continuously calling for an absence of a quorum when the majority tries to bring the bill to a vote. A quorum call, is asking the President pro-temp to call all senators to the floor to take roll for a vote, because almost all senators must be on the floor at a time of a vote, if the minority party just has one person on the floor at all times then the absence of a quorum call could be used as another way of continuously stalling a vote on a bill. This method has been used in the past; for example, the Republicans who were at the time, Senate minority, used it to halt legislation to go through in 1988, which greatly frustrated the Democrats and then Majority Leader Robert Byrd to the point even where Byrd sent a security guard in to arrest minority leader Alan Simpson. Here is a clip from the proceedings after this incident:
After discovering that there are other techniques that essentially bring the same outcome of a filibuster, the question now becomes: if a cloture vote can limit all debate and proceed to the voting of the bill, and a filibuster and the act of continuously calling for a quorum can stall debate and may lead to the demise of a bill, then why and how has the filibuster become such a famous tool for the minority party to use against the majority? The answer to this question can be seen clearly in the case of the Senator from South Carolina, Storm Thurmond, and his filibuster against Civil Rights legislation in 1957. Thurmond set the record for the longest filibuster in Senate history for his 24 hours and 15 minute rant against the bill. Although it did pass, the Senator's filibuster put him into a league of his own with regards to Senators from the South. Thurmond gained high publicity and high public awareness from his act, thereby making him one of the most famous senators from the South to date. Which is why a filibuster now can be considered not only as a tool to try and stop legislation, but as a political tool to help answer the number one goal of every Senator or any person in politics: re-election. A long ranting filibuster today may seem like it is a waste of time for anyone that does not end up getting the legislation to be put down, but it still gets the senator's name out there, and makes huge leaps to improve his or her approval with their constituents.
Overall, it is quite clear now that the filibuster is a very complex method in the Senate today, and one that is definitely not as simple as most people think. Used by the minority party, a filibuster can slow down or deny legislation to come through the senate by not allowing a vote to occur. This phenomenon would not be possible if it were not for the senate's necessity for a unanimous consent in order to a vote on a bill. The filibuster, and even the threat of a filibuster, is still a tool used more and more today by the minority party not only to try and halt a bill, but in the cases where a senator speaks for hours and hours, to try and bring political recognition to themselves and their cause. Although the filibuster can be like Jimmy Stewart's famous rant for a boy's camp in the movie "Mr. Smith goes to Washington", majority of the time the filibuster is used to threaten the majority party to tell them that the minority will not stand for the bill that is trying to be past, and they will do anything to stop it.
Grim, Ryan. "The myth of the Filibuster: Dems can't make Republicans talk all Night. February 2009: Huffington Post. Web 14 April 2010.
Oleszek, Walter J. Congressional Procedures and Policy Process. Washington, D.C: CQ Press, 2007. Print.
Sinclair, Barbara. Unorthodox Lawmaking: New Legislative Processes in the U.S Congress. University of California Los Angeles: CQ Press, 2007. Print.
Smith, Steven S. Jason M. Roberts. Ryan J. Vander Wielen. The American Congress. Cambridge, NY. Cambridge University Press, 2009. Print
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Our latest assignment given to us this past Tuesday was to make a digital clock that looks similar to:
I had everything except the 12 or 24 hour clock figured out as of 2:45am this morning. But at that point I wasn't thinking straight, and was messing things up so I stopped. Got some rest and while trying to fall asleep it dawned on me.
Since I can't run a function inside of a function (tried it) why not have a selection at frame 1 of either 12 or 24 hours. When someone clicks on the "12hrs" button it takes them to frame 5 where it shows the correct day, time and hours -12 if applicable. If you click "24hrs" it takes you to frame 10 and shows the same clock without subtracting 12 hrs, and the ampm value equals nothing. Whether the visitor clicks on "12hrs" or "24hrs" show the same two buttons at the bottom so they can switch between both clocks. Changed that this afternoon, after talking with fellow classmates at my b-day party last night I figured out how to fix things… The regular 12hr clock is the default, the 24hr clock is on frame 5 and yea, a simple gotoAndStop(5); and viola!
Spent about 20 or 30 minutes adding and troubleshooting that, got it. Then I was finished! But being picky as I am I distributed stuff to different layers and cleaned up the code. Of course I left in my quirky and sometimes angry comments in ;). Made the background smaller and added a slight fade to it on the sides. Had lunch and watched the latest Bones episode. After seeing that smart sniper episode I created the correct html file to go along with the clock and uploaded it. Tested it on four different computers one of those being my MacBook and then finally posted it on basecamp and twitter at pretty much the same time. Not to be an ass kisser but I am first 😛
Here's the final product:
Link: http://artXed.com/dma355/digitalClock
EDIT: Still a little surprised that only Andres and I have posted our clocks, granted his doesn't work exactly as it should but it works..