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Bribe taker in Chicago parking meter deal gets 6 months in jail
By Jon Seidel Sep 8, 2016, 2:49pm CDT
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One of the parking kiosks that were installed after Chicago's parking meters were privatized. | Sun-Times files
A former parking executive's "bonehead decision" to sell a $22 million Chicago parking meter contract for a $90,000 bribe has landed him a six-month prison sentence, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office.
Felipe "Phil" Oropesa, 57, took the bribe from Florida businessman George Levey of Cale Parking Systems USA Inc. even though he had already told his boss in 2008 that Levey's company was best positioned to provide Chicago's new privatized meters.
Now Oropesa, the former vice president of municipal services for LAZ Parking, claims he has become a "pariah" in the parking industry. Oropesa, who lives in Florida, says he has been "publicly shamed," lost his job and has few prospects to help him support his wife and three children.
Oropesa was sentenced Thursday in Atlanta by U.S. District Judge Richard W. Story, records show. It's the second time in as many weeks that someone has been sentenced in a federal courtroom for rigging a Chicago program through bribes and kickbacks.
The Chicago Sun-Times first revealed in June 2015 that federal agents had been investigating the parking meter scheme. The feds were tipped off to the bribe by Levey, who pleaded guilty to a similar parking meter scam in Oregon and was sentenced to 15 months in prison.
Federal authorities in Chicago filed charges against Oropesa last December. His case was transferred to Atlanta, and he pleaded guilty in April to wire fraud. Paul Kish, Oropesa's lawyer, asked the judge to give his client less than 15 months in prison in a sentencing memo filed last week.
Oropesa was immediately fired by LAZ Parking after the Sun-Times revealed the investigation. Because of the publicity, he "has been unable to find other work in the only field he knows, the parking industry," according to Kish.
Born in Cuba, Oropesa rose from a gig writing tickets for the New York parking department after high school to his job at LAZ, which he landed in 2008. He is now also a naturalized U.S. citizen.
"The parking industry is a relatively small community," Kish wrote. "Word quickly spread about Mr. Oropesa's foolish decision to take George Levey's money, and that (Oropesa) had been fired by LAZ. As a result, (Oropesa's) reputation in this small community is destroyed. Obviously, he has no one to blame but himself."
Oropesa oversaw LAZ's rollout of Chicago's privatized parking meters after Chicago Parking Meters LLC leased the city's meters for 75 years in exchange for an upfront payment of about $1.15 billion, records show. Levey has said Oropesa gave him inside information that helped him craft a bid for the Chicago contract.
However, Oropesa said he told his boss in 2008 that Levey's company would be the best vendor "many months" before Levey offered Oropesa the bribe. Still, Oropesa decided to accept the money, and he later sat on a three-member committee that endorsed Levey's company for the contract.
In 2009 and 2010, Levey delivered $90,000 to Oropesa through Landmark Sales & Marketing, a company set up by Oropesa's wife. However, there is no evidence his wife "knew anything about the sources of the funds from George Levey, why the money was being paid, and whether the funds had anything to do with her husband's failure to provide 'honest services' to LAZ parking," Kish wrote.
Now, not only has Oropesa been publicly shamed, Kish argues that the bribes are roughly six years old and "the case only came to light because George Levey got caught and told the FBI about what happened in Chicago." Kish also argued the $90,000 in bribes "pale in comparison to other cases."
Finally, because the bribe was funneled through a shell company, the Oropesas "paid taxes on these funds," Kish wrote.
"(Oropesa) fell prey to temptation, one of the oldest of human frailties," Kish wrote. "However, the remainder of his life story demonstrates that he is a man of character, and is a person for whom punishment need not be quite so harsh."
Oropesa's punishment follows the sentencing last week in Chicago of former City Hall employee John Bills, who landed a 10-year sentence in a similar, but far grander, scheme to steer the city's red-light camera program to a preferred company in exchange for $680,000 in bribes.


Automating Podcast generation from SoundCloud // Read at G's // A personal blog from Giorgos Logiotatidis.
I decided to fix the problem myself and since this turned out to be a solution involving a bunch of interesting technologies I thought to write a blog post about it. If you only care about the podcast you can find it here.
The episodes are embedded in the official website but are hidden in SoundCloud. Probably there's a hidden attribute you can set to SoundCloud media. That explains why my first attempt to download the episodes using SoundScrape failed with the later complaining that it can't find any videos.
Then I started examining SoundCloud's JS and JSON responses sent when you click the play button, with the ultimate goal to write a SoundCloud downloader. The service follows a typical authenticate-then-get unique auto-expiring link to S3, which it can be automated but it's not fun to do.
While taking a break from parsing JSON responses it occurred to me that youtube-dl despite it's very specific name it supports other websites too, actually hundreds of them. v Run youtube-dl against a URL with embedded SoundCloud audio and youtube-dl will find and download the best version of the audio file including the cover thumbnail!
All I need now is simple python script to extract all URLs with embedded SoundCloud audio and feed it to youtube-dl as a list using the --batch-file argument.
With all the mp3 files for the show downloaded, next step is to generate the Podcast RSS. FeedGen is a simple pythonic library which builds RSS feeds, including extensions for podcasts and iTunes attributes.
I serve all my personal websites using Dokku running on my VPS. I used a Debian based Docker image and installed Python2 and the needed python libraries for the feed generation. Also installed nginx-light to serve the content, both the RSS and the audio files.
I originally used the genRSS project to generate the RSS which complained about the Unicode characters in the mp3 filenames when run from the Docker image. I fixed this by adding en_US.UTF-8 to the supported locales and running locale-gen on image build.
The docker image default command runs nginx with a minimal nginx.conf.
Dokku takes care of everything else, including getting certificates from LetsEncrypt.
Cron runs a command to update the feed daily from Mon-Fri every 5 minutes from the moment the show ends and up to an hour after. The show producers are very consistent on uploading the show on time so that seems to just work. To be on the safe side I added another run two hours after the show ends.
The cron runs on the host, using dokku run. The podcast and the audio files are stored in a Docker volume and therefore both the web serving process and the cron job can access this persistent storage at the same time.
Youtube-dl is smart enough to not re-download content which exists, so running the command multiple times does not hammer the servers.
For an automation to be perfect it must be monitored. As with all my websites, I setup a NewRelic Synthetics monitor which monitors the feed serving and that the content of the feed appears valid by looking for "pubDate" text.
To monitor the cronjob cURL a healthchecks.io provided URL at the very end of the bash script that co-ordinates the fetching and building of the feed. Make sure to set -e your bash scripts so they exit after the first failed command. Not setting -e will always call cURL even if a step fails.
Actually use those two tools so much, I maintain two related projects NeReS and Babis.
Fun fact: It's the second time I build a podcast for this show. First one was around 2008.


I'm currently a Software Engineer at LinkedIn in Sunnyvale, CA. I previously worked at PayPal.
I'm a college graduate with a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science from the University of California, Santa Cruz. I enjoy building engaging products, learning new technologies, playing basketball, and listening to podcasts. I am not afraid to get my hands dirty and I'm not discouraged by failure.
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Life and Pictures of Blonde Beauty Icon Cyrinda Foxe, a Famous Groupie and Muse of 1970s NYC Scene
October 07, 2018 1970s, celebrity & famous people, event & history, female, life & culture
Cyrinda Foxe was born on February 22, 1952 in Santa Monica, California. Brought up in an abusive household, she left home at 17 and went to Texas, but finally settled in New York.
She began hanging out at Max's Kansas City, which is where she met Andy Warhol. He asked her to be in his play 'Pork', she gladly excepted and her life as a New York socialite began. She also starred in his movie 'Bad' (1977).
In 1972 she met David Bowie and began a relationship with him. She inspired the song "Jean Genie" and was mentioned in the song "Watch that Man". She also was in the music video for "Jean Genie".
Also in 1972 she met New York Dolls singer David Johansen. He spotted her at Max's Kansas City and knew he wanted her, which inspired him to write the song 'Looking For a Kiss' for her.
They became the it couple in the glam rock scene. When the New York Dolls would play shows, they would often borrow her clothes and makeup.
They got married in 1977, but divorced less than a year later, when Cyrinda met Aerosmith singer Steven Tyler.
They dated and quickly got married in 1978. They did love each other but their relationship was turbulent being fueled by drug addiction.
In 1978 their daughter Mia Tyler was born. Mia would grow up to be a top plus size model. The couple divorced in 1987 after years of drug abuse, extramarital affairs, and physical and emotional abuse.
In 1997 she released a tell-all book titled Dream On: Livin' on the Edge with Steven Tyler and Aerosmith. She died in 2002 from an inoperable brain tumor. People of the 70s glam rock scene were greatly affected, many of them including David Bowie and Sylvain Sylvain made public tributes to her.
She was rumored to have had an affair with Aerosmith guitarist Joe Perry in the 1970s.

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The first paragraph of Jane Austen's Emma contains 40 words. Imagine narrowing it down to 12. Not challenging enough? Try narrowing the entire book down to 12 words.
Twin brothers Jack and Holman Wang not only stepped up to this challenge, they also proceeded to condense other classic works such as Pride and Prejudice, Moby Dick, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Jane Eyre, Oliver Twist, and War and Peace.
Each 12-word board book is illustrated with truly astounding needle felt models, which are beautifully posed and photographed. The books are enchanting, delightful, and obviously labors of love.
Welcome, dear readers, to Cozy Classics (published by Simply Read Books).
Intended for children age 0+, the books use child-friendly and child-familiar words to introduce works of classic literature. Accompanied by illustrations that reflect the context and mood of the original works, these books are the perfect first step towards the larger realm of literature.
The creators of Cozy Classics are well-matched to their task. Jack has a Master's in Creative Writing and a Ph.D. in English. Holman, an artist and former middle school teacher, holds a Bachelor's in education and a Master's in architectural history. Jack and Holman have D.A.D. degrees, as well (i.e., they're both fathers)!
How did this collaborative adventure start?
Jack: I was the one who came up with the idea of abridging classics for babies. When I shared the idea, Holman loved it. At the time, we both had a child under two, so board books were definitely on our minds. The only question was how we were going to illustrate our books. We wanted to do something original that would jibe with the classics. Holman's sister-in-law does some needle felting, and that gave him the idea. So we each contributed something important to the concept, and that's how Cozy Classics got started.
What is needle felting, and where did you learn it?
Holman: Needle felting is basically sculpting with wool. You stab loose wool repeatedly with a barbed needle, which entangles the fibres and makes the wool firm enough to hold shape. We taught ourselves how to needle felt for the purpose of these books. My very first figure, Ishmael, wound up in Moby Dick, but our technique has gotten a lot better since. For example, Ishmael didn't have eyebrows or thumbs. He also had no armature (wire inside), which all our figures now have. This makes posing and re-posing them a lot easier.
How long does it take to craft and photograph a single illustration?
Holman: That's hard to say. It takes 20-30 hours to complete a single figure. If a scene requires a studio set, it might take anywhere from a few hours to a few days to build. Lighting and photography generally takes three to five hours. If a scene requires an outdoor location shoot, it can again take anywhere from a few hours to a few days, depending on the weather and the travel involved. But the short answer is, a long time!
What books did you decide to do and why?
Jack: So far, there are nine Cozy Classics: Pride and Prejudice, Moby Dick, War and Peace, Les Misérables, Jane Eyre, Oliver Twist, Emma, Huckleberry Finn, and Tom Sawyer. We have to think practically—it's harder, for example, to do a book with a lot of characters—and we do think about gender balance, but mostly we just pick books that we care about and that we think other people care about, too.
Your Cozy Classics board books consist of 12 words and 12 illustrations. How difficult is it to take a classic book that's hundreds of pages long and boil it down to 12 simple words?
Jack: It can be challenging, that's for sure. Some people think it's just a matter of picking the twelve most memorable scenes, but twelve famous scenes and twelve random words won't necessarily tell a story. So we start by choosing words that we think will give the best sense of the main storyline. Our motto is "no subplots." And it's not just twelve words but, as you say, twelve simple words, which means your dictionary isn't very big to begin with. Sometimes words repeat from book to book because novels often share crucial elements. We've noticed there's a lot of dancing, running, and helping in novels!
Which story was the most difficult to adapt?
Jack: Probably Emma. You would think it'd be a tome like Moby Dick or War and Peace, but both those novels have a simple narrative arc when you boil them down. But Emma has subplots that are fairly indispensable to the story.
Some people might be surprised to learn that – at least for your Cozy Classics book series – there are no computer graphics used on the photos. Tell us a little bit about the perils of setting up the perfect shot.
Holman: You're right. Our attitude, at least for Cozy Classics, is that computer generated images would be "cheating". So when you see sky in a shot, it's natural sky. If you see a forest, it's a real forest. Shots with stars were created by back lighting card stock with holes punched in it. Trying to do everything in camera definitely creates perils. The main peril of location shooting is wind. We've had figures and sets blow away on us. For studio shots, the main peril is fire. In one scene, Tom Sawyer had to hold a candle, but I let it burn too long and burned his thumb off. We've just finished Great Expectations, and, naturally, we had to set Ms. Havisham on fire. The trick was to do it in a way that didn't destroy her completely (and luckily we didn't), but she's definitely worse for wear!
I'm particularly interested in the cover image of Huckleberry Finn and Jim on the raft! Was that actually floating in water with you madly snapping shots?
Holman: Absolutely. I borrowed a pair of fishing hip waders from a friend and ventured into a local slough. I tied the figures onto the raft securely with wire ahead of time so they wouldn't fall into the water. But the big hazard was the whole raft floating away on me. So I would gently push the raft in motion, madly snap shots, and then grab the raft before it went too far ashore. Also, the whole time I was just one slip away from plunging my camera in the muddy water and destroying it.
Your Star Wars Epic Yarns series (published by Chronicle Books) will be released this April. Amazing! Tell us how this project came to be!
Jack: Holman and I were in Italy in 2013, where our artwork was on display in the Illustrators Exhibition at the Bologna Children's Book Fair. We struck up a conversation with a rep at Chronicle Books, who was kind enough to take some of our books back with him to San Francisco to show the head of their children's division. When Chronicle asked us what other ideas we had for abridging classics, Star Wars was our first answer. Chronicle loved it.
Holman: Of course, doing Stars Wars means licensing with LucasFilm/Disney. LucasFilm is very discerning when it comes to licensing Star Wars books, so we were thrilled when they came on board.
What are you up to next?
Holman: More Cozy Classics, like Great Expectations, are coming soon, but we have other big ideas in the works, too. Unfortunately, we can't disclose them now, but we hope that you'll be hearing a lot from us in the future!
Images used with permission of Jack and Holman Wang. All Star Wars images © LucasFilm Ltd. Star Wars is a TM of LucasFilm Ltd.
Cozy Classics' Moby Dick was also featured on our curatorial blog. Click here to see it!
Posted in More Connections	| Tagged artist, author, classic literature, Cozy Classics, creative, Emma, Holman Wang, Huckleberry Finn, illustrator, interview, Jack Wang, Jane Eyre, kids, Les Misérables, library, literacy, Moby Dick, needle felt, Oliver Twist, Pride and Prejudice, Star Wars Epic Yarns, Tom Sawyer, War and Peace


An idea in California is so brilliant, there's no good reason it shouldn't spread to the rest of the country.
AdFreak reports that the organ donation program and some police departments are rolling out "Second Chance," a policy that gives drivers who are stopped for traffic violations a break if they are registered organ donors.
Under the campaign during Organ Donor Month, some police departments are also letting those who haven't registered as organ donors go without a ticket, asking them to consider becoming one.
The police departments notes officers are not required to participate in the campaign.


Bottom Line: Vision loss is associated with a higher likelihood of not working.
Author: Cheryl E. Sherrod, M.D., M.P.H., of Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, and colleagues.
Background: People who do not work have poorer physical and mental health, are less socially integrated and have lower self-confidence.
How the Study Was Conducted: The authors analyzed employment rates by vision impairment in a nationally representative sample of working-age Americans.
Results: The study included 19,849 participants in the 1999-2008 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey who completed a vision examination and employment/demographic questionnaires. Employment rates for men with visual impairment, uncorrected refractive error (difficulty focusing the eye) and normal vision were 58.7 percent, 66.5 percent and 76.2 percent, respectively. For women, the respective rates were 24.5 percent, 56 percent and 62.9 percent. The odds of not working for participants with visual impairment were higher for women, those individuals younger than 55 years and people with diabetes.
(JAMA Ophthalmol. Published online July 17, 2014. doi:10.1001/.jamaopthalmol.2014.2213.


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A HOME AT LAST: Zoey's Place to move into new offices
HANCOCK COUNTY — When they opened the front door and walked into the empty house, Bridget Foy asked for someone to pinch her, because she still couldn't believe they'd found a place. Brent Eaton, on the other hand, remained stoic but allowed that he was still a bit overwhelmed by their good fortune.
"This is totally the vision," Foy said, waving her arms to encompass the moment. "I can't believe this is ours."
Walking into the home at 953 West North St., the two county law enforcement officials were thrilled after looking for over a year-and-a-half for a structure where they could create Zoey's Place — the Hancock County Child Advocacy Center.
Foy, who specializes in sex-crimes cases for the Hancock County Sheriff's Department, has been spearheading the idea to make a safe haven for county children who are victims of abuse, neglect and other crimes, a place where they can talk about their ordeals. The home will give investigators a friendlier place for children instead of having them recall terrifying moments in an uncomfortable environment such as a police station or a hospital.
"This will be the most major step forward for the protection of children in Hancock County for a generation," said Eaton, the county prosecutor.
The Zoey's Place board is renting the house for $877 a month. The home, which will be decorated to suit children and their families, has a nice-sized living room that will be transformed into a family waiting room. A front room will become an office for an executive director. A room in the back of the house is where the hard work will be done. It will be an interview area complete with recording devices where abused children can talk with a trained professional.
"We'll decorate it in here and make it comfortable for children," Foy said.
The house also has a kitchen, basement and an upstairs area where county officials with the program can hold conferences. Upstairs is also where officials plan to observe interviews with children from a remote, safe distance while at the same time offering feedback to the person talking to an abused child.
The house also has two entrances, a front door for families and a back door for investigators.
"It's absolutely perfect," Eaton said. "It couldn't be better, the way it's going to be set up."
Officials found the house through a local Realtor who also happens to be on the Zoey's Place board. They also found out the people who built the home included a woman who taught schoolchildren for years who was thrilled to learn the house is being put to good use, Foy said.
The house became the official site for Zoey's Place late last week when the Greenfield Board of Zoning Appeals unanimously approved the project. The advocacy center needed a conditional use approval, since the house is in a residential area.
Jenna Wertman, Greenfield associate city planner, recommended approval of the conditional use at the board meeting, describing the property's proposed use as low-impact. The advocacy center's plans would retain the look of the house, and other than an addition of a sign, would come with very few changes to the property, she said.
Zoey's Place board members are still waiting to learn if a federal grant will be approved in order for them to hire an executive director this year. If not, they'll still do work at the facility, which they hope to open by the end of the year.
In the meantime, the county council granted $20,000 to Zoey's Place for 2019 using revenue from the county food-and-beverage tax. Officials also plan to get a property committee together to help take care of the inside and outside of the home.
Eaton credited the program's board, local law enforcement agencies and community members for stepping up and supporting the project by donating time and money to get an advocacy established.
"There are just so many ways where people who don't have any direct connection to the program have come through for the kids in this county," Eaton said.
Zoey's Place is named after 1-year-old Zoey Wagoner of Greenfield, who died four years ago after suffering repeated physical abuse, an autopsy revealed. Authorities documented at least 50 injuries to Zoey's body before her death in a house on Wood Street in May 2015.
Zoey's parents, Matthew Wagoner and Jessica Merriman, are both serving lengthy prison sentences for their role in her death.
Hancock County Prosecutor2019-11-15T18:03:19+00:00August 21st, 2019|Child abuse, Child abuse prevention, Daily Reporter, Zoey's Place|


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Making storm windows more energy efficient is best achieved by replacing each current old storm window that you have in the property with updated options that are high quality and made to use energy efficiently. As a home owner, you likely recognize how high the monthly bills that are associated with running the household can be.
As such, you are likely searching for every way possible to reduce those bills and make the household more efficient. The most cost effective way of making this happen in by installing a new storm window in each room to serve as replacement options for old ones that may not be serving their intended purpose. The following are the top few reasons why making storm windows more energy efficient can benefit you in the long term as well as how you can save more money on this purchase.
Making storm windows work for you instead of against your budget is all about finding the highest quality options. If the current windows in the house have been there for many years and are no longer serving their intended purpose as well as they could be, then the time has arrived to begin making the decision of replacing them. There are many benefits that can come along with making this choice and you will likely notice all of them once the new windows are installed.
One of the top perks that is associated with making magnetic storm windows in your home more energy efficient by replacing the old ones is that you will likely notice a drop in the cost of your monthly utility bills. The main reason why you will likely notice a drop in the utility bills is because, when high quality windows are installed, they allow less air to escape from the house and also prevent outside air drafts from coming into the home. This means that the heating and cooling system won't need to run as often to keep up with the energy demands of the household and will therefore, reduce the monthly utility bill.
Another perk of making storm windows energy efficient is that this means the household will have less of an impact on the environment. When less energy is needed to heat and cool the property, then this means you will be doing your part for environmental friendliness. Since caring for the environment is an issue that is top of mind for many people these days, it is a factor that you will likely consider during your search for the perfect storm window.
Another benefit of making storm windows work for you is that, by purchasing high quality windows, you will be increasing the comfort level of the property. You will increase the comfort level of the home because fewer outside noises will be able to be heard within the house. This is a particularly large perk when you live in a city or on a very noisy street and previously became very annoyed from all of the noise that came through the old storm window options.
Finally, by making the decision to install new ones in every room, you will be hopefully increasing the resale value of the property. This is a particularly important factor if you plan to someday sell the home and want to turn a profit. Prospective buyers are now making storm windows a top priority on their list of features that they want in potential homes so they will hopefully pay the amount you want when seeing that high quality windows are installed on the property.
When making storm windows a priority on your list of projects to complete on the house, you likely want to find a way to make the budget for the project go as far as possible. One of the best ways to quickly be matched with storm window providers at affordable prices is to request online cost quotes. This way, you can be matched with providers that offer windows in any material you would like such as wood, vinyl, and aluminum and will hopefully find the best deals that are currently available.
After you receive the quotes that you requested, it is important to compare the offers and ensure that you select the best one. By taking the time to compare the quotes, you will be looking at more than just the overall price of each storm window and will then have the opportunity to ask any follow up questions that you may generate for each manufacturer. Hopefully by making storm windows a priority on your list of projects to complete on the house, you will improve the comfort that you feel within the home and will be taking the necessary steps to improve its resale value in case you decide to sell it in the future.


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DARWIN STATION: A NEW COMMUNITY RESOURCE
For years, the picturesque false-front building at the corner of Main and Market was deteriorating. The yellow tanker truck parked next to the building, framed by rusty tin and weathered wood, was a favorite subject for photographers. Now, thanks to Jim Hunolt, who purchased the property a few years ago, the building has been stabilized and transformed into a community space. Kevin Southall did the reconstruction work, aided by enthusiastic volunteers.
A new sign above the door announces the building's resurrection as Darwin Station, in recognition of its history as a gas station. Now Darwin Station provides a versatile space for meetings, meals, music, and celebrations. There's a fully functioning kitchen, equipped with donated appliances; a piano, and a library. Art works are displayed in the main room.
The building is not open to the public. It's a special place for Darwin residents and invited guests. Visitors are reminded that all buildings in Darwin are private property, and should not be entered even if they appear abandoned.
THE JACKASS CABIN: ANOTHER PIECE OF HISTORY GONE
One of Darwin's historic treasures, the cabin at the Jackass Mine, burned down in the late fall of 2015. There were no witnesses among Darwin residents. No one seems to know when or how it happened.
Situated on a ledge carved out of a steep mountainside, the Jackass Cabin was a colorful part of Darwin's mining history.
Deprived of the meticulous care it enjoyed in the past, the cabin was falling apart for years, but the main room still stood and provided shelter and temporary living accommodations for a few lucky visitors to Darwin and adventurous residents seeking to camp out and watch the stars from this magical vantage point. The cabin overlooked the entire Panamint Valley, with a distant view of the Panamint Dunes. If you know where to look, you can make out Highway 190 winding its way up the pass from Panamint Springs. The laughter and music of decades of party-goers still echoes through the adjoining canyons.
The head frame for the Jackass Mine still stood after the fire, as did the sketchy outhouse, perched precariously at the edge of the cliff. More recently, the outhouse was knocked over, depriving photographers of another favorite subject.
We will still be hiking up to the Jackass to enjoy the view and the spring wildflower display, but what a bittersweet experience it will be to see the cabin's charred remains.
FIRST 100 DEGREE HIGH TEMPERATURE AT DEATH VALLEY THIS YEAR!
_The furnace creek visitor center at Death Valley National Park
recorded a high temperature of 100 degrees today... April 18. This
is the first triple digit high of 2012. Historically... the earliest
100 degree day was March 16 2007... while the latest first 100 degree
day was may 20 1983. On average Death Valley first reaches 100
degrees on April 19.
The above information is preliminary and is subject to a final review before being certified by the National climatic data center.
DARWIN IN THE LOS ANGELES TIMES!
Darwin was featured in a front-page article in the Los Angeles Times on Monday, March 12, 2012. Writer Mike Anton did a great job of describing our need for access to broadband internet, and photographer Francine Orr captured the town beautifully with her images. Francine also produced an excellent video for the LA Times website. See the article and the video at the following links:
story: http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-darwin-20120312,0,5344983.story
video: http://www.latimes.com/videogallery/68700644/News/Mining-town-stuck-on-the-shoulder-of-information-superhighway
Here's hoping that the coverage will help to attract the support and help we need to make our broadband dream a reality.
For a painfully humorous rundown on our long quest for broadband, check out the website at darwincalif.com. It was through that website that the journalists at the LA Times made contact with us in Darwin. Good work, darwincalif!
BLM ROAD PLAN TO BE REVISED--YOUR INPUT IS NEEDED!
Maybe you've noticed all the new route markers on the dirt roads around Darwin. These markers were placed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) on roads that are designated as legal for off-highway vehicular travel. Any road that is not marked as an OHV route is technically CLOSED to vehicular travel.
The current route markers reflect the route designations under the West Mojave (WEMO) Plan. However, this is all now subject to change. A judge in the Ninth District Court has ordered that the entire travel management plan for WEMO be scrapped and that BLM start all over, with better documentation of how the designated routes will impact threatened and endangered species.
We have had a series of meetings in Darwin to try to make sense of this confused situation. The bottom line is that everyone who is concerned about keeping our roads open should submit comments to BLM by the DEADLINE of APRIL 15, 2012. These "scoping comments" will be considered in putting together a draft of the proposed revised road plan, which will then be subject to further public comment.
We can lose important roads if we don't act. Here are some resources to help you sort through the mess:
For BLM's map of currently "open" routes around Darwin, go to this link:
http://www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/fo/cdd/west_mojave__wemo/wemo_maps.html
Click on "Darwin Subregion" on the map and you will be able to download a pdf file of the Darwin map. You can view other maps by clicking on the appropriate subregion.
For BLM's summary of the situation, go to this link:
http://www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/fo/cdd/west_mojave__wemo.html
This BLM page contains instructions for submitting comments, either by email, or by downloading and mailing in a comment form.
For further information on the court ruling, and another source of the BLM maps, go to the NPL News page and click on the West Mojave links under "Hot Topics" on the right side of the page.
Darwin residents will be collaborating on preparing a master map showing all roads we want kept open, including roads that are not currently marked as open. This map, with annotations, will provide a complete road inventory that can be referenced in our individual comments. For further information, contact Kathy Goss.
Jim Kenney of Ridgecrest has marked the roads he's explored on jeep rides in the Darwin area. Here's his map, to get you inspired to start identifying your own favorite roads.
Courtesy of Jim Kenney
UPDATE: The package of comments from Darwin residents was sent to BLM in Moreno Valley on April 11, with backup copies sent by email. Please check back for further developments in this ongoing process. Thanks to everyone who participated!
DARWIN ON BBC.COM!
Darwin is featured in a 4-minute video on BBC on line, by reporter Franz Strasser. Franz did a fine job of showing the frustrations of dialup (and even satellite service) in our remote location. We have a proposed solution, which could be put in place once the Digital 395 fiberoptic project is completed. Hopefully, this media exposure will help us to locate technical experts and others who might be able to assist us in our quest for true broadband speeds.
View the video at http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-17569954. Unfortunately, we can't watch it very easily in Darwin.


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Storia
Il Volleyballclub Galina viene fondato nel 1974. Affiliato alla Swiss Volley, raggiunge la massima divisione svizzera nel 2017, esordendovi nel campionato 2017-18.

Rosa 2017-2018

Pallavoliste

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Collegamenti esterni

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I spoke on the live chat earlier, they responded really quick and had all the information I needed. Despite being 116th in queue I was unlucky. I ordered a black unit and I'm international, apparently they have no more black units in stock. Hopefully massdrop will have the next batch from Aune sometime next week. I don't mind waiting a bit longer I just can't wait to get my hands on the T1. If you still have unanswered issues I really recommend the live chat!
Did you ask them how long international shipping usually takes?, And when the new black ones are coming in?
I was told hopefully massdrop would have the next batch in stock next week but no promises. Depending which country you live in shipping times vary. I haven't been told how long shipping will be but I wouldn't be surprised if it took over a week, don't take my word for it though!
When I spoke to a Massdrop rep yesterday they told me to expect 2-3 weeks for international shipping (Canada) through UPS mail innovations.
Big surprise when it arrived today. That was less than 5 business days, and there were zero problems at the border. Your mileage may vary, especially since I'm on the west coast and live very close to the border, but Massdrop seems to have outdone themselves with this order.
Just curious if you got charged duty? Canada Post is charging me $25 here in Ontario, which isn't too bad but still annoying.
I didn't get charged this time. My experience with shipments coming through USPS to Canada Post is that not every package goes through a full customs check. Those that don't have a good chance of slipping through without duty or taxes. One of the reasons I prefer USPS to UPS/Fedex/DHL. It seems to be random though, I just got lucky this time.
Yeah that is true. My delivery notice card said that I owed $108.48, I called Canada Post and they said that was wrong and gave me the correct amount of~25. I'm still confused at how the mailman could mess up by that much.
I was just coming on here to check if anyone had time frames for international to Canada. Now I'm hoping mine will be here sooner than expected, that would be a bonus.
Does this custom tax thing also apply to countries like Australia?
Every country has their own policies, Australia seems to be similar to Canada. Most of the European countries seem to charge tax on basically all packages.
I believe that for Australia shipments valued under $1000 shouldn't get charged any import taxes. My T1 shipped to Australia didn't attract any extra costs. The customs wbsite should have a more definitive outline of what will get taxed.


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August 18, 2017 by Graeme MacKay
Editorial Cartoon by Graeme MacKay, The Hamilton Spectator – Saturday August 19, 2017
Up to $10,000 fine for waterfall trespassers requiring rescue
The city will seek fines of up to $10,000 for trespassers requiring a rope rescue at Hamilton waterfalls.
"Anyone who is a repeat trespasser or causes a rope rescue will be issued a court appearance and we will be seeking a higher fine," said city spokesperson Ann Lamanes.
Bylaw enforcement officers went to the hospital and issued a Part 3 summons to a hiker rescued Wednesday at Albion Falls while the woman was still being treated for minor injuries.
The summons is a more serious charge than the standard $135 provincial offences notice given to 51 trespassers at Albion Falls since heightened enforcement began July 17.
Of those notices, 15 were given out the same day the woman was rescued. She was singled out for the summons because she required help. She will now have to appear in court and faces a potentially larger fine of up to $10,000 if convicted.
"The person that was rescued required the emergency services team to respond for over two hours to get her out of a prohibited area," Lamanes said. "We have laid a more severe charge because of the impact this offender has had on emergency services and city resources."
Less than two hours after the city announced it had issued the summons Thursday, a hiker required emergency help at Tew Falls in Dundas just after 4 p.m. A rope rescue was not required, but the woman was carried out in a basket.
The Hamilton Fire Department has expressed concern in the past about charging trespassers for the cost of rope rescues for fear it will deter those in trouble from calling for help. (Source: Hamilton Spectator)
Posted in: Hamilton	Tagged: bylaw, fines, Hamilton, injury, Mount Albion, rescue, Rope rescue, trespassing
January 20, 2017 by Graeme MacKay
Editorial Cartoon by Graeme MacKay, The Hamilton Spectator – Saturday January 21, 2017
Music-on-patio plan tabled
City councillors don't like the sound of a plan to allow musical entertainment on nightclub patios.
A pilot project was tabled Tuesday by the city's planning committee that would have allowed bar owners to feature ambient music on patios in seven districts in the city, some golf courses and other locations in rural areas.
Councillors decided to deal with the issue at a later date after raising concerns about the potential impact on people who live nearby.
Others said it would be unfair to bar patio owners outside the designated districts on James Street North, Hess Village, the bayfront, Augusta Street, part of Upper James Street and Dundas.
Coun. Brenda Johnson said she had concerns about the plan in rural areas because sound can travel great distances in undeveloped landscapes.
Coun. Jason Farr supported the idea, saying it was consistent with Hamilton's desire to brand itself as a music city.
The noise level would be kept to 60 decibels, which is the same volume as a discussion at an average planning committee meeting, Farr added. (Source: Hamilton Spectator)
Posted in: Hamilton	Tagged: air guitar, Bayfront, bylaw, Hamilton, Music, officer, patio, sound
By Graeme MacKay, Editorial Cartoonist, The Hamilton Spectator – Saturday August 15, 2015
Dundas filming ban lifted with limitations
A petition created on Thursday to end the moratorium — that is now not a moratorium — on filming in Dundas has exceeded its original goal of 1,000 signatures.
After six days its new target is 2,000.
Petition creator and Dundas local Kevin Ramage, 32, is trying to set up a meeting with Coun. Arlene VanderBeek to give the community a voice.
He set out to speak to locals and business owners to get a grasp on how they feel about the original ban, and new case-by-case limitations.
Meanwhile, the properties that were originally flagged as temporarily unavailable on the Ontario Media Development Corporation (OMDC) website now have a new message.
After VanderBeek released her statement of "re-examination," Susan Monarch, manager of tourism Hamilton, told The Spectator on Aug. 7 the wording on OMDC files were changed to say there may be limitations, and if interested in the property to contact the film office.
There are three check marks available on the OMDC listings — not available, available and caution — Monarch said.
Ramage reached out to VanderBeek Tuesday to set up a meeting, hoping to present his findings, but he has not yet received a response.
"None of the businesses that I spoke to, and that signed the petition, had any knowledge that a moratorium or filming limitations were ever going to be put in place," he wrote in the statement.
Most business owners pulled Ramage into their back rooms, speaking to him at length about their thoughts on the issue. He said business owners either found out about the changes from customers coming in and asking them why they didn't want production in town, or from the media.
"They were not pleased about the lack of community involvement on the issue."
The decision for the moratorium, and now limitations, were made following discussions with the city's film office staff, some residents and the BIA board of directors, which includes VanderBeek. (Source: Hamilton Spectator)
Posted in: Hamilton	Tagged: Arleen VanderBeek, armoured, bylaw, cactus festival, dundas, enforcement, film, Hamilton, Monarchy, police, queen, royalty, vehicle, ward 13
April 2, 2015 by Graeme MacKay
Editorial cartoon by Graeme MacKay, The Hamilton Spectator – Saturday April 4, 2015
City trashes Good Samaritan for downtown parking lot cleanup
Ted Pundey didn't expect to be paid for his volunteer cleanup — but he certainly didn't expect to be fined.
Tired of looking out his downtown condo window at a parking lot full of trash (one the city says has been identified as an illegal dumping "hot spot"), he decided on Tuesday to clean up the mess near King William and John streets himself.
But the intended good deed cost him $125 after he was slapped with a fine by bylaw officers who had witnessed the cleanup — one they alternatively call "illegal dumping."
"They caught me cleaning," Pudney — a CBC video editor in Toronto — said Wednesday. When three officers had showed up he was pleased, assuming they were there to help.
But when they handed him a ticket, he was baffled — for one, this wasn't even his garbage. And he'd stacked the boxes just metres from where he'd collected the trash. In doing so, the city says, he crossed an invisible line in the lot, from private property to a public alleyway portion.
"We have no issues with anybody helping to clean up a property, but if someone is disposing what they're cleaning up off that property onto city property … then the taxpayer ends up paying for that," the city's municipal law enforcement manager Kim Coombs says.
Pudney — who moved from Toronto three months ago — didn't realize the distinction: "I was doing this strictly to be a good guy. I had no agenda, other than that the area needs some attention."
He'd purposely stacked the boxes against a posted sign in the alley, advertising designated pick-up times between 10 a.m. and noon on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. (Source: Hamilton Spectator)
Posted in: Hamilton	Tagged: bunny, bylaw, Easter, egg, fine, garbage, Hamilton, hunt, illegal dumping, officer, ticket, trash
July 26, 2013 by Graeme MacKay
By Graeme MacKay, The Hamilton Spectator – Friday July 26, 2013
Heritage requirement a pain in the glass for Burrito Boyz
The same Gore Park storefront that sat empty this time last year is now filled with daily diners, but the city's focus is on the façade they say doesn't fit with the character of the area.
Burrito Boyz, which opened in November 2012, was ordered to increase their glass frontage from 28 per cent to 80 per cent to obtain their establishment licence.
Leanne Dielschneider, who co-owns the business with Viktor Stosic, said they're still paying off startup costs including more than $150,000 to renovate 66 King St. E. (which they rent). Extra façade work is an expense they hadn't planned for.
Dielschneider, 27, said she and Stosic were aware of the glazing requirement (which falls under downtown heritage character guidelines) when they began renovations, but they were also trying to match the look of Burrito Boyz locations throughout Toronto.
She thought the city would be satisfied when they saw a bustling restaurant. Instead, she and Stosic received a notice two weeks after opening.
"I was told it was hard to open a business in Hamilton," says Dielschneider, who grew up in Stoney Creek. "I was warned about that … It's been a smooth ride other than this."
Dielschneider said she understands the necessity of heritage policies, but finds the glazing issue insignificant compared to the benefits of having business in what was an abandoned space.
She pointed out other buildings within the Downtown Heritage Character Zone, which stretches along Gore Park from James to Wellington. (According to the city's website, the zone guidelines are meant to be "a city building tool to protect built heritage resources and character in the downtown.") (Source: The Hamilton Spectator)
Posted in: Hamilton	Tagged: Burrito Boyz, bylaw, downtown renewal, facade, Gore, Hamilton, Money Mart, Payday loans, print sale, restaurant
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A Shallow Argument for the NEA
Russ Smith
Nicholas Kristof reads books!
When scratching around for an evergreen column, leave it to affluent op-ed columnists to dredge up Big Bird. The equally evergreen background for The New York Times' Nicholas Kristof's lazy effort is the Trump administration's plan to eliminate taxpayer funding (finally!) for the National Endowment of the Arts, the National Endowment for the Humanities, and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. This isn't a new squabble: fiscal conservatives argue that private benefactors can amply fund these operations; liberals counter that the amount of funds doled out are minuscule (true) compared to military expenditures, foreign aid, and, in Trump's case, secret service protection for his trips to the Florida White House.
The contentious question is whether artists who receive grants from these agencies are beholden to the government, and might exercise self-censorship (especially in GOP administrations). I'd say yes and no, and while it must be difficult for some financially-strapped artists to turn down cash, it's a worthwhile decision. There's no better advocate for stripping these funds than Reason magazine, illustrated by this Jacob Sullum article and Nick Gillespie's brilliant arguments about the scam of taxpayers funding the stadiums of extraordinarily wealthy owners of sports franchises, boondoggles all.
Kristof states the obvious: "Civilization is built not just on microchips, but also on arts, ideas and the humanities… The humanities may seem squishy and irrelevant. We have a new president who doesn't read books and who celebrates raw power. [Winston Churchill was no stranger to "raw power," although he also wrote books and painted.]… Yet the humanities are more powerful than most people believe."
He cites Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin as a book that helped "tame us," and while there's no denying the importance of that book, Stowe received no government grant. Nor did Sinclair Lewis, Upton Sinclair, Theodore Dreiser, Jack Kerouac, or William Faulkner, just a sliver of vital authors whose work was published before the aforementioned agencies were established (1965 and 1967).
Perhaps the most aggravating part of Kristof's column is his reminding readers—not unlike Trump—of his own past accomplishments. He writes: "Look, I know it sounds elitist to hail the humanities. But I've seen people die for ideas. At Tiananmen Square in China in 1989, I watched protesters sacrifice their lives for democracy. In Congo, I saw a tiny Polish nun stand up to a warlord because of her faith and values."
It's not "elitist" to read books, take pleasure in music, philosophy, or the work of master painters, photographers, and sculptors. That's just a lousy argument by Kristof to justify federal subsidies to men and women who'd create art with or without such handouts.
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Jon Postel (1943-1998) Photo by Irene Fertik, USC News Service. Copyright 1994, USC.
On August 6, 1943, American Computer Scientist and Internet pioneer Jonathan Postel was born. He is known principally for being the Editor of the Request for Comments (RFC) document series, and for administering the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) until his death in 1998. If you are familiar with the internet, sooner or later you will have to do with so-called RFCs. RFCs are Request for Comments and are the basic documents that form the internet standards. As such, Jonathan Postel, or simply Jon Postel, had one of the most important jobs, when designing and further developing the Internet. He was the Editor in chief of the RFCs and many internet standards today show his hand.
"Though his life was brief, Jon Postel made a critical contribution to human progress." (Bill Clinton, 42nd President of the U.S.)
Jon Postel – Youth and Education
Born on August 6, 1943, in Altadena, California, just outside of Los Angeles, Jonathan Bruce Postel attended Van Nuys High School, where he was just one class behind Vint Cerf, the man with whom he would later build the internet. Already in junior college, Postel took his first class in Computer Science in the early sixties. He went to UCLA where he earned his B.S. in 1966, and his M.A. in 1968 in Engineering. He then went on to complete there his Ph.D. in Computer Science in 1974. While at UCLA, he was involved in early work on the ARPANET, the predecessor of today's Internet. He worked on its development, from its early protocols, to the creation of TCP/IP with Vint Cerf. After working briefly at the MITRE Corporation, he helped set up the Network Information Center at Stanford SRI. In March 1977 he joined the Information Sciences Institute at the University of Southern California.
RFCs and the Internet
Postel was the RFC Editor from 1969 until his death. As part of the Network Working Group (NWG) of the ARPANET,[5] Steve Crocker, one of Postel's colleagues at UCLA decided to document the meetings of the NWG with the first RFC in April 1969 as a result.[4] Crocker soon handed over the stewardship of RFCs to Postel, and thus, Postel became official RFC editor and subsequently wrote and edited many important RFCs, including RFC 791, RFC 792 and RFC 793, which define the basic protocols of the Internet protocol suite, and also RFC 2223, Instructions to RFC Authors. Postel wrote or co-authored more than 200 RFCs. Moreover, Postel served on the Internet Architecture Board and its predecessors for many years. He was the Director of the names and number assignment clearinghouse, the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA), from its inception. He was the first member of the Internet Society, and was on the Board of Trustees of the Internet Society. He was the original and long-time .us Top-Level Domain administrator.
"Be conservative in what you do, be liberal in what you accept from others." (Jon Postel in RFC 793, also referred to as 'Postel's Law')
An RFC is a Memorandum
In computer network engineering, a Request for Comments (RFC) is a memorandum, usually published by the RFC Editor on behalf of the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF). RFCs describe new methods, behaviors, research, or innovations applicable to the working of the Internet. Through the Internet Society, engineers and computer scientists may publish discourse in the form of an RFC, either for peer review or simply to convey new concepts, information, or (occasionally) engineering humor. The IETF adopts some of the proposals published as RFCs as Internet standards. The RFC process today is working the following way: The RFC Editor assigns each new RFC a unique serial number. Once assigned a number and published, an RFC is never rescinded or modified; if the document requires amendments, the authors publish a revised document. Therefore, some RFCs supersede others; the superseded RFCs are said to be deprecated, obsolete, or obsoleted by the superseding RFC. Together, the serialized RFCs compose a continuous historical record of the evolution of Internet standards and practices. For more details about RFCs and the RFC process, see RFC 2026, "The Internet Standards Process, Revision 3".
Jon Postel's Influence
Jon Postel's influence is felt throughout the Internet, in its protocols, in their documentation, in the DNS names we use and the 'dot' we use to separate them. Moreover, it is felt in no small way in the 'good engineering' that helped the Internet thrive from its inception in 1969 to today.
"If the Net does have a god, he is probably Jon Postel." (The Economist)
When John Postel died – tragically young at 55 – in October 1998 in Santa Monica, California, his mourners launched a squadron of paper planes soaring in honour of the man they saw as a technical genius; a man who quietly did what was necessary in support of the Internet to help ensure its advancement for good. The Internet Society's Postel Award is named in his honor, as is the Postel Center at Information Sciences Institute. His obituary was written by Vint Cerf and published as RFC 2468 in remembrance of Postel and his work.
Vint Cerf. Lecture "Tracking the Internet into the 21st Century", [7]
[1] A Ten Year Tribute to Jon Postel at the Internet Society
[2] Jon Postel at Internet Hall of Fame
[3] Cade Metz: Remembering Jon Postel — And the Day He Hijacked the Internet, Wired, 10.15.12
[4] The Publication of the First RFC, SciHi Blog
[5] How the ARPANET became the Internet, SciHi Blog
[6] Jon Postel at Wikidata
[7] Vint Cerf. Lecture "Tracking the Internet into the 21st Century", Strelka Institute/Институт Стрелка @ youtube
[8] Hafner, Katie; Lyon, Matthew (1996). Where Wizards Stay Up Late: The Origins of the Internet. Simon & Schuster.
[9] Banks, Michael (2008). On the Way to the Web: The Secret History of the Internet and Its Founders. Berkeley, CA: Apress.
[10] Jon Postel, Internet Pioneer, Dies at 55 after Heart Surgery. Washington Post, 1998-10-18.
[11] Timeline for Jon Postel, via Wikidata
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The third meeting of the task force planning the future of War Memorial Stadium was last week and from everything we have heard so far – the old ballpark's seating structure is pretty much shot and will probably have to be demolished.
So, the question will be not if large parts of the stadium will be demoished and (perhaps) rebuilt, but how much of the old original structure will have to remain in order for it to remain listed on the National Registry of Historic Places. We will likely get answers to that question during our next meeting on November 10th when we meet with a historic properties consultant.
My informed guess is that this consultant will point out that WMS's National Registry nomination was based on the historical and architectural significance of the entire structure, not merely the stadium's distinctive facade. Greensboro could soon be faced with the decision of either to restore the stadium in its current form at an exhorbitant price… or, tear it down and rebuild a much lower capacity stadium which would not meet the Secretary of the Interior's guidelines for retaining the 1926 structure's listing on the National Registry. It will be an interesting meeting.


This week's guest is WMAR-TV meteorologist Norm Lewis.
If we've learned anything this season, it's that nothing is going to come easy for the Ravens.
The Cardinals offense could put up some points, but the defense is vulnerable.
Anyone else notice that Preston's picking the Ravens every week? What a homer!
Even without Trevor Pryce, the Ravens defense should have an easy time getting to Matt Leinart and give the offense several short-field opportunties.
This is the second of three straight scrimmages for the Ravens.
Steve McNair will have a much easier time hooking up than Matt Leinart, but in a good way.
Making them the most nerve-wracking, migraine-creating 2-1 team in the NFL.
The Ravens are banged up, but new talent is stepping up and Kyle Boller is no longer taking tap-dance lessons.


Police allege a Hudson Valley couple who were seen sleeping at Dunkin' Donuts while watching a child snorted heroin before entering the store.
On Saturday around 10 a.m., the Sullivan County Sheriff's Office responded to a report of suspicious people at Dunkin' Donuts on State Route 17B in White Lake.
A caller told police that a young child was with two adults who appeared to be nodding off inside the store.
When police arrived the three were in a pickup truck getting ready to leave, police say. Police allege that the driver, 39-year-old Cristina Szewczyk, and passenger, 30-year-old Steve Wood, both from Poughkeepsie, snorted heroin prior to their arrival at Dunkin' Donuts.
Szewczyk's 6-year-old niece was a passenger in the vehicle, authorities say.
Szewczyk was charged with a felony for aggravated DWI under Leandra's Law and a misdemeanor for endangering the welfare of a child.
Steve Wood was also charged with endangering the welfare of a child. Wood is currently wanted on a petit larceny warrant in South Carolina, according to the Sullivan County Sheriff's Office.
The unharmed 6-year-old was returned to her parents.


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Switter, one of the last online spaces friendly to sex workers, was just banned by its network
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Around 3 p.m. Eastern time on April 17, Switter, a social networking space for sex workers, was disconnected. His disappearance, although temporary, indicated the loss driven by FOSTA of another refuge for sex workers, this time in the form of a Cloudflare content distribution network. According to Assembly Four of the founder of Switter, the company received an email from the legal department of Cloudflare indicating that it would terminate its service due to violations of the terms of service.
Historically, Cloudflare has been careful with what it prohibits from its platform. Its most important prohibition was the notorious neo-Nazi site Daily Stormer; At that time, Cloudflare CEO Matthew Prince told The Verge that "this was my decision, I do not think it is the Cloudflare policy and I think it is an extremely dangerous decision in many ways." Allowing states and victims to fight online The Sex Trafficking Act (FOSTA), however, companies act conservatively to avoid potential litigation. "We are big fans of helping build a better Internet," Cloudflare's attorney general, Doug Kramer, told The Verge. "That's what we do, we try to make it safe, we try to make it work well, but we also have an obligation to comply with the law."
FOSTA, signed by President Trump on April 11, aims to fight against sex trafficking by reducing legal protections for online platforms. The merging of consensual sex work with sex trafficking, as well as the threat of litigation for websites, has already led to an offensive against Google Drive, social networks and more. FOSTA is, simply, "a bad law," says Kramer, who is spreading great uncertainty. "We are trying to find out how the application of the law is going to apply it," Kramer says. "We are trying to discover what our clients will do and operate within that space."
FOSTA is, simply, "a bad law"
Assembly Four created Switter on Mastodon recently as a safe place for sex workers to come together as their spaces have been disappearing from the Internet. According to Mastodon Network Monitoring, Switter is currently the fifth largest instance with more than 48,000 users. Lola Hunt, an Australian escort who works with Assembly Four, told The Verge by email that the elimination of Cloudflare will increase her costs. "We were working on a plan to get out of Cloudflare just in case, but we did not expect it to happen so soon and without notice, especially given Cloudflare's previous views on freedom of expression and privacy," says Hunt. "We are concerned that we are not the only victim in the fight for the rights of sex workers to have an online presence, without mentioning any other community that the US government considers inappropriate."
Kramer says that Cloudflare fought FOSTA through its legislative process and the company believes there is still work to be done to amend that law. "The law does not answer fundamental questions about who it should cover, and whether it should cover deep infrastructure companies like Cloudflare," he says. "There is a lot of uncertainty about the way in which the law is drafted, so it will take some time to determine how the law is applied and how people react to the law for clarification.
"Do not get confused, this is a real threat"
"Meanwhile we are making sure that we are doing the best we can to comply with the law, which we are obliged to do, but also to make sure that the Internet works as well as it has throughout history." But make no mistake, this is a real threat to the Internet's ability to continue to function in the way it has throughout history. "
It is worth noting that in a publication last year after the Daily Stormer ban, Prince wrote that "without a clear framework as a guide for content regulation, a small number of companies will largely determine what can and can not be online". According to Prince, "It is possible that if you are going to put content on the Internet you will need to use a company with a giant network such as Cloudflare, Google, Microsoft, Facebook, Amazon or Alibaba."
Kramer says when and if FOSTA is clarified, it is possible that Cloudflare can update its current approach, including the reversal of the Switter ban. For now, Switter has moved to another CDN provider, although Assembly Four has refused to share details with the interest of not having to move again. "Switter, for many people, has become their main point of contact for communication between them and other workers, as well as between them and their customers," explains Hunt to The Verge. "Especially after the close of [Backpage] we saw an increase in member registrations, a lot of people are looking for a platform that does not start them for their livelihood."
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Breaking News: Meet Supergirl's Superman
By Tim Beedle Thursday, June 16th, 2016
Metropolis has its hero! We announced earlier this month that Superman would be making an appearance next season on The CW's Supergirl. Today we learned who would be filling the Man of Steel's famous red boots.
Photo credit: Getty Images
Actor Tyler Hoechlin has been cast in the iconic role. You can look for him to make a two-episode appearance at the very beginning of Season 2. Hoechlin was last seen in Richard Linklater's '80s-set baseball dramedy Everybody Wants Some!, in which he had a lead role. He's also appeared in Road To Perdition, Hall Pass, Solstice and Teen Wolf.
While we'll have to wait to see Hoechlin in costume, people who caught him in Everybody Wants Some! know that he can certainly channel that small town good-naturedness you expect to see in a hero who grew up on a Kansas farm.
"Greg and I have wanted to work with Tyler for ages, so this worked out perfectly because Tyler is Superman," says Supergirl Executive Producer Andrew Kreisberg. "We are so thrilled and humbled to add another amazing actor to the legacy of this iconic character."
Superman has been referred to on Supergirl many times and has engaged with Melissa Benoist's Girl of Steel on several occasions via instant messaging. However, so far the only glimpses we've seen of him have been from a distance or greatly obscured.
So are you ready to see Hoechlin blast some heat vision? Are you already counting the days until Supergirl returns in the fall? We certainly are, though we won't let it distract us from continuing to bring you Supergirl and other #DCTV news as it breaks. Make sure you're following us on Twitter so you don't miss out!
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Is your senior management team fit for Brexit?
Welcome to this HR Blast. In this Blast we take a brief look at positioning your senior team for Brexit. What have you got? What is needed? Who do you need to lose if you want to get through this? Who do you need to bring in? Who is going to lead the business through such rapid change? How are you going to deal with the change saboteurs? Will your staff want to stay with you and work hard for you?
To cut to the chase and keep it simple, here is the Jaluch quick two year guide to positioning yourself for successful leadership through Brexit.
Vision and Insight: The answers and relevant information aren't yet available so do you have a team with the vision and insight to identify what might come to help you plan and prepare? If your senior team is sitting back and waiting to be 'told' then 'Houston, we have a problem'. You need at least a few to have great vision and insight about what shape the business might take in the years to come and how business plans might be impact by Brexit and what opportunities might be opening up too.
Excellent Communication: Staff need to know what you are doing and why you are doing it. Employees are seldom comforted by silence just because there is no 'news'. Communication needs to be regular, both in writing and verbal, plus given through social media and using every communication channel you have. It needs to address employee concerns about job security, pay, business continuity, fears and worries. You can never communicate enough or in enough different ways.
Confidence: If your senior team run around like headless chickens, then your staff will have no confidence they are going to be successfully led through Brexit. Can you afford to lose good staff because they feel the business lacks confidence? This will be especially important in those businesses with a leadership team who were vocal Remain supporters, especially if some of them continue to bemoan what has happened rather than focus on the future.
Knowledgeable: Senior teams need now more than ever a really firm grasp of their own business, industry and sector trends. They need to read and network and be fully up to speed all of the time. Plus, senior teams need to grasp the financials, not just leaving it to one FD. Financials including vulnerabilities, market segments, profit margins etc. They also need to know what staff you have, what the characteristics of those staff are, and the what and why of current resourcing needs. Lots of knowledge about every single aspect of the business. This is not a time for complacency or guess work.
Planning and organisation: There comes a time when some solid planning and organisation is required to ensure stability and security. If you have a senior team who is better at the talking than the doing, then you will have a problem. If you have a senior team that is full of egos, then equally you will have a problem when some of the jobs like planning and organising, that seldom carry much 'glory' are being handed out. Get rid of the egos. Its time to stand up and get on with what needs to be done.
Communication: We've talked about communication so here's a little quote to serve as a reminder: "the single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place". Who is doing it? Who is being missed out of the message? Who is getting mixed messages? Who thinks that what is being communicated is a load of cobblers with little clarity or clear thinking behind it?
Ability to inspire and create trust: When people are wobbling, unsure of their jobs, unsure of security of family income, when life is changing almost chaotically, staff need a leadership team that inspires and creates trust. Who in your top team would be considered genuinely inspirational? If you have no one, you need to sort this fast. You need someone your staff will look up to and wait to be guided by. Equally, if you have someone in your top team who does the exact opposite of this, is it time to consider whether they have become too dangerous to your business success?
Strategic thinking: Once some of the details begin to become clearer then comes the time to utilise the strategic thinking skills of your senior team. What needs to change? What doesn't need to change? Do we have the right people and equipment in the right places? Where are the opportunities? Where are the challenges? You might also think about whether your strategic thinkers get enough air time in meetings. Sometimes it's the thinkers that get talked over, meaning that you don't get to hear their great ideas. Give them air time.
Project management: With the potential for the business markets, resourcing, legislation etc. changing, you will need to be setting up and running numerous projects if everything is to be delivered in time and without stress. This is going to require strong project management understanding and skills. Do you have that on your team? If you intend to 'fly by the seat of your pants' with nor real project management process, what is the worst case scenario if deadlines or opportunities are missed?
Communication: We've said it before, so we'll say it again! Communication, communication communication and here is another quote to serve as a great reminder: "sometimes what a person needs is not a brilliant mind that speaks, but a patient heart that listens". Not everyone considers listening an essential communication skill… But it is. Do not underestimate the power of listening.
Confidence: When all of the world feels as though it is in chaos, you need a leadership team who will remain strong and confident in the plan and in their own skills. They don't want to show arrogance, but confidence in what they say and do and confidence in the top team will spread a sense of ease and well-being, this is essential if you want business to grow and prosper during changing times.
Empathy: Whilst many in the top team won't, can't or don't show their worries and stresses, this is not the case for many employees who will thrive best in a challenging environment if their leaders are able to demonstrate they are good listeners and empathetic to the concerns and stresses of others. Emotional intelligence might be a term that is bandied around too much, but don't underestimate the importance of leaders who are in tune with and demonstrate a concern for their staff. You might also take time to challenge some of your top team who don't show their emotions, hidden emotion does not equate to no emotion or stress, provide an opportunity for them to talk and be listened to just as you do for others.
Problem solving: During any period of change, the obstacles we all face are constant and often enormous. So you need a leadership team that solves problems easily and with enthusiasm. You can't afford a team that dwells on problems and loves to the play the blame game. Instead you need positive, solution focused problem solvers and hopefully you will have a few innovative and create thinkers amongst them as there will be no 'precedent' for what we are about to go through in business.
Drive: It takes energy and determination with a hefty dose of resilience to push through to get to the other side. Brexit is going to be a long drawn out period of intense change, lots of uncertainty, and probably business instability too. You need to make sure your senior team are fit for the long haul, that they don't just think they can work a few weeks of long hours and it will all be done. This will be a marathon and they need to pace themselves so they have the drive to push through right to the end.
Team Working: If your leaders work on another 'floor' and act as if they are on another planet (often a far more lofty one than the worker bees) then you might be in for trouble. This will be a time for leaders to roll their sleeves up, be seen in and around the business and to get stuck in to show that they are true team players when working towards a common goal. Time to get rid of any leaders who are just in it for the ego, prestige or because no one has yet dared tell them they are past their sell by date.
Interested in some key tools to support?
Thomas 360 leadership survey – why not survey your leadership team now and identify the key skills different individuals would benefit from developing? It's rare that leaders ever get genuine and clear feedback on how they are doing and how they are perceived and whilst it's not always a comfortable experience, how on earth can they know what to work at if they never get any feedback? Find out more.
Success Insights or Thomas Profiling – see who you have on your senior team. Do you have the required mix of personalities and traits required to see you through? Take this opportunity to use profiling to ensure the top team understand how they can work most effectively together and play to each other's strengths. Find out more.
Developing people management skills – put your senior team through a programme that ensures they understand how to manage people, deal with difficult people, support through change, dismiss the saboteurs and emotional vampires, set realistic targets and coach their team to achieve high performance. Find out more.
Emotional Intelligence Profiling – another tool available from Jaluch for you to assess where the challenges and opportunities will lie amongst your senior team. Do you understand where the strengths are? Do you know who might undermine your best efforts at staff morale? Time to bite the bullet and find it all out. Find out more.
Jaluch Developing Independent Thinking Skills – if you think your organisation would benefit from a problem solving, solution focussed mindset then why not consider buying our training kit on developing independent thinking. Up to 18 hours of materials to encourage entrepreneurial and creative thinking, plus problem solving and presenting ideas to others. Find out more.


BURY have failed in their bid to install Australian Les Pogliacomi as their first choice goalkeeper for next season.
The former Oldham and Blackpool shot stopper was at the top of their summer wish list.
But he has turned down a move to Gigg Lane and is on the verge of signing for a higher division club.
As a result, Bury boss Chris Casper has turned his attentions to other available goalkeepers.
He is keeping their names close to his chest but he has revealed the identities of some of his other transfer targets.
Casper is looking to sign two or three players for next season.
His main priority is a goalkeeper, having released both Neil Edwards and Craig Dootson.
He is also determined to bring on board a pacey winger who will bring out the best in new striker signing Andy Bishop and provide competition to Marc Pugh, David Buchanan and Nicky Adams.
Casper admits that former Liverpool wide man Ritchie Partridge would fit the bill.
He has been in contact with the player who was released by Sheffield Wednesday last season but faces stiff competition for his signature.
Chester City have made their interest known and Partridge, who has scored six goals in 44 first team games, is currently weighing up his options.
Former Stockport County winger Matthew Hamshaw has also been targeted by Bury.
He too is attracting a lot of interest as an out of contract player having played more than 80 first team games and scored 11 goals.
Another winger in negotiations with the Gigg Lane Club is Danny Whittaker.
He has played over 170 games for Macclesfield Town and scored 32 goals over the last four seasons.
But he is out of contract with the Silkmen. He has been offered a new deal but may fancy linking up with former teammate Matthew Tipton at Bury.
Bury are also talking to midfield battler Andy Monkhouse.
They will look to sign him if Dave Flitcroft decides to move on.
He is the only Bury player yet to sign up for next season.
Bury's player of the year has been offered a new contract by the Shakers but he is believed to be attracting interest from rival clubs and could be on his way.
He is set to return from holiday later this week and Casper says that a decision will soon be made.
He said: "It is great that all of the players that I wanted to stay have stayed with Flicker the only one outstanding.
"That reflects well on the club. It shows that we do the right things and treat people the right way.
"As for Flicker, I can't say too much about that at the moment. One or two things need sorting out first.
"But pre-season training starts soon so it's fair to say that there will soon be news about whether or not Flicker is staying."
Casper has praised the board for making funds available for close season signings.
He says that 'quality players' like Partridge, Hamshaw, Whittaker and Monkhouse may be affordable.
But he is determined to spend his budget wisely.
Casper said: "I see no reason not to go for players like that. We have brought in quality young players before and can do it again.
"I'm looking to sign two or three players for next season with a goalkeeper and winger the priorities.
"I am talking with those four players (Partridge, Hamshaw, Whittaker and Monkhouse). They are realistic targets as far as I'm concerned. I'm certainly going to be doing my best to bring in one or two of them and I have a few other names up my sleeve as well.
"The club has a reputation. Agents are approaching us and offering us players.
"This reputation is getting around among players and they know that they will be well looked after if they come here.
"They will be given the chance to express themselves and they know that we are looking to play football. It's very refreshing to see."


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