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NEWARK, N.J. (CBSNewYork) — Whitney Houston's funeral is costing the city of Newark tens of thousands of dollars in police overtime.
And some taxpayers say as much as they loved the pop star they're not happy about footing the high security costs, reports CBS 2's Christine Sloan.
Houston's family brought her back to Newark, where thousands of people lined the streets to get a glimpse of the hearse carrying her body. Fans even tried to get close to the church where her private funeral was held.
It was a farewell to a beloved star that touched the hearts of many, but it also cost the city of Newark more than $187,000 in police overtime, representing 5 percent of the $4 million budget for the year.
"I think it's absolutely ridiculous when you have people who are unemployed and homeless, people walking up and down the streets," Newark resident Quincy Ruffin said.
Ruffin said Houston's family should have paid for the officers.
"If they wanted it to go that far, do that much, they should have been the ones providing for it," Ruffin said.
Others said what makes them more angry is the public wasn't allowed anywhere near the funeral that attracted big stars.
"I think it was a waste of time and then now we find out what happened and how she actually died, it makes you think twice saying was it worth it or not," resident Minerva DelValle said.
Nearly 200 police officers were stationed at the New Baptist Church, the funeral home and a family gathering at the Newark Club afterwards. One city official said that the overtime cost was necessary because of public safety.
"I was able to be witness to the thousands upon thousands of people who were desperate to attend service but held back by barriers and officers of the law," said Democratic Councilwoman Mildred Crump. "If they had not been there someone may have been trampled, seriously hurt."
In Westfield, where Houston was laid to rest, $9,000 in police overtime was spent, a necessary cost to make sure no one got hurt, officials said.
The Newark Police Department released the overtime figures to CBS 2. Mayor Cory Booker and the police director were unavailable for comment on Friday.
Please offer your thoughts in the comments section below …
There are security costs associated with every entertainment spectacle. Celebrity Funeral included.
Seeing how cash strapped the city is, it would have been a nice gesture for the family to pay the overtime bill with some of the millions they inherited or will soon have from Whitney's recording royalties.
But Fat Chance, greed alawys wins out
The city made money. That's why cities are always trying to have events that draw crowds. People spent money in hotels, restaurants, shops, taxis, etc. resulting in city tax funds and extra employment. If the city did not know how to capitalize on this event blame your elected officials. In reality, the city of Newark should have paid the Houston family.
Tax payers do stupid stuff everyday and cost us money, by killing up one another. This woman gave enough, I'm surprised this is even an issue. But white folks always complain about anything done for other races. So go figure LOL! R.I.P. Whitney Houston…
I dont think it is white folks complaining, it is Newark residents (few of whom are white folks) who are complaining.
Didn't they say she was buried with $250.000 worth of jewelry on? A $10.00 shovel can solve all this.
but, unless you pick up your labor in front of the Home Depot, union wages could really set you back.
Now, I guesss the "fans" don't think she was worth it…I never did!
Very few celebrities are wotth the attention that they get or the moiney they make.
"OUTRAGE: Newark Residents Hit With $187,000 Police OT Bill For Whitney Houston Funeral."
Houston didn't give a damn about you people when she was alive as long as you came to her concerts and bought her music and it is obvious she and her family do not give a tinkers damn about any of your upon her death or pre arrangements and insurance would have been taken out previously like responsible people do to take care of cover this. Very typical of those whom only think of themselves.
Send the bill to her estate
Society idolizes these drug addicts. So,pay up and bury your idol.. Who's next?
Amen brother.
That's the Police fault. Who the hell need 200 police…..They saw a time to get everyone paid and they did…DUMB DUMB DUMB
Typical Union soiking. They rush at the chance while they sit on their asses in cars. Shame on them, police unions are as corrupt as any get.
Just dig up her rotting corpse and pawn all the jewelry she was buried with. I'm sure that would cover the bill.
Ha, ha I was just thinking the same thing.
It was all fake
Dave, how dare you!!! That is a cruel statement to make! Everyone has their struggles! I'm sure you have family members who have struggled or are still struggling with drugs. We don't know what he family is going to do regarding the overtime cost. However, disrespecting the dead is not acceptable and won't make the situation better!
Jesus said, "Let the dead bury the dead"
boo hoo, get real her family should pay these costs
devon it is always funny how minority's will stick up for each other even when you know she was a piece of trash. do you talk about this during your meetings. lol
…but the city I live will not be paying for the funeral of those I know who lost their struggle.
Better yet, they could search her home for her hidden cocaine stash and sell that for $187,000.
Kiss her dead ass my she rip.
Awesome idea!
The closest City of Newark budget item that can be used for this would be this winter's underused "Snow Removal Budget".
Snow disposal would be more accurate.
I am sure that was already spent.
Some invoice, just to inter a drug addict…
If her family had any decency they would pay these costs. Don't hold your breath on that. This is a perfect example of just how far our country has fallen. Thousands line up to see a drug user laid to rest. How many of these same people came out to attend services for any Newark soldiers killed in the wars? How sad. As for the councilwoman who said people would be trampled if 200 police weren't there . . . well . . . that says a lot about her constituents doesn't it.
Well stated. Even the frivolous costs are passed down to the taxpayers. Yes, I said frivolous. This was for the family primarily.
The "cops" are not responsible for being told to work that event, and it WAS more of an event than a funeral. I agree with Tim. Our society reveres drug abusers and ignores heros.
My question is… how much do these cops get paid? 200 officers making 187000 dollars for how much work? If all of them wokred 20 hours straight thats 50 dollars an hour each. Maybe Newark pays their cops entirely too much.
Overtime is usually 150% or 200% of regular pay, depending on a variety of factors.
The median officer pay in Newark is $28/hr. http://swz.salary.com/SalaryWizard/police-officer-Salary-Details-Newark-NJ.aspx
Also consider that net pay is only a portion of the cots per hour. You have to add on benefits, payroll taxes, etc.. Add costs for vehicles, fuel, etc..
Overtime is usually 150% or 200% of regular pay, depending on a variety of factors.
The median officer pay in Newark is $28/hr. http://swz.salary.com/SalaryWizard/police-officer-Salary-Details-Newark-NJ.aspx
Also consider that net pay is only a portion of the cost per hour. You have to add on benefits, payroll taxes, etc.. Add costs for vehicles, fuel, etc..
Get it from obama's 'stash'!!!!
I wondered how long it would be before someone pulled Obama 's name out their ass . . .
Well, I guess it was Bush's fault…huh?
Obama had nothing to do with this, assholes.
I heard O dumbo say if he had another daughter, she would be like Witty, so he better start paying this bill.
You are
the only asshole is obama
this may have little to do with him, but 99% of Newarkers voted for Obama. they get what they deserve.
How do you know
Get it from your moma;s stash'
The "public" – NO
The TAXPAYERS – YES
That's who gets stuck with EVERY bill and pays up on all wasted spending in this
effed up country anymore. I would bet more than 75% of those "mourners" won't pay a dime because they all on welfare and neverpaid taxes in their lives.
Wrong idiomatic expression. I'm sure you meant to say "Foot" the bill. Foot the bill means to pay for something. Fit the bill means something meets certain requirements. Also, while I like the imagine brought about by bureaucratic hypocrisy "roaring" its ugly head, The actual word used in this expression is "rearing".
Looks like the grammar cops got up early this morning. I bet you are one of the overpaid federal employees, do you feel better, will you be able to make it through the day, we thank you for your due diligence and astute editing, in other words, who gives a crap.
LOL – Looks like the "grammar cops" cops made it here too – though I'm not sure where 10 am is considered "early". By the way, wrong and wrong. I am not a Federal employee and there was nothing wrong with the grammar. I suppose, to be accurate, you could have called me an idiomatic expression cop. I hope your inaccurate accusation has made you feel better and that you too were able to make it through the day.
Your first sentance "Wrong idiomatic expression." is grammatically incorrect. You have two adjectives and a noun, but no verb. "Foot" the bill should not have been capitalized. You meant to say image, not imagine in the fifth sentance. You should not have capitalized 'the' after the comma. See how annoying this is? I am sure someone else will scrutinize my post and point out my errors. Mark had a good point. Focus on what he posted, rather than minor errors. And I did like hypocrisy roaring its ugly head. You are correct, it is a fun image..
Georgiasaraann, aren't you just jumping on the bandwagon to get your own grammar cop kicks in the guise of lecturing someone else for doing it? By the way, I'm not going to bother to correct the errors in your post!
They've got nothing else to say so they act like all the comments are supposed to be about someones grammar. It's typical liberal , attempt, to debase someone.
And anybody ignorant enough to not comprehend basic English grammar undoubtedly has equally cloudy thought processes. In other words, that person is not worth listening to.
This thread is unraveling at an unrivaled rate.Please, don't sweat the small potatoes and don't make mountains out of molars by the skin on your teeth.
Why can't we all just get a lawn?
I Actually had a gut renching laugh, ty
Having more fun than a barrel of monkey wrenches thrown into your gut was not my intent.
But what's sauce for the goose is worth a gander.
And looking before you leap from the frying pan into the fire is always better than having the pot call the kettle anything but late for dinner.
you know what though they should go after the person who sold her the coke don't tell me they don't know who it was. It was her body guards of course.
$187,000? I'll bet Whitney Houston snorted that much coke in an average year.
Nah, that's 3 wild parties, so, I'm guessing a long weekend.
Oh well, dead and gone. Newark, pay up.
If I owed that much money for anything, I'd lower the flags to half-staff too/
we must consider that the funeral was not a PUBLIC EVENT it was private therefor the Houston Estate should be charged for their use of Public utilities and services to keep their private event private.
Send them the Bill.
by all means the Houston Estate should be sent the bill for the extra security they incurred upon the city of Newark. Not all the people lining the streets were from NJ.
Sent the the Bill ASAP! don't let anyone get away with needing the city to do special duty and not pay for it. It was not just a public safety issue it was also a privacy issue. So let them pay for 60% if not all of it.
With that much cash you have saved her from those drugs.
Now you know people if Chris Christie did NOT lower the flags & she died of natural causes, then the justus brothers would have screamed bloody murder about rascism…
Send her mother the bill.
no other way to see this…why should the taxpayers be stuck with this bill?
as the article noted, when the 'public' wasn't even allowed, to attend the funeral!
I mean, really….
that is what I meant too. If it is a private event and the public is not invited then the use of public services are not free.
The Police are afraid to send the bill to the Houston Estate which will still make millions off her songs and this new album coming out.
the racist community of Marion White will scream racism
Her mother is busy trying to keep the two Whitney Houston offspring from tying the knot (figuratively speaking, of course).
judging from the demographics, i'd say there probably aren't many taxpayers in Newark anyway but plenty of people getting "assistance".
Some are more equal than others.
…. and what about the Soldiers who died for their country? Not one peep and no outrage over the miniscule bit of recognition…..
This country has it ALL WRONG when they "admire" a crackhead…..
Whitney died so that you may live and rejoice. You should be proud of newarks angel.
She was a cokehead. Not a savior.
Don' playa hate…
You mean Jesus, right? Not Whitney. You just mistyped it, right? Wow! What did Whitney ever do that helps me live and rejoice? I really hope this was posted as a joke.
Yeah it's something to consider since the public wasn't able to participate in what the public was paying for however im sure the good people of newark can find alot more was in pork barrel projects than this funeral.
and if the cops were not there….and the typical masses got out of hand…..people would be screaming that there wasn't enough police…and blame the city, etc….
Send the "bill" to Chris Christie's personal account – or alternatively send it to the "heirs" of her estate!!! The NJ Tax Payer should NOT be responsible for her private funeral!! Case closed!!
Whoever gave the order needs to lose their job for donating the huge and unnecessary police presence for the Whitney Houston funeral. They also deserve to be fired for providing a high profile drug addict honors usually reserved for an officer or official in appreciation for their sacrifice and public service. 3 or 4 officers to monitor the crowd and provide traffic control is the maximum that should have been provided at taxpayer expense, For anything additional it would be the responsibility of the family or funeral director to hire security guards or off duty police officers. In the eyes of the rest of the law enforcement community throughout the nation, the Newark Police Dept looked foolish and unprofessional for providing a Police Honor Guard to an infamous celebrity who spent most of her adult life committing felony drug offenses on a daily basis.
And John Kobylt and Ken Chiampou of KFI should be compensated by Whitneys' estate for the 10 days they were suspended from airing their show.
And I second that thought……….those two just aren't the same.
This is part of the city budget. It is already taken into account and paid for. Maybe there will be no more events and the city will come in UNDER BUDGET at the end of the year.
maybe…. maybe .. using maybe is a great argument isn't it ??? LOL maybe
Well, if they had done anything to try to keep it from becoming a Michael Jackson repeat, they would have had a riot. Family, Jesse, All and the gang would have been chimpin out and calling for white blood for disrespectin da Whitney. Oprah already got all chimpy wit her daughter. Ratings ho. Next will be the memorabilia auction. Then the movie deal. Probably a book deal too.
Everybody on this board who tries to blame the police, city, or governor should be ashamed of their selves. This event required a police presence because of the over whelming amount of people who wanted to be part of the action. By all means, maybe a law should be written requiring the church who hosted the event to be required to hire/provide security but don't blame the city for doing their job. This is what taxes are for and need to be paid by all residents and businesses of that jurisdiction.
I jist be wantin all dat coke an crack dey finded in her rooms. True Dat!
They could have charged for tickets … equal to the amount of overtime.
The cops should pull money out of the drug-evidence locker to pay for it (if there's any left)
The taxpayers should demand a refund,better yet,they should sue whitney's estate.
I don't think it's fair to the residents of Newark to have to foot thie bill, beings we couldn't get close or even attende the funeral, also the person or persons who took that illegal photo should have to foot the bill, they were the only one(s) who benefitted from all this S**T!!!
Chris Christie flew the states flags at half staff for the addled drug addict as well. Celebrating a rich almost crack ho is so ghetto.
So true… After reading the autopsy report, it appears she was nappy headed also.
The cost is a bit much, this you blame on the leadership there really wasn't a need for as many officers that attended. Many where there to get up an closes to the rich and famous and would have been there on regular time if asked, the leadership seen a way to help officer make the money an took advantage.@stonedome their status as union workers, those same union workers are the ones you call in time of needed, and then what there paid doesn't matter. The family and other had their own security. This should not be passed off on tax payers, just no more overtime for 6 months and the budget will balance.
Aren't the residents of Newark used to bending over ?
Why did Newark volunteer to be their own private security detail to begin with? If they wanted security they should have paid for it themselves. Is she the Newark crack national hero?
Her dealer should have footed the bill. He made millions off of her.
> Here we go again. Whitney and every gringo is an Amerikan hero, if you understand the Constitution. And while she didn't earn a folded flag, she and every gringo deserves the lowered-flag tribute. Bang. Pay up "patriotic" New Joyzeyites.
she famous, bud i doan wans ta pay fo dat….
$187,000 for "nearly 200" police officers = $935 per officer. Was this a one day event or over several days?
they make $60 an hour, so double it. surprised? public employee unions are laughing at taxpayers
I can not believe this. People could not attend the funeral yet they want to take the tax payers money.. The funeral was private so why is the family not paying for their private funeral. We love Whitney and it is ashame we could not attend her funeral.
What's the big deal. She was a war hero or something after all .
Service and sacrifice for her country…right !
Because the flags were at half staff that day. So I assume !
What else would one expect New Jersey to do for JAN?
And then people have the gall to say that Governor Christie is a great leader. Sheesh!
If he had a daughter, she'd look like Whitney.
What the hell did Chris Christie have to do with this you clueless moron?
Possible double post, but it looks like CBS New York buried my first response:
How about lowering the flags for this fine representative of New Jersey, and sticking the Mere Citizens with this bill? But then he IS Chris Christie, and therefor can do no wrong. Just like Giuliani…
Let's be honest, Newark doesn't cover thier own bills to begin with, it is the rest of NJ tax payers that are going to foot this bill!
If ten cents was paid by the taxpayers concerning this drug-soaked, obnoxious has-been, it would be too much. Why should the public pay for a celebrity media event? The public officials who approved these expenditures should be fired.
Newark is a sewer. The more crape they can squeeze out of the residents, the better.
Can't carry enough bullets to pass through that hole.
An appropriate and expected farewell gift to Newark from a no good coke addict. I guess they will take it from the school district.
The Newark residents are not alone in their outrage. My family is buried at Fairview Cemetery in Westfield. Since she has been buried there police/security personnel are posted at the front gate ( as of two weeks ago it is now a private security van). Visitors are stopped and quesstioned as to the purposee of their visit. The back gate (near the "celebrity grave") is closed and security personnel block at least one road. Westfield residents and those who chose Fairview because of its peaceful setting are being victimized, inconvenienced and forced to pay a woman's rightful debt. If her family wanted her insulated from those who made her rich, they should have had her cremated and kept her ashes. Their need for privacy does not obliterate others' need for peace.
This is utter nonsense. I don't care if it was freakin Frank Sinatra's funeral the taxpayers should not have to foot the bill on this! Absolute Bullcrap! Yes, she was a talent, but also a drug addict so now any and all screwed up actors, athletes, rock stars who have to have big funerals are going to hold taxpayers accountable for their security at funerals. To hell with that! stick them in a pine box and drop them in the ladfill for all I care!
Crazy. Nothing but a crackhead with a mechanical voice who wrote not a note of music and simply did what she was told in the studio. No better than Britney Spears.
i dont live up there but i can definitely see why taxpayers would be upset..i do berlieve ms houstons family could have paid for security themselves..do other citiznes get the same courtesy? i doubt it..that in addition to the flags at half mast for her is sure to cause a controversy now that people realize she was a cocaine addict and had many other addictions..very sad…


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Public transportation systems are usually viewed as the "green" alternative to private vehicles, but that does not mean there is not plenty of room for improvement.
Take electric subway trains, for example. After they have filled up with passengers they need to draw on a huge amount of energy to accelerate away from the platform. In fact, a typical train might draw 4 megawatts (MW) of power for 30 seconds to get up to speed – that is the same peak demand as around 1,000 average US homes. Yet, just a few minutes later, the train sheds all of that kinetic energy when it brakes to pick up its next load of passengers.
Over the years, various schemes – from the very simple to the complex - have been devised to make this process less wasteful. In some stations the approach to the platform has an incline to aid braking, while the exit has a downhill slope to help acceleration. In others, so-called "regenerative braking" is used, where the electric motors are run as generators to slow the train. The recovered energy is then put back onto the electrified rail. But that energy is not always put to use.
"If there's a train close enough it can use it, but otherwise it is thrown onto the rail where it dissipates out, or if the voltage goes too high it's burnt onboard with resistors. But 95% of the time it's wasted," says Patrick McMullen, the chief technical officer at Vycon, a company that aims to solve the problem.
McMullens solution is to use gigantic spinning wheels – known as flywheels - that act like a battery to temporarily store the excess energy. It has just signed a deal with the Los Angeles Metro in California to trial its system.
Power boost
In their simplest form, these devices are just a heavy disc mounted on a shaft that store rotational energy. Spin the disc up, and it gains momentum and continues to rotate. Spin the disc back down and it releases all that energy. This is all done at high-speed – up to tens of thousands of revolutions per minute.
"What the flywheel energy storage does is it captures that braking energy. It holds onto it while the train is at the station, and then when it goes to leave it uses that energy to help get the train out of the station," says McMullen.
Flywheels are nothing new, of course. They have been used for decades to store energy from steam engines, while companies like Vycon already install them in shipyard cranes, where power is stored each time a load is lowered, ready to be used for the next raising. And in this column, we reported on their use in the car which won this year's Le Mans 24hr race.
They have even been trialed in public transport - back in the 1940s Swiss firm Oerlikon introduced the Gyrobus, while established underground and overground systems in New York and London have trailed various systems from at least 1974 onwards .
Despite some successes, the technology has never taken off in a big way. In New York the company supplying the units went bust, while earlier trials of onboard systems were hampered by inefficiencies and the weight of the units which negated any saving in energy. That is beginning to change, thanks to lightweight materials such as carbon fibre, which can be used to make the spinning discs. For example, Formula 1 team Williams is developing its GyroDrive technology, while there are trials onboard trains and buses everywhere from London and Tokyo to Cologne.
But Vycon's systems are different. Unlike many existing transport systems, it does not use onboard flywheels. Instead, the flywheels are used to store energy trackside at each station, meaning there are fewer limitations on size, and the weight of the device does not have to be transported.
"It reduces the overall energy consumption of the station, and also the peak power demand," according to McMullen.
The LA trial, for example, will collect power generated by braking trains that enter the Westlake and MacArthur Station. It will store 2MW, with flywheels designed to fit into the existing electricity substation. The power storage unit consists of 4 modules, each containing a high-speed steel flywheel and a motor/generator. Each one is about 0.9m by 1.2m (3ft by 4ft).
Over the next year, the company hopes to work with other transport agencies around the world to install other demonstrations of its technology. McMullen sees a future where flywheels are not only installed in existing public transport systems, but designed into it from the start.
"When you build out new systems you look at putting a substation every mile. Now, you can alternate between putting a substation and a flywheel, so that you can end up having a reduced overall cost. You don't have to drop your power lines every mile."
Retrofitting existing tracks is likely going to be an expensive business, meaning the first full-scale use of flywheels will be in those emerging economies – like China and India – where there is the room and money to build new transit systems.
If and when they get built, passengers may not know – or care - that their train is running on steam age technology. But its effects will be seen. As well as saving money for the public purse, flywheels have one last trick up their sleeve – they could allow trains to run more quickly, regularly and smoothly.
Currently, train departures are – in part – managed by their power demands. Less frequent or staggered trains do not put unnecessary loads on the system. Add a flywheel and you have a cheap energy supply that can provide a boost when it is most needed, potentially allowing more trains to run simultaneously and pull out of the station more quickly.
So, in the future, that rush hour crush may be just that little bit more bearable. And it could be thanks to a technology that has been in use since the steam age.
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At the 1999 Molson Open Ice Summit, 11 recommendations were identified for the future of Canadian hockey. Recommendation #10 suggested to:
"Promote cooperative efforts between school boards, local hockey associations and sponsors, to better utilize ice times and school facilities and move towards the development of sport schools."
In order to get the most out of arenas during weekday hours – when most minor hockey players are in school – Hockey Canada believes that a sport school program for hockey is required. With that in mind, the Hockey Canada Skills Academy (HCSA) program, a partnership between Hockey Canada and its 13 member branches, is a step in the right direction.
So what are the benefits of a HCSA program, for both minor hockey and schools?
• increase in training time by maximizing arena availability during school hours; players may receive more than 400 hours of extra training time per year
• enhancement of individual technical and tactical skill development
• enhancement of academic achievement through the motivation of establishing a balance of both academics and athletics within the school system
• would assist in equalizing the development opportunity for:
- players born late in the year
- late bloomers
- late starters
- late maturity
- male and female player development
The long-range vision of the HCSA program is for Hockey Canada, working closely with its 13 member branches, to sanction and monitor HCSA-licensed programs operating in both rural and urban centres throughout Canada, where both minor hockey associations and arena facilities are available.
The HCSA model has the potential to be a second mainstream player development program mirroring the minor hockey club team system in Canada. Throughout the evolution of this new program it is important to keep in mind that HCSA is a supplement the club team system and not intended to replace it.
It is also important to note that within this long-range vision of HCSA, the outcome is not to develop future professional or international caliber athletes, or Rhodes scholars. The outcome is to enhance a student-player's confidence, individual playing skills, self-esteem and opportunities in both academics and athletics beyond the primary and secondary school system all while making efficient use of arena facilities during school hours.
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The first part of the eagerly-awaited Gymkhana 3 features less Fiesta hoonage and more Ken Block looking hard while the Cool Kids rap in the background than we'd like, at least he blows the krypton out of some fluorescent lamps.
We've been promised by the Monster World Rally Team/DC Shoes high command that parts two and three will include more of the actual Gymkhana when it debuts sometime in the next few weeks. Any more teasing and we're liable to explode like one of those poor, innocent lamps.


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This past weekend, revered cosmetic veteran and president/founder of Bond No.9, Laurice Rahme, made a personal appearance at Saks Fifth Avenue's New York City flagship to debut her latest scent, New York Amber. Rahme's background includes working with the likes of Lancôme, Annick Goutal, and Creed, and when she struck out on her own in 2003, her unisex fragrances quickly developed a cult following. The brand was founded as a Manhattan-centric brand with fragrance names like Park Avenue and New Haarlem, but she recently set out to provide New York beaches with a scent of their own. I spoke with Rahme about what's to come for her brand, her personal favorite scents, what's on her holiday wish list, and more.
The Fashion Spot: What fragrance are you wearing right now?
Laurice Rahme: I'm wearing a scent that we're going to be launching next year called Central Park West. I'm testing it for long-lastingness because it's very important that all of our scents last.
tFS: Is it a very floral scent? Are all the notes set already?
LR: Yes! It has big white flower notes and yes, all the notes are set already, we're just working out the technicalities.
tFS: What scent do you wear day-to-day?
LR: You know, as a small brand, I don't have the luxury to wear any of the existing fragrances. We don't have the budget for focus groups so I'm always wearing and testing out the frangraces that we have in progress.
tFS: How did the idea for Central Park West come about?
LR: We've done so many parks and I couldn't believe we hadn't done one of the city's most beautiful ones!
tFS: Can you tell us about anything else you have in the works?
LR: I've been working on a Sag Harbor-inspired scent for over a year and its launch will follow the opening, this past summer, of a Bond No.9 boutique in Sag Harbor.
tFS: What's the first step in creating a new fragrance?
LR: Picking the neighborhood.
tFS: Do you find that you're getting more male customers?
LR: Yes! Men are becoming like us and collecting fragrances, which I love! Young men especially love Andy Warhol and Bleecker Street.
tFS: Where did the bottle design come from?
LR: From me! I just drew a star on a piece of paper because I wanted the bottle to be like a person – the neck, the shoulders – so you can dress the bottle up or down. Some bottles are more masculine, some have flowers, the idea is that if you dress different, you look different, and then you feel different and I wanted that reflected in the bottle.
tFS: What are some of your bestsellers?
LR: Chinatown, Wall Street, and Bleecker Street all do consistently well.
tFS: What's your personal favorite?
LR: My signature scent called Signature.
tFS: Any suggestions for a holiday fragrance.
LR: New York Amber is perfect!
tFS: What's on your holiday wish list?
LR: Vintage Van Cleef & Arpel – I can't afford the new pieces, but there are some great vintage pieces.


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I'm about to post a link to some Java which I think represents group consensus, so if you could give your comments on that, that would be great. Thanks > -----Original Message----- > From: Ignacio Marin [mailto:email@example.com] > Sent: 26 February 2008 14:45 > To: Jo Rabin; firstname.lastname@example.com > Subject: RE: Final chance, for now, to offer opinion on Simple API [was > Continuation of discussion from today's call] > > I shall answer this tonite. > I have barely had the chance to be connected since I left yesterday's > teleconference and my opinion will take some time to be expressed (it > will not be only +/-1 or 0). > > I'll respond in some hours (4 hours more or less, as I will be in a > meeting outside CTIC and then in the University doing some teaching) and > I hope you'll accept it as being sent today O:-) > > Regards, > > Nacho > > > -----Mensaje original----- > De: firstname.lastname@example.com [mailto:email@example.com] En > nombre de Jo Rabin > Enviado el: martes, 26 de febrero de 2008 8:53 > Para: email@example.com > Asunto: Final chance, for now, to offer opinion on Simple API [was > Continuation of discussion from today's call] > > > What follows is an edited version of what I sent yesterday. Apologies > for sending it to the wrong list initially. > > Aside from Rotan there have been no contributions. For the sake of > getting a document ready for the Face to Face I am going to start work > later this afternoon on a draft. In the absence of response I will take > it as a "+1" to all resolutions except C Alternative 1. > > Jo > > Contents: > > a) what is the signature of the Evidence interface? > b) how are underlying PropertyNames to be supported? > c) Misc renames for consistency > > Urgency: > > The important thing is to resolve this TODAY [that was yesterday] so we > can have a substantive draft for discussion in Seoul next week, > following which we will issue a First Public Working Draft which "with a > fair wind and a > following sea" (colloq. = with luck) will also be a Last Call working > draft. > > Other Tasks > > We also need to have debate on this list as to the wording of the > remaining sections of the document - especially Conformance. > > --- > > Let's fix the interface first. > > a) Evidence interface > > PROPOSED RESOLUTION A: The Evidence interface is > > void putHTTPHeader(String headerName, String value) > String getHTTPHeader(String headerName); > Boolean headerExists(String headerName); > > A factory method is added to SimpleService: > > Evidence newEvidence(HashMap<String, String> httpHeaders) > > The reasoning is as follows: > > The caller needs a way to put evidence into a known object in a > standardised way. The API must support HTTP Evidence in the form of > (case insensitive) HTTP Header Field name and (case sensitive) HTTP > Header Field value, both strings (ASCII stings, actually, but, er, let's > leave that point aside unless we have to). > > The retrieval methods are there so that an object created by some other > instantiation method can still be queried by the any implementation, > although that might not be very efficiently, it does allow inter > working. > > It is likely that most Java implementations will want to allow the > passing of a HashMap<String, String> derived directly e.g. from the jsp > infrastructure. However, in general this doesn't work as we can't rely > on support of a HashMap<String, String> structure in other environments > / languages, so the factory method will probably look different in the > IDL. > > It ought also to be a documentation and conformance point that HTTP > Header Field names are treated case insensitively. > > I think we should call this SimpleEvidence (or HTTPEvidence) to > distinguish it from any other sort of evidence. > > PROPOSED RESOLUTION B: Rename Evidence to SimpleEvidence > > b) Support for Property Terms distinct from PropertyRefs > > Rotan has discussed this in clear terms that I could not hope to match > [1]. > > In essence we have 2 proposals, Rotan's which is to overload the > semantic of PropertyRef so it can be aspectless, and mine, which is to > keep the PropertyName class and add a couple of factory methods - one to > PropertyName and the other to SimplePropertyValue, so we don't have to > refer to any inheritance relationships between them. > > PROPOSED RESOLUTION C ALERNATIVE 1: Add a method to SimpleService > SimplePropertyValue getPropertyValue(Evidence e, String aspect, > SimplePropertyRef propertyRef) where the aspect parameter overrides > whatever aspect is present in the propertyRef and throw exceptions > appropriately > > PROPOSED RESOLUTION C ALTERNATIVE 2: PropertyName remains in the API and > can be constructed from a PropertyRef by a factory method. A PropertyRef > can be created from a PropertyName by a factory method naming the > aspect. > > > c) Additional proposed resolutions > > PROPOSED RESOLUTION D: In SimplePropertyRef rename getName to > getPropertyName > > PROPOSED RESOLUTION E: In SimplePropertyRef rename getAspect to > getAspectName > > PROPOSED RESOLUTION F: In SimpleService rename newPropertyRef methods to > newSimplePropertyRef > > > That's it folks - pls send +1s etc. to this list asap > > Jo > >Received on Tuesday, 26 February 2008 14:48:09 UTC
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Notice of General Assembly 2019
Notice is hereby given of the 10th General Assembly of the International Prader-Willi Syndrome Organisation (IPWSO).
The venue will be the same conference centre as the international conference.
Venue: The Theatre, Cojimar Conference Centre
Date: Sunday 17 November, 2019
Time: 5.00pm
You are all warmly invited to attend.
Please note that country member delegates will have one vote (per country)
At this General Assembly voting will take place for:
the election of new board members
Re-election of standing board members
A vote for the next host country for IPWSO's 11th international conference.
Minutes of previous GA
Agenda for 2019 GA
Draft Minutes of previous General Assembly can be seen here
The Agenda for this year's General Assembly can be downloaded here
Candidates for IPWSO Board
A slate of six new nominations have been accepted for the IPWSO Board. Your country's delegate will vote to accept/or not accept this slate of nominations.
Each fully subscribed country (see country membership) is eligible to vote. This vote is given by the Parent Delegate at the General Assembly. If the Parent Delegate is not able to attend this Assembly, he or she will give their proxy vote to another delegate from their country or to the IPWSO President who will vote on their behalf.
If you are not clear about any of the above proceedings, please contact us.
The six candidates are in no particular order followed by the 3 re-standing board members including the current President:
CRAIG MOORE (Australia)
B.A. (Hons), Dip. Rehab C., M. Soc. Admin.
I have had over forty years working, in varying capacities, in the provision of welfare services to children and their families, particularly in statutory child protection and for people with disabilities.
In 1997 I was awarded a Churchill Fellowship to research innovative practices in Child Welfare in Europe and North America.
Whilst trained as a Psychologist, I have managed a large district for the Department of Community Services (DoCS) at Liverpool.
Since becoming CEO of Interaction the organisation has grown from a turnover of $6 million to $32 million and from 100 staff to 350 staff. While we provide services to people with an intellectual disability, the services we provide to people with Prader-Willi Syndrome (PWS) differentiate us from other service providers in Australia. I am on the Boards of two Not For Profit organisations and two School Councils in Sydney.
MARIA LIBURA (Poland)
Maria has been, for the past 15 years, the president of the Polish Prader-Willi Association. During this time, the association successfully cooperated with the Polish Ministry of Health and the Polish Society for Paediatric Endocrinology to establish the National PWS Treatment Programme, which was subsequently extended to adult care. She has a first-hand experience with living with PWS, being a mother of two girls, one of whom (now 17 years old) is diagnosed with this syndrome.
She is the Head of Medical Training and Simulation Center at Medical College of University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, engaged in teaching clinical communication. She is also a vice-president of the Polish Society for Medical Communication, a founding member of Polish Personalized Medicine Coalition, as well as an expert of the Jagiellonian Club Analytical Center in the field of health and social care.
Marcello lives in Atlanta with his wife Andrea and his 2 daughters: Giulia, born in 2003 and diagnosed with PWS shortly after birth; and Nina, born in 2008.
Marcello has more than 30 years of experience in senior executive finance roles in leading multinational companies like PwC, Caterpillar, Procter & Gamble, A.T. Kearney and Bristol Myers Squibb. He is currently the Global Vice President for Financial Planning & Analysis at Novelis, the world leader in rolled aluminum products and recycling.
Marcello holds a degree in business administration from FGV in Brazil and an MBA with emphasis in Corporate Strategy and Finance from London Business School. He also participated in leadership development programs with the University of London and the Duke University in the UK, United States, China and Brazil. Marcello has served as a volunteer for Habitat for Humanity in rural India, in building day care facilities for poor children in Brazil and is currently a Board member of the Prader Willi Syndrome Association in Georgia, USA.
FRANCOIS BESNIER (France)
I am the parent of three children. The eldest, Severine, with PWS, died in December 2017, aged 47 years. She was living in a residential home and had a full and happy life.
My professional background is mechanical engineer. During my career, as a scientific and technical manager, I have managed engineer teams and was involved in European and international research projects. I was member of international research Committee and familiar with international partnership. I am retired since 2007 and co-founder in 2017 of the OT4B start-up for the development of an oxytocin based treatment for PWS, working with teams and professionals in the pharmaceutical industry.
With seven other families we created the PWF in 1996. We are now about 800 members. I have been active in the association from the beginning and president for nine years. PWF is now a rather large association, gathering directly or indirectly more than half of the families of Prader-Willi syndrome children and well known by professional and politics in the field or rare disease and handicap.
I would bring to IPWSO a strong knowledge of staff training programmes for residential homes, and schools; translation skills - English to French - a deep sense of understanding of different cultural and historical values in other countries, and I am already in contact with several French-speaking countries in North-West Africa – an area which I know IPWSO is also involved with.
The death of my daughter left a terrible void in our lives, but my commitment to IPWSO is also my commitment to her. She never gave up, nor will I!
Lynn Garrick is the mother of 5 children, including a 13 year old son with Prader-Willi syndrome. She is a Registered nurse with over 25 years of experience.
Lynn has been the nursing supervisor for a large homecare organization, worked in a level 1 trauma hospital on the trauma and neurosurgery floors, provided care coordination for seniors with a county based health plan, and for the past 12 years has been the nurse consultant and program director with AME Community Services, Inc., which is a residential provider celebrating over 25 years in business serving adults and children with Prader- Willi syndrome.
In addition to her professional involvement with AME Community services Inc., She has been a board member of the Minnesota Prader- Willi Syndrome Association for the past 11 years. She has also been a new parent mentor for Prader-Willi syndrome association USA and has given presentations at both the national and international Prader-Willi conferences. She recently co-founded a not for profit organization where persons with disabilities can choose to find meaningful work in a farm and garden setting which was modeled after her recent trip to Germany for an IPWSO conference.
Dr Kate Anne Woodcock is a Senior Lecturer at the Centre for Applied Psychology in the School of Psychology at the University of Birmingham, UK. Her research focuses on young people who face psychological and behavioural difficulties, often those linked to neuro-developmental disorder. Several lines of her research focus specifically on individuals with Prader-Willi syndrome. Kate's work has examined factors that come together to precipitate behaviours that can be challenging for individuals with Prader-Willi syndrome, such as temper outbursts. Her team is currently engaged in work that applies this knowledge to the development of intervention strategies. For example, caregiver led behavioural support strategies, cognitive training intervention programmes, and early intervention strategies.
Kate carried out her PhD research at the University of Birmingham between 2005 and 2008. Two years of her Postdoctoral Research were at Peking University, China between 2011 and 2013. Kate held a lectureship position at the School of Psychology, Queen's University Belfast between 2014 and August 2017. During her time in China, Kate developed conversational skills in Mandarin Chinese and speaks to an advanced conversational level. Before commencing her academic career, Kate spent time living in Tanzania, Guatemala, Bolivia and Argentina, engaged in work for a variety of non-governmental organisations, including Save the Children. During this time, Kate also developed her Spanish language skills and speaks Spanish fluently. Kate has been a special educational needs link governor in a primary school in Birmingham, UK since September 2015.
Board members standing for second term
Health Foundation Chair in Learning Disabilities
Tony is a clinical and academic psychiatrist specialising in the field of intellectual disabilities. Since 2002 he has led the Cambridge Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Research Group in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Cambridge, UK. He has been the psychiatric advisor to PWSA UK and is now their Patron. With colleagues he has undertaken extensive research, particularly into the hyperphagia and the behavioural and mental health problems commonly associated with having PWS. His research has been published in academic and practice-based journals and he has been involved in the preparation of guidance for IPWSO and PWSA UK. He has attended all of the IPWSO International conferences and was one of the organisers for the IPWSO conference held in Cambridge in 2012. In 2015 he was awarded a CBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours List for services to psychiatry.
JAMES O'BRIEN (Australia)
Underscored by a powerful desire to maximize outcomes for all people living with PWS, James education, management and operating experience spans national and international charities, special school settings and disability services.
Honed lateral thinking skills with proven ability to rapidly visualise alternative processes and solutions, coupled with his sense of fairness, compassion, integrity and respect for the opinions, skills and beliefs of others, has led to numerous volunteer appointments, including:
Director, International Prader-Willi Syndrome Organisation
Council Member, RADE Global Advocacy Leadership Council, Global Genes
President, Prader-Willi Syndrome Australia
Founding Director, PWS Better Living Foundation
James' love for his two children, including his son Ashley (26 yrs) living with PWS, drives his desire to establish PWS education, advocacy and support services across Australia and around the globe.
VERENA GUTMAN (Austria)
Educational Head of Department responsible for the Educational Management of 100 youngsters from 14-20 years. Also responsible for the formation of the Austrian PWS Association and chairperson for 10 years. Verena was an auditor for IPWSO before joining the board. She has a 29 year old daughter with PWS living in the Regens Wagner Instiution in Absberg, Bavaria, Germany.
AMALIA BALART ( Chile)
Amalia is a Teacher of English and Teacher for Special Needs. Head of Junior Dept at The Newland School in Chile for the past 26 years and a graduate of Master in Special Education, she has worked as Bilingual Therapist to help children with attention deficit disorder, learning disabilities and poor executive functions. She is the mother of a 35 year old daughter with PWS.


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In the late 60's a group of people dreamed of creating a place "that no nation can claim as its sole property, a place where all human beings of good will, sincere in their aspirations can live freely as citizens of the world." In the early 70's a dozen pioneers realised this Utopian dream and created Auroville Universal Township in the South Indian State of Tamil Nadu, which currently counts a population of 1800 representing more than 30 nationalities.
Arising from Auroville's adherence to principles of collective and harmonious living, renewable energy development and implementation has come to feature strongly in the community. As a result there are several local enterprises with over 50 years of renewable energy expertise between them, which they apply within the community and "export" beyond. Among those is AURORE (Auroville Renewable Energy), which has developed a special expertise in solar water pumping systems, installing more than 1000 of these systems throughout India.
The Situation
The majority of the clients in Auroville wish to be independent of outside electricity supply, and rely on renewable energy solution for a supply of drinking water as well as water for irrigation.
What's more, Auroville is an international role model of future energy savings and the community serves as a vast demonstration site for the application of renewable energy technologies. Therefore, most of the customers were already equipped with solar panels, but required reliable and low maintenance pump systems, compatible with the locally manufactured solar panels.
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In accord with Auroville's aspiration to utilise renewable energy, AURORE has so far installed 6 complete Grundfos SQFlex Solar systems and more than 50 solar submersible pumps.
The Grundfos SQFlex is not only an innovative and state-of-the-art solution, the submersible solar pumps are also completely compatible with locally manufactured solar panels and track racks. The flexibility of the SQFlex therefore enabled the customers to reuse their existing solar panels without having to modify their installations.
However, the solar pumps do not rule out the possibility of a grid connection. If the need for an outside power supply should ever occur the pumps are equipped to run on a grid connection too. At Grundfos, we think ahead and leave all possibilities open.
The Outcome
The primary goal for the people of Auroville is to remain independent of any outside electricity supply and the Grundfos solutions have proven to be exactly that. They are a reliable and low maintenance alternative to an outside electricity supply.
But to the people of Auroville, Grundfos is much more than a supplier of high-quality pumps. At Grundfos we focus on being responsible, thinking ahead, and innovation – also in our determined research and development towards renewable energy and more energy-efficient solutions – which seem to go hand in hand with the values of the Auroville charter: "Auroville wants to be the bridge between the past and the future. Taking advantage of all discoveries from without and from within, Auroville will boldly spring towards future realisations".
"You have a really fantastic product" says Jos van den Akker a solar engineer for AURORE. He is very pleased with the reliable SQFlex solutions and service provided by the Grundfos service centre in Chennai. AURORE is promoting the Grundfos SQFlex throughout India, because of it unique possibility to pump on both solar, wind and grid-electricity, which is unmatched by anything else so far.
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The source is again Iceberg Slims PIMP The story of my life
My question is what does blow my wheels mean in the following section?
His top was blown, he shouted: N***er, aint you got no sense?! You trying to go back to the joint and blow my wheels? I said What did I do wrong? All I did was to offer the C just to be sociable
Iceberg and an older pimp are sitting in the older pimps car. Iceberg turned to him to ask for his advice. At first the old pimp appeared to be cruel and unwilling to help. Therefore Iceberg offered him a little pack of cocaine. But the old pimp became extremely angry, and started to shout at Iceberg because bringing cocaine into the car was a silly and dangerous act. The section contains the words of the old pimp.
(Later there is a hint that any car in which the police finds drug can be confiscated, thus blow my wheels here may mean to make me lose my car because of the confiscation but Im not sure)
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Suspect 'Blue' charged with homicide in East Busway murder
Omar Islam robbed, shot while waiting for bus at Homewood station
A third person known as "Blue" has been arrested by Pittsburgh police in a fatal shooting on the Port Authority's East Busway last month.
Jequan Fierson, 20, was accompanied by a lawyer when he surrendered for questioning Friday. He declined to comment as he entered police headquarters.
Fierson has since been charged with criminal homicide, robbery and criminal conspiracy. He is awaiting arraignment in the Allegheny County Jail.
Police said 21-year-old Omar Islam was innocently waiting for a bus at the Homewood station on the night of Oct. 8 when he was approached by three robbers. Police said the trio demanded Islam's cellphone before he was shot.
SLIDESHOW: Photos from the East Busway shooting scene
One suspect was identified as 16-year-old Jordan Bey. Police said he shot Islam seven times -- once in the leg to begin the robbery, five times in the back as Islam tried to leave, and once in the head to finish off the victim.
Another suspect was identified as 20-year-old Desmond Young. He and Bey are being held without bail on charges of homicide, robbery and conspiracy.
Police say Port Authority cameras positioned on the East Busway captured the alleged murder and helped Pittsburgh police identify the three men.
"Probably within a half hour of the incident, they had the images and they had the video provided to them," said Port Authority Police Chief Stephen McCauley.
McCauley said Port Authority has 260 cameras around the area, placed in busways, along streets and on buses. He said the money was provided to the department through Homeland Security Grants and the cameras have helped solve so many crimes lately, that they now have a full-time detective assigned to handle the video.
Pittsburgh police said the video along the busway will be key evidence against the three men now charged in the East Busway murder.


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The Trump administration's proposal to require drugmakers to disclose their prices in television ads would hit five companies especially hard: Pfizer, AbbVie, Eli Lilly, Amgen and Allergan, STAT reports.
"Just a few dozen drug companies run any TV ads at all, and those five companies alone were responsible for more than half of the drug ads customers saw on TV in the last 12 months, according to a STAT analysis of data provided by analytics company iSpot.tv," writes Nicholas Florko.
Critics of the administration proposal, including the pharmaceutical industry itself, have questioned how effective the new policy might be, given that the advertised prices may differ dramatically from what patients often pay — and some have warned that patients may be scared away from necessary treatment by the list prices being advertised.
It's not clear how much the new regulation would cost the largest advertisers, though the Department of Health and Human Services has reportedly estimated that the price-disclosure requirement will come with relatively modest costs — about $2,900, on average, for each company. Companies that run more ads would see higher costs. "Each ad would need to be updated every time the list price for that drug changes. Companies also often run multiple ads for each drug they're marketing," Florko explains.
More significantly, if the policy works, it could pressure companies to avoid price hikes, or suppress demand for the drugs. "If a drug company is scared off from taking a price hike that it'll ultimately be forced to include in an ad, that's lost profit," Florko notes.
The bottom line: The projected costs are likely to be minimal relative to, say, the companies' total ad budgets (Pfizer reportedly spent $600 million over the last 12 months) or their multibillion-dollar revenues and profits, but the long-term costs have the potential to be more substantial.


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Mattie Riehl was hoping to give her husband Sol the Christmas gift they have both longed for--news that a baby was on the way. But as usual, she is disappointed. The holidays bring an acute awareness to Mattie that her dream of a big family isn't likely to become a reality.
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BUFFALO, N.Y. – The Canisius College men's basketball team announced its postseason awards at the program's annual end of the year luncheon April 13, at the new Science Hall Building on Canisius' campus. The Golden Griffins finished the 2012-13 season with a 20-14 overall record and an 11-7 mark in MAAC play. The 20-wins are the most for the team since 2000-01 and it marked the program's seventh 20-win campaign in school history. The Griffs ended their season by earning a berth into the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament, the team's first postseason bid in 17 years.
Junior guard Billy Baron was named the 2012-13 Canisius Men's Basketball Most Valuable Player. Baron led the team with his 17.2 points per game, which ranked third in the MAAC, and his 5.0 assists led the conference and ranked 62nd nationally. An All-MAAC First-Team honoree, he ranked among the top-10 in seven different statistical categories in the MAAC and his 584 total points during the season are the most for a Canisius player in the last 28 years. Baron scored his career-high 33 points in the team's win at Niagara Feb. 10 and he is the first player since Canisius Hall of Famer Ray Hall in 1984-85 to score 30 or more points three times in the same season. Baron was named a finalist for the 2012-13 Lou Henson Award and he was recently named the CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Most Valuable Player as well.
Senior Harold Washington was named the Griffs' Defensive Most Valuable Player after he finished second on the 2012-13 roster with 31 steals. Just the eighth player in program history to earn All-MAAC honors in multiple seasons, Washington often covered the opposing team's top offensive threat, and 75 percent of his rebounds came off the defensive glass. A Third-Team All-MAAC honoree, the Brandywine, Md., native averaged 13.8 points per game on offense, which ranked second on the team.
Junior forward Chris Manhertz was named the team's Most Improved Player for the 2012-13 season. Manhertz improved his scoring average by nearly a full point per game over his sophomore campaign and he averaged 1.5 more rebounds per game in 2012-13. He ended the year ranked first on the team, third in the MAAC and 55th in the country with his 8.7 rebounds per game and he had twice as many blocked shots (32 total) in 2012-13 than he did in 30 games during the 2011-12 season.
Junior forward Jordan Heath was presented with the Charles Eppolito Award by the team's coaching staff. The Eppolito Award is given to the team's unsung hero. Heath averaged 9.2 points and 5.9 rebounds per game in his first season as a Griff and he ended the year ranked third in the MAAC in field goal percentage (53.2 percent) and blocked shots per game (1.7). His 23 assists on the year were the most for a member of the team's frontcourt rotation and he ended his first year as a Griff by shooting 37.3 percent from 3-point land.
The Father Demske Academic Award was given to senior guard Isaac Sosa. Sosa holds a 3.48 grade point average as a finance major at the College and he will graduate with his undergraduate degree in May. He was named to the I-AAA Athletic Director's Scholar-Athlete Team last week, and he was named to the Capital One Academic All-District Team as well. A three-time Conference USA All-Academic Team selection during his career at Central Florida, Sosa was named to the 2012-13 MAAC All-Academic Team for his work in the classroom. On the court, Sosa ranked third on the team with his 11.6 points per game, and his 95 makes from 3-point land set a new school record for 3-point field goals in a single season. He ended the year ranked second in the MAAC and 28th nationally with his 2.8 3-pointers per game and he shot 40.9 percent from 3-point range for the season which ranked 32nd in the country.


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Back to School: Summer Ends as Tech Giants Get Ready for a Device Rumble
Welcome back, class of 2013. Time to fire up your devices for the jam-packed fall.
As in, tech launches, of course, which is the lifeblood of the ADD-afflicted digital industry.
Perhaps prompted by Apple's annual fall-event stylings — more on that below, of course — this week is already packed with events (all of which will be exhaustively covered by the crack team here at AllThingsD).
That includes two different smartphone unveiling events tomorrow by Motorola Mobility (a.k.a. Google) and Nokia (kinda a.k.a. Microsoft).
Amazon will take the whole next day for itself with the rollout of new Kindle formations, including what is expected to be a larger version, in the Los Angeles area.
Nintendo is up the following week on September 13, with an invite noting it will unveil how its "Wii U will change the future of gaming and entertainment" — is that all? — at an event in New York.
Today, HTC sent out an invite for a September 19 event in New York "to see what's next." It's another mobile device is my guess!
And, a month later, Microsoft is the outlier of the group, with its own Windows 8 debut on October 26.
Of course, this is all due to the event Apple announced today for September 12 to introduce the iPhone 5, a fact that the tech giant was not even bothering to hide in its invite with a big 5 in the shadow of the 12.
Those clever imps at Apple are probably snickering away today at their Cupertino, Calif., HQ to see if we can figure it all out.
(We did, but are still parsing the symbols to find the location of the Holy Grail, too.)
So, as usual, Apple is at the center of the action, which others have smartly glommed onto (also as usual).
Thus, going forward forever more — and to get ahead in the consumer mindset before the holiday buying season — everyone will be required in the post-Labor Day time frame to hawk their latest goods.
Pity the poor consumers, perhaps, but get ready anyway, as there will be a pop quiz.
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PITTSBURGH — Duquesne University broke ground in mid-March for a 125,000-square-foot, multi-purpose recreation center. The building is the first stage of a mixed-use development that will serve both the campus community and the surrounding Uptown neighborhood.
"Since its founding in 1878, Duquesne has played an integral role in the Uptown neighborhood, through services, partnerships and community projects," said Dr. Charles Dougherty, Duquesne University president. "Through this development, the university is pleased to contribute to the revitalization of the area in yet another, even more pronounced way. This first phase, as well as the rest of the project, will benefit students and residents alike."
Duquesne already generates more than $300 million in annual economic impact on the region; when the construction project is completed, the two-acre development is expected to add tens of millions to that figure, according to the university.
The Duquesne University recreational facility, which is expected to be completed by the end of 2007, will include basketball and racquetball courts, and deck hockey. Other areas will house fitness facilities, locker rooms, exercise and dance studios, a ballroom, kitchen and roof-top deck.
The next phases of the development will include retail on the street level along the entire block, as well as academic and office space.


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Bob Odenkirk and David Cross, creators of HBO's classic sketch comedy show Mr. Show, present to you this collection of never-before-seen scripts and ideas that Hollywood couldn't find the gumption to green-light. Simply put...
Since Mr. Show closed up shop, Bob and David have kept busy with many projects--acting in fun, successful, movies and TV shows, directing things, and complaining about stuff that didn't turn out well to anyone who would listen, and even alone, in silence, inside their own heads.
HOLLYWOOD SAID NO! reveals the full-length, never-before-seen scripts for Bob and David Make a Movie (fleshed out with brand-new storyboards by acclaimed artist Mike Mitchell) and Hooray For America!: a satirical power-house indictment of all that you hold dear. This tome also includes a bonus section of orphaned sketch ideas from the Mr. Show days and beyond, suitable for performance by church groups that aren't all koo-koo about religion. What you are looking at online, and are about to buy, is chock-full of comic twists, turns, and maybe a few hard truths. We said "maybe," but what we mean was "probably not."
Now, for the first time, take a peek at the scripts that didn't get the go-ahead and ponder a world we can only dream about...and beyond!


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Jacqui Smith yesterday showed how the DNA database presents a truly wideview snapshot of Britain when she revealed the youngest subject on the database is under one year while the oldest is over 90.
Smith revealed the data in an answer to a question from Lib Dem MP Chris Huhne.
She said, "As at 26 November 2008, the youngest person with a profile on the National DNA Database was aged under one year and the oldest was over 90 years old." Just for absolute clarity, she added that "the youngest person to have had a profile added to the NDNAD was under one year old, and the oldest was over 90 years old, at the time the profile was added."
Smith was at pains to ensure that her answer did not breach anyone's human rights, pointing out that she couldn't disclose the precise age of the nongenarian subject, "as it would constitute personal data as defined by Article 2 of the European Data Protection Directive: information relating to an identified or identifiable individual."
She also reassured Huhne that she had declared back in December that the government would take immediate steps to remove the DNA profiles of children aged under ten from the DNA repository.
Smith gave no indication as to whether the baby and the oldie were actual criminals or suspects. It is of course unlikely, though not impossible, that the nation's youth are getting up to naughties before they can walk.
And age does not exclude you from criminality. It is entirely possible that the subjects were caught up in police investigations which required the taking of DNA samples, and their retention on the database – for a while at least.
Still, the information was enough to prompt righteous indignation from Huhne, who said "It is illegal, immoral and ineffective to keep the DNA of a baby on a national police database as if they had committed some felony. The sooner the Home Secretary implements the European Court's ruling that our DNA database contravenes the right to privacy, the better."
"Since the DNA database began, nearly 1.1 million children have had their DNA stored without their permission. Children have become the soft target of a random DNA policy," he fumed.
Or they have become the target of a DNA policy which believes in predestination, and reasons that any children it encounters will probably grow up to become criminal, so surely it makes sense to swab 'em now and get it over and done with. ®


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It would be extremely rude to spend a night in the Kulminator bar and not pay more than just fleeting attention to this most impressive of booze joints. As fate would have it I've dabbled with a couple of others in the Het Kapittel portfolio, notably the Pater (#2), and the Dubbel (#108) so there would be a good place to brush up on the beers and the brewery.
The Kulminator is close to the city centre but far out enough to be off the tourist trail. For those curious it's on Vleminckveld – although it's easy to miss so look for the number 32. Hours can vary but most evenings you will find it open until the owners Dirk and Leen decide they've had enough for the night. This is a beer bar which is very much open on the terms of the proprietors which in essence defines the character of the place. I've been in enough beer bars now to appreciate a deviation from the norm and this is certainly no exception.
It was a cold wet night in question, and it easily took me two or three minutes to demist the glasses and come to terms with the stuffy layout. It took that long to find a dog-eared beer menu, and appropriate a seat at the bar, which was just enough time for Leen to accept our first order (#228). The beer was delicious, the music was stately and the atmosphere was eerie. Dirk was sat in a dusty corner surrounded by antiquities nursing a goblet of something fancy while completing his accounts. He barely raised an eye at our arrival, although I very much got the feeling that the days takings were peripheral to the real reason for being open.
The story of Dirk and Leen is an interesting one and dates back to 1974 when the couple opened a wine bar named Bodega in the Kiel district of Antwerp. The locals seemed though to prefer the grain to the grape, and so the focus of the bar was diverted towards beer; and not just local beer. Although all the Belgian classics were found there, you could also get your hands on Danish porters and reknowned German lagers and Bocks. One beer in particular, the EKU 28 was particularly popular and a favourite of Dirk. You might have heard of it by its other name – the Kulminator 28.
The Bodega bar eventually could no longer serve the increasing clientele which Dirk and Leen were garnering through their beer selection. Although the cellar could hold around a thousand cases of aging beer easily enough, the bar could only accommodate about thirty people, and so in 1979 they moved to their current location. The name was changed but the concept remained, and by 2005 they eventually managed to move all their old beer across. Some would say the Kulminator is more a museum than a bar, and it is hard to disagree. The place is littered with breweriana, but not only can you choose a beer, you get to select your vintage. Our second order of the night was a particularly expensive Chimay Blue (#45) that sent Leen into the bowels of the Kulminator. She returned a fair time later with a dust-laden vintage beautifully presented in a wicker basket. Needless to say it was well worth the investment.
By the time we had shared the Het Kapittel Abt the owners were getting restless, and we had had plenty enough beer, breaking open a Tripel Karmeliet (#229) and a La Montagnarde prior (#167). It isn't therefore with much confidence that I bring you the thoughts on the beer, but from what I recall it was a thick meaty amberish brown which was full of flavour. Like most beers they tend to taste better from the bigger bottles where the yeast has more room to develop, and this was no different. By the time we had polished off the remains and put the world to rights, Dirk had kicked us unceremoniously out the door in his trademark no-nonsense fashion and of course having crossed the line of common sense some time ago we went in search of more beer. I'm not sure who was most upset – us the next day with the chronic hangover, or the landlady of our digs who had to let us in at some unearthly hour of the morning. Well and truly Kulminated I'm afraid.


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'Rizzoli & Isles': Angie Harmon, Sasha Alexander make a dynamic crime-solving duo (by Jay Bobbin)
They've tackled crimes on television separately, and now, they're teaming up to solve new ones.
Angie Harmon ("Law & Order," "Women's Murder Club") and Sasha Alexander ("NCIS") are "Rizzoli & Isles" in a TNT mystery series debuting Monday, July 12. Inspired by novels by Tess Gerritsen, the show follows the Boston-based cases of police detective Jane Rizzoli (Harmon) and medical examiner Maura Isles (Alexander), whose friendship endures despite their differing backgrounds, temperaments and agendas.
"You know what? I am having the best time," Harmon says. "Sasha Alexander is one of the most wonderful women I've ever met, and I keep thinking, 'I must have done something right somewhere to end up in a situation like this.' It's like going to school every day, or to work every day with your friends. It's just so fun."
From Alexander's standpoint, it was somewhat preordained that she would work with Harmon. Last year, she guest-starred in an episode of the TNT drama "Dark Blue" with Tyrees Allen, who spent the 2007-08 season playing Harmon's police partner on ABC's "Women's Murder Club."
"He and I were laughing and laughing through all the hours on the set," Alexander reports, "and he said, 'My goodness, you remind me of Angie Harmon. Have you ever worked with her? She's really funny.' I had never met her before, but cut to a few months later and there I am, telling her, 'Guess who said I'd be working with you?' "
"Rizzoli & Isles" also offers doses of Rizzoli's family life, with Lorraine Bracco ("The Sopranos") as her mother and Jordan Bridges (son of veteran actor Beau Bridges) as her brother, a fellow cop who's a relative novice to the job.
"For Lorraine Bracco to walk up to me and say, 'You were born to play this role,' I've never been prouder," Harmon reflects.
But Alexander notes the series can also be "very chilling when it comes to the crimes, but the relationships between the characters are very human, which is a great thing. It keeps the show unpredictable, and you can ride the line of doing something edgier while also having these people you want to follow from week to week."
Harmon appreciates "Rizzoli & Isles" having its home at TNT, where such other series as "The Closer" (which starts its sixth season the same night as the "Rizzoli" premiere) and "Saving Grace" have set precedents.
"We get to be darker, we get to be scarier, we get to be sexier," Harmon reasons. "We just get to do more, and I really love that. As colorful as life is, being on cable allows us to capture that more accurately."


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This week, my fancy lady and I undertook the seven hour drive from Austin to the artsy, cool-restaurant-having West Texas town of Marfa. We went in her Sentra instead of my WRX for two reasons: her gas is cheaper, and her car didn't have a busted power steering pump like mine. Not as much fun, though.
Long drives give a man plenty of time to do some thinking. And here's what I wondered throughout our journey from the Hill Country into the desert: what is the best car to take on a lengthy road trip?
If you ask me, something big, powerful, luxurious and preferably Teutonic is the way to go. The Germans cruise up and down the autobahn at insane speeds all day long, and they do it in incredible comfort. I found myself wishing I had something like an Audi A8 or S5 or even a BMW 750Li for the trip.
I wanted something with a lot of room, a relatively smooth ride and a huge engine that I could unwind on those endless, mostly cop-free highway roads. I wouldn't give a rat's ass about fuel economy if I was packing that kind of power either.
What would you guys drive if you were going to be stuck in a car for hours at a time?
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