His widow looked out at the sea
6. července 2011 v 4:47
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His widow looked out at the sea
His widow looked out at the sea of crisp scarlet and black uniformed cops who had gathered from far and wide to pay their respects. She, too, works for York Regional Police in information management, her husband's father just retired after 33 years. The police family is unlike any other and you could almost see Melissa draw strength from the row upon row of officers, civilian personnel and emergency first responders who gazed back at her with their support.
Her husband didn't like the limelight, she conceded, and wouldn't have wanted all this fuss made about him. But so young and so brave and taken so soon, he deserved this full police funeral, with the impressive drill parade, the mournful bagpipes, the seats filled with dignitaries.
"Garrett was a hero but his most heroic act was not the day he was taken from us so tragically," York Chief Eric Jolliffe reminded mourners. "His most heroic act was the day he embraced his profession and willingly accepted a lifetime of risks for the good of his community. He was a hero during the countless nights he patrolled York Region while the vast majority of our citizens slept in the quiet comfort and safety of their homes."
And while we slept soundly on June 28, a beloved father and husband was killed simply trying to stop a speeding van driven by an underage driver.
So how does his widow go on now?
"We always told each other, 'I love you to bits and pieces' and that has never been more true," she said.
"Right now, I am in pieces. But I will put myself back together for our children because I know that is what you would want me to do. I'm not sure how I'm going to live in a world without you but I promise that I will find a way.
His widow looked out at the sea of crisp scarlet and black uniformed cops who had gathered from far and wide to pay their respects. She, too, works for York Regional Police in information management, her husband's father just retired after 33 years. The police family is unlike any other and you could almost see Melissa draw strength from the row upon row of officers, civilian personnel and emergency first responders who gazed back at her with their support.
Her husband didn't like the limelight, she conceded, and wouldn't have wanted all this fuss made about him. But so young and so brave and taken so soon, he deserved this full police funeral, with the impressive drill parade, the mournful bagpipes, the seats filled with dignitaries.
"Garrett was a hero but his most heroic act was not the day he was taken from us so tragically," York Chief Eric Jolliffe reminded mourners. "His most heroic act was the day he embraced his profession and willingly accepted a lifetime of risks for the good of his community. He was a hero during the countless nights he patrolled York Region while the vast majority of our citizens slept in the quiet comfort and safety of their homes."
And while we slept soundly on June 28, a beloved father and husband was killed simply trying to stop a speeding van driven by an underage driver.
So how does his widow go on now?
"We always told each other, 'I love you to bits and pieces' and that has never been more true," she said.
"Right now, I am in pieces. But I will put myself back together for our children because I know that is what you would want me to do. I'm not sure how I'm going to live in a world without you but I promise that I will find a way.
The monsoon arrived with a bang Sunday
5. července 2011 v 4:51
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The monsoon arrived with a bang Sunday
The monsoon arrived with a bang Sunday in northern Arizona, bringing lightning, hail and a wall of water into flood-ravaged Timberline below the Schultz burn area.
The western most section of Campbell Avenue was washed out by floodwaters, with several intersections under as much as 8 inches of water, according to eyewitnesses.
Brooks Hart, a nearby resident, watched an "amorphous blob of mulch and dirt" overrun ditches and barriers along portions of Campbell Avenue near Glodia Drive.
As much as 1 1/2 inches of rain fell over the southern half of the Schultz burn area between 1 and 3 p.m., according rain gauges monitored by the National Weather Service.
Hart is critical of the revegetation attempts by the Coconino National Forest.
Pointing to 18-inch corrugated pipe in a nearby ditch, he said straw, barley and mulched trees used by the Forest Service in an attempt to stabilize steep slopes instead clogged a drainage pipe under a neighborhood street and sent the floodwaters onto Campbell Road.
A massive berm built by a neighbor shortly after the massive July 20 flood last year diverted most of the floodwaters away from his house this year.
"We are real lucky and very grateful," he said.
The floods last year did roughly $10,000 in damages to his home and property, Hart said.
The monsoon arrived with a bang Sunday in northern Arizona, bringing lightning, hail and a wall of water into flood-ravaged Timberline below the Schultz burn area.
The western most section of Campbell Avenue was washed out by floodwaters, with several intersections under as much as 8 inches of water, according to eyewitnesses.
Brooks Hart, a nearby resident, watched an "amorphous blob of mulch and dirt" overrun ditches and barriers along portions of Campbell Avenue near Glodia Drive.
As much as 1 1/2 inches of rain fell over the southern half of the Schultz burn area between 1 and 3 p.m., according rain gauges monitored by the National Weather Service.
Hart is critical of the revegetation attempts by the Coconino National Forest.
Pointing to 18-inch corrugated pipe in a nearby ditch, he said straw, barley and mulched trees used by the Forest Service in an attempt to stabilize steep slopes instead clogged a drainage pipe under a neighborhood street and sent the floodwaters onto Campbell Road.
A massive berm built by a neighbor shortly after the massive July 20 flood last year diverted most of the floodwaters away from his house this year.
"We are real lucky and very grateful," he said.
The floods last year did roughly $10,000 in damages to his home and property, Hart said.
Other shoppers who are drawn to department stores
28. června 2011 v 5:21
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Other shoppers who are drawn to department stores
Other shoppers who are drawn to department stores are those deterred by forced interaction with sales staff. The impersonality of a department store can make it easier for individuals to browse without fear of being swooped on by overly eager shop personnel.
Layout also aids the more casual shopper who is keen to avoid social interaction. "Stock tends to be laid out on large, waist-height display cases," explains Gill, "so it is easier to wander around and look at a variety of different brands without having to ask somebody to take a tray down or to unlock anything."
At specialist jewellery retailers customers often have to open the door - maybe even two if security is high - where they are greeted by staff. For some this is preferable, particularly if they are about to spend a significant sum of money, but it is not everyone's cup of tea. "People can get very anxious about buying higher-value items like jewellery and watches," says Gill. "And as soon as the conversation begins they find it hard to back out so they don't want to start the conversation. In a department store there is no need for that conversation."
While an element of anonymity may strike a chord with some department store fans, the personal touch is not obsolete. According to Gill, those buying items at the top end of the scale may expect interaction and often want to build a relationship with the vendor. In these circumstances consumers tend to seek out a smaller specialist where they believe product knowledge will be superior.
However, customer service and staff knowledge are also priorities at department stores. "We constantly monitor and challenge our service levels to maintain our high standards of care," says Selfridges' King.
Other shoppers who are drawn to department stores are those deterred by forced interaction with sales staff. The impersonality of a department store can make it easier for individuals to browse without fear of being swooped on by overly eager shop personnel.
Layout also aids the more casual shopper who is keen to avoid social interaction. "Stock tends to be laid out on large, waist-height display cases," explains Gill, "so it is easier to wander around and look at a variety of different brands without having to ask somebody to take a tray down or to unlock anything."
At specialist jewellery retailers customers often have to open the door - maybe even two if security is high - where they are greeted by staff. For some this is preferable, particularly if they are about to spend a significant sum of money, but it is not everyone's cup of tea. "People can get very anxious about buying higher-value items like jewellery and watches," says Gill. "And as soon as the conversation begins they find it hard to back out so they don't want to start the conversation. In a department store there is no need for that conversation."
While an element of anonymity may strike a chord with some department store fans, the personal touch is not obsolete. According to Gill, those buying items at the top end of the scale may expect interaction and often want to build a relationship with the vendor. In these circumstances consumers tend to seek out a smaller specialist where they believe product knowledge will be superior.
However, customer service and staff knowledge are also priorities at department stores. "We constantly monitor and challenge our service levels to maintain our high standards of care," says Selfridges' King.
I got a job with the watch
27. června 2011 v 4:56
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I got a job with the watch
I got a job with the watch and clock shop for the summer. At the end of the summer, they asked me if I was interested in learning the trade. I had never liked school and knew that I liked the watch and clock business because I was interested in mechanical things and solving problems.
I had to argue with my father about quitting school but finally he agreed I could try the apprentice program. It was seven years and at first, I was paid the equivalent of $4 a week.
Biggest career break: I moved to Canada in 1975 and worked for a watch and clock shop there until 1981 when I opened my own business in Edmonton. Once my family was grown, my wife and I decided we wanted to move someplace warmer and I wanted to be on a coast. We settled on the Gulf Coast and came to look at Corpus Christi.
Business turning point: We liked what we saw in Corpus and moved here in 1995. I opened the shop right away and advertised in the Caller-Times' TV Guide section for about six months. By then referrals started to bring in new business and it has continued to grow by word-of-mouth ever since.
Business philosophy: I believe that if you do quality work at a realistic price, business will come to support to you. It has worked for me. The business manages to keep me busy about 60 hours a week.
How would you improve the Coastal Bend's business climate? We need more of a tourist industry. We don't capitalize on what we have - including a fantastic climate, a reasonable cost of living and good real estate prices. Attractions such as a park like Schlitterbahn would attract tourists and employ lots of people.
How has your business changed with today's economic climate? My business has not changed because of the recession. If you have a fine watch or an antique clock that is broken, you're still going to have it fixed. I serve a unique niche in the market and I am grateful that, after 45 years, I am still happy to come to work every day to do the same work.
I got a job with the watch and clock shop for the summer. At the end of the summer, they asked me if I was interested in learning the trade. I had never liked school and knew that I liked the watch and clock business because I was interested in mechanical things and solving problems.
I had to argue with my father about quitting school but finally he agreed I could try the apprentice program. It was seven years and at first, I was paid the equivalent of $4 a week.
Biggest career break: I moved to Canada in 1975 and worked for a watch and clock shop there until 1981 when I opened my own business in Edmonton. Once my family was grown, my wife and I decided we wanted to move someplace warmer and I wanted to be on a coast. We settled on the Gulf Coast and came to look at Corpus Christi.
Business turning point: We liked what we saw in Corpus and moved here in 1995. I opened the shop right away and advertised in the Caller-Times' TV Guide section for about six months. By then referrals started to bring in new business and it has continued to grow by word-of-mouth ever since.
Business philosophy: I believe that if you do quality work at a realistic price, business will come to support to you. It has worked for me. The business manages to keep me busy about 60 hours a week.
How would you improve the Coastal Bend's business climate? We need more of a tourist industry. We don't capitalize on what we have - including a fantastic climate, a reasonable cost of living and good real estate prices. Attractions such as a park like Schlitterbahn would attract tourists and employ lots of people.
How has your business changed with today's economic climate? My business has not changed because of the recession. If you have a fine watch or an antique clock that is broken, you're still going to have it fixed. I serve a unique niche in the market and I am grateful that, after 45 years, I am still happy to come to work every day to do the same work.
At FBI Headquarters in Detroit
21. června 2011 v 5:20
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At FBI Headquarters in Detroit
At FBI Headquarters in Detroit, Mary Shannon (Mary McCormack) and Marshall Mann (Frederick Weller) are setting up Ben in the WitSec program. Turns out, Ben had been in the middle of a mob money laundering scheme. Ben's grown children, Tommy and Cici, are reluctant to join WitSec. They are jaded by their father's constant problems. And it doesn't help that their relationship as a family is rift with strife. Ben is having a hard time dealing with Tommy being homosexual. Tommy and his partner, Steve, also have an adopted son, Dylan. Watching the dysfunctional family quarrel, Mary and Marshall play commentators. "He's like Archie Bunker, only not funny," jokes Marshall.
Back at her house in Albuquerque, New Mexico, Mary narrates the opening philosophical point, telling the story of the last meal she and her sister Brandi had with their father before he left: Oreos that had been left out all night. "Like many things, Oreos, over time, become the best version of themselves," muses Mary.
At the WitSec office, Chief Inspector Stan McQueen (Paul Ben-Victor) relays that Fred Zyland has returned as Ben's attorney. Mary and Marshall clearly are familiar with him. "Geez, you can't get rid of that guy. He's like herpes!" gripes Mary.
Intermittently, we see Mary and Marshall's continual arguing about Mary's likely pregnancy. Mary is in denial. Marshall tends to tell her what to do. He's concerned about her, but her pregnancy also affects him as they are around each other for extended lengths of time. Marshall badgers her, saying, "If you're having a baby, trust me, we're having a baby!" That annoys Mary. Later on in the show in response to Marshall's unrelenting hassling, she snaps, "I'll take care of my uterus if you take care of yours!"
Mary and Marshall check in on Ben only to find him unconscious on the floor with a bleeding head wound. While at ICU, we find out Ben's having liver failure after years of drinking and needs a transplant or he'll die. The waitlist is excruciatingly long and his best option is a close relative donor. Stubborn, Ben refuses to subject Tommy and Cici to testing and surgery.
In the hallway they meet Fred Zyland, a squirrely man prone to babbling. He's been tracking the Lithuanian mob and discloses that the FBI believes the mob knows Tommy and Cici's location.
At FBI Headquarters in Detroit, Mary Shannon (Mary McCormack) and Marshall Mann (Frederick Weller) are setting up Ben in the WitSec program. Turns out, Ben had been in the middle of a mob money laundering scheme. Ben's grown children, Tommy and Cici, are reluctant to join WitSec. They are jaded by their father's constant problems. And it doesn't help that their relationship as a family is rift with strife. Ben is having a hard time dealing with Tommy being homosexual. Tommy and his partner, Steve, also have an adopted son, Dylan. Watching the dysfunctional family quarrel, Mary and Marshall play commentators. "He's like Archie Bunker, only not funny," jokes Marshall.
Back at her house in Albuquerque, New Mexico, Mary narrates the opening philosophical point, telling the story of the last meal she and her sister Brandi had with their father before he left: Oreos that had been left out all night. "Like many things, Oreos, over time, become the best version of themselves," muses Mary.
At the WitSec office, Chief Inspector Stan McQueen (Paul Ben-Victor) relays that Fred Zyland has returned as Ben's attorney. Mary and Marshall clearly are familiar with him. "Geez, you can't get rid of that guy. He's like herpes!" gripes Mary.
Intermittently, we see Mary and Marshall's continual arguing about Mary's likely pregnancy. Mary is in denial. Marshall tends to tell her what to do. He's concerned about her, but her pregnancy also affects him as they are around each other for extended lengths of time. Marshall badgers her, saying, "If you're having a baby, trust me, we're having a baby!" That annoys Mary. Later on in the show in response to Marshall's unrelenting hassling, she snaps, "I'll take care of my uterus if you take care of yours!"
Mary and Marshall check in on Ben only to find him unconscious on the floor with a bleeding head wound. While at ICU, we find out Ben's having liver failure after years of drinking and needs a transplant or he'll die. The waitlist is excruciatingly long and his best option is a close relative donor. Stubborn, Ben refuses to subject Tommy and Cici to testing and surgery.
In the hallway they meet Fred Zyland, a squirrely man prone to babbling. He's been tracking the Lithuanian mob and discloses that the FBI believes the mob knows Tommy and Cici's location.
The couple also lost most of their social life
20. června 2011 v 5:29
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The couple also lost most of their social life
The couple also lost most of their social life. Alex's behavioral problems makes it difficult to take him anywhere. Things like getting his hair cut or going through the bank drive-through spark tantrums, making Alex almost inconsolable.
By the time Josh was born in May 2007, Alex had almost hit a plateau in his physical therapy. Mark and Jackie tried to get him to run and be active like most little boys, but Alex was not interested.
Which is why his reaction when Josh started kicking the soccer ball around two years ago was such a thrill for his parents.
"We couldn't get Alex to do any kind of exercise," Mark said. "He didn't understand walking or running or anything. But over the last couple of winters, when Josh was 2 or 3, we'd be down in the basement watching soccer, and he'd start kicking the ball around. So Josh is rocking and rolling all the time with his soccer ball now, and because of it, Alex started doing it."
Mark set up goals in his backyard and painted the lines for a miniature field. When Alex isn't in school at Ledgewood Elementary in Roscoe, he is out on the field with his little brother.
"Now I can get Alex to follow the lines around the field. Or I'll say 'Alex, run to the circle with Josh,' and he'll run to the circle. It's been a remarkable transition from not being able to walk for the longest time, to the point where he's playing soccer in the backyard," Mark said.
Alex admires Josh as if he's the older brother, even though Josh is 6 years younger. His eyes follow Josh around the room or the yard outside. Josh - an energetic, outgoing preschooler who never sits still - loves the attention. Almost as much as he loves encouraging his big brother to join him on the field to kick the ball around.
"He's been instrumental with Alex in a lot of ways," Jackie said. "We would try and stand out and kick the ball with Alex to make him understand. But he just 'gets it' now that Josh is saying 'Kick the ball to me!' "
Josh has just started playing for the Raptor Youth Soccer League. And six years after he gave up coaching, Mark is finding himself being dragged back into the game by both his sons.
The couple also lost most of their social life. Alex's behavioral problems makes it difficult to take him anywhere. Things like getting his hair cut or going through the bank drive-through spark tantrums, making Alex almost inconsolable.
By the time Josh was born in May 2007, Alex had almost hit a plateau in his physical therapy. Mark and Jackie tried to get him to run and be active like most little boys, but Alex was not interested.
Which is why his reaction when Josh started kicking the soccer ball around two years ago was such a thrill for his parents.
"We couldn't get Alex to do any kind of exercise," Mark said. "He didn't understand walking or running or anything. But over the last couple of winters, when Josh was 2 or 3, we'd be down in the basement watching soccer, and he'd start kicking the ball around. So Josh is rocking and rolling all the time with his soccer ball now, and because of it, Alex started doing it."
Mark set up goals in his backyard and painted the lines for a miniature field. When Alex isn't in school at Ledgewood Elementary in Roscoe, he is out on the field with his little brother.
"Now I can get Alex to follow the lines around the field. Or I'll say 'Alex, run to the circle with Josh,' and he'll run to the circle. It's been a remarkable transition from not being able to walk for the longest time, to the point where he's playing soccer in the backyard," Mark said.
Alex admires Josh as if he's the older brother, even though Josh is 6 years younger. His eyes follow Josh around the room or the yard outside. Josh - an energetic, outgoing preschooler who never sits still - loves the attention. Almost as much as he loves encouraging his big brother to join him on the field to kick the ball around.
"He's been instrumental with Alex in a lot of ways," Jackie said. "We would try and stand out and kick the ball with Alex to make him understand. But he just 'gets it' now that Josh is saying 'Kick the ball to me!' "
Josh has just started playing for the Raptor Youth Soccer League. And six years after he gave up coaching, Mark is finding himself being dragged back into the game by both his sons.
There's no better venue than the U.S. Open
15. června 2011 v 5:33
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There's no better venue than the U.S. Open
There's no better venue than the U.S. Open to discuss the state of Amercian golf.
All the big players were asked about it Tuesday and the response what pretty much unanimous: What problem?
Defending U.S. Open champion Graeme McDowell, one of the four international players who currently hold the major titles (at least until Sunday), was steadfast in his assertion that the American game is just fine.
"I think American golf is probably as healthy as I've ever seen it in my career," McDowell said Tuesday. "I mean, I think there's a lot of quality young players coming through."
Phil Mickelson, the last American to win a major (2010 Masters), also brushed aside the notion that his country might be lagging behind players from other parts of the world.
"I'm actually very encouraged with where our American golfers are, especially the young players," he said. "We have a plethora of great players coming up. And I think at the forefront is a guy like Dustin Johnson. This guy has got so much raw talent and I really enjoy playing with him because he's a fun guy and he's got all kinds of game."
But come on, that's the problem with American golf right now. It's full of guys that have so much "raw talent" and are "fun guys" with "all kinds of game."
Mickelson listed Jeff Overton, Hunter Mahan, Anthony Kim, Rickie Fowler and Jamie Lovemark among his group of talented Americans. Lovely players all, but it's tough to argue that their golf is at the same level with the guys carrying the world flag when you put their results up against the likes of, say, Masters champ Charl Swartzel, British Open champ Louis Oosthuizen and PGA champ Martin Kaymer of Germany.
Ernie Els, who won the 1997 U.S. Open at Congressional, had the most reasonable answer. The past year has been the first since 1994 in which an American has not held a major title and Els says it's just the nature of the game.
"Everything happens in cycles, and I can see it happening again now. I remember back in the early '90s, Europe was dominating like they are dominating now on the world rankings. You know, you had Nick Faldo, you had Bernhard Langer, Woosie (Ian Woosnam), Seve (Ballesteros), those kind of guys, and now you've got the same. You've got Luke Donald, I mean, he plays mostly on the U.S. Tour but he's European, and Lee Westwood and Martin Kaymer and Graeme McDowell and so forth.
"They've definitely got the upper hand at the moment, and it'll probably change again in the future."
The Americans, perhaps, are mistaking their reign atop golf for the dominance of one player in particular: Tiger Woods.
There's no better venue than the U.S. Open to discuss the state of Amercian golf.
All the big players were asked about it Tuesday and the response what pretty much unanimous: What problem?
Defending U.S. Open champion Graeme McDowell, one of the four international players who currently hold the major titles (at least until Sunday), was steadfast in his assertion that the American game is just fine.
"I think American golf is probably as healthy as I've ever seen it in my career," McDowell said Tuesday. "I mean, I think there's a lot of quality young players coming through."
Phil Mickelson, the last American to win a major (2010 Masters), also brushed aside the notion that his country might be lagging behind players from other parts of the world.
"I'm actually very encouraged with where our American golfers are, especially the young players," he said. "We have a plethora of great players coming up. And I think at the forefront is a guy like Dustin Johnson. This guy has got so much raw talent and I really enjoy playing with him because he's a fun guy and he's got all kinds of game."
But come on, that's the problem with American golf right now. It's full of guys that have so much "raw talent" and are "fun guys" with "all kinds of game."
Mickelson listed Jeff Overton, Hunter Mahan, Anthony Kim, Rickie Fowler and Jamie Lovemark among his group of talented Americans. Lovely players all, but it's tough to argue that their golf is at the same level with the guys carrying the world flag when you put their results up against the likes of, say, Masters champ Charl Swartzel, British Open champ Louis Oosthuizen and PGA champ Martin Kaymer of Germany.
Ernie Els, who won the 1997 U.S. Open at Congressional, had the most reasonable answer. The past year has been the first since 1994 in which an American has not held a major title and Els says it's just the nature of the game.
"Everything happens in cycles, and I can see it happening again now. I remember back in the early '90s, Europe was dominating like they are dominating now on the world rankings. You know, you had Nick Faldo, you had Bernhard Langer, Woosie (Ian Woosnam), Seve (Ballesteros), those kind of guys, and now you've got the same. You've got Luke Donald, I mean, he plays mostly on the U.S. Tour but he's European, and Lee Westwood and Martin Kaymer and Graeme McDowell and so forth.
"They've definitely got the upper hand at the moment, and it'll probably change again in the future."
The Americans, perhaps, are mistaking their reign atop golf for the dominance of one player in particular: Tiger Woods.
Hundreds of people remained out of their homes
14. června 2011 v 5:29
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Hundreds of people remained out of their homes
Hundreds of people remained out of their homes as flooding continued Saturday morning along the Passaic and Raritan rivers in north Jersey. But conditions were improving in other nearby areas, where swollen waterways had mostly crested and were starting to recede.
Mother Nature was also giving the region a break: The National Weather Service said no major rains were expected there for several days.
But that provided little relief for residents who had to be evacuated from their homes and remained in shelters on Saturday, unsure of when they would be able to return home and how much damage the floods had caused.
In Woodland Park, N.J., Mel Sivri spent most of Friday watching the Passaic River. He hung his daughters' pink bicycles and other items from ceiling hooks in the garage while an industrial pump cleared 4 inches of water from the floor.
"You cannot pump the river," he said. "You just have to wait for it to go down."
New Jersey was not alone in dealing with flooding. Residents in several other mid-Atlantic states had been forced to flee their homes due to the rising waters, and officials said more could be forced out on Saturday.
In Greenburgh, N.Y., north of New York City, Jessica Dontona was home with her 7-year-old daughter, Samantha, to check on their house. They had left in the middle of the night for a hotel as the basement filled with water.
The flood made her think about moving.
"You know, living high on a hill is starting to look really good," she said.
New York state from Manhattan to the Canadian border was under a flood watch as heavy rains and melting snow closed roads. And there were concerns in New England that rising waters could break up river ice, creating ice jams that can cause flooding.
The Coast Guard said it started its springtime ice-breaking ritual Saturday on the Kennebec River, and will continue through Tuesday to reduce the risk of property damage.
Flooding along the Susquehanna River in northeastern Pennsylvania prompted some road closures Saturday and sent water into some basements, and police in Pittsburgh set up detours for revelers coming into the city for Saturday morning's St. Patrick's Day parade. The detours were to help motorists avoid flooding on the low-lying sections of Interstate 376 along the Monongahela River, though the waters had started receding by early Saturday afternoon.
Hundreds of people remained out of their homes as flooding continued Saturday morning along the Passaic and Raritan rivers in north Jersey. But conditions were improving in other nearby areas, where swollen waterways had mostly crested and were starting to recede.
Mother Nature was also giving the region a break: The National Weather Service said no major rains were expected there for several days.
But that provided little relief for residents who had to be evacuated from their homes and remained in shelters on Saturday, unsure of when they would be able to return home and how much damage the floods had caused.
In Woodland Park, N.J., Mel Sivri spent most of Friday watching the Passaic River. He hung his daughters' pink bicycles and other items from ceiling hooks in the garage while an industrial pump cleared 4 inches of water from the floor.
"You cannot pump the river," he said. "You just have to wait for it to go down."
New Jersey was not alone in dealing with flooding. Residents in several other mid-Atlantic states had been forced to flee their homes due to the rising waters, and officials said more could be forced out on Saturday.
In Greenburgh, N.Y., north of New York City, Jessica Dontona was home with her 7-year-old daughter, Samantha, to check on their house. They had left in the middle of the night for a hotel as the basement filled with water.
The flood made her think about moving.
"You know, living high on a hill is starting to look really good," she said.
New York state from Manhattan to the Canadian border was under a flood watch as heavy rains and melting snow closed roads. And there were concerns in New England that rising waters could break up river ice, creating ice jams that can cause flooding.
The Coast Guard said it started its springtime ice-breaking ritual Saturday on the Kennebec River, and will continue through Tuesday to reduce the risk of property damage.
Flooding along the Susquehanna River in northeastern Pennsylvania prompted some road closures Saturday and sent water into some basements, and police in Pittsburgh set up detours for revelers coming into the city for Saturday morning's St. Patrick's Day parade. The detours were to help motorists avoid flooding on the low-lying sections of Interstate 376 along the Monongahela River, though the waters had started receding by early Saturday afternoon.
Sorting bits and pieces of a lifetime cut short
7. června 2011 v 5:32
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Sorting bits and pieces of a lifetime cut short
Someone once said that we are known by the things we collect. If so, our daughter Cindy had a multiplicity of personalities existing in her Sacramento apartment.
We are here at this moment sorting through the belongings she left when she died, a small army of helpers rummaging through drawers, shelves, boxes and closets, a two-bedroom apartment jammed with, well, things.
It isn't junk exactly, except by the definition that it is excessive and much of it unused, except possibly for the dresser drawers and boxes filled with lingerie that she purchased off televised specialty shows because they looked good on models furnished by Victoria's Secret. Mostly they were just something to collect, like cats or matchbooks.
The most notable of her possessions include the 150 watches we found in a plastic box. There are big watches and little watches, square watches and triangular watches, watches that talk and watches that sing, watches that glitter and watches that giggle. She sought the unusual and wore them with flash.
There are also jewelry boxes, drawers, designer popcorn cans and plastic bags filled with earrings, necklaces, bracelets, pins and rings. They were the glitz in Cindy's whimsical life. Shelves of stuffed animals, especially cats, define her gentler side - some that mew, some that yowl, and a dog that roars with drunken laughter.
The only items in her collection more numerous than jewelry and books are the dresses she left, some of which still have sales tickets attached that indicated they had never been worn. Her response when I once questioned her on why she bought so many dresses was a mysterious, "You never know." You never know what? I never knew.
I am watching my wife, daughter, son-in-law and friends carefully sorting everything; some they will take, some will be sold and some will be donated to charities. The photographs she took by the thousands, some of which won prizes, stay with us. They define her sense of beauty.
Someone once said that we are known by the things we collect. If so, our daughter Cindy had a multiplicity of personalities existing in her Sacramento apartment.
We are here at this moment sorting through the belongings she left when she died, a small army of helpers rummaging through drawers, shelves, boxes and closets, a two-bedroom apartment jammed with, well, things.
It isn't junk exactly, except by the definition that it is excessive and much of it unused, except possibly for the dresser drawers and boxes filled with lingerie that she purchased off televised specialty shows because they looked good on models furnished by Victoria's Secret. Mostly they were just something to collect, like cats or matchbooks.
The most notable of her possessions include the 150 watches we found in a plastic box. There are big watches and little watches, square watches and triangular watches, watches that talk and watches that sing, watches that glitter and watches that giggle. She sought the unusual and wore them with flash.
There are also jewelry boxes, drawers, designer popcorn cans and plastic bags filled with earrings, necklaces, bracelets, pins and rings. They were the glitz in Cindy's whimsical life. Shelves of stuffed animals, especially cats, define her gentler side - some that mew, some that yowl, and a dog that roars with drunken laughter.
The only items in her collection more numerous than jewelry and books are the dresses she left, some of which still have sales tickets attached that indicated they had never been worn. Her response when I once questioned her on why she bought so many dresses was a mysterious, "You never know." You never know what? I never knew.
I am watching my wife, daughter, son-in-law and friends carefully sorting everything; some they will take, some will be sold and some will be donated to charities. The photographs she took by the thousands, some of which won prizes, stay with us. They define her sense of beauty.
NBA approves sale of Pistons to Tom Gores
2. června 2011 v 4:49
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NBA approves sale of Pistons to Tom Gores
NBA owners have welcomed Tom Gores into their fraternity.
League commissioner David Stern disclosed tonight before Game 1 of the NBA Finals in Miami that the NBA Board of Governors had unanimously approved Gores' purchase of the Pistons from Karen Davidson.
"We appreciate the approval of the Board of Governors and the support of Commissioner Stern," Gores said tonight through a spokesman. "I understand the importance of the trust that has been placed in us, and we're very excited to be a part of something as special as the NBA. We can't wait to make a difference in Detroit. We look forward to getting to work right away."
However, this is not the final step before Gores assumes control of the franchise that has been in the Davidson family since 1974. The sale, which includes all of Palace Sports & Entertainment, is expected to be completed Wednesday or Thursday.
"We expect the deal to close this week," Stern told reporters in Miami. "It's very important to us, because we think Tom will bring renewed vigor and energy to that great franchise. And he's really very anxious to get going. I spoke to him earlier today on my way here. And that's a very good development for the Detroit Pistons and the good fans of Detroit."
A spokesman for Davidson and the Pistons declined comment tonight, electing to wait until the close of sale to comment. Gores and Davidson jointly announced a "definitive agreement" for the sale was reached April 8 - nearly two months after the Free Press reported a tentative deal had been struck.
When the sale of the Pistons is completed in the next few days, the new regime is not expected to make major announcements immediately.
There will be a news conference in the coming days, but it's expected to simply be an introduction of new owner Tom Gores and his Platinum Equity team to the Detroit market.
Gores has never conducted a formal news conference regarding the Pistons, however, he did speak to reporters in Los Angeles while pursuing the franchise and did talk during the Pistons' final home game April 11.
Further announcements should come fairly quickly after the news conference, given that an NBA lockout looms at the end of June. Pistons president of basketball operations Joe Dumars is likely to be retained. Coach John Kuester is unlikely to return for the final season of his three-year deal.
The completion of the sale to Gores offers hope for the Pistons' future. Dumars pretty much has been unable to make any significant moves that would affect future team finances. The team has missed the playoffs the past two seasons, and the players have feuded with Kuester.
NBA owners have welcomed Tom Gores into their fraternity.
League commissioner David Stern disclosed tonight before Game 1 of the NBA Finals in Miami that the NBA Board of Governors had unanimously approved Gores' purchase of the Pistons from Karen Davidson.
"We appreciate the approval of the Board of Governors and the support of Commissioner Stern," Gores said tonight through a spokesman. "I understand the importance of the trust that has been placed in us, and we're very excited to be a part of something as special as the NBA. We can't wait to make a difference in Detroit. We look forward to getting to work right away."
However, this is not the final step before Gores assumes control of the franchise that has been in the Davidson family since 1974. The sale, which includes all of Palace Sports & Entertainment, is expected to be completed Wednesday or Thursday.
"We expect the deal to close this week," Stern told reporters in Miami. "It's very important to us, because we think Tom will bring renewed vigor and energy to that great franchise. And he's really very anxious to get going. I spoke to him earlier today on my way here. And that's a very good development for the Detroit Pistons and the good fans of Detroit."
A spokesman for Davidson and the Pistons declined comment tonight, electing to wait until the close of sale to comment. Gores and Davidson jointly announced a "definitive agreement" for the sale was reached April 8 - nearly two months after the Free Press reported a tentative deal had been struck.
When the sale of the Pistons is completed in the next few days, the new regime is not expected to make major announcements immediately.
There will be a news conference in the coming days, but it's expected to simply be an introduction of new owner Tom Gores and his Platinum Equity team to the Detroit market.
Gores has never conducted a formal news conference regarding the Pistons, however, he did speak to reporters in Los Angeles while pursuing the franchise and did talk during the Pistons' final home game April 11.
Further announcements should come fairly quickly after the news conference, given that an NBA lockout looms at the end of June. Pistons president of basketball operations Joe Dumars is likely to be retained. Coach John Kuester is unlikely to return for the final season of his three-year deal.
The completion of the sale to Gores offers hope for the Pistons' future. Dumars pretty much has been unable to make any significant moves that would affect future team finances. The team has missed the playoffs the past two seasons, and the players have feuded with Kuester.
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