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Wish Granted
Above left, County Legislator Keith Ahlstrom, D-Dunkirk, had been most vocal in opposing grant money for a new boat last month.
P-J photos by Nicholas L. Dean
July 30, 2010
DUNKIRK — Chautauqua County will soon receive grant money for a new boat.
Defeated last month, the grant-acceptance resolution returned to the legislature Wednesday with additional information from the Sheriff’s Office.
During the June vote, several legislators explained that they were only voting against accepting the money because they had unanswered questions. In order to answer all such questions, representatives from the Sheriff’s Office attended committee meetings in recent weeks as well as Wednesday’s full legislature meeting.
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Funding Could Help Parks
July 30, 2010
U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer thinks a measure he is supporting could help New York state parks avert the threat of closure.
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Scrapyard Sale Continues
July 30, 2010
In only a few weeks, the scrapyard known as Weinstein Company will operate under new ownership.
The completion of the sale will follow a preliminary inspection of the property, said new owner Adam Weitsman.
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Raising The Bar
July 29, 2010
Fewer students are meeting state standards for third through eighth grade math and English scores in 2010 now that the state has raised the bar to be considered ‘‘proficient.
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THE INTERNET
Sun, July 25, 2010 @ 0:08AM
The Internet is a marvelous new age. With a single keystroke I can access more unfiltered information than was thought possible just a few years ago. What an advantage the Internet provides. Yet, with this great benefit comes a glaring fault—misinformation that instantly masquerades as truth. Hardly a day passes that I don’t get e-mails from acquaintances and friends attacking President Obama with the sometimes humorous, occasionally interesting, but more often inane and unflattering accusations flagrantly at odds with truth or fact. I do not take offense at e-mails that rails against President Obama’s policies or when he is called a Socialist, or even a Communist. What I find surprising and equally alarming is how many people whom are want to pass on such e-mails believe the content even though contrary information is readily available.
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Remembering Harvey Pekar
Tue, July 13, 2010 @ 5:16PM
Had I not been home sick yesterday, I would have been more timely in noting the passing of Harvey Pekar. Waiting until today, however, has given me a lot of links worth posting (all pretty much from a roundup on the website Comic Book Resources). So here's our man, life complete and receiving some well-earned recognition: Obituaries for the legendary comics writer, who passed away Monday at age 70, were carried today by The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Los Angeles Times and The Washington Post. Michael Cavna collects memories from such friends and colleagues as Neil Gaiman, Scott McCloud Josh Neufeld and Ted Rall, while elsewhere Alison Bechdel, Mark Evanier, Dean Haspiel, Mike Rhode, Tom Spurgeon, Ken Tucker, David Ulin and Gene Luen Yang offer their own tributes. The Comics Journal reruns Gary Groth's 1993 Comics Journal interview with Peka.
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King James Will Forever Be Prince To Jordan
Fri, July 9, 2010 @ 3:36PM
With LeBron James on his way to Miami to form the equivalent of an NBA supergroup, I have just one request. Can we please pull the "LeBron is the next Michael Jordan" tour bus over to the side of the Ain't Never Gonna Happen Turnpike and park it in the Things I Never Want To Hear Again parking lot? Michael Jordan would never have taken the easiest possible path to an NBA championship — and that's what LeBron did with this move to Miami. For basketball, James' move to Miami is great — it creates new jersey sales, a new supervillain for fans to root against and tons of new storylines. The Heat have become the Shaq/Kobe Lakers on crack, Boston's Big Three with a longer shelf life. Everybody likes to have someone to root against, and now NBA fans have their villain for the next six years. For James and the idea that he's the evolutionary heir to Michael's throne, the move to Miami is the final nail in the coffin.
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Still Waiting
Tue, July 6, 2010 @ 2:40PM
I was going to wait to write this until after the Sabres shook up their roster with a couple of big trades and some new blood in free agency. I've now realized that waiting for that would mean not writing anything for the duration of Darcy Regier's time in Buffalo. Don't get me wrong, Jordan Leopold is a nice piece. I liked hearing the rumors at the trade deadline when some media outlets were saying Buffalo was in on Leopold and he added something to the Penguins down the stretch last season, but losing Henrik Tallinder and Toni Lydman only to replace them with Leopold does not make the Sabres a better team. I may be the only Derek Roy fan left in Western New York, so I'm glad Regier did not move him at this point. As for Drew Stafford and Tim Connolly or even Andrej Sekera, I think there were/are moves to be made to better the team. If Regier is so enamored with Connolly, then one of the 29 other general managers in the NHL have to be as wel.
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Mac Media Center - Part 3
Wed, July 28, 2010 @ 10:13AM
If you get a TV tuner device it will likely come with capture software. Devices from ElGato come with their own software called Eye TV. There are several other tuners out there, some that work on Windows PC machines, which can also work on the Mac by using Eye TV. ElGato’s Eye TV software is available separately and works with a decent selection of hardware. Of course all this hardware will only get you so far. There are some other software titles necessary for the Ultimate Mac Media Center. Out of the box, the mini can play many of the media files you will come across. As good as OS X and Quicktime, Apple’s media player, might be, it will not play them all. There are some free programs that I think are essential for a Mac media center. Video Lan Client [ VLC ] - video player software www.videolan.org Handbrake - video and DVD converter www.handbrak.
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Summertime Blah
Wed, July 21, 2010 @ 4:55PM
How you doing out there? Yes, it's time to dive back into the blogosphere. I've had a few good ideas here and there (really) but just never got around to, you know, actually DOING anything about it. This is also why I've never kept a journal. My main topic of conversation and interest tends to be sports. Unfortunately, this time of year is not real big on topics worthy of discussion. For example: the World Cup. Despite ESPN's best efforts to brainwash us, it's still soccer. I know the U.S. isn't going to win. And adding really annoying horns REALLY doesn't help. Golf and tennis? Eh. Baseball? Look, I am a Dodgers fan. But the season plods along. I have the same issue with the NBA and NHL. I know it's there but I don't devote that much brain matter to it until August/September. As for THE DECISION? Four words. Lebron is an idiot. Whoever convinced him (or allowed him, if it was his idea) to do that show should be beaten soundly about the head and shoulder.
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The Tripod
Tue, June 15, 2010 @ 4:25PM
If you are getting serious about photography then there is a good chance you have, or want, an SLR. An SLR is more than just a camera it is a system. This includes a camera body, lenses, electronic flash, plus a bag or case to carry it all. Another important addition to any SLR outfit is a good tripod. I am an avid nature photographer. I like to shoot all types of outdoor scenes. It could be a waterfall, a sunset, flowers, bugs, birds, deer, etc, almost anything. I have even shot comets, stars, moon, and planets in the night sky. Not one lens can do this all, which is why an SLR is so great. When I shoot landscapes I usually have my wide-angle lens. When shooting birds and mammals it’s time for a big telephoto. When shooting bugs and flowers, that’s my macro lens. For each of these ‘shoots’ my camera is most likely mounted on a tripod. A tripod is an integral part of my nature photography.
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