John J. Whiteside, 61, of Main Street died Sunday in Columbia-Greene Medical Center in Hudson after a brief illness.
He was born in Manhattan and worked at COARC in Mellenville at one time in the upholstery shop.
Mr. Whiteside assisted with Valatie Boy Scout Troop 114 and was a member of the …
Watching "Soul Surfer," the story of Bethany Hamilton's comeback after a shark attack, makes you long for a vivid documentary on the subject instead.
Hamilton's tale is, of course, inspiring. In 2003, when she was just 13 years old, she lost her left arm to a 14-foot (4.3-meter) tiger shark while surfing near her Hawaiian home. An up-and-comer in the sport, she wanted to get back on her board as soon as possible. A month later, she was in the water again. Now, at 21, she continues to compete professionally.
"Soul Surfer" takes that story of complex emotions, determination and faith and turns it into overly simplistic mush. Director and co-writer Sean McNamara's film is an …
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Though Mexicana sold no tickets since filing for bankruptcy Aug. 2, many travelers still hold tickets purchased in advance.
Unless other airlines step in and honor those tickets, travelers "will probably have to take the bus coming back or buy new tickets if seats are available," said Fran Stankovich, an employee of Damen Travel in the Pilsen neighborhood. She said she spent all day Friday phoning customers to tell them of the sudden …
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Aishah was one of the two women suggested to the Prophet (peace be upon him) as possible wives after he had suffered the loss of his first wife and life companion, Khadijah. The suggestion was made by Khawlah bint Hakim, a woman of insight who recognized that Khadijah's loss left a void in the Prophet's life. Khadijah gave the Prophet all the comfort and solace he needed, particularly after a full day's effort, advocating his message and meeting hostile rejection coupled with rude and insolent remarks. Khawlah keenly felt the Prophet's need and came up with her two suggestions. She asked him whether he preferred a virgin young woman or a mature …
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Those puffballs rising from Fred LeBrun's campfire in the July 11 edition apparently signaled the beginning of the widely anticipated media CPR for Hillary Rodham Clinton's Senate campaign, now languishing in the high-negative doldrums.
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2004 JUN 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Vyteris, Inc., announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Vyteris' New Drug Application (NDA) for its LidoSite Topical System.
The system has been approved for use on normal intact skin to provide a local analgesia that numbs the skin prior to the administration of superficial dermatological procedures such as venipuncture, intravenous cannulation, and laser ablation of superficial skin lesions. The product is approved for use on patients aged 5 years and older.
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BAGHDAD - The U.S. military on Sunday announced the arrest of a suspect in the killing of a sheik who spearheaded the U.S.-backed Sunni revolt against al-Qaida in Iraq, even as the terror network launched a campaign of violence during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan.
In Baghdad, meanwhile, Iraqi police said security contractors opened fire in a predominantly Sunni neighborhood of western Baghdad, killing at least nine civilians. The U.S. Embassy said contractors working for the State Department were involved in an incident but provided no further details because an investigation was under way.
North of the capital, dozens of suspected Sunni insurgents raided Shiite …
<strong>N</strong>EARING the end of a gloomy year, the morale-boosting toast this week was not doubles but "trebles all round" to the folk and groups from our area who have won THREE national awards in a single week.
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And all of them are honours won for making life that bit happier for everyone.
This triple helping of good news starts with the story of Margaret Allison who, aged just 22, has been named Carer of the Year for her work with 45 elderly residents of the Beechgrove Care Home in Lanark.
The accolade came at the annual awards at the Scottish Care National Conference at the Glasgow Hilton, hosted by TV presenter …
Byline: ERIN DUGGAN Capitol bureau
Despite an expanding mission, the Department of Environmental Conservation has lost hundreds of jobs and is cutting corners on regulating pollution and managing state lands under Gov. George Pataki, said a report released Monday by Environmental Advocates of New York.
The group found that many programs and laws created by Pataki -- who touts himself as one of New York's premier environmental governors -- don't have the staff to fully implement and oversee them. Environmentalists have praised Pataki's push for higher clean air and water standards and an expansion of state land holdings, but said the lack of people to work on …
Atlanta-based InfiCorp Holdings Inc. Wednesday announced that it recently bought seven small credit-union credit card portfolios with total outstandings of $33 million. In each case, InfiCorp established long-term agent relationships in which it will issue cards under the respective credit union's name, according to an InfiCorp release. The sellers included - Choice Community Credit Union, Greensboro, NC; Financial Resources Credit Union, Bridgewater, NJ; Great American Credit Union, San Diego; Millbury Federal Credit Union, Millbury, MA, and South Western FCU, La Habra, CA. Two …
He graduated with honors from John Hope High School in the springand was all set to leave Aug. 19 for his freshman year at SouthernIllinois University in Carbondale. But early Wednesday, five gunshotsrang out in front of 18-year-old Gregory Ward's South Side home,ending those college dreams.
No arrests have been made.
"People want to talk about 'that boy took him from us'," his oldersister, Jasmine Ward, said of the killer. "That boy didn't take him.God took him, because God only wants the best."
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ALBANY Eugene ``Mickey'' B. Marcy, 75, of Albany died Friday in the Stratton Veterans Affairs Medical Center Hospital.
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Black Serenade
Tuno Negro
Spanien 2001
Produktion: Iberoamericana Films/ Lolafilms/Telecino
Produzent: Andr�s Vicente G�mez
Regie und Buch: Vicente J. Martin, Pedro L. Barbero
Kamera: Carlos Su�rez
Musik: Alex Martinez
Schnitt: Juan Carlos Arroyo
Darsteller: Silke Hornillos Klein (Alex), Jorge Sanz (Edu), Fele Martinez (Victor), Enrique Vill�n (Teo), Maribel Verd� (Arancha), Eusebio Poncela (Don Justo), Patxi Freytez (Trucha), Sergio Pazos (Alacr�n)
L�nge: 98 Min.
FSK: ab 18
Anbieter: e-m-s
DVD: Widescreen 1,85:1; Dolby Digital 5.1; Deutsch, Spanisch; Untertitel: Deutsch; Interview-Featurette, Making-Of, Trailer.
Die Universit�t von Salamanca wird von einem geheimnisvollen Serienm�rder heimgesucht, der mit seinen Opfern zuvor in einem Internet-Chat Kontakt aufnimmt. Alex, eine Studienanf�ngerin, beginnt mit Recherchen �ber die Mordf�lle und entdeckt das den Verbrechen zugrunde liegende Muster: Regelm��ig nach dem Examen werden die schlechtesten Absolventen zur Zielscheibe des Killers, der offensichtlich im Auftrag eines "Minnes�nger"Geheimbundes handelt. Der Schl�ssel zur L�sung des Falles versteckt sich in den r�tselhaften Fresken in einem Raum einer Kathedrale, die Alex f�r eine Geschichtsarbeit analysieren soll. "Black Serenade" ist ein unorigineller B-Movie-Aufguss der hinl�nglich bekannten Teenie-Slasher-Geschichte. Mit Hilfe von leidlich r�tselhaften mittelalterlichen Mythen, billigen Schockeffekten und einigen erotischen Szenen soll offensichtlich die Aufmerksamkeit des Zuschauers geweckt werden. Doch trotz dieser dramaturgischen Bem�hungen der Filmemacher erreicht der Film in keinerlei Hinsicht die Dichte und Spannung seiner Vorbilder, wie z.B. Wes Cravens "Scream"-Trilogie. Somit d�rfte der entt�uschende Film allerh�chstens f�r eingefleischte Fans des Genres von Interesse sein.
Michael Staiger
Major news items in leading Australian newspapers
CANBERRA, April 30 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news itemsin leading Australian newspapers on Saturday.
The Australian:
-- Catherine Middleton on Friday night became the first non-aristocrat in almost 500 years to marry a future king of England,when Prince William sealed their eight-year romance in a spectacularWestminster Abbey ceremony. In a service rich with dedications toPrince William's mother, Princess Diana, the couple married and tookon their newly bestowed titles of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge.In front of hundreds of thousands of well- wishers, the couple lateremulated Prince William's parents three decades earlier by sharing akiss on the balcony of Buckingham Palace.
Sydney Morning Herald:
-- A joyous Prince William has a wife, and Britain a newprincess, after a spectacular service that entwined the mostimposing ceremonial traditions of the 1000-year-old English monarchywith the quicksilver immediacy of the digital age. WestminsterAbbey, Gothic and ever mysterious, played witness to the youngcouple who took their vows before 1,900 guests, among them kings,prelates and prime ministers. A million well-wishers listened insilence and later cheered on the streets and parks of London whiletwo billion more the globe over watched on television or theInternet, the first royal wedding to be streamed live.
Canberra Times:
-- Despite mounting pressure from a lively crowd gathered beforethe Buckingham Palace balcony, William and Kate's first kiss wasmore peck than pash. Crowds had rushed forwards to fill the squarein front of Buckingham Palace, eager to see the first kiss ofBritain's newest royal couple. Stepping out onto the balcony, thePrince and the Duchess waved at the thousands cheering them in thesquare, and were joined by their parents, the Queen, and the bridalparties. It took endless roaring chants of " Kiss! Kiss!" to draw aquick peck on the lips from the newlyweds, with another short-livedlocking of lips coming just before the fly-over by the Royal AirForce.
Just as it was the task of the 19th century to abolish slaveryand the 20th century to eradicate fascism (although both of thesephenomena linger in the shadows) so it may be the responsibility ofthis era to bring an end to world poverty.
The challenging idea which emerged from an internationalconference in Shanghai, China, this week was that this objective maybe more than just a pipe dream. Look at China, delegates were told,where up to 400 million people have been brought above the poverty-line in the last 20 years.
The man who kept saying this was the same individual who had theidea for the conference in the first place, the president of theWorld Bank, James Wolfensohn. Listening to former investment bankerspraising self-professed communists is not an everyday experience,but Wolfensohn repeatedly spoke at the Shanghai Conference onPoverty Reduction of his admiration for China's economic miracle.
George Bernard Shaw once wrote, "Some men see things as they areand ask why; others dream things that never were and ask why not."The quotation could have been invented with Wolfensohn in mind. TheAustralian-born naturalised American may be in his early 70s but heexudes a youthful enthusiasm for the task of lifting the poor onceand for all out of the doldrums and placing them firmly in theeconomic mainstream.
It's a vision that is shared by Brazil's President Luiz InacioLula da Silva, who has issued a clarion call to world leaders toattend a special summit in New York on September 20th. In animpassioned speech to the Shanghai conference he lambasted developedcountries for their protectionist agricultural subsidies which canmean that farmers get $2 a day for each cow they own, while much ofthe world's population is getting by on less than $1.
The turnout of western leaders for the conference wasdisappointing. It was as if they knew there was not going to be anygood news for them and that, if any of them turned up, he or shewould only catch the flak for the others. It may be different forPresident Lula's September conference. It coincides with the UNGeneral Assembly, so many world leaders will be present in New Yorkin any case.
The Shanghai conference was jointly sponsored by the World Bank,which provides assistance to developing countries, and by theChinese government. Although there was the usual quota of jargon,nevertheless some fundamental messages came through.
One of these was that handouts from the rich countries, althoughhelpful, are not sufficient for poor countries to improve their lot.With proper guidance, leadership and resources, local communitiesthroughout the world can play a major role in their own economic andsocial salvation.
The World Bank has been highlighting specific instances whereimpoverished or hardpressed communities in developing countries havebeen lifting themselves up, not entirely by their own bootstraps butwith a little help from their friends in high places.
One such community is in the Karnataka region of India, whereagricultural methods have been augmented by computer technology. TheBhoomi Project (bhoomi means land in Sanskrit) involves transferringland records from fusty files onto computer. This simple act hasbrought about a minor revolution in the lives of these Indianfarmers. Constant access to land records is required in order tonegotiate loans for seed and other agricultural purposes.
Now, instead of having to make the long and expensive trek to agovernment office in the city or, worse, negotiate locally with acorrupt administrator, farmers can obtain copies of their records atone of the many computer and Internet outlets that are sprouting upthroughout the region, with assistance from the state government andBill Gates's Microsoft company. Farmers can also regularly updatetheir records with the latest crop yields and other data.
The Internet is also a useful guide to weather trends. Technologyalone cannot save people from poverty but, if properly used, it canhelp. In addition to the benefits for farmers, communities involvedin the Bhoomi Project are taking advantage of a number of spin-offs, for example, the presence of a computer with Internet accessin the village means students and others can take classes in newtechnology and families can maintain contact with relatives in otherplaces by e-mail.
For an Irish person, it is difficult to study the Bhoomi Projectwithout being reminded of our own highly successful scheme for ruralelectrification in the middle of the last century, which in its ownway engendered a revolution in rural areas of Ireland.
When James Wolfensohn sees an initiative such as the BhoomiProject he is not content to regard it as a local, regional or evennational success story. He wants to see it replicated in all thecomparable poor areas of the world. Today Karnataka, tomorrowHonduras, this is his Big Idea. It is also clearly the reason why hewas happy for the conference to be held in Shanghai: he sees theChinese as a prime example of people who take an idea, try it outlocally and, if it works, apply it on the largest scale possible.
Another initiative being promoted by the World Bank is theKecamatan Development Project (KDP) in Indonesia. Kecamatan is theIndonesian word for "a cluster of villages". The procedure is asimple one. The bank lends money to the Indonesian government which,in turn, offers it on a competitive basis to groups of villages inone of the country's many underdeveloped areas. Villagers presenttheir projects for consideration by their peers at a districtmeeting and the best plans are approved for financial backing. Thevillagers will make a contribution, usually by supplying labour. Theproject could be something as mundane as building a new, properly-paved road where there has always been a dirt-track, but it can makea huge difference to people's everyday lives. The best Irishparallel would be with the Tidy Towns Competition because you seethe same kind of local pride, initiative and hard work, but with afar bigger funding dimension.
The KDP Project is now in operation on a wide basis in Indonesia.Similar projects are under way in Afghanistan and the Philippines.This is yet another example of what World Bank jargon calls "scaling-up", namely, the application of a workable idea on a larger scale.
Inevitably, there are problems and snags. Corruption is an ever-present danger and, for that reason, every effort is made tominimise bureaucracy and maximise local control. Indeed, just priorto the start of the Shanghai Conference, the World Bank was hit withallegations by an American academic that about $100 billion from itsdevelopment funding over the years has been lost through corruption.Wolfensohn claims the figure is absurd and points to the procedureshis organisation has established in order to eliminate corruption.
Not everyone shares Wolfensohn's admiration of the Chineseleadership, which has been heavily criticised internationally forits human rights record.
Given the amount of money at its disposal, the World Bank couldpotentially exercise leverage on different countries to makeimprovements in human rights, but the organisation steers clear ofthis area which is seen as a political matter and therefore regardedas outside its remit. This is not a perspective calculated to appealto human rights activists and there is a continuing debate on thesubject.
But if China is very far from being a paragon of politicalfreedom, there is no denying its economic and social achievements inrecent decades.
Shanghai is a dazzling showpiece of modern capitalism, ironicallycreated under authoritarian communist auspices. The city skylinedisplays virtually the entire spectrum of modern high-risearchitecture and there is an energy and vitality in the air thatmakes even Manhattan seem sedate.
As our own Sen Lemass said, "a rising tide lifts all boats" andthe poor have benefited from the surge in China's economic fortunes.You need to think big when you have a population of 1.3 billionpeople and the current Chinese leadership has certainly shown itselfcapable of that. While there are other aspects of their policiesthat would certainly not appeal to other countries, one of thepurposes of the Shanghai Conference was to encourage the rest of usto think big also. Eliminate world poverty: why not?
MELBOURNE, Aug 7 AAP - Teachers across Australia will hold an unprecedented nationalday of action on September 17 unless agreement can be reached with state treasurers overpay offers, the Australian Education Union (AEU) said today.
At a national meeting in Melbourne today, AEU representatives called on state treasurersto take a national approach to addressing teacher salaries and the national teacher shortage.
AEU federal president Pat Byrne said the meeting was called after insulting pay offersin NSW, Victoria, ACT and Western Australia following from a decision of state treasurersto cap pay rises at three per cent.
"Instead of talking about capping teachers' salaries with offers below the inflationrate, they should be discussing how they can attract more teachers to the profession andreduce class sizes," Ms Byrne said.
Of the states, NSW, Victoria and the ACT are likely to hold a 24-hour strike on September17 while the remaining states and territories are likely to use a national day of actionto run media campaigns and lobby the government.
AAP jt/szp/gfr/ldj/jlw
KEYWORD: TEACHERS ACTION
A 30-year-old man is in a critical condition after getting an 11,000 volt shock fromoverhead wires in Sydney's south.
An ambulance spokesman says the accident occurred shortly before 10 am (AEDT) …
A 65-year-old man will face court charged with the murder of a Sydney electronics store owner.
JIM RAWAS, aged 58, was gunned down after two men followed him and his staff into hiselectronics store in Matraville yesterday morning.
The men -- one armed with a revolver -- allegedly demanded money and the keys to asafe during an altercation.
One staff member was struck on the head with the weapon and treated for minor injuries.
The offenders fled the store on foot and Mr RAWAS and his staff gave chase.
But he was shot twice in the stomach at close range and died on the operating tablea few hours later.
A 65-year-old man was yesterday under police guard in hospital and has today been chargedwith murder, armed robbery, malicious wounding, possession of an unlicensed firearm anddischarging a firearm.
He was refused bail to appear in Parramatta Local Court today.
The second offender remains at large.
AAP RTV sal/smb
KEYWORD: SHOT (SYDNEY)
The barrister for the parents of a gang rapist jailed for 55 years says they've beendeprived of their son's youth and are resigned to losing a second son who's awaiting sentencefor his crimes.
The mother of the 20-year-old ringleader became hysterical and screamed her son wasinnocent when Judge MICHAEL FINNANE yesterday pronounced the prison term in the DistrictCourt in Sydney.
She was carried out of the Downing Centre court complex by ambulance officers.
Defence barrister TERRY HEALEY says she's on medication to help calm her distress.
A younger son is due to be sentenced on September 6 for his part in two of the pack rapes.
Mr HEALEY says yesterday's sentence gave the family some indication of what's in storefor him too.
The family's legal team has lodged an appeal against the 55-year prison sentence.
Mr HEALEY says the matter could return to court as early as Christmas.
AAP RTV gmw/arb/smb/rp
KEYWORD: GANG RAPE PARENTS (SYDNEY)
The Victorian government has pledged $18.5 million for a hospital redevelopment inMelbourne's outer-east in a pre-budget funding announcement.
The money will be used to build a new emergency department and critical care unit atthe Angliss Hospital, in Ferntree Gully.
Premier STEVE BRACKS made the funding announcement at the hospital today.
The funding, to be provided in the upcoming May budget, follows $6 million providedin the last budget for works at the hospital.
AAP RTV bp/clr/pc/rp
KEYWORD: ANGLISS (MELBOURNE)
Assistant Treasurer Senator Helen Coonan said the federal government realised publicliability insurance was expensive and it was unacceptable that businesses had been forcedto close as a consequence.
She said the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission had a February …
SYDNEY, Jan 20 AAP - With petrol tipped to hit the $1 a litre mark again soon, TheDaily Telegraph today calls for an examination of the fuel industry to explain the factorsdetermining bowser prices.
The paper said motorists constantly "ambushed" by price rises deserve to have somecertainty with regard to knowing why and when prices might change.
"If its not the petrol companies switching big discounts on and off, or the opportunismof prices rising just before a long weekend, its the bad boys in OPEC fiddling with supply,"
The Daily Telegraph editorial stated.
The …
