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Spotlight: Former band members made significant contributions to music
Published October 13. 2018 07:11AM
by Ronald Rabenold TNEDITOR@TNONLINE.COM
The fact that Lehighton has one community band over 100 years old is unique.
But Lehighton doesn't just have one band, they have two.
The Lehighton Band (formerly the Lehighton Men's Band) started in 1864 and the Lehighton Boys and Girls Band in 1911.
The Lehighton Boys and Girls Band has produced a long succession of musicians who have contributed to the art of music.
Besides first-generation player Ervin "Irving" Young, two other first-generation players were Donald "Toots" Bryan (trumpet) and Norman Ronemus (clarinet) of Lehighton.
Bryan and Ronemus played in Fred Waring's Pennsylvanians band in the 1930s. They were top-selling artists for Victor Records. Among their best hits was a fox trot, "Dancing in the Dark," and "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes."
It was with the Waring band that guitarist Les Paul first became well-known. He went on to perfect the solid-body electric guitar which revolutionized music altogether, leading the way to rock 'n' roll.
Ronemus played with Waring and Paul for nearly 30 years into the late 1950s.
Melvin Hill helped bridge the gap from the band's past toward its present.
Hill directed the band from 1962 to 1980.
After the war, Mel (saxophone) and his brothers Carmen (piano) and Maynard (vocals) formed a big band known as the "16 Masters of Music." They played regularly and were regulars at the Flagstaff Moonlight Ballroom in the summer of 1948.
Maynard Hill incidentally was a pioneer in developing self-guided model aircraft. He made important discoveries that led to military use of drones and other scientific discoveries about the upper atmosphere.
He and a team of volunteers completed the first trans-Atlantic flight by a model craft, a tribute to his boyhood hero Charles Lindbergh.
Lehighton brothers Denny and Darrell Seiwell (great-nephews of Ervin Young) were members in the late 1950s into the 1960s. Denny eventually became the first person Paul McCartney played with after his split from the Beatles.
A founding member of "Wings," Denny is featured on their signature piece, "Live and Let Die." He continues in the profession from his Los Angeles home and tours the northeast from time to time. Denny paid homage to his roots when he visited members of the band hall in 2010.
Darrell was a longtime music and band director at Jim Thorpe High School and plays in a few popular local bands.
Don Mantz was a student of Mel Hill. As an adult, he was a founding member of Hill's Big Band Ambassadors. He was also a member of the Lehighton Band and Perseverance Jazz band. Don's son David was a talented trumpet player during my time in the band.
The Big Band Ambassadors started out in 1978 as the Carbon-Lehigh Big Band. Two of the men were from Lehigh County (Eric Schlosser and Don Trainer were from Slatington) along with Lehighton's Mel Hill and Mantz.
Although Mel died in 1998, the band continued to perform until as recently as 2011.
Bob "George" Ronemus (a great-nephew of Norman Ronemus) was in the Senior Band in the mid-1970s. He remembers a performance they did at Lehighton's Legion Post #314.
"I was a drummer in the dance band. We were too young to appreciate the music we were playing."
But that didn't matter. To the crowd of mostly WWII-era veterans, the music that night held magic. It was transformative.
Ronemus recalled getting several standing ovations.
"They were so thrilled … I still remember that night like it was yesterday. Mel was a great leader and a great man."
Moments like these illustrate how the hall has enriched many lives.
People like Blakslee, the directors, the auxiliary, and board members all pitched in to make the band a success.
One hundred years ago, it was Ulysses S. Hontz who gave 10 days a summer to cook for the band at their lake camp. Forty years ago, it was Charlie Uhler, the house plumber and Bruce Begel who solved electrical woes.
The band's first director, A. Henry Reiss, embodied this spirit until the day he died in 1959.
Four years before his death at the age of 79, Reiss wrote his local Tampa paper, offering anyone of any age with a musical desire to write him.
His offer, to teach musical theory through the mail free of charge, testifies to the timeless gift of music of so many people who have been associated with him over the years.
Both groups are worthy of our recognition. However, what matters most is that their mission of enriching the lives of the people of their community remains relevant and strong.
Ervin "Irving" Young outside the brand-new Earle Theater in Philadelphia in 1926. Young's band mate shows their second billing below the headliner. Young was a member of the Lehighton Boys Band since its first year and was a professional drummer his whole life. His great-nephew Denny Seiwell did the same.COURTESY OF CAROLINE YOUNG/ERVIN'S GRANDDAUGHTER.
The Senior Band plays a concert in the band hall at Sixth and Cypress streets. Directed by Charles Fronheiser, circa 1960. Fronheiser died unexpectedly in 1962, prompting Mel Hill to take over until 1981. The charcoal sketch of the band hall's chief benefactor James I. Blakslee looks over the crowd. CONTRIBUTED PHOTOS
The Mel Carmen Hill Boys perform at Flagstaff in the summer of 1948. The "16 Music Masters" delighted audiences at Flagstaff's Moonlight Ballroom in the late 1940s. This photo was taken of Maynard Hill at the microphone on vocals; Mel Hill on saxophone, center; and Carmen Hill on piano. Mahlon Kistler Jr., of Lehighton Hardware, is in the right rear on trumpet. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
The Lehighton Boys and Girls Band once frequently played 10-day runs at Saylor's Lake. Here the early musicians of many later big bands got their start performing in public: Front (L-R): Harold "Pat" Oswald, Donald "Toots" Bryan, David Roth, and Floyd "Tarp" Trainer. Back: Delroy Rehrig, Herbert Fritch, William Hontz, Floyd Harelman, Warren Roneums, Earl Snyder, Alfred Metzger, Thomas Bryan, Harold Hontz, and Ervin Young.
A Lehighton Boys Band concert in the park in 1967. The band tried to do at least two summer concerts a year in those days up until the 1980s. The director is Mel Hill.1957 construction of the band hall at Sixth and Cypress Streets.1975 Prep Band Spring Concert in the Lehighton Amphitheater.A 1926 picture of Ervin "Irving" Young outside the brand-new Earle Theater in Philadelphia. Young's band mate showing their second billing below the headliner. Young was a member of the Lehighton Boys Band since its first year and was a professional drummer his whole life. His great nephew Denny Seiwell did the same. The band tried to do at least two summer concerts a year in those days up until the 1980s. Director is Mel Hill.1957 construction of the band hall at Sixth and Cypress Streets.1975 Prep Band Spring Concert in the Lehighton Amphitheater.A 1926 picture of Ervin "Irving" Young outside the brand-new Earle Theater in Philadelphia. Young's band mate showing their second billing below the headliner. Young was a member of the Lehighton Boys Band since its first year and was a professional drummer his whole life. His great nephew Denny Seiwell did the same.
ABOVE: A prep band spring concert in 1975 in the Lehighton Amphitheater.
Lehighton, Spotlight


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Q: How to actually use Swing Application Framework? I'd like to learn how to effectively use Swing Application Framework. Most of the the examples I've found are blog entries that just explain how to great it is to extend SingleFrameApplication and override its startup method, but that's about it. Sun's article is almost two years old, as is the project's own introduction, and there has apparently been some evolution since then.
Are there any recent and thorough tutorials/HOWTOs available anywhere? There is JavaDoc of course, but it's hard to get the big picture from there. Any pointers are appreciated.
Update: I realized that there's a mailing list archive at the project's site. While somewhat clumsy (compared to StackOverflow ;) it seems to be quite active. Still it's a pity that there are no real tutorials anywhere. The information is scattered here and there.
Update 2: Let me clarify - I'm not having trouble using Swing (the widget toolkit) itself, I'm talking about its Application Framework, which is supposed to ease things like application lifecycle (startup, exit and whatever happens between them), action management etc. - that is, things that most Swing applications will need. It's cool to get such framework to be standard part of Java. The only problem is to learn how it's intended to be used.
Update 3: For the interested, there was just some discussion at the project's forum regarding the current state and future of JSR 296. Shortly: the current version 1.03 is considered to be quite usable, but the API is not stable and it will change to the final version in Java 7. The package name will also change so Java 7 will not break current applications made on SAF.
Update 4: Karsten Lentzsch stated at the above mentioned forum: "I doubt that it can be included in Java 7; and I'll vote against it.". I would rather not question the sincerity of this great guru, and it's certainly wise not to let anything flawed to slip into the core JDK, but frankly it's a strange situation - he is the author of JGoodies Swing Suite which is partly a commercial competitor of JSR 296, and he is sitting in the committee that will decide whether this JSR will be included to standard Java. It was the same thing with JSR 295 Beans Binding which I wrote about earlier.
Given the current state of SAF, I think the best solution is to wrap the current implementation into a "homebrew" framework, which can then accommodate possible changes to the existing API.

A: First of all, my personal advice would be not to use the latest version of SAF which is more like "refactoring in progress" (and this has not evolved for 6 months now...)
I much prefer version "1.03" which, although not perfect, is much more stable and usable (I mean in a real-life application).
It is true that resources about SAF are scarce. I remember I followed this path:

*

*read a JavaOne 2007 seminar
about it; this gives quite a good
picture about it

*used it and read javadoc whenever needed

*sometimes took some looks at the source code to palliate javadoc lacks
The mailing list is not that active currently (but it's true traffic has just restarted a little bit since the beginning of the year, however, I haven't seen there any Sun representative since August or September 2008!)
Last year, after about one year of practice with SAF, I have presented a talk at Jazoon'08, you can find the slides on my blog. This presentation was more about tips & tricks I gathered while using the framework.
Sometimes I also had to patch some points by myself because many issues are long standing (some not important to me, some other blocking).
I remember having seen (not attended) another presentation about SAF practice in a conference I think in Sweden, sorry can't remember more detail. Was interesting also.
That's pretty much what exists about it (to my knowledge).

A: Netbeans 6.5 has skeleton applications that can give you a good kickstart. Just create a new project from within the IDE and select Java > Java Desktop Application.

A: Not that I know of. I decided to avoid using swing app framework until it matures (or dies). I decided to use jgoodies libraries instead to wait for Sun to do something for swing developers.

A: You could take a look at SwingWiki, which has a series of best practices and tutorials, although it hasn't been updated for about two years.

A: While it is true that there has been some evolution of Swing in the last two years, the fundamentals haven't changed much. I would start with Sun's own tutorials.
If you want books then plenty are available from the usual suspects (McGraw Hill, O'Reilly) and others for those with all levels of knowedge. Some books refer to Swing by its old name "Java Foundation Classes" or JFC.

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"""Support for monitoring a Sense energy sensor."""
import asyncio
from datetime import timedelta
import logging

from sense_energy import (
    ASyncSenseable,
    SenseAPIException,
    SenseAuthenticationException,
    SenseMFARequiredException,
)

from homeassistant.config_entries import ConfigEntry
from homeassistant.const import (
    CONF_EMAIL,
    CONF_TIMEOUT,
    EVENT_HOMEASSISTANT_STOP,
    Platform,
)
from homeassistant.core import HomeAssistant, callback
from homeassistant.exceptions import ConfigEntryAuthFailed, ConfigEntryNotReady
from homeassistant.helpers.aiohttp_client import async_get_clientsession
from homeassistant.helpers.dispatcher import async_dispatcher_send
from homeassistant.helpers.event import async_track_time_interval
from homeassistant.helpers.update_coordinator import DataUpdateCoordinator

from .const import (
    ACTIVE_UPDATE_RATE,
    DOMAIN,
    SENSE_DATA,
    SENSE_DEVICE_UPDATE,
    SENSE_DEVICES_DATA,
    SENSE_DISCOVERED_DEVICES_DATA,
    SENSE_EXCEPTIONS,
    SENSE_TIMEOUT_EXCEPTIONS,
    SENSE_TRENDS_COORDINATOR,
)

_LOGGER = logging.getLogger(__name__)

PLATFORMS = [Platform.BINARY_SENSOR, Platform.SENSOR]

class SenseDevicesData:
    """Data for each sense device."""

    def __init__(self):
        """Create."""
        self._data_by_device = {}

    def set_devices_data(self, devices):
        """Store a device update."""
        self._data_by_device = {device["id"]: device for device in devices}

    def get_device_by_id(self, sense_device_id):
        """Get the latest device data."""
        return self._data_by_device.get(sense_device_id)

async def async_setup_entry(hass: HomeAssistant, entry: ConfigEntry) -> bool:
    """Set up Sense from a config entry."""

    entry_data = entry.data
    email = entry_data[CONF_EMAIL]
    timeout = entry_data[CONF_TIMEOUT]

    access_token = entry_data.get("access_token", "")
    user_id = entry_data.get("user_id", "")
    monitor_id = entry_data.get("monitor_id", "")

    client_session = async_get_clientsession(hass)

    gateway = ASyncSenseable(
        api_timeout=timeout, wss_timeout=timeout, client_session=client_session
    )
    gateway.rate_limit = ACTIVE_UPDATE_RATE

    try:
        gateway.load_auth(access_token, user_id, monitor_id)
        await gateway.get_monitor_data()
    except (SenseAuthenticationException, SenseMFARequiredException) as err:
        _LOGGER.warning("Sense authentication expired")
        raise ConfigEntryAuthFailed(err) from err
    except SENSE_TIMEOUT_EXCEPTIONS as err:
        raise ConfigEntryNotReady(
            str(err) or "Timed out during authentication"
        ) from err
    except SenseAPIException as err:
        raise ConfigEntryNotReady(str(err)) from err

    sense_devices_data = SenseDevicesData()
    try:
        sense_discovered_devices = await gateway.get_discovered_device_data()
        await gateway.update_realtime()
    except SENSE_TIMEOUT_EXCEPTIONS as err:
        raise ConfigEntryNotReady(
            str(err) or "Timed out during realtime update"
        ) from err
    except SENSE_EXCEPTIONS as err:
        raise ConfigEntryNotReady(str(err) or "Error during realtime update") from err

    async def _async_update_trend():
        """Update the trend data."""
        try:
            await gateway.update_trend_data()
        except (SenseAuthenticationException, SenseMFARequiredException) as err:
            _LOGGER.warning("Sense authentication expired")
            raise ConfigEntryAuthFailed(err) from err

    trends_coordinator: DataUpdateCoordinator[None] = DataUpdateCoordinator(
        hass,
        _LOGGER,
        name=f"Sense Trends {email}",
        update_method=_async_update_trend,
        update_interval=timedelta(seconds=300),
    )
    # Start out as unavailable so we do not report 0 data
    # until the update happens
    trends_coordinator.last_update_success = False

    # This can take longer than 60s and we already know
    # sense is online since get_discovered_device_data was
    # successful so we do it later.
    asyncio.create_task(trends_coordinator.async_request_refresh())

    hass.data.setdefault(DOMAIN, {})[entry.entry_id] = {
        SENSE_DATA: gateway,
        SENSE_DEVICES_DATA: sense_devices_data,
        SENSE_TRENDS_COORDINATOR: trends_coordinator,
        SENSE_DISCOVERED_DEVICES_DATA: sense_discovered_devices,
    }

    await hass.config_entries.async_forward_entry_setups(entry, PLATFORMS)

    async def async_sense_update(_):
        """Retrieve latest state."""
        try:
            await gateway.update_realtime()
        except SENSE_TIMEOUT_EXCEPTIONS as ex:
            _LOGGER.error("Timeout retrieving data: %s", ex)
        except SENSE_EXCEPTIONS as ex:
            _LOGGER.error("Failed to update data: %s", ex)

        data = gateway.get_realtime()
        if "devices" in data:
            sense_devices_data.set_devices_data(data["devices"])
        async_dispatcher_send(hass, f"{SENSE_DEVICE_UPDATE}-{gateway.sense_monitor_id}")

    remove_update_callback = async_track_time_interval(
        hass, async_sense_update, timedelta(seconds=ACTIVE_UPDATE_RATE)
    )

    @callback
    def _remove_update_callback_at_stop(event):
        remove_update_callback()

    entry.async_on_unload(remove_update_callback)
    entry.async_on_unload(
        hass.bus.async_listen_once(
            EVENT_HOMEASSISTANT_STOP, _remove_update_callback_at_stop
        )
    )

    return True

async def async_unload_entry(hass: HomeAssistant, entry: ConfigEntry) -> bool:
    """Unload a config entry."""
    unload_ok = await hass.config_entries.async_unload_platforms(entry, PLATFORMS)
    if unload_ok:
        hass.data[DOMAIN].pop(entry.entry_id)
    return unload_ok

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SLAYER WELCOME PAUL BOSTAPH BACK TO THE FOLD.
Slayer's Tom Araya and Kerry King are very pleased to announce that Paul Bostaph has rejoined the band on a full-time basis. Bostaph will be behind the drum kit beginning June 4 when Slayer kicks off the first leg of its 2013 international tour in Warsaw, Poland. Gary Holt will continue to fill in for fallen guitarist Jeff Hanneman.
Slayer's 2013 itinerary will have the band playing 35 dates that will include headline shows as well as a number of major summer festivals in Europe, Eastern Europe and South America between June and October.
"Paul's a great drummer and a good friend, and we're very happy that he's decided to rejoin the band," said Tom Araya. "We're still pretty numb from the loss of Jeff, but we don't want to disappoint our European and South American fans, and we need to begin moving forward...having Paul back in the band makes that a whole lot easier."
"I'm very excited to be rejoining Slayer," added Bostaph. "We spent a very intense ten years of our lives together, had a lot of fun, made a lot of great music, so for me, this feels like coming home."
Bostaph was Slayer's drummer from 1992 until 2001 and recorded four albums with the band - the Gold certified Divine Intervention (1994), the 1996 punk covers album Undisputed Attitude, Diabolus in Musica, (1998), God Hates Us All (2001) that received a Grammy nomination for "Best Metal Performance," as well as the DVD War at the Warfield (2001), also certified Gold. In addition to Slayer, Bostaph has been a member of Forbidden, Exodus, Systematic and Testament.

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"Imagine a virtual living room filled with ringing guitars, velvet-toned singing, and sure-handed playing as you experience the warm-grained musical journey that is Jeff Larson's The World Over.
This set of ten original songs washes over you in melodic waves, pulsing with strong emotions and genuine feeling. There is a special quality to Larson s music that listeners can trust.
Anyone seeking respite from the often jarring clamor of day-to-day life in the 21st century can find safe harbor throughout this album. With a painterly eye for detail, Larson tells stories with themes of searching and finding, losing and longing, capturing everyday life through a clear-eyed lens, journeying near and far, ultimately leading, from song to song, to wherever listeners call home.
The music on The World Over is enriched by such top-flight vocalists as Gerry Beckley and Dewey Bunnell of the band America, Jeddrah Schmit, the daughter of Eagles bassist/singer Timothy B. Schmit, and Jeffrey Foskett, music director and part of the Brian Wilson Band.
The way Bunnell and Schmit, in particular, blend with Larson's crystal-clear vocals in shimmering harmony makes you smile and sway with the sound. Album co-producer Hank Linderman's stirring electric guitar lines span a kaleidoscope of sonic colors that arc across the landscape of Larson's songs. World music string-man extraordinaire Bob Brozman also brings unique instrumental elements to the mix that deepen certain textures that span genres and stretch into different cultures. Fluidly flowing from chiming acoustic ballads to Latino-laced folk to cantering pop-rockers, these songs weave together beautifully.
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Mietek Szczesniak, a critically acclaimed recording artist and long established superstar in Poland, has achieved notable milestones throughout his vocal career, including several Polish Fryderyks for Best Singer and a coveted slot representing his country at the prestigious Eurovision Song Contest in Jerusalem.
His newest studio recording, "Signs", is also his first English language album, co-produced with American songwriter-producer Wendy Waldman. Recorded on two continents with a crew of brilliant Polish and American musicians and songwriters - and ranging in content from Arabic and Eastern influenced songs to American-style gospel tracks recorded with the legendary HB Barnum and Life Choir in Los Angeles - the album's bold vision casts Mietek as storyteller and guide to a musical world without borders. During the album's sessions, Barnum (who has arranged music for icons such as Aretha Franklin, Donna Summer, Frank Sinatra and numerous others) noted to Mietek and Waldman that they are "building a new culture" with this powerful new project.
Hailing from the ancient city of Kalisz, one of the oldest in Europe, Mietek started singing in front of live audiences by the time he was six. As a very gifted singer. at the age of twenty one, he made his official debut at the Polish Song Festival, where he won the main prize. Hitting the charts immediately after beginning his recording career in 1990, Mietek has released numerous hit records as an artist as well as a songwriter for other acts.
Together with Edyta Gorniak, Mietek recorded "Dumka Na Dwa Serca", the most popular Polish film soundtrack song of all time and a vocal tour-de-force for both artists. The track cemented Mietek's reputation as the finest male singer in Poland, an opinion which is widely held today.
As a Pole, he sits at the crossroads of many rich musical traditions, both eastern and western, all of which appear in his vocal style, the production values in his recordings, his superb songwriting, and the wide variety of artists with whom he has collaborated. His insatiable curiosity to explore new musical worlds has led him to work in many fields: world music, pop, gospel, jazz, classical, soul, funk, and Brazilian music. His influences come both from the west and the east - a passion for American pop and jazz combines with a love of Arabic and Asian music, all reflected in his vocal approach.
Josh Abbott Band "Small Town Family Dream"
The Josh Abbott Band has rapidly grown from a local West Texas act to one of the fastest rising independent bands in country music. With their single 'Oh, Tonight" rising to #44 on the Billboard Country Chart and playing in upwards of 230 shows a year to packed houses across the West Coast, Southeast, and Mid-West as well as their home state of Texas, The Josh Abbott Band continues to garner success with the recent release of their new album "Small Town Family Dream" & single "Touch".
"Having fun with the songs of Allen Toussaint" is how Jon Cleary describes his new record... a celebration of great songs put through Cleary's unique set of funky filters.
Featuring Mac Rebbenack (Dr. John), Bonnie Raitt and The Absolute Monster Gentlemen, there are unexpected twists and turns on this journey through the Toussaint songbook that will keep suprising you till the last piano glissando fades away.
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"I've been making records for about 35 years," explains Mastelotto, "but never put one out under my own name. I've never had that desire. I like to collaborate, to exchange energy with musical pals, to start with nothing and leave hours later with something. Over the years, I've been blessed to get to play on some wonderful music, with some special friends and felt it was time to let others hear these special moments."
The Warren Haynes Band "Live From The Moody Theater"
The Warren Haynes Band: Live From The Moody Theater, (Stax/Concord Music Group) a stunning 2-disc DVD/CD package capturing the band's blazing performance in Austin, TX late last year will be released on April 24th, 2012. The 2.5-hour show, shot in HD and recorded in 5.1 audio, features several cuts from Haynes' GRAMMY-nominated, Billboard Top 20 solo release Man In Motion as well as Hendrix's "Spanish Castle Magic," Steely Dan's "Pretzel Logic," Sam Cooke's classic "A Change Is Gonna Come," Warren's live staple "Soul Shine" and more.
Guests include the Groove Line horns and 2012 Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame inductee Ian McLagan of The Faces.
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HC moved against garbage vehicles ops during peak hours in Chennai
V Anand, an advocate from Kolathur, Chennai filed the petition for a direction to forbear the Greater Chennai Corporation from operating garbage trucks at the peak hours as school hours and office hours from 7 AM to 10 AM and in the evening 4 PM to 7 PM without causing any disturbances to the public
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CHENNAI: A Chennai-based litigant has filed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) before the Madras High Court for stopping the operation of garbage trucks at peak hours in the Greater Chennai Corporation limits.
V Anand, an advocate from Kolathur, Chennai filed the petition for a direction to forbear the Greater Chennai Corporation from operating garbage trucks at the peak hours as school hours and office hours from 7 AM to 10 AM and in the evening 4 PM to 7 PM without causing any disturbances to the public at large and also vehicles passing through the roads and streets in Greater Chennai, Chennai.
"The GCC commissioner/ 2nd respondent operates various types of solid waste collection trucks, operating mechanisms for loading, compression, and dumping refuse, and recyclable materials. I submit that the 2nd respondent carries on its operation at the peak time ie., 8.30 to 10 AM which causes great disturbances and nuisance and thereby creates heavy traffic to the school going children and as well as going to the office persons and public at large," the petitioner said in his affidavit.
He further said that the garbage trucks and vehicles were operated without covering with any net and due to the non-coverage of the net the garbage which was carried on the truck was flying in the air and spilling on road and causing more inconvenience.
"They knowingly well operate the garbage trucks and other garbage carrying operations in the peak hours like 7 AM to 10 AM in a manner causing hardship to the general public," Anand added.
The case is likely to be heard by the High Court once the numbering procedures are over.
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NEW ORLEANS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Black Bay Energy Capital, LLC ("Black Bay") is pleased to announce the final closing of its inaugural private equity fund, Black Bay Energy, L.P. (the "Fund"), with total commitments of $224 million, exceeding its $200 million target. Black Bay's investors include endowments, foundations, private pensions, fund of funds and family offices. Black Bay invests in companies led by talented entrepreneurs offering proven, next-generation products and services that help improve the economics, efficiency and safety of oilfield operations. Black Bay focuses on investments requiring up to $30 million of equity capital.
"With the final closing of the Fund, Black Bay is excited to be solely focused on partnering with experienced management teams building best-in-class oilfield service and equipment companies," said Guy Cook, Partner at Black Bay. Tom Ambrose, Partner at Black Bay added, "Black Bay has already invested with six management teams; these companies are experiencing rapid growth because their product and service offerings improve the efficiency and cost-profile of oil & gas producers' operations." Other founding members of the Black Bay team include Matt Schovee, Senior Associate, and Julie Isacks, Chief Financial Officer.
Probitas Partners served as Black Bay's exclusive placement agent and Gibson Dunn & Crutcher, LLP served as legal counsel.
Black Bay Energy Capital is an energy private equity firm investing in the North American oilfield service sector. Leveraging more than 60 years of direct industry experience, Black Bay partners with high-growth companies and experienced management teams with innovative, next-generation products, services and technology solutions that drive value and enhanced efficiency for customers in the oil & gas industry. The firm is investing out of its $224 million fund, Black Bay Energy, L.P.


March 2018, A successful trial of a vehicle positioning system was carried out in the Bjørnegård tunnel in the municipality of Bærum by Norwegian tunnel technology company Aventi, in partnership with Cohda Wireless. The purpose of the trial was to demonstrate the efficacy of Cohda Wireless's world-leading vehicle positioning solution, V2X-Locate, in the newly-built 2.2km tunnel.
V2X-Locate was developed by Cohda to solve the problem of accurate vehicle positioning where GNSS (GPS) systems usually perform poorly, for example in urban canyons, underground carparks and tunnels. Four of Cohda's Road-Side Units (RSU's) were positioned at intervals inside the tunnel and following a range of tests, Cohda's V2X-Locate solution was proven to be able to locate a vehicle moving through the tunnel with a high degree of accuracy, as captured in this video.


Honor student Makayla Luebber is looking forward to her future after graduation in May.
Makayla got behind in her school work in seventh grade at Chatham Middle School. She wanted to catch up in high school, so she started taking classes to get ahead when she arrive as a freshman. Last semester, she took English 11 and US History so that she could take English 12 and US Government second semester to be on time to graduate with her class.
After high school, she wants to go to Southside Virginia Community College to be a registered nurse and then a sonogram tech.
Makayla's advice to the underclassmen is, "Things can get tough, but you have to keep pushing through in order to succeed." Makayla proved that with hard work and dedication, a person can overcome obstacles and meet goals.


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#MeToo founder Tarana Burke and students from Hume-Fogg High School lead a demonstration on the steps of the Tennessee State Capitol. Photo by Cillea Houghton
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NASHVILLE, TN — #MeToo founder and longtime social activist Tarana Burke encouraged students to take action in bringing about political change during her speech at Hume-Fogg High School on National Walk Out Day. The nationwide event commemorated the victims of the mass shooting that occurred on Feb. 14 at Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., claiming the lives of 17 students and staff members.
Burke, who was featured in TIME Magazine's 2017 Person of the Year issue, began her career as a community organizer at the age of 14 and told the students that their voices are impactful in establishing social change, saying they can create their own media using online platforms.
"Protest doesn't come with a hall pass," Burke declared while addressing the students. "I started off just like you, I stood up in my school and I said 'this is injustice and I won't stand for injustice.' I believe in protest, I believe in organizing, I believe in the power of youth voices and I believe that young people can make a difference."
What started as an indoor demonstration turned into hundreds of students from Hume-Fogg embarking on an impromptu march on to the Tennessee State Capitol, chanting phrases like "we are 21st century leaders," "gun control now" and "the people united will never be divided."
"I felt it in the auditorium, I felt that they wanted to do more, to stand up, to say something," Burke said. "As we can see, young people have so much energy and these moments inspire them and they carry that energy into work to join initiatives and all kind of different ways that they need to come at this issue. They don't need leadership from adults, they need guidance from adults; they are their own leaders."
She said there are various ways young people can engage in civil protest, ranging from organizing rallies and walkouts to writing letters to legislators. Burke believes the momentum the students created during the march will carry over into action. "My message to them is to make sure you get involved in some kind of way. They need to harness that power that they felt, standing up and fighting back and raising their voices," she said. "We all have a part to play, every way that you're involved counts. And I think that these kids will."
Five students also spoke at the school assembly, honoring the memories of the Parkland victims while encouraging their fellow peers to engage in civic involvement, calling for action in regards to gun violence. One student called for the ban on assault rifles and a limit on magazine purchases, in addition to raising the age to be able to purchase a gun. Other students advocated for more protests and demonstrations in the form of letter writing to government officials and participating in activism rallies.
"You can have your voices be heard. You don't have to sit still," Burke said. "You can stand up and say what you want to say and this is the moment to do it because the country is listening. The country is listing to young people in a way that they haven't listened in a long time."
Many students plan to attend the March For Our Lives rally on March 24, a movement that demands an end to gun violence and mass shootings in schools.
"Today we wear orange with pride and are ready to fight," student Abby Mendez proclaimed. "The time for change is now."
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Q: Prove that the function below is discontinuous everywhere except at $x = 0$ $f(x)=\begin{cases}0, \; x \notin \mathbb{Q} \\   x , \; x \in \mathbb{Q} \end{cases} $
I tried doing this proof through the epsilon delta definition using density of the rationals.
This is as far as I got:
Let $a \in \mathbb{R} , a \neq 0$ suppose $a \in \mathbb{Q} $ Let $ \delta > 0$ by the densitiy of the irrationals there exists $x \notin \mathbb{Q}$ such that $|x - a| < \delta$ then $f(x) = 0$ therefore $|f(a) - f(x)| = |f(a)| = |a|$
I'm not sure what to do from this point

A: Let $a \in \mathbb{Q}$, $a \not = 0$ and select $\epsilon = \dfrac {|a|}{2}$. In order for the limit to exist, there must exist a $\delta$ such that $|f(x) - f(a)| < \dfrac {|a|}{2}$ whenever $x \in (a- \delta, a+\delta)  - \{a\}$.  Because of the density of irrationals, for any $\delta$ there exists an irrational $x_0$ such that $x_0 \in (a- \delta, a+\delta)  - \{a\}$. But this implies that $|f(x_0) - f(a)| < \dfrac {|a|}{2} \implies |0-a| < \dfrac{|a|}{2}$, which is false.

The graph of $f$ is the blue line and the red line (with gaps in the of course). We can see that for any $a$, if we can find $\epsilon$ small enough so that the blue line is outside of $(f(a)-\epsilon, f(a) + \epsilon)$, we could show that there's no $\delta$ which satisfies the required proprety.
If $a=2$, we could pick any $\epsilon$ smaller than $2$, such as $1.5$. But we needed to find an $\epsilon$ that would work no matter what $a$ is, and $\dfrac a2$ does the work. But you need to keep in mind that $a$ could be negative; since $\epsilon>0$, we had to throw in the absolute value.

A: Hint:
If $x$ is irrational then by density of rationals there is a sequence of rationals $(x_n)$ converging to $x$ such that
$$x = \lim_n x_n =\lim_n f(x_n) \neq f(x) = 0.$$
Now consider rational $x \neq 0$.

A: Let $x$ be a real number. Then by the density of rational numbers there exists a sequence $\{x_{n} \}$ of rational numbers converging to $x$. But if $f$ is continuous then we have $f(x_{n}) \to f(x)$. But then $f$ would be identically zero, which is a contradiction.

A: For continuity at the origin, let $\epsilon>0$ be given. Then we claim that if $|x| < \epsilon$, then $|f(x) - f(0)| =|f(x)| < \epsilon$. Indeed, if $x$ is rational, then $|f(x)| = 0 < \epsilon$ and if $x$ is irrational, then $|f(x)| = |x| < \epsilon$.
If $a$ is irrational, then by density of the rationals, there is some sequence $r_n\to a$ with $r_n$ rational for every $n$. By our definition of $f$, $|f(a) - f(r_n)| \ge \eta$ for some $\eta>0$ and all $n$, so $f$ is not continuous at $a$.
If $a$ is rational, then by the density of the irrationals, there is a sequence $\alpha_n\to a$ with $\alpha_n$ irrational for every $n$. By our definition of $f$, $|f(a) - f(\alpha_n)| \ge \eta'>0$ for some $\eta'$ and all $n$, so $f$ is not continuous at $a$.

A: I'd like to add an answer which uses directly epsilon-delta definition.
Let $x \in \mathbb{R}$ and $x \neq 0$. We want to show that $f$ is not continuous at $x$. So we want to find an $\epsilon > 0$ such that for all $\delta > 0$ the following condition is not satisfied:
$$\forall x' \in \mathbb{R} \text{,} \ (|x-x'| < \delta \implies |f(x)-f(x')| < \epsilon)$$
So, if $x \in \mathbb{Q}$, you can choose $\epsilon = |x/2|$ because it doesn't matter how small you choose $\delta$, there will be always a irrational $x'$ in that interval and then $|f(x)-f(x')| = |x|$ which is always greater then $\epsilon$. Other case is similar.
And for continuity at $0$, you don't actually need the density of $\mathbb Q$, just choose $\delta$ as $\epsilon$.

A: To complement the other answers for anyone who is curious, here is a proof using nonstandard analysis. (Note: $x \approx y$ means $x - y$ is infinitesimal.)
First, for any $\epsilon \approx 0$, note that $f(\epsilon)$ is either $0$ or $\epsilon$ -- either way $f(\epsilon) \approx 0 = f(0)$ , which shows that $f$ is continuous at $0$.
Next let $a \ne 0$ be real. To show $f$ is not continuous at $a$ we need to show that there exists $a' \approx a$ such that $f(a') \not \approx f(a)$. Since between two reals there is always a rational and irrational value, between any two hyperreals there is a hyperrational and hyperirrational value. So take $a'$ to be hyper-rational if $a$ is irrational, and hyper-irrational if $a$ is rational. In the former case, $f(a') = a' \not \approx 0 = f(a)$. In the latter case, $f(a') = 0 \not \approx a = f(a)$.


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ah, but he too is fighting back against those who fight back against him.
That article is a real hoot! I watched his show a few times a long while back but quickly tired of it as it reeked of quack and commercialism and seemed more like a game show than anything educational. The only reason I noticed he was still around was a quick blip on a one-liner "news" bite on the internet which mentioned something about him defending himself against the naysayers.
lol, sparty i have never watched his show. i read his magazine from time to time. i saw a clip once of his show.
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Hanging Out at the Cancer Ward
Roper Hospital and I go way back, way back to the early 50's, back before my gestation, when my student nurse mother met my GI-Bill Clemson undergraduate father whose own mother was dying of cancer.
Smitten by a redhead in a uniform, Future Daddy asked Future Mama out.
As the story goes, Daddy's go-to dating strategy was sympathy — not only was his mother dying, but he was so poor that he didn't own any underwear. To prove he lacked boxers/briefs, he lifted his shirt, yanked checkered swim trunks into view. Perhaps being impoverished was sexy to children who grew up in the Depression. Don't think it would necessarily work today.
Anyway, this counterintuitive romantic ruse worked. Sue and Wes went out. My grandmother died. Sue and Wes eloped, dropped out school, engendered me. [1]
A bad karma kind of coming to be, if you stop and think about it.
My beloved has been diagnosed with a difficult, rare, and therefore frightening cancer called Peripheral T-Cell Lymphoma.
I won't burden you with the existential horrors of waiting . . . waiting . . . waiting, . . . in the primary care physician's outer rooms/inner rooms . . . in the West Ashley Roper Cancer Center's outer rooms/ inner rooms . . . trying to read the faces and body language of the physicians as they enter . . .
. . . a pleural effusion . . . a mass . . . cancer . . . probably lymphoma . . . t-cell lymphoma . . . blood work . . . CT scans . . . marrow bone biopsies . . .
We're at the downtown Roper, my mama's Roper, my dead grandmama's Roper.
My beloved's here for five days, Monday through Friday, for 96-hours of constant infusion of a chemo regimen that goes by the acronym EPOCH. She'll go home Saturday, have two weeks off, then return to Roper for five more days and repeat this pattern for six to eight cycles.
So Roper has become our home away from home.
What this hospital lacks in Spa-like aesthetics it makes for in interesting walks and outdoor venues. Because it's been added on so often, Roper's labyrinthine hallways might give Theseus a run for his money. It's almost as if MC Escher himself designed the building. I park in the Doughty Street parking lot, which offers a fairly straight shot through the back door to the D elevators, which I take me up to the 5th Floor, Oncology. On the other hand, reaching the cafeteria from my beloved's room is the human equivalent of a white rat's journey towards the cheese.
The room itself is spacious and looks out on a narrow walkway. Because the walkway is only about fifteen feet wide, it gets no sun, so when you look through the narrow slats of the Venetian blinds, it's always 9-pm dark out there, whether it's 7am, noon, or 3 in the afternoon, I've dubbed this space the Twilight Zone. As it turns out, the window's tinted black, which accounts for the perpetual night outside.
My beloved's oncologist wants her to walk, so she does, hauling the chemo cart as she goes. On her excursions, she has discovered an accessible deserted hallway that brings to mind the former Soviet Union.
Here they store broken beds and other non-functioning equipment. The names of dead doctors appear beneath some of the doors. I love it back there — an objective correlative for aging's entropy. Perhaps in one of these small rooms my grandmother died — but probably not. Even this old wing probably post dates her.
The nurse's station on the 5th Floor looks out onto the Ashley River. The 5th Floor also boasts a balcony with a view of Charleston's most notable steeples. This morning's humid breeze was strong enough to blow a string of meds off my beloved's cart.
Of course, you can't expect residing on a cancer floor not to have its downsides, like the constant moaning of a sleeping man a twist and turn further down in the hall.
Nevertheless, this isn't Solzhenitsyn's Cancer Ward. The nurses are great, and you hear a lot of laughter here.
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StockX Hack Compromised Millions of Data
August 6, 2019 August 6, 2019 by Maricar Sze
Buy and sell platform StockX recently suffered a data breach, says TechCrunch. The attack led to the disclosure of customer data, amounting to around 6.8 million records stolen from the company.
The sneaker and apparel trading service urged their customers to change their passwords through email claiming system updates. The platform confirmed to customers that the password reset email was authentic and encouraged users to heed their advice.
Failure to inform users
This security move is more than what the firm makes it out to be. StockX said that this campaign occurred after being "alerted to suspicious activity" on its website. In many cases, this is a solid step to prevent cybercrooks from scrambling and recycling leaked login credentials.
Customers expressed suspicions pertaining to the email with concerns of phishing attacks. The platform assured consumers that this move aims to reinforce their security.
However, TechCrunch clarified that the statement released by a StockX spokesperson "[was not] the whole truth." The media outlet found out that through an unnamed source that the buy and sell service suffered from a breach. This attack compromised millions of user data.
The source, identified as a data breach seller, refused to disclose how they got hold of the records. However, the seller put up a listing for the StockX data on the dark web. The listing went for $300 after a buyer purchased the records.
According to the source, the compromised info includes email addresses, passwords, profile details and names. Moreover, the breach also involves the type of device customers use.
To prove their claims, the unnamed source gave a data sample to TechCrunch. The media outlet got in touch with customers included in the sample record. This is to confirm the veracity of the tip.
Customers who replied verified the details given by TechCrunch.
TechCrunch reached out to the company and its representative but failed to get a response. The platform released a "non-attributable statement" verifying the article. However, the statement failed to satisfy TechCrunch's enquiries related to the firm's failure to notify users.
Founder Josh Luber and CEO Scott Cutler have yet to release a statement regarding the matter. Meanwhile, Experts say that this move denied StockX customers the opportunity to assess the safety of their records.
StockX has a valuation of more than $1 billion in July 2019 after completing a fundraiser amounting to $110 million.
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21-story tower coming to downtown Long Beach
The "Broadway Block" project in Long Beach is expected to contain a mix of market-rate and deed-restricted, affordable units.
Broadway Block Party
By Antonio Pacheco • May 25, 2017
A development team led by Ratkovich Company seeks to bring a 375-unit, mixed-use development to Downtown Long Beach, California. (Courtesy Ratkovich Company)
Developers Ratkovich Company, Urbana LLC, and Owl Companies have unveiled the latest version of the so-called Broadway Block project, a new 375-unit mixed-use development in downtown Long Beach, California.
The development is divided into a 21-story tall tower and a seven-story tall apartment block.(Courtesy Ratkovich Company)
The $154 million mixed-use project, Longbeachize reports, will bring a collection of housing, office, and creative spaces to the city's growing downtown area. The two-building complex is made up of a 21-story tower joined to a seven-story apartment block by a wide pedestrian paseo. Aside from the 375 units, the complex will also contain 5,773 square feet of creative office space, 3,873 square feet of flex space and 6,012 square feet of loft space. The complex is being built with an eye toward local California State University Long Beach (CSULB) students, as well, and will contain 1,311 square feet of so-called "ArtExchange" space and 3,200 square feet of general purpose space that will be shared exclusively with the university.
The complex is expected to contain a mix of market-rate and deed-restricted, affordable units, with previous reports showing that roughly ten percent of the overall units would be designated as affordable housing for Cal State Long Beach graduate students.
The two apartment buildings will be connected by a generous ground floor paseo lined with retail and arts-focused spaces. (Courtesy Ratkovich Company)
Renderings for the development depict the seven-story structure as a stucco-clad apartment block with ground floor retail and arts spaces. The building mass features inset loggia, projecting balconies, and an array of gridded, punched openings. The accompanying 21-story tower is depicted with floor-to-ceiling glass walls and projecting floor plates while the paseo in between is shown containing trees, covered seating areas, and a collection of diminutive retail kiosks.
Ground floor retail spaces include a 1,311-square-foot "ArtExchange" space and 3,200 square feet of general purpose space to be shared exclusively with Cal State Long Beach. (Courtesy Ratkovich Company)
The project comes as Downtown Long Beach undergoes a bit of a revival. Architects SOM are currently in the midst of redeveloping the city's civic center while a slew of other mid- to high-rise apartment developments and pedestrian improvements come to the district. Gensler is also working on a $250 million redevelopment scheme for the aging Queen Mary complex.
The Broadway Block project is expected to break ground in 2018.
Antonio Pacheco
Contributor, The Architect's Newspaper
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The new album from the band Karnataka, Secrets of Angels, has just landed on the review desk and is album No 5 from the band. The debut album was Karnataka(1998), followed by The Storm (2000), then Delicate Flame of Desire (2003) and finally, The Gathering Light(2010). Not the most prolific band, with 7 years between albums 3 and 4 and then a further 5 years between 4 and 5. One reason may be the ever changing personnel within the band. Ian Jones is the only original member of Karnataka from the mid 90's, and while the same band members recorded Karnataka and The Storm, there was a change for Delicate Flame of Desire, with another female voice added (Anne-Marie Helder) as well as a female guest (Heather Findlay). The Gathering found only Ian still present, Lisa Fury as the vocalist, and new drummer, bass player and keyboard player.
Secrets of Angels was made with Karnataka as a 5 piece group comprising, Ian Jones (bass keyboards and guitar), Hayley Griffiths (vocals), Enrico Pinna (guitars and vocals), Cagri Tozluoglu (keyboards) and Jimmy Palagrossi (drums). Enrico was also part of the band for the previous album. There is a few guest musicians involved as well. Troy Donockley adds Uilleann Pipes and low whistles, Seana Davey adds harp and Rachel van der Tang and Clive Howard from the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra add cello and viola respectively.
The album, Secrets of Angels, is an 8 track album with a running time just under an hour. The shortest track on offer is "Poison Ivy" with a playing time of 4:14 minutes and the longest track is the closing, title track "Secrets of Angels" with a running time of 20:00 minutes.
The opening track, "Road to Cairo" (5:27) races out of the speakers and grabs you firmly by both ears. With a violin introduction, the track then moves into a heavy riff which conjures up little aural glimpses of Kashmir from the Led Zeppelin album, Physical Graffiti. The vocals of Hayley tower over this eastern tinged stunner. What a superb opening track which certainly makes you start to savor what other gems this album has in store.
"Because of You" (4:43) has a gentle piano intro into more of the heaviness, with riffs and orchestral thundering. Crystal clear vocals by Hayley soar with seemingly no effort and carry the track onwards. There is more emotional depth to this track than the previous one, and again a piece of music that hits the "sweet spot" in your mind.
"Poison Ivy" (4:14) fires up with more or the thunderous orchestral sweeps and maintains its pace throughout its 4+ minutes. Track No 4, "Forbidden Dreams" (5:48) is a more laid back entity, at least for Karnataka, and is memorable for that alone. A dip into the heavier, more powerful style of band statement takes the track onwards and embeds the melody deep within your mind.
"Borderline" (6:19) has a hugely atmospheric start, all dark and ominous, before Hayley's voice demands attention, all the while backed by almost malevolent strings. The powerhouse of the band, the drums and bass are very obvious on this track. This is another stunningly memorable addition to the album.
"Fairytale Lies" (4:58) is a real change into the land of the ballad, with piano and strings. Hayley's voice is so clear and powerful, and although the intensity of the track builds rises and falls, the lasting impression is of the gentler side of the band.
The penultimate track, "Feels Like Home" (7:06) has a theme plucked on the harp and when the voice kicks in, you relax into familiar Karnataka territory, although in this track the dark, ominous and malevolent soundscapes are omitted. Replacing these facets is an almost uplifting style of music, but I must admit that these last 2 tracks have not had the same impact that the previous tracks have had.
The finale to the album is the epic length title track, "Secrets of Angels" (20:00). Celtic sounds abound at the start of the track, courtesy of one, Troy Donockley from Nightwish, and an amazing aural soundscape is produced. The voice, when it appears, fits the storytelling scenario like a glove. Tension builds, heralded by the entry of some percussion, and you await the change happening, but you are kept waiting until about the 4 minute mark, when the full symphonic rock of Karnataka is unleashed. The track pulsates this way and that as it passes through each of its' seven phases, allowing the band members to showcase their skills. A big plus point with "Secrets of Angels" is that the music flows seamlessly through all of its phases whether a full band workout or gentle Celtic areas, and there is always the little theme from the intro putting in an appearance in different ways. This is a true tour-de-force that ends the album on a majestic note.
My advice is very simple, and that is to listen to the epic final track, "Secrets of Angels" and you will soon be on your way to purchase the album. This is one of the best albums that I have heard so far this year, and I have heard a lot of albums this year.


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Linia kolejowa nr 204 – częściowo zelektryfikowana, pierwszorzędna linia kolejowa znaczenia państwowego łącząca Malbork ze stacją Braniewo przez Elbląg. Położona w północnej Polsce w granicach dwóch województw – pomorskiego i warmińsko-mazurskiego – oraz na obszarze działania PKP PLK Zakładów Linii Kolejowych w Gdyni i w Olsztynie.

Linia ta jest częścią strategicznie ważnej do 1945 roku magistrali kolejowej łączącej Berlin ze stolicą Prus Wschodnich – Królewcem (tzw. Ostbahn).

Opis linii
 Kategoria linii: pierwszorzędna
 Klasa linii: C3
 Liczba torów (odległości podano w kilometrach):
 dwutorowa na odcinkach:
 0,170 – 41,905
 jednotorowa na odcinkach:
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 Sposób wykorzystania: czynna
 Elektryfikacja: do Bogaczewa 41,988 km
 Szerokość toru: normalnotorowa
 Przeznaczenie linii: pasażersko-towarowa

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Pociąg regio nr 50614 z Gdyni Głównej do Elbląga (29 km):

Pociąg przyspieszony regio nr 50606 Wiślany z Gdyni Głównej do Elbląga (29 km):

Pociąg TLK nr 85111 z Gdyni Głównej do Olsztyna (126,5 km):

Połączenia
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Stephen Ross loves Adam Gase, gives him three years to produce
Posted by Darin Gantt on February 15, 2016, 12:30 PM EST
Dolphins owner Stephen Ross thinks he has found a coach to provide long-term stability, but he isn't going to give him long to prove it.
According to Jeff Ostrowski of the Palm Beach Post, Ross told the Palm Beach Civic Association Monday that he thinks new coach Adam Gase has generational qualities.
"Instead of getting a retread that really hasn't had a great track record as head coach, I was looking for somebody that really could be the next, if you will, Bill Belichick, Bill Parcells, you know, really great head coach, and I think we got one," Ross said.
Of course, he also established a timeline for that to kick in.
"After three years, if we haven't made the playoffs, we're looking for a new coach," Ross said. "That's just the way it is. The fans want it."
Ross's problem, which he seems to be the last to realize, is that it doesn't always happen that quickly.
Belichick was 20-28 in his first three years in Cleveland, and didn't make the playoffs. For which Ross would have fired him.
Parcells was 22-25-1 in his first three years, but made the playoffs in two of them, so he'd ostensibly have earned some trust from Ross.
But Ross insisted his method would work.
"It's a lot easier to succeed in business than it is to create a winning football team," Ross said. "I'm going to get it right yet."
Or, maybe he won't. Gase better hurry, because the clock is already ticking.
UPDATE 2/19, 11:50 A.M. ET: The first version of the Palm Beach Post story left out a bit of context on the Ross quote, which makes him look less reactionary. Upon being asked about hiring a 37-year-old head coach, Ross spoke of rapid turnover on a league-wide basis. "Every year, there's anywhere from six to eight coaches," he said. "It's the most objective thing in the world – everybody looks at their won-loss records. There's no other excuses. So, every team, after three years, if we haven't made the playoffs, we're looking for a head coach. That's just the way it is. The fans want it." Couched that way, it's less like putting Gase on the clock and more a reality that he's in a high-turnover business. But Ross has been quick on the trigger before, which helps further the perception that coaches around the league better produce in a hurry.
48 responses to "Stephen Ross loves Adam Gase, gives him three years to produce"
deflatedfootballs says:
But Belichick won a playoff game with the Browns against Parcells Patriots.. Only that warrant a first ballot HOF induction.. He won with Cleveland.
dbranch65 says:
I agree three years or you are out. Football is a now business. Can't compare to parcells before free agency and Cleveland was a mess with the move and everything. Can wait for all the responses just pounding the Dolphins. Go Phins!
finfanjim says:
Hey Ross, you idiot, look who your organization has hired for coaches…
Philbin.
Sparano.
Cameron.
Saban.
All non retreads who hadn't been head coach in the NFL.
I love my Phins but this guy is an idiot.
ReligionIsForIdiots says:
This doofus is completely setting Gase up for failure mentioning Parcells and Belicheat in the same sentence.
coltzfan166 says:
Most psychologists will tell you that giving someone an ultimatum like that usually doesn't get the best out of someone
bsizemore68 says:
Give the new coach a chance to have a winning record before the pitch forks come out. As far as being an idiot, perhaps Mr. Ross is one, however I would not show my butt by calling him one. Some people say it's best to have people think that you aren't very smart then to open your mouth and prove it. Bill
footstepsfalco says:
It is possible that within 3 seasons you could know that Adam Gase is not the right guy for the job.
You also may not. (I'm catching on to you PFT)
There are so many possibilities, like realizing the personnel department, which has now been lead by the corpse of Bill Parsels, Jeff Ireland, Dennis Hickey, Mike Tannenbaum, and Chris Grier.
The Dolphins may not make the playoffs within 3 years and it could have nothing to do with Adam Gase.
Inheriting a QB on his last chance, if it doesn't work out with Ryan Tannehill, You can't blame Adam Gase for not making the playoffs, whether with him or a new rookie QB next season and the stopgap likely to be acquired as well. (Personally think Tannehill will be good)
Also have to realize Coach Gase is inheriting a team who's top players (Cameron Wake, Brent Grimes, Brandon Albert) are oft injured and may not have much time left in a Dolphins Uniform at their price. You can't pin this on Adam Gase.
The contracts currently given to Ryan Tannehill, Ndamukong Suh, and Mike Pouncey could be manged properly, but if not they could hinder resources on hurt the quality of the team and depth around them. You can't pin this on Adam Gase.
TLDR: Ross needs to stop making these types of statements, they do nothing but feed the media and fan frenzy which has plagues his team and and quarterback.
bakeberryjam says:
It's going to be tough getting to the playoffs with the state that the team is in, the defense needs a total overhaul around Suh, Jones, and Wake (if Wake even comes back).
Who know's if OV or Grimes are coming back, and the CB/LB units are all young guys or middle of the road players. Get ready to take some lumps.
TB12RALLYCRY says:
did he say 3 years or 30 ??? keep him forever…hes the best….):)
It's an acceptable one thing to think to yourself that you better be in the playoffs within 3 years, but it's an entirely idiotic another thing to say it publicly.
TheDPR says:
Ross continues to show that he just doesn't get how to run an NFL team. Gase may be a good hire but Ross will find a way to ruin it.
micronin127 says:
What if Tannehill doesn't develop any more than he has already? And you need to give up and strat over with a new QB?
What if giving all that money to Suh… was a mistake?
You may have the right coach and decide you need to rebuild after next year.
mcjon22 says:
He says he doesn't want retreads, but hires Mike Tannenbaum to run the organization.
#hypocrite
jdbaker01 says:
Adam Gase WILL NOT be the next head coach of Alabama.
floriosnuts says:
I'm sure the Dolphins fans will love 3 more years of barely 0.500 football. Seem like Ross is setting things up to just wait out the final 3-4 years of Tom Brady's career.
surfinbird1 says:
Should have given himself 3 years, 3 years ago.
iseek11 says:
How many lousy seasons did Rivera have before it all came together?
azjohnny says:
Base will be fired after the 3rd year and will become a very good coach with the next team, especially if you pair him with a good GM
philvil41 says:
Non Dolphin fan here: Ross = buffoon
tomtravis76 says:
Why would you say that publicly? He needs at least 2 seasons to get the right players to run what he thinks will win more than a few games, but now if the Dolphins haven't made the playoffs after season 2 why as a top tier free agent would you want to sign with Miami for the 3rd season of Gase to potentially get trapped with a new coaching staff that won't use you the way Gase wanted to have you fit in.
Steve Ross is trying , but he really needs to understand nobody likes what he is trying to sell. Stay in NYC, hire football people and show up if they win something of significance to shake some hands. Just be happy counting your billions.
bobthebillsfan says:
If the current Miami ownership had been given that same 3 year ultimatum (or a 5 year or even a 7 year ultimatum) it would be long gone. One of the worst run football franchises there is, yet they have a super loyal fan base in a state with 3 NFL teams. Sort of sad, really.
dfred19 says:
Every time Ross steps up to a microphone I cringe. He has my vote for owner most suited to never address the press, for any reason, under any circumstance.
ebdug says:
I think 3 years is generous. Winning is enough, tho. You can't fault him if a losing division winner keeps his winning team out of the playoffs.
Gates also has to be able to point at the GM, and he gets a free year if Goodell says it's Miami's turn to take one for the league.
And if he starts sending players to rehab he can be fired on the spot.
rushbacker says:
Gary Kubiak is a re-tread– so was Tom Coughlin when he went to New York. Sometimes it works out. There's no formula.
I'm not sure what makes Ross thinks he's going to get it right. Just last year he sent a division home game {the Jets} to London as part of the NFL's requirement to host a Super Bowl. When you make business decisions that affect football performance then you're a long way from getting it right.
And don't even get me started on Tim Tebow Day.
3 years is enough time in the modern NFL for a coach to get his team to a playoff appearance. This team is not the Browns, they have the personnel.
purpleguy says:
Sure three years is a reasonable time frame — if his GM gives him the players.
Ross's only hire of those was Philbin, and that decision was influenced by a search group.
Actually, it's called setting the expectations and time frame for achieving them. In other words, good management and leadership 101.
intrafinesse says:
1. It depends on Tom Brady, if he is able to keep on playing at the level he's at, the Patriots will win the division for the next 3 years. That means a wild card berth is the best the Fins can get.
2. The Head Coach isn't the one who drafts players or signs over priced players (like Suh). The Dolphins CAN make the playoffs, but they need to draft well. And with Mike Tannenbaum at the helm, how likely is that?
3. It also comes down to who they play. If they play Pittsburgh and lose, that could be enough to give the Steelers the edge. Denver may decline, but could still be a competitor for the wild card along with KC.
Let's be honest, it doesn't matter what Ross says, what fans think or what PFT chooses to write about. All that matters is what happens between September and January and beyond is bonus football for most of us. A few teams expect the playoffs but most it's a hope more than anything. For along time we have fallen into the latter but there is always hope especially this time of year.
vin904 says:
Ross has owned the team how long and hasn't built a front office and coaching staff that can get us to the playoffs. What's his timeline? He's had the team what now? 5-6 years and no playoffs? Time to give the fans what then want Ross. The playoffs or you selling the team! Stop putting it on everyone else. You're a terrible owner and we all see it.
iamkillerfin says:
Ross is an idiot just SELL this team to Someone that HAS A CLUE!!! By the way your front office SUCKS too!!! You kept Philbin 2.5 years too long & now trying to make up for your idiocy to keep him!!!
silverhornet says:
If only the fans could fire their owner.
bonecrushinghits says:
Gase is what 37, 38 years old? Have any coaches that young ever had success in the league? He may well very have a successful coaching career in the NFL but I think three years is cutting it slim considering his age.
jgedgar70 says:
Two and one-third. We were 6-10 his first year, 7-9 the second, and started 1-3 in his third. We're 33-10-1 in the regular season since, and 3-3 in the playoffs with a conference title. It turned around all at once after that 4th game in 2013.
As for Ross, how lovely of him to blame his ineptitude on the fans! "After three years, if we haven't made the playoffs, we're looking for a new coach," Ross said. "That's just the way it is. The fans want it." No, imbecile, they just want to see the team get better every year. When you're going up against the Patriots and Jets in your own division – and Denver, Cincy, Pittsburgh and KC in your conference – you can easily improve for 3 straight years and come up short.
randomguy9999 says:
Tannehill just finished his 4th year ranked at 25th among QBs with at least 200 passes…. how many years does he get and why isn't he unemployed right now?
Tomlin won the Super Bowl at 36.
realfootballfan says:
Onward and upward Dolphin fans, lol. Where's that bullying panel? So basically he better fix Tannehill, who has gotten his last 2 OCS and his last HC fired, or else. That should work out well.
Ross is the stupidest owner in the league. Go Fins!
somethinghappeninghere says:
So you are gonna give Gase only 3 years when you had originally given Philbin 4 years (okay, 3 years and 4 games). after Philbin was too clueless to figure out BullyGate?
Only interesting thing for Miami this year is we will finally understand whether it was Philbin who threw Tannehill under a bus, or Tannehill threw Philbin under a bus? As an Aggie fan, I hope not!
Unfortunately for Miami, the fish rots from the head down. Enjoy, chippy!
mickton says:
Either Ross is talking in circles or the media butchered his statements for headlines like they often do.
So Gase won't have to don a top hat tails and cane before getting fired after week 4 in his fourth season. And what if he goes the route of the Jets this season with ten wins but no playoffs?
You think I don't know that? What matters is that the last 4 hired coaches weren't retreads. Which takes away credence from his argument.
Anyway, the guy is an idiot. Anytime his mouth opens, he shows it.
pafinsfan says:
Soooo….how many years does Ross get? He's the moron who hired all these failed coaches!
Shanahan and Coughlin retreads?
Mr. Ross did not say it this way. Why wasn't this corrected? He was referring to the league as a whole not his new hire.