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New York State Trooper Joseph Sparacino, Corning police officers Jason Dininny and Zachary Alger, and Sgt. Brandon Scott of the sheriff's office were also recognized for their outstanding enforcement efforts. |
The state police station at Painted Post was given the award for the top agency for DWI enforcement. |
“Our records show DWI arrests the education and information delivered to our young people is making an impact," said Sheriff Jim Allard, who is also STOP-DWI coordinator. "However we still see a significant number of DWI arrests in our area, and still have work to do." |
The response to the number of DWI arrests shows the need to continue to dedicate resources to eradicate intoxicated driving in Steuben County, according to the event’s keynote speaker, Cpl. Josh VanSkiver, a former STOP-DWI Officer of the Year. |
Dozens of Lindley residents and officials crowded into the Lindley Post Office recently for the dedication of a new Lindley-Presho veterans honor wall. |
The idea for a wall to honor veterans from the town has actually been several years in the making, according to Lindley Town Historian Karen Ballard. |
"The collection of the names has been going on for years. Jim and Sandy Lundgren have an outside honor wall and between that and the previous historian, we had an excellent foundation," Ballard said. "Then I started putting the pictures of the vets up and decided to expand it to include any vet from the Town of Lindley... |
The wall was paid for through a private donation. Larry Orr of Orr's Signs designed and constructed the wall, Ballard said. |
Since 1976, the Sherry D. White Scholarship has been given to an area high school graduate who had been a student at Pine City Elementary School for their intermediate grades. |
This year, the scholarship committee selected two winners from Elmira High School. |
Cassidy Bowes is an outstanding, well-rounded student, according to the committee. She has been a member of the National Honor Society as well as the National Technical Honors Society. |
Bowes was a leader on the swimming/diving team and the golf team and was chosen team captain in both. She will attend the State University at Albany. |
The other scholarship winner is Benjamin Butler, who will attend Nazareth College in Rochester. |
Butler is a member of the National Honor Society, an Eagle Scout and the student representative on the Elmira City School District Board of Education. |
Butler also participated in school athletics, and like Bowes, was extensively involved in the school's music programs. |
"These young people have distinguished themselves as outstanding students, athletes, musicians and community volunteers," said committee member Lisa Kelly. |
Northerners could be paid lower benefits under plans being considered by ministers. |
But some senior Tories are already warning that the move could damage the party’s chances of a revival outside the South. |
People in parts of the country where the cost of living is cheaper could receive less in Jobseekers’ Allowance, housing benefit and disability benefits than those in more expensive areas. |
In practice, this would mean lower benefits in places such as Middlesbrough and Merseyside and higher welfare payments in pricier areas such as Oxford or Bath. |
The Tories are still struggling to recover political ground lost in the North in the 1980s, and the latest proposals were considered so explosive that they were dropped from David Cameron’s major speech on welfare reform yesterday at the last minute. But employment minister Chris Grayling last night confirmed in the Co... |
Breaking the historic link between benefits and inflation. Benefit rises could be capped at the level of average wage increases where these are lower than inflation. |
Forcing single mothers to start looking for work when their children reach the age of three. Mr Cameron said free childcare provision meant parents were able to do some work even before their children start school. |
Requiring jobless people to draw up a CV and learn basic skills such as reading, writing and counting in order to claim the dole. |
Reducing the £20,000-a-year cap on housing benefit payments. |
Rebranding jobseekers as ‘claimants’, rather than ‘customers’. |
In a speech at the Bluewater shopping centre in Kent, Mr Cameron said there was a ‘welfare gap’ between people on long-term benefits and those in work. |
‘Those within it grow up with a series of expectations – you can have a home of your own, the state will support you whatever decisions you make, you will always be able to take out no matter what you put in,’ he said. |
The Prime Minister said he hoped to get some of the ideas into law before the next election, due in 2015. But most are being considered for the next Tory manifesto. |
Liberal Democrat sources yesterday said there was little prospect of their party signing up to further significant welfare reforms before the election. |
And Jenny Willott, a Lib Dem whip, said she has ‘serious concerns’ about some of Mr Cameron’s proposals. |
Meanwhile, housing minister Grant Shapps will today announce plans designed to make it easier for people in low-paid jobs to get a council house. |
Guidance issued to local authorities will enable them to give working families higher priority on the waiting list. |
Bold ideas, but will the Lib Dems block them? |
Political editor James Chapman analyses which of the proposals outlined by the Prime Minister yetserday stand any chance of becoming law, and when. |
WILL IT HAPPEN?: Probably. Lib Dems bridled against the existing cap, but see the benefits of a dividing line with Labour, which opposed it. |
PROPOSAL: Curbs on income support and child benefit for families with more than three children. |
WILL IT HAPPEN?: Not before 2015, and unlikely after that. Lib Dems would never support a policy that looked like the state dictating the maximum size of a family, likening it to Communist China. Even Tories admit it would be difficult to penalise fourth or fifth children. |
PROPOSAL: Making single mothers start looking for work when their children reach three. |
WILL IT HAPPEN?: Possibly before 2015. Lib Dems have supported the age limit going down to five. |
PROPOSAL: Stopping housing benefit for under-25s. |
WILL IT HAPPEN?: Unlikely before the election. Lib Dems responded angrily to the idea yesterday, meaning it looks set to have to wait till the Tory manifesto in 2015. |
PROPOSAL: US-style time limits on unemployment benefits. |
WILL IT HAPPEN?: Not while Lib Dems are members of the Government. Another contender for the Tory manifesto. |
PROPOSAL: Scrapping the link between annual increases in benefit payments and inflation. |
WILL IT HAPPEN?: More likely. Lib Dems could be persuaded to limit benefit increases to average wage rises. |
PROPOSAL: Stopping tens of thousands of people on big wages living in council homes. |
WILL IT HAPPEN?:Yes. Lib Dems are already signed up to proposals to bring in a new maximum salary level for council house occupants. |
PROPOSAL: Requiring a CV to receive Jobseekers’ Allowance, and requiring people to learn to read, write and count. |
WILL IT HAPPEN?:Probably, before 2015. Lib Dems supported new conditions on claimants to make them more prepared for the jobs market. |
PROPOSAL: Introducing regional rates of benefit, to address lower incentives to work among claimants living in areas where wages are lower. |
WILL IT HAPPEN?:No. Lib Dems hate the idea, and regional Tories have warned Number Ten that Labour would present the policy as an assault on large parts of the country. |
The cost of a rear-view camera is a small price to pay to protect the most vulnerable victims of so-called backover accidents. |
Rearview cameras were once found only on expensive high-end cars, but now are common even on some entry-level vehicles, albeit as an extra-cost option. Part of this is due to the proliferation of in-dash LCD screens—the most expensive part of a rearview camera system—as well as the popularity of the feature. And soon y... |
On Monday, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) issued a long-awaited final rule that will require rearview cameras in all vehicles under 10,000 pounds by May 2018. The federal mandate is intended to prevent the average 210 deaths and 15,000 injuries per year caused by drivers accidentally backing... |
According to NHTSA, about 31 percent of so-called "backover" fatalities involve children 5 years and younger, while 26 percent are 70 years and older. Janette Fennell, the founder and president of the auto safety advocacy group KidsAndCars.org, attributes these accidents to "the Bye Bye Syndrome" since they often occur... |
"Safety is our highest priority, and we are committed to protecting the most vulnerable victims of backover accidents—our children and seniors," U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx said in a statement upon announcement of the ruling. "As a father, I can only imagine how heart wrenching these types of accidents c... |
The ruling was initiated when one father learning firsthand how devastating a backover accident can be, and how quickly it can happen. Greg Gulbransen, a New York physician, fatally backed over his two-year-old son in 2002, and then became an advocate for adding rearview cameras to help drivers better see blind spots b... |
Afterwards, the act went through a long and winding legislation process before NHTSA's final rulemaking on Monday. Last September, safety advocates sued the Department of Transportation for delaying implementation of the standard. NHTSA said that it "took time on this regulation to ensure that the policy was right and ... |
According to the rule, all vehicles manufactured on or after May 1, 2018 are required to be equipped with a rear-view camera that allows the driver to see a 10-foot-by-20-foot area directly behind the vehicle. It also included specifics on image size, response time after a car's transmission is shifted into reverse (2 ... |
Originally, the rule was designed "to direct the Secretary of Transportation to issue regulations to reduce the incidence of child injury and death occurring inside or outside of light motor vehicles," NHTSA said. And initially, it didn't call for mandating rearview cameras—only an industry standard to detect people be... |
Obviously NHTSA took a lot of time to decide on the best approach and to mandate cameras. Of course, anytime the agency requires new technology on a vehicle, naysayers understandably grumble about the cost it will add to each vehicle—in this case, about up to $45 for a car with an in-dash camera and up to $142 for thos... |
Critics have also rightfully pointed out that less expensive technologies like ultrasonic sensors that detect when something or someone is behind a vehicle are available—and that it also comes down to personal responsibility and looking to make sure nothing is behind your vehicle. But $50 to $150 per car is a small pri... |
I'm sure Greg Gulbransen and the parents of the 50 children accidentally backed over each week, according to KidsAndCars.org, agree. |
For more on car tech, visit PCMag.com's NextCar. |
Puranik Builders is a Mumbai-based residential real estate developer. |
New Delhi: Mumbai-based realty firm Puranik Builders has received approval from market regulator Sebi to launch its initial public offer (IPO) to raise an estimated Rs 1,000 crore. |
In June, the company had filed draft papers with Sebi. The IPO comprises fresh issue of shares worth Rs 810 crore, besides, an offer for sale up to 18,59,620 equity shares by the company's promoters and existing shareholders. |
The proceeds of the issue will be utilised towards repayment of loan and other general corporate purposes. |
According to sources, the IPO size is around Rs 1,000 crore. |
Puranik Builders, a Mumbai-based residential real estate developer, has filed draft papers with markets regulator Sebi to raise an estimated Rs 1,000 crore through an initial public offer. |
As of March 31, 2018, the company has developed 45.36 lakh square ft of developable area across 29 completed projects. |
On the financial front, the company has registered revenue from operation of Rs. 505.86 crore with a net profit of Rs 50.72 crore as of March, 2018. |
Edelweiss Financial Services Ltd and IIFL Holdings Ltd are the Book Running Lead Managers (BRLMs) to the Issue. |
Cognitive Shortcuts - Do Foreign Faces Look Alike? |
"All Americans look alike" is a common joke in Asia and a similar sentiment is expressed in virtually every other country populated by a race different than its tourists. And to some degree it is true. Most people find it much harder to recognize faces of people from different races than their own. |
During a 15-month research project funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), Teesside University academic Dr. Kazuyo Nakabayashi will carry out experiments in Japan and the UK and collate behavioral and eye movement data. |
The study will involve asking students from different races to look at Oriental and Caucasian faces in photographs and online and will examine the ‘recognition keys’ they use – their eye movement, for example. |
“With CCTV picture quality still pretty poor the police rely on eye-witnesses when there is an incident, say a man attacked in a town centre. But if all the victim and other and eye-witnesses can say was that the attacker was a Japanese man, it doesn’t give the authorities much to work on for the picture portrait,” say... |
“There appear to be some levels of stereotyping, or cognitive shortcuts, when it comes to facial recognition of people from different races, but we don’t have a satisfactory explanation for this. The research will examine the perceptual and cognitive processes underlying cross-racial recognition. Understanding more abo... |
Nakabayashi will be the principal investigator for the research team, which includes Toby Lloyd-Jones, Professor of Psychology at Swansea University, Amina Memon, Professor of Psychology at University of London Royal Holloway, and research fellow Natalie Butcher based at Teesside University. |
All’s well that ends well – right? On the first installment of The Real Housewives of New Jersey two-part reunion, the women seemed to be even more at each other’s throats than when the season ended. Teresa Giudice and her sister-in-law, Melissa Gorga, were still on good terms, but that was about as far as the good new... |
Margaret Josephs revealed that her ex-step-children were still not speaking to her, even after the episode aired in which she cried about missing them so much. Siggy Flicker and Margaret basically hated each other. Dolores Catania and Siggy both thought Danielle Staub was gross. There was still bad blood between Meliss... |
“The only genuine thing you’ve said to me this season is that you are trying to destroy me,” Margaret said to Siggy when Andy Cohen asked about their relationship. Siggy didn’t deny Margaret’s accusation. Instead she shrugged and said something about being Israeli. Though Margaret admitted she felt they had both been t... |
Margaret Josephs and Siggy Flicker on ‘The Real Housewives of New Jersey’ reunion. |
Asked about how things would be different when her husband, Joe Giudice, got back from prison, Teresa said, “I guess when he comes home, he has a lot of making up to do. I was hurt and a lot of anger came out.” She said that writing about her feelings toward her husband in her book was therapeutic, but dodged a questio... |
Teresa Giudice on ‘The Real Housewives of New Jersey’ reunion. |
As the first half of the finale wrapped, Andy revealed that Kim D. was coming out. “I guess they let the animal out of the cage,” Teresa snapped. As Kim D. strolled out, Teresa added, “I thought this was The Real Housewives of New Jersey, not Tales from the Crypt.” Andy replied by warning Teresa to stay on the couch. |
Tell Us: Do you think Teresa will be able to control herself around Kim D.? |
Cook County Circuit Court Judge Wayne Olson and an attorney indicted with him in the federal Operation Greylord investigation are expected to plead guilty to charges that they conspired to fix court cases, prosecutors and defense attorneys said Wednesday. |
The decision to enter the guilty plea by Olson, a veteran narcotics court judge charged with 55 counts of mail fraud, racketeering and extortion, surfaced Wednesday during a pretrial hearing before U.S. District Judge Stanley Roszkowski in Rockford. |
At the same hearing, attorney Kenneth Cuniff announced that James J. Costello, the attorney indicted with Olson, will plead guilty. Costello had been charged with 24 counts of mail fraud and one count of conspiracy. |
The two are expected to enter their guilty pleas before Roszkowski July 18. |
Assistant U.S. Atty. Charles Sklarski and Edward Genson, Olson`s attorney, told Roszkowski of Olson`s decision. Sklarski said the government would supply Roszkowski with a copy of two plea agreements. These will permit Olson and Costello to enter the guilty pleas but offer no recommendation on the length of their priso... |
The decision by Olson to plead guilty came as no surprise to court observers, particularly since June 11, when Roszkowski ruled that FBI tape recordings of coversations by Olson in his judicial chambers could be used as evidence in his trial. |
The recordings, which allegedly include discussions of bribes and payoffs, had been expected to play a major role in the government`s case against Olson. The recordings were made in late 1980 and 1981 when the FBI planted an electronic eavesdropping device in Olson`s Narcotics Court chambers in the Criminal Courts Buil... |
The listening device, placed during the Greylord investigation of judicial misconduct, marked the first reported time the FBI had bugged a judge`s chambers. |
Following a three-day hearing last month, Roszkowski ruled that the federal government had adequate reason to obtain court permission to plant the bug. |
Reportedly, one of the conversations recorded was of Costello telling an undercover FBI operative that Olson had assured him that they could both make $1,000 a week under a case referral scheme, in which Olson would refer cases to Costello and Costello would give half of the legal fees to Olson. |
Roszkowski, formerly assigned to the federal court in Chicago, has been transferred to Rockford because of a growing caseload there. He was assigned the Olson case in 1983 and has retained it despite his transfer. |
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