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Regionals 2014 Molly Open Fences

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Council workers remove fencing and other obstructions. Pic: David Clark Source: News Limited

TUGUNhas set about mending fences by tearing them down.

Gold Coast City Council workers yesterday began removing palings from public land in an effort to heal a rift that tore the sleepy beachside community apart.

The encroachments, which were placed on sand dunes by beachfront residents, are expected to be gone by Friday and replaced with newly laid turf.

All items on public land were ordered to be removed after the Newman Government rejected applications by Golden Four Drive property owners to close a public road reserve behind their homes, allowing them to buy eight prime beachfront land parcels up to 210sq m each.

The proposed takeover led to weekly protests by the Friends of Currumbin community group and accusations of violence between warring parties.

Golden Four Drive campaigner Kate Malouf said the removals were difficult for residents who had fought to keep them there.

It is not a shock for anyone that this was going to happen, but it is obviously upsetting for residents who have been here a long time, she said.

We are hoping and trusting in the council to protect the dunes now and our main objective is to improve the care of the sand dunes.

Gold Coast council workers remove fencing and other obstructions. Pic: David Clark Source: News Limited

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KINGMAN, AZ (CBS5) -

A Kingman man facesa super extreme drunken driving charge after he lost control of hispickup truckand hit a gas meter, two fences and two parked cars before plowing into a home Saturday night, the Mohave County Sheriff's Office said.

The driver, Benjamin Hanson, 23, was initially unconsciouswhile his femalepassenger remained alert.

A deputy helped Hanson out of the vehicle and out to the street, where he gradually regained consciousness.

Deputies checked the home,discovered two uninjured residents and helped them to the street and out of danger of the gas leak.

Sheriff's investigators said Hanson had been travelingeastbound on E. Devlin Avenue at a high rate speed, between 70 and 85 mph. When he reached Melody Street, the pickup became airborne then landed and Hanson lost control, deputies said.

Thepickup struck the gas meter at 3145 Devlin Ave., then took outabout 60 feet of chain link fence, entered the yard, strucka parked car,hit another chain link fence, slammed intotwo mulberry trees, struck a second parked car at 3155 Devlin and thenrammed into the residence at 3155 Devlin.

Hanson suffered head lacerations and is expected to be OK.The female passenger was transported for observation only.

Hanson was arrested after he was medically released from the hospital.

He was charged with two counts of criminal damage, three counts of endangerment, felonies, along with criminal damage, DUI, DUI with a blood alcohol concentration over .08 percent, extreme DUI with a blood alcohol concentration over .15 percentand less than 20 percentand super extreme DUI with a blood alcohol concentration over .20 percent.

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A 22-year-old man and his associate were caught by police on Monday for their alleged involvement in house burglaries.

Mir Khazam Ali Khan alias Kaju of Shaikpet would pose as an electrician and target locked houses. He would mention incorrect personal details in the register maintained by apartment security guards while doing so. He was involved in 14 burglaries that took place in Marredpally, Tukaramgate, Nallakunta, Amberpet, S.R. Nagar, Begumpet, Ramgopalpet, Banjara Hills, Jubilee Hills and Humayun Nagar police station limits.

As he was a known offender, police found his fingerprints at two houses in Begumpet and Humayun Nagar. Khans family members threatened to file petitions in the High Court when a police team went to his house to nab him. They had also installed surveillance cameras to keep a tab on the police's entry to their house, DCP (North) R. Jaya Lakshmi said.

She said a systematic information system enabled the police to nab him. Khans associate Mohammed Rawoof (44) alias Hafeez from Attapur was held for receiving the stolen property. Over 1.25 kg of gold jewellery and a bike were recovered from the accused.

Van rams motorcycle, kills rider

B. Suresh (45), a resident of Rajanna Bowli, died after a van hit his motorcycle at Rakshapuram on Sunday. He was shifted to a private hospital for treatment where he died while undergoing treatment. Santoshnagar police have registered a case and detained the Eicher van that hit him.

Woman succumbs to burns

A 27-year-old housewife from Laxmiguda who suffered burns at her house five days ago, died on Sunday night, police said. The victim, Sunita Rathod, and her mother-in-law, Bharathi (45), suffered burns when their house caught fire due to LPG leakage. They were shifted to Osmania General Hospital for treatment where Bharathi died two days ago, while Sunita died on Sunday.

Commits suicide

A 45-year-old cashier at a petrol pump, M. Satyanarayana Reddy, hanged himself to death at his house on Sunday, police said. The family members of the L.B. Nagar resident told police that he was depressed over his failing health and might have ended his life over it.

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Raises, overtime and bonuses including a brand-new incentive compensation program padded the salaries of Massachusetts Convention Center Authority staffers last year by hundreds of thousands of dollars in all, with Executive Director James Rooney taking home the biggest bonus, despite recent multimillion-dollar losses.

Rooney, topping the payroll at $283,277, was awarded his largest contractually allowable incentive-based bonus 10 percent of his base salary, or $25,752. His total earnings are up $8,117 over last year.

Overall, the MCCA handed out $232,252 in incentive-based bonuses to non-union workers as much as 5 percent of most employees salaries, on top of a 1.5 percent across-the-board raise.

Its the first year the MCCA rolled out incentive compensation, which paid out bonuses as high as $3,500 for achieving certain goals, such as exceeding sales targets, surpassing event booking goals and implementing projects on time and under budget, according to spokesman Mac Daniel.

The incentive program allows us to award and retain those employees that do extraordinary work, Daniel said. These were onetime bonuses, not salary increases, and it complies with the general framework used by the state. A smart, performance-based program like this helps reward and retain our most important asset our employees.

Some 134 staffers on the MCCA payroll received the bonuses.

But David Tuerck of the Beacon Hill Institute, citing a $71 million operating loss in fiscal 2013, said, Im not sure why anyones being rewarded in light of that kind of performance. For an entity thats running at substantial losses ... its inappropriate to be paying management such hefty salaries.

Daniel disputed the $71 million figure, saying after depreciation and other factors are backed out, $20 million is a more accurate loss figure. He argued the MCCA delivers an economic impact of $600 million to $700 million a year.

Staffers earnings were also boosted by huge overtime payments. Topping the OT list was electrician John P. Carroll, with $38,152 on top of his $71,293 wages, while workers got more than $20,000 in overtime each, mostly electricians, plumbers and public safety officers. Other top MCCA earners include: Chief Strategy Officer Johanna M. Storella, at $183,802; Chief Information Officer Steven G. Snyder, $166,499; general counsel William J. Smith, $159,892; general manager Maureen L. Baker, $159,392; Chief Facilities Officer John T. Haley Jr., $159,142; and deputy director Kenneth A. Sinkiewicz, $159,142.

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The head of the Massachusetts Convention Center Authority took home more than $25,000 in incentive compensation, according to a Herald review of the agencys payroll records.

Executive Director James E. Rooney grossed $283,277 last year up more than $8,000 from the year before. Rooney collected a $257,525 salary, plus some $25,752 in incentive compensation. Other top earners in the MCCA last year include: Chief Strategy Officer Johanna M. Storella ($183,802), Chief Information Officer Steven G. Snyder ($166,499), General Counsel William J. Smith ($159,892), General Manager Maureen L. Baker ($159,392), Chief Facilities Officer John T. Haley, Jr. ($159,142) and Deputy Director Kenneth A. Sinkiewicz ($159,142).

"Jims contract incentive is based on performance on a wide variety of annual goals related to financial management, sales and event booking, customer service, event and service operations, technology goals, facility maintenance and enhancements, recruitment and diversity," said MCCA spokesman Mac Daniel.

All totaled, some 34 employees at the MCCA took home six-figure pay.

Staffers earnings were also boosted by huge overtime payments.

Overall, 118 workers bagged more than $5,000 in overtime last year.

At the top: electrician John P. Carroll who collected $38,152 in OT on top of his $71,293 salary earnings.

Some 21 workers took home more than $20,000 in overtime, mostly electricians, HVAC mechanics, plumbers, public safety officers and telephone technicians.

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Bergen County Driveway Paving
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Metrodome Demolition from Parking Lot of First Covenant Church Minneapolis
From the Parking Lot of First Covenant Church, Minneapolis: Explosion of the upper ring of Minneapolis Metrodome! This church rocks. Literally.

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Metrodome demolition
An explosion that demolished much of the Metrodome in downtown Minneapolis, February 23, 2014.

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