STATE OF NEW YORK,

COUNTY OF STEUBEN, SS.:

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9th January The first publication being on the day of . 2007,

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Expiration (Signature) Date Notary Public '^mmx 11/13/2010 .icense Number - 01816155531 (Printed Name) Tammy J. Simons Notary Public - Qualified in the State of New York - County of Steuben EWS HER PACE 8A | TUESDAY | JANUARY 9 \ 2007 FACILITY Ice Camp offered Wafgreens plans Continued from 1A at civic center rink to move tabled approved construction of 4 CORNING | An Ice Camp CORNINC | An application to new facility that will have will be held from 9 a.m,- shift the development of a 105 beds. Doing so will give 5 p.m. Monday at the Nasser Walgreens drug store on the county more state fund- Civic Center ice rink for Denisori Parkway 50 feet to ing in caring for clients while children ages 8-12 by the the east was tabled Monday providing more rehabilita- City of Corning Parks and afternoon by the city Planning tive services. Recreation Department. The and Zoning Board. The board The' existing building camp is limited to the first 15 would like to review additional needs a new roof, which kids who register. Events will information at its Febrgary could cost around $575,000, include ice. skating, games on meeting before taking action said county Planning Dep- the ice, a skating lesson and on the application. Brian artment Director Gregory indoor activities. The cost is Maude, project developer, Heffner. $20 for Corning City residents said work on the 14,550- Other costs associated and $25 for non-residents. square-fobt store will likely with maintaining the facili- Campers must bring a lunch. begin in the late spring. The ty once vacated include Snacks are provided. Pre- store Will take about four about $42,000 for ongoing registration is required by months to complete. maintenance. calling 962-0340, Ext. /. • Staff reports CRITICAL Continued from 1A marketing/community of the office Monday and development for St. Joseph's, could not be reached for Sister Marie Castignaro said. said he didn't know whether comment. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS "We stand by our belief that the hospital could appeal the In the past, Arnot officials President George Bush and first lady Laura Bush meet with members of Congress on the Commission on Health decision. expressed eagerness to talk to Monday in the Oval Office. At left is Sen. Ted Kennedy, D-Mass. Care FaciliUes in the 21st "Ou* lawyers are reviewing St. Joseph's about a possible Century violated the New all alternatives," Sweeney merger, ffowever, four prior York Open Meetings Law by said. "As, soon as we know attempts to craft an agree- transacting its business, con- what |hey are, we will out- ment failed, Dems warn they may ducting its deliberations and line what our next steps are." Part of the commission's making its recommendations John O'Mara, an attorney recommendation was that regarding St. Joseph's in non- with Davidson & O'Mara St. Joseph's would be forced public, closed-door sessions." who represented St. Joseph's to close if it did not negoti- Denis Sweeney, director of during the lawsuit, was out deny funding for troops ate with Arnot in good faith. BYDAyiOE$PO L: ^ w^i ;h!^a||hg the end of its Democrats have called a MEETING AP Special Correspondent fburth|. • year, and many Republican "culture of'corrup- Continued from 1A whenevei "One size just does not fit Democrats attribute their suc- tion," In the House, Democrats WASHINCTOfcl | In a blunt cess, in last fall's elections to have already passed some they want. all, in this case," Defendorf warning to the White House> number of county, state, fed- But jail offi- said Monday, "You haW public opposition to the con- ethics changes. eral and diocesan officials congressional Democrats said flict On security matters, they cials cannot Eucharist, the sacrament of Monday they may seek to deny received letters from Deacon schedule Reconciliation is really impor- The' election results, com- intend to begin work today on Ray Defendorf complaining weekly visits funds for the type of short-term bined with an assessment by legislation to implement near- tant. (The inmates) have a troop buildup that President about the difficulty local cler- for 148 right to those." the bipartisan Iraq Study ly all of the remaining recom- gy have in visiting inmates at Bush is ^expected to announce Group that the situation in Iraq mendations of the commission inmates with Tweddell said normal jail for Iraq Wednesday night. the jail. Defendorf is the pas- TWEDDELL the 37 clergy routine, and the current rend- was "grave and deteriorating," that investigated the terrorist toral administrator for St. As Democrats began their coincided with Bush's effort to attacks of Sept, 11, 2001, "If members reg- vatlons and construction of first full week in the congres- Mary's Rpmari Catholic istered with the jail, he said. new wings at the jail limit safe begin work on a revised policy. this bill is enacted, funded and sional majority, Senate He is expected to make a implemented, the American Church in Bath. "That would take up all access to inmates, he said. Majority Leader Harry Reid said Defendorf said he recently' week, that's' all we'd be "Visitors can't just show up, nationwide televised address people will be safer," said Lee arrived for a scheduled jail he would "look at everything" on the issue on Wednesday. Hamilton, who was a member doing," Tweddell said they have to get there in to wind down the war effort, visit on a late Friday after- Monday. advance so they can be Several officials have said qne of the commission. noon, and was told he could- short of cutting off support for leading option for Bush is a so- That legislation carries no The jail meets minimum screened," Tweddell said, troops already deployed. n't visit the inmate because state standards for clergy visits Tweddell said he plans to called "surge" in troop price tag, and the money to the visiting hours had been He said Bush's expected call strength, in which about pay for the increased protec- and holds a weekly nonde- meet with Defendorf this for an additional $100 billion cMnged. ^:.j,l-i'.,;-i^i '.•„;; Hi , nominational worship serv- wee,k tp.disquss the problem. 20,000 troops would be added tions will have to be approved Catholic services: arid1 sacra- i ice, he" said. But Roman VJ"i thihK there's just a mis- fpr the war would receive close, to the force already in place^ in separately. At a news confer- nj^nts also are not allowed at: scrutiny • hopes that sectarian violence ence? Pelosi sidestepped when Catholijcs have religious understanding/' Tweddell . "We have a platform we did* the jail, Defendorf said- observances that nondenoml- said. "I don't think' he com- can be quelled. asked about the cost, saying Tweddell said Monday that n't have before. Leader Pelosi The debate over the war has that any increases in spending national services will not pro- pletely realizes what goes on and I, and we're going to ... inmates are free to call clergy vide, Defendorf said. here." overshadowed the early days would be offset to make sure u focus attention on this war in of the new Democratic-con- they did not increase the many different ways," said trolled Congress and a politi- deficit. Reid, D-Nevada, Speaker Nancy cally potent domestic agenda Legislation that Sen. Joseph SEVEN-DAY FORECAST Pelosi, D-Cali£, suggested over that leaders had planned. Biden, D-Del. proposed in the the weekend using Congress' The Senate began debate Senate last year would have power of the purse to restrain Monday on legislation to implemented the 9/11 com- WETM 18 Storm Team any troop buildup. toughen ethics rules and crack mission's recommendations at Chief Meteorologist Scott Mayer More than 3,000 U.S. troops down on lobbyists' influence. an estimated cost of $53.3 bil- Meteorologist joe Pasquarelll have lost their lives in Iraq in a The bill is a response to what lion over five years. w e r M ' Meteorologist Matthew Szwebjka

ROCK S HGW royalty Inductees to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame for 2007. / i f* i/ i

Today Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Monday M, Cloudy, v Rsunny, Partly cloudy, P. sunny, Clpudywith Becoming Morning flurries japssk cold, windy,, a bit milder chanclfor '*lfghtraih windy with sprinkles, ble, breezy flurries High 144 showers High [ 42 rain p. sunny, High | 38 High | 30 Low|24 High 145 Low | 33 High 140 High | 34 : , Grandmaster Flash attl Smftl Low j 26 Lowl17 i and the Furious Five Low j $2 Low | 26 Low 116 'The Godmother of 1980s hard rock j Indie rock band that i This beehived girl i led innovative act in hip- jPunk" came out of the quartet that put ! broke through to mass I group achieved • NEW YORK I hop's formative years; 70s with a blend of out hits such as i success in early 90's j success in the 60s j S National forecast I The Message' was like cerebral, raggedly "Jump" and ' j with songs such as j with Phil Specter and • Today will be mostly cloudy Forecast highs for Tuesday, Jan. 9 Sunny Pt. Cloudy Cloudy i a letter from urban emotional music, "Dreams." i "Losing My Religion." i his "wall Qf sound," i with scattered snow showers America. . - . • .' • ' : .' AP' and highs around 40. Chance of snow is 50 percent. Tonight will be partly cloudy with a 40 percent Van Halen, R.E.M. among chance of snow showers. Lows will be around 20. Wednesday will be partly sunny with a 50 percent Hall of Fame inductees chance of snow showers. Highs will be in the BYJOEMIUCIA geous lead vocalist David Lee "It was great to be able to lower 30s, Associated Press Writer Roth, and later, rocker Sammy congratulate her back," Wednesday night will be Hagar, that put out hits such Grandmaster Flash and the partly cloudy with lows CLEVELAND | Van Halen Fronts Pressure as "Jump" and "Dreams." Furious Five (Kid Creole, Cold Warm Stationaiy Low High around 16. made a "jump" into the Rock Eddie Van Halen stood out Cowboy, Grandmaster Flash, and Roll Hall of Fam,e on with his blistering guitar solos; Melle Mel, Mr, Ness, Raheim) Monday, along with his feud with Roth led to led the most innovative act in . os 04| ios 2M 30s .m soi bo4 rtS t«4 3» m jpi Grandmaster Flash and the Hagar's run with the band, hip-hop's formative era in the vvvyvv Furious Five - the first rap act which produced hits into the late 1970s, and the song "The WEATHER HISTORY to be inducted into the hall - Rain T-storms Flurries 1990s. Message" was like a letter from and R.E.M., the Ronettes and R.E.M. (Bill Berry, Peter urban America, Grandmaster In 1976, lake-effect snow Pattl Smith, Buck, Mike Mills and Stipe) YESTERDAY TODAYf TOMORROW squalls buried the town of Flash was considered a pioneer Hi Lo Pre Hi Lo Otlk Hi Lo Otlk A panel of 600 industry fig- was the quintessential indie Adams under 68 inches of in many DJ techniques. Albany . 39 46 42 31 34 25 Snow ures selected the five acts to be rock band until breaking snow. With beehive hairdos and Albuquerque 28 48 20 ^ 48 25 PCIdy inducted at the annual c.ere- Anwillo 23, 52 27 Or 60 31 Cfr through to mass success in the dark eyeliner, the 1960s girl Anchorage 3 .02 -3 -15 Clr 10 5 Snow mony, to be held March 12 in early 1990s with songs like group the Ronettes (Estelle Asheville 44 1.25 43 27 Snow 43 24 Clr Boston 41 •57 44 34 PCIdj 37 32 PCIdy New York, To be eligible, "Losing My Religion," Bennett, Ronnie Spector, Brownsville 44 73 42 75 48 PCIdy artists must have issued a first The unique sound of their Nedra Talley) achieved their Buffalo 3S .30 40 28 Snow 36 21 Snow Burlington, Vt 36 .25 37 31 PCI^ • 28 23 Snow single or album at least 25 first album, 1983's "Murmur," greatest success with producer Caspef 26 40 16 45 26 Clr years before nomination. Chjil«lon.S.C 66 . .10 60 37 Clr 54 33 Clr was the beginning of the mul- Phil Spector and his "wall of CharIeston,W.Va. 42 42 .30 38 27 Snow 37 24 PCdjj "R.E.M. and myself in par- tiplatinum band's emergence sound" style, Spector, who is Cliarlotte,N,C. 58 56 .82 52 31 49 26 ticular are really terrible at Clieyenni 40 27 44 18 Sf 48 24 as leader of the U.S. alternative awaiting a March 5 murder Fairbanks -30 -36 28 -46 12 46 at looking backward," R.E.M,'s scene of the '80s and '90s. trial in the 2003 shooting Fargo 23 12 21 11 31 12 MOON PHASES Flagstaff 18 14 58 16 ^ 48 20 PCIdy lead singer, Michael Stipe, told Punk rock poet Smith, death of- actress Lana Grand Rapids 33 31 12 30 25 Snow 33 21 Snow First Full Last New The Associated Press via phone known as the Godmother of Cr^at Fails 35 33 51 24 Clr 35 32 Or Clarkson, co-wrote the trio's '!• CJreensboro.N.C : 57 50 .52 48 32 PCIdy 46 28 Clr from London. "We kind of as a Punk, came out of lower biggest hit, "Be My Baby," and ; Mew Voc* Otf S7 47 1.34 45 36 PCIdy 40 33 band continually look forward NprfoltWt 68 57 .89 52 38 46 36 ^ Manhattan in the early 1970s was married to its lead singer, North Platte 21 39 14 PC* 47 15 Or so it's really fantastic that to create a blend of cerebral, Ronnie Spector. Oklahoma City 23 51 30 59 33 PCg, r someone, especially the Rock '. Omaha 26 33 24 Clr 47 23 )AN.25 FEB. 2 THURS. JAN. 19 raggedly emotional music. The Rock Hall will also Orlando 69 66 47 Clr 64 40 a and Roll Hall of Fame, are Stipe said got a congratula- Pendleton 40 54 37 PCMy 33 33 honor Ahmet Ertegun, the Philadelphia 43 1.39 48 36 K1 40 32 ^ looking backward to recognize tory call from Smith, a good founder of Atlantic Records, Phoenix 44 77 47 ct 69 46 PCIdy SUNRISE I SUNSET the work that we've done." Syracuse 37 .65 40 31 Snow 33 25 Snow friend, on Monday. He noted who was a crucial figure in the Tampa 73 66 49 Clr 63 41 Clr "I'm just really honored that that when he first heard her careers of artists such as Ray Topeka 26 42 26 Clr 51 25 Clr Sunrise today ?:36 they thought of us," he added. Tucson 40 77 45 Or 70 46 PCg, Sunset today 4:55 music in the 1970s, "I decided Charles, Aretha Franklin and Tulsa 27 54 33 Clr 56 29 .Van Halen was the 1980s that I wanted to make music the Rolling Stones and one of Washingtbn.D.C 56 46 47 34 POdj 45 33 Clr Sunrise Wednesday 7:36 Wichita 57 20 47 25 56 29- Or Sunset Wednesday 4:56 hard rock quartet led by gui- and be in a band .,, now she the leading figures to help cre- Wilkes-Barre 47 39 39 28 Cldy 36 24 PCIdy tarist Eddie Van Halen, outra- and I are great friends. ate the rock hall. -.ll...... -.J.. •^

The LEADER NATION I STATE TUESDAY | )ANUARY 9 | 2007 | 7A Gas-like odor permeates Manhattan, New Jersey

BY KAREN MATTHEWS train service for about an hour "You stayed in it and held it Associated Press Writer between New Jersey and 33rd enough, you probably would Stref t in Manhattan. have got dizzy from it," he NEW YORii | They bom- Terrorism was not a con- said. "That was a strong-ass barded 911 with calls, crowd- cern, a federal official said. smell." ed the sidewalks in front*of "It is still early but there is The smell was reported as evacuated buildings , and no indication of terrorism and far downtown as Battery Park tuned to. the news for word of there is no credible intelli- City, wher^ the management what, was happening. The gence to suggest any immi- at one apartment building question on the minds of so nent threat to the homeland shut off the outside air supply many New .Yorkers: "What's or to New York at this time," and advised tenants to close that smell?" :, said Russ Knocke, spokesman their windows. » Across the Hudson River in The gas-like odor, which for the Department of 5 permeated much of Homeland Security. Jersey City, Maria Pignataro, Manhattan and parts of New The Fire Department began the spokeswoman for Mayor Jersey on,Monday morning getting calls about the odor Jerramiah T. Healy, said offi- and also disrupted mass tran- around 9 a.m., said cials were told the odor in sit, left unanswered questions spokesman Tim Hinchey. their city was due to a gas leak in its wake. A handful of city schools in Manhattan. The odor set off concern were briefly evacuated. Steve No air sampling was done in from Washington Heights to Satin, the principal of New Jersey because the state the West Side Highway, down Norman Thomas High School Department of Environmental ' ;- . . ,; THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, to Battery Park City and across on East 33rd Street, said the Protection received no specific Alex MacPherson walks by his home after high winds knocked down a large tree branch, the Hudson River. school was evacuated for location "to hone in on," that dropped onto the; roof Monday In Boulder, Colo. - v Mayor Michael Bloomberg about 35 minutes but then spokeswoman' Elaine said.there was no indication students returned to their Makatura said. Complaints the air was unsafe to breathe. classrooms. about the odor came from "It may just be an unpleasant Susan Badger, a retiree who Bergen and Hudson counties President declares emergency smell," he said. He said sen- lives in Chelsea, said she left in New Jersey, she said. sors did not show an unusual- her apartment building at Tim Morrin, a meteorologist ly high concentration of natu- 27th Street and Eighth at the National Weather for parts of snowbound states ral gas. Avenue to escape the smell. Service, said winds were fairly Bloomberg said natural gas "If it's throughout the light, abOut 5-10 mph, com- whole city, it seems that it ing from the south/southwest. BYJONSARCHE is odorless, and the chemical Associated Press Writer that is added to it gives it the must be a lot of gas. It's really "There are no abnormal recognizable; odor. He said the extreme," she said. changes in the gas flow in our gas transmission System. If DENVER | President Bush smell may have resulted from Bill Battipaglia, a clerk at a a leak of that substance, called U.S. Postal Service annex in there was a big leak, we would sighed i emergency < d^clara-; see a change in the gas flow," tions allowing federal aid to mercaptan. Chelsea, said the smell Charles Sturcken, a seemed to be coming from the said Con Edison spokesman help Colorado, Nebraska and building's ventilation system Chris Olert. Kansas recover from back-to- spokesman for the city Department of Environmen- between 9:30 and 10 a.m. He said more than 60 Con back blizzards jthat shut down "It was strong enough for Edison workers farmed out all highways and knocked out tal Protection, said later that the odor could have been me to leave," Battipaglia said, across Manhattan's west side, power to tens of thousands of standing outside the building but found no indication of a homes. * caused by mercaptan but added, "Nothing has been on Ninth Avemle. gas leak. He said the company Thirteen Colorado counties "That smell was stinking. It fielded 700 calls from people -*., including; the cities of confirmed. We're left with a mystery, although we know smelled like, toxic," said concerned about the odor, Denver, Boulder and Pueblo - Alfred Stewart, 47, who lives from as far north as were included in the declarar it's not harmful.'' The smell caused some com- in a Chelsea apartment build- Washington Heights to as far tion issued Sunday for the muting problems. The Port ing near 10th Avenue. He south as Greenwich Village Dec. 18-22 blizzard. A second Authority of New York and thought it smelled like a mix and as far east as Lexington declaration was issued for of oil and kerosene. Avenue. Otero County in southeastern 0*%, .'lam New Jersey suspended PATH

Coiorado for the Dec. 28-31 :-''"• •'* stotm, Federal Emergency : THE ASSOCIATED PRESS L/fe sfrassa/fec/s sca^/iea/^;,: left unaf^/iotecf may /eacf fo thinning. Management Agency A front end loader clears snow to open a second lane of a spokesman Jerry DeFelice road In Broomfield, Colo. High winds caused huge drifts said, , resulting In several cars getting stuck in the drifts. The move opens the way for. FEMA to reimburse local stock in feedlot pens. some nonprofit organizations governments and some civil-r State officials have said in the western part of the ian agencies for snow ih^h^ ranchers, will h'of have state will receive aid for debris removal,'/ police overtime/ air a'ccurate'cOunt of- their-removal and other emergency sheltlr",,0peratl6hs and emeri lois^S until more snow melts.- measures. gency medical care^ Fankhauser estimated that up Sen. Pat Roberts, R-Kart., i Colorado's; request fot eco- to ong-third of ranchers in said the declaration was not npmic relief for ranchers at the area have not located all adequate because it only rigk of losing cattle because of their cattle. offers the state access to two the- storms remains under In Nebraska,, a declaration of the seven major types of revie\v, said FEMA congres- issued Sunday will help 57 public disaster assistance. sional affairs specialist counties affected by wide- In a meeting Monday at the Thomas Glen. spread power outages caused White House, Roberts urged ^ "We're waiting on pins and by the storms,- FEMA said. President Bush to expand the needles" to hear whether Officials estimated thou- declaration to include other ranchers will receive federal sands of utility customers aid such as assistance for pub- disaster aid as requested by remained without power lic utilities, roads, bridges, the state, said Terry Monday - nine days after the water control facilities and Fankhauser, executive vice worst of the storm. And high public buildings. president of the Colorado winds with gusts up to 60 Roberts said federal officials Cattlemen's Association] mph forecast for part of the did not appear to realize how Up to 15,000' cattle may stat| Monday could cause' devastating the stdim had have b^en killed * more than new problems fo* crews' been or how quickly action fOiir times higher than the restoring power in central and was needed. . | 3,500 cattle that state officials northeastern Nebraska, said , "We ar6 told that debris estimated - Fankhauser said. Jon Sunneberg, a spokesman removal does notfcoyer the The smaller number included for the Nebraska Public Power removal of snow," Roberts only range cattle and did not District. said in an emoti^na^speech account for thousands of live- In Kansas, 44 counties and on the Senate floor.

Austin closed for PUBLIC NOTICE New York Stata Electric & Gas Corporation (NYSEGj has filed tariff revisions with the New York State Pubite Service Commission (PSC) in compliance with the PSC's August 23,2006 rate order regarding electricity rates to become effective January 1,2007. The tariff revisions tests after birds die reflect a $36.2 million reduction in delivery revenue (a 5.8% overall reduction in delivery rates), further unbundling of competitive services and changes to NYSEG's economic development programs. : • BYJIMVERTUNO Avenue, a major downtown Associated Press Writer thoroughfare. Police closed the Below is a summary of the changes to NYSEG's tariff schedules; affected by the revisions are PSC Nos. 119 and 120 [Electricity), and 121 route through downtown and (Street Lighting). Full details of the tariff changes are available at nyseg.com. AUSTIN, TEXAS | Police shut two side streets, and a staging d^wn 10 blocks in downtown area was Set up near the Capitol, Tariff Revisions to Delivery Prices Austin for several hours with dozens of fire trucks, police Monday after 63 birds were cars and ambulances. , Reduction in Residential Rates > An overall 5.7% reduction in electricity delivery rates for residential customers is achieved through a found dead in the street, but The Capitol opened on sched- decrease In per'kilowatt-hour (kwh) deliver/ charges, an increase of $2 in the Basic Service Charge for Service Classification 1 (residential officials said preliminary, tests ule, however. And the governor regular) and 8 (residential day/night); and a decrease of $5 in the Basic Service Charge for Service Classification 12 (residential time-of-use). fqund no threat to people. was not asked to leave the man- (.Workers in yellow hazardous- sion. Reduction in Small Non-demand, Non-Residential Rates > An overall 6.4% reduction in electricity delivery rates for small niaterials suits tested for con- Dr. Adolfo Valadez, medical nqn-demand billed, nonresidential customers is achieved through a decrease in per kwh delivery charges and an increase of $2 in the taminants in a cordoned-off seO- director for the Austin; and ti0n near the state Capitol and Travis County Health arid Basic Service Charge for Service Classification Nos. 8 and 9. x the governor's mansion before Human Services Division, said Reduction in Other Non-Residential Rates > An overall 6.5% reduction In electricity delivery rates for demand-billed, authorities firially gave the all- the birds will be tested for sighs clear in the afternoon. of poison ot viral infections. But nonresidential customers. ; • 'Although officials could not officials do not believe bird flu is Standby Rates > An overall 5,8% reduction in electricity delivery rates for customers with Interconnected on-site generation qualifying for immediately determine involved. whether poison or something It could be days or weeks standby service. , else killed the birds, "there's no before a cause is determined, he Reduction in Street Lighting aiid Outdoor lighting > An overall 3.4% reduction in delivery rates for all lighting customers. threat to humans at this point," said. . ; said' Assistant City Manager The Austin street closures Further Unbundling of Competitive Services > The cost of bill issuance has been unbundled from the Basic Service Charge and will be Michael McDonald. were not the only public health listed separately on customers' bills. Customers who receive electricity supply from a supplier other than NYSEG and who receive a consolidated The dead grackles, sparrows concern in Texas on Monday. In bill for delivery and supply will not be charged NYSEG's Bill Issuance Charge. The Merchant Function Charge has also been unbundled from arid pigeons will be tested. the Houston suburb of Sugar Some experts said the most Land, authorities asked people rates and will appear as a separate line item on the bills of customers who purchase electricity supply from NYSEG. For demand-billed likely cause of the die-off was a to stay indoors with windows nonresidential customers, metering charges have been unbundled from the Basic Service Charge and wilt appear as separata line items on deliberate poisoning. "It hap- closed after a chemical release at the bills of customers who receive metering services from NYSEG. pens quite frequently," said an industrial plant. Ethylene- Greg Butcher, director of bird diamine was released into the air Tariff Revisions to Economic Development Programs conservation at the National while a tanker truck was unload- • The company is introducing a new incentive, the incremental Load Incentive. Audubon Society in ing at a divislori of Nalco Co. •, The company is phasing out the Economic Development Incentive, Economic Revitalization Incentive, Incubator Development Incentive Washington. The warning was lifted a little Grackles are a crowlike bird more than an hour later after and Self Generation Deferral Incentive; ^ . , regarded as a major pest in emergency crews contained the • Effective January 1,2007, the Small Business Growth Incentive is no longer available. T^xas, with Austin sidewalks leak of the colorless liquid, • Kilowatt-hours supplied by the New York Power Authority are exempt from paying the System Benefits and Renewable Portfolio sometimes covered in their which has an amomonia-like Standard charges. droppings. odor and can cause skin and The dead birds were found nasal irritation,, and possible overnight along Congress . damage to the kidneys and liver. The LEADERs PACE 8A | TUESDAY 11ANUARY 9 | 2007 FACILITY Ice Camp offered Walgreens plans Continued from TA at civic center rink to move tabled approved construction of a CORNING | An Ice Camp CORNING | An application to new facility that will have will be held from 9 a.m.- shift the development of a 105 beds. Doing so will give 5 p.m. Monday at the Nasser Walgreens drug store on the county more state fund- Civic Center ice rink for Denison Parkway 50 feet to ing in caring for clients while children ages 8-12 by the the east was tabled Monday providing more rehabilita- City of Corning Parks and afternoon by the city Planning tive services. Recreation Department. The and Zoning Board. The board The existing building camp is limited to the first 15 would like to review additional needs a new roof, which kids who register. Events wilt information at its February could Cost around $575,000, include ice skating, games on meeting before taking action said county Planning Dep- the ice, a skating lesson and on the application. Brian artment Director Gregory indoor activities. The cost is Maude, project developer, Heffner. $20 for Corning City residents said work on the 14,550- Other costs associated and $25 for non-residents. Square-foot store will likely with maintaining the facile Campers must bring a lunch. begin in the late spring. The ty once vacated include Snacks are provided. Pfe- store will take about four about $42,000 for ongoing registration is required by months to complete. maintenance. calling 962-0340, Ext. 7. • Staff reports CRITICAL Continued from 1A marketing/community of the office Monday and development for St. Joseph's, could not b6 reached for Sister Marie Castignaro said. said he didn't know whether comment. • THE ASSOCIATED PRESS "We stand by our belief that the hospital could appeal the In the past, Arnot officials President George Bush and first lady Laura Bush meet with members off Congress on the Commission on Health decision. expressed eagerness to |alk to Monday in the Oval Office. At left is. Sen. Ted Kennedy, D Mass, Care Facilities in the 21st "Oux lawyers are reviewing St. Joseph's about a pQssible Century violated the New all alternatives," Sweeney merger. However, four "prior York Open Meetings Law by said. "As soon as we know attempts to craft an agree-" transacting its business, con- what they are, we will out- ment failed. ducting its deliberations and Dems warn they may line what our next steps are." Part of the commission's making its recommendations John O'Mara, an attorney recommendation was that regarding St. Joseph'^ in non- with Davidson & O'Mara St. Joseph's would be forced public, closed-door sessions." whp represented St, Joseph's, to close if it did not negoti- Denis Sweeney, director of during the lawsuit, was out ate with Arnot in good faith. deny funding for troops BY DAVID ESPO wat'nearing the end of its Democrats have called a MEETING AP Special Correspondent fourth ] year, and many Republican "culture of corrup- Continued from 1A whenever ''One size just does not fit Democrats attribute their suc- tion." In the House, Democrats WASHINGTON | In a blunt cess iii'last fall's elections to have already passed some they want. all, in this case," Defendorf warning to the White House, number of county, state, fed- But jail offi- said Monday. "You Have public opposition to the con- ethics changes. eral and diocesan officials congressional Democrats said flict On security matters, they cials cannot Eucharist, the sacrament of Monday they may seek to deny received letters from Deacon schedule Reconciliation is really impor- The election results, com- intend to begin work today on Ray Defendorf complaining funds for the type of short-term bined with an assessment by legislation to implement near- weekly visits tant. (The inmates) have a troop buildup that President about the difficulty local cler- for 148 right to those." . the bipartisan ' Iraq Study ly all of the remaining recom- gy have in visiting inmates at Bush is expected to announce Group that the situation in Iraq mendations of the commission inmates with Tweddell said normal jail for Iraq Wednesday night. the jail. Defendorf is the pas- TWEDDELL the 37 clergy routine, and the current reno- was "grave and deteriorating," that investigated the terrorist toral administrator for St. As Democrats began their coincided with Bush's effort to attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. "If members reg- vations' and construction of first full week in the congres- Mary's Roman Catholic istered with the jail, he said. new wings at the jail limit safe begin work on a revised policy. this bill is enacted, funded and Church in Bath. sional majority, Senate He is expected to make a implemented, the American "That would take up all access to inmates, he said. Majority Leader Harry Reid said Defendorf said he recently wfek, that's all we'd be "Visitors can't just show up, nationwide televised address people will be safer," said Lee arrived for a scheduled jail doing," Tweddell said he would "look at everything" on the issue on Wednesday. Hamilton, who was a member they have to get there in to wind down the war effort, visit on a late Friday after- Monday. advance so they can be Several officials have said one of the commission. noon, and was told he could- short of cutting off support for leading option for Bush is a so- That legislation carries no The jail meets minimum screened," Tweddell said. troops already deployed. n't visit the inmate because state standards for clergy visits Tweddell said he plans to called "surge" in troop price tag, and the money to the visiting hours had been He said Bush's expected call strength, in which about pay for' the increased protec- and holds a weekly nonde- meet with Defendorf this > for an additional $100 billion changed.«: - . i-y, \ , ,; •.. nomin^tional worship serv- week W discuss the problem. 20,000 troops would be added tions will have to be approved 1 (. for tht wa^would receive close . to the forcg already in place,, in separately. At a news confer- Catholic seryt^ and sacra-1 ice, . he. said^, But Roman "I think there's fust a mis- scrutiny, mehts als9 are not allowed at 'CathoUcs have religious understanding," Tweddell hopes that sectarian vlolerice ence,- Pelosi sidestepped when the jail, Defendorf said, , . "We have a platform we did- can be quelled. ' - asked about the cost, saying observances that nondenomi- said. "1 don't think he com- n't have before. Leader Pelosi Tweddell said Monday that national services will not pro- pletely realizes what goes on The debate Over the war has that any increases in spending inmates are free to call clergy vide, Defendorf said. here." and I, and we're going to .,. overshadowed the early days would be offset to make sure focus attention on this war in of the new Democratic-corf- they did not increase the many different ways," said trolled Congress and a politi- deficit. Reid, D-Nevada. Speaker Nancy cally potent domestic agenda Legislation that Sen. Joseph SEVEN-DAY FORECAST Pelosi, D-Calif., suggested over that leaders had planned. Biden, D-Del. proposed in the the weekend using Congress' The Senate began debate Senate last year would have power of the purse to restrain Monday on legislation to implemented the 9/11 com- WETM 18 Storm Team any troop buildup. toughen ethics rules and crack mission's recomrtiendations at Chief Meteorologist Scott Mayer More than 3,000 U.S. troops down on lobbyists' influence. an estimated cost of $53.3 bil- 'kMw& Metebrplogist joe Pasquareill have lost their lives in Iraq in a The bill is a response to what lion over five years. w E r M Meteorologist Matthew Szwebjka

ROCK S n6W rOydity Inductees to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame for 2007.

mMggj'gi U*S'*//ji f//*:*-*-*'*] Today Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday . Sunday Monday M. Cfoud^ R sghhy Partly cloudy R sunny Cloudy with ' Becoming Morning flurrlej ppssi- cold, windy, a bit milder chance for light rain windy with sprinkles, bie, breezy ,; flurries High 144 showers High 142 rain p. sunny High | 38 High | 30 Low , 24 High 145 Low | 33 High 140 High | 34 ..: Grandmaster Flash i- Patti Smith Van Halen R.E.M. The Ronettes Low 126 Low 117 ' Low 132 Low | 26 Low 116 i and the Furious Five i ^e Godmother of I 1980s hard rock j Indie rock band that j This beehived girl j :Led innovative act in hip- iPunk" came out of the j quartet that put j broke through to mass! group achieved j NEW YORK | hop's formative years; i 70s with a blend of j out hits such as j success in early 90's j success ih th'e 60s j National forecast fe^ i 'The Message' was like j cerebral, raggedly I "Jump" and j with songs such as j with Phil Speptor and I Today will be mostly cloudy Forecast highs for Tuesday, Jan. 9 Sunny Ft. Cloudy Cloudy i a letter from urban j emotional music, i "breams." i "Losing My Religion." j his "wall gf sound." I with scattered snow showers Americei. : " : ,:- AP and highs around 40. Chance of snow is 50 percent. Tonight will be partly cloudy with a 40 percent Van Halen, R.E.M. among chance of snow showers. Lows will be around 20. Wednesday will be partly sunny with c| 50 percent Hall of Fame inductees chance of snow showers. Highs will be in the BYJOEMILICIA geous lead vocalist David Lee "It was great to be able to lower 30s. Associated Press Writer Roth, and later, rocker Sammy congratulate her back." Wednesday night will be Hagar, that put out hits such Grandmaster Flash and the 3>„ »2a Fronts Pressure partly cloudy with lows CLEVELAND | Van Halen as "Jump" and "Dreams." Furious Five (Kid Creole, Cold Warm Stationaty Low High around 16. made a "jump" into the Rock Eddie Van Halen stood out Cowboy, Grandmaster Flash, and Roll Hall of Fame on with his blistering guitar solos; Melle Mel, Mr. Ness, Raheim) Monday, along with his feud with Roth led to led the most innovative act in Grandmaster Flash and the Hagar's run with the band, hip-hop's formative era in the Furious Five - the first rap act which produced hits into the late 1970s, and the song "The WEATHER HISTORY to be inducted into the hall - Showers \ Rain T-storms Flurries Snow 1990s. Message" was like a letter from and R.E.M., the Ronettes and R.E.M. (Bill Berry, Peter urban America. Grandmaster In 1976, lake-effect snow YESTERDAY TODAY TOMORROW Patti Smith. Buck, Mike Mills and Stipe) squalls buried the town of Flash was considered a pioneer Lo Pro HI Lo Otlk Hi Lo Otlk A panel of 600 industry fig- was the, quintessential indie Adams under 68 inches of in many DJ techniques. Albany , 39 .46 42 31 Od; 34 25 Snow ures selected the five acts to be rock band until breaking With beehive hairdos and Albuquerque 28 48 20 '3? 48 25, snow. inducted at the annual cere- Ainarillo 23 52 27 Cir 60 } through to mass success in the dark eyeliner, the 1960s girl Anchorage -3 .02 3 -15 ar" 10 l' mony, to be held March 12 in early 1990s with songs like group the Ronettes (Estelle Asheville ' 44 1,25 43 27 43 24 Or Boston . 41 .57 44 • 34 37 32 PCIdy New York. To be eligible, "Losing My Religion." Bennett, Ronnie Spector, Brownsville 44 73 42 75 48 PCIdy artists must have issued a first The unique sound of their Buffafe 3S .30 40 28 36 21 Nedra Talley) achieved their Burlington, VI 36 .25 37 31 28 23 single or album at least 25 first album, 1983's "Murmur," greatest success with producer 26 40 16 45 26 Clr years before nomination. Charleston,S.C 66 .10 60 37 Clr 54 33 Or was the beginning of the mul- Phil Spector and his "wall of Owleston.W.Va. 42 42 .30 38 27 Snow 37 24 "R.E.M, and myself in par- tiplatinum band's emergence sound" style. Spector, who is Charlotte,N.C 58 .82 52 i 31 PCIdy 49 26 Cheyenne 44 18 K 48 24 PCIdy ticular are really terrible at as leader of the U.S. alternative awaiting a March 5 murder FaiEbanks, -36 -28 46 i 12 46 Cldy looking backward," R.E.M.'s scene of the .'80s and '90s. 12 21 11 31 12 Cldy MOON PHASES trial in the 2003 shooting Flagstaff. 14 58 16 48 20 POdy lead singer, Michael Stipe, told Punk rock poet Smith, death of actress Lana Grand Rapids 31 12 30 25 2 33 21 First Full Last New The Associated Press via phone Great Falls 33 51 24 a 35 32 Or known as the Godmother of Clarkson, co-wrote the trio's - Gceensboro.N.C 57 50 .52 48 32 PCIdy 46 28 Clr from London. "We kind of as a Punk, came out of lower biggest hit, "Be My Baby," and New York City $7 47 1.34 45 36 PCIdy 40 33 Norfolk,Va. • 68 57 .89 52 38 PCIdy 46 36 band continually look forward Manhattan in the early 1970s was married to its lead singer, . North Platte 21 39 14 PCIIdy 47 15 Clr so it's really fantastic that to cre|te a blend of cerebral, Ronnie Spector. ' Oklahoma City 23 51 30 Clr 59 33 PCidj, someone, especially the Rock Omaha 26 38, 24 a 47 23 JAN. 25 FEB. 2 THURS. JAN. 1» raggecpy emotional music. The Rock Hall will also Orlando 69 66 47 Clr 64 40 ar and Roll Hall of Fame, are Pendletpn. 40 54 37 PCIdy 33 33 Stip,e said got a congratula- honor Ahmet Ertegun, the c Philadelphp ^ 43 1.39 48 .36 40 32 ^ looking backward to recognize tory call, from Smith, a good founder of Atlantic Records, Phoenix - 44 77 47 69 46 PCIdy SUNRISE | SUNSET the work that we've done." friend, on Monday. He noted Syracuse 37 .65 40 31 2 33 25 Snow who was a crucial figure in the Tampa 73 66 49 Qr 63 41 Clr "I'm just really honored that that when he first heard her careers of artists such as Ray Topeka 26 42 26 Or 51 25 Clr Sunrise today 7:36 40 77 45 Clr 70 46 PCIdy Sunset today 4:55 they thought of us," he added. music in the 1970s, "I decided Charles, Aretha Franklin and Tulsa 27 54 33 Clr 56 29 Clr Van Halen was the 1980s that I wanted to make music Washington.D.C. 56 46 .68 47 34 45 33 Cir Sunrise Wednesday 7:36 the Rolling Stones and one of Wichita 57 20 47 25 ^r 56 29 ar Sunset Wednesday 4:56 hard rock quartet led by gui- and be in a band ... now she the leading figures to help cre- Wilkes-Barre 47 39 39 28 Cldy 36 24 PCIdy tarist Eddie Van Halen, outra- and I are great friends. ate the rock hall. The LEADER NATION I STATE TUESDAY | JANUARY 9 | 2007 | 7A Gas-like odor permeates Manhattan, New Jersey

BY KAREN MATTHEWS train service for about an hour "You stayed in it and held it Associated Press Writer between New Jersey arid 33rd enough, you probably would Street in Manhattan., have got dizzy from it," he NEW YORK | they bom- Terrorism' was not a con- said. "That was a strong-ass barded 911-with calls, crowd- cern, a federal official said. smell." ed the sidewalks in front of "It is still early but there is The smell was reported as evacuated buildings and no. indication of terrorism and far downtown as Battery Park tuned to the. news for word of there is no credible intelli- City, where the management what was happening. The gence to suggest any immi- at one apartment building question on the minds of so nent; threat to the homeland shut off the outside air supply many New Yorkers: "What's or to New York at this time," and advised tenants to close that smell?" .. .' . said Russ Knocke, spokesman their windows. The gas-like odor, which for the Department of Across the Hudson River in permeated much of Homeland Security. Jersey City, Maria Pignataro, Manhattan and parts of New The Fire Department began the spokeswoman for Mayor Jersey on Monday moaning getting calls about the odor Jerramiah T. Healy, said offi- and also disrupted mass tran- around 9 a.m., said cials were told the odor in sit, left unanswered questions spokesman Tim Hinchey. their city was due to a gas leak in its wake. A handful of city schools in Manhattan. The odor set off concern were briefly evacuated, Steve, No air sampling was done in from Washington Heights to Satin, the principal of New Jersey because the state the West Side Highway, down Norman Thomas High School Department of Environmental .>;- , ' ' ' '•''• • • . • THEASSOdATED PRESS to Battery Park City and across on East 33 rd Street, said the Protection received no specific Alex MacPherson walk< by his home after high winds knocked down a large tree branch the Hudson River. school was evacuated for location "to hone in on," that dropped onto the roof Monday In Boulder, Colo. Mayor Michael Bloomberg about 35 minutes but then spokeswoman Elaine said there was no indication students returned to their Makatura said. Complaints the air was unsafe to breathe. classrooms. about the odor came from "It may just be an unpleasant SuSan Badger, a retiree who Bergen and Hudson counties Pl^sident declares emergency smell," he said. He said sen- lives in Chelsea, said she left in New Jersey, she said. sors did not show an unusual- her apartment building at Tim Morrin, a meteorologist ly high Concentration of natu- 27th Street and Eighth at the National Weather for parts of snowbound states ral gas. Avenue to escape the smell. Service, said winds were fairly Bloomberg said natural gas "If it's throughout the light, about 5-10 mph, com- BY JON SARCHE is odorless, and the chemical whole city, it seems that it ing from the south/southwest. Associated Press Writer that is added to it gives it the must be a lot of gas. It's really "There are no abnormal recognizable odor. He said the extreme," she said. changes in the gas flow in our DENVER I. President Bush smell may have resulted from Bill Battipaglia, a clerk at a gas transmission system. If signed emergency declara- a leak of that substance, called U.S. Postal Service annex in there was a big leak, we would tions allowing federal aid to mercaptan. Chelsea, said the smell see a change in the gas flow," help Colorado, Nebraska and Charles Sturcken, a seemed to be coming from the said Con Edison spokesman Kansas recover from back-to- spokesman for the city building's ventilation system Chris Olert. back blizzards that shut down Department of Environmen- between 9:30 and 10 a.m. , He said more than 60 Cor> highways and knocked out tal Protection, said later that "It was strong enough for Edison workers fanned out all power to tens of thousands of the odor could have been me to leave," Battipaglia said, across Manhattan's west side, homes. caused by mercaptan but standing outside the building but found no indication of "a Thirteen Colorado counties added, "Nothing has been on Ninth Avenue. gas leak. He said the company - including • the cities of confirmed. We're left with a "That smell was stinking. It flelded 700 calls from people Denver, Boulder and Pueblo ^ mystery, although we know smelled like, toxic," said concerned about the odor, it's not harmful." Alfred Stewart, 47, who lives from as far north as were included in the declara- in a Chelsea apartment build- tion issued Sunday for the The smell caused some com- Washington Heights to as far Dec,, 18-22,blizzard. A second muting problems. The Port ing near 10th Avenue. He south as Greenwich Village Authority of New York and thought it smelled like a mix and as far east as Lexington declaration was issued for of oil and kerosene. Otero County in southeastern New Jersey suspended PATH Avenue. Colorado for the Dec. 28-31 storm. Federal Emergency THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Life stress affects scalp health... Left unattended my lead to thinning. Management Agency A front end loader clears snow to open a second lane of a spokesman Jerry DeFelice road in Broomfleld, Colo. High winds caused huge drifts {,i: Join us for an educational experience. View the scalp's said. resulting In several cars getting stuck in the drifts. '*',•-} health and hair through powerful magnification of the The move opens the way stock in feedlot pens. some nonprofit organizations B. Ill NioScope®. Come see how NIOXIN® can make your for FEMA to reimburse local hair appear full and healthy. January 10th at 6:00 PM governments and some civil- State officials .have said in the western part of thg ian agencies for snow mMiy'ranchers will hot have state will receive aid for debris removal, _ police'~ oveltimer ah accurate~couhf of their "removal and other emergency siaelteji: operations' and emer- losses until more snow melts. measures, . -' . gency medical care. Fankhauser estimated that up Sen. Pat Roberts, R-Kan., [ Colorado's request for eco- to one-third of ranchers in said the declaration was not nomic relief for ranchers at the area have not located all adequate because it only risk of losing cattle because of their cattle.. offers the state access to two the storms remains under In Nebraska, a declaration of the seven major types of review, said FEMA congres- issued Sunday will help 57 public disaster assistance. sional affairs specialist counties affected by wide- In a meeting Monday at the Thomas Glen. spread power outages caused White House, Roberts urged i "We're waiting on pins and by the storms, FEMA said. President Bush to expand the needles" to hear whether Officials estimated thou- declaration to include other ranchers will receive federal sands of utility customers aid such as' assistance for pub- disaster aid as requested by remained without power lic utilities, roads, bridges, the state, said Terry Monday - nine days after the water control facilities and Fankhauser, executive vice worst of the storm. And high public buildings. president of the Colorado winds with gusts up to 60 Roberts said federal officials Cattlemen's Association. mph forecast for part of the did not appear to realize how v state Monday could cause devastating the storm had ;Up to 15,000 cattle may ow have been,killed - more than new. problems for crews been of h quiclyy action four, times higher than the restoring power in central and was needed. | 3,500 cattle'that state officials northeastern Nebraska, said "We are told/th|t debris estimated - Fankhauser said. 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PUBLIC NOTICE Justin closed for ' • • • • • . . - New York State Electric & Gas Corporation (NYSEG) has filed tariff revisions with the New York State Public Service Commission (PSC) in compliance with the PSC's August 23,2003 rate order regarding electricity rates to become effective January 1,2007, The tariff revisions fests after birds die reflect a $38.2 million reduction in delivery revenue (a 5.8% overall reduction in delivery rates), further unbundling of competitive services and changes to NYSEG's economic developmeot programs. BYJIMVERTVNO Avenue, a major downtown Associated Press Writer thoroughfare. Police closed the Belowls a summary pf the changes to NYSEG's tariff schedules; affected by the revisions are PSC Nos. 119 and 120 lEIectricity), and 121 route through downtown and (Street Lighting). Full details of the tariff changes are available at nyseg.com. i AUSTIN, TEXAS | Police shut two side streets, and a staging dSwn 10 blocks in downtown area Was set up near the Capitol, Tariff Revisions to Delivery Price* Austin for several hours with dozens of fire trucks, police Monday after 63 birds were cars and ambulances, Reductfon in Residential Rates > An overall 5.7% reduction in electricity delivery rates for residential customers is achieved through a fQund dead in the street, but The Capitol opened on sched- decrease in per kilowatt-hour (kwh) delivery charges, an increase of $2 in the Basic Service Charge for Service Classification 1 (residential officials said preliminary tests ule, however. And the governor regular) and 8 (residential day/night), and a decrease of $5 in the Basic Service Charge for Service Classification 12 (residential time-of-use). fqund no threat to people. was not asked to leave the man- • Workers in yellow hazardous- sion. Reduetiflfi in Small Non-demand, Non-Residential Rates > An overall 6.4% reduction in electricity delivery rates for small niaterials suits tested for con- Dr. Adolfo Valadez, medical non-demand billed, nonresidential customers is achieved through a decrease in per kwh delivery charges and an increase of $2 in the taminants in a cordoned-off sec- director for the Austin and tion near the state Capitol and Travis County Health and Basic Service Charge for Service Classification Nos, 6 and 9. the governor's mansion before Human Services Division, said . Reduction in Other Non-Residential Rates > An overall 6.5% reduction in electricity delivery rates for demand-billed, authorities finally gave the all- the birds will be tested for signs clear in the afternoon. of poison or viral infections. But nonresidential customers. Although officials could not officials do not believe bird flu is Standby Rates > An overall 5.8% reduction in electricity delivery rates for customers with interconnected on-sita generation qualifying for immediately determine involved. whether poison or something It could be days or weeks standby seivice. elise killed the birds, "there's no before a cause is determined, he Reduction in Street Lighting and Outdoor Ugbting > An overall 3.4% reduction in delivery rates for all lighting customers. threat to humans at this point," said. said' Assistant City Manager The Austin street closures Further Unbundling of Competitive Services > The cost'of bill Issuance has been unbundled from the Basic Service Charge and will be Michael McDOnald. were not the only public health listed separately on customers' bills. Customers who receive electricity supply from a supplier other than NYSEG and who receive a consolidated The dead grackles, sparrows concern in Texas on Monday. In ahd pigeons will be tested. the Houston suburb ojf Sugar bill for delivery and supply will not be charged NYSEG's Bill Issuance Charge. The Merchant Function Charge has also been unbundled from Some experts said the most Land, authorities asked people rates and will appear as a separate line item on the bills of customers who purchase electricity supply from NYSEG. For demand-billed likely cause of the die-off was a to stay indoors with windows nonresidential customers, metering charges have been unbundled from the Basic Service Charge and wilt appear as separata line items on deliberate poisoning. "It. hap- closed after a'chemical release at the bi lls of customers who receive metering services from NYSEG. pens quite frequently," said an industrial plant. Ethylene- Greg Butcher, director of bird diamine was released into the air Tariff Revisions to Economic Development Programs conservation at the National while a tanker truck was Upload- • The company is introducing a new incentive, the Incremental Load Incentive. Audubon Society in ing at a division of Nalco Co., • The company is phasing out the Economic Development Incentive, Economic Revitalization Incentive, Incubator Development Incentive V^ashington. The warning was lifted a little ; Grackles are ai. crowlike bird more than an hour later' after and Self Generation Deferral Incentive. 4 regarded as a major pest in emergency crews contained the • Effective January 1,2007, the Small Business Growth Incentive fs no longer available. Texas, with Austin sidewalks leak of the colorless liquid, • Kilowatt-hours supplied by the New York Power Authority are exempt from paying the System Benefits and Renewable Portfolio Sometimes covered in their which has an amomonia-like Standard charges. droppings. odor and can cause skin arid (The dead birds were found nasal irritation, and possible ctm overnight along Congress damage to the kidneys and liver.