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SYRACUSE -- The New York Works program means more orange construction signs on Central New York roadways.

While that may frustrate some commuters, it's good news for companies that have been struggling since the recession.

The state Department of Transportation says its ready to get started on several projects throughout the region.

Contracts have been awarded on several projects including replacing the bridge decks on Interstate 690, going over Crouse Avenue just east of Downtown Syracuse.

Its helping out businesses like Vector Construction in Cicero that have been struggling to find work.

"We have about 45 people, 35 working between April 1st and Thanksgiving and the past three years we have been struggling to keep those people busy," said Richard Andersonof Vector during a news conference Tuesday afternoon.

A $17.4 million dollar contract will replace 13 bridge decks in Syracuse and Utica.

There are also several projects ready to go in Tompkins, Cayuga, Cortland and Oswego Counties.

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"I love you!" squealed Paris Hilton, when heckled by thousands of fans. Watch her hit the decks here...

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Paris Hilton did a little DJ gig to thousands of fans in Brazil last night only, she seemed to enjoy it a little more than they did.

The 31-year-old heirhead heiress hit the decks at the Sao Paulo Pop Music Festival and did her best Lady Gaga impression in an embellished knickerbocker playsuit and suspenders.

Paris had a ruddy good time waving her flag in the air like she just don't care...

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Paris played such chuuunes (we cant pull that off) as Rihannas We Found Love as well as her own new single, Last Night, um, last night.

But there wasnt all that much love in the room for hotel heiress Ms Hilton who was booed as she took to the stage.

In case it's not clear, that's Paris Hilton on stage...

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East Aurora Third in Business First District Rankings The East Aurora Union Free School District ranked third in the latest Business First ranking of school districts. Business First rated 97 public school districts in the eight-county region of Western New York, using four years of test data compiled by the New York State Education Department. Williamsville took first place in the rankings, followed by Clarence. Orchard Park was fourth on the list. Iroquois came in at 10th place. The nearby Holland Central School District also made the honor roll by ranking 17th.

Marilla Concerts are Underway The opening of Marillas summer concert series was a rousing success, Councilman Warren Handley told his Town Board colleagues last week. The first performance featured the Iroquois Middle School orchestra and chorus. The next concert, held at the Marilla Pavilion at the intersection of Two Rod and Bullis roads, will feature area entertainer Glenn Colton in a "Kids Day Concert" on Wed., June 27 from noon until 1 p.m.

Board Wants to Improve East Aurora's Look Finding ways to make aesthetic improvements around the community was the main business of the East Aurora Village Board at its meeting Monday. Among the topics of discussion: weeding, ornamental displays, building demolitions and sidewalk maintenance.

NY Works Bridge Construction Begins: Aurora Expressway Work to be Completed This Year The New York State Department of Transportation has begun construction on a $13.8 million contract to replace bridge decks on 10 structures in Erie and Monroe counties through the NY Works program. Four bridges along Route 400 (Aurora Expressway) will be repaired.

BPO to Perform at Knox Farm on June 27 The Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra will perform at Knox Farm State Park in East Aurora on Wed., June 27 at 7 p.m. The gates will open at 4:30 p.m. for concertgoers. The concert will take place adjacent to the Main House (also known as the Knox mansion).

East Aurora Art Society Prepares for Summer Exhibition The East Aurora Art Society's 59th annual Fine Art Exhibition will be held on Sat., June 23 and 24 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day. This years theme is "Art Occupies Main Street," and works by more than 80 artists will be displayed on the campus of East Aurora Middle School, 430 Main St.

Class of 2012 Commencement is Sunday Sunday is graduation day for the East Aurora High School Class of 2012. Some 173 members of the Class of 2012 are expected to receive diplomas Sunday in the schools 126th commencement.

Roycroft Summer Arts & Crafts Festival Returns to Parkdale The highly anticipated Roycroft Summer Arts & Crafts Festival featuring the work of more than 75 juried artisans, including more than 35 Roycroft Renaissance artisans, will take place this weekend from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sat., June 23 and Sun., June 24.

Local Students Head to National SkillsUSA Championships Two local students will represent the Erie 2-Chautauqua-Cattaraugus BOCES, their home school districts, and New York State at the SkillsUSA national championships in Kansas City in June after an extremely successful showing at the New York State SkillsUSA Conference in April.

Immaculate Conception Students Participate in Junior Solar Sprint Can students learn anything by racing cars? They can, if they are racing model solar cars they built themselves, according to teachers at Immaculate Conception School in East Aurora.

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Often surrounded by a mass of cables, inputs and high-end equipment, one could be forgiven for thinking that DJs indulge in an expensive, complicated craft. But all you need is a DJ app on an iPad to blend your favourite tunes and cast your sorcery on the dance floor.

Apple's versatile tablet has made the art of mixing more accessible than ever, with apps such as djay for iPad and iDJ making it a great stepping stone into the world of turntabling. Have you always fancied trying your hand on the decks? If so, here's how to set yourself on the path to becoming the next Tiesto.

To begin your illustrious career as a tablet DJ, you'll need an iPad packed with your favourite selection of high-quality tunes. Your mobile DJ station will need to be running iOS 4.2 or better, with at least 20MB of space -- not including your chosen tracks.

You'll also need $20 (13) worth of iTunes credit to buy djay for iPad. Download it here. One of the most impressive apps on the market today, djay for iPad is easy to use but packed with features -- perfect for seasoned vinyl heads or MP3 newbies alike.

There's also a range of easily expandable features. One great accessory, if you want to take things up a notch, is the Griffin DJ Cable. It lets you hear what the PA is playing and the track you're cueing up, giving you even more control over your mix -- once you know what you're doing. You'd also be well advised to invest in some quality headphones.

A DJ is nothing without his record bag, or in this case, his iTunes library. Your first step is to assemble a mass of your favourite tracks in the highest-quality format you can afford. This will make all the difference.

After downloading djay, you should be able to easily access your songs. One of djay's many plus points is its ability to see your iTunes library in its entirety -- making importing tracks to your decks a painless experience.

When you first open djay, you'll be presented with a familiar DJ scene -- left and right decks with a horizontal cross-fader in the middle and vertical pitch faders either side. The pitch faders control the speed of the song, while the cross-fader is the tool that does the blending -- the most important control for a DJ.

Mixing is the blending of tracks -- not the twisting or forcing together of them -- so it's always a good idea to find two songs that complement each other, with a similar tempo or beats per minute (BPM).

Once you've chosen your two tracks, you have a couple of options. Firstly, pressing the sync button will adjust both tunes to the same speed -- so mixing is as simple as choosing when to start the second song and moving the cross-fader along. The more difficult, but ultimately more rewarding, method would be to ignore the sync button altogether and instead sync the tracks using your own newly discovered DJing skills.

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A Commerce woman faces four criminal charges after she allegedly decked another woman she thought was involved in a relationship with her estranged husband.

Take me to jail because I done knocked out that (woman) for (having sex) with my man, advised Danielle Marie McDaniel, 33, of 155 Beaver Creek Drive, Commerce, according to the Commerce police report on the incident.

The victim, a white female, claimed to have no knowledge of what McDaniel was talking about, according to the report. She told the officer she was walking across the street near Prestos convenience Store, Old Maysville Road, when McDaniel appeared, struck her in the face and accused her of sleeping with McDaniels soon-to-be-ex-husband.

The officer said he asked the victim if she had a relationship with the man. The victim replied that she did not, that she didnt know anyone in the area and was just going on a walk with her daughter when McDaniel came out and attacked her.

The officer charged McDaniel with battery, cruelty to a child, disorderly conduct and criminal trespass.

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The teenager had produced some astonishing performances in her native South Africa, but the country's apartheid regime meant it was excluded from the Olympics.

But, armed with the revelation Budd had a British grandfather, the Daily Mail led a campaign to bring her to these shores.

The barefoot Budd entered the 3000m where she came up against American darling Mary Decker. Just over halfway through the final, the pair clashed legs and Decker fell to the ground, injured.

Budd continued but, as the partisan L.A. crowd booed her, fell back to seventh - she later claimed she slowed deliberately to avoid causing an even greater controversy.

The race was won by Romania's Maricica Puica, who was actually the fastest athlete in the field on form.

In the wake of Decker's fall, a fevered blame game commenced. Though the US media rounded on Budd, accusing her of swerving in front of their runner, Decker later absolved her erstwhile rival of responsibility.

Budd soon returned to South Africa, for whom she competed with limited success after the end of apartheid.

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By Derek J. LaRiviere, Times Correspondent Derek J. LaRiviereTampa Bay Times In Print: Thursday, June 21, 2012

The Junior Circuit Tennis Series Tournament of Champions was held at the end of April.

After a six-event series throughout the winter and spring months, the top players from the series were invited to compete in this final tournament to crown an overall champion. The JCT Series is orchestrated by three area USTA professionals: Rick Scholl, Lou Giglio and Judy Jeanette.

Three divisions were held in the tournament: the boys' high school, boys' middle school, and girls' high school.

The boys' high school division was decided in bracket format. Each match was best of three sets with Spring Hill's Chris Rosser placing first over Spring Hill's Connor Schwefringhaus. Rosser won the title match in straight sets, 6-3, 6-3. His performance was enough to clinch the overall division title with 34 points over runnerup Jesse DeWitt (17).

Lecanto's Amber Gamble won the girls' high school division with a 6-3, 6-4 victory over Hernando's Mahima Tatumbotola. Despite winning the past two tournament titles, Gamble came up just short of Tatumbotola for the series title. The Hernando resident's 28 points beat out Gamble's 24.

Spring Hill's Coty Willey won a straight-set title match to claim the boys' middle school crown over Inverness' Brody Summer, 6-2, 6-2. Summer, who was a perennial finals participant throughout the series, won the overall points title with 27 points over Willey (26).

The JCT Series will return for the 2012-13 season on Sept. 15-16 at Sugarmill Woods in Homosassa. Forty-eight players participated in the series of tournaments this past season. For information, email Jeanette at jjeanette3saj@aol.com.

JUST FOR KICKS KARATE: Just for Kicks Karate in Spring Hill competed at the Summer Samurai Martial Arts Tournament in Ridge Manor. Every competitor from the youth class placed in their division.

Dominic Parisan took first place in weapons, second in kata, and second in sparring. Ryan Parisan got first in kata, third in weapons, and first in sparring. Christian Parisan earned fourth in sparring and second in kata. Austyn Payne continued the Just for Kicks success with first in weapons, third in sparring, and fourth in kata.

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By Betty Adams badams@centralmaine.com Staff Writer

AUGUSTA -- All the tenants are now gone from a four-unit apartment building on State Street that city officials recently deemed unsafe for living.

Officials had the first three apartments vacated early last week after a codes enforcement officer concluded that the decks providing the only access to the units were unsafe.

The remaining tenants in the ground-floor apartment were told Friday to find new housing and to be out by Monday.

"We told them we didn't feel comfortable even allowing anyone on the premises with the condition of those decks," Robert Overton, the code officer, said Tuesday.

The family, which had several young children and a dog, found a new home within walking distance of their old residence, Overton said.

He said some families still might have belongings on site, but he told them to limit their visits because of the decks. He said the 11 State St. building cannot be re-occupied until the decks are repaired and inspected and until the entire building is inspected for compliance with life and safety codes.

The owner, Kenneth Ouellette, has not responded to several messages left in recent weeks at his Monmouth home phone number.

Overton said Ouellette met with him and with Augusta Fire Chief Roger Audette last week about the property. Ouellette did not say what he planned to do about the building, Overton said.

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Nokia is to lose 10,000 workers and transform its management team in a bid to return to profitability, the Finnish handset manufacturer has said.

A series of moves, which also includes the selling-off of luxury handset division Vertu and the acquisition of imaging technology from Scalado, was announced early on Thursday. The heads of Nokia's mobile phone, markets and marketing departments have also been ousted as part of the reorganisation.

Nokia is to cut 10,000 people from its workforce as it looks to 'broaden' the price range of its Lumia phones. Image credit: Ben Woods/ZDNet

"We are increasing our focus on the products and services that our consumers value most while continuing to invest in the innovation that has always defined Nokia," Nokia chief Stephen Elop said in a statement. "We intend to pursue an even more focused effort on Lumia, continued innovation around our feature phones, while placing increased emphasis on our location-based services."

Vertu is to be sold to the private equity firm EQT VI, although Nokia will retain a 10 percent minority stake in the business.

Nokia has not broken down its lay-off numbers by country indeed, the company's representatives refused to say how many people Nokia employs in the UK, let alone how many cuts will take place here. However, Nokia did say it would be closing research and development facilities in Ulm, Germany, and in Burnaby, Canada.

The company's manufacturing plant in Salo, Finland, is also going to be shut down, although R&D will continue at the site. Jobs will also go among Nokia's marketing, sales, IT, corporate and support staff, the company added.

"These planned reductions are a difficult consequence of the intended actions we believe we must take to ensure Nokia's long-term competitive strength," Elop said. "We do not make plans that may impact our employees lightly, and as a company we will work tirelessly to ensure that those at risk are offered the support, options and advice necessary to find new opportunities."

Cheaper Lumia, better photos

The renewed focus on Lumia, Nokia's range of smartphones running Microsoft's Windows Phone OS, will make the devices "available to more consumers", the company said.

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