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Erie PA News and Events for Martin Luther King Jr Day, Monday January 15, 2007
Posted by Dennis on January 15, 2007
Erie PA recorded 3,456 violent crimes in 2006. Violent crimes include homicide, rape, robbery, theft, burglary, assault and arson. Allentown, with about the same population as Erie, had 6,623 violent crimes last year.
No, you aren’t still drunk, GoErie.com has redesigned their site. It looks better but the navigation and search function could still be improved.
With over 75 years’ experience, Bliley Technologies of Erie PA is recognized internationally for manufacturing quality quartz crystals and crystal oscillators for wireless and wireline communication, SATCOM/space, military and aerospace electronics, and other instrumentation applications.
Edinboro edged Penn State 19-17 at the Virginia Duals.
Ron Palombi Jr won the 44th annual Times-News Open for his 6th T-N Open title. Ron won 6 titles including the Bud Light PBA National Championship in 1993 on the PBA tour before retiring. What makes this title special is that in 2001, Palombi got his had caught in a snow blower and doesn’t have full use or feeling in his hand.
Here are a few of the Martin Luther King Jr Day events:
Gannon University’s Center for Social Concerns will host Nonviolence Training today from 8:30-10:30 am in room 219 of the Waldron Campus Center, 124 West Seventh Street. The session is free and open to the public; call 814-871-7387 to register.
The Gannon University Student Government Association will host an Intercollegiate Prayer Service today from 10:45-11:30 am in the Mary, Seat of Wisdom Chapel at 4th and Peach Streets.
The Mercyhurst College Office of the Student Union and Student Activities will offer showings of the “Citizen King” documentary between 1 and 4 pm in the Great Room of the Carolyn Herrmann Student Union. Refreshments will be provided.
A comprehensive, hands-on, 2 day RFID training will be offered in Erie, PA on January 17-18, 2007 from 8 am - 5 pm. This course is designed to prepare attendees for the CompTIA RFID+ examination, at a fraction of the cost of other national trainings. CompTIA certification is the industry standard for foundation-level information technology skills. Individuals interested in gaining an in-depth understanding of RFID technology, hardware and software capabilities, RFID system implementation and system maintenance should attend this course. The course is presented by the RFID Center of Excellence at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College, and the Center for eBusiness and Advanced IT (eBizITPA).
Martin Luther King III, oldest son of Martin Luther King, Jr and Coretta Scott King, will speak at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College, as part of the college’s 2007 King holiday celebration. King’s address, “My Father’s Dream, My Mission,” is part of Penn State Behrend’s annual Speaker Series and will be held at 7:30 pm on Thursday, January 18, in the Reed Union Building’s McGarvey Commons. Admission is free and open to the public, and King will take questions from the audience following his talk.
There will be a fundraiser for the proposed skate park in Erie on January 20 at Forward Hall. Admission for the all age show is $10. The bands that will be playing include Common Enemy, Whiplash, Cardboard Box, Piranha Deathmatch and Last of a Dying Breed.
Shake off the winter blues during with a day of fun during the “Winter Adventure Day” at the Tom Ridge Environmental Center on Saturday, January 20. Learn to snowshoe, check out cross-country skiing, test your winter survival skill, venture into ice fishing and more! No fee, No registration. Various locations on Presque Isle. 11am - 4pm. Meet at the Tom Ridge Environmental Center. Call 814-833-7424 for more info. Check out some true survival skills on the BIG Green Screen during Winter Adventure Day: Adventure Movie Package - Buy Two regular priced Movie Tickets and get a FREE Large Popcorn! Not valid with any other discounts. Or “Two” True Adventure Package - See Everest AND Lewis and Clark for only $2 more than the regular price of 1 ticket. (valid for same day movie only)
Everest (Showtime’s at 12N, 2pm, 4pm)
Lewis and Clark Adventure Package (Showtime’s 11am, 1pm, 3pm, 5pm)
Curtis Granderson, the Erie SeaWolves Centerfielder and 2004 Eastern League MVP Canididate will be in Erie on Wednesday, January 24 at the annual Erie SeaWolves Hot Stove Banquet. The event begins at 6 p.m. with a cocktail hour. Individual tickets are on sale now for $35 Fans can also purchase a table of eight for $240 ($5 discount per ticket). The event will be hosted by Jim LeCorchick and will feature many special guest speakers including Detroit Tigers Director of Player Development Glenn Ezell, Mandalay Sports Entertainment VP of Development Rich Neumann and 2007 SeaWolves Pitching Coach A.J. Sager. For more information or to purchase tickets for the event, contact the SeaWolves at (814) 456-1300.
Identity theft can wreak havoc on otherwise perfect credit ratings and wipe out bank accounts. And it’s a crime that’s growing by the minute. Learn more about this alarming crime as Stephen Szwejbka, director of the criminal justice program at Mercyhurst North East, presents “Information on and Prevention of Identity Theft,” on Wednesday, Jan 24, at 7:30 pm in Miller Hall, Room 116, on the MNE campus. The presentation is free and open to the public.
The Erie Chamber Orchestra in residence at Gannon University presents “The Annual Tribute Concert to Dr Martin Luther King, Jr” on January 19 at St Patrick’s Church, 130 East 4th St. The Shiloh Baptist Church Choir, under the direction of Evangelist DM Jamerson, will honor Dr King’s memory at 7:30 pm. The performance is free and open to everyone.
Penn State Erie, The Behrend College, will host only the third performance of “Inspired by America,” a groundbreaking program that fuses live music performed by Cypress String Quartet with an original film based on Jacob Needleman’s best-selling book The American Soul. Directed by Emmy and Peabody winner Michael Schwarz, the film uses American art, landscapes, news footage, readings, and other images and sounds to reflect the diversity of the American story. The event, part of Music at Night: The Logan Series, will be held at 7 pm on Thursday, February 1, in the Reed Union Building’s McGarvey Commons. Tickets are required. Music at Night tickets can be purchased at the door on February 1, or in advance at the Reed Union Building main desk or online. Ticket prices are $10 for adults, $8.50 for adults over 60, $5 for Penn State Behrend students, and $4 for children under the age of 16.
On Feb 25, the Brewerie at Union Station in Erie hosts the Erie Illusion women’s football team Beer Fest.
Posted by Dennis at January 15, 2007 7:05 AM
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New GoErie: Wow, and not in a good way. First, the new front page offers very little in terms of news. I liked their old page (now the Erie Times News tab) because you can see everything at a glance. They've added a needless click to the process. Second, just their front page alone (the one with just 5 news stories) has over 340 validation errors (here's a link to the validator: http://tinyurl.com/y36jym) Third, formatting of article pages is broken in Safari and Firefox. Fourth, they've redesigned their site with tables. While that's easier then doing it right with CSS, it handcuffs them when they want to make future updates or present their content across multiple platforms (browsers, mobile devices, etc.) What a mess.
Posted by: Mike at January 15, 2007 8:35 AM
New GoErie: I agree with Mike although I really, really, really wanted to like it. I can hear the staff at CyberInk now: "no matter what we would have done, those assholes at ErieBlogs.com wouldn't like it." And to that I would respond they are both right and wrong: yes we are a bunch of assholes but no, we would have given kudos to a successful redesign.
Ignoring the "geeky" stuff like problems in Firefox/Safari browsers, poor coding/validation, and a conspicuously absent RSS feed link, this is my primary contention; it was a redesign for a redesign's sake. Although aesthetically pleasing and more contemporary looking (circa 2004-05) it simply misses the boat on user friendliness and ease of navigation. For example, what the hell is a "Erie Times News" tab? And why does the "Sports" tab (among others) exist if there is a sub-link under the Erie Times News tab (the hierarchy in which doesn't make sense)? Kill the 'Erie Times News tab of obfuscation' and give readers the short cut to the info they want.
However, I have a strong feeling the Times/CyberInk is tied to that Publicas software that they are using in the back end, and hence, are limited in what they can do (for whatever the reason). Apparently the Times are not the only ones with this hangup (see Detroit Free Press site at http://www.freep.com ).
Really, all users want is a simple and clean interface without a brazillion distractions and hoops to jump through. Although my mom always used to say that it is the thought that counts, here I don't think that will be enough.
Maybe I'm missing something here and would like to hear a contrary position or argument.
Posted by: rich at January 15, 2007 10:34 AM
New GoErie.com: They should have focused more on usability rather than just a facelift. What good is a clean design if it just doesn't work for you?
I understand if there is already a heavy investment in a particular backend software, etc....but if you so many people complaining about your site it would seem common sense to look into something else.I don;t know one person that ever liked using the site.
GoErie.com....at the very least, fix your tabs so that the section you are in is highlighted....and listen to your users...please...I'm asking nicely.
Posted by: hd at January 15, 2007 12:46 PM
"No, you aren't still drunk[.] GoErie.com has redesigned their site. It looks better but the navigation and search function could still be improved."
And they still require registration to view anything. What is this: 2002? Wise up, Go Erie. In the meantime, we're all going to get username/pw combos at bugmenot.com if we feel the burning need to read anything there.
BTW: Just b/c they did a redesign doesn't mean I'm not drunk. ;)
Posted by: Eden at January 15, 2007 3:29 PM
goerie remains an ugly and overly busy site.
Posted by: c-rolla at January 16, 2007 2:02 AM
Add a
link and graphic to your site to show that you're from Erie. Meet new peeps, share you thoughts on our fair city, do whatever you like.
