Hudson wedding party boat crash: Driver had 'signs of intoxication'

A boat carrying members of a wedding party struck a barge in the Hudson River Friday night. The boat's operator was charged with first-degree vehicular manslaughter Saturday. NBC's Lester Holt reports.

By Tracy Jarrett and Alastair Jamieson, NBC News

A second body has been found after two people, including a bride-to-be, went missing when a speedboat crashed into a barge on the Hudson River while carrying six members of a wedding party.

The second body was found on Sunday, about a mile downriver from where the first body was found a day earlier, Rockland County Sheriff Louis Falco said on Sunday.

Neither body has been positively identified as belonging to the missing persons.

The pilot of the speedboat was charged on Saturday with vehicular manslaughter.

Jojo John, 35, was also charged with three counts of vehicular assault over Friday night?s crash, said Rockland County Sheriff William Barbera, according to Reuters.

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"There were signs of intoxication," Barbera added, although lab test results were still pending.

John was in custody at Nyack Hospital Saturday night where his condition was ?critical,? according to hospital spokesperson Lauren Malone. He was arraigned at the hospital around 5:30 p.m. Saturday.

After John is medically cleared, he will be sent to the Rockland County jail and held on $250,000 bail, Barbera confirmed to NBC News.

A female body was found discovered adrift and without a life jacket not far south of the Tappan Zee Bridge, Rockland County Undersheriff Robert Van Cura told NBCNewYork.com.

Four others remained in the hospital Saturday while investigators continued their search, the station reported.

The Coast Guard said six people were on a 21-foot Stingray near Piermont, N.Y., when it hit the barge at around 10:40 p.m. local time on Friday near the bridge.

The accident happened shortly after the boat left Piermont for a short trip across the river to Tarrytown, Rockland County Sheriff's Department Chief William Barbera said at a news conference on Saturday morning, according to the Associated Press.

"While the Rockland County Sheriff, N.Y. State Police and U.S. Coast Guard continue to investigate this tragic incident, the New York State Thruway Authority is conducting its own review of safety procedures on the Hudson River as part of the New NY Bridge Project,? said Brian Conybeare, special advisor to the governor, in a statement.

The bride-to-be, identified by family members as Lindsey Stewart, 30, was to get married on Aug. 10, relatives told NBC New York.

?Our thoughts and prayers are with the victims and their families during this difficult time," Conybeare added.

Groom-to-be Brian Bond, 36, is among the four injured passengers, who were described as suffering severe injuries, including head trauma and broken bones. Bond is in ?fair? condition at Westchester Medical Center, according to spokesman David Billing.

Some of those injured are awake and providing information to investigators. Bond, however, is currently unable to speak due to his injuries, Walter Kosik, the bride?s stepfather told NBC New York.

Police said that while it would have been dark in the area at the time of the crash, the barge was lit up.

"At this point, Tappan Zee Constructors, LLC, has reported to the Thruway Authority that all Coast Guard lighting requirements were met and that the barges were properly lit Friday night. All lighting was checked Saturday morning and is fully operational at all barge locations associated with the project,? Conybeare said in the statement.

NBC News? Ali Fateh contributed to this report.

This story was originally published on Sun Jul 28, 2013 3:09 AM EDT

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Is this the final nail in the Humanities coffin at ANU? | The RiotACT

This in from a reader who wishes to be anonymous:

Following the major restructure of the ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences in 2010, a final move to disestablish what was left of the humanities has been proposed. Brought to you by the same team that conducted the ?major curriculum change? of the School of Music, the proposed plan states that it aims to:

?1. Establish a School of Languages and Literature, bringing together the current School of Language Studies and the School of Cultural Inquiry, excluding Art History. The School of Cultural Inquiry will be disestablished.
2. Strengthen Art History and Art Theory through the integration of Art History from the School of Cultural Inquiry into the School of Art.
3. Disestablish IHuG [the Interdisciplinary Humanities Group] through the co-location of research centres wherever possible with AOUs to provide a strong sustainable base and enhance research capacity within the AOU, while recognising and preserving the governance and financial structure of the centres to ensure that they play an important interdisciplinary role across RSHA,the College and the University.
4. Make more visible the emerging strength in Heritage and Museum Studies and locate it within the School of Archaeology and Anthropology which would be renamed the School of Archaeology, Anthropology, Heritage and Museum Studies.?

The proposal also concedes that:
?It is foreseeable that the impact of this proposal will involve:
? Disestablishment of leadership positions but no loss of academic staffing;
? A change to work practices with professional staff being relocated to support the new organisation structure and current separate academic groups interacting more closely within larger organisational units;
? Possible impact on conditions, including change that would be likely to lead to changed responsibility levels.?

The proposal can be viewed in full here: http://rsha.anu.edu.au/sites/default/files/pdfs/2013/rsha-restructure-change-management-proposal-2013.pdf

Or see http://rsha.anu.edu.au/rsha-engagement/rsha-change-proposal for more information.

While the restructure might make ?sense? relative to the drastic changes already made to the Humanities at ANU (such as eliminating the Drama and Film Studies majors), the move threatens the viability of many other majors such as Gender Studies continuing in the future as they become subsumed under different subject areas. As stated, the changes also entail a foreseeable impact on staff in terms of responsibility, workload and ability to deliver courses in vastly different disciplines.

If you are concerned about the proposal, submissions are due to the Project Team by 5pm this Friday 2nd August 2013 at rshastudentconsult@anu.edu.au

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21 dead as floods strike quake-hit Chinese province

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At least 21 people have been killed and four reported missing in floods and mudslides that hit a Chinese province where at least 95 others died this week in twin earthquakes, state media reported on Saturday. ...

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Student loan rates a political football

Student loans and the interest rates that go with them are a necessary evil in Marcus Harris' book. The 26-year-old undergraduate, a communications major at Central Connecticut State University in New Britain, will leave college next year about $30,000 in debt with a fixed interest rate of less than 4 percent.

But that's not what worries him.

His concern is the rate his younger siblings will pay when they go to college in a few years.

"They are going to be paying way more," he said. "We may not be even able to afford it."

Action this past week by the U.S. Senate -- and expected action by the House -- on a bill that will retroactively lower interest rates offers him no peace of mind. Interest rates on student loans doubled on July 1.

To Harris and others, the compromise legislation, which Connecticut's two senators voted against, is nothing more than a Band-Aid. The new lower rate is tied to a fluctuating 10-year Treasury note that is expected to go up within the next few years.

"What they essentially did was kick the ball down the road," said Dominic Yoia, director of financial aid at Quinnipiac University in Hamden.

The compromise bill would bring interest rates down from a July 1 rate of 6.8 percent to 3.86 percent for undergraduate students taking out federal Stafford loans.

But over time, the rates can rise up to 8.25 percent for undergraduate student loans, 9.5 percent for graduate student loans and 10.5 percent for parent loans.

"It is something we want to watch closely," said Braden Hosch, director of Policy & Research for the Connecticut Board of Regents for Higher Education.

The board oversees 17 colleges and universities in the state including Western Connecticut State University in Danbury, Southern Connecticut State University in New Haven and Housatonic Community College in Bridgeport. Last year, about 54 percent of the 95,000 students took out federally subsidized student loans.

Hosch said anything that reduces the debt burden for students is a good thing.

"We recognize student loan debt is an increasing pressure on students and their families," he said.

While interest rates are a concern, Hosch said, a bigger one is the amount students borrow. More than a trillion dollars in student loans is owed, officials said.

Hosch said he hopes Congress will tackle the issue head on when the Higher Education Act comes up for reauthorization.

Mona Lucas, director of student financial aid services at the University of Connecticut, called the Student Loan Certainty Act of 2013 better than nothing.

At UConn, 45 percent of the student body is shouldering federal student loans. Lucas said she would like to see the rates as low as possible, but doesn't think interest rates play a factor in whether students will go to college.

We haven't heard from students on this," she said.

At least one UConn student, however, has spoken out on the issue.

Before the compromise was reached, Edward Courchaine, president of the Student Government Association at UConn, said any increase in the loan rate would place a substantial financial strain on students long after they are finished with college. Without interest rate relief, many students won't be able to pay for college and the state won't have an educated workforce, Courchaine said.

Abe Scarr, director of The Connecticut Public Interest Research Group, condemned the Senate action as a quick fix that will end up costing more in the long run. The average college graduate in Connecticut paying back student loans carries $28,783 in student debt, according to ConnPIRG.

Scarr said he wants the House to vote no, but in the absence of that, wants a long-term solution developed.

President Barack Obama, in applauding the Senate compromise last week as a measure that will cut rates on all 11 million new college loans this year, said he would soon release a plan to reform higher education and make it more affordable.

Connecticut's delegation in the Senate -- U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal and U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy -- were among 18 senators to vote against the bill. Blumenthal and Murphy said the bi-partisan measure was short-term relief that will cause long-term pain.

Even with an interest rate of 3.8 percent, Blumenthal said the federal government still makes $51 billion a year off student loans.

Blumenthal said he will propose new legislation Monday to provide more student loan forgiveness for students who consistently pay their loans on time. He also supports enabling students to work off their loans through public service.

The proposed bill would change the tax code so forgiven loans aren't regarded as taxable income.

"I am extremely disappointed that young people are getting a raw deal," Blumenthal said.

Source: http://www.ctpost.com/local/article/Student-loan-rates-a-political-football-4691025.php

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After Hacking Attack, Apple's Dev Center Site is Up and Running Again

All Things D writes, Eight days after taking it down in the response to a security breach, Apple has restored the Web site for its Developer Center. Apple didn?t immediately respond to requests for comment. But the entry page of the site was clearly visible this afternoon. Some sections, like forums, were still offline. Certificate, identifiers and profiles were back online. An email circulated to Apple developers said ?Thank you for bearing with us while we bring these important systems back online. We will continue to update you with our progress.? It has also added a system status page to members can keep?

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The Engadget Podcast is live at 3:30PM ET!

Some weeks we might as well just be the Mobile podcast. This time out, it's Android, Motorola and some leftover Nokia. Come for the smartphones, stay for the Angry Birds on this latest edition of The Engadget Podcast.

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