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The Institute for Public Accuracy issued the following statement by nuclear expert, Kevin Kamp, about the risk of nuclear disaster in post-Earthquake Japan: "The electrical grid is down. The emergency diesel generators have been damaged. The multi-reactor Fukushima atomic power plant is now relying on battery power, which will only last around eight hours. The danger is, the very thermally hot reactor cores at the plant must be continuously cooled for 24 to 48 hours. Without any electricity, the pumps won't be able to pump water through the hot reactor cores to cool them. Once electricity is lost, the irradiated nuclear fuel could begin to melt down. If the containment systems fail, a catastrophic radioactivity release to the environment could occur."
"In addition to the reactor cores, the storage pool for highly radioactive irradiated nuclear fuel is also at risk. The pool cooling water must be continuously circulated. Without circulation, the still thermally hot irradiated nuclear fuel in the storage pools will begin to boil off the cooling water. Within a day or two, the pool's water could completely boil away. Without cooling water, the irradiated nuclear fuel could spontaneously combust in an exothermic reaction. Since the storage pools are not located within containment, a catastrophic radioactivity release to the environment could occur. Up to 100 percent of the volatile radioactive Cesium-137 content of the pools could go up in flames and smoke, to blow downwind over large distances. Given the large quantity of irradiated nuclear fuel in the pool, the radioactivity release could be worse than the Chernobyl nuclear reactor catastrophe of 25 years ago."
Kamps is a specialist in nuclear waste at Beyond Nuclear and conducted research last year assessing the state of nuclear facilities in Japan.
Meanwhile, Japan has ordered thousands of residents near a northeastern nuclear power plant to evacuate today following a massive earthquake that caused a problem in the plant's cooling system, according to the Associated Press.
I'm really tired of overzealous idiots posing as "scientists" spreading FUD (fear, uncertainty and doubt) about things they are on a crusade to demolish. It's like the FOX news of scientific relevance…
In this case, and do my point, Beyond Nuclear is an organization whose only stated goal is the complete removal of all nuclear power and nuclear weapons. There's nothing specifically wrong with that goal; I certainly agree with the weapons part which likely drives us away from the energy part as well.
However, by using your blog and/or editorial space to parrot the nonsense coming from Kamp is absurd. This is not "OH MY GOD WORSE THAN CHERNOBYL!!!", nor will it be. Yes, you can make up some hypothetical corner-case situation where somehow we have no way to fly deionized water into a heavily populated urban environment, that could then lead to cooling water boiling itself off over 72 hours of doing *nothing*, but if we're going to that extreme, let's just go all out.
Why don't we instead talk about the "OH MY GOD WORSE THAN CHERNOBYL" when an asteroid hits a plant. Or some "OH MY GOD TERRAH-ISTS" flies a plane into a containment dome. Or howabout "OH MY GOD TEA BAGGERS" when some nutcase decides to drive a dump truck of fertilizer into a cooling tower.
Why don't we talk about these things? Because they're absurd. Just like the absurdity of somehow NOT attending to the water level of a fuel containment tank. There are so many obvious and easy ways to get water to the plant, that you'd be more likely to lose containment due to an asteroid or human religious zealotry before that point.
Let's stop parroting the nonsense; it only serves to pollute true news.
1) Kamps is an antinuclear campaigner. He is not an "expert" in any field whatsoever.
2) Uncooled spent fuel will not spontaneously combust – however, it will crack hydrogen, which can cause a combustion hazard at the pool's surface – but that is not a radiological hazard
3) The uncooled core is going to present a pressure hazard if they can't get the systems back online, but the reluctant solution is to essentially "burp" the core – releasing some mildly radioactive gas. This is similar to the way TMI-2 was resolved: no casualties and a mild release of radiation.
4) None of the reactors in Japan are of a type that can undergo a "chernobyl" type power excursion and subsequent explosion.
In closing: Vet your sources.
An official with Japan's nuclear safety commission says that a meltdown at nuclear power plant affected by the country's massive earthquake is possible.
Ryohei Shiomi said Saturday that officials were checking whether a meltdown had taken place at the Fukushima Dai-ichi power plant, which had lost cooling ability in the aftermath of Friday's powerful earthquake.
I am sure that the Japanese minister doesn't know what he is talking about. Maybe we could get him in touch with you so that you can educate him.
Its better to pollute news, then to pollute envoirenment and kill innocent people. All " fears " regarding N-Power r playing out at Japan.
Playing with nature is not a good idea.
We have doz. other safer and cheaper ways to generate POWER.
Given the information vacuum, I'm wondering if the blast wasn't a controlled explosion as the only way to relieve the pressure and protect the core.
You know, as to your response to his artical, I concede some of your points; however if your gonna do your own grandstanding and launch assaults of written lore, you should at least use a spell checker.
The Chernobyl scenario is entirely plausible if they can't keep the core cooled. Even if they can do that, as I very much hope they can, Fukushimi shows that Chernobyl is relevant to any nuclear energy debate.http://open.salon.com/blog/mary_mycio/2011/03/11/can_fukushima_be_another_chernobyl
Mr. Pentland,
This closer to the Three Mile Island than Chernobyl in an much the generation of hydrogen gas was the problem. In the case of TMI, hydrogen gas had formed in the plenum above the reactor core, displacing the coolant and preventing adequate cooling. The fact that the hydrogen gas in this case got out of the reactor and into the outer building insufficient quantities to result is a massive explosion is a very bad sign. This can only mean that the reactor core had overheated causing a reaction which generates hydrogen.
Anyone who wants to know what is going on should just read Kyodo. Its their country. They know the topic.
From that link:
Officials of the Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency said new cooling operations have so far been proceeding smoothly, and the melting of the core has not been aggravated.
The melting temperature for pellets containing cesium, a nuclear fissile material, is around 2,800 degrees Celsius and the release of celsium indicates that the reactor has heated up significantly.
A partial core meltdown occurred in a major nuclear accident at Three Mile Island in the United States in 1979. About 45 percent of nuclear fuels melted in the incident, causing radioactive materials to be released.
The Fukushima prefectural government said the hourly radiation from the No. 1 plant reached 1,015 micro sievert before the explosion, an amount equivalent to that permissible for a person in one year.
I think the Japanese have done a good job so far. Yes, they went to Plan B which was using seawater to cool the reactor, but that is what the emergency response plan called for. And, Plan B was not the last option. If they had not been able to use seawater, they would have sealed the secondary containment vessel, an extremely thick concrete dome reinforced with rebar, and allowed the meltdown to occur without releasing radiation to the surrounding environment. The secondary containment vessel, which some refer to as tertiary containment, is designed to contain a core meltdown.
After a cool down period during which the radioactive particles are allowed to decay and settle out, clean up and remediation of the now solid (again) fuel can begin without any danger to humans and the environment by sending it to processing facilities. The plant is safe now and will stay safe; furthermore it is being managed in a controlled fashion.
There have been no deaths associated with this incident. Compare this to the BP blowout in the Gulf of Mexico which killed 11 people and the response was a seat-of-the-pants approach. The successful solution wasn't implemented for months after the initial event. In the meantime barrels and barrels of oil, toxic to aquatic organisms, spewed into the Gulf.
The Japanese on the other hand have a series of planned emergency responses and appear to be executing them quite well under a 9.0 magnitude earthquake event coupled with a 30-foot tsunami.
I'm still tired of people comparing this to Chernobyl, but obviously there are some people who bought the Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt hook-line-and-sinker, so let's discuss this.
When the Chernobyl accident happened, people standing on what has become known as the "Bridge of Death" were over 2km away watching the disaster unfold. Unbeknown to them, even at that distance, they were receiving one full REM of radiation every six seconds — that's 10 REM's per minute. At that rate, you were exposed to a lethal dose in under half an hour.
So, let's compare: ~1000 micro sieverts per hour, gives you 1.6 REM's per minute. This is at the outer gate of the plant, which by my estimation via Google maps, is about 300 meters (one third of a kilometer.)
So, to conclude: a person standing 300m away from this disaster would have needed to stand in that stuff (and the radiation would have to remain at that level, which it quickly dropped within an hour) for almost three hours.
Had they been standing two kilometers away watching it from a rooftop? It's unlikely they could even measure the change in radiation.
Before you start spewing about how this is "SOOOO CLOSE OMG WE'RE ALL GONNA DIE" to Chernobyl, you should first try to understand the true enormity of the Chernobyl disaster. Which is why I replied the way that I did in the very first post.
The news these days is filled with evolving reports of radiation leaks coming from the damaged TEPCO nuclear power installation at Fukushima, Japan. Concerns have been raised about contaminated food and even rain in North America. Are these concerns based on actual risks?
Historically, there was a belief that biological damage from radiation was linearly related to the accumulated dose, the so-called linear no-threshold (LNT) hypothesis, which assumes that even near-zero radiation dosage can lead to cancer death and hereditary disorders. This assumption led to the projection that a nuclear accident in which radioactive contamination was widely dispersed would lead to a significant increase in illness and premature death in the affected area in the ensuing decades. We are now over 75 years into the Nuclear Age and there is abundant data to refute this assumption.
I will refer to two studies published within the last year. The first is "Carcinogenesis from Inhaled (239)PuO2 in Beagles" in the journal of the Health Physics Society, September 2010. Groups of dogs were administered doses of insoluble plutonium dioxide ranging from zero to high. The lung tumour incidence in the 'control' group (zero dose) was 18%. The lowest dose, 14.4 cGy (centiGrays, a unit of cumulative radiation dose to tissue) group had zero lung tumours and the next lowest group, 37.5 cGy, had one.
From there, the incidence rose to 100% at 2800 cGy. Above this dose, the dogs died from pneumonitis, damage to their lungs, before succumbing to cancer. The researchers suggest that a low dose of alpha particle radiation from plutonium stimulates a protective effect: radiation homeostasis.
The second paper is "Observations on Chernobyl After 25 Years of Radiophobia" published in the summer 2010 edition of 21st Century Science & Technology by Zbigniew Jaworowski, M.D., Ph.D., D.Sc., member of the United
Nations Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation (UNSCEAR) and Chairman of that organization from 1980 to 1982. Dr. Jaworowski states that this dramatic nuclear accident resulted in the deaths of 28 rescue workers and employees of the power station due to very high doses of radiation and 3 deaths due to other reasons but not a single confirmed fatality (due to acutely lethal exposure) in the general population. Indeed, he reported that the incidence of solid tumour among the rescue workers and population of the Bryansk district, the most contaminated area, was from 5 to 30% lower than the Russian general population. The UNSCEAR 2000b report stated that no increase in birth defects, congenital malformation, stillbirths, or premature births could be conclusively linked to radiation exposures caused by the Chernobyl fallout. The author cites other studies (thousands of residents
of Taiwan exposed to cobalt-60 for up to 20 years, 200,000 American, British and Canadian nuclear workers, population groups living in areas of high natural radiation) all showing significantly reduced cancer mortality
and congenital malformations. Perhaps this is not totally surprising after all. Small exposures to antigens stimulate our immune systems. Limited exposure to the ultraviolet radiation in sunlight is actually beneficial.
Cancers and birth defects are typically a result of damaged DNA, yet living creatures have DNA repair mechanisms. It seems that low doses of radiation activate these mechanisms.
The toll of dead and missing from the March 11 Fukushima earthquake and tsunami exceeds 28,000 people. The long term mortality from the consequent radioactive contamination is likely to be a scant fraction of this number.
Efforts to protect health and life should reflect this reality.
The patent holder of this type of reactor cycle was concerned with safety, and advocated a Thorium based liquid fluoride salt (LFTR) cycle. None of these problems would arise with LFTR because the reactor runs with no pressure, instead of 150 atmospheres. In LFTR, the fissile material harmlessly drains into containment of a non critical shape. It is inherently safe.
As we move towards next generation power generation based on atomic and subatomic processes (Fusion and Antimatter) we have to be cognizant of the fact that high energy density also carries high risk in case of failure. I definitely wouldn't want to be near a plant where antimatter containment fails, or any sort of spontaneous failure in a fusion system. At the same time, any alternative methods will also have environment impact to to decreased energy density. If you build a bunch of wind farms you will affect wind patterns and the local environment, its a balancing act to make sure that impact is managed. As such there is no perfect solution. The future of power generation will continue to be a balancing act between safety, environment impact, and cost. While everyone might want it, there is no one size fits all, cheap, easy, safe solution to generate large amounts of electrical power that will just work into perpetuity. http://www.cekmagdurlari.com
uclear is not the best energy source, but should still be included as part of the solution we need for renewable energy. Ultimately the best source is solar. Çek Mağdurları
What is the purpose of re-running this article from the first days of the Fukushima disaster? Now it is Thanksgiving weekend, and instead of an update, we get recycled reports.
The best reason for running this again is to see how much denial of the risk is seen from nuclear power supporters, and how they quickly try to create conclusions before facts can be assessed. Now that 3 of the reactors did melt down, and by some measures the radiation releases were worse than Chernobyl, we can see that what many claim could not happen, did happen. Now that hundreds of thousands of people are forced away from their homes and farms, we can see the true costs of relying on nuclear power. Now that immense radiation releases have contaminated land and sea, we can see the folly of nuclear power and how unsustainable it really is.


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Same Sun of Vermont plans to open a retail store on Merchants Row in Rutland in April. The store will carry goods manufactured using solar energy.If you happen to see a can of Campbell Soup and a knit hat on display in the store window at 53 Merchants Row come April, and you scratch your head, both items will have something in common — solar energy.
Phil and Marlene Allen are taking their commitment to solar to the next level by opening Same Sun Choice.
The Allens' retail store will carry a variety of consumer products from Vermont and around the country — all made, at least in part, using solar energy.
Phil Allen said a number of national companies have invested in solar power as part of the manufacturing process, including Campbell Soup and Crayola.
Allen promised the store will carry a "wild" selection of products.
"The only common denominator is going to be that part of the manufacturing was through solar power," he said. "And we're hoping by getting that on the ground level and across the street from Green Mountain Power, people will come in, understand that smart people, smart companies, go solar and that will be encouraging Vermont businesses to go solar."
To start off, Allen will begin stocking the 1,100-square-foot store with national brands. Within two years, he said the goal is to have all Vermont products — anything from maple syrup to knit hats.
For a product to wind up on the store shelves, Allen said a company must use solar for at least a portion of the power used in the manufacturing process.
He said awareness and not profit is the motivating factor.
"It's not all that important to me that we sell much of anything," he said.
Allen credited landlord Mark Foley for finding a way to fill another downtown retail vacancy.
Green Mountain Power is on board with the idea as well.
"Same Sun and the Allens have already brought new life to downtown Rutland, and we look forward to continuing to work with them to improve and expand the revival of the city's core," Mary Powell, president and CEO of GMP, said in a statement.
"The new store is a creative and exciting connection to the Solar Capital concept, and we're thrilled by the Allens' commitment to the effort and downtown Rutland," she said.
Same Sun already operates a solar energy design and installation business around the corner at 24 Center St. The company recently completed the Creek Path Solar Farm on Cleveland Avenue.
The two-year-old company has built dozens of small-scale residential and commercial projects around Rutland County and the state, including a solar array at Alderman's Toyota on South Main Street.
GMP selected the company to build the first solar array in Rutland as part of the utility's commitment to make Rutland the "Solar Capital of New England."
The 150-kilowatt Creek Path Solar Farm was built on a former brownfield owned by GMP. It was completed by Same Sun last month.
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Vernon Hargreaves III, DB, Tampa, Fla./Florida. Hargreaves heads an impressive list of Florida recruits. He is ranked the top cornerback on most national lists and was an MVP in the Under Armour All-American game.
Matthew Thomas, LB, Miami, Fla./Florida State. A five-star recruit, Thomas chose the Seminoles over Miami and could compete for playing time next season at the Sam linebacker spot.
Laremy Tunsil, OL, Lake City, Fla./Mississippi. The second player in the top 10 to land with the Rebels. Tunsil is literally a huge get at 6-feet-5, 295 pounds and was ranked the No. 1 offensive lineman nationally.
Kenny Bigelow, DT, Elkton, Md./USC. Bigelow went west to Southern California. Like fellow top-10 recruit Su-A Cravens, Bigelow already is enrolled at USC and should have a shot at playing right away.
Montravius Adams, DT, Vienna, Ga./Auburn. Adams checks in at 6-4, 310 pounds and is considered a strong pass rusher. He has a chance to get on the field early under a new coaching staff.


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LELAND — Twenty-one local artisans will show and sell their creations at the Merry Marketplace Christmas arts and crafts show on Saturday, Dec. 7.
The show will be open from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. at the Old Art Building, 111 Main St. Shoppers also are invited to enjoy complimentary cookies and coffee will be served.
For details, call 256-2131 or visit www.oldartbuilding.com.
Cookie Extravaganza
SUTTONS BAY — The Suttons Bay Bingham Friendship Center will hold its Cookie Extravaganza on Sunday, Dec. 8.
Shoppers can mix and match selections to make up an assortment of cookies that will be sold for $7 a pound. The sale will be open from noon-3 p.m. at the Friendship Center. Proceeds benefit the center and its activities. For details, call Mary Bush, 271-4404.
Art lecture
TRAVERSE CITY — Mary McNichols, a juror for the "Art of the Sleeping Bear Dunes" exhibit on display at the Dennos Museum Center, will give an illustrated lecture on Sunday, Dec. 8.
The lecture starts at 1:30 p.m. at the museum center, 1410 College Dr. McNichols will discuss the exhibit's various artistic themes of nature and place the artists in the exhibit within the larger context of diverse approaches to landscape painting in both western and non-western cultures. The lecture is open to museum visitors with paid admission; free for museum members and NMC students with ID. For details, visit www.dennosmuseum.org or call 995-1055.
Hip hop demo
TRAVERSE CITY — "The Drop," a free hip hop demonstration, will be presented on Monday, Dec. 9.
The 7:45 p.m. performance features new choreography and freestyle moves by Northwestern Michigan College hip hop students. It will be held in Milliken Auditorium at the Dennos Museum Center, 1410 College Dr. Admission is free and the public is welcome.
Successful Aging
TRAVERSE CITY — Dee Wilkinson from the Area Agency on Aging of Northwest Michigan will be the featured speaker at the Monday, Dec. 9, Successful Aging Series program.
Wilkinson will discuss "Winter Survival Tips & Techniques" at 2 p.m. at the Grand Traverse Pavilions on South Elmwood Avenue. The program is free and open to the public. For details, call 932-3207.
Peace Corps
TRAVERSE CITY — Returned Peace Corps volunteers and former staff in the Traverse City area are invited to a happy hour get-together at 5 p.m. today, Dec. 4, at Opa! Uptown. For details or reservations, call 421-3343 or email email@example.com.
School retirees
TRAVERSE CITY — Reservations are needed by Friday, Dec. 6, for the next meeting of the Grand Traverse Association of Retired School Personnel.
The group will meet for lunch and a holiday music program at 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 10, at the West Bay Beach-A Holiday Inn Resort, 615 E. Front St. The chapter also is looking for donations of lower elementary library books and math manipulatives. Call 933-4269 for details or reservations.
Visit with Santa
KINGSLEY — Santa Claus will visit The Rock of Kingsley, 115 Blair St., on Saturday, Dec. 7.
The doors open at 5 p.m. and activities will be hosted from 6-8 p.m. There will be pictures with Santa for a $5 suggested donation, a 50/50 drawing, children's craft and coloring pages, Letters to Santa and Christmas Cards for members of the Armed Forces, face painting, free cookies, coffee and hot chocolate, and a hand-painted chair silent auction. The Snack Shack also will be open for food purchases.
DKG holiday lunch
TRAVERSE CITY — Area women educators currently teaching, in support roles, or retired are invited to the Delta Kappa Gamma Traverse City Phi chapter's holiday luncheon.
The event will start at 11:30 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 7, at the Elks Club, 625 Bay St. Members are asked to bring an unwrapped children's book to donate to Helen's House. For details or reservations, call Lana Nickels, 313-4617, or Judy Oien, 995-0546.
Tea and story time
KALKASKA — The Kalkaska County Library, 247 S. Cedar St., will host a "Tea 4 You" lecture and story time with Santa Claus.
Tea expert Tiffany Ellis will discuss tea blends at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 12. Tea tasting also will be offered. A $4 donation is suggested and proceeds benefit the Friends of the Kalkaska County Library Building Fund. Call Marilyn Coville, 384-6032, to learn more.
Jeffery Schatzer will read his book "The Elves in Santa's Workshop" at a holiday story time from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 14, at the library. Children also can create Christmas cards with library staff and decorate cookies provided by Kalkaska Great Start parents. Schatzer's book will be available to purchase at a discount. Call the library, 258-9411, for details.
Holiday needs
TRAVERSE CITY — The Goodwill Community Holiday Needs program is under way and continues through Monday, Dec. 16.
The program provides gifts to families in need. Participating families are able to "shop" for gift items and necessities in a temporary store stocked with merchandise that has been purchased or donated specifically for the program.
New, unwrapped gifts from Goodwill's "wish list" may be dropped off at the Traverse City area Goodwill Stores, Chico's, 225 E. Front St., Traverse City, and Leelanau Computer Repair inside Radio Shack, 325 N. St. Joseph St., Suttons Bay.
For a wish list or to make a monetary donation online, visit www.goodwillnmi.org/holidayneeds. Financial contributions also may be mailed to Goodwill Holiday Needs, 2279 S. Airport Road West, Traverse City, MI 49684.


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The Chicago Bears named Marc Trestman coach this week.
The more I think about it, the more I like this hire.
The NFL has changed in the last ten years. It is no longer a league predicated on stifling defense, although having one helps considerably. The league now demands scoring at a high clip. The four remaining teams in the playoffs, the Ravens, Patriots, 49ers and Falcons are all capable of putting up 30+ points and 500+ yards per game easily. They put the ball in the air. They pass to set up the run. Defense is almost an afterthought. Scoring is the new fashion.
With all respect to Lovie Smith, he never understood this change. His mantra was takeaways, and having the defense score points, maybe get a special teams score, while hoping the offense didn't turn the ball over and cost the Beloved the game. It's an archaic philosophy where everything has to go right for the team to win, and for the Bears to make the playoffs. Very little went right the last few years. His idiotic way of looking at the season in quarters was just dumb. I am glad he and his condescending ways have left town. By the way, if any of you are apologists for Lovie, did he get another head coaching job? I hear crickets...
GM Phil Emery made the correct decision to part company with Smith this offseason. After careful searching, he settled on Marc Trestman. Trestman has had success in the Canadian Football League. That's great. But what catches my eye is that he is a quarterback guru who gets the best out of every QB he coaches. He got maximum results from not only stars like Steve Young, but also Rich Gannon, who had his career years after being a journeyman before Trestman. He helped make Bernie Kosar a serviceable quarterback.
Trestman's latest, and most important job, is to save Jay Cutler.
Point blank, Cutler was viewed as being a franchise quarterback when the Bears traded for him four years ago. While being the best QB in my lifetime for the Bears, at least talent-wise, he has been a disappointment. Middling numbers. Mind-boggling sour puss. Appearing to be uncoachable. Whining to get the guys he wants around him (Jeremy Bates) and then still not getting results. If you watch the NFL, you know a QB goes through his progressions and makes snap decisions. Jay's only decision is to find Brandon Marshall and ignore every other receiver. That's not a progression. That's madness, even though Marshall is a stud, and the best receiver the Bears have ever had in their history. Someone needs to tell Cutler "NO." Now. You don't get what you want anymore. As my astute brother Ryan cays of Cutler, "you don't get the keys to the Cadillac just because you have a good arm."
If Trestman can teach Cutler, while Emery finds some linemen who can keep him off his back, also adding a quality wide receiver, the Bears can make it back to the playoffs in Trestman's first year. Imagine a dream scenario where Emery is able to add Mike Wallace at wide receiver and Jake Long at tackle...ah, Jake Long...probably a pipe dream, but a fool can dream, can't he?
I'd like to see a changed Cutler. He's 30 now. He's a dad. Maybe there will be a maturation process. I am going on a limb here: his physical talent would put him in the top ten of NFL quarterbacks. I really believe that. He needs work on his mechanics. He needs more work on his head. But he could blow people away if he figures it out. I don't know if he will. But this is also a contract year...what better time to realize some humility and maturity, grow up, get coached, and throw for 4,000 yards and 28 touchdowns? Why not? What he's doing is not good enough, and with his talent, he shouldn't accept a middling performance. It's depressing. He simply has to be better.
There will be changes. The new regime should part company with Brian Urlacher. He has clearly lost a step and his competitive fire has changed...he also didn't do himself any favors when he bashed fans for booing, which is their right, quite honestly, especially when you're 7-1 and MISS the playoffs. There are still good pieces for the defense in Peanut Tillman, Lance Briggs and Julius Peppers and a year under the belt of Shea McClellin. This team can win...if Trestman can reach Cutler.


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PAINESVILLE — Mr. Theodore William Van Dyke, age 84, of Painesville and formerly of Ashtabula, passed away Thursday, August 1, 2013, at his son's residence.
He worked as a machinist at American Roll Form.
Mr. Van Dyke is survived by his son, Marvin Riggs of Painesville; and his granddaughter, Irene Joyce Riggs, whom he loved very much and enjoyed watching her play. He is also survived by his brother, Howard Johnson of Conneaut.
Mr. Van Dyke was preceded in death by his wife, Nancy in 2012; and his brother, Raymond Van Dyke Jr.
Graveside Services will be held 11 a.m., Monday, August 5th, at Edgewood Cemetery, 4011 State Road, Ashtabula, with the Rev. Ken Roberts officiating.
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This week, Lake Effect producer Stephanie Lecci is exploring issues surrounding death and dying in the 21st century. Indeed, the questions surrounding end-of-life care today are much different from the way they were in the past. Technology is allowing us to live longer with more disease, and to sustain life even when we are no longer able to communicate our wishes.As we heard yesterday, that can put a lot of stress on caregivers making proxy decisions. But how did we get here? And what do we have to consider when we try to lay out our wishes ahead of time?
Most of the commemorations in this second year of the Civil War sesquicentennial revolve around analyzing the military history of the conflict. But Marquette University wanted to mark the anniversary by presenting another angle: the meaning of freedom.
A Wisconsin T-shirt company is capitalizing on the Packers' loss to the Seahawks Monday night. Green Bay lost to Seattle in the last play of the game, because of a disputed call by the NFL's replacement officials. They're filling in for union referees, amid a lockout.
This week on Lake Effect, producer Stephanie Lecci is exploring issues surrounding death and dying in our culture. One of those issues is what it's like to care for someone who is in the final stages of his or her life. As difficult as it may be to make our own decisions regarding our own dying process, it is even more difficult to make those decisions on behalf of a loved one. Complicating this is a condition known as "caregiver syndrome," the manifestation of the physical and emotional stress of long-term care of a loved one. This can affect a proxy's ability to make sound decisions about end-of-life care.
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One of the defining stories of India in the last fifteen years has been its ascent to becoming a worldwide economic power. That ascendancy has also shone a spotlight on some elements of Indian society - like its long-standing caste system, which made it a practical impossibility for millions of people to achieve upward mobility. But another part of the story of Indian society has remained largely under the radar in the west - and that is the country's strong bias toward men.
Gold rush mentality seems to reign as entrepreneurs race to mine silica sand - an essential element of fracking.
Frac sand mines are multiplying across western Wisconsin's agricultural landscape at a dizzying pace. WUWM digs into the polarizing development.
Beginning tomorrow on Lake Effect, producer Stephanie Lecci brings us a series of conversations around the theme of death and dying in the 21st Century.The series was born out of a scholarship she received from the Religion Newswriters Association that allowed her to take a course at Alverno College in Control of Life and Death.Stephanie Lecci joins us in the studio to give us a preview of what we can expect to hear for the rest of the week.
The truth behind the phrase "starving artist" scares a lot of otherwise artistically inclined folks away pursuing an arts career.
One hundred and fifty years ago to this day, Union and Confederate soldiers met up near Sharpsburg, Maryland - by Antietam Creek. The ensuing battle would be a turning point in the American Civil War - and some say, a point of no return that committed the country to a prolonged and deadly conflict.


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Chevrolet Impala Prices Paid and Buying Experience
carlnc Posts: 12008 LTZ, sunroof, 18" tires and alloy rims plus all the LTZ goodies, out the door including NC taxes, 399 dealer prep fee and other associated junk fees, the last day of nov. (what they say about dealing on last day of month is true) all for $16,000..
Car was listed at $20,999 on lot, online at $19,999
traded in 2001 LS with 136,000 miles, ticking lifter, traction control crap problem, leaking intake manifold (dex cool deal) , cooling fan would run at times for no reason. the trans was rebuilt at 100,000 miles like all the rest of the 2000-2002's.. needing tires, one window vent shade missing, but not smoked in, paint is excellent condition, interior like new, mud flaps... man i miss that car..
joeyjoejoe Posts: 67Doesn't sound like that bad of a deal. You have to consider that the car was sitting for well over two years on that dealer lot though. I guess you can argue that you will still get the full warranty and everything. I'm assuming you bought it "new" and not "used"?
My mother is in the market and it is a toss up for Impala or Ford Fusion. I used to own a 2001 Malibu and absolutely hated that piece of junk. I vowed never to own a Chevy again. It was part of that HUGE dexcool lawsuit after all. I'm pushing her to the Fusion, but have heard good things about Impala.
carstryke Posts: 168i know i bought the car 3 years ago but i thought id throw it up since im new to the forums here. oh and this is all in canadian $ by the way
I was desperate to get out of my tiny unreliable 2001 kia rio so in 2006 i bought a 2005 impala base model with 33000km's. Pretty bland and boring but i have always loved gm styling and i needed a bigger family vehicle. Also this is pretty much right before the market went boom and dealerships were greedy.
Sticker - $18,500
Price reduced $750
Trade in value : $6500 money still owed on trade in $6300
No gst
All said and done $20,000
Current km's -71000
Past Problems- Brake Rotors at 68,000 a/c is currently clogged and leaking into my passenger seat(fixing it tonight). Everything else was wear and tear like tires wipers and such. On the bright side my impala has never made me late for work or stranded me on a road trip for that i am grateful
Was just desperate to get out of the rio i guess
But i think i am going to trade it in for something with mroe options what do you guys think about a 07 ss impala 23,000km for $23,900 or a 08 impala ss 44,000km for $23,800 both are negotiable down some, the 07 seems like a better deal but from crusing the forums here it seems 07 was a bad year for the impala :/ Any sorta of thought on this matter would be appreciated
Checked out a 10 LTZ in the showroom. Very impressed. Seats were great and the folding back seats were awsome. Sat up just high enough. Wife liked it as well. Not crazy about all the plastic wood trim but not a deal breaker. At 26k with discount & rebate like it much better than accord/camry/maxima. Even liked it better than the seats in the MB E350. Will seriously look at cpo models in 18 months when current lease runs out. Need to test drive one but no hurry.
bigtc Posts: 12Chevrolet 21 in Bethlehem PA ...
I filled out the information on their website to request a quote by email.
I never received the quote, but they keep sending emails asking when is a good time for me to come in. I called them to explain that I am about 1 hour away from them and I would appreciate a quote to see if they are close in price to the other quotes I received. The person on the phone told me it was not his problem how far I was from them, and if I needed a quote I would have to drive to the dealership.
I guess the only reason they make you fill out the info on their website is so they can get your name and number to send unwanted spam.
Welcome to the real world of email buying. You can go to overstock.com and get quotes that are connected to dealers near you. Also autobrag has quotes and a way to send out bids to dealers who don't get your info. All free -- might work. There is 3k rebate on the impala. What trim level are you interested in?
klrss Posts: 25Incase someone was in the market for a new GM/Chevy product, I wanted to share some info for you to read before you buy.
I bought a new 2010 Impala LTZ a few months ago. I have 6,000 miles on it now. I have been having this sulfur/rotten egg smell from the exhaust since about a week after I had it. I finally brought it into the shop and they said they found no issues, and it is probably bad fuel. I questioned the fact that I can run the same fuel in my 2011 Kia Sorento, and my 2009 Civic without the smell, so I don't think it is the fuel. They told me there isnt anything they can do and again advised that I run a tank of quality fuel through it and see if that helps. So, I did what they said. I actually ran three tanks of Exxon through it, and one tank of shell, and the smell never went away. I called GM customer service and they asked if I was getting fuel at the same stations, or if the stations were close to each other. I told them yes, except the shell, which was across town. The gm customer service lady said " well, maybe the stations are getting the same fuel, and you might need to try other stations". I could not believe it! My car smells like rotten eggs...my two other cars run fine on the same gas, I tried higher grade gas like shell and Exxon and still no change, now they want me to drive all over town trying different fuels!!! I tried to get them to understand that I have NEVER had to worry about what fuels I use in any car that I have owned, and I have owned many GM cars in the past, and that they need to look at this Impala. So the customer service lady said to bring it back in and she would tell the dealer to look at it again. I take time out of my day, bring it in, I asked for a loaner and they didn't provide one, which just added to the fun of it. They looked it over and called me and told me they still didn't find anything wrong, and didn't smell it this time at all. Wow! I can't believe they didn't smell it! ( or maybe it just looked better on the paperwork for them not to smell anything). I picked the car up and they gave me a TSB Bulletin that basically said that the smell is caused by high sulfur fuels and instructs the service dept not to replace parts because it is a fuel issue. I tried to get them to explain why my car smells, but other new GM cars do not, but they still said it was a fuel issue.
So, my warning is that if you get a Gm car or truck that smells like sulfur/rotten eggs, GM will not fix this and you will have to endure the smell. I really didn't expect to pay 25k for a car that smells horrible. I put my trust and money into GM/Chevy, and that was a mistake. Now I get to smell sulfur when I pull up to the drive-thu's ( banks/Fast food), and have family/friends who follow me to places tell me my car stinks, and clients who I have in the car tell me " have that fixed, it is the catalytic converter"...etc.
I would highly recommend that you go with a Kia, or Honda, or some other brand that actually can burn any fuel out there without it smelling. Gm seems to not want to disclose that their cars can not burn today's fuel cleanly, because if they did, there would be many folks that would not buy...including me! I hope this helps someone who feels this service issue would be important to them if they purchased GM.


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McCandless firefighters average about 30 calls a year for suspected carbon monoxide problems. About ten of those calls reveal people with symptoms, or homes with elevated readings, according to Shawn O'Brien, Deputy Fire Chief of the Highland Fire Company Station #186.
With the onset of the flu season, O'Brien worries that some people might confuse CO poisoning for the flu.
"CO symptoms include headache, dizziness, fatigue/drowsiness, nausea, weakness, vomiting, and confusion," said O'Brien. "These are all the same signs of other illnesses—including the flu. People could confuse CO symptoms with flu symptoms and not realize they are being poisoned by CO."
O'Brien says the only way to know if you have a carbon monoxide problem is install a carbon monoxide detector, which cost about $25 to $30, in your home. Unfortunately, some homeowners don't know the correct place to put them.
"Many residents place them in the basement near the furnace or hot water tank but that creates exposures that they won't hear it or a residual amount of CO could activate it" O'Brien said. "The best protection is to have it near where you are sleeping so that it will alert you throughout the night."
Below are the most common causes of carbon monoxide in the home.
- Vehicles left running in a garage.
- Malfunctioning furnaces.
- Hot water tanks (there have been incidents where stink bugs have clogged exhaust flues causing CO to be pushed back into the home).
- Alternative sources of heat that depend on natural gas, propane, or any liquid fuel.
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Using a Hot Boiling Water Bath (BWB) Canner for Home Canning
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Home canning using a hot water bath, called a Boiling Water Bath or BWB is relatively easy and safe. Please note that the Hot Water Bath Method is only for use with high acid foods with a pH of 4.6 or lower. Use proven recipes or test your food for acidity using litmus paper or a pH meter. If necessary you may add lemon juice to increase acidity.
If you plan to make canning part of your life style, then we recommend making a one-time investment in some simple pieces of equipment: a boiling water bath (BWB) canner that includes a rack, thermometer and clips, a canning funnel plus a jar lifter for picking up hot jars.
If you don't have a canning processor, process a few jars at a time in your largest Dutch oven ensuring you cover the jars with an inch of water. Place a rack at the bottom to permit the water to circulate. (This can be improvised with something as simple as clean flat stone or pebbles.) For a hot pack, it is important to remember that the jars and contents are already hot so take care that cold water does not splash onto them causing breakage.
Place the processor on a canning burner set on a concrete or tile surface. If you don't have a canning burner this may be done on the stove top as shown on Page 2. Bring to the recommended canning temperature: 212 degrees F and 100 degrees C (just below a simmer). This temperature will vary with at altitudes above 1,000 feet, see altitude adjustment page for further explanation. Maintain the temperature for the recommended time then turn off the heating element. Let the jars cool and carefully remove them from processor.
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While the film has everything you could hope for in terms of stunning visuals and real emotions, Shaffer added that "Frankenweenie" is truly made complete by its black-and-white presentation. The film feels timeless, which Shaffer credits to Burton's insistence that the tale be filmed in black-and-white -- and told the way that only Burton can.
"'Frankenweenie' puts you into a place that you can fantasize about, and then Tim Burton creates that and gives it to everyone from his mind," Shaffer explained. "It's a different world -- different from the stereotypical view of things. He's takes very ordinary things and makes them ornate and different and changes them into a perspective of his own."


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AbbyA said 97 weeks agoLovee it!!!!
Jalin_Jay said 97 weeks agoShould have been a souffle.
xTheDoctorx said 97 weeks agoI'm spending too much money on here...but I think I'm going to have to buy this shirt too ahhhhhhh.
dockface said 97 weeks agoThis is freaking awesome :D
trisprefect said 97 weeks agoHey there fellow Buffalonian, great shirt!
ladysonnet said 97 weeks agoSo awesome. Might be my fastest teefury order yet.
bweaver61 said 97 weeks agoWow, the Supreme Dalek has really fallen on hard times. Did the trust fund from Davros run out?
Sleeves said 97 weeks agoShout me now! Must have
horse11girl said 97 weeks agoOh how I love thee, Dalek and coffee! Instabuy!
bweaver61 said 97 weeks agoI think I would have liked it better with a regular Dalek. That version of the Supreme just looks kind of fugly. Worse than the new badonkadonk versions. I think I'd grab it if it was a regular dalek, but I may have to pass because of the fugly dalek. I'm so torn though.
clintonius said 97 weeks agoSold!!
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Dejacks81 said 97 weeks agoOfficially my first purchase from Tee Fury.
Lunagel said 97 weeks agoInstabought, plus an extra for a friend!
rhearichmond said 97 weeks agoLoved this when I glimpsed it in email. So very cute, but the design is way too big on the tee for me. And the word is unnecessary. Not a buy. Just some friendly feedback.
MelaniePants said 97 weeks agoBought it. Bought it so hard.
Osawane said 97 weeks agowelp there goes another $10
AfterXII said 97 weeks agoAn artist from Buffalo, NY... Nice to see a fellow artist from my city make it on TeeFury!
EveningStar said 97 weeks agoThe economy's been hard on all of us, especially those with such an...extended family.
On that note, I find it hilarious this comes out so soon after the series 7 premiere(EGGS-STIR-MILK-ATE). I'll have to sleep on it, but I'll probably end up buying.
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latture said 97 weeks agoI think De-Caff-ein-ate would have been better. it has the right sylables and is more evil.
Evil Daleks. Evil Starbucks. Evil decaf. That's a trifecta of evil!
MissusWho said 97 weeks agoSweet design. Would've been an instabuy if it was a souffle.
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For every Gloucester Stage Youth Acting Workshops session she teaches, award-winning actress and Gloucester native Heidi Dallin invites a special guest she believes can impart useful knowledge for a career on or behind the curtain. The instructors have run the gamut from a costume designer to a magician.
Rockport native Daria Whittaker, herself a former Youth Acting Workshop student, visited Dallin's class recently to teach the children yoga techniques for breathing, flexibility and relaxation that can be used during rehearsals and performance.
The students range in age from 6 to 18 and study acting for six weeks, for a total of four hours per week. Workshops, sponsored in part by The Peter and Elizabeth C. Tower Foundation and the Bruce J. Anderson Foundation, develop self-confidence, communication and teamwork skills. The winter workshop session ends March 9.
Dallin may be contacted for more information and to register a child for a future session by calling 978-283-6688.


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What used to be the strength of the Oklahoma State football team has turned into the Achilles' heel. A team that led the nation in turnovers is struggling to create a short field for its offense and has been torched through the air by Texas and Arizona.
But with eight games in eight weeks, some members of the Cowboys' defense have circled Saturday's matchup against Kansas as the week everything turns around.
"We've learned from our mistakes in the past few games," Oklahoma State junior linebacker Caleb Lavy said. "We got this last bye week out of the way and we're just ready to put our nose to the grindstone and get back in it. This bye week has been good for us in terms of recovery but we're ready to get back to playing football the way we know how."
That means creating more turnovers. Whether it's putting more pressure on Kansas quarterback Dayne Crist or ripping the ball from running back Taylor Cox, turnovers have been a big emphasis for the Oklahoma State defense this week as it hopes to restore a little pride.
"We've been working on it every day," Oklahoma State defensive coordinator Bill Young said. "We worked on it (Sunday) night. We're just emphasizing it to no end. Eventually it will turn around. The ball is going to bounce the right way or we'll get a tipped pass. I've always felt turnovers come in droves and hopefully we'll have one of those five turnover games soon and try to catch up. We're definitely behind and we have to do something to make up ground."
If turnovers are the main emphasis against Kansas, the second emphasis is just getting off the field. Texas' ability to convert on third-and-long eventually cost the Cowboys two weeks ago.
As a team, Oklahoma State is seventh in the Big 12 on third-down conversions, allowing teams to convert 38.8 percent of the time. That number jumps to 66.7 percent of the time on fourth downs.
"It's important to understand that third downs get you off the field, and sometimes in our league fourth downs have to get you off the field," Oklahoma State coach Mike Gundy said. "If you watch games, the critical areas in college football are third downs, limiting big plays and taking care of the football. It's not just one team, it's just about everybody in the league. I think you'll see that teams that play well on third down or fourth down, take care of the football, and try to eliminate the big plays are the ones that are winning."
With one of college football's best offensive gurus on the opposing sideline, Oklahoma State junior defensive tackle Davidell Collins said forcing third downs and slowing down Kansas' offense will be the biggest challenge.
"They are with a different coach in Charlie Weis than they were last year so a lot of things will be different," Collins said "They are balanced. They pass the ball well and run the ball well. If their run game is strong that week they run, and if their pass game is good, then they pass. It's hard to see what they are going to do. We just try to watch as much film as we can to get us ready."
"Coach Weis is a great offensive guru, I think everybody knows that," Lavy said "He's a great coach and you just have to be ready for any play. You never know what he's going to do and what weaknesses he's going to try to exploit. It's just a game where we have to be ready every snap. We have to know our job and we have to read our keys."
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Found in remote rural regions of Tibet, the Kunlun Hound has remained virtualy unchanged throughout the centuries. Closely related, yet very different than the Kunlun Mountain Dog, this rustic breed is oftentimes seen as a variant of the Tibetan Mastiff. Unlike other dogs of the region, the Tibetan Hunting Dogis neither a livestock herder nor protector. Its main role has always been and still is that of a hunter, although it can make a capable watchdog as well.
As a hunting dog, the Kunlun Hound goes through an extremely rigorous and seemingly cruel training procedure. When the puppies turn 3 months old, they are tied to their mother's collar via individual leashes and slowly walked by the hunter. Once the mother dog spots her prey, the hunter releases her and allows the hunt to start. During this, the puppies are being dragged behind their mother for the length of the chase. Those that survive get to do it again. Only the strongest and smartest puppies are able to run and keep up with their mother without getting choked or trampled underfoot. This ensures that only the best working dogs get bred and pass on their excellent working genes to the next generation.
The Tibetan Hunting Dog is extremely rare outside its native country and most specimens that found their way into the West were "mislabeled" as Tibetan Mastiffs. Territorial, stubborn and aggressive, this powerful breed doesn't make a good urban pet.
The lean, muscular and long-legged body is covered with a dense, harsh medium-length coat, coming in solid shades of fawn, brown and grey. Average height is around 23 inches.
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Funding Quality Public Preschool Is an Investment in the Future, Report Says
A research brief found preschool programs benefit students of all backgrounds.
Despite the fact that many programs vary in quality, public preschool programs have been shown to benefit students from all economic, racial and ethnic backgrounds, according to a research brief funded by the Foundation for Child Development.
The brief, conducted by 10 researchers from universities around the country, analyzed previous studies on the effectiveness of preschool on children's achievement later in life. The studies analyzed were conducted between 1965 and 2007 and covered 84 preschool programs. Overall, the brief concluded that public preschool programs provide an average gain of a third of a year of academic growth, and some programs in cities such as Boston as well as Tulsa, Okla., have seen even larger gains of up to a full year of additional learning.
[READ: Daytime Naps Enhance Preschoolers' Memory, Study Finds]
"Evaluations of these programs tell us that preschool programs implemented at scale can be high quality, can benefit children from a range of socioeconomic backgrounds, and can reduce disparities," said co-author Deborah Phillips, a professor of psychology at Georgetown University, in a statement.
Previous research has focused on how preschool programs can benefit low-income and minority students, who typically experience larger achievement gaps later in their educational careers. The analysis found that children from middle-income families also experience gains, but low-income children do benefit more from preschool, suggesting high-quality programs could reduce disparities in skills. Still, the analysis found children overall show greater gains when the programs are of higher quality, and that many classrooms need improvement.
"In large-scale studies of prekindergarten, for example, only a minority of programs are observed to provide excellent quality; a comparable minority of programs are observed to provide poor quality," the analysis says.
[ALSO: Houston Couple Donates $10 Million to Fund Head Start Through Shutdown]
The most important aspect of a quality program, the authors argue, is "stimulating and supportive" interactions between teachers and children. In order to increase the quality of the programs, the authors say efforts should focus on teacher qualifications and compensation, as well as monitoring quality, lowering student-to-teacher ratios, and providing continual coaching and mentoring for teachers.
"Children benefit most when teachers engage in stimulating interactions that support learning and are emotionally supportive," the analysis says. "Interactions that help children acquire new knowledge and skills provide input to children, elicit verbal responses and reactions from them, and foster engagement in and enjoyment of learning."
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By Sue Chang and Saumya Vaishampayan, MarketWatch
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Saks Inc. rallied for a third day Wednesday on reports that it may be window shopping for a new owner, with most analysts generally upbeat about a potential deal.
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. /quotes/zigman/220498/delayed/quotes/nls/bmy BMY -1.60% shares rose 5.3% after the stock was raised to buy from neutral at Citigroup. Andrew Baum at Citi said its new cancer treatment Nivolumab, now in Phase 3 testing, could win approval as early as next year .
Mead Johnson Nutrition Co. /quotes/zigman/526383/delayed/quotes/nls/mjn MJN +1.31% shares gained 6.3%, topping the S&P 500 /quotes/zigman/3870025/realtime SPX -0.29% . The stock of the baby-formula company is up 30% so far this year.
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Saks shares surged 13% in the wake of a New York Post report that it hired Goldman Sachs to explore strategic alternatives, including a possible sale. Potential bidders for the owner of Saks Fifth Avenue include large private-equity firms, such as KKR and Leonard Green & Partners, the newspaper said.
Meanwhile, Saks's company profile, including a healthy balance sheet and underlying real-estate value, is supportive of a sale, said Matthew Boss, an analyst at J.P. Morgan.
Zale Corp. shares soared 22%. The jewelry chain said it swung to a profit of 13 cents a share in the third quarter from a loss of 14 cents a share a year ago.
Allegheny Technologies Inc. /quotes/zigman/251511/delayed/quotes/nls/ati ATI +0.32% retreated 4.7%, among the biggest S&P 500 losers. Allegheny's ex-dividend date was on Monday.
First Solar Inc. /quotes/zigman/102025/delayed/quotes/nls/fslr FSLR -1.71% fell 5.8% and finished the day as the worst performer in the S&P 500. The stock has gained about 15% in a span of three sessions.
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This popular event will feature art, bands, face painting, food tastings, and more. Enjoy a variety of small bites, live music and strolling entertainers while you tour the pier. Each restaurant will showcase a different menu item and non-food retailers will offer other discounts and items in support of the Cancer Support Community and Redondo Beach Educational Foundation.
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Pajon, Oakley Women Sweep Podium at UCI BMX World Cup in Papendal
Mariana Pajon can already claim the title of Olympic Champion and World Champion, so what's another UCI BMX Supercross World Cup Title on the old resume? The 21-year-old Columbian BMX superstar took down some of the world's best to win the World Cup #3 stop in Papendal, Netherlands this past weekend. Oakley ladies Arielle Martin and Lauren Reynolds rounded out the podium in Europe.
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This weekend in Manchester, England, the world of BMX will kick off one of the most highly anticipated seasons in the sport's history. Coming off of a successful 2012 London Olympic Games, only the sport's second appearance at the pinnacle of sporting competition, BMX Racing continues with its most important series of races, with Oakley by it's side. Oakley will return as an official sponsor of the 2013 BMX Supercross World Cup series.


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NEW YORK — A door-to-door clothing salesman was arrested and charged with three counts of murder Wednesday in the slayings of three shopkeepers in Brooklyn, crimes that terrorized merchants and that police said would probably have continued if the suspect had not been caught.
Salvatore Perrone, 63, "made statements implicating himself," New York Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly said at a news briefing. Kelly also said detectives had linked a .22-caliber sawed-off rifle found in Perrone's duffel bag to all three killings. Perrone's fingerprints were found on the weapon, he said. Also discovered in the duffel bag: ammunition, a 12-inch kitchen knife with dried blood on the blade and two folding knives, Kelly said.