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You survived the Mayans, now survive the job cuts
So you survived the end of the Mayan calendar and a string of other apocalyptic forebodings in 2012. But as we look to 2013, how will you live through one of the more certain transformations on the horizon?
For most of us, our working life plays a big factor in defining who we are. I was talking to a smart and resourceful Generation Y woman the other day and mentioned I was going through my third round of redundancy in six months.
The last two times, unlike some of my dear friends and colleagues, I have been fortunate to be redeployed in another role matching my broad experience. I hope it will be third time lucky again in 2013.
Anyway, the woman in her 20s was recently made redundant from two part-time jobs and is now balancing two more part-time positions. This made me realise that for many of her generation a full-time permanent job has never been a reality.
Not since the Industrial Revolution has there been such a dramatic change in the means of production and in the job prospects of so many people.
Looking back on 2012, it has been an annus horribilis for many people employed in manufacturing, maintenance, the media and public service - among the sectors worst hit.
Thousands have lost their livelihoods and have had to reassess their future. The technological revolution, combined with the ongoing global financial crisis, has turned upside down people's lives and the way businesses are run.
Rather than survival of the fittest, it has become a case of survival of the smartest. The demands of higher productivity, eliminating duplication of resources, technological innovation and cost-cutting have been part of a necessary reassessment of every business and government.
Jobs that were deemed essential a few years ago have become expendable and the remaining staff have been required to adjust to the new business models.
Many new jobs have arisen that require multi-skilling or a new set of skills, but the overall number of employees in many companies has been reduced.
With that in the forefront of my mind, I have decided to ponder the future adopting a 2020 vision of occupations that will not be needed.
So here is my prediction of 10 jobs that are likely to disappear by the end of the decade.
1. Supermarket checkout operators
The move towards self-checkout aisles will see the elimination of the need for checkout chicks or chaps. Some will be redeployed to keep an eye on customers to make sure they wave their purchases through the price scanner correctly, but the number of supermarket (and retail) staff overall will be greatly reduced. Time to check out of this job.
2. Printers/compositors
The writing is on the wall. Digital is already killing the newspaper stars in the media landscape. Printer and compositor jobs are in decline. If you are in this area of expertise it's time to look for a new trade.
3. Newspaper sub-editors
As print media revenue dips to unsustainable levels and papers close around the world, the profession of the sub-editor (that's the person who makes copy fit the space in the newspaper or magazine and writes the headline) will become obsolete. Digital multi-media will replace paper products and the role of the sub-editor will morph into a multi-skilled news producer or another title like that.
4. Telephone operators
Voice-recognition technology is still hit and miss and foreign call centres handle most of our phone calls to big companies. But by 2020 social media and text communication will replace the need to make a voice phone call. Many of the people in these jobs will become digital service consultants using an array of communication sources to connect customers. Talk is cheap, but technology is even cheaper.
5. Telemarketers
"Phone blowing" will likewise become redundant as digital sales pitches replace the human telemarketer. At the same time, social media will promote relationship building with customers in a whole new way. Time to hang up your headset.
6. Film processors
The rapid uptake of digital cameras has already led to the closure of most film processing outlets. The same fate applies to film-based production of motion pictures. Any skill relating to film is on the cutting room floor.
7. Shoe craftspeople/repairers
These jobs are walking out the door. I have a comfortable pair of shoes I have owned them for 13 years. Every couple of years I get them resoled or reconditioned - they are still extremely comfortable. But as shoes become increasingly cheaper to make the cost of repairing or custom-making footwear will become unviable and this craft will die.
8. Meter readers
The trend towards making smart meters compulsory in all homes and businesses will make sending someone out to read a power or water meter redundant. The clock is ticking on this occupation.
9. Mail sorters
The traditional postal service is becoming more of a parcel delivery service as letter writing becomes a dying art and online shopping takes up a bigger chunk of postal resources. Watch the full automation of the mail sorting process finally end the role of the human.
10. Data entry
This job will completely disappear as innovations such as voice-recognition technology and data scanners replace the keyboard operator.
It's a gloomy outlook for these occupations, but life is full of changes. The bottom line is we all need to be prepared to transform ourselves and boldly face the future. For those of you who have lost their job in 2012, my heart goes out to you. But remember for every door that closes a new one opens.
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expat says:
Look at the likes of Freelancer & Elance, the roles that can be outsourced on their is truly staggering. I started using the service 12 months ago and have been seriously impressed with the talent pool, quality of work and affordability.
The future is contracting!
craig2 says:
Anna Bligh, what a charlatan she was. Set up the hopes and dreams of thousands of public servants and paid them by borrowing to the tune of 1 million dollars a week, money the state didn't have. This also men't that the employment figures stayed artificially low. The harsh reality of a heavily indebted state and a declining revenue stream saw the Newman government having the show those people employed in an unsustainable environment, the door. Thanks Anna, thanks for nothing.
Mayday says:
Just as vinyl records faded and are now returning I have a feeling that books will also find a resurgence.
I received an e reader for xmas and as much as I appreciate the gift for the life of me I just don't like using it.
In comparison to books this gadget is cold and lifeless, it lacks soul whereas books have a wonderful feel, smell and look as well as a longevity as they sit on shelves adorning rooms.
Call me old fashioned but for me the sensory rapture books bring are not being met by the glass and plastic of a Kobo.
Terry2 says:
Data entry replaced by voice recognition technology ! Now there's a plan for chaos: have you ever received a text of a voice message on your mobile ?
John says:
Working gets you know where these days, I wonder if it's more for-filling doing nothing. The society is just based on debt slavery, one person working and spending for the sake of others. It's society with people at the top won't lift a finger to get the people they are living off the backs off out of their terrible financial position. Then they have the nerve to stick their heads up high for the pride of their wealth.
You might earn 800 a week, 200 goes to rent, 100 to other things.
You have 500 a week to save, the house's are costing 800k. It will take you 32 years to save up 800k, if you take out the loan early, it will take you 50 years with all the interest. That's even if you able to maintain work for that period. You may, just rent for the rest of you life, that's just another dumb thing.
acotrel says:
Technology was touted as being the future for Australia. Now we have godd engineers and scientists 'all dressed up with nowhere to go'. It is not the unions, the miners or the Aussie dollar which are to blame. It is the luddite mindset of many politicians who have no vision or ability t o make progressive decisions.
Gordon says:
If you subeditors rebadge yourselves blog moderators i reckon you'll be the last employed people on earth! nothing will shut this lot up, and somebody has to sperate the incoherent .rants from the regular kind
vox says:
Good news from Liberal Party Headquarters though. No redundancies at L.B.H. we are told. Those trolls and tools and troglodytes who make up the front line of the Liberal "Forward to the Past" Brigade, (sometimes called 'The Chinese Whisperers'), are there forever.
All thanks for this must go to the C.E.O. of the "Back to the Sixties" movement, one Anthony Abbott, who single handedly has rallied nearly 8% of Australians to his cause of "Me for P.M.!"
Some call him not too sensible, and some call him incomprehensible, but most don't call him at all. I'm told by one journo that he is, contrary to common belief, that he is the easiest of Australia's politicians to interview. That's because he doesn't need to be present, (Abbott that is), for the interview to be conducted normally. That's gotta' be a plus for an aspiring P.M.. He can give multiple interviews in a myriad of locations, say, Paris, London, Bondi, and on and on, all simultaneously.
Don't you just love politics in Australia.
My son is a printer man says:
My son works in the printing industry and it is far from a dying industry. People who think that the printing industry consists solely of newspapers or advertising materials have never taken a walk through their local supermarket and looked at all of the packaging that is printed, not to mention the labels on everything.
As long as we have packaging that requires information printed on it, or bottles etc with labels, we will have printers and printing companies run off their socks to get the work done. In fact my son does work for a major pharmaceutical and vitamin company, the lead up to christmas was full of overtime for him, happy $ days!
Daniel says:
I have been made redundant and so have most of the other people that I worked with before. Luckily we have mostly been re employed. Its not a good thing and employers are just only thinking about money and profits.
Troy Flynn says:
1. Supermarket checkout operators
The move towards self-checkout aisles will see the elimination of the need for checkout chicks or chaps. Some will be redeployed to keep an eye on customers to make sure they wave their purchases through the price scanner correctly, but the number of supermarket (and retail) staff overall will be greatly reduced. Time to check out of this job.
This is exactly why I refuse to use them.
One job which should be growing due to on-line purchases. Delivery drivers.
MartinX says:
You forgot blacksmiths. Their numbers have crashed. Also, they guys who used to hang off the sides of the garbage trucks, pick up your bin, empty it and throw it back in the general direction of your house.
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Our Gourmet: New England's Tap House Grille in Hooksett is another outlet for thirsty, hungry NH
New England's Tap House Grille1292 Hooksett Road, Hooksett
Open: Sunday, 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.; Tuesday-Thursday, 11 a.m. to 11 p.m.; Friday-Saturday, 11 a.m. to 1 a.m.; closed Mondays.
Cuisine: Pub fare with a twist
Pricing: Appetizers, up to $10; entrees, up to $20; Desserts, around $5.
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Menu: 15/20
Atmosphere: 15/20
Appetizers: 15/20
Entrees: 17/20
Desserts: 10/20
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New England's Tap House Grille recently opened in Hooksett at the strip mall which is also home to Goodwill. If you aren't looking for it, it's easy to miss.
The place is brand new and it looks like the owners worked hard to come up with a contemporary décor in the space, which features a large bar in the middle of the open room. The place is spacious and features an open kitchen. It's nicely lit and we can tell you that the booths are very comfortable.
If you are going to call yourself a tap house, you better be able to back it up. We knew we'd be in luck after spying the keg room that extends down the left-hand side of the restaurant. The Tap House has about 50 beers to choose from in all different styles from different places. We were happy to see that for beer newbies they break down their list into the different styles. Still unsure what to choose? They offer beer flights, or a selection of samples, and they are also happy to oblige if you want to taste a beer before you order a whole glass.
But enough about the beer; we did actually eat at the Tap House Grille.
The menu is sizable without being overwhelming and offers a variety of dishes. Stereotypical bar food has been left off the menu or is served with an upscale twist.
After perusing the appetizer list, it was an easy choice for me: the Poutine with pomme frites ($9), billed as House fries with Parmesan cheese, black truffle oil, rosemary, peppercorn sherry wine gravy, cheese curd, and topped with jalapeno. Overall I liked the mix of flavors, although the jalapeno was absent. There was plenty of cheese and just enough gravy to be good without being soggy. The gravy and cheese could have conspired to make the appetizer overly salty, but the seasoning was spot on. This dish would have been close to a home run, but unfortunately it was cold in spots.
The Dining Companion chose the Smoked Meatballs and Crostini ($9), hand-rolled meatballs smoked then topped with smoked gouda and fire-roasted marinara, which surrounds the large portion of meatballs and fills the bottom of the bowl. The gouda and marinara serve a dual purpose as both a topping and as a delicious dip for the crusty bread served with the meatballs. These have a real deep smoked flavor that you'll either love or hate (TDC loved it.)
In an attempt to balance out my calorie-heavy appetizer, I opted for the North Atlantic Salmon ($17), grilled with light seasonings and maple glaze (alternately served spicy blackened in a cast iron skillet), served over sweet corn and bacon maque choux with grilled polenta. The salmon was nicely cooked and seasoned, although I couldn't really taste the maple in the glaze. As good as the salmon was the corn and bacon maque choux stole the show. The Louisiana-based dish, which features corn, peppers and onion, was addictive.
The TDC had the beer-brined rotisserie half-chicken ($14). The all-natural chicken is served in one of two styles - lemon herb or, his choice, barbecue style - with cornbread stuffing and a vegetable. The chicken was tender, but TDC raved about the stuffing, which was mixed with cranberries and was absolutely delicious. The dish was worth ordering for the stuffing alone.
We were looking to satisfy our sweet tooth but unfortunately desssert is where New England's Tap House Grille misses the boat.
TDC chose the crème brulee, rich custard topped with a layer of caramel and cinnamon. One of the best parts of ordering crème brulee is that satisfying crack you feel and hear when you break through the hard sugar layer to get to the creamy custard. But the top layer was soft, making this crème without the brulee. I decided to give the bread pudding a shot. But once again something was missing, and this time it was the "pudding." The dessert was a dry slab of bread without enough glaze to save it.
New England's Tap House Grille has a lot going for it: a sizeable beer list, cool atmosphere, and conscientious wait staff. We suspect some of the missteps on the food are because they are just getting their feet under them. We hope they will eventually be worked out, because the Grille is a much-needed and welcome addition to the restaurant and bar scene in Hooksett.
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But anyway this seemed to be a gray color pipe. Almost like layers of paper wrapped with concrete in between. Instead of like tar I have seem on Orangeburg. Matter fact the heavy metal cutting sawall blade I used cuts fine thru cast iron but dulled quickly on this stuff.
I finished the job but actually felt I just wasted my time. I mean this pipe (about 50 years old) looked great, almost like new and heavier and thicker than PVC and much harder to cut.
The Orangeburg I have seen delaminates or looks deteriorated, weak and sags. This had no sags and seemed like it would even have a hard time doing so.
Almost like a 4" concrete pipe with paper layers. Asbestos maybe? Did remind me of asbestos siding I have cut and repaired in the past. That was great product if it did not have the health issuses.
Curious what type of pipe I had?
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Cano's Comps: The Good, The Bad and the Ugly
Whether he re-signs with the Yankees or takes his talents elsewhere following the 2013 season, Robinson Cano is about to become an absurdly wealthy man. Cano's blend of contact, power and durability, coupled with new TV money swelling owners' pockets, could make him the game's highest paid player this winter.
Is Cano, 30, a good bet to keep producing as he ages?
To explore that question, I found some players comparable to Cano using Baseball-Reference's Play Index tool and charted their career paths in their thirties. I considered Expansion-Era second basemen who had at least a 110 OPS+, a .280 average and 50+ home runs during their twenties. While you can quibble with those cutoffs, they give us a sample of keystone players who produced at the plate with both contact and power (Cano has a career 123 OPS+ to this point, with a .308 average and 177 homers).
The results are mostly positive, but Cano's comps also include a pair of players who declined dramatically and one active guy who's still great -- when he's capable of taking the field.
Here's the good, the bad and the ugly when it comes to Cano's possible post-twenties career path.
The Good
- During his 20s: 5,394 PA, 110 OPS+, 37.3 WAR
- During his 30s: 4,573 PA, 125 OPS+, 34.1 WAR
Sweet Lou was the rare player who was every bit as productive in his thirties as in his twenties. He remained a power threat deep into his thirties, actually hitting far more homers after age 29 (151) than before (93). He also stuck at second base for the duration of his 19-year career with the Tigers, saving a collective 13 runs compared to an average second baseman after age 30, according to Baseball-Reference. Whitaker represents the best-case scenario for Cano: he raked, remained relatively healthy and retained his range.
- During his 20s: 5,385 PA, 112 OPS+, 36 WAR
- During his 30s: 3,897 PA, 118 OPS+, 28.9 WAR
Ryno emerged as a huge power threat at second base, leading the league with 40 home runs during his age 30 season and finishing with the career home run record among players at the keystone (since broken by Jeff Kent). Sandberg racked up a ton of value from age 30 to 33 (135 OPS+, 24.5 WAR), then got off to a poor start in 1994 and retired. He sat out his age 35 season but returned to the Cubs the following year, producing modestly through age 37.
- During his 20s: 6,232 PA, 119 OPS+, 40.9 WAR
- During his 30s: 4,168 PA, 112 OPS+, 22 WAR
Alomar hit for average during his early Padres years, but he became an offensive dynamo during his mid-twenties as he combined excellent contact skills, a good eye and ample power, all while collecting a cabinet full of Gold Gloves. He remained a major threat at the dish through age 33, posting a career-best 150 OPS+ and hitting 20 homers during his last year in Cleveland, but his power plummeted upon a trade to the Mets that winter (90 OPS+, 11 HR). He was done as a regular after another sub-par season at age 35 (80 OPS+) and retired after his age 36 season.
- During his 20s: 3,126 PA, 128 OPS+, 33 WAR
- During his 30s: 2,014 PA, 123 OPS+, 20.3 WAR
Utley was the gold standard among second baseman prior to his injury issues and Cano's ascension as an all-around offensive threat. Now, we're not really sure what to expect. Utley is still darned good when he's on the field, but his knees are held together with Super Glue, Big League Chew and platelet-rich plasma injections from the Philadelphia Phanatic. He could be an MVP candidate in 2013, or he could play 50 games. I placed Utley in the "good" here, but would the Yankees really be pleased if they inked Cano to a megadeal and he provided intermittent, injury-plagued excellence? Thankfully, Cano has been just about the most durable player in the game to this point. But predicting durability can be a fool's errand -- Utley averaged about 675 plate appearances as a full-time player from age 26 to 29.
The Bad
- During his 20s: 5,279 PA, 112 OPS+, 38.9 WAR
- During his 30s: 2,108 PA, 91 OPS+, 3.1 WAR
Knoblauch batted nearly .300 during before his 30th birthday, and he ramped up his power production as he reached his mid-to-late twenties (he belted 50 homers and slugged .453 from age 26-29, compared to 10 homers and a .373 slugging percentage from age 22-25). After that, the wheels came off. Knoblauch had a good age 30 season at the plate (118 OPS+), but he fell apart in the field as he struggled to make even the most routine throws to first base. Baseball-Reference estimates that he was 15 runs worse than an average defensive second baseman that year. He was even worse the at age 31 (-10 runs in just a half season's worth of games), and he was a full-time left fielder/DH by age 32. After one wretched season in Kansas City, Knoblauch retiredly
The Ugly
- During his 20s: 3,895 PA, 113 OPS+, 15.5 WAR
- During his 30s: 1,813 PA, 96 OPS+, -0.6 WAR
Vidro never reached the heights that Cano has during his career, but his post-20s playing record represents every fear talent evaluators have about second baseman declining sharply coming true. Vidro routinely hit double-digit homers and produced scads of contact, batting .304 with 101 homers through age 29, yet he never topped seven homers and hit a hollow .284 in his 30s. Knee, ankle and hamstring injuries made him a statue at second, and he mostly DHed after being traded to Seattle before his age 32 season. Suffice it to say, his bat didn't play at the position. Vidro was done at age 33.
I excluded Alfonso Soriano because he was moved off the position at 30 and sent to Wrigley's outfield.


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|Treasure Island
|Magic Isle[1]
|Landform & neighborhood
Treasure Island is "5,520 feet long by 3,410 feet wide"[1] and has the Treasure Island Marina on the south near Yerba Buena Island (bottom). Built[when?] southeast into the Bay is a man-made breakwater with rip-rap boulders and palm trees.
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|37°49′27″N 122°22′16″W / 37.82417°N 122.37111°W [citation needed]
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|94130--0.9 sq mi (2.3 km2)[2]
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|236528 (island)
2624152 (bldg 157)
2506912 (Job Corps ctr)
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Treasure Island is a man-made landform in San Francisco Bay and a neighborhood of the City of San Francisco. Built 1936-7 for the 1939 Golden Gate International Exposition, the island's World's Fair site is a California Historical Landmark[4] with buildings having been listed on the NRHP, and the island's historical naval station and auxiliary air facility (for airships, blimps, dirigibles, planes and seaplanes) are designated in the Geographic Names Information System.[3]
The San Francisco neighborhood that includes Treasure Island extends far into San Francisco Bay and includes a tip of Alameda Island.[5] Yerba Buena and Treasure islands together have a land area[verification needed] of 576.7 acres (233.4 ha) with a 2010 total population of 2,500.[6] Treasure Island and its 900 ft (270 m) causeway[7] total 535 acres (217 ha) connected by roadway (e.g., San Francisco Muni's "108 Treasure Island") to Yerba Buena Island which has the Transbay Terminal ramps to the middle of Interstate 80's San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge. The island has a marina and will have a bikeway connecting to the Eastern span replacement of the San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge when it is completed. Raised walkways circumscribe nearly the entire island along five streets (Avenue of the Palms, Perimeter Road, Avenue N, Pan American World Airways Esplanade and Clipper Cove Way formerly known as 1st Street). The main waterlines under the causeway are backed up by yellow above-ground emergency manifolds to which blue six-inch (150 mm) diameter hose can be connected from a large hose spool affixed to a San Francisco Public Utilities Commission / SF Water Dept' mobile truck dispatched from the SFWD Newcomb Avenue Yard after an earthquake provided the Bay Bridge from SF to Treasure Island is still operational.
Prior to the island's construction by the federal government of the United States, "Yerba Buena Shoals" of rock[1] north of the transbay island had less than 27 ft (8.2 m) clearance and were a shipping hazard.[7] The 400-acre (1.6 km2) island was constructed by emplacing 287,000 short tons (260,000 t) of quarried rock "in the shoals" for the island/causeway perimeter "rock walls" (a freshwater reservoir was quarried in the rock of Yerba Buena Island).[7] Approximately 23 feet (7.0 m) of dredged bay sand filled the interior, was mitigated from salt, and then 50,000 cubic yards (38,000 m3) topsoil[7] was used for planting 4,000 trees, 70,000 shrubs, and 700,000 flowering plants.[1] Facility construction had begun by March 4, 1937 when two hangars were being built.
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"On Monday, February 18, 1939, the 'Magic Isle'" opened[1] with a "walled city" of several fair ground courts: a central Court of Honor, a Court of the East, a Port of Trade Winds on the south and on the north: a Court of Pacifica, a 12,000-car parking lot, and the adjacent Gayway of 40 acres (16 ha) with thrill rides and shows.[7] The island had a lagoon ("lake of All Nations"), and structures included the "400-foot Tower of the Sun" (with reflecting pools), the International Building, the $1.5M Federal Building, the Hall of Western States, the $800K administration building, various exhibit halls for industries (e.g., "Machinery, Science, and Vacationland"), and two 335-by-78-foot (102 m × 24 m) hangars planned for post-exposition use by Pan Am flying boats (e.g., the China Clipper through 1944[4]) using the Port of Trade Winds Harbor later referred to as Clipper Cove between the two islands. In addition to Building 2 (Hangar 2) and Building 3 (Hangar 3), remaining exposition buildings include Building 1 (Streamline Moderne architecture) intended after the expo as the Pan American World Airways terminal. The expo's Magic Carpet Great Lawn also remains.)[8]
Military base[edit]
Naval Station Treasure Island began under a 1941[9] war lease as a United States Navy "reception center"[10] and in 1942, the Navy offered to exchange its Mills Field on the San Francisco Peninsula for the island. "The U.S. Navy seized Treasure Island" on April 17, 1942[9] and instead of an island airport, the city built an airport at Mills Field that became the San Francisco International Airport (the naval station closed in 1997). The station had a Naval Auxiliary Air Facility[3] and a Navy/USMC electronics school.[11] The Navy band stationed at Treasure Island, one of over 100 World War II Navy bands of African American musicians, was popular throughout the San Francisco area. Like most of these bands, its members trained at the Great Lakes bases in Chicago. They were recruited to serve "for the duration" at Treasure Island at a starting pay of $66 per month.[12] The 21-piece band played for morning colors, and at bond rallies and ship launchings, and at other events. The swing band, a smaller ensemble taken from the whole band, was known as the Shipmates of Rhythm and was one of the best bands in the Navy. They performed on the station's weekly radio broadcast, "Skyway to Victory," and were regulars at the Stage Door, a USO club that after the war became the Stage Door Theater. Clyde Kerr, who joined the band in 1944 from the New Orleans Lakefront band, continued to arrange and compose music for stage and traveling shows that performed at the Stage Door, where he worked with Harry James and other well-known musicians of the day, and the "Shipmates" performed behind Humphrey Bogart, Betty Grable, and other Hollywood stars.[13] The station was identified by the 1991 Base Realignment and Closure Commission, and remaining military structures include Bldg. 600 on Avenue M and 10th Street (former Naval Firefighting School, now SFFD's Treasure Island Training Facility), Bldg. 157 (Navy Fire station 2 built circa 1942 wood frame building which lacks modern earthquake Seismic retrofit) on Avenue D and 10th Street (now SFFD Station 48), and the 20,000 sq ft (1,900 m2) Bldg. 180 by US Naval Station Way & California Ave (now a winery).[14]
SAC radar station[edit]
The Treasure Island Radar Bomb Scoring Site (call sign San Francisco Bomb Plot)[15] was a Strategic Air Command (SAC) automatic tracking radar facility established on the island.[specify] Major Posey was the c. 1948 commander[16] of Detachment B (Capt Carlson on August 1, 1949)[17] which evaluated simulated bombing missions on targets in the San Francisco metropolitan area for maintaining Cold War bomber crews' proficiency. A nearby "Stockton Bomb Plot (Det I)" moved to Charlotte in 1950, and the Treasure Island unit was redesignated Detachment 13 in 1951, the year 3 other SAC detachments used a nearby staging/preparation area for deploying via the bay for Korean War ground-directed bombing (cf. the Sacramento Bomb Plot at a McClellan AFB Annex in 1951.)[16] On October 16, 1951, Treasure Island's Det 13 was assigned under March AFB's 3933rd Radar Bomb Scoring Squadron before moving from the island by August 10, 1954 when the 11th RBS Squadron was activated.
Film stages and settings[edit]
From the late 1980s, Treasure Island's old aircraft Hangar 2 (Building 2) and Hangar 3 (Building 3) served as sound stages for film-making and TV, e.g., The Matrix ("bullet time" visual effect), Rent, and "The Pursuit of Happyness".[citation needed] Treasure Island was a film setting of the 1988 Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (Berlin airport scene), 1995 Copycat (private compound), 1997 Flubber, 1998 What Dreams May Come, 1998 Patch Adams, 1998 The Parent Trap and 1999 Bicentennial Man. An establishing shot of the 1954 The Caine Mutiny shows the island to indicate the location of the 1800s trial. For three years Treasure Island served as the site of the Battlebots TV show. The offices and penthouse apartment sets in Nash Bridges were located on the island during the show's production (1996–2001).[20] The island was featured as the base of operations for the prototypers in the 2008 Discovery Channel series Prototype This!. One of the warehouses on Treasure Island served as a film setting for an NBC series titled Trauma.
Remediation and redevelopment[edit]
Cleanup crews spent several weeks cleaning the island's coast from the 2007 Cosco Busan oil spill just a few hundred yards from Treasure Island, and the Navy sold[when?] the island to the city for $108 million as part of a redevelopment project. Although the Federal government maintains an active presence on dozens of acres occupied by the United States Department of Labor Job Corps (not part of the redevelopment). The Job Corps moved in and took over multiple building facilities just after the US Navy vacated the island. The Administration Building and Hall of Transportation were listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 2008. On June 8, 2011, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors approved new neighborhood development for 19,000 people over the next 20–30 years by Wilson Meany Sullivan, Lennar Urban, and Kenwood Investments.[21] The 2012-2014 US$1.5 billion Treasure Island Development project for up to 8,000 new residences, 140,000 sq ft (13,000 m2) of new commercial and retail space, 100,000 sq ft (9,300 m2) of new office space, 3 hotels, new Fire station and 300 acres (120 ha) of parks.[22] The island's gas station pumps and canopy were also removed (the island has a high risk of soil liquefaction and tsunami damage in an earthquake). All island natural gas, electricity, sewer and water utilities are serviced by the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission.
By December 17, 2010, "Navy contractors had dug up and hauled off 16,000 cubic yards [12,000 m3] of contaminated dirt, some with radiation levels 400 times the Environmental Protection Agency's human exposure limits for topsoil."[23] The contaminated dirt is to be replaced by dirt removed during construction of the fourth Caldecott Tunnel bore. In April 2013, Caesium-137 levels three times higher than previously[when?] recorded were found (the island hosted "radioactive ships from Bikini Atoll atomic tests and [was] a major education center training personnel for nuclear war"[24]—the USS Pandemonium (PCDC-1)[25] mockup had begun nuclear training in 1957.[26]
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- ^ a b c d e McGloin, John Bernard. "Symphonies in Steel: Bay Bridge and the Golden Gate". The Virtual Museum of the City of San Francisco (SFmuseum.net). Retrieved October 22, 2013. "The Secretary of War approved the request that its execution be undertaken by the Army Corps of Engineers. While a group of such specialists applied their talents to the reclamation of the 'Yerba Buena Shoals', the day-by-day details were efficiently cared for by Colonel Fred Butler, U.S.A., who had years of army engineering experience behind him at this time. The fill to form Treasure Island was obtained by dredging operations; the island covered an area of 400 acres [160 ha], 5,520 feet [1,680 m] long by 3,410 feet [1,040 m] wide."
- ^ "94130 Zip Code (San Francisco, California) Profile: homes, apartments, schools, population, income, averages, housing, demographics, location, statistics, sex offenders, residents and real estate info". City-data.com. Retrieved November 7, 2012.
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- "Treasure Island (236528)". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. Retrieved October 25, 2013. "374929N 1222216W...374937N 1222241W"
- "San Francisco Fire Department Station 48 Treasure Island (2624152)". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. Retrieved October 25, 2013. "Building 157...374931N 1222226W"
- "Treasure Island Job Corps Center (2506912)". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. Retrieved October 25, 2013.
- "Naval Station Treasure Island (historical)". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. Retrieved October 25, 2013.
- "Treasure Island Naval Auxiliary Air Facility (historical) (1988803)". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. Retrieved October 25, 2013.
- ^ a b c Office of Historic Preservation. "San Francisco". California Historical Landmarks. California Department of Parks and Recreation. Retrieved October 26, 2013.
- ^ United States Census Bureau. "San Francisco Census Tract Outline Map" (PDF). Census 2000 (Map). http://www2.census.gov/plmap/pl_trt/st06_California/c06075_SanFrancisco/CT06075_002.pdf. Retrieved December 16, 2013.
- ^ United States Census, 2010[full citation needed]
- ^ a b c d e Workers of the Federal Writers' Project (1938). "Trail Ends for '39ers". Almanac for Thirty-Niners. San Francisco Works Progress Administration – via SFmuseum.net.
- ^ "San Francisco Attractions". SF-Attractions.
- ^ a b "Treasure Isle Goes to Navy: City Upset Over Offer, May Dispute Price". The San Francicso News. April 17, 1942. Retrieved October 26, 2013 – via SFmuseum.net.
- ^ "Treasure Island Accord". The Virtual Museum of the City of San Francisco.
- ^ "DEV Charlie Marine Air Support Radar Team". The Korean War Project.
- ^ "Treasure Island Band" Chicago Defender 15 Aug. 1942: 21
- ^ Kennedy, Al. Chord Changes on the Chalkboard Lanham, MD: Scarecrow, 2002
- ^ "The Winery SF". Retrieved December 2, 2010.
- ^ Tim in San Mateo (October 2, 2002). "San Francisco Bomb Plot". Yahoo! Groups. Self-published via Yahoo!. Retrieved October 25, 2013.[unreliable source]
- ^ a b "3903rd Radar Bomb Scoring Group" (Web Bulletin Board). KoreanWar.org. Retrieved March 14, 2013. "Detachment 13 Radar Bomb Scoring Group, Threaure Island, San Francisco ... 2nd Lt. Robert F.(?) Schaller who was in our outfit from about '52 th '53 ... 3903 RBS, Treas Island, SF 1948-52...Chief Phillip Martin was assigned to this unit from 1948-1952. The unit was commanded by a Major Posey."
- ^ Martin, Jack S. (September 23, 1949). Report of Investigation: Project Grudge (Special Inquiry). Fairfield-Suisun Air Force Base: USAF Office of Special Investigations. http://www.bluebookarchive.org/page.aspx?pagecode=MAXW-PBB7-57&tab=1. Retrieved October 26, 2013. "On 14 September 1949, Captain Howard A. Carlson,12456-A/ Detachment Commander, Detachment B, 3903 Radar Bomb Scoring Squadron, Treasure Island, San Francisco, California,was interviewed and stated that on 1 August 1949, two (2) radar testing devices were released; one (1) at approximately 1000 hours, PST, and another at 1400 hours, PST."
- ^ a b "Home". Treasure Island Museum Association. Retrieved July 20, 2008.
- ^ "The Museum and Its Collection". Treasure Island Museum Association. Retrieved December 16, 2013.
- ^ SF filming locations for Nash Bridges
- ^ Kane, Will (June 8, 2011). "S.F. approves Treasure Island plan". The San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved December 7, 2012.
- ^ "Treasure Island: Development Project". Treasure Island Development Authority. Retrieved October 11, 2012.
- ^ Sapunor, Peter (December 17, 2010). "title tbd" (email).
- ^ Smith, Matt; Mierskowski, Katherine (April 12, 2013). "Soil tests find cesium, linked to cancer risk, up to 3 times higher than previously acknowledged". The Bay Citizen. Retrieved October 26, 2013. "Until the early 1990s, the Navy operated atomic warfare training academies on Treasure Island, using instruction materials and devices that included radioactive plutonium, cesium, tritium, cadmium, strontium, krypton and cobalt. These supplies were stored at various locations around the former base, including supply depots, classrooms and vaults, and in and around a mocked-up atomic warfare training ship—the USS Pandemonium."
- ^ http://www.newspapers.com/newspage/4920537/
- ^ http://www.3dbuzz.com/forum/threads/132384-quot-Toxic-Acres-quot-Am-I-Living-in-Presence-of-Harmful-Nuclear-Radiation
External links[edit]
- Media related to Treasure Island, San Francisco at Wikimedia Commons
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- Islands of San Francisco Bay
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December 11, 2012
Q: I have had experiences with Volkswagen dealers where I was told that oil and filter changes are due every 5,000 miles, but according to the factory manual, the oil and filter should be changed every 10,000 miles. My daughter has a 2007 VW Rabbit and I have the 2009 version. Please advise which is correct.
— B.P., Downers Grove, Ill.
A: Your owner's manuals are right. The only difference between your car and your daughter's is that yours calls for synthetic oil. That would also be a good choice for hers. Synthetic oil holds up better for extended oil change intervals.
Q: You have fielded questions regarding hybrids not getting good gas mileage. I would like to make a quick, hopefully helpful, comment. One of the biggest factors influencing MPG on a hybrid vehicle is the tires, specifically, the tire resistance rating. The higher the resistance rating, the better the handling of the car is but at a cost of MPG; sometimes as much as 10 percent less! Of course keeping the tires inflated to the vehicles specs is also very important. I hope this helps.
— B.O., Orefield, Pa.
A: Right you are. Most hybrids come with low rolling resistance tires and replacing them with regular tires may have a significant impact on fuel economy. Just installing new tires, in fact, often results in decreased fuel economy as the more substantial tread and greater tire diameter, compared to the old tires, changes the MPG. Some owners of regular, non-hybrid cars are now seeking out low rolling resistance tires when it comes time for replacement. We are unaware of a rolling resistance rating, though.
Q: The rear wiper blade on my 2010 Highlander hangs so low below horizontal that it almost hangs off the glass. Toyota said it was fine every time they looked at it. When used, it goes back to the horizontal position, then after time starts to drop. It looks terrible! Any ideas?
— P.O., Elmwood Park, Ill.
A: The wiper arm is splined to the wiper motor shaft. There are grooves in the arm that fit over ridges on the shaft. The arm can be moved counter-clockwise a spline or two to adjust its park position.
Q: I have a 2008 Hyundai Tiburon with 38K miles that just lost a clutch which of course Hyundai says is normal wear and will not cover. My last two manuals both went to the grave at 140K with the original clutches still in them. To me 38K is unacceptable for any clutch. I have since found out through Edmond's that Hyundai puts a delay valve in the slave cylinder which allows the clutch to slip for novice drivers and that removing this will extend the clutch to a normal life. What do you think of this modification?
— D.B., Naperville, Ill.
A: We say go for it. Without the delay valve, the clutch will hook up quicker and you'll be able to row through the gears like Speed Racer.
Q: When I started driving in the late 1970's my father made me pay for my car and for all maintenance on my car. I recall tires lasting for only 15,000 miles or so. Tires now last for 60,000 or more miles. Is my memory wrong? If not, what happened with tire technology to increase wear by four times?
— B.B., Chicago
A: We could not cover the changes in tire technology without writing a complete book on the subject. Rubber compounding continually improves. Tread designs have changed dramatically. The belts, body plies and cap plies have gone from steel and nylon to aramid fibers and carbon fibers. But most of all, the radial tire was a major improvement over the bias ply tire and a quantum leap in technology and longevity.
Q: I am disappointed to find that GM has eliminated the radiator cap and the transmission fluid dipstick. I guess these were cost-saving measures and eliminating potential leak points on the part of GM. However, the downside in my opinion of eliminating these components and also by installing tamper-proof coolant reservoirs makes it difficult to check the level and condition of the antifreeze and transmission fluid.
— R.G., Berwyn, Ill.
A: You can still check the coolant condition and transmission fluid level, but it is not easy. The cap for the cooling system in on the remotely located surge tank. It is here that you can see if there is sufficient coolant in the system, but be careful if you want to remove the cap as the tank is under pressure. Allow the system to cool down before opening. Checking the transmission fluid level is more difficult. The car must be on a hoist, in park with the engine running. After removing the transmission vent cap, you remove the fill plug on the side of the box, much the same way you would check the fluid level on a manual transmission. We are afraid that car companies don't want owners messing with stuff and eventually will seal the hood to keep us out.
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The University of East Anglia (UEA) is the number one university in the UK for student satisfaction in the 2013 Times Higher Student Experience Survey.
We are an internationally renowned university based in a campus that provides top quality academic, social and cultural facilities to over 15,000 students.
Located in 320 acres of rolling parkland just two miles from the centre of the cathedral city of Norwich, the University is part of the Norwich Research Park which is home to nearly 3,000 scientists working in several world ranked institutions.
UEA is ranked in the top one per cent of universities in the world and is consistently in the top ten for student satisfaction, recently coming first in the Times Higher Education Student Experience Survey. We are a leading member of the Norwich Research Park, one of Europe's biggest concentrations of researchers in the fields of environment, health and plant science.
Sporting facilities on campus include the University Sportspark which houses an Olympic-sized swimming pool and regularly hosts international sporting events. UEA also has the world famous Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts and hosts an International Literary Festival which has included famous names such as Ian McEwan, Kazuo Ishiguro and Anne Enright (all alumni of UEA's Creative Writing course).


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When you stay at Novotel Convention & Wellness Roissy CDG in Roissy-en-France, you'll be near the airport and convenient to Usines Centre Outlet Shopping Mall and Paris Nord Villepinte Exhibition Centre.
This 4-star hotel is within the vicinity of Gonesse Golf Club and Museum of Air and Space.
Make yourself at home in one of the 295 guestrooms featuring minibars and flat-screen televisions. Complimentary wireless Internet access keeps you connected, and satellite programming is available for your entertainment. Private bathrooms with bathtubs or showers feature complimentary toiletries and hair dryers. Conveniences include phones, as well as safes and desks.
Pamper yourself with onsite massages, body treatments, and facials. You're sure to appreciate the recreational amenities, including a health club, an indoor pool, and a sauna.
Grab a bite from a snack bar/deli serving guests of Novotel Convention & Wellness Roissy CDG. Quench your thirst with your favorite drink at a bar/lounge.
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In addition to an indoor pool, Novotel Convention & Wellness Roissy CDG provides a health club, a sauna, and a steam room. The hotel offers a snack bar/deli. A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. Public areas are equipped with complimentary high-speed wireless Internet access.
Business amenities at this 4-star property consist of a business center, audiovisual equipment, and small meeting rooms. Event facilities include conference/meeting rooms and banquet facilities. This business-friendly hotel also offers multilingual staff, complimentary newspapers in the lobby, and laundry facilities.
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- Business center
- Multilingual staff
- Total number of rooms - 295
- 24-hour front desk
- Audiovisual equipment
- Number of floors - 4
- Elevator/lift
- Banquet facilities
- Bar/lounge
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- Breakfast available (surcharge)
- Air-conditioned public areas
- Complimentary newspapers in lobby
- Multiple large conference rooms
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- Multiple small meeting rooms
- Pool sun loungers
- Secure covered parking (surcharge)
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- Swimming pool - indoor
- Health club
- Free Wi-Fi
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- Year Built 2004
- Number of meeting/conference rooms - 16
- Snack bar/deli
- Number of buildings/towers - 1
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Secure covered parking (surcharge), Secure outdoor parking (surcharge)
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- Premium bedding
- Complimentary newspaper
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- In-room safe
- Satellite TV service
- Iron/ironing board (on request)
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- Free Wi-Fi
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- Complimentary toiletries
- Cribs/infant beds (complimentary)
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- Dining
Novotel Convention & Wellness Roissy CDG has a restaurant on site.
- Recreation
Recreational amenities at the hotel include an indoor pool, a health club, a sauna, and a steam room.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
- Spa
Guests can pamper themselves with a trip to the onsite spa, which has 2 treatment rooms. Services include massages and facials. The spa is equipped with Turkish bath/hammam. Visitors of this spa can round out their time of relaxation with a trip to the boutique.
- Hot stone massage
- Steam room in spa
- Manicures and pedicures
- Body scrubs
- Sauna in spa
- Body treatments
- Facial treatments
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- Number of treatment rooms 2
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To make requests for specific accessibility needs, complete the "Special or Accessibility Requests" section of "Trip Preferences" when you book your hotel.
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- Check-in
Check-in time starts at 3 PM
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Check-out time is noon
- Pets
Pets allowed, Maximum number of pets per room 1
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Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
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- Unless otherwise indicated, the charges below are not included in the overall room price. If not included in the overall room price, they will be charged by the property at check-in or check-out. Charges can vary, for example, based on length of stay or the room you book. This property told us they will charge you for the following:
We have included all charges provided to us by the property. However, charges can vary, for example, based on length of stay or the room you book.The following fees and deposits are charged by the property at time of service, check-in, or check-out.
- A tax is imposed by the city: EUR 1.54 per person, per night. This tax does not apply to children under 17 years of age.
The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.
- Breakfast fee: EUR 19.50 per person (approximately)
- Self parking fee: EUR 21 per day
- Pet fee: EUR 10 per pet (varies based on length of stay)
- Additional Details
This property offers transfers from the airport. Guests must contact the property with arrival details before travel, using the contact information on the booking confirmation. Reservations are required for massage services. Reservations can be made by contacting the hotel prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation. Children 16 years old and younger stay free when occupying the parent or guardian's room, using existing bedding.
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To help our students comply with this policy, each full-time undergraduate student will be enrolled in the UnitedHealthcare Plan through Geneva College, UNLESS the student completes an online waiver with policy information showing that they already have health insurance coverage.
There is a deadline for this waiver which will be announced each semester, but will be around the start of the semester. For students who enroll in the plan starting in the spring semester 2014, the plan covers the period January 1, 2014 to July 31, 2014 and the cost charged to their student account will be $585. The deadline to enroll for the spring semester is January 17, 2014.
Having health insurance coverage can help students reach their full potential at Geneva by helping them to remain healthy and focused on their studies and extracurricular activities. It also decreases the chances that they will have to delay their education due to large unanticipated medical costs. Requiring each individual to have health insurance also helps the Geneva community at large - being treated early for medical concerns can help stop the spread of communicable disease in dormitories' close living quarters and shared eating/learning spaces.
A large number of Geneva's student population participate in athletic clubs (non-varsity)like rugby, hockey. etc. and intramural which likely increases their risks for injuries. Finally, by requiring all students to have coverage, we are able to provide an insurance plan at a reasonable rate for those who participate in the Geneva-sponsored plan.
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To waive Geneva's coverage, or to enroll immediately, go to www.firststudent.com, select Geneva College, and from the left menu, click either "Enroll Now" or "Waive Your School's Insurance." Be sure to include the leading zeroes on your ID number. The deadline for spring is January 17, 2014.
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The circuit clerk has recently set up a time capsule committee that later this month will bury historical artifacts on the courthouse grounds, where Henderson said they'll sit for 50 years.
"It's part of history, and it's important we do it," Henderson said. "And if I don't do it, then maybe no one else will."
In September, Henderson started putting together the committee and holding meetings, trying to find out what items people wanted to see buried and preserved.
So far the list is sparse and has relied heavily on library documents. Sunny Gillespie, a library employee and member of Henderson's committee, said she made documents listing current elected officials throughout the county, as well as photographs of prominent landmarks and locally owned businesses.
"Unfortunately, a lot of these places might not be around in 50 years," Gillespie said. "So it's good to have a record of it."
Other items included so far are computer disks and popular books, including the Harry Potter series. Gillespie said she's hoping to include examples of more modern technology as well, including a mobile tablet device or smartphone.
"We got a lot of room to fill up," Gillespie said.
The Anniston Star will also have a prominent place in the time capsule, said Robert Jackson, vice-president of operations for the paper and a member of Henderson's committee.
Jackson said he provided Henderson with current articles from the paper as well as copies of community profile publications.
Henderson also included written responses from county employees, elected officials and 1,300 current high school seniors about what life is like now and what technological advances they predict for the future.
"I think it'll be interesting if those folks are still around, they can see what they wrote 50 years ago," Henderson said.
A self-described history buff, Henderson said when he took the circuit clerk's job earlier this year, he wanted to find a rumored time capsule that had been buried somewhere at the courthouse when it was first constructed in 1900.
It turned out the capsule had already been dug up in 1964. According to an article in The Star from March 8 of that year, most of the contents of the copper time capsule had been ruined from a leak, with primarily a few coins dating from the 19th century surviving.
Henderson hopes this capsule will have a better seal to prevent any damage. A 4-foot long stainless steel container will hold the items, many of which will be wrapped in plastic. Marble taken from the Wells Fargo building on Quintard Avenue, now being torn down, will provide the cover.
"Nothing's getting in there," Henderson said of the container. "We're lucky to be working with the library on this too, because they have the right material to archive it."
Henderson hopes the contents will survive after they've been dug up, so he's including a message in the capsule to the circuit clerk of Calhoun County in 2063 to make sure the items go on display at the public library.
"We can't find what happened to the stuff in the 1963 capsule," Henderson said. "I want to make sure we hold on to this stuff."
The committee will bury the capsule at the back entrance of the courthouse at 10 a.m. on Nov. 15. Anyone with items they think should go into the capsule should call the Public Library of Anniston at 256-237-8501.
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HARTFORD, Conn. - "I appreciate what you did today. You stepped up and got us the win. You helped out major. You did a lot of things that won't show up on the stat sheets, you got rebounds, you came in and fulfilled what we wanted, plus more."
These were the words Connecticut's Shabazz Napier spoke to teammate Phillip Nolan after the Huskies' 66-58 win over No. 6 Syracuse on Wednesday night, the last time these two teams will play each other as Big East rivals.
"I'm proud of Phil," Napier said.
In 14 minutes, Nolan had five rebounds and one block for. He had no points, missing his only field goal attempt. His numbers were not flashy by any means, but they did not need to be. They may have been some of the most important numbers of the night for the Huskies (17-6, 7-4 Big East).
Since the beginning of the season, rebounding had been a reoccurring issue for UConn. Decimated by the transfers of Alex Oriakhi and Roscoe Smith, as well as Andre Drummond's departure for the NBA draft, the Huskies were left with a much thinner front court, causing most players to have to play out of position. After Enosch Wolf had been suspended indefinitely following his recent arrest, things looked grim for the Huskies heading into the game against Syracuse (20-4, 8-3).
UConn was ranked towards the bottom of the Big East in every major rebounding category going in to Wednesday's game. But UConn outrebounded Syracuse 38-36.
"Being put in a tough position in a big game like this ESPN game and to come in and get five rebounds was big time for us," said coach Kevin Ollie, who was elated with the way his supporting class did against Syracuse, especially Nolan. "I thought Phil did an excellent job."
Going into the game against Syracuse, Nolan had only played 115 minutes, an average of 7.7 minutes per game. In that time, Nolan had grabbed 20 rebounds, an average of just over one rebound per game. Getting twice as many minutes against the Orange, due largely to Tyler Olander's foul trouble, Nolan was able to match his career-high for rebounds in a single game.
"Coaches always told me they believed in me, so I knew it would come one day," Nolan said, admitting that his confidence in his ability never waned, despite the small amounts of playing time.
Nolan may have turned many UConn fans into believers after beating Syracuse. With 6:46 remaining in the first half, James Southerland missed a three-pointer and Nolan got his first rebound of the game, pulling down the miss with a purpose. This set the tone early for him. Contributions, like his five rebound performance, will be critical in the remainder of UConn's season, especially if Wolf does not return.
"I've been looking forward to this opportunity and it finally presented itself, so I'm a happy camper," said Nolan, who spoke with a smile in the post game interview.
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Canada's Royal Winnipeg Ballet would like to commemorate the passing one year ago of Arnold Spohr, RWB's Artistic Director Emeritus. Mr. Spohr spent most of his life at the RWB as a dancer, choreographer and finally Artistic Director for thirty years. His extraordinary presence at the ballet is deeply missed.
"Mr. Spohr spent most of his life working for the Royal Winnipeg Ballet. He was absolutely instrumental in bringing the Company to international prominence, and he put his heart and soul into realizing that vision. We at the RWB are humbled and proud to carry on his legacy." – RWB Artistic Director, Andre Lewis.
In any given 90 hour period, the 100 students of the Royal Winnipeg Ballet School Professional Division maintain a rigorous schedule as they strive to become the next generation of dance artists.
The young dancers, along with the RWB School faculty and support staff, will have cumulatively participated in 96 hours of dance classes with another 45 hours of repertoire rehearsal within that time period. The RWB physiotherapy team will have spent 12 hours keeping the young dancers fit and able to meet the demands of their training. Over 40 hours of designing, cutting and sewing of costumes will have been done by the RWB wardrobe team, along with at least three hours of costume/shoe fittings and another nine hours of building props and scenery by the production team, all in preparation of our 40th anniversary show coming up in May. Additionally, each student will have personally partaken of nine nutritious meals (and snacks!) prepared by our residence chefs, spent 12 hours in academic classes, another four and a half hours in study hall and at least five hours worth of calling home to their families all over the world. And, hopefully, they will have also got some well-deserved sleep somewhere along the way!
Debra Zoerb
Director of Operations, School
Canada's Royal Winnipeg Ballet congratulates RWB School Director Arlene Minkhorst on her recent YMCA-YWCA Women of Distinction Award nomination.
"Over the past three decades of her career as an arts educator, directly through her own teaching which she continues to actively engage in on a daily basis, as well as through her guidance in various leadership roles, Arlene Minkhorst has created opportunities for thousands of Manitobans to enjoy the many benefits of dance. Some of those whose lives she has touched have even gone on to enjoy careers performing on stages around the world or choreographing for major international ballet companies. Regardless of the eventual acclaim of her students, Arlene works tirelessly to ensure that quality dance training is accessible to as many people as possible while at the same time insisting that every student is entitled to the highest calibers of training in the pursuit of their own dreams."
The YMCA-YWCA Women of Distinction Awards Program is an inspirational
and exciting celebration of talent, achievement, imagination and
innovation, honouring Manitoba women who have made a unique and
exemplary contribution to the development of others in our community. The 35th Annual Women of Distinction Awards ceremony will be held on May 4, 2011 at the Winnipeg Convention Centre.
Click here for more information about YMCA-YWCA Women of Distiniction Awards
Click here to visit the RWB School website and learn more about Ms Minkhorst