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Coughlin steeping up efforts to hire Clements [6:58 AM]
Pittsburgh Tribune Review reports: '"It hasn't been decided," Clements said. "It will play out as it plays out." Before arriving in Hawaii, Clements met with Coughlin and other Jaguars officials over the weekend. He refused to say last night if he had been in further contact with Coughlin since that meeting. "I don't want to talk about it," he said. Coughlin also interviewed with the Buffalo Bills last week for their offensive coordinator job. The Bills also have been in contact with former Steelers offensive coordinator Kevin Gilbride and former Indiana University head coach Cam Cameron.'
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Florida Times Union reports: 'Clements, 48, also is being courted by the Buffalo Bills to become their offensive coordinator, and Steelers coach Bill Cowher hopes to keep Clements in Pittsburgh as a potential down-the-line replacement for current offensive coordinator Mike Mularkey...One of the lures of the Jaguars' job is that coach Tom Coughlin is offering near-total autonomy over the offense, Clements confirmed last night.'
Hall of Fame players introduced at Pro Bowl event [9:11 PM]
AP reports: 'Kelly, the first USFL player to make the Hall of Fame, is dedicating his honor to his son, Hunter, who turns five next week. The boy has the rare and deadly Krabbe's disease, and doctors had told Kelly his son wouldn't live past 14 months with the disease, which attacks the white matter of the brain.'
Van Pelt and Steve Tasker are real sportsmen [7:26 PM]
ESPN reports: Stories on those players among others at spring turkey camp.
Gregg Williams on Coaching Carousel next year? [7:20 PM]
ESPN reports: Len Pasquarelli of ESPN speculates that Gregg Williams may be replaced by Jim Haslett of New Orleans next year. But speculations are often inaccurate especially at this time of year. Not many people were speculating the Patriots would be winning the Superbowl a year ago.
Cam Cameron interviews, Clements set to take Jax post [6:35 PM]
ESPN reports: Cam Cameron, fired as coach of Indiana University, had an "impressive" interview with the Bills earlier this week. Clements looks like he'll take the Jacksonville OC job. Another quote from the article: "Dan Henning is viewed as one of the best offensive coordinators in the NFL."
Bills allocate seven to NFL Europe [4:45 PM]
AP reports: 'The Buffalo Bills allocated seven players, including practice squad quarterback David Dinkins, to NFL Europe for the upcoming spring season on Thursday.'
Former OSU star caught in furor [1:36 PM]
Columbus Dispatch reports: 'Winfield took the brunt of the financial hit. Yetts, a former Ohio State wrestler, cheated Winfield out of $1.35 million by putting Winfield's money into his own personal and business accounts, the commission's suit alleges. The Bills gave Winfield a $3.5 million signing bonus when they drafted him in the first round in 1999. When the cornerback looked to invest some of the bonus money, he cut ties with All Pro Sports and turned to Yetts. He returned to All Pro Sports after a background check by the Bills revealed a former NFL player had sued Yetts, U.S. News reported.'
Bills to send Seven to NFL Europe. [1:00 PM]
BuffaloBills.Com reports: Finally, some real use of that opportunity.
Jim Kelly's in the Hall of Fame - Oh That's Great [10:33 AM]
BuffaloBills.com reports: When Frank Reich was first told last Saturday of Jim Kelly's election to the Pro Football Hall of Fame, his reaction was measured as precisely as a third down pass. "Oh, that's great," Reich said, happily but quietly. "That's really great." The response was typical Reich -- calm and even-keeled, not prone to exaggeration or hyperbole.
Model Student. All-American Kicker. No Scholarship [10:31 AM]
New York Times reports: The Hinterbichler story begins with the 1991 Super Bowl. Because the Hinterbichler family was originally from Buffalo, Erik and his older brother, Kurt, watched in dismay as the Bills lost to the Giants, 20-19, when the Buffalo place-kicker Scott Norwood missed a 47-yard field- goal attempt with seconds left in the game.
Bills sign four [9:06 AM]
Buffalo News reports: 'The Buffalo Bills announced the signing of two center prospects among four free-agent signees Wednesday.'
Agent: Winfield misquoted [9:05 AM]
Buffalo News reports: 'Buffalo Bills cornerback Antoine Winfield's agent said a magazine misquoted the player about accepting gifts from an agent while at Ohio State.'
Jags interview Clements [9:04 AM]
Buffalo News reports: 'Clements also has interviewed for the offensive coordinator job in Buffalo.'
Another dishonest player agent comes under the gun [8:26 AM]
Pro Football Weekly reports: Winfield and his agent are at odds. Apparently, Winfield feels his agent defrauded and stole from him. The thing that I always find interesting about players is how stupid they can be. If you come to people with your hand out and they?re willing to commit a legal act to get your name on a contract, why don?t these athletes realize that they are dealing with dishonest people? You do not want dishonest people handling your money and finances.
Levy looks back on drafting Thurman Thomas [8:25 AM]
Pro Football HOF reports: Marv Levy talks about the 1988 draft, the year the Bills picked Thurman Thomas. Thomas was the eight RB taken that year. Anyone remember the Bears' Brad Muster?
NFL greats compete in legends Beach Bowl [7:04 AM]
NFL.com reports: 'Reed also spoke about former teammate Jim Kelly, the former Bills quarterback who was elected into the Pro Football Hall of Fame on Saturday. "What can you say about Jim," Reed said. "There was probably no one more deserving to get in on his first try. It's great for the city of Buffalo and it's great for the Bills."'
Agent: Former Ohio State star misquoted [7:02 AM]
AP reports: 'Buffalo Bills cornerback Antoine Winfield's agent said a magazine misquoted the player about accepting gifts from an agent while at Ohio State.'
Bills sign four [5:08 AM]
D and C reports: 'Two centers, Michael Early and Tom Schau, cornerback Jason Bostic and defensive tackle DeVonte Peterson were added to the roster.'
Bills sign four free agents [9:11 PM]
AP reports: '...and center Tom Schau.'
Bills sign another Center [6:30 PM]
BuffaloBills.com reports: The Bills today announced that the team has signed free agent center Tom Schau. He has a twin brother, Ryan, who played with him on the offensive line at Illinois and is currently a member of the Philadelphia Eagles.
Bills sign three free agents [3:22 PM]
AP reports: 'The Buffalo Bills signed three free agents on Wednesday, including center Michael Early, who spent part of last season with the team. Also signed were cornerback Jason Bostic, who spent all of the 2000 season with the Philadelphia Eagles, and defensive tackle DeVonte Peterson, who attended Bills training camp last summer before being released.'
Bills sign three free agents [2:15 PM]
BuffaloBills.com reports: The Bills today announced that the team has signed three free agents: cornerback Jason Bostic, center Michael Early, and defensive tackle DeVonte Peterson.
Stick to the plan. It's called CYA football [12:11 PM]
The Sporting News reports: Coordinators are being hired to run a "system" even if the team's personnel doesn't fit. The Bills tried the West Coast way in 2001 even though QB Rob Johnson will never be mistaken for the prototype West Coast QB. The result was miserable. They gained decent yardage, but on third down and in the red zone, they flopped. With a new OC for 2002, you had better not mention WCO in Buffalo anymore.
"I want the Bills' offense," says GM Tom Donahoe. "I don't like systems. Too many guys are wedded to a system, and they run it come hell or high water even if the personnel doesn't fit it. Good coaching is putting your players in positions where they have a chance to be successful. And I don't see that happening enough in this league. The problem with the WCO is, unless you have Steve Young and Jerry Rice, it's not going to be the same."
New full year pigskin calendar by Gina 'Moose' Mustico [9:28 AM]
BuffaloBills.com reports: The Buffalo Bills website has a new full year wallpaper desktop calendar with a pigskin theme by TBD contributor Gina 'Moose' Mustico.
Erin to represent Bills Cheerleaders at Probowl [9:21 AM]
BuffaloBills.com reports: Our own Buffalo Jill, Erin, will represent Western New York and the Bills in the 2002 Pro Bowl which will take place in Honolulu Hawaii on Feb. 9, 2002.
Croom not interested in Bills [9:06 AM]
Buffalo News reports: 'One hurdle the Bills face in selling the opening is the question of job security.'
Winfield knew that gifts in college were wrong [8:30 AM]
ESPN reports: Buffalo Bills cornerback Antoine Winfield said he violated NCAA rules by accepting gifts from an agent while he played at Ohio State, according to published reports.
Money Players [7:37 AM]
US News and World Report reports: 'Antoine Winfield's story is one that should give every new NFL hotshot heartburn...[Winfield's agent Dunyasha Mon Yetts] cheated Winfield out of $1.35 million...Yetts lost about $30,000 playing craps at Winfield's house in Buffalo.'
Winfield says agent gave him gifts [7:34 AM]
AP reports: 'Winfield said his former agent, Dunyasha Mon Yetts, gave him cash, trips to the Bahamas and Las Vegas, suits valued at $1,500 and Ohio State football tickets that he resold for profit.'
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(1) The Secretary of Transportation may close, or reduce the hours of operation of, a flight service station in an area only if the service provided in the area after the closing or during the hours the station is not in operation is provided by an automated flight service station with at least model 1 equipment.
(2) The Secretary shall reopen a flight service station closed after March 24, 1987, but before July 15, 1987, as soon as practicable if the service in the area in which the station is located has not been provided since the closing by an automatic flight service station with at least model 1 equipment. The hours of operation for the reopened station shall be the same as were the hours of operation for the station on March 25, 1987. After reopening the station, the Secretary may close, or reduce the hours of operation of, the station only as provided in paragraph (1) of this subsection.
(b) Manned Auxiliary Stations.— The Secretary and the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration shall establish a system of manned auxiliary flight service stations. The manned auxiliary flight service stations shall supplement the services of the planned consolidation to 61 automated flight service stations under the flight service station modernization program. A manned auxiliary flight service station shall be located in an area of unique weather or operational conditions that are critical to the safety of flight.
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The Moral Monday protests that we saw in Raleigh in recent months are coming to Eastern Carolina.
NC NAACP President Rev. William Barber was in New Bern Friday to announce plans for the protest there on Monday, October 21st.
Barber says, "Our goal is to bring it home and say, this is what they passed in Raleigh and this is how it's going to impact you at home. When you say 500, 000 people lost access to Medicaid, that's the general number. But when you come to Craven County, that means over 3,000 people in your county, that's a different reality."
The group received an activity permit for the event in New Bern, which will be at Kafer Park at 5:00 p.m.
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Global Energy Focus on Renewables
Those of us living in the United States can easily get wrapped up in the domestic energy picture, but it is important to stop and take a look at how renewables are doing in other countries too.
If you peruse a list of countries by 2008 emissions, the top emitter of carbon dioxide is currently China, followed closely by the U.S. China accounts for 23.5% of world emissions, and the U.S. is responsible for 18.27%. However, the good news is that China's renewable-energy industry is currently on the upswing due to supportive government policies and generous subsidies; so much so that they've achieved the height of the world's wind and solar industries. We've all heard the phrase, "Everything is made in China." The U.S. does import many goods from China, but a report released this week titled, "Advantage America" analyzed trade between the two countries in solar, wind and smart-grid technology and services in 2011.
The analysis, by Bloomberg New Energy Finance and Pew Charitable Trusts, showed $6.5 billion in renewable energy technology and services traded between the U.S. and China. But the U.S. sold $1.63 billion more to China than it imported.
It's good to see both countries making such strides in renewable energy. Oftentimes, the countries are perceived as being in competition with one another, but a more accurate picture would be that they are interdependent. The bottom line is that both countries should be doing as much as possible to focus on renewables, especially considering they're the top two carbon dioxide emitters on the planet. And the global interest and investments in renewables doesn't stop there.
Saudi Arabia, a country with the world's second largest oil reserves, is beginning a green revolution. This week, Saudi King Abdullah revealed ambitious plans to develop renewable energy programs that will produce 54,000 megawatts of electricity by 2032 as part of a strategy to save 1.2 million barrels of their oil per day for export.
King Abdullah City for Atomic and Renewable Energy (KA-Care) is a strategy paper set up by King Abdullah in 2010 to develop alternative energy sources so the country won't have to burn millions of barrels of oil a year on power generation. KA-Care outlines the preliminary phases of the kingdom's agenda for its energy future and focuses on thermal solar, photo-voltaic solar, wind, geothermal and waste-to-energy. Much of the desert landscape in the Persian Gulf is well suited to solar energy production; a fact that has not escaped the Saudi's neighbor, the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
The UAE, with 8% of the world's proven oil reserves, has also embarked on a major renewables program, which focuses on nuclear and solar energy production. By taking a look at the global energy picture, we see that even those countries with vast fossil fuel resources recognize the finite limitations of their reserves and the importance of investing in sustainable energy projects, which is great news in the fight against climate change. Every country on the planet contributes to global warming, and every country will have to do their part in order to pave the way to a sustainable energy future.
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The National Resources Defense Council (NRDC) released a report on Wednesday, May 23, 2012 that estimates 150,000 additional American deaths in the country's top 40 cities by 2100 due to the excessive heat caused by climate change.
The top three deadliest cities outlined in the analysis of peer-reviewed data include Louisville, Detroit, and Cleveland. Some other cities projected to have thousands of heat related deaths by the end of the century are Baltimore, Boston, Chicago, Columbus, Denver, Los Angeles, Minneapolis, Pittsburgh, Providence, St. Louis and Washington, D.C.
Why cities? Because that is where two-thirds of the U.S. population lives, and many municipal services there are not prepared to help people effectively beat the heat. Urban areas have high concentrations of poor with little to no access to air conditioning. Although everyone is at risk, children, the elderly, the obese, and those on medication are the most vulnerable.
We're already seeing how global warming can kill with hundreds of heat related deaths annually. Extreme heat causes heat exhaustion and heat stroke and worsens illnesses such as cardiovascular disease and kidney disease. In 2006, a two-week long heat wave in California caused 655 deaths, 1,620 excess hospitalizations, and more than 16,000 additional emergency room visits, resulting in nearly $5.4 billion in costs. However, Chicago had an even deadlier record-setting heat wave in 1995 when more than 700 people died due to the excessive heat.
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The Power of Independent Thinking
What Should the Fed Be Doing? Myths, Current Strategies and Alternatives
Recorded: Monday, November 12, 2012
Research Fellow David Beckworth, editor of Boom and Bust Banking, and Research Fellow Scott Sumner, contributor to Boom and Bust Banking, discuss the role of the Fed.
Experts: David Beckworth, Scott SumnerType: Independent Institute EventIssues: Banking and Finance, Bureaucracy and Government, Business, Economic History and Development (U.S.), Economic Policy, Fiscal Policy/Debt, Free Market Economics, Regulation and Deregulation


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DP022: Borrowing On Bad Faith!
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As Ash trains for his next Gym battle, Pikachu practices a Volt Tackle. Noticing Ash's attention towards Pikachu, Aipom takes Ash's hat and jumps up to a tree branch, then slaps her butt in Ash's irritating him. Meanwhile, Dawn finds out about an informal Pokémon Contest and wants to join with Pachirisu in order to get experience. Dawn and Brock see Ash chasing after Aipom and follow. Meanwhile, Jessie finds out about the contest, as well as the prize of a year's supply of fresh fruit. She asks for James's Carnivine, but he refuses. She then decides to find another Pokémon to use.
They hear Aipom crying and rush to find Aipom, spotting the Pokémon atop a precipice, trying to balance on a flat rock. They don't realize that it is Ash's Aipom and when Jessie sees Aipom cry she decides to save Aipom. She uses a log to form a bridge to the isolated rock. She walks across the log, seemingly calm and balanced. She gets close and grabs Aipom, but ends up jumping onto the rock Aipom was trying to get off. Ash's hat comes lose and flies with the wind back to Ash. Ash retrieves it but hears Aipom cry, prompting them to rush to the location. Jessie holds Aipom, trying to balance on the rock. Ash and his friends arrive and notice the situation as Jessie and Aipom lose their balance, sliding down the cliff similar to snowboarding. The two fly in the air and land on the grass, Aipom landing safely but Jessie crashing face-first. Aipom hugs up to Jessie as Ash and his friends approach. Team Rocket finds out Aipom is Ash's and Ash reluctantly thanks Jessie for saving Aipom. Jessie decides to use the situation to her advantage, wanting to use Aipom in the contest. Ash believes Aipom doesn't want to, but Aipom actually does, which Meowth seconds. Ash decides to let it happen, though reluctantly.
In the village, several stands are set up as Brock notices all of them, despite the contest not being official. Dawn signs up successfully as they notice Ash spying on Jessie training with Aipom. Aipom shows off Focus Punch and Double Team to catch the food falling out of the tree and forming a pile in front of Jessie. Brock believes that Aipom won't show all of its abilities to Jessie, but Aipom shows off Swift as well. Ash gets nervous at that she will win the contest, which also affects Dawn.
The contest starts, as the local Nurse Joy and the village chief will judge, revealing the prize of a year's worth of fruit. Dawn takes the stage first with Pachirisu. Dawn calls for Sweet Kiss, but Pachirisu suffers from stage fright since it is Pachirisu's first. Dawn reassures her Pokémon and calls for the move again, this time Pachirisu performing, catching the crowd's attention. She calls for Spark, creating flower shapes with the attack. She finishes with Discharge, but it unfortunately attacks everyone in the audience. Afterward, Ash and Brock congratulate Dawn for her performance even though she is less confident. Other Coordinators perform, most of them with lackluster results. Jessie performs last in the Appeals round with Aipom. Aipom uses Swift and follows with Focus Punch to smash the Swift into dust, gaining a powerful appeal. Ash watches with awe as Aipom uses Double Team to dance and uses a combined Swift to create a cyclone. Aipom hugs Jessie and Ash is shocked, believing that Aipom might leave Ash. He has an image of Aipom leaving him, which result in him acting it out in reality.
After the round ends, Dawn and Jessie make it to the second round. Brock notices that Ash is angry with Aipom for doing so well. The battle starts with Aipom against Pachirisu. Pachirisu uses Spark, but Aipom uses Double Team to dodge, following with a special combination of forming a circle with the Double Team clones and flying around like a Frisbee, which causes Dawn to lose points. Jessie gets cocky at doing so well, but Dawn mentions that Ash trained Aipom well, which is the only reason she is winning. Pachirisu tries to use Discharge, but Aipom's Swift attack counters it, creating a fireworks appeal and dropping Dawn's points more. Aipom attacks with Focus Punch, knocking out Pachirisu and netting Jessie the win.
James shows up in the Meowth balloon and Jessie climbs in as they recite their motto. They grab the fruit with a net and leave, thinking they stole it, but they actually won it. Aipom watches the balloon leave and jumps off Ash's shoulder and goes after the balloon. Jessie notices and thinks that Aipom wants to go with her. As Aipom jumps onto the net, Ash believes that his nightmare came true and he looks down, wanting to cry. However, Pikachu points up as they notice that Aipom only wanted the fruit, eating several of the bananas and tossing the peels. Ash and his friends run after the balloon, but Ash trips on a banana peel. Meowth tries to grab Aipom with a mecha arm, but Ash calls for Focus Punch to break it. Aipom jumps off and Ash tries to catch Aipom, but slips on a banana. Still, he catches Aipom and both are happy. Team Rocket launches another mecha arm, but Aipom's Swift destroys the balloon and sends Team Rocket flying.
Ash scolds Aipom for being wild, but Brock gets Ash to let it go since Aipom wants to be with Ash, the Pokémon jumping on his shoulder. Dawn also notices that Aipom has a love for Contests, but Ash believes that Aipom likes Gyms more and Aipom takes his hat again and runs around, Ash pursuing.


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ROCKVILLE, Md. (WUSA9) -- Maryland Congressman Chris Van Hollen released a statement on Thursday about his visit to Cuba with Senator Patrick Leahy to meet imprisoned American Alan Gross. Here is his statement on the congressional delegation trip:
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Gross, who is from Potomac, Md., was arrested in Cuba in December 2009 while on a USAID-funded democracy building program. Cuban leaders claimed Gross was working for U.S. intelligence agencies. Gross' supporters say he was in Cuba as a U.S. government contractor to bring cell phones and computers to the Cuban Jewish community.
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The Power of Independent Thinking
Robert Higgs Debates James Galbraith on Obamanomics
Recorded: Tuesday, April 20, 2010
Independent Institute Senior Fellow Robert Higgs debates James Galbraith (Professor of Economics, University of Texas; son of infamous, liberal, Keynesian economist John Kenneth Galbraith) on Antiwar Radio regarding the folly of government bailouts for insolvent banks, creation of the Glass-Steagall Act as a means to prevent FDIC insured banks from taking excessive risks, benefits and detriments of public and private regulation and oversight, problems of regulatory capture and revolving door politics, divergent opinions on the causes of the Great Depression and efficacy of the New Deal and the arguments for and against government spending on public infrastructure.
Experts: Robert HiggsType: RadioIssues: Economic History and Development (U.S.), Fiscal Policy/Debt, History (U.S)
Robert Higgs on Booms, Busts and Bad Predictions
Recorded: Wednesday, March 24, 2010
Robert Higgs is interviewed here by Scott Horton of Antiwar Radio. They discuss the economic baloney of mainstream economists, the failure of most to understand the potential for mass inflation given the money supply currently sitting around in bank reserves, the reality of the business cycle and the politicians and medias failure to grasp it, and why none of us should make sweeping predictions about how the future will unfold, even if we do understand economics, since human action and the flexibility of markets are impossible to quantify.
Experts: Robert HiggsType: RadioIssues: Banking and Finance, Economic Policy, Fiscal Policy/Debt, Politics
Mike Church Interviews Robert Higgs
Recorded: Thursday, March 18, 2010
Experts: Robert HiggsType: RadioIssues: Banking and Finance, Economic History and Development (U.S.), Economic Policy, Free Market Economics
Dennis Prager Interviews Robert Higgs
Recorded: Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Syndicated talk show host Dennis Prager interviews Robert Higgs on Obamas stimulus plan and dispelling myths surrounding wartime spending. Prager admits to wanting to fly to Louisiana just to hug Bob.
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Why Are Politicians Always Trying to Scare Us?
Recorded: Thursday, December 6, 2007
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Recorded: Wednesday, December 6, 2006
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The Frankenfood Myth?
Recorded: Tuesday, December 13, 2005
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Can't make it up to Harlem for "Krawfish + Kraftor Party?" No worries! Our pan-European cuisine restaurant in West Village, August, is also hosting an exciting event on August 15th that is not to be missed! On that night, August Executive Chef Jordan Frosolone and staff will feature farmer Rick Bishop from the popular Mountain Sweet Berry Farm for an insightful presentation as well as a four-course prix fixe meal to celebrate the many flavors of the Hudson Valley. Read More


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BINDERS® History: From Beer to Paint
In 1955 two brothers, Moe & Joe Krinsky, who made their mark in Atlanta as founders of Moe's & Joe's Tavern, a highly successful beer joint located in the Highlands neighborhood of Atlanta bought the little BINDERS® gift store. This was their first venture into retail. A year after taking over the store, at the suggestion of a salesman, the guys put in paint. The first artist paint line to go up on the shelf was Permanent Pigments- commonly known today as Liquitex. And thus, BINDERS® as we know it today was born.
Originally, the store was located in downtown Atlanta and over the years it has moved throughout many locations in the metro area. In 1978, Joe left the business and a new partner came in — Paul Finkel. As the business grew, Moe and Paul brought in family members to help run the store. Moe's son Fred came in 1978. Paul's son-in-law- Jay Shapiro entered into the business in 1980 and Moe's youngest son, Howard Krinsky came in 1982. The business thrived and expanded to 16 stores in various states throughout the country. But hard times befell the company in the late 1990's. Moe, Paul and Fred left the business to pursue other interests.
On September 7th 2001 Jay and Howard bought the assets of the business and BINDERS® had a new lease on life. Jay and Howard built the business as you know today with a new determination and mission to give back as well as to be a part of the art communities where their business resides. In 2010, Jay Shapiro unexpectantly passed away due to a sudden illness. Today, Howard continues to operate the company under that very same mission. BINDERS® has two stores: one in Atlanta and one in Charlotte. Its flagship store in Atlanta is an 18,000 square foot store that is called one of the finest art supply stores in the country by experts in the industry.
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Take the Plunge
Posted by Cynthia | Filed under Musings
It's been a hot and steamy week in many parts of the country. It certainly was here in Chicago. With widespread power outages, one of the only sources of relief has been the water. I found myself dreaming of a pool of my own. It seemed unlikely, given the constraints of space and budget. Yet, when looking at the problem with some creativity, I realize a pool can be defined in numerous ways. Not everyone needs to swim laps to enjoy the refreshment of a dip in the cool water. And, in the case of this 'plunge pool', the view sustains interest for an extended and leisurely visit to the lagoon.
Sparks Architects designed this home, conceived as an opportunity to explore the ideas of sustainable design on a modest budget. You see, the 'plunge pool' utilizes the same prefabricated vessel used for the rainwater containment system. Brilliant! Not only is it a beautiful pool solution, in this case the benefits of these tanks go much deeper. The precast concrete rainwater tanks provide thermal massing, with the walls of the tanks being incorporated into the studio, ensuite and cellar spaces of the lower floor of the home.
The footprint of the home is minimal and efficient. Constructed from nine prefabricated modules, it incorporates solar panels, passive heating and cooling, and rainwater harvesting. The section drawing below describes the sustainable design elements. The last image takes a slice through the building looking in detail at one of the nine prefabricated modules. The home lives large because of the consideration taken for optimal light, views and open, contiguous space.
Images and excerpts sourced at Sparks Architects
For the refreshing plunge pool source, I thank you Tyler.
Tags: architecture, Passive Solar, Plunge Pool, Rainwater Containment, Sparks Architects, sustainable design, swimming pool design


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Glossies are water-based acrylic enamels used in many types of decorative painting. They are formulated to adhere to slick, non-porous and non-oily surfaces such as glass, wood, ceramic, plastic, primed metal, tiles, stoneware, china, enamelware, and walls.
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Award Recipients
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Words are a big part of Mark Sabljak's life.
Since 1994 he has been the publisher of The Business Journal, the premier business newspaper serving the greater Milwaukee area.
Mark has also authored five non-fiction books, including a sports-reporting textbook and a history of the F.B.I.'s Most Wanted list.
Mark says he loves journalism for two reasons. "I am curious about what makes things tick, and I am passionate about doing more than just talking about problems, but trying to fix them as well," he says. "My job allows me to do both."
He especially enjoys writing about what makes Milwaukee tick. "With my news staff, we can explore some of the major issues facing Milwaukee—and its business community—such as transportation and job creation," says Mark, "but also more difficult challenges such as teenage pregnancy and race relations—all topics The Business Journal tackled in 2006. Print journalism allows us the ability to explore issues—and solutions—in depth."
Mark's passion for the greater Milwaukee area also extends to service projects. In the past year, he participated in two major project launches in the Milwaukee community. One, called Project Ripple Effect, put together a marketing plan and a Web site to promote volunteerism among individuals and businesses in Southeast Wisconsin.
Mark co-chaired the second project, the Mosaic Partnership, with Milwaukee mayor Tom Barrett. The Mosaic Partnership was developed to promote trust and communication across all races.
He also gives a lot of time and energy to his alma mater. A member of the Dean's Advisory Board for the J. William and Mary Diederich College of Communication, Mark also served as president of the Marquette University Alumni Association National Board from 1993 to 1995.
"I spent some of the most important years of my life at Marquette—important in that they were the years during which I was intellectually maturing and challenging so many assumptions," says Mark. "Marquette met me with professors who welcomed the challenge, allowed me to explore the opportunities and then helped me shape the philosophy I try to live by today.
"Not only did I get academic help at Marquette, but I received career advice as well. Like so many journalism students, it came in the form of [assistant to the dean] Ed Pepan. After my first career failure—I was fired from a part-time job at a suburban Milwaukee newspaper while a sophomore at Marquette—Mr. Pepan gave me a pep talk and kicked me back out onto the street to apply for more jobs. Soon, I was working in a much better position. How many schools can offer the personal touch that Marquette does?"
Mark also credits his family. "They played huge roles," he says. "My parents supported my reading habit at an early age, and even let me buy a toy printing press to publish my first newspaper while I was in grade school.
"My dad was an artist, and his creativity, his work ethic and the way he gave of himself impressed so many people — and continues to inspire me.
"My wife, Joan, and I have been together since we met at Pius XI High School, and we've been married 32 years. She has encouraged my dreams," adds Mark. "My children, (Maggie, Matt and Mike) and two grandsons (Joshua and Jayson, with another on the way) are also a constant part of my life."


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Lottery's biggest winners, losers
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With news of today's Mega Millions winners, take a look at some previous winners of huge lottery payouts. For some, money does not bring happiness.
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Jams of the Year: Metallica, Avenged Sevenfold, Temple of the Dog and More!
If there's one thing more exciting than seeing your favorite bands live, it's seeing your favorite bands playing live together at the same time. Although the hard-rock and metal history books include more than a few eye-popping collaborations over the genres' four-decade histories, 2011 boasts some of the most exciting. Below is a list of […]
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This post was scheduled to appear here a few days ago, but fortunately for all of us I realized what a scattered mess it was and pulled it back for more thought.
I think I've finally gotten around to understanding that I was trying to make too many points fit into a cohesive narrative, and instead what I ended up with was a circular and jumbled bit of incomprehensible ideas, barely held together by a few words like "incendiary" and "unhinged" and "inflammatory" and "batshit insane."
Those words are likely to resurface in this revamped post, but they'll likely make more sense, or at least be in better context.
Except, of course, to those whose thought processes never deviate from the straight and narrow. Seriously, these folks exist. I've known horses wearing blinders that saw more.
But here goes. Consider this a bit of stream of consciousness.
The rabid right is so determined to go into a hissy fit over everything any Democrat, particularly Barack Obama, says, that they've been in a tizzy since Wednesday over his "partisan" speech at the Tucson memorial. The latest of course is their determination that the closed captioning on the McKale Center's jumbotron was a cue for people to applaud. Morons. Deaf people can't hear applause either, so, yes, idiots, they do put (applause) in the closed captioning just like they put every other sound in the closed captioning, not just words. Also not unusual to put closed captioning on the big screens at events, because not everybody can be close enough to see an interpreter. But the right gotta bitch. Kinda like they've been freaking out over a t-shirt, given out by the University of Arizona (which organized the thing) that says "Together We Thrive — Tucson and America" (It was, by the way, the name of the event). I can't for the life of me understand what's partisan about any of that. Terrance Heath pointed out one line from Obama's speech — "I believe we can be better." Guess that's kinda hard to take for a conserverati that thinks it can do no wrong already. I don't understand that. I always thought it was a good thing to strive to be better, and that if I ever thought there was no room for improvement, I need to be sharply reminded that I ain't all that.
Sarah Palin. Bless her heart. All she had to do was say, "Y'know, maybe that crosshairs thing was a little over the top, but I certainly never intended for it to be taken literally by anyone on either side of the partisan divide. And I regret that it was." Instead, she deleted the crosshairs map from her website under cover of darkness, sent some underling out to say it wasn't crosshairs, it was a "surveyor's symbol" (and I guess all here tweet about it — "target," "don't retreat, reload" etc. are just surveyor talk too) and then, on the day of the Tucson memorial, put out a video in which she uses a highly inflammatory phrase in pursuit of portraying herself as the poor little victim of all this. I am reminded of something Dorothy Gale said to The Scarecrow: "What would you do with a brain if you had one?" Seriously, though, I'm surprised she hasn't fired her speech writer and claimed s/he was a liberal infiltrator out to make her look bad. And to the conserverati who think Palin scares progressives: Please. She does make me wince, as in, OMG, did she really say that? And watching her poll numbers sink among those who aren't batshit insane makes me feel a little better every day about the American people, although I still don't trust them all that much. And should the half-term, quitter governor actually become president, well, then, it will prove I was right to begin with. The American people are in complete moral decay, and they're getting what they deserve. Kinda like when they elected GW Bush. Twice.
Jared Loughner. Appears to me he's a lunatic of the Glenn Beck variety, what with all the conspiracy crap and the gold standard bullshit that I think he's talking about in those pieces of shit "videos" (if, by "video," you actually mean rambling nonsense text in white on a black background with some pot-induced music behind it). Do I think the Palins et al caused this guy to go try to assassinate a congresswoman? No. Never said I did. But the incendiary rhetoric that passes for political discourse these days does create an atmosphere where such things are much more likely than they would be without it. Terrance Heath says the bullshit that spews out of the mouths of these irresponsible assholes is just a "spark" that needs "kindling" — kindling like an economic crisis that Republicans refuse to acknowledge exists because, well, because it doesn't exist for them and nobody else matters. But the real fuel is the fear and paranoia the conserverati preach when they're not urging their parishioners to be "armed and dangerous." The Mexicans are taking our jobs! The Muslims are trying to kill us! Liberals are trying to destroy America! Obama is a socialist! Obama is a Kenyan! Obama is a fascist! Obama is black!
I am amused. The defensiveness on the right when someone suggests that their crazy talk might not be helping things makes me laugh, at least for a little while, until I realize how serious this all is. Oh, the left does it too! they say, and then provide a list of anonymous bloggers, t-shirt designers and just plain crazy people who have done and said outrageous and offensive things. What they don't come up with is nationally known media folk (and if you think Keith Olbermann's "worst person in the world" is remotely equivalent to things Limbaugh, Levin, Savage, Hannity, O'Reilly etc say, you should be forced to listen to Olbermann over and over again for at least a year. He's a blowhard, but he doesn't have the nerve to say anything actually incendiary), former governors, former vice presidential candidates, sitting senators and representatives, state party chairmen, gubernatorial candidates, senate candidates, house candidates, state legislators or legislative candidates, or even mayors and city council members on the left who say comparable things to what's on the right. It's not there. I've looked. Oh, and you have to look at the context, too, something that seems to be very difficult for the right to do. Instead, they like to do things like edit videos to make it look like someone says the exact opposite of what they actually said.
Another amusing part. The right all in a snit, afeered that somebody on the left is gonna shoot Palin or somebody. Please, again. Project much? They'd love that to happen, y'know, because then we could completely forget about all the crap they've been spewing for years and focus entirely on the one single incident that proves both sides do it. I wouldn't be surprised if somebody on the right didn't decide to do it themselves so they can blame it on the left and get what they want, liars that they are. Y'know, that's not funny at all. That's just sick, just like this whole political state we've created here in America. It's sick, diseased. Dying. Maybe euthanasia would be a blessing.
This diseased society we've allowed to spring into life here makes shooting a congressman is perfectly OK, because all we have to do is say the shooter is crazy and we won't have to worry about it. But crazy doesn't explode in a vacuum. Crazy needs permission to explode. It needs enough unhinged, irresponsible ideas to make it possible for the unstable mind to justify what they do.
And then, of course, we just say it was a "lone wolf" or some such, and then we can be surprised all over again when it happens the next time.
That, my friends, is the real tragedy. Instead of standing up and saying this is enough — and I don't mean making laws barring these wingnuts from saying their bullshit, because that really would be a violation of the 1st Amendment.
What I mean is standing up and saying Enough. We can be better.
I lived in a neighborhood once that had a section that was a heavy drug area. There was this one house — the proverbial crack house. This happened before I moved in, but fairly recently before I got there, so the tale was told quite often. What happened was that the good neighbors got together. And they stood out in front of that crack house every goddamned night, chanting and shouting. There were 20-30 of them, every night. They shouted at the crackheads — get out of our neighborhood! We don't want you here! I don't have to tell you that it didn't take long for them to pack up and leave that rental house, before they'd completely destroyed it too. Now, of course, they just went to some other neighborhood and started up the same crap, but I like to think that the same thing happened there, and in the next neighborhood and the next and the next until finally they just had to quit.
Probably didn't happen that way. But this is where sometimes things can get taken care of on a big, national stage more easily than they can on a city-wide stage. How long do you think we'd be talking about "second amendment remedies" and "we came unarmed — this time" if the irresponsible talkers were shunned and soundly condemned for their crap on a daily basis instead of just when something comes up?
Ah, but that would mean the sane people would have to understand that something is dreadfully wrong here and it has nothing to do with Obama gonna take our guns away.
In that respect, maybe the Republican victories in November are a godsend. We got a reprieve. After all, these folks promised that if the ballots don't work, they'll come back with bullets. It's not enough, though. They only got the House.
The rhetoric that the right uses now has a name, and it's not "incendiary," "inflammatory" or "violent."
It's called eliminationist.
They want us completely subjugated, or, better yet, gone. That's why they demand "their" country back. We're usurpers.
Don't bet on this language stopping, and don't bet on the rise in violent acts — and violent groups — stopping either.
Not until we come to our collective senses. I'm just hoping that's before the real war breaks out.


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Water Quality
Beneficial Use Attainment
The Sac River basin has 173 miles of streams classified as supporting whole body contact recreation (MDNR 1986). McDaniel Lake, Fellows Lake, and Fulbright Spring Branch are the only waters designated for drinking water supply in the Sac River basin (8 miles total) (MDNR 1986). Water quality problems for the Sac River basin noted in 1994 by the MDNR were suspended solids in Stockton Branch originating from the town of Stockton (two miles of affected stream) and nutrient pollution of McDaniel and Fellows lakes from urban/agricultural sources. Another area of concern was potential groundwater contamination from various sources (faulty septic tanks, leaking storage tanks, agricultural runoff, etc.) in the area around Springfield (MDNR 1996).
All streams and lakes in the Sac River basin are classified for aquatic life protection and livestock/wildlife watering. McDaniel Lake is classified for drinking water supply as well as aquatic life protection and livestock/wildlife watering. In addition to these previously mentioned uses, Stockton Lake includes whole body contact and Fellows Lake includes whole body contact and boating and canoeing as designated uses. Chesapeake Creek from its mouth upstream for 3 miles and 14 miles of Turnback Creek (T30N, R26W, section 35 to T28N, R25W, section 24) are classified for cold water fisheries. Cedar Creek from its mouth upstream for 27 miles is classified for whole body contact, boating, and canoeing. Brush Creek from its mouth upstream 13 miles is classified for whole body contact and cool water fishery. The lower 24.5 miles of Horse Creek have irrigation as an approved designated use. The Little Sac River from McDaniel Lake Dam to its mouth (lower 29 miles) is classified for whole body contact, boating and canoeing, and cool water fishery. The Sac River from Stockton Lake Dam downstream for 40 miles is classified for whole body contact, boating and canoeing, and irrigation. The Sac River from Stockton Lake upstream for 32.5 miles is also classified for these uses. Turnback Creek is classified for whole body contact from its mouth upstream for 33.5 miles and for boating and canoeing in the lower 14 miles.
Section 305(b) of the Clean Water Act requires states to report on the status of water quality in their surface waters. The MDNR summarizes the quality of Missouri waters every two years in these reports. Significant improvements have been made over the past quarter century in controlling pollution from sanitary wastes, such as that from cities, but major work still remains to restore waters that suffer from non-point source pollution. The Little Sac River from McDaniel Lake to Stockton Reservoir and the Sac River from Stockton Dam to Hwy J are listed as 305(b) impaired streams.
Section 303(d) of the Clean Water Act requires states to list waters not expected to meet established, state water quality standards even after application of conventional technology-based controls for which total maximum daily load (TMDL) studies have not yet been completed. The list is produced every four years by the MDNR and includes waters for which existing required pollution controls are not stringent enough to maintain state water quality standards. Examples of waters on this list include streams below coal or lead mining areas, streams or lakes with pesticide problems, rivers that have problems related to dams, and streams that were channelized long ago. The Little Sac River watershed is included in Missouri's 303(d) listings. Water quality problems listed as 303(d) impairments are fecal coliform suspected as originating from the Springfield Northwest Waste Water Treatment Plant, and agricultural/suburban non-point source nutrient pollution of Fellows and McDaniel lakes.
There are approximately 1,300 miles of impaired streams and 1,013 impaired lake acres found within the Sac River basin. Sources of biological impairment include damming, riparian degradation, channel alteration, urbanization, flow alteration, sedimentation, point source pollution, and non-point source pollution.
For more information, contact DNR's Water Pollution Control Program at 1-800-361-4827 or (573) 751-1300
Chemical Quality of Stream Flow
The EPA index of watershed indicators report on ambient water quality monitoring of copper, nickel, zinc, chromium, phosphorus, pH, dissolved oxygen, and ammonia in the Sac River basin found that levels exceeded established criteria in less than 10 percent of the observations (EPA website 1999).
Water quality problems associated with increased urban development are an ongoing concern in the Little Sac portion of the Sac River basin. Population increases in the Springfield metropolitan area are the primary reason for increased nutrification and algal growth in the Little Sac watershed. Occasionally high phosphate, nitrate, and sulfate levels are likely due to localized agricultural practices, overflow from the northwest treatment plant, or leachate from the Springfield landfill (Sparks and Pavlowsky, 2000).
For detailed information, call Watershed Committee of the Ozarks at (417) 866-1127.
Contaminants, Fish Kills, and Health Advisories
Reports of pollution and fish kills have increased in recent years. This may be the result of increased pollution events, increased environmental awareness and activism, better monitoring by state and federal agencies, or a combination of these factors. Table Wq01 lists pollution investigations involving MDC from 1977 through 2000.
With the exception of largemouth bass, fish in the Sac River basin are considered safe to eat in any amount (MDOH 1999). Women who are pregnant, who may become pregnant, nursing mothers, and children 12 years of age or younger should not eat largemouth bass more than 12 inches in length statewide because of concerns over Mercury levels in the tissues of these fish.
Water Use
High utilization of groundwater in and around the Springfield metropolitan area has cased a cone of depression to form in the water table (Barnett et al 1985). This cone of depression will expand, may cause shallow wells to go dry, and increase pumping costs for groundwater users in the area. Groundwater yields from bedrock range from 2 to 40 gallons per minute per foot of drawdown (MDNR 1986). The quality of the groundwater ranges from good to excellent throughout the basin (MDNR 1986). Water use is highest in Greene County (Springfield) and second highest in Cedar County (Stockton Lake power generation) (MDNR 1986). There are four public water supply districts in the Sac River basin (MDNR 1986). In 1996, City Utilities of Springfield constructed a pipeline to pump water from Stockton Lake to Fellows Lake (Watershed Committee of the Ozarks 1999). The two public water supply surface water intakes in the basin are on Fellows Lake and McDaniel Lake (MDNR 1986). Water use in the Sac River basin in Missouri is about 10.9 trillion gallons per year. Public and domestic use accounts for 7.4 trillion galllons, industrial/commercial for 920 million gallons, and agriculture for 2.5 trillion gallons (Ducharme and Miller 1996). Table Wq02 and Figure Wq01 show the public water facilities in the Sac River basin.
Point Source Pollution
Several waste water treatment facilities (WWTF) in the basin have historically violated their discharge permits. As population increases are occurring these problems are likely to increase. Water quality concerns associated with point sources were listed in the Missouri Water Quality Basin Plan (MDNR 1996). The problems associated with point source discharges at this time included: problems meeting the permit limits for nickel and cadium at the Republic WWTF affecting 3 miles of unclassified stream; potential for instream toxicity of ammonia in the Little Sac River below Springfield's Northwest WWTF; 0.2 miles of an unclassified stream minimally impacted by two Greenfield WWTFs; dissolved oxygen depletion and discoloration problems in receiving streams from the Fair Play South WWTF; and dissolved oxygen depletion and discoloration from the Stockton WWTF caused a partial loss of beneficial use of Stockton Branch.
The Clean Water Act requires wastewater dischargers to have a permit establishing pollution limits, and specifying monitoring and reporting requirements. National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permits regulate household and industrial wastes that are collected in sewers and treated at municipal wastewater treatment plants. These permits also regulate industrial point sources and concentrated animal feeding operations that discharge into other wastewater collection systems or that discharge directly into receiving waters. Table Wq03 lists NPDES permitted point source discharges in the Sac River basin.
The Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) is an EPA generated source of information about toxic chemicals that are being used, manufactured, treated, transported, or released into the environment from various sources. Table Wq04 lists toxic release inventory facilities in the Sac River basin.
Hazardous waste information is tracked by state and federal agencies as part of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). EPA maintains this information in a database called the Resource Conservation and Recovery Information System (RCRIS). Table Wq05 lists various facilities in the Sac River basin that generate, transport, treat, or dispose of hazardous wastes that are monitored under RCRA.
Air emissions of pollutants are reported as part of the Aerometric Information Retrieval System (AIRS). The AIRS facility subsystem (AFS) contains information on compliance and emissions of facilities with air pollution point sources that are monitored by EPA and/or state regulatory agencies. Table Wq06 lists facilities with airborne pollutant emissions in the Sac River basin.
Years ago, many wastes were dumped on the ground, in rivers, or left out in the open. As a result, thousands of uncontrolled or abandoned hazardous waste sites were created. Some common hazardous waste sites include abandoned warehouses, manufacturing facilities, processing plants, and landfills. In response to growing concern over health and environmental risks posed by hazardous waste sites, Congress established the Superfund Program in 1980 to clean up these sites. The Superfund Program is administered by the EPA in cooperation with individual states throughout the United States. The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Information System (CERCLIS) is the official repository for site and non-site specific Superfund data in support of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA). It contains information on hazardous waste site assessment and remediation from 1983 to the present. Table Wq07 lists inactive superfund sites in the Sac River basin.
Non-Point Source Pollution
Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations
Total effect from livestock in the basin was estimated to be 3,850,000 population equivalency (MDNR 1985). Animal feeding operations are starting to increase throughout the basin and corporate hog feeding operations are increasing north and west of Stockton Lake (Kevin Hess, MDNR, pers. comm.). Livestock is the most significant source of non-point pollution in the Sac River basin (MDNR 1996). Missouri as a state ranks second in the U.S. in the number of cattle operations and fifth in total number of cattle (NASS 2000). Lawrence County is the number one county in Missouri for cattle and calf population, and Polk County is the number one hay producing county in Missouri (MASS 2000) and also ranks very high in cattle and calves. Both of these counties lie partly within the Sac River basin. The basin as a whole is one of the top cattle and hay producing areas in Missouri. Pastured cattle and fertilization for hay production and subsequent nutrient runoff may contribute to the nutrification of watershed streams.
Concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFO) that have more than 1,000 animal units in Missouri are regulated by MDNR. MDNR CAFO regulations require (based on the number of animal units) a specified area of vegetated land be available and used for the spreading of waste. If enough land is not available, the waste must be hauled and spread elsewhere, sold, or contained in closed lagoons. Land application of animal waste has added to soil productivity and improved pasture and hay production. These elements led to an unquantified increase in land clearing and cattle production in the Elk River basin of southwest Missouri (G. Parsons and V. Kugler, MDNR, pers. com.). A similar relationship probably exists in the Sac River basin. It is thought that some CAFO operators, who land apply dry waste, may over-apply the manure. Phosphorus contamination of streams in the watershed is inevitable if wastes are over-applied. In recent years, the number of CAFOs (primarily hog operations) have increased in the northwest portion of the watershed. Table Wq08 and Figure Wq02 show the CAFOs found in the Sac River watershed.
Watershed land use was listed as approximately 50% row crops, pasture, and hayfield and 50% forest from 1985 through 1995 (MDNR 1985; MDNR 1996). Land in cultivation and pasture production has probably increased throughout the watershed as the number of CAFOs have increased.
Sheet and rill erosion on tilled and pasture lands is 2.5-5 tons/acre/year. Sheet and rill erosion on non-grazed forest is less than 0.25 tons/acre/year. Gully erosion is slight, with less than 0.15 tons/acre/year. These figures are low and agricultural erosion is not considered a basin-wide problem. Sediment yield by streams in the Sac River basin is 0.3--1.0 tons/acre/year, primarily from sheet and rill erosion (Anderson 1980). Helicopter video taken in 2000 revealed localized streambank erosion problems throughout the watershed.
Water quality problems associated with increased urban development are an ongoing concern in the Little Sac River sub-basin (MDNR 1985; MDNR 1996). Little Sac River headwaters originate in the Springfield area. Springfield is the fastest growing metro area in the state. Including the urbanized area outside the city limits, the population figure is 240,500. Population in the greater Springfield area (40 mile radius) is 476,574 (U.S. Census Bureau 2000). Due to the weathering of the limestone and karst features in the Springfield area, urban runoff is a threat to groundwater. Increasing algae and nutrients in local reservoirs are the suspected cause of odor and taste problems in the drinking water supply (MDNR 1996). The abandoned Fullbright and Sac River landfills are in close proximity to the Little Sac River and have leached low levels of chemicals into the local aquifer (MDNR 1996). During the building of Springfield's northwest treatment plant, a leachate interception drain was constructed to stop the leaching of toxic metals and organic compounds into the Little Sac River. Today, the abandoned landfills are not thought to exert an environmental impact on the river (MDNR 1996).
Little information on gravel mining (including removal of gravel from streambeds) is known for the Sac River basin. There is one permitted gravel mining operation on Limestone Creek. There are many small localized areas where it appears landowners have removed gravel from or re-arranged gravel bars to use on farm roads and/or to prevent bank erosion. Another type of rock mining that is significant in the Sac River basin is limestone quarrying. Coal mining affects the Horse and Cedar creek drainages with the potential for acid drainage to reduce water quality. To date the effects have not been significant. (MDNR 1996). In the past, mining of lead, zinc, and iron was conducted in the Sac River basin. Most of this mining activity has ceased, but old mine shafts and mine tailings can be found and may create water quality problems with leaching of materials or by providing avenues for mixing of surface waters with groundwater. Figure Wq03 shows the locations of past and present mining operations of the Sac River Basin. Table Wq09 contains the known information about non-point pollution in the Sac River basin. Known information on gravel, limestone, and mineral mining in the Sac River basin is presented in Appendix B.


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26 U.S. Code § 4272 - Definition of taxable transportation, etc.
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(a) In general
For purposes of this part, except as provided in subsection (b), the term "taxable transportation" means transportation by air which begins and ends in the United States.
(b) Exceptions
For purposes of this part, the term "taxable transportation" does not include—
(1) that portion of any transportation which meets the requirements of paragraphs (1), (2), (3), and (4) of section 4262 (b), or
(c) Excess baggage of passengers
For purposes of this part, the term "property" does not include excess baggage accompanying a passenger traveling on an aircraft operated on an established line.
Source(Added Pub. L. 91–258, title II, § 204,May 21, 1970, 84 Stat. 240; amended Pub. L. 94–455, title XIX, § 1906(b)(13)(A),Oct. 4, 1976, 90 Stat. 1834.)
Prior Provisions
Prior sections 4272 and 4273 were repealed by Pub. L. 85–475, § 4(a),June 30, 1958, 72 Stat. 260. For effective date of repeal, see section 4(c) ofPub. L. 85–475, set out as an Effective Date of 1958 Amendment note under section 6415 of this title.
Section 4272, act Aug. 16, 1954, ch. 736, 68A Stat. 507, 508, related to exemptions from tax for the transportation of property.
Section 4273, act Aug. 16, 1954, ch. 736, 68A Stat. 507, 508, related to registration in connection with the tax for the transportation of property.
1976—Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 94–455struck out "or his delegate" after "Secretary".
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May 5, 2016
An elementary school here in the east was put on lockdown after gunfire was heard in the area.
La Grange Elementary School went on lockdown around 10:30 a.m. It turns out the gunfire was from a military funeral at a cemetery across the street.
A letter is being sent home to parents from the assistant principal telling them at no time were any of the 570 students or staff in danger and they are very proud of the way the children responded to the possible emergency.
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It started with the
Oh, I see. It's called a Calliope.
So we quickly got the
So with all due respect to the good people of Baltimore, and of course I was grateful for the parade, but the baby and I were going back inside. Count to ten, and he was asleep.
Now we were alone in my friends' house, and I had a sleeping baby and a remote, which meant no more football.
First, I landed on the Golf Channel, where these three Boomers were talking about golf exercises. Pretty surreal, not sure why.
But even when the guy in yellow started stretching on the floor, the novelty wore off quickly, because I'm in my late-mid-thirties, not in my early twenties. When I were twenty-something in England, I used to watch Man and His Dog, a weekly sheep-herding competition. Things change.
So I kept on surfing, and found this golf-related movie.
Here's another clue. A post-modern one.
Luckily, before I got sucked into the movie, Honey came in and took over, which meant I got to go outside and see the Birthday Parade. But it was still Hellishly cold, even when God sent his messengers out, complete with angels sitting on a cross.
And that's pretty much it for the parade and the party. Now that it's over, here's something I'm not that comfortable talking about, but might as well:
A year ago we were in a hospital room with this stranger we were supposed to love. It wasn't instant, at least for me. How can it be instant? He was just this creature that lived inside my wife's body and now lived outside. And I was scared and I was sad because I thought it was the most horrible thing in the world that I didn't love my son.
But then I thought that maybe it was normal. Maybe everyone--at least men, because they're not the pregnant ones--goes through those same unspeakable fears. Maybe I just needed some time.
And of course I was scared and sad. Because I didn't know what my reaction would be when one day, out of nowhere, he'd open his big blue eyes and smile. And then I saw him laugh. I didn't know he would fall off his crib on his head, leaving me shaking as I waited for the ambulance. And I didn't know that one day I'd be so thrilled to see this stranger clap his hands, and sit up, and crawl, and stand, and sing, and dance, and talk in a language only he understood.
Because if anyone had told me any of these things a year ago, I would have had a good night sleep.
But no one was there to tell me about the future. No one was there to calm me down, maybe because I didn't tell anyone and didn't admit it to myself. And no one was there to tell me that even though I didn't know it yet, I was about to experience the most incredible year of my life. And even though on that first night I looked at my son and saw a stranger, at the end of our first year together, I look at him and see the most beautiful creature in the world, and I love him so much, it hurts like Hell to hear him cry, and it makes me the happiest man in the world to see him happy.
Happy birthday, Liam, my love.


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You have to first play 10 turns or so.
Besides it takes 5 minutes to even get a game.
GonFreeces31 wrote:fargone wrote:I realise this is completely off topic, but Icy deserves the limelight more than others. Some of whom dominate the forums with their endless posts.
What, I make legit points too...
fargone wrote:The trick is to find balance between rewards and earning, and making people feel appreciated.
If you keep giving everyone everything for free, what you have given becomes worthless and people will never appreciate it.
MysteryMan wrote:We want to give rewards for people who play well but lose. This is on our pipeline but there is a bit to it.
We mainly want to make sure we don't make this easily exploitable (such as having people that bot skipping turns, give up once they enter a battle, etc)
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May 4, 2016
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- Northern Guilford running back T.J. Logan is The Associated Press prep football player of the year for North Carolina for the 2012 season.
Logan ran for 3,146 yards and 47 touchdowns to lead the Nighthawks to a third straight state championship. That included a record-setting performance in the Class 3-AA final, where he ran for 510 yards and eight touchdowns against Charlotte Catholic.
Logan earned 12 of a possible 17 votes from sports writers across the state in results released Wednesday. Charlotte Catholic running back Elijah Hood was second with two votes after rushing for 3,309 yards and 48 touchdowns.
Logan has committed to play for North Carolina.
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The Minneapolis band Night Moves are difficult to categorize but their debut album should be on everyone's iPod. They draw from an array of rock and roll influences, stitching their lyrical elements together to form a solid sound of catchy tunes born of fuzzed out, alt-country mixed with glam-rock grooves. Standout songs include Horses, Country Queen and Headlights.
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Mary Valvona
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Mary Valvona is a character in the Grand Theft Auto series, mentioned in the LCPD Database in Grand Theft Auto IV.
Mary is the Don of the Pavano Family. She took control of the Pavano Family after her husband's death. She was suspected of poisoning him but was never charged. She was once in a relationship with family consigliere Arthur Zepulla and funded his law degree. Her latest love interest is Mario Venturella, a cat burglar from Algonquin.
Events of GTA IV
Mary sends many of her men to go to a deal to ambush James Pegorino, who was preparing to give the Pavanos money at an old refinery in order to get into The Commission by siding with the Pavanos. Pegorino later sends his best man, Niko Bellic, to attack Mary's men as a way of retribution.
LCPD Database information
Surname: Valvona
First Name: Mary
Age: 60
Place of Birth: Palermo, Italy
Affiliations: Pavano Crime Syndicate
Criminal Record:
- 1960 - Possession Controlled Substance: Heroin
- 1961 - Extortion
- 1977 - Loansharking
- 1980 - Assault
- 1998 - Racketeering
- 2005 - Tax Evasion
- Believed to have immigrated to the US from Italy at the age of 10.
- Believed to have taken control of the Pavano Crime Syndicate since the death of her husband in 1990. She was a suspect in his poisoning but insufficient evidence to press charges.
- Despite her age is often seen with men between the ages of 18 and 22.