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Toward the end of President Obama's second inaugural address Monday, he said:
"You and I, as citizens, have the power to set this country's course. You and I, as citizens, have the obligation to shape the debates of our time -- not only with the votes we cast, but with the voices we lift in defense of our most ancient values and enduring ideals."
President Barack Obama, Second Inaugural Address, January 21, 2103, whitehouse.gov
Since an early conversation with then-candidate Obama in April of 2007, I have been urging, and hoping, that he would draw upon his earlier experience as a community organizer in Chicago and see how that might be applied to a presidential role as "national community organizeri-in-chief."
With the creation of "Organizing for Action," that day may have arrived.
President Roosevelt would tell advocates, "I agree with you. Now go out there and make me do it."
In some ways, it is appropriate in a democracy that legislative decisions should reflect special interest pressure -- what I describe as the "vector analysis of governmental decision making."
Now that Obama is in his second term, and following those two sentences from his inaugural address quoted at the top of this blog entry, it looks like he may be prepared to draw on that prior experience as a community organizer, and the wisdom of President Franklin Roosevelt's approach to change, and apply a little vector analysis to the congressional legislative process.
If you want to join in the effort to "go out there and make him do it," here at last is your chance:
Jon Carson, "Welcome to Organizing for Action," January 20, 2013.
For more, see "At Last, Action."


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To stop skaters from dangerously speeding down steep hills — known as "hill bombing" — often without helmets or protective gear, the Los Angeles City Council unanimously approved an ordinance forbidding it.
Police can now ticket skateboarders for surpassing 10 miles per hour in intersections or being towed by a vehicle. The ordinance also says skaters must ride skateboards standing up while on public property.
"Using, pushing, propelling or riding on a skateboard in a sitting, prone, kneeling or lying position is prohibited," the ordinance states. It also bans riding "recklessly or in such a manner or at such a speed as to cause or threaten to cause injury to himself or herself or to others.''
Two teenagers died from skateboarding injuries in the last year in a hilly part of San Pedro. Councilman Joe Buscaino, who represents the area, backed the ordinance. A on Sepulveda in Sherman Oaks. He was not wearing a helmet at the time.
"I'm not here to ban skateboarding," Buscaino said. "The last thing I want to do is bury another kid from reckless skateboarding."
Councilman Tony Cardenas called for more skate parks to give skateboarders a safer place to go. Councilman Ed Reyes asked the city to post signs near popular "bombing" locations.
L.A. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa said he plans to sign the ordinance.
Is reckless skateboarding a problem in your neighborhood? Tell us in the comments below.
This article was compiled with information from City News Service.

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The December 2006 issue of the Journal of Nature described the plight of six children who have never felt pain due to a rare genetic disorder. While the notion of a life without pain sounds appealing, the health of all six of these children was imperiled because of their condition. Some were burned from sitting on hot radiators, others' broken legs could be detected only because of limping, and -- since they could not feel any difference between soothing mist and blistering steam -- several had suffered serious scalds.
Researchers observed that the children's experience illustrates that pain is an important warning of injury, disease or danger that signals people to save themselves from further injury. Life without that signal is dangerous. Here is a thought worth pondering as the Christian world enters the season of Lent, a time set aside for reflection on and amendment of life: what pain is to the body, guilt is to the soul -- a signal that something is amiss and cries out to be made right.
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The Zunigas established the Marta Zuniga-Harding Endowed Scholarship to honor their daughter, who after earning her master's degree in nutrition from the University of Alabama, returned to the Valley to graduate from UTPA's Physician Assistant Program. A victim of breast cancer at age 30, Marta never got to practice her profession but her legacy lives on in others who have benefitted from the scholarship established for deserving PA students.
|At the March 11 event, UTPA President Robert S. Nelsen (third from left) joined UTPA donors Diola and Angel Noe Gonzalez, who have established the Diola Cantu Gonzalez Endowed Scholarship at the College of Education and the Leonides and Genoveva Gonzalez Endowed Scholarship Fund for students majoring in pre-med or education; and Alicia Mata, a senior social work major and recipient of the Cipriano and Consuelo Munoz Scholarship Fund established by UTPA Foundation Board member Edward H. Munoz.
Besides seeing the scholarship as a wonderful way to remember their child, Baldemar said he hoped it would encourage other young people to pursue the PA program.
"We're hoping people will like that program, participate and we'll see more PAs for this region," he said.
The luncheon, held in the UTPA Ballroom, brought together the donors, tagged "Guiding Stars," with UTPA's "Rising Stars" – the student scholars who received an endowed scholarship for the 2009-2010 academic school year.
Yvette Padilla, director of stewardship and annual giving, said while students share through correspondence their appreciation of their scholarships, the luncheon is designed to give endowed scholarship donors the opportunity to give words of encouragement to the scholars and the students the chance to say "thank you" to the UTPA donors personally.
"The Development Office is working hard to create a stewardship environment at our university," she said. "Our donors continue their loyalty to The University of Texas-Pan American, and we are most grateful to each of them for their exceedingly generous support, which is essential to the University's future."
Erik Martinez from Mission is a junior majoring in computer engineering and a recipient of the Lloyd Bentsen Engineering Scholarship. Martinez, who hopes to put his degree to work to help improve the environment, said there was no way financially his parents could have paid for his education and that grants and scholarships are what have enabled him to get a college degree.
"I'd like to tell donors that they really are changing people's lives. Without people like them, many students who really want to learn would be unable to go to school. People really appreciate what they do," he said.
The Jesse H. Jones and Mary Gibbs Jones Endowed Scholarships for honors students, made possible through the Houston Endowment, has helped senior Katherine Mendiola, political science major, get through college and be able to graduate in four years she said.
"Although we may not know the donors personally and they may not know me personally, they are impacting our lives," said Mendiola, who will graduate in May. "Once I become a successful lawyer, I hopefully will be a donor too. I want to do the same, to touch the lives of the generations after me."
|Pictured at the recent UTPA donor/scholarship recipient luncheon are left to right Arturo Compean, a sophomore majoring in electrical engineering and recipient of the Antonio H. Nevarez Scholarship established by former UTPA president Dr. Miguel Nevárez; Yvette Padilla, UTPA director of Stewardship and Annual Giving; and Nevárez, who is currently a professor of educational leadership at the university and executive director of UTPA's Coastal Studies Lab.
An endowed scholarship provides the University the ability to sustain its position in awarding student scholarships now and in the future said Lydia Aleman, associate vice president for university advancement.
"Having this ability to provide scholarships helps us recruit and retain students at UTPA. Recruiting and retaining students is mission critical because it allows UTPA the ability to ensure our students earn their degrees – a mutual goal of the university and the students it serves," Aleman said.
While on campus, the donors were also able to visit the H-E-B Planetarium and the Visitor's Center, where a new exhibit "Masters of the Night: The True Story of Bats," is on display. They were also able to hear from and meet new UTPA president Robert S. Nelsen, who talked about his background and the vision he wants the community to share in for the university.
"I was the first one in my family to go to college, much like so many of you in here today. No one had gone to college before in my family. That was not even thought as what we needed to do," said Nelsen, who described working as a janitor and selling "fish hooks" to help finance his college education.
Nelsen said encouragement and mentorship by teachers and faculty helped him toward finally finding the career – a professor of creative writing – that would best allow him to achieve his goal of "changing the world."
"They (teachers) are the true life changers – being in the classroom, being able to work with young minds, being able to share with young minds. It is a wonderful opportunity," he said.
Nelsen said he was drawn to the potential he sees of the University and the region and said his initial priorities were to work with legislators and state government leaders to allocate funding for at least two new buildings at UTPA, one of the most crowded universities in the state – one for business and one for science and engineering. He'd also like to see a simulation lab for health-related students and additional funding for supplemental education.
In addition, Nelsen said he wants to address the problem of sophomore retention, since currently more than 40 percent of sophomores are dropping out to support their families financially. He also offered several areas of excellence he'd like UTPA to focus on in a multi-disciplinary way that will benefit the Rio Grande Valley – health care, advanced manufacturing and engineering, education, particularly bilingual education and entrepreneurship and international business. However, he warned that the current budget situation in the state for education would not make these goals easy to meet.
"I want to be a collaborator. I want people to know that I reached out my hand to them and we worked together. That's with the legislature, the community, the faculty, that's with the students. Here in the Valley there is a very important phrase – mano a mano – linking hands to hands. This university will continue to grow and be great because we are going to work mano a mano with the community and with each other," he said.
Donors Angel Noe and Diola Gonzalez, who have established the Leonides and Genoveva Guerra Gonzalez Endowment Fund for premedical or education students and The Diola Cantu Gonzalez Endowment Scholarship at the College of Education for education students, came from Dallas to meet with students and hear from UTPA's new president.
Both graduates of UTPA when it was Edinburg Junior College, Angel and Diola said they doubted they would have gone on to higher education without the presence of the university in the Valley. All eight children in Angel's family attended Edinburg Junior College and went on to careers that include five teachers, two doctors and a nurse. Diola became a teacher and retired following 53 years as an educator.
"This place (UTPA) is a national treasure and the legislature would be wrong to not help the university out," said Angel, who was visibly moved by Nelsen and the needs of the university and its students. "There are a lot of people who need the help and you can't take it (your money) with you. I've never seen a hearse with a U-haul behind it. So you should give when you can."
For more information on how you can support UTPA, call the Development Office at 956/318-5301.


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The rent at Avana Skyway Apartments ranges from $1,622 for a studio to a $2,035 three bedroom. Apartments in this building are about 10% less expensive than the Blossom Valley average.
This apartment is in the Blossom Valley neighborhood in San Jose. Nearby parks include Parkview III Park, Parkview II Park and Parkview I Park.
Avana Skyway Apartments has a Walk Score of 58 out of 100. This location is Somewhat Walkable so some errands can be accomplished on foot.
Nearby schools include Hayes Elementary School, Parkview Elementary School and Valley Christian High.
The closest grocery stores are V Mart, All Discount and Bonfare Market.
Nearby coffee shops include Starbucks, Lime Tree Espresso and Trine's Cafe. Nearby restaurants include Panda Express, High Five Pizza Co and SUBWAY® Restaurants.
Avana Skyway Apartments is near Parkview III Park, Parkview II Park and Danna Rock Park.
There are good bike lanes and the terrain is flat as a pancake. Avana Skyway Apartments is bikeable, there is some bike infrastructure.
Avana Skyway offers a private lifestyle in the middle of the bustling Silicon Valley. These San Jose apartments are available in studios or one-, two- and three-bedroom apartment designs to fit anyones lifestyle. Each apartment is tastefully designed and constructed in order to strike a balance between luxury and comfort and offer a host of features such as fully equipped gourmet kitchens, washers and dryers, air conditioning and heating, a private patio or balcony, private detached garage and spacious floor plans. The amenities continue with our three sparkling swimming pools, spas, beautifully landscaped grounds, barbecue areas and a state of the art fitness center. Avana Skyways on-site maintenance staff will also ensure that your every need is catered to and that your stay is pleasant and memorable.


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---- — Events listed here are open to the public and sponsored by nonprofit groups unless otherwise noted. Press releases may be sent to Goings on, Gloucester Daily Times, 36 Whittemore St., Gloucester, MA 01930, sent via email to firstname.lastname@example.com or faxed to 978-282-4397. Please include a contact person's name and telephone number and send at least two weeks prior to the event. The Times will do its best to run the announcement at least once prior to the event. Due to the volume of goings on listings received by the paper, listings are alternated once they run and the same listings are not printed every day.
Magnolia craft fair
Old Magnolia Day and Craft Fair takes place this Saturday, July 27, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., all along Lexington Ave. The street will be closed for shoppers. This is a benefit event for the Magnolia Historical Society to support the restoration for the Blynman School into the Magnolia Historical Museum and Cultural Center. There will be local crafters and artists, food, fun and more.
The Bookworm Bop
The Sawyer Free Children's Library invites families to the Bookworm Bop on Tuesday, July 30, at 11 a.m. at City Hall. The Bookworm Bop" plays like a variety show with audience participation and a great story, "The Stonecutter." Help act out the Russian tale, "The Enormous Turnip", and in costume, a hilarious new tale about a kid who won't take a bath. Sing along, dance the Bookworm Bop, and celebrate summer's "Dig Into Reading." All are welcome! No registration. For more information, visit www.MaryJoMaichack.com.
Coast to the Cure
The 3rd Annual Coast to the Cure, a bike ride featuring both On-Road and Mountain Bike Courses to benefit Neurofibromatosis Northeast, is Saturday, Sept. 7, beginning and ending at Stage Fort Park, with three routes of varying lengths: 24, 64 and 100 miles. The route winds through the North Shore's seascape of quaint towns and ocean views. (The Mountain Bike Ride takes place at the Beverly Commons/Greenwood Forest in Beverly Farms). At the rides conclusion, participants enjoy a cookout at Stage Fort Park. for more information, visit: www.nfincne.org.
Fishery website
Cape Ann Fresh Catch, the Community Supported Fishery which is a project by the Gloucester Fishermen's Wives Association, has a new website at www.capeannfreshcatch.org! Learn more about the non-profit program which makes the support of Gloucester Fishermen its mission. Through our easy whole fish and fillet share options and Neptune's Choice shellfish shares, we help support hard working folk in the Gloucester fishery and all over eastern Massachusetts.
'Stories, Songs and More'
Storytellers Lucille LePage and Alicia Quintano present an hour of stories, songs, local history and on-your-feet fun Tuesdays, 10 a.m., at Stage Fort Park, July 9-Aug. 6. Meet near the Antonio Gentile Bandstand in good weather or on the porch of the Welcoming Center on rainy days. Bring a blanket or chair. Admission is free, with free two-hour parking for attendees. Call 978-281-3524 or 978-281-6304.
Music & Meditation
The Gloucester Unitarian Universalist Church, corner of Middle and Church streets, presents an encore performance of Dr. Michael Bresnan and the Dorymates as part of a series called "Music & Meditation in the Meetinghouse" on Sunday, July 28, at 7:30 p.m. A social gathering and refreshments will follow. Open to the public with a free-will offering.
Summer at St. Paul
This summer St. Paul Lutheran Church is having Night Church on Wednesdays, Aug. 14, 21, 28 at 7 p.m. This is a simple service of word and sacrament, so you may "come as you are" even if you're coming fresh from the beach! On Wednesday, Aug. 14, at 5:30 p.m. a pot luck supper will be held for all interested in our Sunday School Program. Please note: our Sunday summer worship hour is 9 a.m.
Soccer Camp
The Co-Ed Soccer Camp at Magnolia Woods runs from July 29 to Aug. 2, for ages 5 to 15. Come join North Shore United Soccer for a week of soccer fun. Half day is 9 a.m. to noon. Full day, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Techniques, tactics, ball control, position play, conditioning, goalie, heading, dribbling, and more. Register at: www.northshoreunitedsoccer.com, or:firstname.lastname@example.com.
Marine yard sale
The Phyllis A. will sponsor a maritime Saturday and marine yard sale Saturday, Aug. 3, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the Gloucester Marine Railways, Rocky Neck. Proceeds support the restoration of the Phyllis A. To donate marine items for the sale, call 978-283-9292.
Class of 1943
The Gloucester High School Class of 1943 will hold a 70-year reunion Saturday, Aug. 10, noon, at the Gloucester House restaurant. Notices have been sent. Those who have not received a notice should call George Monbourquette at 978-356-8611 or Edward Larkin at 978-526-1733.
GHS Class of 1958
Gloucester and St. Ann high schools Classes of 1958 will hold a 55th reunion Friday, Aug. 2, at Woodman's Essex Room. Features a full buffet and dancing. Make checks payable to: Marie Murray, 4 Tidal Cove Way, Gloucester, MA 01930, or: Rose Aiello, Cherry Hill Road, Gloucester, MA 01930.
Medical insurance help
For seniors and low-income residents needing help with health insurance forms or information, SHINE counselor Sefatia Romeo is at the Rose Baker Senior Center on Tuesdays, 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Call the Council on Aging at 978-281-9765 to schedule an appointment.
Free blood pressure screenings
Free blood pressure screenings are offered each week:
Mondays — 1 to 3 p.m., Women's Health Center, Addison Gilbert Hospital. Appointments not necessary. Not held on Monday holidays.
Wednesdays — 9:30 to 11:30 a.m., Rose Baker Senior Center.
Knitting, crocheting group
Every Tuesday, a group meets to knit and crochet items for veterans and other worthy causes, 10 a.m. to noon, at Rose Baker Senior Center. Donations of yarn are always accepted. New members are welcome to join. Stop in or call the Council on Aging at 978-281-9765.
Sawyer Free forum
Gloucester residents are invited to participate in a conversation about improving the Sawyer Free Library's services and facilities, from 5:30 to 9 p.m. on Wednesday, July 31, at the Rose Baker Senior Center. Food will be provided, and the event is free, but space is limited. Please RSVP at: firstname.lastname@example.com or 978-640-4490 ext.12. The discussion will be led by Jay W. Vogt, a Concord-based consultant whose clients include the Boston Foundation, Partners Community Healthcare, Bunker Hill Community College, Fidelity, the Hanover Center for the Performing Arts, and seven other public libraries.
Rotary Club
The Rotary Club meets every Tuesday at noon at Cruiseport Gloucester.
Thrift Shop
St. John's Thrift Shop is open every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Features household goods, furniture, art, cookware, home décor, adult and children's books, clothing, shoes and accessories. Proceeds support outreach programs for the Cape Ann community. Free parking in the church lot, located at 33 Washington St. Entrance is down three steps from street level.
Speech, language screenings
Addison Gilbert and Beverly hospitals offer free screenings to children of all ages through the Speech-Language Department at Beverly Hospital, 85 Herrick St., Beverly, and Addison Gilbert Hospital, 298 Washington St., Gloucester. To schedule a free screening, call 978-816-2690.
Pet adoptions
Stop by Cape Ann Animal Aid at 4 Paws Lane. Located off Route 133, near the junction with Route 128, the shelter holds an Overlooked Pets Adoption Day on the third Thursday of every month. Adoption fees are reduced and are completed on a first-come, first-served basis, and all regular adoption requirements apply. Photos and fees will be posted on the shelter's website, www.CapeAnnAnimalAid.com, monthly. Call 978-283-6055.
Military Family Support
The Cape Ann Military Family Support Group meets at 7 p.m. on the first Thursday of each month at the Major Fred W. Ritvo Veterans Center, 12 Emerson Ave., Gloucester. Those with family and friends serving in the military are welcome to attend. Those wishing to attend to support our military by working on special projects are also invited. All are welcome. Refreshments served.
Military families
Gloucester military family members may call the Gloucester Office of Veterans' Services at 978-281-9740 to register their active-duty family members. Military members' names will be announced during upcoming city ceremonies.
Lighthouse BNI
The Lighthouse chapter of BNI meets Fridays, 7 to 8:30 a.m., at Bass Rocks Golf Club in Gloucester. Visitors are welcome. For reservations, call Annalei Babson at 978-309-8450.
Friday night bingo
Bingo is held in the St. Ann Church hall, 74 Pleasant St., Friday nights at 6:30. Doors open at 4:30 p.m. Anyone 18 and older is invited. Proceeds support school and parish programs. Call 978-281-4820.
Business advice
SCORE, a resource partner of the Small Business Administration, offers free business advice and resource information to prospective and existing business owners at Cape Ann Business Incubator (CABI), 33 Commercial St., third floor (side entrance) every Tuesday. Using a three-person team approach, SCORE's accredited counselors help develop a business plan, test the potential of a new business idea or determine the best solution to a business problem. Visit www.scorenemass.org and call 978-282-7779 to make an appointment.
Legion Post open
The Capt. Lester S. Wass American Legion Post 3 opens its smoke-free lounge for members and guests, Monday through Friday, at 3 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday, at noon; and is open during many holidays. The upstairs hall may be rented for special events. Call 978-283-9710 after 3 p.m. for information.
Seniors learn Facebook
The Council on Aging Computer Program volunteers are offering seminars for seniors interested in learning social media sites like Facebook, Twitter and MySpace, etc. To sign up, stop by the reception desk at the Rose Baker Senior Center or call 978-281-9765.
Singing Seniors
A. Jorgelina Zeoli (Jayzee) is offering music classes at the Rose Baker Senior Center on Tuesday afternoons. Four weekly 11/2-hour sessions to learn simple breathing and vocal exercises, to help expand vocal abilities, variety of styles, from standards to sacred. Call the COA at 978-281-9765.
Bay View Brotherhood
Bay View Brotherhood meets the second Tuesday of every month, 7 p.m., Brotherhood Club Hall, 889 Washington St.
'Learn to Cope'
The Gloucester Cape Ann Chapter of "Learn to Cope" has moved its day and location. Now meeting on Wednesdays, 7 to 9 p.m., at St. John's Episcopal Church, 48 Middle St. "Learn to Cope" is a peer led support group for anyone struggling with a loved one's addiction. Call 508-801-3247 or visit www.learn2cope.org.
Peer support training
The Northeast Recovery Learning Community (NERLC) provides peer-run support and services to people with psychiatric disabilities throughout the North Shore and Merrimack Valley, and are training facilitators for peer-run self-help meetings on Cape Ann. For those who are interested, there will be a training session, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., at St. John's Episcopal Church, 48 Middle St. (Parking available at 47 Washington St.) The NERLC offers recovery-oriented, trauma informed care and culturally sensitive peer support, both in group settings and on an individual basis. Call Vida Whitcomb or Pablo Leon at 978-687-4288, or email firstname.lastname@example.com or email@example.com.
Open Door meals
On Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, the Open Door Food Pantry, 28R Emerson Ave., serves a family-style meal from 5 to 6 p.m., and Sundays, 4 to 5 p.m. Call 978-283-6776 ext. 204, for a free van ride. Visit www.foodpantry.org.
Weight loss clinic
Cape Ann Weight Loss Clinic provides a program based on individual goals, determined through health assessment. Fitness director Nicole Bembridge helps implement your five-week program, with nutritional guidance and motivation. Classes are one hour and 15 minutes and includes unlimited email and phone contact. Contact Nicole Bembridge at 978-283-0470 or email@example.com.
North Shore Friends
Every Sunday, the North Shore Friends (Quakers) meet at 10 a.m. 978-283-4585.
Northern Essex WIC
Northern Essex WIC (Women, Infants and Children) is a program providing nutrition and health education, healthy food and other services free to Massachusetts families who qualify at the Gloucester Family Health Center, 302 Washington St.
Cell phones for soldiers
Gloucester High School collects old cell phones for overseas troops. No cords, batteries or any other accessories are needed. Phones may be dropped off at the GHS ROTC office. Call Rick at 978-281-9870, ext. 1212.
AWANA Kids Club
AWANA is a Christian kids club mixing fun games and activities with thoughtful devotions and Bible memorization. Open to preschool children through grade six, meeting Wednesdays, 6:30 to 8 p.m., at Cape Ann Bible Church, 8 Thompson St. Call 978-281-3941.
Cape Ann Thrift Shop
Trinity Congregational Church's Cape Ann Thrift Shop is open Tuesday-Friday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.; and Saturday, 10 a.m. to noon. Shop is located on Middle Street.
Chill Zone
The Chill Zone, a community living room where youth (ages 12-18) can connect with friends, do homework and get a nutritious meal, is open Mondays and Wednesdays, 6 to 9 p.m., at The Hive, 11 Pleasant St., during the summer.
Summer meals for kids
The Open Door Food Pantry will serve free summer meals, to children 18 and under, from now until Aug. 30, at these locations: The Open Door, Riverdale, Willowood and Veterans School. All lunches served Monday-Friday, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Full list of sites, including teen supper sites, may be found at www.foodpantry.org.
Tai Chi sessions
The Council on Aging offers Tai Chi sessions Tuesdays, 1:30 to 2:15 p.m., at the Rose Baker Senior Center. Tai Chi is a gentle way to fight stress and reduce anxiety, while increasing flexibility and balance. To register, call 978 281-9765.
ESOL at the library
Wellspring Adult Learning Center provides ESOL courses at Sawyer Free Library, with free tutoring and small group classes in English for non-native speakers. The center is open Tuesdays and Thursdays, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., and Thursday nights, 5:30 to 8. Walk-ins welcome. Call 978-281-9763, ext. 23.
The Annisquam Village Players will present "Chicago," adapted from the original by John Kander, Fred Ebb and Bob Fosse, Aug. 6-11, 7:30 p.m., in the Annisquam Village Hall, 36 Leonard St. Reserved seating is $32, general admission is $16; visit www.annisquamvillageplayers.com. General admission tickets may be purchased after July 22 at: Annisquam Exchange, 32 Leonard St.; The Bookstore, 61 Main St.; and Lula's Pantry, 5 Dock Square, Rockport. Hall is air-conditioned and handicapped-accessible. Refreshments served at intermission.
Drivers needed
The Rose Baker Senior Center assists senior citizens in need of transportation to medical appointments. Drivers are needed for local rides to Addison Gilbert Hospital, the Cape Ann Medical Center, other local medical offices, as well as Beverly Hospital, Lahey Clinic and hospitals in Boston. A mileage stipend is provided. Call Bruce at 978-281-9765.
Clothes Closet
The Clothes Closet, in the basement of St. Ann School, corner of Prospect and Pleasant streets, is open Wednesdays, 6 to 8 p.m., and Saturdays, 10 a.m.. to 1 p.m. This is made possible through the volunteer efforts of the St. Vincent de Paul Society of Holy Family Parish. Proceeds benefit local families in need. Call 978-283-7391.
GED help
Wellspring House Education Center, 302 Essex Ave., offers a free, drop-in GED skills session every Saturday, 9 to 11 a.m. Learn and practice GED skills in math, reading and writing; take practice tests; get tips on taking the test that will help you pass; and learn how to deal with stress and anxiety. Call 978-281-3558, ext. 302.
Free swim!
Due to popular response (and the continued heat wave), the Cape Ann Y pool will be free and open to the community each Monday from 3 to 6 p.m. from Monday, July 22 to Monday, Aug. 19. The Cape Ann Y is proud to serve the community while acting as a flagship for our core values of caring, honesty, respect and responsibility.


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Aww, you guys, the Jonas Brothers have grown up! With "Pom Poms" (Jonas Enterprises), Joe, Kevin and Nick take a decidedly more adult pop view, both lyrically and musically, as they combine a marching band full of horns with bits of Bruno Mars' "Locked Out of Heaven" and The Offspring's "Pretty Fly (for a White Guy)." The result is, well, different -- almost unrecognizable, actually, from anything on the guys' last album in 2009 -- though, that's probably the point.


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State University College at Oneonta students said Monday that they do not feel drugs and alcohol are serious problems at the college, despite a report that the university is No. 1 in the nation for on-campus drug and alcohol-related arrests.
Almost all students interviewed on campus Monday were aware of the online report, which is the result of a "Drugs on Campus" project conducted by Rehabs.com, a website that seeks to help addicts find the best treatment program. Online magazine Business Insider picked up the report on Friday, further investigating the study and talking to the project organizer.
SUNY Oneonta students said the news was spread "all over campus" via Facebook and Twitter over the weekend. Some students said it had been mentioned in classes. Although almost all said they knew about the report, many seemed hesitant to believe the ranking.
Sophie McCarthy, a cheerleader at SUNY Oneonta, said she heard about the report from a friend, who had seen it on Twitter. McCarthy said she found the ranking "shocking" and "strange."
"It's hard to believe," McCarthy said. "I've never seen anyone arrested on campus."
Two male SUNY Oneonta students who wished to remain anonymous said they had heard about the report through Facebook.
"It's probably true … I live off campus now, but when I lived on campus I saw a few different people get arrested," one of the students said.
Drugs on Campus project leader Jon Millward told Business Insider on Friday that the data used to create the study's map was from the Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education, which tracks campus crime reports.
According to the Drugs on Campus website, the Office of Postsecondary Education maintains a Campus Safety and Security Statistics database. Crime statistics are submitted annually, with the most recent data from 2011, according to the website. Based on the database's numbers, SUNY Oneonta was ranked No. 1, with 13.61 arrests per 1,000 students.


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Q: What is the Library of Congress?
A: Known as the nation's library, the Library of Congress is located on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. It serves as the primary research arm of Congress. Home to 36 million books and more than 121 million maps, films, audio and video recordings, photographs and other treasures of human knowledge and creativity, the Library of Congress shelves its vast collection of materials in the Thomas Jefferson, John Adams and James Madison buildings located across the street from the U.S Capitol. Registered visitors age 16 and older may use the books and other materials on-site. Free public tours are available Monday through Saturday. The library welcomes 1.6 million visitors each year. Iowans visiting the nation's capital ought to make time to stop in and see the Great Hall of the Jefferson Building. Perhaps one of the best-kept secrets on Capitol Hill, the stunning space rises 75 feet from marble floor to stained glass ceiling. Guided kid-friendly family tours are available, and the library's online calendar at www.loc.gov includes information regarding lectures, concerts, films, exhibitions and other programs scheduled throughout the year. For general information about visiting the library, I also invite Iowans to contact my office at firstname.lastname@example.com or (202) 224-3744. Information about touring other sites in Washington, D.C., is available at grassley.senate.gov under Constituent Services.
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A: Just like virtually all facets of life in the 21st century, technology has transformed the way people access information. In fact, the Library of Congress offers teachers, school librarians, home school educators and parents across the country free access to more than 19 million primary sources, such as photos, posters, maps, and other historical digitized documents. Users may take advantage of tools and instructional guides to engage school students and children at home to take an inquisitive look at these raw materials of history. By visiting http://loc.gov/teachers/, educators in Iowa have access to the Library of Congress' reservoir of primary source materials at their fingertips. The collection includes original historical artifacts from all 50 states. During my annual visits to each of Iowa's 99 counties, I'm glad to have the opportunity to visit frequently with students in schools across the state. Representative government is a two-way street, and it's encouraging to answer public policy questions from the next generation of leaders. Whether asking a question to an elected official or analyzing a historical document, map or photograph, it's important to America's posterity that today's parents and educators inspire America's next generation to think critically, investigate, innovate and create. The Library of Congress provides a good place to get started with lesson plans, activities and primary resources to jump-start the dialogue with students. From poetry and literature; sports, recreation and leisure; or government, law and politics, the Library of Congress chronicles America's treasures of creativity, knowledge and history from A to Z.


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"Beautiful Creatures" is about the battle between good and evil. In this case, the supernatural powers are unleashed in a small town in the South when a new girl (Alice Englert) moves in. She falls in love with a local boy (Alden Ehrenreich), and together they learn that both of their families have a dark past.
For those who like the Twighlight series, this movie is in the same realm—it's young love played out in a non-traditional way.
Another reach into the world of the supernatural is "Dark Skies." This paranormal thriller brings out the courage in a suburban couple faced with overcoming a supernatural entity that wants their children.
And then, there's "Escape from Planet Earth," and animated, slapstick comedy that draws strangers from another planet to the "dark planet," which is earth. The kids will love it. Other new releases include "Safe Haven" and "Warm Bodies."
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- Lincoln: During the Civil War, President Lincoln fights for an amendment to free the slaves.
- Django Unchained: A slave turned bounty hunter seeks to save his wife from a plantation owner.
- Silver Linings Playbook: A former teacher leaves a mental institution and tries to rekindle his relationship with his ex-wife, but meets another woman.
- Zero Dark Thirty: The story of the hunt for terrorist leader Osama bin Laden.
- Argo: The story of the Nov. 4, 1979 Iranian revolution and the rescue of six American hostages held in the American Embassy.
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- Save Haven: A romantic thriller about a young woman who moves to North Carolina and falls in love with a widowed store owner with two young children. Of course, she has a past, and that past intrudes on the couple's relationship.
Other big hits include "Warm Bodies," "Snitch," "A Good Day to Die Hard," "Dark Skies" and "Beautiful Creatures."
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Lemont Police, working in conjunction with the Tri County Auto Theft Task Force (TCAT), arresting two brothers Nov. 14 in connection with a theft of $500,000 worth of copper from a business in unincorporated Lemont.
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Kyle Anderson, 22, of Bridgeview and Mike Anderson, 27, of Oak Lawn were booked into the Cook County Jail on charges of felony theft.
TCAT Deputy Director Dwayne Killian said based on a tip, TCAT agents began conducting surveillance at warehouses in Alsip, Oak Lawn and Bridgeview. On Nov. 14, agents struck gold – or in this case, copper – as they observed two men using a Bobcat to remove the precious cargo from a semi trailer and place it on a smaller trailer.
"We found [the copper] in Bridgeview at a little business, between two outbuildings," Killian said. "It was so heavy, we had to use a flatbed tow truck to bring it home. The plates come in three-by-six-foot sheets of raw copper, which is copper in its purest form."
Killian said an investigation by TCAT agents as well as members of the Illinois State Police Midwest Cargo Unit and Northeast Metro Auto Unit led police to the nearly half-million dollars worth of copper, which was reported stolen from Noramco at 12228 S. New Ave. in unincorporated Lemont during a burglary sometime between Oct. 12 and 14.
A search warrant was executed at Kyle Anderson's residence in Bridgeview, where a stolen KTM four-wheeler was found, Killian said. He added that agents also seized two semi trailers, three ATVs, a Ford F35 pickup truck and a large (six-by-six-foot) spool of copper wire that had been reported stolen.
Killian said the copper thefts remain under investigation.
"We're still tracking back the numbers on the stolen materials," he said.
The Tri County Auto Theft task force, which operates in Will, Grundy and Kankakee counties, is made up of officers from police departments from the three-county area.


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The state rested its case in the murder trial of the man accused of shooting and killing a Brevard County deputy.
Brandon Bradley, 24, is on trial for murder in the death of Brevard County sheriff's Deputy Barbara Pill, who was shot and killed in March 2012.
The state rested just after 10:30 a.m. Thursday, and the defense started its case after lunch. Andria Kerchner may be called as a witness on Friday, depending on what a judge rules about her testimony.
Court on Thursday started with a friend of Bradley taking the stand.
Amanda Ozburn said that Bradley told her if he ever got pulled over he would go out "like a soldier." Ozburn cried as the state asked her to identify Bradley.
A Florida Department of Law Enforcement crime lab analyst then took the stand and said she found DNA from Bradley on the trigger of the murder weapon.
After the lunch break, the defense called its first witness, a nurse who drew blood from Bradley after the shooting.
A toxicology supervisor later testified that Xanax was found in Bradley's blood and marijuana and hydrocodone and cocaine were found in his urine.
Court dismissed before 3 p.m. Thursday and will resume at 9 a.m. Friday.
In court Wednesday, jurors watched an interrogation conducted 8 hours after prosecutors say Bradley shot Pill. Bradley was interviewed by Brevard County sheriff's Agent Wayne Simock.
"What happened next?" asked Simock.
"I shot," said Bradley.
"How many times did you shoot?" asked Simock.
"Twice," Bradley replied.
"Twice? OK, what kind of gun did you have?" asked Simock.
"I can't tell you," responded Bradley.
The gun turned out to be a Glock semiautomatic pistol, according to crime lab analyst Amy Siewert.
Prosecutors say Pill didn't have time to get her gun out of her holster before Bradley shot her four times.
Bradley also confessed in the interrogation that he knew he had warrants out for his arrest and that he did not want to go back to jail.
"Did she actually get the gun out of the holster?" asked Simock.
"She was trying to pull the gun out," Bradley replied.
"So, she was trying to, but she didn't actually get the gun out, did she?" asked Simock.
Bradley replied, "No."
Jurors also heard from Dr. Sajid Qasier, chief medical examiner for Brevard County. He did the autopsy on Pill and testified that one shot to Pill's head was from less than 2 feet away.


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Interpretation of the Sources of Radioactive Elements and Relationship between them by Using Multivariate Analyses in Anzali Wetland Area
The Anzali Wetland complex (37°23΄ to 37°37΄ E _ 49°19΄ to 49°35΄ N), is situated on the southwest shore of the Caspian Sea adjacent to Bandar-e-Anzali town on the northern boundary in Gilan province, northern Iran. The average radionuclide values for the 33 sampled points (26 deposit samples and 7 soil samples) were 24.66 Bq Kg-1 for Ra-226, 31.94 Bq Kg-1 for Th-232, 459.98 Bq Kg-1 for K-40, 3.72 Bq Kg-1 for U-235, and 11.66 Bq Kg-1 for Cs-137. Environmental problems (tourist zone sea-beach), agriculture waste (fertilizers, pesticides, herbicides especially from rice-fields), polluted rivers(10 biggest rivers) and industrial wastewater (30 main polluted factories) cause an anomaly in area. Correspondence analysis, principal component analysis (PCA) and cluster analysis applied to the data matrix to evaluate analytical results. According to this methods, three category of elements is recognized: (1) Th-232, Ra-226 and K-40; (2) Cs-137; (3) U-235. About 10 tributary rivers flow into Anzali Wetland Complex and cause a total precipitation near to 1500 -2000 mm / year. This fact implies that there exists a high rate of changes in this area, and many factors and characters must contribute or influenced in Interpretation and analyses. With comparison of average activity in Iran, average values of 226Ra and 232Th in sediment samples, respectively are lower and higher than the average observed in Iran. By comparing average activity of elements in the Anzali wetland area is lower than the average data in the world that published by UNSCEAR in 2000, but amount of K range and average is higher than the world.
The Interest of Coherence from Radar SAR Images in the Follow-Up of Urban Extensions of Focşani City (Romania)
Usually, the coherence image obtained by processing SAR (Synthetic Aperture Radar) images is indirectly used in the interferometry to identify and delimit different areas that disturb the phase of the radar wave. The phase plays the role of indicator and in the same time separator between areas where the elements within the pixel are unstable and the stable. Considering this principle, we use here these images with the purpose to follow the expansion of the city of Focşani, Romania (urban areas). The results show the very good coherence for the urban area, which appears in white in greyscale visualisation corresponding to maximum values of coherence. The analysis of the coherence images at different time intervals allowed us to characterise the stability of the Focşani city (without considerable extension) for almost 10 years (1995/2005). Instead, we distinguished many buildings that were multiplied towards the periphery and outside of the city. During the same period, we found out that in downtown, there were urban renovations represented by green spaces. We also found that the three pairs, which were processed by the image acquired the 01/31/2005 have a low coherence, which allows us to state that the rainfalls can be the cause of the incoherence. We also observed that the incoherence is more important within the pairs formed by ERS-1 and ERS- 2 than the pairs formed by ERS-2 and ERS-2, even if the time interval between them is 24 hours (the temporal decorrelation is null or identical). This study confirms the interest of the coherence image to identify the spatial and temporal decorrelations of the pairs processed by the interferometry technique (InSAR). The role of coherence images intervenes also to distinguish the urban areas from the green or water covered areas.
The Continents as Results of the Earth' Global Geodynamics
The Continents' specific geological structures and autonomous development in geological history are shown. The geological structures and composition of the continents and oceans' earth crust are very different. The history of geological development and origin of these great parts of the Earth was also very different.
Land Surface Temperature Responses to Land Use Land Cover Dynamics
Land use and land cover (LULC) changes induced by human or natural processes drive biogeochemistry of the Earth influencing the climate at global as well as regional scales. Drastic changes in the land cover with the decline in vegetation and water bodies due to anthropogenic activities enhances the heat emission from land surface and atmospheric temperatures Increased land surface temperature (LST) is mainly due to increase in concentrated human activities, paved land cover or barren lands. Due to complexity of landscapes the sampling was difficult to derive LST and environmental response relationships. Temporal data acquired through space borne remote sensors has bridged the gap of temporal data for the entire earth surface. The current study explores the relation between surface biophysical parameters to sub-pixel thermal variations. The thermal infrared bands of remote sensing data help to retrieve LST, which are supplemented by ground based measurements. Analysis of LST with LULC indicates a negative correlation between vegetation indices and LST. The general trend in the ambient temperature of Uttara Kannada over the 31 year period was established. It clarifies that there was a fundamental drift of temperature rise in recent years, especially during the last decade.


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August 1, 2014
Walt Disney World is raising ticket prices for third time in two years.
An adult one-day, one-park pass will increase from $67 to $71 beginning tomorrow.
Discount packages also will be affected.
Disney officials say the change is due to an annual planning cycle of travel wholesalers, tour organizers and commercial publications.
Disney last raised prices last August when a one-day, one-park ticket went from $63 to $67.


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By Wainwright Jeffers - bio | email ALBANY, GA (WALB) – Politicians and their supporters put out campaign signs all over south Georgia.
Now that the election is over, Albany city leaders want the signs gone.
Closer to election day more signs went up in rights of way, that's illegal. The city will give campaigns and citizens some time to pick them up.
"We're hoping the campaigns will put their people out there to clean up, we've seen evidence of that so far. The ones that will be a little more difficult are the households and the mom and pop shop businesses," said Wes Smith, Assistant City Manager.
City officials say within the next two weeks, they'll set a date to pick up campaign signs left behind.
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text: One of the cornerstones of Girl Scouts, dating back nearly 100 years, is Girl Scout camp, and Girl Scouts of Northeast Texas offers camping programs and activities as unique as each girl. Through Girl Scout camp, girls develop leadership skills, gain a sense of community and develop a deep appreciation for the outdoors. Your contribution to camp improvements helps us provide the best camping experience possible to girls ages 6 through 17 and to our adult volunteers. Contributions help cover the costs of new tents and cots, mosquito nets, A/C and heating units, paddleboats, improvements to ropes and obstacle courses, and much more. Additionally, your contribution may be directed to one or more Girl Scouts of Northeast Texas camps of your choice including the impressive Camp Bette Perot, the rustic Camp Rocky Point and the cozy Camp Gambill.


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The best strategy is to ask the child's parents what she's into right now. If she's obsessed with princesses, is there something she doesn't have yet that she'd like to add to her collection? I think you can't go wrong with a book or a coloring book on the subject.
A lot of gift givers who don't have children choose toys that are not appropriate for the recipient's age. Pay close attention to the manufacturers' age recommendations. They are usually pretty accurate.
When in doubt, steer away from toys that are noisy, messy or otherwise obnoxious. The five-foot-tall stuffed dog or Baby's First Drum Set may be a bit much!
"Collect them all" can be a recipe for disaster. If you don't know what toys the child already has, don't buy anything that requires other parts to be fun. And don't buy a video game or DVD if you're not sure if they have the hardware to play it.
Try a magazine subscription, a zoo membership or movie tickets. Those always fit perfectly.
Go to a local toy store and ask someone. Employees in the smaller stores tend to know their merchandise well and can often make great suggestions for appropriate gifts. Some will even wrap the gift for free. It's good to support small, local businesses, too!
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Yesterday's announcement by Fort Pierce City Manager David Recor about suspending all acitivities of the beleagured Community Services Dept came as a bit of a shock.
A fellow reporter and I were plowing through the employee rebuttal of the forensic audit, a mind-numbing process involving 174 pages (almost as long as the original 194-page audit and riddled with non-sequiturs and fragmentary comments).
Perhaps Recor felt he was bound to let the employees have their say before taking any action. I dont think he needed to offer them a public forum, but I do think his suspension action was some weeks overdue. How can you investigate a department suspected of funny business if the same people are still in the ofice?
City commissioners have said they cannot comment publcly on the issue because only the city manager has authority over rank-and-file employees. They will listen to Mr. Recor's road map out of this mess at a strategic planning session that begins at 9 a.m. Friday at the Community Center.
Look to my Sunday column for details about and reaction to Rcor's intended way forward. I'll say it again, though: The city must demonstrate some leadership in this affair. We can't shove it under the rug and we need to take some unpopular positions perhaps about terminations. And I think we need to look at who's supervising who.


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— Jim and Mary Ann Hughes of Westville announce the engagement of their son, Bryan David Hughes of Chicago, to Jennifer Marie Schabinger of Chicago. She is the daughter of Rosanne Schabinger of Mount Prospect.
The couple plans an Oct. 5, 2013, wedding at Holy Family Catholic Church in Chicago.


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8:00am Saturday 10th November 2012 in Sport By Frank Johnson
TEESSIDER Jonathan Taylor will be chasing a fifth consecutive victory in tomorrow's Heaton Memorial 10K road race, which has attracted a limit field of 700 runners to Newcastle's Town Moor and Exhibition Park.
The 25-year-old Morpeth Harrier set a course record of 30 mins 04 secs recording his second victory in a row in 2009 and was only 19 seconds slower on a slightly altered course last year.
Taylor, who was the fastest back-marker leading the Northumbrian club to a Division One team victory in the opening senior men's handicap race in the North-East Harrier League at East Cramlington at the end of last month, has a personal-best 10K time of 29 mins 13 secs from last year.
Jarrow and Hebburn's Claire Simpson, the former North-East Harrier League champion, holds the senior women's record of 36 mins 25 secs, also set in 2009.
There will be a one minute silence before the start of the senior race at 11am and the timetable for the other events is: 9.45 am under-11 boys and girls; 9.55 under-13 boys and girls; 10.10 under-15 boys and girls; 10.25 under-17 and junior men and women.


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-- — Viva Southall Joiner, 85, of Valdosta died Wednesday, August 28, 2013 at Langdale Hospice House. Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m., Sunday, September 1, 2013 in the chapel of Carson McLane Funeral Home with entombment to follow in McLane Riverview Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends on Saturday from 5-7 p.m. at the funeral home. Condolences to the family may be conveyed online at www.mclanecares.com. — Carson McLane Funeral Home.


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Way back in 1978 after we moved to Merrimac from New York, by way of Missouri, one of the positions in town government that caught our eye was that of fence viewer. Where but in a small New England town would there be such a titled position? After we finally met Wally, we knew the right man was on the job.
When we saw the rustic stone wall on the Church Street side of the cemetery being removed, we wondered what would replace it. We heard the new fence would be aluminum and granite and what immediately came to mind were the barriers along highways.
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After failing to advance to the NCAA championships for the first time in program history, the Oklahoma State men's golf team will look to return to its former glory when the season tees off Sunday at the Fighting Illini Invitational at Olympia Fields Country Club in Chicago.
It's a unique situation for the Cowboy golfers and coaches, looking to improve and get back to the NCAA championships — as opposed to being favorites to win the title as it had been in years past.
"You like to see how you're going to respond any time you have a disappointing year, a disappointing season, you want to see how they are going to respond," OSU coach Mike McGraw said. "I think the same could be said for the coaching staff, how are we going to respond with what happened last year because obviously its something we've never experienced and no OSU team has ever experienced.
"We've got to get better, obviously. We've got to perform better than we did last year and I expect us to."
There will be plenty of old faces on this year's squad. Returning is senior Sean Einhaus and junior Talor Gooch, who McGraw expects to be leaders for this team.
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While there are plenty of golfers who have been on the team the past few years, there are also two freshman coming into the program with solid pedigrees.
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And that will be the case this week as his only two freshman on scholarship, Wyndham Clark and Jordan Niebrugge, will both be playing in the Fighting Illini Invitational.
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When the California Coastal Commission denied PG&E's request to do high-energy seismic surveys off of Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant, it left the utility and seismic regulators in a quandary.
It denied seismologists the only effective tool available to explore earthquake faults six to nine miles into the Earth's crust where the quakes occur. The commission ruled that PG&E had not demonstrated that the sonic blasting done in the high-energy surveying was the least environmentally damaging option to assess the earthquake danger facing the nuclear plant.
"It's a conundrum," said county Supervisor Bruce Gibson, who sits on a state panel that oversees the seismic testing. "We want the best science, but the damage to the environment has to be minimized."
Even groups such as the San Luis Obispo Mothers for Peace, which have called for more information about the seismic danger facing the plant, are leery of high-energy surveys.
"Mothers for Peace urges extreme caution in the method used to obtain data about the faults in the 530 square nautical miles of the proposed testing area," the group said in a position statement.
Opposition to the surveys centered on concern that the extremely loud blasts of sound would damage ocean resources, particularly marine mammals. Local fishing and diving activities would also be disrupted.
PG&E officials have not decided whether they will reapply to do high-energy surveys at the end of this year. In the meantime, the utility is busy analyzing a wealth of data it already has about the network of earthquake faults surrounding the plant.
"We are going to have to step back and re-evaluate," said Ed Halpin, PG&E's chief nuclear officer.
"There's a lot of work we can still do evaluating the information we already have."
Studying data already gathered
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data is the best course of action in the short term for PG&E. That work could show that the high-energy seismic surveys are not necessary, or reduce their size and duration.
"They need to work up everything that is available and decide what they know and what they don't know," Gibson said.
One of the challenges facing PG&E is the fact that high-energy surveys are the only tool available to explore deep beneath the seafloor, experts say. The technology consists of using air guns to send 250-decibel blasts of sound into the seafloor and deploying long streamers of hydrophones to record and analyze the sound that bounces back.
"There isn't anything that can replace the high-energy seismic surveys in the short term," said Peggy Hellweg, a UC Berkeley seismologist who sits on the California Seismic Safety Commission. "PG&E could put additional seismographs on the seafloor, but you have to wait for an earthquake to happen, and then the data they produce is of a lower resolution than you get with high-energy seismic surveys."
The Coastal Commission also investigated using a variety of alternate, less-
damaging technologies, such as passive seismic monitoring, electromagnetic surveys and deep-towed acoustic systems, and found them lacking.
"The commission has carried out an additional review of these technologies and also finds that none of them would be feasible alternatives to the proposed use of air guns," the commission's official findings concluded.
The Independent Peer Review Panel on which Gibson sits is also reviewing a suggestion by Gibson that an oil industry vessel towing a larger array of hydrophone streamers would be more effective than PG&E's proposal. PG&E contends that larger streamers are not suitable for the study area, and the panel's independent review has not been completed.
This leaves seismic experts to mine the seismic data already at hand. Since the 1970s, 19 seismic surveys have been undertaken around Diablo Canyon.
Most recently, PG&E has been spending $64 million conducting seismic investigations both onshore and offshore of the plant, of which the high-energy surveys were to be one part.
For example, PG&E has done extensive low-energy offshore seismic surveys that are intended to measure how active the faults offshore of the plant have been. It has also done onshore geologic mapping of the Irish Hills around the plant.
"There are lots of tools PG&E can use," said Chris Wills, a geologist with the California Geologic Survey who sits on the Diablo Canyon Independent Peer Review Panel with Gibson. "Analyzing the slip rate of the offshore faults and the structure of the Irish Hills are the two most important."
A team of PG&E seismologists is expected to complete that work later this year. Their findings will be a key component in whether PG&E decides to go before the Coastal Commission again later this year.
"I haven't given our seismologists a deadline," Halpin said. "I want them to take the time and do the job right."
Key information at a critical time
The issue of high-energy seismic surveys comes at a crucial time for PG&E. The utility has applied to renew Diablo Canyon's two reactor operating licenses, which expire in 2024 and 2025, for an additional 20 years.
Because the Central Coast is so seismically active, PG&E is the only nuclear utility in the nation that has a full-time seismic staff. The issue of seismic safety at the plant will be relevant for the foreseeable future because highly radioactive spent fuel will be stored onsite for decades to come, at least, because of the lack of a national nuclear waste storage repository.
The March 2011 Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear disaster in Japan further focused the nation's attention on the potential earthquake danger a plant such as Diablo Canyon faces. Although high-energy surveys are not required by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to renew the licenses, PG&E agreed to put its renewal application on hold while it completes its $64 million earthquake mapping effort.
The main goal of the high-energy surveys is to determine whether the Hosgri fault and the recently discovered Shoreline fault are connected and could deliver an unexpectedly large earthquake to Diablo Canyon. In August, the three-person Diablo Canyon Independent Safety Committee sent a strongly worded letter to state and local officials describing the need for the high-energy work as urgent.
"If there is a surprise out there, we all want to know about it urgently; and if not — if in fact the new measurements confirm the interim conclusion that the Shoreline fault zone does not pose a seismic safety threat to the DCPP plant above that for which DCPP has already been designed — then knowing that is very important too," stated the letter signed by Peter Lam, the safety committee's chairman.


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Cartmel's Chief Dan George prepares for Grand National bow
3:43pm Wednesday 6th April 2011 in Horse racing By Patrick O'Kane, Senior News/Sport Reporter
THE sleepy village of Cartmel will be abuzz when Chief Dan George makes his Grand National bow at Aintree on Saturday.
James Moffatt and 11-year-old The Chief are being tipped for a strong run over the 4m 4f course, with betting markets offering between 25-1 to 40-1.
Racing journalist and tipster Marten Julian, from Kendalm said: "Chief Dan George has many of the attributes - he's got the class, he's got the stamina, he's the right age and a good weight.
"This horse has ticks in all the right boxes to be a National winner - he has the perfect National profile."
The Royal Oak at Cartmel will show the race at 4.15pm and landlord Darren led the good luck messages.
He said: "We are wishing The Chief, Maurice, Jimmy and everyone involved the best of luck. There will be big celebrations here if they come home in first."
Father Robert Bailey from Cartmel Priory added: "It is excellent news for Jimmy because he has been working really hard."
Penrith's Nicky Richards will also be hoping for a tilt at this year's National with Skippers Brig currently first reserve for the race, priced at 33-1 with bookmakers.
Latest Grand National odds: 8-1 Midnight Club; 11-1 Backstage, What a Friend, Oscar Time, 14-1 Ballabriggs, Don't Push It, 33-1 Chief Dan George, Skippers Brig
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County Requesting Qualifications for Springfield Community Business Center Commuter Parking Garage
The proposed parking garage will be where a surface parking lot is currently located at 7039 Old Keene Mill Rd.
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According to information provided at a public meeting in early May, the parking garage is part of Fairfax County's Comprehensive Plan and will be four to five stories with 1,000 to 1,100 commuter parking spaces.
The proposed parking garage may also include a bus transit center with three to five bus bays, a carpool pick up and drop off area, kiss and ride area, bicycle storage and passenger waiting areas and recreational facilities on the top level.
"This commuter parking facility has been on our radar screen for a long time and it's good that we're now able to move forward," said Lee District Supervisor Jeff McKay in a prepared statement. "It's definitely a win-win opportunity for commuters, pedestrians and all of the local community. By encouraging car pooling, we make a dent in congestion at the same time that we further the revitalization of central Springfield.
"We may also be able to get some added benefits if it's possible to add community recreation fields to the roof—we'll need to see it that meets our engineering and cost requirements."
The project also calls for a possible pedestrian bridge over Old Keene Mill Road in the future. However, the need for crossing is still being evaluated. The garage will be designed to accommodate the bridge in the future.
According to the Request for Qualifications (RFQ), some of the major skills required for this project include "architecture, civil engineering, structural engineering, electrical engineering, mechanical/plumbing engineering, HVAC peer review and commissioning, parking garage engineer/specialist, value engineering, cost estimator and security consultant."
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I wonder what the environmental consultants think of this new development. It's going to be profitable, but is it worth it? http://www.hesl.ca
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Since today is officially Review the Super Bowl day, we thought we'd riff on a theme we saw in several of last night's big-name ads: rebranding. The companies in question aren't exactly hurting for money (except for one very notable exception), but they wanted to use the Super Bowl as a jumping-off point to refine and re-target their brands. So what worked? What didn't? Let's do some before-and-after comparisons, shall we?
Before: A luxury car brand synonymous with "incredibly rich (and usually evil) people"
After: A premium brand that's still affordable for those of us a little lower on the social ladder
Did it work? Nice commercial but no. An "economy" model Mercedes is like a subprime mortgage: you can tell us it's less expensive and convince us that we'll be able to pay it off in twenty years of installments, but the fact is we still can't afford it.
But hey, at least we didn't have to watch Kate Upton try to act.
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