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Helios panels installed at Potawatomi administration building
Solar panels made by Helios USA in the Menomonee Valley are now generating power on the roof of the Forest County Potawatomi Tribe administration building in Milwaukee
The tribe says 132 solar panels were manufactured in Milwaukee by Helios USA and installed by Pieper Electric, also of Milwaukee.
Funding for the project came with the assistance of the U.S. Department of Energy, We Energies and the state Focus on Energy program. The DOE funding, through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, totaled $2.6 million.
The Potawatomi project is the first project to be completed out of five DOE-funded Community Renewable Energy Deployment projects around the country. The tribe estimates the system will produce 35,000 kilowatt-hours of electricity per year.
The tribe is also planning to install a 1.25-megawatt combined heat and power biomass energy project that will provide electricity as well as heating and cooling to the tribe's Stone Lake campus, as well as to buildings on the reservation. The biogas system will use organic waste from tribal facilities, restaurants and tribal members' homes.
That system is planned to eliminate the vast majority of natural gas and propane to heat in its governmental buildings, according to the DOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy.
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Thanks, great news.
Potowatomi is the last place that needs any form of government assistance to lower their energy costs. Pretty sure they are making enough to keep the lights on in that place...
How much money was given to them and how much came out of their pockets?? That is pretty basic information. How many years will it take to pay it back? With natural gas at about a 20 year low this seems like a terrible waste of money.Hide replies
Yeah, but WE energies will keep raising rates even if gas is cheap.
whoa!!!!! before the ludittes pounce on these #'s let's clarify!!!!
modules were 220W helios (132) ='s 29 KW DC total
from PV Watts 29 KW on a rooftop fixed rack will produce 35,500 kWh/ per year, that's in agreement with the article.
@ a reasonable $5/W installed, this system should have cost $145,000, before incentives.
This begs the ? where is the rest of that 2.455 M $'s going
there is a sweetheart deal here somewhere and I'd like to know where???Hide replies
Look at who installed it. Pieper and their very well paid union workforce.
I, too, was horrified by the costs. I believe you need to make one more assumption: that the additional 1.25 mw project in paragraph 5 is funded by the same money. I had to read the article multiple times before making that assumption!
Quote "The Potawatomi project is the first project to be completed out of five DOE-funded Community Renewable Energy Deployment projects around the country. The tribe estimates the system will produce 35,000 kilowatt-hours of electricity per year.
The tribe is also planning to install a 1.25-megawatt combined heat and power biomass energy project that will provide electricity as well as heating and cooling to the tribe's Stone Lake campus, as well as to buildings on the reservation. The biogas system will use organic waste from tribal facilities, restaurants and tribal members' homes".
I'm not so sure you can assume that. It clearly states that it is the first project to be "completed". Followed by the statement that it cost $2.6m USD. It then goes on to talk about a future project, without ANY information about cost and/or funding. I can tell you this, you will not build a bio-mass plant on the governments nickel for $2.6m:)
not wanting to get into the union argument, stig, but agreed with your point. even @ an inflated $10/W installed, this system comes in @ $290,000 before incentives, 35,000 kWh/yr x $.12 ='s $4,200/yr production credits, that's still a 69 year payback without credits, I'm not going to try and figure out all the business credits because that is constantly changing. I know the Focus Solar Business credit has gone away for the remainder of 2011.
So, I guess this biomass plant cost @ least $2M to build?? It would be nice if these numbers would be specified in the article, Mr. Content?? Please , due diligence before you post an article!!??
there should have been some minority subcontracting on this job by Pieper Power, and in fact, small solar companies have NO chance whatsoever in bidding against these companies, a prerequiste for the bid is usually @ 100KW installed by your company, that's what the Madison Rooftop program requires. And I know I could come in on this job with 1 Master Electrician and even @ $5/W installed make money and install a higher performing system still using Helios modules.
Republicans don't seem to mind the millions (billions, even?) in subsidies we give oil companies every year, but will oppose ANY attempt involving alternative energyHide replies
Read my comments above and talk smart.
You may be right, but before you get too full of yourself you may want to confirm if some of the biomass project was funded in part by the $2.6 million.
IF and that is a big IF, then it should be reported as such, yes? By the way, I'll quote the article "Funding for the project came with the assistance of the U.S. Department of Energy, We Energies and the state Focus on Energy program. The DOE funding, through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, totaled $2.6 million." Note the word "totaled".
By the way, it's not my job to confirm. It's the job of the reporter.
This is a tax break for a Wisconsin company, Helios.
Isn't that something Walker backers are supposed to love?
Oh I forgot, solar=green=socialism=Soros=choo-choo=union hacks= activist judges= Diamond Jim= Obamacare
Got itHide replies
Where did the tax break come from? Didn't see that in the article.
What a total joke of reporting and a waste of taxpayers money. Here's the math: 35,000KWH @ $.102 per KWH=$3570 PER YEAR! Divide that into $2.6m USD and you have a payback of 728 years!!! The news that the Journal forgot to print is that we got screwed.Hide replies
Your payback is around 720 years off. I don't think that the entire $2.6m USD went towards this job.
Prove it.
I did the math but then saw your post. This is even more outrageous than other payback periods I've seen. Let's see with a very very optimistic lifetime of 25 years that would be about $93,000 returned from a $2.6m waste of money. Why even bother going through the motions, just hand out the money to the parties involved.Hide replies
Thank you sir. Our government is spending like a drunk sailor. I wonder what would happen if I went into a bank and asked for a project loan with 728 year ROI?
That is part of a 2.6 million dollar grant that appears to also cover the waste to energy project - I think. The article was not very clear.
JS - Clarification please. What did the 2.6Million $ cover.
Initial projects that help to scale the industry will always be somewhat sketchy economically, hence the government involvement.
A far WORSE waste of money was the 5 or so BILLION dollars we just spent on coal-fire power plants. These beasts are already obsolete and a long term investment in obsolete technology is a FAR WORSE WASTE of OUR RATEPAYERS (much smaller pot than the feds) MONEY.
Travesty! It makes you wonder how anyone could buy a gas forced air furnace or electric baseboard heaters?! ...after all, according to your logic, the rationale for buying anything must be based on payback!
Are you really that challenged?
Only by your ignorance!
I wonder how many people were employed whilst working on this project. I mean... isn't that what Wisconsin is all about? Keeping people employed to support their families? Where else are the jobs going to come from? Does anyone think Scott Walker is going to produce them? (That's a laugh)
I also had the same thoughts about the economic viability of this project. After reading the other posts, I'm thinking we have apples, oranges, and maybe a hamburger in all of this. It would be very, very helpful (and I think great journalism) for the reporter to have walked us through the economics of this. If the economics make sense ... WONDERFUL! Sign us all up for solar panels. If it doeesn't, then I'm a little upset with use of my tax dollars. Mr. Content, please consider a follow-up article on the real economics of this project.Hide replies
The economics of solar panels, especially in Wisconsin, make no sense whatsoever.
First, there will still be a charge from WE Energies for an ongoing connection fee, and the cost for any power used on those frequent overcast days in Wisconsin. Second, solar panels are at best 18% efficient right off the assembly line. Toss in some snow/frost/dust and they become even less efficient. Then there are the MAJOR recurring (every 5-7 years) maintenance costs attached to replacing the inverters.
The good news is, most solar panels work best at temps below 78 degrees. For every degree above 25 degrees C, panels typically lose .06% efficiency. So, during the summer when there is the greatest need for power, solar panels are at their least efficient.
If solar panels REALLY made sense economically, every home in Arizona, New Mexico and California would have them. They don't.
Solar is not a great alternative energy for WI too many clouds. More important to reduce use. I.E. CFL's, LED lighting and Appliances with low KwH. (I don't trust energy star)
The best alternative energy in WI is wind. Unfortunately Walker is trying to put MORE restrictions on Wind. That is a whole other blog.
By the way .06% efficiency reduction isn't much. Only talking 17.96% versus 18%.
smarter?? not so much, you are obviously a windy and not a sparky. Wind only makes sense on a macro scale not on a residential scale. Solar still works on a partially cloudy day, it's called filtered sunlight. Aquitas, wrongo on the inverters, enphase micro inverters are now guaranteed for 25 years same as most of the modules. The economics for WEenergies are that they'll pay you $.25/kWh if you are on on/off peak plan. 18% of a free energy source is still infinitely better than 70% of a finite fossil fuel source. It's not even a point of contention.
17.94% versus 18% oops
never mind my last two posts about eff loss, misread your comment thought you meant over 25 degrees C of temp increase .06% efficiency loss. Every degree above 25 you loss .06%
Even at that rate you are only talking about a 1.5% efficiency loss between 78F and 120F or 25C to 49C.


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Friday - 6/22/2012, 2:00am EDT
That's what happened to me last Friday when I wrote a column which asked if there was anybody out there on a beautiful Friday before Father's day? I asked because it was a change from the (lately) usual bad news, and also because a colleague said he suspected that in FedLand Friday is a time out for many people. After all, Friday especially in summer, tends to be a slow day in the news biz.
Turns out federal offices are not deserted on Fridays. We heard from G-men and women based in Quebec, the Philippines, Taiwan, as well as less exotic places, like Colfax, Washington, Austin, Atlanta, New York City, Auburn, Ala., Manchester, N.H., Montana and just about every state. Many said Fridays are their most productive days. A couple said they put in 10 and 12 hour sessions because they had work to do, that it helped people (VA, IRS, Defense, Forest Service) and they like what they do.
The first three email responses came from JoeRez, Ken Sabel and Ann D. Lucas and her HHS lab group. Then they poured in.
On a Friday yet!
One said she and her Virginia-based team couldn't respond earlier because they were working long hours in Cleveland on a project for and about the Marine Corps.
I'm going to keep all the emails and — when I get back from vacation — try to answer them all. But for now a general thank-you. I picked this one because it says a lot and doesn't take up much space:
"Yes Mike, there are still many of us at 'the office' on Friday (even though it's a glorious spring day in New York, two days before Father's Day). And yes, there are still many of us who show up for work each day, put in 100 percent, serve the public with absolute respect, do what's ethically right (not what's easy!), and go home with a small amount of satisfaction that we've helped people during our tour of duty. As a federal employee, I strive to set an example for my coworkers and for the taxpayers that I serve. In doing so, I hope for some sort of career advancement someday. Sound reasonable?More to come. Meantime...
However I must say that with all of the absolute vitriol coming from our elected officials (the very people who employ us and who are themselves public employees!) I see my career vanishing before my eyes. Their comments have left the realm of public debate and have become mean-spirited attacks for the purpose of gaining political mileage.
I am further appalled at the toll that this is taking on my fellow employees. Many like me are members of the 'sandwich generation' and are genuinely dedicated to doing a quality job, as well as raising a family, caring for loved ones and possibly retiring before we turn 90. We are also taxpayers and voting members of the middle class.
So yes, we are still here, but I sincerely wonder for how much longer . . ." — Bob in Holtsville
I'd urge you to send this to your representative and your two senators. But they are probably off today.
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Christian Ehrhoff can't hide from the obvious. Thirty-five games into his 10-year, $40 million contract from the Buffalo Sabres, some of the defenseman's stats are pretty underwhelming, even downright bad.
He's a team-worst minus-11, an incredible 39 notches below the gaudy rating he averaged the last two seasons in Vancouver. With his first goal in 14 games Monday and just his third overall, he's on pace for seven. He tallied 14 in each of the past two seasons.
"The stats are not there where most people expected," Ehrhoff acknowledged Tuesday inside the Northtown Center after the Sabres prepared for tonight's tilt in New Jersey against the Devils. "I don't really judge myself on my stats.
"But, for me, it's about trying to play consistent, too. I think I've been better at that lately."
So far, Ehrhoff's a disappointment, no doubt. Only one NHL player — the Rangers' Brad Richards, at $12 million — is earning more than the $10 million Ehrhoff's receiving this season.
Judging the 29-year-old solely on numbers could be foolish, though.
Ehrhoff hasn't been the impact, franchise defender many expected. But he's still contributing — logging big minutes while anchoring the blue line.
Plus-minus can be deceiving. Defenseman Marc-Andre Gragnani's a plus-11, seven ahead of his closest teammate. Yet a series of ill-timed gaffes and some erratic play has made the rookie a healthy scratch three straight games. Ehrhoff, despite his awful rating, is skating a team-high 24:01 each night.
"I'm not happy with the plus-minus rating. For sure, I'd like to have some more goals," said Ehrhoff, who's a minus-7 this month. "All I can do is try to shoot the puck and play a solid game and hopefully it'll be a little better in the stats (department)."
With a broken wrist sidelining defenseman Tyler Myers, Sabres coach Lindy Ruff has increased the slick German's duties. Ehrhoff played at least 25 minutes over a recent nine-game stretch, including a whopping 32:48 on Nov. 28.
"We've asked a lot. With Myers out, we've ramped up some of his penalty killing time," Ruff said. "We've played him in situations against top lines maybe we stayed away from early in the year. I think overall he's been in on the play. He's logged some big minutes some nights. I think there's always room for improvement."
Ehrhoff enjoys the extra minutes, saying it allows him to get on a roll. The nights, which few defensemen can handle, have yielded mixed results, however.
"There are some players that are capable of playing big minutes and playing well," Ruff said. "You look at (former Sabres defenseman) Brian Campbell. Once he got up and running, when he plays big minutes, he plays well. There's a couple other defensemen around the league that have to skate almost every other shift.
"I think in our case, when Myers went out, we ramped up. There's some games I really liked. There's some I thought the minutes were too much."
Nonetheless, Ehrhoff's feeling more comfortable and moving better — a sign he's getting back to his old self.
"When I move my feet and I'm involved in the play, that's when I'm most comfortable and that's when I feel like I'm on top of my game," Ehrhoff said.
Ehrhoff's 17 points have him on pace for 40, close to the 45 he's averaged the past three seasons.
But why are the goals down?
Teams have focused on Ehrhoff's wicked shot, which probably ranks among the league's five or 10 best. He's had trouble blasting power-play one-timers from the point.
He scored a nifty even-strength goal in Monday's 4-2 win over Washington, putting a laser into the far corner after gliding from the right point to the near circle. It looked like he took the shot at half-speed.
"It is about quick shot, quick movement, not waiting too long," Ruff said. "I think in some situations on the power play maybe he's hung on just a little bit too long looking for something better. He's got a great shot. Teams key on it. They try to stay in his lane.
"Sometimes he just has to move it around that person and try to open other people up."
Sabres winger Nathan Gerbe (concussion) passed his baseline test and practiced in a non-contact role Tuesday. His workload will be upped today, Ruff said.
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Severe Child Maltreatment Injuries & Fatalities: A Serious Public Health and Child Welfare Concern
This article is abstracted from the foreword to an upcoming special issue of CWLA's Child Welfare journal.
In FY 2011, 51 U.S. states reported a total of 1,545 child fatalities. Based on these data, a nationally estimated 1,570 children died from abuse and neglect (USDHHS, 2012, p. x). This number is considered to be an under-count, according to the 2011 U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) report on child maltreatment and fatalities (GAO, 2011). Though we have made significant strides toward keeping children safe in this country, we cannot fully or adequately address the issue of child fatalities until we know the full scope of the problem.
Casey Family Programs' "Improving Child Safety and Preventing Fatalities" Forums
In an effort to influence and mobilize national efforts to prevent child maltreatment-related fatalities, Casey Family Programs, a national foundation dedicated to improving child welfare outcomes in this country through its 2020 strategy, launched a series of forums in 2011 and 2012. The Administration on Children Youth and Families and the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention joined Casey in hosting these events. The forums were attended by national organizations, experts, policymakers, advocates, researchers, practitioners, and state leaders in the field of child welfare and public health. At the forum in the fall of 2012, leaders from 12 state and local jurisdictions met with national experts to develop specific action plans targeted toward improving child safety and preventing fatalities.
These forums provided child welfare and public health with an opportunity to explore this issue from different perspectives, and the forums focused on three major topics:
- Measurement: Developing more accurate ways to classify and count maltreatment-related fatalities as a means of informing policy and practice, as well as developing better child safety performance measures.
- Child Protection Policy and Practice: Informing child protection policies and practices for reducing child maltreatment related fatalities.
- Public Health Approach: Exploring public health strategies for preventing child maltreatment fatalities.
The following lessons learned emerged from these discussions:1
Child maltreatment fatalities are a public health issue: The prevalence of maltreatment overall in the population and the numbers of children who die due to maltreatment is substantial. A significant number of child maltreatment- related deaths involve young children, and occur in families who have no history of involvement with the child welfare system. Therefore, it would be prudent to look at the issue of child deaths, not just through the lens of child welfare, but from a broader public health perspective.
High-quality data, as well as other kinds of research evidence, are essential to inform the strategy and assess its results. This starts with surveillance: being able to count and measure the problem. This strategy also includes data to identify families at the highest risk, which is necessary to target upstream prevention. And it includes data to place deaths, injuries and "near-misses" in a systemic context, to inform system improvements that have been crucial to safety engineering successes. In addition, evidence synthesized from past research should inform the initial choices of programs and strategies, which then can be tracked for effectiveness and fine-tuned over time
Successful strategies are comprehensive. This lesson emerges above all from the public health successes that are comprehensive in multiple ways. First, they are multi-level, potentially including components at the level of the individual, the family, the community, service systems and public policy, as well as broader public attitudes and beliefs. Second, they target several different levels of including universal prevention efforts, targeted towards an entire community or nation.
Strategies are not limited to any one sector or agency. Multi-agency and multi-sector strategies involvement, including health, law enforcement and education, as well as child welfare systems and service providers is necessary to address this issue. Other sectors or partners identified included the media, elected officials, the broader public and anti-poverty and affordable housing experts and activists.
Successful strategies are focused. Comprehensive isn't the same as trying to do everything. The key is a focused approach, based on data and evidence, with high-impact opportunities that can make a difference.
We can succeed. Public health and safety engineering efforts have reduced deaths and injuries in the U.S. from many causes that initially seemed intractable. This has been true even when, at the beginning of the effort, those causes seemed deeply ingrained in cultural and individual beliefs (drunk driving, smoking, bike riding without helmets, low use of infant car seats), or driven by errors caused by interactions between humans (medical errors), or hampered by a belief that the injury or fatality was the result of unpreventable bad luck (plane crashes).
The contents of the upcoming special issue of Child Welfare journal reflect the presentations and discussions that took place at the Casey Forums. The special issue will include the latest research on risk factors related to severe child maltreatment as well as showcase innovative safety assessment, safety engineering, and replicable efforts by public health, child welfare and other systems. In addition, it will discuss other strategies for creating learning environment for improving child protection and strengthening the efforts of child welfare, public health and other systems to identify and respond to children at risk.
Zeinab Chahine is a Managing Director for Strategic Consulting at Casey Family Programs, responsible for leading the Foundation's strategic engagements in 14 states and multiple local jurisdictions that are working toward improving child welfare outcomes. Peter J. Pecora has a joint appointment as the Managing Director of Research Services for Casey Family Programs and as a professor at the University of Washington's School of Social Work.
Chahine, Z. & Pecora, P.J. (2013). Preventing severe child maltreatment injuries and fatalities: Applying public health and other approaches. Child Welfare, 92(2), in press.
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, Administration on Children, Youth and Families, Children's Bureau. (2012). Child Maltreatment 2011. Retrieved from http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/cb/resource/ child-maltreatment-2011
U.S. Government Accountability Office. (2011). Child Maltreatment: Strengthening National Data on Child Fatalities Could Aid in Prevention. (GAO 11-599). Retrieved from http://www.gao.gov/ new.items/d11599.pdf
1 Special thanks to Olivia Golden and the Urban Institute staff for the issues paper that informed the design of the first forum and the lessons learned.


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Actor Eric Bana is the leading contender to play the role of Nick Stone in an upcoming feature film adaptation of an Andy McNab's espionage novel series. Hyde Park Entertainment nabbed the rights to the novel series in March and has tapped John Connor to write the script and produce the project.
McNab's 12-book novel series follows an ex-SAS soldier through a string of espionage missions. The group behind the project will first adapt the novel "Firewall†and rename it "Echelon†for the big screen. In the film Stone fights to stop a terrorist organization from gaining access to the largest computer intelligence database in the world. McNab (whose real name is unknown) no doubt draws from real life experience having himself been a member of Britain's SAS. He was Britain's most decorated soldier during the Gulf War and was held captive and tortured by Iraqis for six weeks.
Bana just finished his work on "Hanna†and is preparing for a role in "The Emperor's Children.†He is also rumored to be in the running alongside Colin Farrell for "By Virtue Fall.â€


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South Carolina Success
We traveled to South Carolina to help a non-profit start a building deconstruction and reuse warehouse in March. The result was about 8 jobs created so far including 6 previously incarcerated individuals that are now working to get their lives back on track, 2 buildings deconstructed, and money already coming in from sales of salvaged materials!
Keeping busy in the snow -
We are working on an old barn in a foot of snow since other projects are on hold or haven't started yet. Good old reclaimed building materials including peeled cedar poles, rusty metal roofing, and barn doors makes this a great find for our customers putting together rustic rooms or buildings. Up next: Green-collar job creation in the South!
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Our top 12 projects of 2013 were voted on by our Facebook fans and the Stanwood Memorial Barn project won! They will receive the $200 prize money and put it towards finding a permanent memorial to honor teens that have died tragically in that area. Other top projects included:
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The website will accept requests for materials and match demand up with supply! Stay tuned for more info on the launch of this new site...
Seattle and Western Washington Projects
We continue to support all of the reuse stores in Puget Sound region, sending materials to stores from Wenatchee to Pt. Angeles, Bellingham to Tacoma. We would like to thank Isola Homes for efforts to promote deconstruction and reuse in 2013! (All sorts of material including this baptismal tub!)
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Seattle Church being deconstructed including these 40 ft high arched trusses
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We helped deconstruct this building for the family of the original owners. The parents built this as their dream home and when they passed on, the home fell into disrepair. Their favorite place in the world was Yellowstone Park and we were able to see that the deconstructed materials were sent to Yellowstone to help build a new guest lodge there!
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Bobbi's operation: www.reusesalvage.com
11-27-12 The Decon Woman Challenge:
RE-USE Consulting is offering a $200 first prize to the best story submitted about a woman working in the building deconstruction field. If you know of someone, please let us know or PASS THIS POST ON TO OTHERS. The stories will be shared via Facebook, so include a photo or two with a 500 or less word description about this woman and why she is a good example for others. Submit to firstname.lastname@example.com. Entries must be received by Dec 15th. Questions may be submitted to the same address. The prize will be announced on Dec 30th, 2012.
1-25-12 Big Projects Continue for Re-Use
The hospital we are bidding on has well over 300 sinks, 1500 cabinets, and more...did someone say green-collar job creation?
10-14-12 Big Win for Reuse
We just landed a deal for our client to salvage and deconstruct 550 buildings!! That's a good day's work. Here is an image of some of the materials they have already reclaimed and delivered to a high profile office remodel! Oh, and that's another 12-24 people back to work, and most of those jobs were created in the inner-city!
9-20-12 When Re-Use Talks...
We are scheduled to speak at events
6 times in 6 weeks! We are spreading the word about reuse, green-collar jobs, and win-win scenarios all over North America.
8-20-12 Man, I Love Manitoba
Deconstruction in a
Little Town on the Prairie
What a great crew. I have no doubt they will go on to deconstruct many buildings in the future and will send those reusable materials to many worthy projects.
7-22-12 America's Largest Building Deconstruction Crew
2700+ volunteers/trainees came to New Orleans to learn about deconstruction and to lend a hand in removing blighted structures there. We had a great time helping supervise them and keeping them safe (2700+ trainees and only 4 band-aids used).
Key points were:
Decon =25 times more jobs than demo
Decon = 11-13 times less energy compared to decon than manufacture certain items new
Decon = A supply of vintage materials available
for historic renovation projects
Decon = A supply of materials available for
lower-income building owners
7-20-12 America's Largest Building Deconstruction Crew
RE-USE traveled to New Orleans to help train and educate over 2700 volunteers in building deconstruction. Thanks to the ELCA for participating and CORE USA for hosting the event.
Workforce Development Training
is resulting in jobs!
Our most recent training for unemployed workers has resulted in work for 5 of the 11 in the class! Still working to get the rest back to work.
5-30-12 LUXE Magazine Article!
One of our deconstruction jobs made the cover of Luxe Magazine! Great example of owner-reuse of their own reclaimed cedar and other materials!
To see previously published RE-USE News updates, go to our RE-USE in the News page and scroll down.


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OAKLAND — Bishop Walsh turned a four-point lead at the close of the first quarter into a 27-16 lead by halftime as the Spartans drifted to a 48-32 win over Southern Thursday in Appalachian Mountain Athletic Conference action.
Hunter Marrale paced all scorers with 17 points. Liam Rhodes was the Spartans' second-leading scorer with seven points.
The Rams hung close in the first quarter as Bishop Walsh built a 12-8 lead. The Spartans created some separation by the end of the first half to lead 27-16 at the break. Bishop Walsh led 33-22 after three quarters. Southern was led by Alex Fike's 10 points. Brian Wildman added seven.
Logan Cvetnick scored 21 points in Southern's 58-38 junior varsity win. Brian Reams gave the Rams 11 points and 10 rebounds. Isaiah Frasor and Darius Berry had 10 points each for Bishop Walsh.
The Spartans (19-7, 12-2) plays host to Keyser on Thursday. Southern finishes at 8-14 and 7-9 in the AMAC. The Rams will play Tuesday at Northern in the first round of the Maryland 1A West Sectional playoffs.
Shalom 43, Calvary Christian 31
CHAMBERSBURG, Pa. — Jeff McCracken scored a game-high 19 points as fourth-seeded Shalom beat fifth-seeded Calvary Christian in the opening round of the Mason-Dixon Conference Tournament.
McCracken hit five field goals and converted 9 of 12 foul shots for Shalom, who struck quickly and led 18-2 after the first quarter. It was 22-4 at halftime.
Matt Dillow had 10 points for Calvary (10-14), which had split a pair of regular-season games with Shalom.
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For the 10th consecutive year, there will be a high-school football combine on Long Island, this one scheduled for next Sunday at Sachem North in sessions that begin at 8 a.m. and 1 p.m. The rain date is May 12.
The event, run by the Suffolk County Football Coaches Association in conjunction with Blue Chip Prospects, offers college scholarship hopefuls who will graduate in 2014-16 a chance to showcase their skills, get themselves on video, and see how they compare with other athletes in drills similar to what the NFL uses at its annual combine in Indianapolis.
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"Every year this gets bigger and bigger," said SCFCA president Hans Weiderkehr. "It's mainly a Long Island event, for Nassau and Suffolk kids, but last year we had people from Connecticut and New Jersey."
There were 150 participants last year, including standouts John Haggart (Sayville running back), Ousmane Camara (Bay Shore linebacker) and Sam Ilario (West Islip quarterback). Weiderkehr expects more this year. Those interested must register at www.bluechipprospects.com.
The events are the 40-yard dash, vertical jump, 5-10-5 shuttle run, 3-cone agility drill and bench press. "You can make a name for yourself here," Weiderkehr said.
Among those hoping to do that next Sunday are Chris Faison (Floyd running back/linebacker), Isaiah White (Longwood running back/linebacker), Kyle Ziegler (West Islip linebacker) and Malik Pierre (Sachem North running back).
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Tonight's presidential debate in New York is shaping up like an episode of the old game show To Tell the Truth: Will the real Barack Obama/Mitt Romney please stand up?
There are a lot of questions about what personas and strategies the two candidates will choose to adopt. Partisans on both sides argue that their man's opponent is a shape-shifter.
Democrats are convinced that part of the reason Romney won their first debate earlier this month is that he shamelessly lied about his own positions in tacking to the center.
The second of two female Marines who tried to make it through the grueling Infantry Officer Course has failed due to medical reasons. The female volunteers are part of a study by the Marines to see if women can become ground combat leaders.
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America's student loan debt is more than one trillion dollars, according to government agencies. Now, a former professor says high schools and colleges need to do more to help students manage their debt load. Host Michel Martin speaks with writer Laura McKenna about her online op-ed for The Atlantic.
I'm Michel Martin and this is TELL ME MORE from NPR News. Coming up, we've been talking a lot about the national debt this election year, but did you know that Americans, as a group, owe more than a trillion dollars in student loan debt? In a few minutes, we'll speak with a former college professor, who says faculty advisors need to be doing more to help students think that through. That's in just a few minutes.
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A Virginia teenager recently had a pilot fly a helicopter over his high school to ask a girl to a dance. Some say these spectacles are out of control but others ask, "why not?" Host Michel Martin leads a parenting panel on the costs of teen courtship with TV critic Eric Deggans, psychologist John Duffy, and blogger Carol Cain Alvarez.
It was Bill Clinton who made the town hall-style debate famous, and looking back to his performance in the first such fall faceoff in 1992, it's easy to see why.
Clinton commanded the stage and used the format — in which voters, not journalists, ask the questions — to "feel the pain" of the audience. Now, President Obama and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney get a shot at the same format.
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How will Windows XP affect my upcoming Win 2000 certification?
It depends on how long you plan to take to finish your Windows 2000 certification. You won't even see ANY Windows XP exams until September or October of this year (and that will be only the Windows XP Professional exam). All the other exams won't even hit until some time next year (At least that is what I'm hearing right now due to XP running way behind schedule. I just got beta 2 on Friday, and it was supposed to be ready in late February). I also hear that Microsoft is planning on letting MCSEs mix and match electives on any Windows platform. They do not intend to retire Windows 2000 exams any time soon; however, candidates will have to pick the platform for their core exams (only Windows 2000, only Windows XP, and so forth) and stick to that religiously.
I don't think you should worry about it, and I do think you should aggressively pursue and obtain your Windows 2000 MCSE. You can deal with XP and BlackComb when they get more real--probably next year and the year after, respectively.
My advice is to keep on keeping on, and finish the Windows 2000 program. You can worry about the new releases later.
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As those of you know from other web tools, it has been the crazy time getting schools up and going.
Blog posts will begin to re-roll very soon.
One thing to think about as the school year begins is the definition of integration. What is yours? What is it for your colleagues?
Remember, a person's internal definition will do much to define the actions he or she takes regarding to integrating technology and the tolerance level for its messiness in the classroom. In addition, a mismatch between internal definitions can cause friction within teams.
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Hillsboro, Marion boys drop semifinal sub-state contests
Trojans endure rough first quarter, fall by one.
It was somehow fitting that the Hillsboro boys ended an "if only" season with an "if only" 44-43 loss to Haven in the final seconds of Friday's sub-state semifinals.
Hillsboro, who lost five games during the regular season by a margin of four points or less, overcame a 20-8 first-quarter deficit to lead by as much as 41-35 after three quarters. But victory proved to be elusive one last time.
Haven made about everything it threw up in the first quarter to build that 20-8 lead.
"Everything they did went their way, and we missed layups in the first part of the game when we were just pressing too hard," coach Darrel Knoll said. "If we make a couple of those, it's a totally different game."
But Hillsboro energized the home crowd with a 12-2 run through the first 3:34 of the second quarter to pull within two points at 22-20.
After Haven bumped the lead back to six, a pair of free throws by Jesse Brown and a huge three-point basket at the buzzer by Evan Ollenburger pulled the Trojans to within a point at 26-25 as the half ended.
Hillsboro carried the momentum into the third quarter. When Shaq Thiessen scored near the rim with 4:38 left in the quarter, Hillsboro enjoyed its first lead of the game at 32-31.
Brett Weinbrenner followed that with a pair of free throws and a nice drive-and-basket to give the Trojans a 36-31 bulge with 3:27 left. Hillsboro maintained the six-point edge as the quarter ended at 41-35.
Hillsboro started the final quarter with two missed shots and two turnovers with its first four possessions. Meanwhile, Haven scored a basket and three free throws to pull within a point.
After Ollenburger made one of two free throws, Haven got baskets by Timothy Hendrixson and Trae Regier to regain the lead at 44-42 with 2:05 to play.
Hillsboro traded two missed three-point shots for two Haven turnovers over the next 1:30 before Ollenburger made one of two free throws with 28.3 seconds left to pull Hillsboro to within one at 44-43.
Haven's Luke Johnson had a chance to pad the lead when he was fouled off the inbounds play, and went to the line with a one-and-one opportunity. But Johnson missed everything on the first free throw, giving Hillsboro the ball with an opportunity to regain the lead. But an errant pass with 6.8 seconds left put the ball back in Haven's hands.
Hillsboro fouled the Wildcats' Jacob Newcomer with 4.2 seconds left. Newcomer missed the first free throw on the one-and-one, giving the Trojans one last hope—but it ended as a final heave toward the basket missed the mark at the buzzer.
"We knew we needed four solid quarters to win this game tonight," Knoll said. "I think we played hard enough to win, but we just didn't convert during that first quarter.
"At the end (of the game) I didn't have enough timeouts to set up some of the things I wanted to. We still had good things going, we just didn't execute it."
Shaq Thiessen scored 11 points for Hillsboro and Harry Faber added 10. Haven's Luke Johnson led all scorers with 15. As a team, the Trojans shot 35 percent from the floor while Haven shot 45 percent.
"The guys did battle hard," Knoll said. "A lesser team would have been beaten badly tonight. At least we played to win. That's what you ask out of team at any time."
Hillsboro's season ended with a 13-9 record while Haven improved to 14-8. The Wildcats eventually lost the championship game to Sacred Heart, 49-46.
Hillsboro 49, Lyons 38
Sub-state quarterfinals
The Trojans rediscovered the intensity switch just in time to extend their season in Thursday's first round. The Trojans used an 11-2 burst in the final three minutes of the third quarter to vault past Lyons, 49-38.
With Hillsboro falling behind, 26-24, after three straight turnovers, Shaq Thiessen hit a deep three-point shot at the top of the key at the 3:01 mark. It turned out to be a game-changer.
After Lyons missed a shot on its end, Thiessen hit a second three seconds later. Thiessen then forced a Lion turnover, and Harry Faber got into the act with a three-point basket from the wing with 1:14 to go.
Suddenly, Hillsboro was up, 33-26. After Lyons scored, Thiessen added a 15-foot basket with four seconds left to give Hillsboro a 35-28 lead at the end of the quarter.
"We forced some turnovers, we got some deflections, and Shaq turned up the energy on his guy," coach Darrel Knoll said about the surge. "(Lyons) really struggled to find open looks, and everybody else was rotating harder, too. That was the key to the game."
The Trojans continued to play with sharper focus in the fourth quarter. Lyons' Matthew Vincent scored 12 seconds in, but Josh Wiebe completed a three-point play on a basket and foul in the paint, then Brett Weinbrenner scored on a reverse layup two minutes later to give Hillsboro a 40-30 lead with 5:38 to go.
At that point, the Trojans began draining the clock; eventually the game turned into a foul-fest as the Lions tried to get the Trojans into the one-and-one. Once achieved, Hillsboro made five of its next six free throws to secure the win.
"The last quarter I thought we did a nice job of finishing the game, taking the right shots and running time," Knoll said. "It was a good win."
The Trojans actually got off to a solid start, leading 11-7 after one quarter. Hillsboro maintained a small lead until literally the final second of the half when a Vincent desperation shot from just inside the half-court line hit nothing but net and gave Lyons a 21-20 advantage at intermission.
"I told the guys at halftime they can't worry about the luck shot at halftime," Knoll said. "That's something that happens now and then. But the thing I said at half time was, we've got to run up the defensive intensity if we're going to win."
Weinbrenner finished as high-point man for Hillsboro with 15 points, but Faber and Thiessen were close behind with 13 each.
As a team, the Trojans shot 55 percent (18-38) in the second half compared to 40 percent (8-20) in the first half. Lyons shot 28 percent (12-43) for the game.
Warriors fight to tie the game, but fall in overtime
Were it not for the Marion boys' furious fourth quarter rally, No. 4 seed Sacred Heart would have claimed victory at the end of regulation in Friday's Class 3-A sub-state semifinal game in Hillsboro.
But the Warriors scored 27 points in the final period to tie the game at 58 when time expired after entering the quarter down, 42-31.
But Marion's missed shots, paired with sure-fire Sacred Heart free-throw shooting down the stretch—the Knights made more free-throws in overtime (11-12) than Marion shot in the game (7-9)—left the Warriors trailing, 71-65, at the end of the game.
For Marion's intensity in the fourth quarter, the first three were much the opposite in a game the Warriors never led.
The Knights struck first with a basket 15 seconds in, and the Warriors got on the board with a Jacob Harper free throw at 7:10.
Neither team found much early success getting shots to fall, but Sacred Heart held a 4-1 lead at the 4:21 mark. Marion's first basket came at 3:57 when Jordan Hett scored to bring the Warriors within 4-3.
Three, three-point baskets helped Sacred Heart gain some distance, but two consecutive Hett scores narrowed the Knight lead to 15-12 after one quarter.
Two Warrior missed shots and a turnover in the opening minutes of the second period helped the Knights build a 22-12 lead with 6:32 left before halftime.
With the Warriors shooting only 14 percent from the field in the second quarter (1-7), the Knights outscored Marion 11-6 to hold a 26-18 halftime lead.
"(Sacred Heart's) pressure wasn't too great, but it was probably more than anyone had tried on us this season, especially in the half court with them denying the passing lanes and slowing down our movement," coach Jeff McMillin said. "We were pretty uncharacteristically rattled by it, especially early."
Marion's field goal shooting improved to 43 percent (6-14) in the third quarter.
A Hett three-pointer at 1:24 narrowed the gap to 38-31, but a Warrior miss and turnover later allowed Sacred Heart to regain a double-digit, 42-31, lead going into the final quarter.
With the game on the line, the Warriors kicked into high gear.
A Harper basket behind the arc just 22 seconds in set the tone, and a Harper steal led to a three-point basket by Ethan Hett at 7:00 to draw within 42-37.
Defensive Warrior pressure helped fuel the surge, and Taylor Heidebrecht scored off his steal at 6:23 for a 44-39 score. But after four unanswered Knight points, Marion faced a 48-39 deficit.
Zach Robson answered with a three-pointer at 4:02, and the teams scored on five straight possessions. Marion narrowed the gap when the Knights missed a few free throws, and a Harper basket brought Marion to within 53-50 at 2:10.
A Sacred Heart free throw extended the lead to four, but Robson drained another three-pointer at 1:21.
The Warriors could not capitalize on a Knight turnover, however, and fell behind, 56-53, with just under 47 seconds left to play.
After Jordan Hett scored with 17 seconds left to draw within 56-55, the Warriors sent the Knights to the charity stripe with 9.2 seconds left, where Sacred Heart extended its lead to 58-55.
Following a Marion timeout, Jordan Hett nailed a three-pointer with 4 seconds left to even the score and send the game into overtime.
But the Warriors could not bump the lead into their favor. When Marion missed four shots from the field, the Knights claimed a 62-58 lead.
Harper scored a basket, but two Knight free-throws pushed the lead back to four, and Marion couldn't answer.
Sacred Heart made good on seven of eight free-throw attempts in the final 43 seconds, shooting 92 percent from the charity stripe in overtime (11-12), and finishing at 78 percent (25-32) on the night.
With Marion displaying chilly shooting—25 percent from the field in overtime (3-12), the Knights held a 69-60 lead with just under 20 seconds to play.
Hett broke the ice with five points in the final 13 seconds, including a three-pointer with 2 seconds left, but the rally proved to be too little, too late.
"A hard-fought game between two teams that didn't want their season to end," McMillin said about the contest. "We probably didn't play as well as we are accustomed to playing for too large of a portion of the game."
Marion recorded 41 percent shooting from the field (25-61). Jordan Hett led the Warriors with a game-high 27 points. Harper added 20.
Sacred Heart (15-8) went on to defeat No. 2 Haven (14-9) 49-46 Saturday to win the sub-state title and advance to the Class 3A State Tournament as the No. 8 seed.
Marion ends the season with a 16-6 overall record.
"It was a great season," McMillin said. "Great kids to coach—they were internally motivated and played the game hard. I am tremendously thankful for getting to work with this group of guys and sad to see it come to an end."
Marion 56, Hutch Trinity 31
Sub-state quarterfinals
The Marion boys took care of business in Thursday night's quarterfinal matchup against Hutchinson Trinity. Entering the Hillsboro sub-state as the No. 1 seed, the Warriors executed at both ends of the court to beat the No. 8 Celtics by 25.
"We came in focused, and we came in ready to go," coach Jeff McMillin said. "I think we realized what the goal tonight was, and we just really worked hard to achieve it."
It took the Warriors a little while to find their rhythm, however, as the Celtics jumped to a 3-0 lead when Marion committed a few early turnovers.
But an Austin Pedersen three-point basket halfway through the opening quarter gave the Warriors the lead for good, 6-5.
Nine of Marion's 12 first-quarter points came from behind the arc, and the Warriors claimed a narrow, 12-10, lead at the end of the first period.
The Warriors lit the fuse in the second quarter, using a 12-0 run to build a 24-10 lead with 3:41 left before halftime when Ethan Hett drained a three-pointer.
Marion showed good ball movement on offense and shot a sizzling 62 percent from the field in the second quarter (8-13) to build a 20-point advantage, 34-14, by halftime.
"We spent a lot of time on how we wanted to execute our offense, and the movement was really good," McMillin said. "We got the ball, and we were real aggressive on offense."
The teams traded scores after the break. A 6-0 run by the Celtics was not enough to faze the Warriors, and Marion held a 42-24 lead going into the final quarter.
The Warriors enjoyed their largest lead of the night, 56-29, with 1:47 left to play after Ethan Hett cashed in a basket.
Coach McMillin cleared his bench at 1:17, and the Warriors cruised to the 25-point victory.
"We passed the ball real well tonight," McMillin said. "As a team, we set up our teammates and got good looks. We did a good job of hitting those open looks, too."
Marion shot 40 percent from the field (20-50).
Three Warriors scored in double figures. Jacob Harper led the team with 13 points, while Jordan Hett and Ethan Hett each contributed 11.
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I usually don't speak on my relationship with my mother except in the context of my upbringing and its impact on greater topics like racism or religion. This is for a few reasons: it implies I dwell on the matter, which I don't. When hearing we haven't seen each other in 7 years, someone inevitably makes the stupid comment that she's my mother and deserves another chance. And really, it's just a downer. It's one of those awkward moments where no one (other than the asshole above) knows what to say.
I am struck this morning, reading Jennifer Hillier's blog, doing a Nelson laugh (from the Simpsons if you don't get that reference). My father is dead and my mother could be for all the contact we have with one another. So when I write, when I kill, pillage, rape, murder, suck, fuck, and fondle characters of every age, gender, and religion, I never have to worry about explaining why I write what I write to my mother.
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The location of the body was described by deputies as East Fork Road and Prairie Fork Road in the Angeles National Forest.
There are currently no suspects in custody, but detectives are following up on leads, according to the San Gabriel Valley Tribune.
Detectives do not believe Quinones had any gang affiliations. They determined that she was a mother, but did not say how many children she had. Officials believe she died in the area where her body was found.
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Lester Tomé received his Ph.D. in dance from Temple University. His current research focuses on the effects of cross-cultural transfers on dance. He studies the Cuban ballet as an example of how, within today's global dance community, dancers are redrawing the ethnic and geographical boundaries traditionally associated with certain genres. In particular, he has examined Alicia Alonso's narrative and performative strategies in formulating a Cuban cultural identity in ballet—part of her endeavor to legitimize the practice of this European form in Cuba.
He has taught dance history, dance criticism, dance ethnography, dance pedagogy, salsa technique and Latin American studies in dance at Temple University, the University of the Arts, Bryn Mawr College, Denison University and the Chilean-North American Institute. Additionally, he has been a guest teacher at Haverford College and Franklin and Marshall College, and he has taught salsa master classes at Rowan University.
Tomé, who holds a bachelor's degree in journalism from the University of Havana, has worked extensively as a dance critic for newspapers and magazines in Cuba, Chile and the United States, including Cuba en el ballet, El Mercurio, Dance Magazine and the Durham Herald-Sun. He has published interviews of prominent dancers and choreographers such as Alicia Alonso, Paul Taylor, Glen Tetley, Moses Pendleton, Elizabeth Streb, David Parsons, Julie Kent, Svetlana Zakharova and Damian Woetzel. Moreover, he has contributed articles to Alicia Alonso's Diálogos con la danza (2004), The Dictionary of Modern American Philosophers (2005), the journal Encuentro de la cultura cubana (2005) and The Cambridge Companion to Ballet (2007). He also wrote the program notes for the 2004-06 seasons of the Ballet de Santiago, in Chile.
In Philadelphia, he danced for the baroque ensemble Sprezzatura and the modern dance troupe Alley Ink, as well as in a staging of Paul Taylor's Esplanade.
He has been the recipient of travel grants from the Society of Dance History Scholars, at whose conferences he regularly presents. He also received a University fellowship and a dissertation completion grant from Temple University, as well as a New York Times Foundation-National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship to participate in the American Dance Festival's Institute of Dance Criticism.


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