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2011 Renewables
On May 11, 2011 the Commission approved the 2011 Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) Procurement Plan that was filed on May 4, in response to D.11-04-030. In this RFO, PG&E is seeking Offers for bundled energy and capacity from Eligible Renewable Resources (ERRs) and Renewable Energy Credits (RECs). PG&E is also soliciting ownership offers, including build-own-transfers and sites for development. Parties interested in submitting Offers in response to this RFO are referred to PG&E's Solicitation Protocol and other RFO-related data and information described below.
2011 Renewables RFO Targeted Schedule
|2011 Date
|PG&E Issues RFO
|May 11
|Bidders' In-Person Attendance Conference Registration Deadline
|May 16
|Bidders' Conference in the Auditorium of 245 Market St., San Francisco, enter on Beale St.
|May 19, 1:00 - 4:30 PPT
|Deadline for Submission of Offers
|June 22 by Noon PPT
|PG&E selects shortlist
|August 22
|Execution of Final Agreements and Submit for CPUC Approval
2011 Renewables RFO Protocol, Power Purchase Agreement, Related Information and Data
Attachments D1 and D2 notice Please "Enable Macros" each time the file is opened. If you are using a MS Excel version other than 2003, you will need to first save the file type as "Excel 97-2003 workbook (*.xls)" before inputting any data. You may ignore the warning message from MS Excel when you save the version down.
On June 7th, PG&E made modifications to the Solicitation Document and Offer forms. The changes made to these documents are as follows:
Offer Forms:
D1 & D2: Updated to Instructions tab to include enable macro language.
D2: Revised the auto calculation macro and added the drop down menus for the Canadian provinces with the ability to enter non-numeric characters in the zip code
For both worksheets to work properly, you will need to enable macros and enter the information in sequence.
A redlined version of the protocol document that highlights the changes that were made on June 7th has been posted in place of (or in addition to) the clean version that was posted on June 7th.
- 2011 Solicitation Protocol (DOC, 789 KB) Revised June 7, 2011
- 2011 Solicitation Protocol Redline (DOC, 795 KB) Revised June 7, 2011
- Attachments to Solicitation Protocol.
- Attachment A: RPS Solicitation Protocol Terms and Conditions (DOC, 40 KB)
- Attachment B: Form of Letter of Credit (DOC, 50 KB)
- Attachment C: Bidders' Conference Registration Form (XLS, 45 KB)
- Attachment D1: General Offer Form (05_06072011.XLS, 0.9 MB) Revised June 7, 2011
- Attachment D2: REC Offer Form (XLS, 549 KB) Revised June 7, 2011
- Attachment E: Participant Credit-Related Information Form (DOC, 533 KB)
- Attachment F: FERC Order 717 Waiver (DOC, 31 KB)
- Attachment G: Confidentiality Agreement (DOC, 61 KB)
- Attachment H1: Form of Power Purchase Agreement (DOC, 955 KB) Revised May 11, 2011
- Attachment H2: Renewable Energy Credits (RECs) + Firm Energy Agreement (DOC, 382 KB) Revised to the cover sheet - June 17, 2011
- Attachment H3: Purchase and Sale Agreement for RECs (DOC, 416 KB) Revised to the cover sheet - June 17, 2011
- Attachment I: Detailed Term Sheet (DOC, 73 KB)
- Attachment J: Key Commercial Terms for RFO Ownership (DOC, 117 KB)
- Attachment K: Detailed Least Cost Best Fit Evaluation Criteria (DOC, 212 KB) Revised 06-10-2011
- Attachment L: Supplier Diversity Questionnaire (DOC, 29 KB)
- Attachment M: CHP Facility Information (DOC, 43 KB)
- Attachment N: Request for Taxpayer ID Number (W-9) (PDF, 226 KB)
- LMP Multipliers (XLS, 72 KB)
2011 Bidders' Conference
PG&E's RPS Bidders' Conference for 2011 was held at the Auditorium of PG&E's San Francisco Headquarters, 245 Market Street On May 19, 2011 from 1:00 - 4:00 PM.
The presentation materials, attendance list and the Q&A's are posted below.
- 2011 Bidders' Conference (PPT, 423 KB)
- 2011 Bidders' Conference Audio (MP3, 109.3 MB)
- Attendance List (XLS, 55 KB)
- Questions and Answers (DOC, 74 KB) Updated 06-15-2011
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Additional Questions and Answers
California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) Decision and Orders
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Transmission Ranking Cost for Potential Generation
On January 20, 2010 PG&E filed Draft Transmission Ranking Cost Report (PDF, 459 KB) ("TRCR") with the Commission. The TRCRs for the 2011 RPS were approved on February 9, 2011 under R. 08-08-009 (PDF, 108 KB).
California Energy Commission (CEC) Guidebooks
- Renewables Portfolio Standard Eligibility Guidebook, Fourth Edition, January 2011, Publication No. CEC-300-2010-007-CMF (PDF, 1.3 MB)
- Overall Program Guidebook, January 2011, Publication No. CEC-300-2010-008-CMF (PDF, 343 KB)
- Existing Renewable Facilities Program Guidebook, Sixth Edition, Publication No. CEC-300-2009-001-CMF (PDF, 692 KB)
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Chrysler is recalling nearly 46,000 RAM trucks because of a problem with the electronic stability control system.
The company said the mechanism might not turn on when the vehicle starts.
The RAM 1500 4x4 trucks built between June 26, 2012 and Feb. 3, 2013 are involved in the recall.
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Vincent Enyeama has kept Nigeria in this tournament, between his performance on Saturday denying Lionel Messi and his saves on Thursday to keep 10-man Nigeria even with Greece. The Nigerian goalkeeper's first mistake of the tournament saw a rebound caught-up in front of goal, where Vasilis Torosidis gave Greece a 2-1 lead.
A 20 yard shot from Alexandros Tziolis was screened by a sea of defenders, yet Enyeama was able to save the attempt. But a rebound that came off the `keeper's arms bounded too far away to collect, allowing Torosidis to put-back an easy finish for Greece's second goal.
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LOWELL – UMass Lowell has been ranked as among the 25 best Value Colleges in the nation by Forbes Magazine.
Forbes ranked it No. 10 and one of only two institutions in New England to make the list. Compiled as part of its annual "America's Top Colleges" survey, Forbes considered factors including post-graduation success, low student-loan debt, academic performance and student satisfaction.
The Forbes ranking is the latest of several national surveys that put UMass Lowell at or near the top when it comes to delivering a high-quaIity, high-value education that positions graduates for future success. UMass Lowell was named the "Most Underrated College in America" by Business Insider last month and has also been recognized recently as one of the top universities in the nation for return on investment by PayScale.com and Affordable Colleges Online.
The rankings looked at the cost of attending UMass Lowell and compared it with the earning potential of graduates of the university. The median return on investment (ROI) for UMass Lowell graduates over 30 years, minus the cost of their education, is $1.1 million, representing an 8.8 percent annual return, according to PayScale. UMass Lowell is in the top 1 percent of colleges and universities in the United States when it comes to ROI, Affordable Colleges Online said in its ranking.
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As A Redshirt Junior (2013-14) | Game-By-Game Stats | 6.7 ppg, 5.1 rpg, 1.0 bpg
Improved his points per game (6.7), rebounds per game (5.1) and field-goal percentage (.663) in 2013-14 from 2012-13 … appeared in 23 games and made 21 starts after being suspended for the first 12 games of the season for a violation of team rules … set a program record by going 11-11 from the field in a win against Jacksonville on Feb. 6 … his perfect 11-11 from the field ranked second among all Division-I players for field goals made in a game without a miss … those 11 field goals led to a career-high 22 points against the Dolphins … set a program single-season record with a field-goal percentage of .663 … secured a career high with 10 rebounds against Lipscomb on Jan. 1 … led the team in rebounding on four occasions … finished the year with 24 dunks in just 23 games, tied for the second most on the FGCU roster … rejected 24 shots to finish third on FGCU in that category … scored in double figures five times and grabbed at least five rebounds in a game 15 different times.
As A Redshirt Sophomore (2012-13) | Game-By-Game Stats
Named Atlantic Sun Newcomer of the Week on three occasions … ranked third A-Sun for blocks with 47 on the season and second in per game statistics with 1.3 … his 47 block were third in FGCU single-season history … averaged 6.5 points and 4.4 rebounds in 20.7 minutes per game … ranked second on the team with 38 dunks … boasted a team-leading 60.2 field goal percentage … equaled a career-high with four blocks and had three of the team's five dunks against San Diego State on Mar. 24 … had a season-high 15 points against Toledo on Nov. 22 … claimed eight rebounds for his season high against North Florida on Mar. 6 … appeared in all 37 of the team's games with 34 starts … averaged 20.7 minutes per game.
As A Sophomore (2011-12)
Sat out the season due to NCAA 4-year transfer rules after transferring from Big XII member Iowa State.
As A Freshman At Iowa State (2010-11)
Played in 14 games … averaged 1.1 points and 0.6 rebounds … shot 47 percent from the field (7-15) … had three blocks over 54 minutes of action … had two points and two rebounds at Colorado (Feb. 1).
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Used a solid senior campaign at Princeton Day Academy to make a meteoric rise up the recruiting ranks in the late signing period … used 7-foot wingspan to average 11.8 points, 10.8 rebounds and 4.6 blocks per game during a 20-5 campaign for Princeton Day … named to All-Independent team while being invited to the annual Capital Classic, Metro Premiere All-Star game and District All-Star game … McDonald's All-American nominee ... named the "Surprise Player" at the Impact Basketball Academy in Las Vegas by ESPN.com … graded as the 42nd-best power forward in the class of 2010 and earned a rating of 91 by ESPN.com … was also recruited by Indiana, Maryland, Missouri and Georgetown.
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Picnic Tables - 3
Playgrounds - 1
Reservable Facilities - 5 (info)
Swimming Pools - 1
Tennis Courts - 2
Trail Miles - 0.2
Zilker Metropolitan Park is Austin's premier park. It is located along the shores of Lady Bird Lake, with beautiful Barton Springs running through the center. From fine art to hiking trails, swimming to environmental education, this park has it all.
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NEWS FLASH! There are some parties where Canadians are not welcome. There are some places where it's not a good idea to show up with a Canadian flag sewn on to your backpack. There are some people who don't like us because of the things we do and the company we keep.
Barely mentioned in the corporate media, in mid-December, leaders from 33 Latin American and Caribbean nations met for a two-day 'mega summit' to discuss regional economic and political integration. Unlike meetings of the Organization of American States, Cuba was invited to this summit. But, notes Venezuelanalysis.com, "the United States and Canada were notably not invited to the summit convened by Brazilian President Luis Inacio Lula da Silva, which to [Venezuelan president Hugo] Chavez signified 'the start of a new era… the United States doesn't rule here anymore.'"
So, why wasn't Canada invited? Canadians presume we are popular everywhere. According to surveys, a higher percentage of us think Canada has a good reputation around the world than citizens of any other country. It's our southern cousins, the Americans, the neighborhood bully, who many in the world don't like.
But, the truth is Ottawa's relationship to the rest of the Americas is more like Washington's than Managua's, Montevideo's or even Brasilia's. Canada's relationship to the hemisphere is defined by support for Washington's bullying, not as a country bullied by Washington.
Too often neglected from progressive discussion, Canadian corporations have long been major players across Latin America and the Caribbean. Much to the chagrin of Caribbean nationalists, for instance, Canadian corporations dominated banking in the English Caribbean for a hundred years, as well as in Cuba from 1902 to 1940s, in the Dominican Republic from the 1920s to the 1960s and in Haiti during the 1960s and 1970s.
During the first half of the 20th century, Toronto-based Brazilian Traction (or Brascan) dominated the Brazilian economy. At its high point in the 1940s, the company employed nearly 50,000 Brazilians. Possibly the biggest firm in Latin America by the end of the 1950s, Brascan was commonly known as the "the Canadian octopus" since its tentacles reached into so many areas of Brazil's economy. The company was also notorious for undermining Brazilian business initiatives, spying on its workers and leftist politicians and assisting the 1964 coup against President Joao Goulart.
About the same time that Brascan made a deal with Brazil's military government to buy its remaining assets at a elevated price and allow the company to drain hundreds of millions of dollars more from the country, Sudbury Ontario-based International Nickel Company (Inco) became the largest investor in Central America. Inco worked closely with a brutal dictatorship that killed thousands of indigenous people pacifying the region surrounding its Exmibal mine in the northeast of Guatemala. Both the Nunca Mas (Never Again) report by the Human Rights Office of the Archbishop of Guatemala and the United Nations Commission for Historical Clarification in Guatemala, found Inco complicit in human rights violations against mine opponents. Inco was directly linked to the gunning down of two law professors from the National University of San Carlos and a congressman who formed a commission to study the terms of Guatemala's agreement with Inco.
Today, another Canadian company, which brutally evicted hundreds of 'squatters' in early 2007, operates Inco's former concession in Guatemala. This is one of many ecologically and socially damaging projects in the hemisphere owned by Canadian mining companies, which dominate the industry from Mexico to Argentina.
Canadian corporations are among the leading investors throughout the USA's backyard with $107.1 billion invested as of 2006. In so far as Canadian capitalism is integrated with U.S. capitalism, and is dependent upon its military, political and diplomatic shield, Ottawa will act in concert with Washington to thwart the region's desire to back away from neoliberalism and U.S. dependence.
Threatened by its moves to break from capitalism and Washington-led diplomacy, Canada has supported the U.S. campaign to replace the government of Venezuela. While most Latin American leaders condemned the April 2002 coup against Hugo Chavez, Canadian diplomats were silent. Once again in October 2006 Canada sided with the U.S. in a diplomatic row with Venezuela over the Western Hemisphere's vacated Security Council seat and when Chavez won a resounding reelection two months later Ottawa was the only OAS nation to join Washington in opposing a message of congratulations. All 32 other members supported a resolution to congratulate Chavez for winning an election monitored by the OAS. Seven months later, Prime Minister Stephen Harper toured South America "to show [the region] that Canada functions and that it can be a better model than Venezuela," in the words of a high-level foreign affairs official. During the trip, Harper and his entourage made a number of comments critical of the Venezuelan government.
Canadian diplomacy towards Chavez's Venezuela has been designed to halt moves away from U.S. dependence and capitalism. Historically that has been Ottawa's primary motivation for dispersing aid to Latin America (and elsewhere). Canadian aid to South America began in 1964 after Eduardo Frei defeated openly Marxist candidate Salvador Allende in Chile's presidential elections. Worried about growing support for socialism, Ottawa gave $8.6 million to Chile. When Allende won the next election in 1970 Canadian assistance disappeared (along with Export Development Canada credits) and Ottawa actively supported the CIA-backed coup against Allende as well as the Pinochet dictatorship that followed.
In the 1970s, growing leftist guerrilla movements in Central America, such as the Sandinistas in Nicaragua and FMLN in El Salvador, prompted Ottawa to increase assistance to a region run by an unsavory assortment of dictators. The book Northern Shadows explains: "In response to the turmoil Ottawa began to rapidly increase economic aid to the region. The figures show that Canadian aid to the Isthmus [Central America] between 1974 and 1979 grew until more than half of Canada's total Latin American aid was devoted to the Isthmus, making it the number one priority despite having only 6% of the total Latin American population."
The Harper government's increase in aid to Latin America is best understood within this historical trajectory. It is an attempt to stunt the region's recent rejection of neoliberalism and U.S. dependence. In a particularly egregious example, Ottawa provided tens of thousands of dollars to Venezuelan NGO Sumate, whose leader was a high-profile supporter of the April 2002 coup and other moves to get rid of Chavez. Only a very limited amount of Canadian aid in the Americas supports the governments and civil society organizations leading the charge against neoliberalism and U.S. domination. Rather, the majority of Canadian aid money flows to those whose views are most closely aligned to Ottawa's.
And what does Ottawa want in Latin America? Above all else, a Latin America open to foreign business, particularly to Canadian corporations. And what's the simplest way to keep the region open to foreign investment? Canada works hand-in-hand with the bully to maintain U.S. dominance over the region.
No wonder we were not invited to the party.
This article originally appeared in Canadian Dimension magazine. Yves Engler is the author of the forthcoming The Black Book of Canadian Foreign Policy and other books. If you would like to help organize a talk as part of a book tour in May/June Please e-mail: yvesengler [at] hotmail [.] com


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Saturday morning one of Tucson News Now's own participated in the 9/11 Memorial Celebrity Stair Climb for the Fallen in hopes to draw awareness to the firefighter event that will be held on Sept. 15.
Anchor Dan Marries took part in an exhausting physical tribute to the 343 firefighters who died on Sept. 11, 2001.
The stair climb was held at the Bank of the West building, located at 5151 E. Broadway in Tucson, according to a news release. It started at 8 a.m. Aug. 24. Celebrities climbed 17 floors twice in full firefighting gear to pay tribute to firefighters who died selflessly on 9/11, and every day, throughout the country. Saturday's celebrity climb was a mini version of the firefighter event to be held on Sept. 15.
As a second generation volunteer firefighter, Scott Lehman, the owner of Premier Auto Center, and major sponsor of the event, understands the selflessness required to be a firefighter.
"The reason I have chosen to sponsor this event in a big way, is because it is for a great cause and I think it's time that we remind the community and raise awareness of the service that our local firefighters provide to us every day. I think we sometimes take for granted the fact that these dedicated people come to our aid when we need them, even when it means putting their own lives in danger," Lehman said.
"We want Tucson residents to come out to the climb and see their local firefighters in action. Witness the physical and mental drive it takes to be a firefighter. It's going to be a fun and exciting event too, so bring the whole family," Lehman said.
On Sept. 15 there will be food, music and other family friendly activities.
To make donations to support this great cause, go here and click on the "donate" tab on the home page or donate in person at Premier Auto, 1355 W. Wetmore.
In association with the National Fallen Firefighter Foundation, the Tucson 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb will raise funds to assist the families of the fallen lost during 9/11 and most recently, the 19 Arizona firefighters lost during the Yarnell Hill Fire near Prescott.
The National Fallen Firefighters Foundation was created by Congress in 1992. The mission of the Foundation is to honor and remember America's fallen fire service heroes, and to provide necessary resources to assist their survivors in rebuilding of their lives.
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Updated Dec 17, 2012 - 3:35 pm
Rich Rodriguez: 'Life is good at the U of A'
Rich Rodriguez just finished his first football season as the head coach of the University of Arizona Wildcats.
His team surpassed all expectations by winning eight games, and following a Gildan New Mexico Bowl victory, the coach was, not surprisingly, pleased with the decision he made last November to take the Arizona job.
"This is a great place, I'm extremely happy, the family's happy," Rodriguez told Arizona Sports 620's Doug and Wolf Monday.
Rodriguez said his children are doing well in school and said "life is good at the U of A" for the Rodriguez clan.
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Rich Rod talks about his team's thrilling comeback win over Nevada in the New Mexico Bowl.
"Now you see why coaches want to come, stay here and retire," he said. "If they want to give me a lifetime contract, let's do it."
Rodriguez signed a five-year, $9.55 million contract to coach the Wildcats last November, and it's doubtful the deal will be reworked quite yet. However, if he continues to have success in the Old Pueblo, he may ultimately get his wish.
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- Greg Byrne, University of Arizona Athletic Director - Friday August 8Greg Byrne talks about the new ruling that gives autonomy to the Power 5 conferences.
- Bucky Brooks, NFL Network draft analyst - Friday May 2Bucky Brooks discusses what the Cardinals should do with the 20th overall pick.
- Bearing Down with Adam and Jarrett - Tuesday April 15Adam and Jarrett talk about UA's early departures.
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BORMIO, Italy (AP) -- Hannes Reichelt of Austria and Dominik Paris of Italy shared a downhill victory in one of the closest races in skiing history Saturday, with the top four finishers separated by a mere two-hundredths of a second.
Paris took the early lead by clocking 1 minute, 58.62 seconds for his first career win and Reichelt matched him to give Austria its first speed win of the season.
Overall World Cup leader Aksel Lund Svindal of Norway finished third, 0.01 seconds behind -- the smallest possible margin. Klaus Kroell of Austria was fourth, missing out on a podium finish despite being just 0.02 behind the winners.
"On a hill as tough as this to have a race that close, that's surprising," Svindal said. "The crazy thing is we were fast in different sections."
In the super-G at the 1999 world championships in Vail, Colo., Lasse Kjus and Hermann Maier shared victory, with Hans Knauss 0.01 behind in third. However, the fourth-place finisher in that race, Stephan Eberharter, was 0.22 back.
The top American finisher was Travis Ganong in seventh for his best career result.
There was also a downhill in Panorama, British Columbia, in 1992 won by William Besse, with Daniel Mahrer and Guenther Mader sharing second -- each 0.01 behind.
Among the women, there was a three-way victory in a giant slalom in Soelden, Austria, in 2002 between Nicole Hosp, Tina Maze and Andrine Flemmen.
"It's for sure the tightest race I've ever been in," added Svindal, who sat out training Friday with a sore throat. "Obviously 0.01 is extremely tight and you wonder what you could have done to be faster than the winner, but that's always the case. The race is over. I had a good run and I'll take third place today."
Early, it looked like the race might be remembered as an Italian sweep, with Paris, Werner Hell and Christof Innerhofer sitting 1-2-3 through 13 starters. With Italian great Alberto Tomba on hand, the local fans were going wild.
Reichelt was then faster than Paris at each checkpoint, but he lost time on the bottom section and crossed dead even -- prompting the fans to cheer again.
Svindal made a slight error near the end of his run -- nearly going down on one hip -- but battled to regain his balance.
"It definitely wasn't my best turn on the hill, but I didn't crash and I saved a third place," Svindal said.
Svindal turned 30 earlier this week, came down with a sore throat.
"I tried warm up yesterday but it wasn't a good day for me," he said. "I decided if I wanted to have any chance, I needed to rest. I went to bed and read some books and rested up for today."
Svindal matched Michael Walchhofer's record from 2004 of six podiums in speed events before New Year's.
"I'm on a very good roll," Svindal said. "Every day other guys are fast, too, but I'm always right there."
With 674 points, Svindal also extended his overall lead ahead of Marcel Hirscher of Austria (560) and Ted Ligety (537) of the United States -- both technical specialists who did not race. He also still leads the downhill standings.
Kroell was the last of the favorites to ski and was 0.20 faster than the leaders at the final checkpoint. But when he crossed the line and saw the results board, he buried his face in his hands.
"Fourth is not bad, but it's not fair to lose by 0.02," Kroell said. "I don't have any joy at all. I'm the (fool) of the day. ... My finish was very bad."
Reichelt earned the first downhill win of his career. He has also won four super-G's and one giant slalom, and took silver in super-G at the last world championships in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany.
"I see myself as an all-around racer," Reichelt said. "I can win in three disciplines."
Paris' only previous podium result was a second two seasons ago in a downhill in Chamonix, France. The Italian moved up to second in the downhill standings, 92 points behind Svindal.
It was the third speed victory for the Italian men's team this season, after Innerhofer won a downhill and Matteo Marsaglia took a super-G in Beaver Creek, Colo.
"We have a great group and we're always pushing each other," Paris said. "Winning my first race before my home fans is truly something special."
Ganong was pleased with his performance on the sun-splashed mountain.
"When I train I push it to a certain amount and it's smooth and fast and consistent, and I reached that level today," Ganong said.
Always known as one of the most physically demanding courses on the circuit, several racers fell as they battled exhaustion on the lower section.
Andrej Sporn of Slovenia was the first to go down, within sight of the finish. He got up and skied down under his own power. Joachim Puchner of Austria crashed into the nets but also appeared to escape serious injury.
In all, 11 racers failed to finish.
Ganong battled through fatigue near the end of his run.
"When I went off the San Pietro jump, I was (completely) dehydrated," said the skier from Squaw Valley, Calif. "Then my legs went numb and I just tried to stick on my line.
"But if you really just push two turns, that's the whole bottom part, so I really just saved my energy a little bit and pushed on those last two. I could barely stop when I crossed the finish line, but it was good and I was happy."
The next stop on the circuit is a special city event in Munich on New Year's Day for select athletes. Speed specialists have a break until the mid-January classic races in Wengen, Switzerland, and Kitzbuehel, Austria.


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Godspell at the Muny! It was my first time going to the Muny and it was magical!
I caught the out-of-town tryout of Ragtime in Toronto when I was eleven and it changed my life. I had never been so affected by a performance and it made me understand the power of musical theatre as an art form.
The first time I saw Les Miserables, at the Broadway Theatre, I was blown away and wanted to be a part of that show!
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Atlas have walked away from a road game against Necaxa with another three points, but they will struggle to justify calling them well deserved. They played fairly well and deserved their goal, but the match's final result was marred by terrible officiating and a decision to deny Necaxa a legitimate 89th minute equalizer.
The Atlas goal came from Alfredo "Chango" Moreno after a bit of a scramble. Flavio Santos created the opportunity with a shot on target, which was saved by Necaxa keeper Oscar Perez. The ball fell to Moreno, though, and he slid a low shot past an off-balance Perez into the back of the net to give Atlas a 1-0 lead.
The disallowed equalizer came in the 89th minute, also off of a scramble. Necaxa forwards Ulises Mendivil and Ismail Iñiguez, both on as substitutes, had an exchange on a counter-attack where they beat the Atlas defenders and goalkeeper Miguel Pinto after a series of touches, leading to a tap-in finish. The linesman flagged for offsides, but upon replay, at no point was any Necaxa player even within a yard of being offsides. They stayed behind the second to last defender or the ball for the entire time, never even coming close to level.
Despite the poor officiating and the fact that Necaxa deserved a point, Wilman Conde continued his great play from the first half and dominated periods of the second half. Atlas was outplayed in the midfield due to Gerardo Espinoza's absence, and defender Nestor Vidrio's injury early in the match made life tougher on Conde as well. He rose to the challenge, and was my man of the match.
With this loss, Necaxa have 0 points from three matches and appear to be as good as relegated. Atlas now have taken all 9 points from their three games, and should spend another week on top of Group Two.


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Isn't this the same location where Laurel Williams was killed. It's a really dangerous blind curve with very limited visiblity of on-coming traffic. Be very cautious at that location.
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The driver in the Focus is a friend of mine. No idea why she was on the other side of the road but she does have multiple sclerosis and I wonder if that was a factor in her reaction time. She is badly hurt and this will be a life-changing event for her. She will need to give up her home and dog and change her lifestyle completely to compensate for her injuries. I saw the cars involved and it is amazing how much damage two cars at 40 mph can do (or an 80 mph impact). Hope the other drivers will be okay and recover quicker and less tragically than my friend. Thank God they were in a Lexus.
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Two bizarre Moultrie robberies in one afternoon were committed, police say, by an ex-con. That suspect is in jail accused of robbing a video store and the technical college he attended.
But it was the object used in the school robbery that left even police shaking their heads.
"When a customer walks in we greet them an he didn't speak back at all," said Video Warehouse Manager Victoria Jarnagin.
She was behind the counter Monday afternoon not suspecting the unfriendly man was actually there to rob the store.
"He put a note up on the counter and I read it and I hesitated at the same time because I'm on the phone with my manager and there's a customer in the store," she said.
The man on store surveillance video, police say, is 23-year-old Justin Bivins. He just got out of prison a few months ago and apparently was not too concerned about going back.
The video shows him handing Jarnagin a letter that contained violent commands. "To basically give him the money or he was going to kill me and I gave him the money. The words "I'll kill you" were in bigger print. In capital letters," she said.
A few hours later, Bivins showed up at Moultrie Tech's Industrial Drive campus where he was taking GED classes. He wasn't there, though, to learn.
"He goes in and places an object against the rib cage of one of the employees there and tells them to give up the money. He takes the money, leaves, and runs into the woods behind the school," said Moultrie Police Investigator Freddie Williams.
A short time later a Norman Park Police K-9 tracked down Bivins who was hiding in the woods.
He admitted to smoking crack before his crimes, but confessed he didn't use a gun to rob the school. "He said the object he used was a crack pipe and not a firearm," said Bivins.
No drugs were found on Bivins who is charged with two felony counts of robbery. Officers did, however find some incriminating evidence.
They say Bivins ditched his clothes between robberies in a graveyard where he left a behind a notebook with his name and school information inside.
According to the Georgia Department of corrections, Bivins got out of prison in July after serving a nearly two year sentence on burglary charges.
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By Vice-President/General Manager Debbie Bush
Election Day is quickly approaching.
In Vanderburgh County, voters will determine national, state and local races.
Also on the ballot, a $149 million dollar school bond issue. And, for the future of the greater Evansville area, it is an issue I hope you will support.
Last week, Superintendent Dr. Vince Bertram talked to the Downtown Rotary. He says the money will be used to build a new high school and middle school complex in the growing northern part of Vanderburgh County. The plan also provides for renovations for other schools. It also eliminates the temporary classrooms or trailers.
The plan does not call for a tax increase for funding. (Click here for the EVSC Strategic Plan.)
This ballot question looks to the future of the $23,000 children in the Evansville Vanderburgh Public Schools. Whether you send your kids to public, private or Catholic schools, students who attend EVSC are part of our future.
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On January 28, 1986, NASA Challenger mission STS-51-L ended in tragedy when the shuttle exploded 73 seconds after takeoff. On board was physicist Ronald E. McNair, who was the second African American to enter space. But first, he was a kid with big dreams in Lake City, South Carolina.
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Graduated from Carver High School, Lake City, South Carolina, in 1967; received a bachelor of science degree in Physics from North Carolina A&T State University in 1971 and a doctor of philosophy in Physics from Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1976.
Graduated magna cum laude from North Carolina A&T (1971); named a Presidential Scholar (1967-1971), a Ford Foundation Fellow (1971-1974), a National Fellowship Fund Fellow (1974-1975), a NATO Fellow (1975); winner of Omega Psi Phi Scholar of the Year Award (1975), Los Angeles Public School Systems Service Commendation (1979), Distinguished Alumni Award (1979), National Society of Black Professional Engineers Distinguished National Scientist Award (1979), Friend of Freedom Award (1981), Whos Who Among Black Americans (1980), an AAU Karate Gold Medal (1976), five Regional Blackbelt Karate Championships, and numerous proclamations and achievement awards.
While at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dr. McNair performed some of the earliest development of chemical HF/DF and high-pressure CO lasers. His later experiments and theoretical analysis on the interaction of intense CO2 laser radiation with molecular gases provided new understandings and applications for highly excited polyatomic molecules.
In 1975, he studied laser physics with many authorities in the field at Ecole Dete Theorique de Physique, Les Houches, France. He published several papers in the areas of lasers and molecular spectroscopy and gave many presentations in the United States and abroad.
Following graduation from MIT in 1976, he became a staff physicist with Hughes Research Laboratories in Malibu, California. His assignments included the development of lasers for isotope separation and photochemistry utilizing non-linear interactions in low-temperature liquids and optical pumping techniques. He also conducted research on electro-optic laser modulation for satellite-to-satellite space communications, the construction of ultra-fast infrared detectors, ultraviolet atmospheric remote sensing, and the scientific foundations of the martial arts.
Selected as an astronaut candidate by NASA in January 1978, he completed a 1-year training and evaluation period in August 1979, qualifying him for assignment as a mission specialist astronaut on Space Shuttle flight crews.
He first flew as a mission specialist on STS 41-B which launched from Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on February 3, 1984. The crew included spacecraft commander, Mr. Vance Brand, the pilot, Commander Robert L. Gibson, and fellow mission specialists, Captain Bruce McCandless II, and Lt. Col. Robert L. Stewart. The flight accomplished the proper shuttle deployment of two Hughes 376 communications satellites, as well as the flight testing of rendezvous sensors and computer programs. This mission marked the first flight of the Manned Maneuvering Unit and the first use of the Canadian arm (operated by McNair) to position EVA crewman around Challengers payload bay.
Included were the German SPAS-01 Satellite, acoustic levitation and chemical separation experiments, the Cinema 360 motion picture filming, five Getaway Specials, and numerous mid-deck experiments — all of which Dr. McNair assumed primary responsibility. Challenger culminated in the first landing on the runway at Kennedy Space Center on February 11, 1984. With the completion of this flight, he logged a total of 191 hours in space.
Dr. McNair was assigned as a mission specialist on STS 51-L. Dr. McNair died on January 28, 1986 when the Space Shuttle Challenger exploded after launch from the Kennedy Space Center, Florida, also taking the lives of the spacecraft commander, Mr. F.R. Scobee, the pilot, Commander M.J. Smith (USN), mission specialists, Lieutenant Colonel E.S. Onizuka (USAF), and Dr. J.A. Resnik, and two civilian payload specialists, Mr. G.B. Jarvis and Mrs. S. C. McAuliffe.
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The 4th U.S. District Court of Appeals in Richmond on Wednesday concluded that the Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission ban is unconstitutional as it applies to The Cavalier Daily at the University of Virginia and the Collegiate Times at Virginia Tech.
The court said the regulation violated their First Amendment rights because it prohibits a large number of those over 21 years of age from receiving truthful information about a product that they are legally allowed to consume. The majority of readers of both newspapers are aged 21 or older.
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When we first met Annette and Michael Feinstein, they couldn't stop fighting about their "boomerang kids." Mark, then 26, and Robyn, then 25, had both returned home after college "with no intention of getting lives of their own," as Annette put it when we ran their story in May 1995. Even worse, their kids had brought four dogs between them, one of whom was accident-prone. "I'm tired of being a mother," lamented Annette, a retired schoolteacher who was ready to focus on herself -- specifically to take dance classes and learn yoga. But whenever she raised the subject with Michael, a CFO for a national homebuilders company, he dismissed her, saying she should be more understanding because kids need to "find themselves." But after two years of a full house, Annette had had enough. She moved out.
"She says that they'll never be able to stand on their own two feet because I spoil and pamper them," Michael told us. "But I feel like I have to be their champion because Annette isn't." Annette suggested they seek counseling with Susan Heitler, PhD, a clinical psychologist in nearby Denver, and Michael agreed. With Dr. Heitler's encouragement, Michael, now 68, acknowledged he needed to tell the kids to start looking for jobs; and Annette, now 67, moved back home. Within weeks, Robyn found a position in a CPA's office and a place of her own. By the following fall, Mark was in medical school and living on campus. Now, almost nine years later, we caught up with the Feinsteins to find out how freedom feels.


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In 1981, the supply-siders commandeered the Reagan Presidency and employed their Voodoo economics, as Bush senior had called it in 1980. He was saying that tax cuts would not increase government revenues. As you can see on the graph above (get it on your smartphone [#app info]), the Voodoo failed just as Bush predicted, and the supply-siders turned a 32-year winning streak into a debt disaster that continues to this day. For 20 years, under Reagan and the Bushes, the national debt increased compared to GDP every single year. In most other years it decreased. Twenty years in a row can't be just an accident, but to understand you need to learn the voodoo strategy. (Why graph Debt / GDP ?)
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Bush senior fought against supply-side debt, so the Republicans didn't support him and he lost to Clinton, who put an end to supply-side economics. G. W. Bush brought it back full strength, with V.P. Cheney saying "Reagan proved deficits don't matter." Currently supply-siders are in full control of the Republican party.
What about Obama? Notice how the debt accelerated during Bush's last two budget years. Obama's debt is a continuation of that trend and neither Bush nor Obama are directly responsible for that acceleration. It happened because of the recession. Bush set the all-time record by increasing the debt by $1.1 trillion in 100 days between July 30 and Nov 9, 2008—but that had little to do with his choices.
Recessions cut tax revenues—in this case, dramatically. That accounts for nearly half of the deficit. So blaming Obama for the full deficit is like blaming him for not raising the tax rate to keep tax revenues up. Most of the increased spending is automatic increases in unemployment benefits, food stamps, and social security payments for early retirement. Very little of it is from stimulus spending, and that's over.
The green line shows what would have happened to the national debt if Reagan and the Bushes had balanced their budgets as Reagan claimed he would. G.W. Bush, in all modesty, claimed he would "retire nearly $1 trillion in debt over the next four years. This will be the largest debt reduction ever achieved by any nation at any time."
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If Romney is elected, the debt will continue to rise the same reasons it went up under Reagan — more military spending and tax cuts for the rich. Obama will follow Clinton's path, but will have a harder time of it, because this recession is far worse than the one Clinton faced when he took office.
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National Trade Productions (NTP) is a full-scope tradeshow and event management company providing strategic planning; sales, marketing and promotion; conference planning and logistics; and housing, registration and operations management services. Each year, NTP manages eight to twelve events ranging in size from 80 to 800 exhibitors. The primary challenge for this closely held, private company has been to handle a larger sales volume with the same number of sales representatives.
Prior to 2008, the NTP sales team was using contact management and floor plan management applications that had become unwieldy. With separate systems supporting selling and closing, keeping both databases up-to-date had become a labor-intensive manual process. Information was entered in each system, and journal entry forms were circulated among staff. The ability to extract accurate reports was delayed until all hands had processed them.
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DANVILLE — The town council here passed Resolution No. 4-2013, which approves a bond issuance for the Danville–Center Township Public Library at 101 S. Indiana St.
Library Director Loren Malloy said the bond will be used for improvements, which will allow the library to better serve the community. At this time, the exact scope of the project is not known, but Malloy noted that land will need to be acquired to provide space for an addition to the building and extra parking.
"The original letter that I sent said $500,000 but after speaking with our bond counsel … we're looking at more like $600,000 to cover incidentals," Malloy said. "It will maintain a steady tax levy and there's no financial obligation on the part of the town, but you are the approving body to approve the bond issue."
He added that there would also be no additional impact to the taxes of Danville residents.
The motion was made and seconded to accept Resolution No. 4-2013 and it passed unanimously.
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Well, whadaya know? Just mere minutes after my post announcing the official release date of the film, and that I'd be keeping an eye out for the trailer, which was set to debut this evening, the trailer drops on Yahoo Movies, and it's embedded below.
The George Lucas-produced Tuskegee Airmen actioner, Red Tails, directed by Anthony Hemingway, written by John Ridley, with a cast that includes cast includes: Terrence Howard, Cuba Gooding Jr., Nate Parker, David Oyelowo, Tristan Wilds, Method Man, Lee Tergesen, Ne-Yo, Elijah Kelley, Andre Royo and Jesse Williams.
Terence Blanchard is scoring the film.
This morning, Movieline reported that Lucasfilm finally confirmed the film's exact release date at January 20th 2012. So it's an official date then!
Without further ado... here's your first look at Red Tails:
teka | February 9, 2012 12:49 PM
i love this movie red tails
shateka | February 9, 2012 12:48 PM
i love this movie red tails
Barbara Finch | January 21, 2012 11:39 AM
From an older Black woman...
.Thank you George Lucas. This is an excellent piece and so wonderful for our younger generation to see in living color!! And thanks for entertaining us over the years.
Chris Logger | November 19, 2011 5:55 PM
Please! No more terrible Lucas-CGI!
Dankwa Brooks | August 1, 2011 2:43 AM
I think the trailer was HOT and the "Traidar" is strong with this one it is.
Personally, I don't give a good gotdamn if they don't focus on race. I'm just glad to see a film with a main black cast with a sizeable SFX budget. The main thing I liked about 'Bad Boys 2' was that we had black folk blowing major sh*t up!
I also think the aerial fights will have a HUGE appeal to international audiences.
As far as the January open, I don't think it would be wise to try to open this in summer. It doesn't seem to be the usual summer fare. Released in the dead of winter where the theaters are ripe with dramas, something that offers a little action might get people in the seats! It can also dovetail nicely into Black History Month.
As I stated, the aerial fights look great and I would love to see this on the big screen!
AccidentalVisitor | July 30, 2011 6:32 AM
The January release coincides with the MLK holiday weekend. Lucas has been pointing at January for this film since at least late spring.
Quentin | July 30, 2011 5:07 AM
"Somehow, I think the HBO movie will still stand taller" -- Adam
That will not be good. I am questioning the January release as opposed to a Summer or late in the year award potential releases. Oh well, CGI looks nice and the film looks well shot though.
AccidentalVisitor | July 30, 2011 3:37 AM
So…strange…to see that LucasFilm logo without it not being followed by lightsabers and Sith Lords.
The good news is that it does not look like the disaster that many people figured it must be.
The even better news is that it looks pretty good.
Of course one can't judge a movie by its trailer and this film still has a lot of elements that concern me. But the trailer is a solid start. As reported over the years there was going to be an emphasis on the aerial fights which is probably a good thing because a movie like this that focuses too heavily on racism can quickly spin out of control with melodramatics.
CGI is the only way you can display such battles and look as if the money will be clearly spotted on the screen. As I wrote months back a couple of the actors who had seen most of the finished work said those battles in the sky were nothing like audiences had seen before and maybe they are right. I will say this a bout Lucas he was in n rush to put the movie out there until everything looked right to him. The problem of course with Lucas is that he seems more interested in effects and technology than in actors and dialogue and storytelling. But maybe he worked some of his old magic. It should be pointed out that (in theory at least) Lucas did not write or direct this film.
{{{ Somehow, I think the HBO movie will still stand taller. That speech Andre Braugher gives toward the end always makes my eyes water. }}}
With all due respect if it can't beat out the HBO version it is a failure. The HBO film was a solid movie but clearly not close to the level of something like, say, Band of Brothers. The HBO movie could have just as easily aired as a family picture on the Disney Channel. I don't expect this version to take risks but I at least expect it to give us far superior superficial aerial battles. And as much as I love Braugher he was terribly miscast as Benjamin. O. Davis. Davis was a very light skinned black man which shouldn't be a surprise. I truly believe that as hard a time Davis was given by his peers at West Point and the military in general, he would have gotten it even worse if he was as dark skinned as Braugher. Back then I think white folks were more willing to accept the leadership and status of black individual if they were of a much lighter hue than your typical African American. Terrence Howard looks more fit for that type of part than Braugher.
Mecca | July 29, 2011 12:15 PM
@ Rasheed
I Co-Sign w/ you 100%
"we also need a strong presence in the mainstream" I'm with you man! I am so tired of seeing BFF roles, magical negroes, maids, fat mammies etc.
I hope this film can do extremely well at box office when it comes out. The cast is solid and the cinematography top notch. Let's support this I don't want this to turn into a castor oil flick.
Vanessa Martinez | July 29, 2011 12:01 PM
Well, I really want to see it. I agree with the "heavy-handed" comments though. An observation ..nevermind. I'll see it.
treetops | July 29, 2011 11:19 AM
I think Jar Jar was supposed to be Jamaican lmao!
Rasheed | July 29, 2011 11:18 AM
Wow. Tough crowd.
I dug the trailer. The acting looks solid. The effects are definitely top notch. I'm not judging the writing until I see an actual SCENE and not out of context dialogue snippets.
I hope people come out and support this film. We've finally got something that's not Tyler Perry-esque, or about Black domestic help or mystical magical negroes. If this film fails, we can all look forward to more Madea's or The Help, etc.
Underground indies are fine, but we also need a strong presence in the mainstream.
Jug | July 29, 2011 9:46 AM
@Sergio-I don't think he replaced Anthony, but he definitely came in & changed things tonally. No one was happy with that. I was told it came out to be a "compromise"..between "Good film" & "George Lucas" LOL
JMac | July 29, 2011 8:05 AM
Mellody Hobson's his current squeeze. Rich black woman. I still don't get why black folks hated Jar Jar Binks. Was he supposed to be black? I didn't get that impression. Jive talking robots - yes. Jar Jar Binks - nope.
Lot of black guys in one film so I'll reserve judgment for now. Okay one criticism - Neyo and Method Man with Terrence Howard, Cuba Gooding Jr., and David Oyelowo? WTF?!
misha | July 29, 2011 7:29 AM
The trailer was ok. I am disappointed to hear that Lucas perhaps took the safe route but I'm loving the fact that there are quite a few fine, young actors in this one.
treetops | July 29, 2011 6:39 AM
isn't George Lucas married/dating to a Black woman? I've always wondered why he allowed Jar Jar Binks to be made in the first place.
anyway, this movie looks OK. Not really my thing. I hope it's not heavy-handed. That will suck.
Tamara | July 29, 2011 6:16 AM
Have to watch on mute; at work. But I do l jets and battle sequence.
Sergio | July 29, 2011 5:57 AM
I think "Joe" must be the screenwriter of the movie. And he definitely has anal fixation doesn't he?
Josh | July 29, 2011 5:48 AM
@Joe. The bomber crew was speaking in exposition, didnt feel natural. Chill out.
Sergio | July 29, 2011 5:31 AM
@ Jug
So you're in the know tell us. What really went on behind the scenes? Did Lucas fire the original director during post-production and personally directed new scenes. almost half the movie, as was rumored?
Jug | July 29, 2011 5:16 AM
I have it on GOOD authority (one of the leads) that Lucas came in and made it "First Black whatever, it's good for you EAT IT!" and they BOXED over it. The original script by Ridley was much more BAND OF BROTHERS than MEN OF HONOR.
And yeah, all Lucas could talk about was the aerial dogfight stuff when this was first announced. BIG sign that the focus of the movie would be..."misplaced" LOL
But big ups to the young actors gettin' some love
Vanessa | July 29, 2011 5:14 AM
aahhh I'm at work and the player embed reads "This content requires adobe flash player 10.3. Would you like to install?
I can't install it here! I guess I'll wait. :)
Joe | July 29, 2011 5:02 AM
"The dialougue looks bad(its George Lucas, what do you expect?)"
LOL! George Lucas didn't write the script, or the dialogue. So take your "raped childhood" and shove them up your bunghole you ignorant fool.
Duncan MaNutz | July 29, 2011 4:40 AM
It'll be on DVD/On Demand within a month after its release.
dcmoviegirl | July 29, 2011 4:17 AM
Yeah, it's pretty heavy-handedly self-righteous. That's been my big criticism of "race" movies.
...But the flight scenes and the actors handingly those lines, I'm sure will be spectacular.
Josh | July 29, 2011 3:40 AM
The dialougue looks bad(its George Lucas, what do you expect?)but it looks like this will have the best mass dogfights ever seen on film. Pleased to see the German Me262 jet fighter, one red tail bagged three on one mission.
Adam Scott Thompson | July 29, 2011 3:34 AM
Somehow, I think the HBO movie will still stand taller. That speech Andre Braugher gives toward the end always makes my eyes water.


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The mission from Xi'an to Kansas City represents the culmination of a three-year China strategy, which included leveraging the sister cities program as a "door opener" for trade and as an innovative economic development tool. Mayor ProTem Bill Skaggs led two successful missions to China in 2007 and 2008 focused on trade and the City's global strategy with Asia.
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STERLING — — It was "indoor recess" weather as many local school districts headed back from their winter break today.
The below 0 temperatures this morning were expected to warm up to the mid 20s today, but with wind chills of around -2 possible. The National Weather Service called for a low tonight in the single digits.
But the cold — and snow — that moved in to the area over the weekend won't be sticking around for the rest of the week. The NWS is calling for a warmup that will push the high to around 46 Tuesday, after another chilly morning with wind chills around 5 below.
The daily temps will remain in the low to mid 40s through the weekend, according to the NWS. The regional hazardous weather outlook says the Plains should stay dry this week, although there is a chance for snow in the mountains. Lows will be in the teens this week.
Look for Wednesday to be mostly cloudy, and Friday will be breezy, the NWS says.
The seasonal temps in this region are in sharp contrast to other parts of the nation, which have been hit by an arctic blast and winter storm that has caused thousands of flight cancellations.
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