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A roundup of recent asbestos-related news and information that you should be aware of. An ongoing list of reported asbestos hot spots in the US from the Asbestos News Roundup archive appears on our asbestos map.
Recently, Bayshore Broadcasting published a report about new developments with the demolition of the former Hillcrest Public School in Orillia, Canada. According to the article, asbestos has been discovered in the structure and building materials. Consequently, the structure is being demolished to make way for the construction of a new playground and park.
For many years, asbestos was added to a number of common building materials to increase their strength and durability, and to provide insulating and fireproofing properties. Many older buildings across Canada still have materials that contain asbestos in them. Some of the many materials that may contain asbestos in older structures include:
• Attic and wall insulation containing vermiculite
• Vinyl floor tiles and the backing on vinyl sheet flooring
• Adhesives
• Roofing and siding shingles
• Textured paint and patching compounds used on walls and ceilings
• Walls and floors around wood-burning stoves protected with asbestos paper, millboard or cement sheets
• Hot water and steam pipes coated with asbestos material or covered with an asbestos blanket or tape
• Oil and coal furnace insulation and door gaskets
• Heat-resistant fabrics
When asbestos-containing materials age or are disturbed, they can become friable and asbestos fibers can become airborne. During remodeling and demolition activities, such as at the former Hillcrest Public School, these materials can be easily disturbed and become airborne. If not properly handled, these fibers can pose a threat to workers and other building occupants and in this situation could have created a hazard in the soil of the new playground and park if the asbestos had not been identified and properly managed.
Flint, MI: An out of state law firm has initiated asbestos testing for thousands of former GM employees. Begun some four months ago, the firm reportedly wants to test workers who their current health problems are related to exposure. The firm is paying for the testing, which consists of two x-rays.
In cases where people test positive, they become eligible to receive money from as many as 47 asbestos trusts that have established for this very reason. The amount of financial compensation varies from person to person, depending on the severity of symptoms that are found to be directly related to asbestos.
In cases where peoples test results are negative they don't owe any money for the testing.
According to the attorney heading up the effort, thousands of GM employees were exposed to asbestos if they worked at GM plants from the 1960′s to 1982. (ABC12.com)
St. Clair County, IL: Danny Balensiefen has filed an asbestos lawsuit alleging Crane Company, Foster Wheeler Corporation and dozens of other defendants are responsible for his diagnosis of asbestos lung cancer. Balensiefen was diagnosed with asbestos-induced lung cancer on May 9.
According to his complaint, Balensiefen was exposed to asbestos by products designed, manufactured, marketed and sold by the defendant companies and used in his employment in various capacities, including laborer at an auto repair shop, clerk at Safeway Groceries, truck driver at Eagle Motor Lines and laborer at several other companies.
Balensiefen is seeking more than $50,000 in damages. (madisoncountryrecord.com)
Medina, OH: RPM International Inc. settled a lawsuit that resolves personal injury asbestos-related claims related to Bondex International, Inc.
The agreement calls for a plan of reorganization with the United States Bankruptcy Court. Under the terms of the agreement a $450 million trust will be established for the benefit of the asbestos claims. Over the next fours years RPM will deposit an additional $347.5 million into the trust fund.
RPM's industrial products include roofing systems, sealants, corrosion control coatings, flooring coatings and specialty chemicals. Industrial brands include Stonhard, Tremco, illbruck, Carboline, Flowcrete, Universal Sealants and Euco. RPM's consumer products are used by professionals and do-it-yourselfers for home maintenance and improvement and by hobbyists. (woodworkingnetwork.com)
Martinsburg, WV: The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has cited The Veterans AffairsMedical Center near Martinsburg for improperly disposing of asbestos-containing material.
The debris was discovered July 21 by Greenfield Enterprises while the general contractor was working on demolition of a concrete slab in the boiler plant, according to information released by the DEP and provided by Krista Bowen, an industrial hygienist with the medical center.
The material was spotted in soil along the rear wall of the boiler plant, according to information provided to the state. Work was stopped on the day the debris was spotted and appropriate measures were taken to cordon off and wet down the area, officials said.
The work was being done as part of upgrades to the boiler plant, which is about as far away from the hospital building as you can get on the medical campus, medical center spokesman Michael J. McAleer said.
The contractor began demolition work on the concrete slab on July 11, according to the DEP.
A DEP notice of violation was issued July 24 by inspector Michael Kanehl, according to a copy of the notice released by the agency. (heraldmailmedia.com)
A roundup of recent asbestos-related news and information that you should be aware of. An ongoing list of reported asbestos hot spots in the US from the Asbestos News Roundup archive appears on our asbestos map.
Many workplaces in the US are now considered to have put workers at high-risk for asbestos exposure—decades ago. These include: US Navy, oil refineries, shipyards, chemical manufacturing facilities, aerospace manufacturing facilities, mines, smelters, coal fired power plants, construction work sites, auto repair shops, plumbers, welders, electricians, and most manufacturing, or industrial plants that were operating in the 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, or 1980s.
Sadly, many individuals who served in the US Navy, worked at a power plant, an oil refinery, or a shipyard decades ago are now being diagnosed with asbestos disease—the average age of diagnosis of asbestos mesothelioma is 72 years, according to the Centers for Disease Control, (CDC).
Although strict regulations about the use of asbestos have been put in place, the potential for asbestos exposure remains. In 2009, the CDC reported:
"Although asbestos has been eliminated in the manufacture of many products, it is still being imported (approximately 1,730 metric tons in 2007) and used in the United States in various construction and transportation products. Ensuring a future decrease in mesothelioma mortality requires meticulous control of exposures to asbestos and other materials that might cause mesothelioma. Recent studies suggest that carbon nanotubes (fiber-shaped nanoparticles), which are increasingly being used in manufacturing, might share the carcinogenic mechanism postulated for asbestos and induce mesothelioma, underscoring the need for documentation of occupational history in future cases." The full report can be accessed at the CDC's webpage: http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5815a3.htm
St. Clair County, IL: A former railroad engineer has filed an asbestos lawsuit alleging he developed lung cancer as a result of career-related asbestos exposure.
Gary W. Davis filed the lawsuit against Union Pacific Railroad Company stating that during his 38-year career as a hostler, fireman and engineer for Union Pacific he was exposed to various toxic substances, including asbestos, diesel exhaust, environmental tobacco smoke, silica and creosote, which led to his diagnosis of lung cancer.
As a result of his cancer, Davis suffered great pain and disability, lost his enjoyment of life and suffered mental anguish, the lawsuit states. Further, Davis claims he has suffered extreme nervousness, incurred great costs and lost income as a result of the illness.
He claims the defendant is responsible for causing his injuries, saying it failed to monitor the system to determine whether employees' exposure to asbestos was below prescribed limits, failed to provide special clothing, failed to collect work environment samples and failed to implement proper engineering controls, among other negligent actions.
Davis is seeking a judgment of more than $100,000, plus costs. (madisonrecord.com)
Boston, MA: An Oxford environmental company has been sued for allegedly failing to follow proper procedures and safety precautions while removing asbestos-containing materials from a home in Sturbridge, Attorney General Martha Coakley announced today.
The lawsuit against Patriots Environmental Corporation, filed Monday in Suffolk Superior Court, also alleges that the company failed to pay permit fees to the Commonwealth for at least 24 separate projects, as well as a $50,000 penalty by the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) for asbestos and hazardous waste violations at other sites.
According to the complaint, in July 2013, Patriots was hired to remove asbestos shingles from the exterior walls of a single-family home in Sturbridge. During the renovation, Patriots allegedly caused the asbestos shingles to break apart, dropping debris onto on the ground and into unsealed plastic bags exposed to the air. Patriots also allegedly failed to wet, cover, or keep in sealed containers the transite asbestos shingles that it removed during the renovation.
Further, the complaint also alleges that Patriots, for at least 25 asbestos removal or construction and demolition projects between November 2012 and December 2013, failed to pay required permit application fees when notifying the Commonwealth of the intended operations. Additionally, Patriots failed to pay a civil administrative penalty of approximately $50,000 assessed by MassDEP against Patriots for its illegal handling of asbestos and hazardous waste at various sites in the Commonwealth in 2008.
The lawsuit seeks civil penalties for Massachusetts Clean Air Act violations, as well as payment of the outstanding fees and penalties.(mass.gov)
Boston, MA: A $9.3 million settlement has been awarded by a Massachusetts jury hearing an asbestos trial in which the plaintiffs alleged a former pipefitter union business manager was exposed to Limpet spray insulation made by Turner & Newall Ltd.
The U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts jury reached the verdict on June 20 after a two-week trial. T&N Ltd, was the lone remaining defendant at the time of the verdict. The plaintiff was exposed to the product in the 1960s. (harrismartin.com)
Boise, ID: The Idaho Transportation Department (ITD) has agreed to settle with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for alleged violations of asbestos regulations.
In April 2013, ITD hired inmates at the St. Anthony Idaho Work Camp, a division of the Idaho Department of Correction, to remove approximately 460 feet of flooring tiles at an ITD maintenance station in Rigby using mechanical chippers and buffers. Waste from this project had been contaminated with asbestos, which was placed in a trash dumpster—a violation of asbestos disposal protocols. The material was then removed from the site to a landfill unapproved to handle asbestos waste. The EPA was notified of the incident by a worker and supervisor on the job site.
The workers had not been trained in asbestos handling or disposal, and accepted methods of waste disposal were not used.
The last asbestos test performed on the site took place in July 1989, and a single sample taken during that examination tested negative for the noxious material. However, industry standards indicate that such exams include multiple tests. After learning of the EPA's allegations seven months after the alleged incident, the ITD hired a consultant to perform an independent test, during which two-thirds of samples taken by the consultant tested positive for asbestos.
In the settlement, released July 9, ITD has agreed to pay a $55,800 penalty. As part of that settlement, ITD neither admits nor denies allegations made by the EPA. (boiseweekly.com)
Denver, CO: Colorado Attorney General John Suthers announced that Tri State Environmental Group and Aftermath Cleanup & Remediation Services, LLC, will pay fines totaling $1 million for failing to properly dispose of asbestos containing waste material (ACWM). The fine will be split evenly between the two asbestos abatement disposal companies. The owner of the companies, James Joseph Duran (D.O.B. 04/01/66), and the companies themselves were sentenced after all three plead guilty to the crime of Causing and Contributing to a Hazardous Substance Incident which is a felony under Colorado law.
An Arapahoe District Court judge sentenced Duran and his companies for criminal behavior that also violated Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment's regulations regarding illegal storage of ACWM. The Environmental Crimes Unit of the Attorney General's Office partnered with the Environmental Protection Agency, Criminal Investigation Division and the CDPHE to investigate and prosecute the case.
Beginning in 2009, Duran began abandoning ACWM without following the proper safety procedures which caused a series of hazardous substance incidents. Duran and his companies also knowingly violated emissions regulations of the Colorado Air Quality Control Commission. Finally, Duran, Aftermath and Tri State knowingly concealed violations from law enforcement and CDPHE officials.
James Duran pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 500 hours of community service and six years of probation. He was also ordered to pay $2,538 in restitution. Both Aftermath Cleanup & Remediation Services and Tri State Environmental Group pleaded guilty and were each sentenced to a $500,000 fine.
The Environmental Crimes Unit of the Colorado Attorney General's Office, EPA's Criminal Investigation Division and the CDPHE, all members of the Colorado Environmental Task Force, investigated a series of crimes that brought Duran and his companies to justice. (coloradoattorneygeneral.gov/)
A roundup of recent asbestos-related news and information that you should be aware of. An ongoing list of reported asbestos hot spots in the US from the Asbestos News Roundup archive appears on our asbestos map.
This month, a school building in Tennessee was found to have asbestos. The finding came after several employees became ill. Several months ago a junior high school in Rhode Island was closed for several days so that workers could safely remove asbestos from the building. The asbestos was discovered when a ceiling that was being taken down revealed a second concealed ceiling. The hidden ceiling was found to contain asbestos.
Because of its strength and heat resistance, asbestos was used in a wide variety of building construction materials. As the Rhode Island case demonstrates, many times asbestos containing materials may be out of sight.
According to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), asbestos can be found in many products and materials. Some of the many suspect materials include:
• Attic and wall insulation produced containing vermiculite
• Vinyl floor tiles and the backing on vinyl sheet flooring and adhesives
• Roofing and siding shingles
• Textured paint and patching compounds used on wall and ceilings
• Walls and floors around wood-burning stoves protected with asbestos paper, millboard, or cement sheets
• Hot water and steam pipes coated with asbestos material or covered with an asbestos blanket or tape
• Oil and coal furnaces and door gaskets with asbestos insulation
• Heat-resistant fabrics
• Automobile clutches and brakes
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Springfield, TN: Engineers have found asbestos in the Robertson County School central office, after several school employees have come down with respiratory illness.
The finding is a surprise, as the school was built about 90 years ago. "This came as somewhat of a surprise because a building of that age doesn't usually have asbestos," Robertson County Mayor Howard Bradley told WSMV Nashville. The building reportedly failed an air quality test in March.
The director of schools has informed county officials that five of his employees are ill, all of whom work in the central office. They have been diagnosed with environmentally-caused illnesses.
"I think there are five people who have been treated for respiratory issues over the past few months, not to say they are directly connected to the environment of that building," said Bradley. "I'm not privy to say that. Hopefully we'll find that out in time, but we need to take care of our people and put them in a safe environment." (WSMV, Nashville)
Charleston WV: 74 companies have been named as defendants in an asbestos lawsuit alleging they are responsible for William A. Williams diagnosis of lung cancer.
Williams was diagnosed with lung cancer on December 4, 2012, according to the complaint. He alleges that he was exposed to asbestos dust at various work sites during the course of his lifetime. Specifically, he claims the defendants knew or should have known that exposure to the asbestos-containing products would cause disease and injury. However, the defendants failed to warm him of those dangers.
Williams claims the defendants' actions were malicious, willful and wanton misconduct and were done with a complete disregard for the safety and rights of others.
The 74 defendants named in the suit include Air & Liquid Systems Corporation, American Optical Corporation, Atlas Industries Inc., Aurora Pump Company, Bayer Cropscience Inc., Beazer East Inc., Brand Insulations Inc., CBS Corporation, Catalytic Construction Company, and Certainteed Corporation. (wvrecord.com)
Jefferson County, TX: Port Arthur residents are suing Texaco after their family member died from asbestos-related disease.
Wanda Wallace, surviving spouse of Herman Wallace, and Dana Bodden and Damon Wallace, surviving children of Herman Wallace, filed a lawsuit May 28 in the Jefferson County District Court against Texaco Inc. and Chevron USA Inc., citing asbestos exposure.
The plaintiffs claim Herman Wallace used and was exposed to asbestos while he worked for the defendants.
According to the suit, Herman was diagnosed as having asbestosis, an asbestos-related disease, which resulted in Herman dying a painful and terrible death Oct. 9, 2012.
The plaintiffs are seeking damages and court costs. (setexasrecord.com)
New Orleans, LA: An asbestos lawsuit has been filed by the widow of a former shipyard employee who died of mesothelioma. Janet Wusthoff, who filed the complaint on behalf of Charles W. Wusthoff, naming Huntington Ingalls Inc., Northrop Grumman Ship Systems Inc., Avondale Industries Inc., Reilly Benton Co Inc., Taylor-Seidenbach Inc., Mccarty Corporation, Eagle Inc., Eagle Asbestos And Packing Co Inc., Onebeacon America Insurance Company, Onebeacon Insurance Company and Commercial Union Insurance Company as defendants.
According to the complaint, following the death of Charles Wusthoff on July 24, 2013, it was determined that his cause of death resulted from asbestos exposure. The plaintiff asserts that her husband was employed as a boiler-room painter by the shipyard at Avondale Industries Inc. located at 5100 River Road in Avondale in the early 1970s where he was allegedly exposed to asbestos and asbestos containing products in poorly ventilated quarters without being provided respiratory or other safety equipment.
Wusthoff further alleges that the asbestos exposure during her husband's employment resulted in his contraction of lung cancer and subsequent death.
The defendants are accused of wrongful death, general negligence and strict liability.
An unspecified amount in damages is sought for physical pain and suffering, medical expenses, funeral and burial expenses, loss of quality of life, disfigurement, financial loss, mental anguish, emotional distress, loss of love, loss of affection and loss of society. (louisianrecord.com)
A roundup of recent asbestos-related news and information that you should be aware of. An ongoing list of reported asbestos hot spots in the US from the Asbestos News Roundup archive appears on our asbestos map.
New research published recently in the Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, suggests that industrial workers at the lowest levels of the asbestos exposure spectrum may still be at risk for deadly mesothelioma, lung cancer, and laryngeal cancer.
The study used data from the long-running Netherlands Cohort Study of 58,279 Norwegian men between 55 and 69 years old. To determine the association between asbestos risk and cancer, researchers compared each man's job history to asbestos-exposure matrices of various occupations. They then compared likely levels of asbestos exposure to the incidence of mesothelioma and several other cancers.
After 17.3 years of follow-up, there were 132 cases of mesothelioma, 2,324 cases of lung cancer, and 166 cases of laryngeal cancer. Although very rare, mesothelioma is considered the most deadly of the asbestos-linked cancers because of its fast progression and resistance to standard treatments. Of the three types of cancer studied, only two subtypes—lung adenocarcinoma (a form of non-small cell lung cancer) and glottis cancer (a subtype of laryngeal cancer affecting the vocal chords)—were associated with higher levels of prolonged asbestos exposure.
For mesothelioma and all other categories of lung and laryngeal cancer, even lower levels of asbestos exposure were enough to trigger disease. "Asbestos levels encountered at the lower end of the exposure distribution may be associated with an increased risk of pleural mesothelioma, lung cancer, and laryngeal cancer," the researchers conclude.
The U.S. EPA has stated that all levels of asbestos exposure are potentially risky. They have strict guidelines governing the handling and disposal of asbestos and recommend that do-it-yourself home renovators hire asbestos abatement professionals in order to minimize their mesothelioma risk.
The original study appears in the Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, the journal of the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. (Offermans, NS, et al, "Occupational Asbestos Exposure and Risk of Pleural Mesothelioma, Lung Cancer, and Laryngeal Cancer in the Prospective Netherlands Cohort Study", December 17, 2013, Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Epub ahead of print. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24351898).
Charleston, WV: The executor of the estate of the late Glen Campbell has filed an asbestos lawsuit alleging Campbell, of Hitchins, KY, died November 8, of asbestos mesothelioma. He was diagnosed July 3.
The named defendants are: 3M Company, 4520 Corp. Inc., A.W. Chesterton Company Inc., Air & Liquid Systems Corp., Ajax Magnethermic Corp., AK Steel Corp., formerly known as ARMCO Steel Corp., Allied Corp., Allied Glove Corp., Allied Mineral Products Inc., American Electric Power Service Corp., Appalachian Power Co., Armstrong International Inc., Ashland, Inc., Aristech Chemical Corp., now known as Sunoco Chemicals Inc., Aurora Pump Coompany, Beazer East Inc., formerly known as Koppers Co. Inc., Bechtel Corp., Borg-Warner Corp., Catalytie Construction Company, Cleaver Brooks Co. Inc., Columbus McKinnon Corp., Crane Co., Dravo Corp., Eaton Electrical Inc., as successor-in-interest to Cutler-Hammer Inc., F.B. Wright Company of Pittsburgh, Flowserve FSD Corp., individually and as successor-in-interest to Durametallic Corp., Flowserve US, Inc., formerly known as Durco International Inc., FMC Corp., Ford Motor Co., Foster Wheeler Energy Corp., Gardner Denver Inc., Genuine Parts Co., Geo. V. Hamilton, Inc., Goulds Pumps Inc., Grinnell L.L.C., Hercules Inc., Honeywell International, formerly known as Allied Signal Inc., formerly known as Allied Corp. as successor-m-interest to Bendix Corp., Honeywell Inc., Howden North America Inc., formerly known as Howden Buffalo Inc., I.U. North America Inc., as successor by merger to the Garp Co., formerly known as the Gage Co., formerly known as Pittsburg Gage and Supply Company, IMO Industries Inc., formerly known as IMO Delaval Inc., formerly known as DeLave, Turbine Inc., DeValco Corp., Inductotherm Industries Inc., Industrial Holdings Corp., formerly known as Carborundum Co., Ingersoll-Rand Co., Insul Co. Inc., ITT Corp, doing business as Bell & Gossett Pumps and doing business as Kennedy Valves, J.H. France Refractories, Kentucky Power Co., Lockheed Martin Corp., McJunkin Corp, also known as McJunkin Redman Corp., Morgan Engineering Systems Inc., Nagle Pumps Inc., Nitro Industrial Coverings Inc., Oglebay Norton Company and its division Ferro Engineering, Ohio Power Co., Ohio Valley Insulating Co. Inc., Owens-Illinois Inc., P&H Mining Equipment Inc., Premier Refractories Inc., formerly known as Adience Inc., successor-in-interest to Adience Co. L.P., as successor to BMI Inc., Reading Crane, Riley Power Inc., formerly known as Rileystoker Corp., Rockwell Automation Inc., Rust Constructors Inc., formerly known as The Rust Engineering Co., Rust Engineering & Construction Inc., Schneider Electric U.S.A. Inc., formerly known as Square D Co., State Electric Supply Co., Sterling Fluid Systems L.L.C., Sunbeam Corp., SVI Corp., formerly known as Stockham Valves & Fittings, formerly known as Marlin Valve, Swindell Dressler International Corp., Tasco Insulations Inc., the Alliance Machine Co., the Rust Engineering Co., Thiem Corp., and its division, Universal Refractories, U.B. West Virginia Inc., formerly known as Union Boiler Co., Uniroyal Inc., United Engineers & Constructors and Washington Group International, formerly known as Raytheon Engineers & Constructors Inc. and all its domestic subsidiaries, including the Badger Co., Inc., now known as URS Energy & Construction Inc., United States Steel L.L.C., Viking Pump Inc., Vimasco Corp., Warren Pumps Inc., West Virginia Electric Supply Co. and Zurn Industries L.L.C., citing negligence, contaminated buildings, breach of expressed/implied warranty, strict liability, intentional tort, conspiracy, misrepresentations, post sale duty to warn and deliberate intent/intentional tort. (wvrecord.com)
Worcester, MA: A $16,137.50 penalty has been levied against a Worcester company by the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection for violations of asbestos removal regulations during the replacement of windows at a Southbridge Street condominium tower.
"Companies conducting renovation projects must first determine if any asbestos-containing materials will be involved," said Lee Dillard Adams, director of MassDEP's Central Regional Office in Worcester, in a press release.
The asbestos removal violations were discovered during a 2013 inspection, when MassDEP employees found that window caulking and glazing containing asbestos was being improperly removed at the residential building, according to MassDEP. While the company was replacing windows at the site, it had not notified MassDEP and was not properly handling and storing the asbestos-containing material.
"Asbestos is a known carcinogen, and following prescribed regulatory work practices is imperative to protect workers as well as the general public. Failure to do so will result in penalties, as well as escalated cleanup, decontamination and monitoring costs," said Adams.
The company will pay $10,000 of the penalty and have the remaining $6,137.50 be suspended as long as the company does not have another violation within one year, according to the terms of the settlement. (masslive.com)
A roundup of recent asbestos-related news and information that you should be aware of. An ongoing list of reported asbestos hot spots in the US from the Asbestos News Roundup archive appears on our asbestos map.
US Navy Veterans are at a particularly high risk for asbestos-related disease, due to their asbestos exposure while working on navy ships undergoing refits. But because asbestos-related disease can take up to 30 years or more to manifest, it is often detected long after men have left the Navy.
The states with the most US Navy Veterans include California, Florida, New York, Texas, Ohio, Michigan, Arizona, Massachusetts, Washington, Maine, Oregon, Arizona, Illinois, Wisconsin, Iowa, Pennsylvania, Montana, Kansas, North Dakota, Hawaii, Nebraska, and Mississippi.
US Navy Veterans are not the only group of workers at high risk for asbestos exposure. Men and women who worked in power plants, manufacturing factories, chemical plants, oil refineries, mines, smelters, aerospace manufacturing facilities, demolition construction work sites, railroads, automotive manufacturing facilities, or auto brake shops may also have been exposed to high levels of asbestos.
St. Clair County, IL: Jeanne Belman, special administrator of deceased Marcella Goedeke estate, has filed an asbestos lawsuit against CSX Transportation, alleging the company is responsible for the developing asbestos mesothelioma and Goedeke's subsequent death.
Filed a lawsuit March 14, the lawsuit claims the railway allowed its employees to be exposed to asbestos despite being aware of the associated adverse health risks.
Specifically, Belman alleges that Goedeke suffered second hand asbestos exposure to asbestos fibers that clung to her husband's work clothing. Goedeke's husband worked at The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company. When Goedeke's husband came home, she inhaled and ingested the asbestos fibers that were on his clothes, the lawsuit states.
The lawsuit claims that the asbestos mesothelioma caused Goedeke great pain and disability, and that she endured serious mental anguish and extreme nervousness and incurred significant medical costs, the suit states. She passed away on March 18, 2012, the lawsuit states.
The lawsuit claims Goedeke's asbestos disease could have been avoided had The Baltimore and Railroad Company heeded the advice of experts in 1935 who warned the railroad to educate all its employees about asbestos fibers. According to the complaint, the experts also advised the company to get rid of asbestos dust, to sprinkle the working area with water, to have employees wear inhalers and to have frequent analyses made of the dust content of air at different times during work hours.
Instead, Belman alleges the railroad negligently exposed Goedeke's husband to asbestos, allowed him to carry the asbestos with him into his home, failed to warn him that it could cause disease, failed to prevent him from being exposed to the asbestos, failed to provide him with protective clothing and allowed unsafe work practices to become routine.
Eventually, The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company was taken over by CSX, which Belman named as a defendant in her complaint that seeks damages under the Federal Employers Liability Act (FELA). Belman is seeking a judgment of more than $100,000, plus costs. (madisonrecord.com)
St. Clair County, IL: Nicole Lockett has filed an asbestos lawsuit naming 21 defendant corporations which, she alleges, caused the Randle R. Lockett Sr. to develop mesothelioma after his exposure to asbestos-containing products throughout his father's career. He subsequently died of his asbestos disease.
According to the lawsuit, Randle R. Lockett Sr.'s father worked in the military and at ICBM and Minuteman and MX missile site maintaining and repairing silos. The defendants should have known of the harmful effects of asbestos, but failed to exercise reasonable care and caution for Mr. Lockett`s father`s safety, the suit states. As a result of his asbestos-related disease, Randle R. Lockett Sr. became disabled and disfigured, incurred medical costs and suffered great physical pain and mental anguish, the complaint says. Additionally, he was prevented from pursuing his normal course of employment and, as a result, lost large sums of money that would have accrued, the lawsuit states.
Nicole Lockett is seeking a judgment of more than $50,000, compensatory damages of more than $200,000, punitive damages in an amount sufficient to punish the defendants for their misconduct and other relief the court deems just.(madionsrecord.com)
St. Clair County, IL: An asbestos lawsuit has been filed by Betty G. Crutchfield naming 41 defendant corporations, which, she claims, caused Donald Crutchfield Sr. to develop lung cancer after his exposure to asbestos-containing products throughout his career. Mr. Crutchfield died from his asbestos disease.
As a result of his asbestos-related illness Donald Crutchfield Sr. became disabled and disfigured, incurred medical costs and suffered great physical pain and mental anguish, Betty Crutchfield claims. In addition, he were prevented from pursuing his normal course of employment and, as a result, lost large sums of money that would have accrued to him, the lawsuit states.
Betty G. Crutchfield is seeking a judgment of more than $300,000, compensatory damages of more than $100,000, punitive damages in an amount sufficient to punish the defendants for their misconduct and other relief the court deems just. (madisonrecord.com)
New York, NY: A $980,000 judgement has been upheld by the US Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit entered against defendant Cleaver Brooks. The court found that the plaintiff presented enough evidence at trial to support a causal link between the defendant's asbestos-containing boilers and the deceased Kit L. McCormick illness.
Kelly McCormick filed the asbestos lawsuit on behalf of her husband, Kit L. McCormick, who was injured allegedly as a result of asbestos exposure. (harrismartin.com)


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Lilting Q&A
Oh,Ben is so cute!!!!! He's already with Freddie Mervurys's's moustache and it looks lovely! ; )
I'm on my acting course at RCSSD and can bring in play texts for suggested monologues and duologues tomorrow. I'm going through "Peter and Alice" and "Mojo". I am not dealing with my Mojo feelings.
Apart from the charming bit, he's not like Q, but it does seem he might have more similarities to Richard from Lilting, who is shy and emotionally contained. "I can be shy, but I'm not really. I try to be better at overcoming these things people have said." You feel that he is concerned by what people think of him. I've rarely come across a person who works on their shyness because people have commented on it.
Ben on the Paddington Bear movie! So exciting !!! ; )
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Linchpin White IPA - Green Flash Brewing Co.
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Ratings: 280 | Reviews: 92 | Display Reviews Only:
3.75/5 rDev -1.8%
03-13-2013 21:14:16 | More by wmobley
3.5/5 rDev -8.4%
03-04-2013 02:06:56 | More by oline73
4/5 rDev +4.7%
03-01-2013 22:25:31 | More by Ristaccia
North Carolina
4/5 rDev +4.7%
02-20-2013 03:06:09 | More by mjenkins5
3.6/5 rDev -5.8%
Aroma is hoppy and yeasty with a sweet citrus hint, not strong but still appealing. Pours a slightly hazy bright yellow with a thick, fluffy, white head. Flavor has a hoppy and rather bitter core, with woody, yeasty and orange tones. Bitterness plus a little citrus sourness equals the drinker making faces! Firm, smooth texture has a decent amount of fizz, leaving a hoppy, yeasty, bitter finish. A bold and distinctive IPA for the strong of heart - and taste buds.
02-17-2013 01:12:15 | More by Cyberkedi
4/5 rDev +4.7%
02-13-2013 19:07:40 | More by tsco7
3.75/5 rDev -1.8%
02-13-2013 18:35:05 | More by markmcconv
3.21/5 rDev -16%
Poured into tulip
Pour: Color is of a light orange hay like color with a huge 3 to 4 finger bright white head that leaves a lot of sticky lacing behind. Settles to a clumpy like consistency on the surface.
Smell: Mild citrus, grapefruit and lemon notes mix with a peppery note. There is a bread like aroma (belgian yeast?) and a faint floral and pine hop.
Taste: Interesting and not what I was expecting. Tastes much like a belgian with a strong yeast component but also a very mild IPA. I get a bit of bitter pine mixed with some faint citrus lemon and grapefruit. Like in the nose I get a pepper taste and some spice.
Mouthfeel: Pretty light actually with a creamy mouthfeel and a decent amount of carbonation.
Overall: Have not had anything quite like this so I personally don't have anything to compare it too. I would not go out of my way to try anything that described it as similar to this. Glad I tried it but thats about it.
02-05-2013 01:59:01 | More by sleuthdog
3.75/5 rDev -1.8%
01-24-2013 23:02:37 | More by Tilley4
3.5/5 rDev -8.4%
01-15-2013 02:47:23 | More by Tittles
2.84/5 rDev -25.7%
L. A bright yellow beer with orange hints pulling through. There is plenty of haze, making this beer completely opaque. A good 2 inches of white foam formed leaving lacing that impresses.
S. Aromas of passion fruit, grape fruit, and frankly an amazing amount of overly ripe fruit. This seems to have nailed the white IPA aroma to near perfection with nice caramel sugared sweetness finishing things off.
T. There's a LOT of wheat flavor in this beer compared to other white IPAs I've had. The wheat really adds a sour and tart flavor that doesn't work for me with the wonderful hops. I want to give more description here, but with a cool-cold beer this is just tangy, tart, and there's a lingering bitter hop profile that's being really blown away by the hops. Once the beer warms up the tartness and the hops seem even.
M Extremely well carbonated gives this one a huge feel. At 7% this is a good sized, but hardly a huge beer, but boy does the carbonation make it seem bigger.
O. This is a hard beer to explain. It has the bite of a GREAT IPA, but the tart wheat flavors aren't for me nor do they work well with this beer. It you want a clean malt flavor with some what elements and a hell of a bitter/tart kick this might work well for you. For me, I'm glad to have tried it but I won't be looking for another bottle.
01-12-2013 11:22:34 | More by bobhits
4/5 rDev +4.7%
01-08-2013 21:21:07 | More by Coduhhh
4.15/5 rDev +8.6%
Reviewed from notes. Served in a pint.
A - Cloudy, grapefruit-orange. One finger pale head. Good retention and quality lacing.
S - Juicy grapefruit among some other sweet fruits. Light Belgian yeasts and a touch of hops.
T - Large grapefruit bitterness. Finishes dry with juiciness from tropical fruits. Both piney and citrus hops.
M - Medium body with good carbonation.
O - An enjoyable white IPA. Not the best I have ever had, but I would buy again if they brewed it once more.
12-26-2012 03:06:48 | More by mscudder
3.5/5 rDev -8.4%
12-20-2012 16:34:40 | More by Pecan
3.5/5 rDev -8.4%
12-15-2012 17:44:59 | More by CSQ1111
4/5 rDev +4.7%
12-11-2012 14:00:16 | More by nikbullet
2.75/5 rDev -28%
12-10-2012 18:46:27 | More by AgentZero
3.25/5 rDev -14.9%
11-30-2012 04:28:38 | More by jonbeer89
3.75/5 rDev -1.8%
11-29-2012 20:25:46 | More by e30todamax
3.95/5 rDev +3.4%
A 22oz bottle picked up at Green's on Buford Hwy
A - A bright yellow, with 1 inch of head and sticky lace left on the glass. No clarity, unfiltered with sediment floating around
S - Citrus hops and spices.
T - Mild citrus and fruit notes, white pepper, almost begian style IPA. A bit of a bitter aftertaste. Tasty!
M - Highly carbonated and sizzles in your mouth. Nice!
O - A very good take on a white IPA. I am digging it. Also love that 2 of my favorite breweries are collobarating. Hope to see more collaborations between the two
11-23-2012 23:30:41 | More by BeerDawgs
2.75/5 rDev -28%
11-21-2012 18:32:22 | More by stewarbd
New York
4.5/5 rDev +17.8%
11-16-2012 02:33:07 | More by sneaks2210
3.43/5 rDev -10.2%
22oz into a pint
A - Golden, very clear. Lots of frothy white head. Slow to break down to a film.
S - Spicy, strong - white pepper really dominates. Just the smallest amount of pilsner malts hiding back there.
T - Starts off rather spicy, dry, strong white pepper flavors. Mid-stream gets a resinous hop flavor and a stronger pepper flavor. Almost biting. Almost medicinal. Strange. Finishes with a little bit of citrus hop flavors.
M - Fully carbonated to say the least. Very effervescent.
O/D - Very white belgian IPA - more white than IPA. That spiciness really is good but I just can't get past that strange flavor in the mid -stream. It goes right to the edge of Belgian yeast flavors with strong hopping and then something goes too far.
11-16-2012 01:34:04 | More by katan
4/5 rDev +4.7%
11-13-2012 17:11:11 | More by robmoak
New Jersey
4.43/5 rDev +16%
Taking a look at the color, it's a brilliant straw color, crystal clear like honey, with a robust cotton-like head that isn't going anywhere. Lots of foamy lacing on the sides of the glass later on. It looks great, but I'm a little thrown off seeing a 'Belgian IPA' with this sort of appearance. I'm instantly sold on the scents coming from this beer... resinous hops, zesty citrus, lemongrass, coriander, flowers, and grainy wheat. What an interesting marriage of styles. There are moments where I am thinking I am tasting a DFH Namaste Belgian White, with wheat breads, herbs, and spices. On the other hand, there is a Belgian yeast flavor and the piny, earthy hops. The beer seems kind of filling and its medium-bodied. Not a very noticeable alcohol presence. Coats the mouth pleasantly, and the only negative aspect I am finding, is that it is a little too sharp and dry to me. I think this is a noteworthy experiment and collaboration, not sure why other review scores are not higher. Give it a try!
11-06-2012 02:49:01 | More by Neorebel
Linchpin White IPA from Green Flash Brewing Co.
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San Francisco Bay Area Tuesday Morning News Roundup
Regional: Eve of Historic Marriage Equality Supreme Court Hearings Marked By SF March, Rally
California's Proposition 8, the state's voter-approved ban on same-sex marriage, goes before the U.S. Supreme Court today.
The justices are expected to rule on the constitutionality of the measure by the end of June, after hearing one hour of arguments this morning.
The challenge to Proposition 8, which started out as a lawsuit filed by two couples in federal court in San Francisco four years ago, is one of two marriage cases being heard by the high court this week.
In a second case, the court will hear arguments Wednesday on a New York widow's challenge to the federal Defense of Marriage Act, known as DOMA.
While the Proposition 8 dispute concerns whether an individual state can prohibit gay marriage, the DOMA case has to do with whether the U.S. government can deny federal benefits and tax advantages to couples who were legally married in their state. Nine states and Washington, D.C., currently allow same-sex marriage.
In today's arguments, the sponsors of Proposition 8, a 2008 ballot measure, are appealing a ruling in which a federal appeals court in San Francisco last year struck down the initiative.
The sponsors contend California voters were entitled to believe that restricting marriage to male-female unions benefits society because it "advances society's vital interest in responsible procreation and childrearing."
They also argue that states, acting through ballot measures or legislatures, have the right to define marriage within their territory.
The two lesbian and gay couples from Berkeley and Burbank who challenged the initiative say it violates their constitutional rights of equal treatment and due process.
The couples agree that "marriage is a unique, venerable and essential institution. They simply want to be part of it," their lawyers said in a brief submitted to the court.
The plaintiffs say there is no proof that same-sex marriage harms heterosexual marriage.
Meanwhile, they argue, being denied the status and benefits of marriage hurts gays and lesbians and the nearly 40,000 children they are raising in California.
The court could rule on Proposition 8 in any of a number of ways.
It could uphold the initiative or it could strike it down on grounds that could apply to California alone, to eight states or to all 50 states.
The court could also decide to dismiss the appeal if it concludes that the sponsors lacked the legal authority to step in to defend Proposition 8 on appeal after California officials declined to do so.
San Jose: Missing Infant Distraught But Safe After Nearly Five Hour Abduction
A San Jose police officer who rescued an 11-month girl from a stolen vehicle after a nearly five-hour ordeal Monday said the infant was crying when he found her and gave him a hug when he took her out.
Officer Carlos Acosta described as "gut wrenching" the few minutes after someone reported seeing the parked car to when he found the girl crouching in a child seat, distressed but unharmed.
Acosta, a 14-year veteran officer, accompanied the infant in an ambulance to a hospital and she was "very excited" during an emotional reunion with her mother.
"It was a great feeling to locate her safely and return her to her mother," Acosta said at a news conference Monday afternoon outside police headquarters at 201 W. Mission St. in San Jose.
The child, Gabriela Quintero, was inside a Jeep Liberty that was stolen from outside her mother's San Jose home at about 6:45 a.m. and prompted authorities to issue an Amber Alert, police said.
The Jeep was found at an apartment complex near the Seven Trees Community Center after a citizen reported it to an apartment security guard who called 911 at 11:17 a.m., police Sgt. Jason Dwyer said.
Acosta and an unidentified police recruit, who were patrolling the area, got the call and arrived at 11:22 a.m. to find the white 2006 Jeep in a carport area in the 400 block of Amargosa Court, Dwyer said.
The Jeep was parked unevenly and the hazard lights were blinking which attracted the interest of the citizen who reported the vehicle, Dwyer said.
The suspected car thief was still at large and police are not sure if the suspect is male or female since no one reported seeing the driver enter or leave the Jeep, Dwyer said.
The girl's mother, Graciella Quintero, said she had noticed a suspicious woman who was wearing a dark top and
Fremont: Lawyer's Give Closing Arguments In Fatal Stabbing of Newark Teen
The question of who fatally stabbed 18-year-old Newark Memorial High School football star Osana Futi in Fremont last April was heatedly debated Monday in closing arguments in the trial of the man who's been charged in the case.
Prosecutor Elgin Lowe told jurors that he believes 19-year-old Abraham Hade of Fremont is guilty because his blood was found on the knife that was used to kill Futi, the victim's blood was found on Hade's pants and footprints matching Hade's size of Air Jordan shoes were found at the scene.
But defense lawyer Tom Knutsen said Hade is "an innocent" and alleged that Futi was actually killed by a friend of Hade's who was only 14 at the time of the murder and at one point told Fremont police that he was the one who stabbed Futi.
Knutsen claimed that Hade is wrongfully accused because of what he alleged was a "rush to judgment" by Fremont police and prosecutors to pin Futi's death on Hade.
Knutsen said the investigation into the death of Hade, who died several hours after he was stabbed near Yellowstone Park and Hyde Park drives after 11 p.m. on April 28, 2012, was "poor and inexcusable" and based on "tunnel vision."
However, Lowe said he believes that the teenage boy was only trying to take the rap for Futi's murder because he is a juvenile who would face a lesser sentence in juvenile court than Hade faces in adult court.
Lowe said the boy's confession isn't believable because he was wrong about the area on Futi's body where he was stabbed and wrong about the location where the stabbing occurred.
The prosecutor alleged that Hade and the juvenile both belong to a branch of the Norteno gang called Fremont Mexican Territory, and that in the gang culture, it is expected that juveniles will take the blame for crimes because the consequences they face are less severe than those faced by adults.
However, Knutsen said Hade doesn't belong to a gang, although he admitted that Hade may know some gang members.
Although Lowe and Knutsen disagree about who killed Futi, who was set to graduate from high school last June, they both said his death stemmed from a long-running feud between Newark Memorial football players and Norteno gang members.
They said the feud started when Futi's close friend and football teammate, 17-year-old Justice Afoa, was fatally stabbed near the intersection of Cedar Boulevard and Birch Street in Newark at about 3:30 p.m. on Dec. 15, 2010.
That crime was still unsolved when Futi was fatally stabbed.
In January, three reputed gang members were charged with murder in connection with Afoa's death, and a fourth suspect was charged with assaulting Afoa and a friend in an earlier incident.
Alameda Co.: Man Shot By Deputies Friday Dies in Hospital
A Castro Valley man shot by sheriff's deputies Friday in a bizarre confrontation first with his family and then with deputies died in a hospital on Sunday, the sheriff's office announced Monday.
The man, identified as 49-year-old Terrence Barry, allegedly threatened sheriff's deputies who came to his home and shouldered a homemade replica firearm at an approaching sheriff's vehicle, prompting a sergeant to shoot him, sheriff's officials said.
The Alameda County Sheriff's Office first received reports at about 7 p.m. Friday from Barry's family in the 3400 block of Seven Hills Road.
The family told dispatchers that Barry was acting belligerent, threatening and that the rest of the family was fleeing and leaving him in the house.
Barry allegedly then called sheriff's dispatchers and said that he was going to "shoot up the world."
He called again minutes later and said he had a machine gun and would shoot any deputies who arrived at his home, sheriff's Sgt. J.D. Nelson said.
To respond to the threat, deputies loaded into an armored vehicle and as they proceeded up Seven Hills Road they saw Barry come out of the side of the house and shoulder what appeared to be a rifle, Nelson said.
Barry ducked behind some juniper bushes near his driveway, and then popped up again behind the bushes nearby, again shouldering the apparent rifle, Nelson said.
A sheriff's sergeant fired three shots at Barry from a porthole on top of the armored vehicle, striking him twice. He was rushed to Eden Medical Center and was taken to emergency surgery for his wounds but succumbed Sunday afternoon.
The weapon he was holding turned out to be a replica firearm, made of wood with a handle to resemble a rifle. Barry was on probation for weapons charges, Nelson said.
SF: Muni Reducing Service on Certain Lines During Spring Break Week
With many students on spring break this week, San Francisco Municipal Railway is also taking a break with reduced service on a dozen lines between Monday and Friday, agency officials said.
San Francisco Unified School District and San Francisco State University students are out of school this week, prompting Muni to cut back morning and afternoon service on lines expected to see a decrease in ridership as a result.
The lines that will run less frequently this week are the 8AX/8BX-Bayshore Express, 9L-San Bruno Limited, 14-Mission Local, 22-Fillmore, 24-Divisadero, 29-Sunset, 31-Balboa, 38-Geary, 43-Masonic, 48-Quintara/24th Street and 49-Van Ness/Mission.
Additionally, the 28L-19th Avenue line, which focuses on school trips, will not run at all this week, according to Muni officials.
Regular service will resume on the lines on April 1. Data collected last year showed that the number of people riding Muni on spring break week was about 17 percent less than average for the morning commute and 9 percent less for the afternoon commute.
Muni officials say the reduction in employee overtime and vehicle maintenance this week will save an estimated $45,000.
Similar changes during school breaks in December saved the agency about $275,000 and more reductions could take place this summer as well, officials said.
San Mateo Co.: Devil's Slide Tunnel Opening Celebration Draws Hundreds
Hundreds gathered on a coastal San Mateo County hillside Monday to celebrate the opening of two tunnels that will replace a notorious stretch of state Highway 1 at Devil's Slide.
The event marked the completion of the $439 million Tom Lantos Tunnels, which bypass a steep, winding portion of coastal highway between Pacifica and Half Moon Bay that has long been susceptible to rockslide-related closures.
Monday morning, under gray skies, a crowd gathered outside the tunnels, named after the late U.S. Rep. Tom Lantos, whose former Congressional seat is now filled by Jackie Speier.
Addressing the crowd, state Sen. Jerry Hill said that one of the most devastating landslides along Devil's Slide forced a closure of Highway 1 that lasted for several months in 1995.
The closure turned Pacifica into "the world's biggest cul-de-sac" and generated momentum to find a permanent solution to traveling safely and securely through the area all year round.
Caltrans had initially proposed an overland by-pass route east of the troubled roadway, a proposal that met with fierce opposition from local citizens who were concerned about the impact of constructing a four-lane highway over Montara Mountain.
Pro-tunnel advocates -- who eventually called themselves "tunnelistas" -- worked tirelessly to bring the issue to San Mateo County voters, who in 1996 passed Measure T and launched the planning process for what would become the state's newest tunnel to be built since Oakland's Caldecott Tunnel in 1964.
Several dozen "tunnelistas" attended Monday's ribbon-cutting, many carrying yellow bumper stickers from the Measure T campaign that read "Think Tunnel."
Moss Beach resident Zoe Kersteen-Tucker stood before the northbound tunnel bore and thanked the pro-tunnel advocates, who she called "rabble rousers, activists and crusaders." "Hooray! It's the 'people's tunnel,'" she said.
"We did it!" Speier, who called the tunnels "a new landmark" and "the Golden Gate Bridge of the south," acknowledged the dedication of lawmakers and county residents who helped make the tunnel project a reality.
"Tunnel vision is sometimes the broadest vision of them all," she said.
Santa Clara Co.: County's Second Gun Buy Back Yields More Than 600 Firearms
A second gun buy back event held by Santa Clara County officials this month garnered more than 600 firearms and paid out more the $61,000 on Saturday.
The buy back held Saturday at the Reid-Hillview Airport at 2500 Cunningham Ave. in San Jose yielded 610 guns adding to the 1,116 firearms collected at a March 2 event at the Santa Clara County Fairgrounds.
The guns collected comprised of 17 assault weapons, 225 handguns, 237 rifles, 123 shotguns and eight other weapons such as BB guns that did not receive a pay out.
Participants in the anonymous buy back received money for turning in the weapons, with a total of $61,150 paid out.
At the March 2 event sponsored by the county, $114,000 was paid out, a record amount compared to similar events in other Bay Area counties.
Saturday's buy back included a peace walk, a resource fair and other entertainment as part of a third annual event held by county Supervisor Dave Cortese's office at Most Holy Trinity Church, located near the airport at 2040 Nassau Drive.
Some 200 participants were part of the fair, where 150 gang-related items were collected, such as knives, pellet guns, bandanas, and other gang clothing.
Michelle Pelayo-Osorio from Cortese's office said there was remaining money from the county's March 2 buy back that was used for Saturday's event.
Usually Cortese's office hosts a gun exchange with items donated from corporate sponsors at the community safety event, however this year there were funds available to coordinate a buy back, she said.
"The goal is how to continue to do it...and get the neighborhood involved," Pelayo-Osorio said.
Santa Rosa: Two Sacramento Men Arrested in Human Trafficking Sting
Two Sacramento men were arrested Sunday afternoon during a human trafficking sting operation in Santa Rosa, according to police.
At about 12:30 p.m., Santa Rosa police officers responded to a report of domestic violence.
While investigating the report, they learned about a woman who was being forced into commercial sex trafficking.
Detectives were called to take over the investigation, and they found that two women had been brought to Santa Rosa from Sacramento several weeks before to work as prostitutes, according to police.
Using information on the Internet posted by one of the women, a sting operation was conducted at a local hotel and three people were arrested.
Glen Harris, 23, was arrested on suspicion of human trafficking and pimping, police said. Jerome Martin, 25, was arrested for allegedly aiding and abetting human trafficking and pimping.
They were booked into the Sonoma County jail. A 27-year-old woman was cited for prostitution and released.
SF: Man Fatally Shot in Bayview Last Week Identified
A man who was found fatally shot in a car in San Francisco's Bayview District last week has been identified by the medical examiner's office as 32-year-old Dwayne Tatum.
The shooting was reported at 3:22 p.m. on March 18 in the 1300 block of Thomas Avenue.
Tatum, a San Francisco resident, was found sitting in a car with gunshot wounds to his head and chest. He was taken to San Francisco General Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, police said.
It took a week for the medical examiner's office to release Tatum's identity because authorities were initially unable to find family members to notify them of his death.
No arrests had been made in the case and no suspect information was available as of Monday, police spokesman Officer Carlos Manfredi said.
Anyone with information about the homicide is encouraged to call the Police Department's homicide detail at (415) 553-1145.
People can also call an anonymous tip line at (415) 575-4444 or send a tip by text message to TIP411 with "SFPD" in the message.
Daly City: Ankle Injury Prompts Air Rescue From Thornton Beach
Firefighters airlifted a person with an ankle injury from a Daly City beach trail Monday afternoon, fire officials said.
The injury was reported 4:29 p.m. near the Thornton Beach overlook at John Daly Boulevard and Skyline Boulevard, according to the North County Fire Authority.
The injured walker was about 150 yards down the trail to the beach.
Firefighter paramedics evaluated her and then called for air support from East Bay Regional Parks because of her injury and limited access to the trail.
She was airlifted from the beach back to the top of the trail and then taken to a hospital by ambulance.
Bay Area Tuesday Morning Weather Report
Mostly cloudy skies and patchy fog are likely in the Bay Area this morning. Highs are expected to be in the upper 50s, with westerly winds around 10 mph.
Mostly cloudy skies are likely this evening, with patchy fog and drizzle after midnight. Lows are expected to be in the upper 40s, with westerly winds up to 15 mph.
Mostly cloudy skies and a chance of rain are likely Wednesday morning. Highs are expected to be in the upper 50s, with southwest winds up to 10 mph.
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CASHMERE: A project in JIRA that is maintained by the business users and not by the DMI team. As a resource it feeds into the Fabric Archive Product Management Group (PMG) and is used to drive discussions about future requirements and possible Roadmap items.
JIRA: An issue and project tracking software used by the BBC as part of Agile methodologies. There are numerous programmes in the system, with projects underneath each one, e.g. DMI>Perspex.
JUPITER: A project for Journalism designed to migrate Journalism video content and World Service audio content into Fabric. The Jupiter News system packages are archived to tape. These tapes are stored in TVC basement. They will be moved to a temporary digital shelf in W1 by Journalism and then migrated to Fabric via an interface with Jupiter. The same interface will be used to migrate ongoing Journalism video assets and to retrieve them from Fabric too.
PERIVALE: A location in London where physical assets are stored. In this document, Perivale is also the name of a project not within DMI, but that has dependencies on DMI. This project is focussed on the import of encoded or transcoded content presented on the network, and sharing into Fabric WIP and Fabric Archive
PERSPEX: A JIRA project. This is where all business functional and non-functional requirements and improvements for Fabric Archive are currently stored. Perspex replaces Velvet, and is where new requirements accepted as in scope for Fabric Archive are created.
SILK: A project in JIRA for Production Tools and Digital Archive high level requirements.
VELVET: A project in JIRA. This is a repository for Fabric Archive requirements that is in the process of being shut down, and replaced by Perspex.
Meanwhile the report also reveals that the End to End Digital project, which is the new moondust offered to the Public Accounts Committee by Director of Operations, Dominic Coles, is called Pasadena. Don't get me started.


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I don't have Rx insurance coverage. If I took the 2 meds the doctor prescribed for me, it would cost me $645/month for one and $450/month for the other.
I am looking for cheaper drugs online. I read in the NYT that 80% of drugs sold online are fake!
Can anyone recommend a site? Preferably in Canada.
I found http://www.canamericaglobal.com/ through http://pharmacychecker.com but how can I trust them...
Help appreciated!
Nate what are you taking? I'm a pharmacist and have worked in retail in the past. Couple options without knowing what you are taking:
1. Shop around - prices vary significantly between pharmacies. CostCo and Sam's club have good prices and last I checked they didn't require a membership to use the pharmacy. Target and the grocery stores are usually pretty good as well. Big chains like Walgreens, and CVS usually do not have good prices.
2. Look for coupons on the manufactureres website. Most brand name meds have websites dedicated to them and those website often times have coupons that you can get. Your doc may also have coupons.
3. Ask your doc for samples. Explain the situation and see what happens.
4. Look for less expensive alternatives. If you want to PM the names of the meds I can see what I can recommend.
5. I would be very wary of any meds from online pharmacies. The NY board of pharmacy did a study about 15 years ago looking into Canadian drugs and found that there were almost as many counterfeit drugs coming from Canada as there are from Mexico.
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If you are looking for an easier way to see many predefined old film types ... That also alow customization of color, finishes etc. check out http://www.alienskin.com/exposure/
They have a free trial but I ended up buying it. I find myself there often trying different combinations out quickly.
Try reverse-engineering to figure out what's happening. Color correct the shadows, midtones, and highlights using curves, then see which way the curves jumped.
In this case, I'm guessing the "correct" colors would be something like this on the right:
Now put a curves layer above the corrected image and try to restore it to its original (posted) state. Turns out it can be done mainly by pulling the red channel down in a few places -- which increases cyan, or course -- and nudging the blue channel up just a bit. Use the targeted adjustment tool in curves for this.
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Some people still use film cameras today.
I have one i use sometimes alongside my digital.
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Posted on December 2nd 2013
Copywriting hooks are mysterious. They come to you like lightning strikes, usually when you're engrossed with research.
It's many years since I read Donald Westlake's novel The Hook, but I remember the opening scenes. They made me laugh, and I identified with the main character.
In the opening scenes of The Hook, the protagonist, mid-list author Wayne Prentice, is trying to come up with the hook for his next book. He's worried, because his books aren't selling. His only option might be to create yet another name under which to write. Finding the hook for his new book obsesses him.
Those scenes immediately resonated with me, because unless a copywriter can come up with the hook for a project, he's got nothing. You can list features and benefits until your eyeballs bleed; it's all useless until you get your hook.
Research is the only way to find a hook. I call it "the click" – the lightning strike from heaven.
Unfortunately, you don't have the time to do in-depth research for most projects. That's when you need some tricks you can use to create hooks. Let's look at five.
1. Piggyback on something in the news.
This can be a brilliant strategy. You can piggyback on anything in the news that's even vaguely related to your product.
Blockbuster movies are useful, as are the big launches of major products. Several years ago a diet pill was released to much fanfare. If you were selling things in the weight loss area, you could piggyback onto the hype.
A couple of things to watch with news hooks…
News-related copy loses its punch when the news gets old.
Night turns to day, and news becomes old news, faster than you'd think. So never use a news hook for a marketing campaign which will be around for a while.
Consider unintended consequences.
What happens if the movie is a dud? Or the product launch is a disaster? Things can and do go wrong, so be cautious.
2. Intrigue, or arouse curiosity.
"All the world's gold came from collisions of dead stars, scientists say" – who knew? Almost no one, so I used this weird fact when I wrote copy for a jewelry chain over a decade ago. It worked brilliantly.
I call this the Ripley's Believe It Or Not hook. Come up with something intriguing, which suits the product, and you're good to go.
3. Promise an experience.
Steve Jobs did it with the iPad. He called it "magical and revolutionary":
"iPad is our most advanced technology in a magical and revolutionary device at an unbelievable price," said Steve Jobs, Apple's CEO.
You can't do this with every product; but if you can promise an experience, you've got your hook.
4. "… (something) or it's free."
Domino's Pizza no longer offers its "30 minutes or it's free" guarantee, but if you can make an offer like this with your product, it's a fantastic hook.
Tip: if everyone's making a free offer, it's no longer a hook. This happened with ebooks.
Initially, offering an ebook free for a few days was a real sales driver. By mid–2012, it stopped being useful as a hook.
However, this doesn't mean that you can't make "free" work for your product. It just means you'll need to give "free" a twist. Brainstorm.
5. Investigate Maslow's pyramid of needs: sex sells.
Maslow's hierarchy of needs can inspire all the hooks you'll ever need.
Look at the physiological needs at the base of the pyramid. They're all primal needs. An example: FUD – fear, uncertainty and doubt; they trade on basic survival needs. That said, I suggest that you steer clear of negativity in your copy. Negativity can hurt you – remember unintended consequences in our first tip, "news".
Sex is a primal need, so it sells. Brainstorm; you can usually find a way to create a primal-needs hook for a product.
Summing up: you've now got five ways to create hooks for your copywriting projects. Nothing beats in-depth research. When you don't have the luxury to do that, these tricks will help you to create hooks which make sales.


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Ronaldo celebrates triumph with Madrid teammates
Back in Spain and celebrating his Ballon d'Or triumph with his Real Madrid teammates, Cristiano Ronaldo is already being asked to do better.
Ronaldo, who beat Lionel Messi and Franck Ribery on Monday to win his second player of the year award, posed for a photo holding the trophy with the entire Madrid squad and coaches on Tuesday.
Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti called Ronaldo's victory ''great publicity'' for soccer, but then called on the Madrid forward to lift his game even further.
''To me, winning a Ballon d'Or means even more responsibility. It won't be easy to ask him for more with the numbers he's put up, but I will,'' Ancelotti said. ''I like what he does very much, he's always working hard to be even better. So this is a reward for all his hard work.''
Ronaldo wept at the ceremony after ending Messi's four-year run as the world's best player by scoring 69 goals, including a Champions League-leading 12, in 2013.
''While this is an individual trophy, I've also won it because of the help of my teammates,'' said Ronaldo, who celebrated his success with president Florentino Perez and teammates with champagne on the flight home from Zurich on Monday night.
Ronaldo's teammates were quick to congratulate him on the club's first outright Ballon d'Or winner since Alfredo di Stefano in 1959. Luis Figo, Ronaldo and Fabio Cannavaro won the award while playing for Madrid but had joined the team late in the calendar year.
''We expected to win the 2013 Ballon d'Or,'' Madrid goalkeeper Iker Casillas tweeted after training, ''your triumphs are ours, too.''
The 28-year-old Ronaldo has scored two goals in three games in 2014 and will look to bolster his numbers on Thursday when Madrid travels to Osasuna for a Copa del Rey match after winning the first leg 2-0.
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I bought this fabric from GorgeousFabrics.com and my client ate it up! You can read about the three skirts on my blog: http://poldapop.blogspot.com/2013/01/paisley-ish-matellase-stretch.html
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What great skirts! I love Gertie's new book too! :)
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Thanks, Beth! I'm working on the wiggle dress from her book now . . . little harder to fit, so wish me luck.
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Ooh! The wiggle dress does look pretty form fitting… Not my idea of fun to sew, but I expect you'll do an awesome job! Good luck! :)
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Hotel Almazzago - Almazzago, Commezzadura
Via Della Fantoma 20 - Fraz Almazzago - Commezzadura1-877-662-6988
Looking for a Commezzadura spa hotel? Hotel Almazzago is a great choice as it's located in the Sole Valley area, is near skiing and offers free breakfast to all its guests!
Wake up to a nice breakfast or enjoy an evening meal at this 3 star Commezzadura hotel as it has its own restaurant. If you are in need of rest and relaxation you can find a sauna, a steam room and a Turkish bath/hammam on offer. Be sure to leave some room for your swimsuit as this hotel features an indoor pool, a nice way to unwind. On-site winter fun includes snowshoeing.
Wi-Fi is available for a fee. Other amenities include complimentary bicycles.
These reviews have been left by customers who actually stayed at this hotel
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Breakfast at Hotel Almazzago
A free buffet breakfast is available between 7:30 AM and 9:30 AM.
Facilities at Hotel Almazzago
- Sauna
- Steam bath
- Spa/Wellness Centre
- Turkish bath
- Indoor swimming pool
- Ski room
- Internet/Email services
- Restaurant/Dining
- Free parking
Know before you go
- Cash transactions at this property cannot exceed EUR 999.99, due to national regulations. For further details, please contact the property using information in the booking confirmation.
- Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms.
- No pets and no service animals are allowed at this property.
Check-in: between 10:30 AM and 8 PM.
Check-out: before 10 AM.
PolicyExtra-person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
City tax and/or any other fees charged by the hotel
The following fees and deposits are charged by the property at time of service, check-in, or check-out.
- Fee for in-room high-speed Internet (wired): EUR 1 per hour (rates may vary)
- Fee for wireless Internet in public areas: EUR 1 per hour (rates may vary)
- Crib (infant bed) fee: EUR 10 per day
- Rollaway beds are available for an additional fee
The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.
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Room Details
Hotel Almazzago offers 48 guest rooms for your spa holiday. Rooms open onto balconies. Digital TV channels offer entertainment at the end of a busy day. Corporate travelers visiting the Sole Valley area will benefit from wired high-speed Internet access (charges apply) as well as desks, safes and phones.
Private bathrooms are outfitted with shower/tub combinations, bidets and complimentary toiletries. Refrigerators and hair dryers are supplied in each room to facilitate basic travel needs. Additional comforts include blackout drapes/curtains.
Accommodation Services
- Telephone
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- Safe
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- High speed Internet access
- Terrace/Balcony
Distances from Hotel AlmazzagoDaolasa Cable Car - 0.8 km / 0.5 mi
Folgarida Ski Area - 3.2 km / 2 mi
Marilleva Ski Area - 3.4 km / 2.1 mi
Golf Club Campo Carlo Magno - 8.8 km / 5.5 mi
Groste 1 Express Gondola - 9.2 km / 5.7 mi
Pradalago Gondola - 9.6 km / 6 mi
5 Laghi Express Gondola - 10 km / 6.2 mi
Spinale Gondola - 10.2 km / 6.3 mi
Groste 2 Express Gondola - 10.6 km / 6.6 mi
Lago di Tovel - 10.7 km / 6.7 mi
Church of Rumo - 18.8 km / 11.7 mi
Rhaetian Museum - 18.8 km / 11.7 mi
Novella River Park - 18.9 km / 11.7 mi
Castle Thun - 19.1 km / 11.9 mi
Santuario di San Romedio - 20.8 km / 12.9 mi
The preferred airport for Hotel Almazzago is Verona (VRN-Valerio Catullo) - 102.1 km / 63.4 mi.
Distances are calculated in a straight line from the property's location to the point of interest or airport and may not reflect actual travel distance.
Distances are displayed to the nearest 0.1 mile and kilometer.
Transportation services Hotel Almazzago
- Free parking
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