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America has voted, and the contestants going on to the semi-finals of this season's America's Got Talent have been selected.
But according to judges Piers Morgan, Sharon Osbourne and Howie Mandel, some contestants were wrongly eliminated from the competition. And thanks to Tuesday's wildcard round, each judge picked four favorites to vie for a second shot at the semi-finals.
The Kinetic King – who failed miserably last week – redeemed himself with a unique demonstration of the domino effect, using cans, plastic cups, balloons and metal trash cans. Watch a clip above.
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Last week, the musical acts hit a high note on America's Got Talent. This week, it was all about the dancers – both serious and silly – that earned the judges' stamps of approval.
Zuma Zuma, the second act of the evening, made hardheaded Piers Morgan a newfound fan of pole dancing.
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Fellow judge Sharon Osbourne admired the group's "great speed and enthusiasm," while Howie Mandel praised their performance for being "dangerous" and "exciting."
Three acts later, Sam B. took the stage. The stout male – clad in a bright gold sparkly jacket – didn't do much more than wiggle, jump and sandwich himself in between a handful of women. But for some reason, that performance, which took place in front of a neon, '80s-themed backdrop, was enough to win over the fans and (most of) the judges. (Watch a clip.)
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After an irregular heartbeat landed Howie Mandel in the hospital Monday, the TV host is now back in circulation.
"Howie has been released from the hospital and will be back at work tomorrow," says his rep, Lewis Kay. "He appreciates everyone's concern."
Mandel, 53, was in Toronto to shoot his new NBC show Howie Do It.
"He did not have a heart attack," Kay had said Monday in response to some reports.
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TV host Howie Mandel was hospitalized Monday with an irregular heartbeat, but his condition was not believed to be serious, his rep tells PEOPLE.
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The Deal Or No Deal host, 53, was in Toronto to shoot his new NBC show Howie Do It.
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Travel to Hillsboro for cleanings over soon
The Virginia Garcia Memorial Health Center at 2935 S.W. Cedar Hills Blvd. has provided primary health care to underserved populations in Beaverton for nearly a decade.
Local residents however, have had to travel to Hillsboro, Cornelius or McMinnville to have their teeth cleaned and treated. Those visits will become considerably more convenient this spring, when the center plans to open its Beaverton Dental Clinic at The Round at Beaverton Central.
Scheduled to open in March in currently vacant space just west of Mingo restaurant, the clinic staffed with two dentists and a part-time hygienist is expected to serve more than 2,500 patients each year.
The clinic has been in the planning stages for about two years, said Lisa Bozzetti, Virginia Garcias dental program director. The new location fills a conspicuous gap in the centers dental service facilities while furthering the centers goal of easy access.
The Round is really great, location-wise, with the proximity to the transit center, the MAX train and buses, she said. One of the main things we look at in terms of sites is how patients make it to our site. We want to make sure public transportation options are close by.
Patient surveys indicate more than 1,000 patients at the Hillsboro dental clinic at 730 S.E. Seventh Ave. have Beaverton addresses.
We know theres a huge need, and that patients are traveling to see us, Bozzetti said. When we do patient satisfaction surveys, patients always ask for a Beaverton dental clinic. Its nice to have something closer to home.
With Virginia Garcias dental clinics geared toward insured and uninsured children up to age 21, the center seeks to accommodate increased demand for care as provisions of the Affordable Care Act open up health-insurance coverage and Oregons Medicaid eligibility expands.
With all the new patients coming online, and with the new insurance benefits available, people are having access to dental insurance who had not had access before, Bozzetti said.
If a proposal to establish a collaborative health-care clinic to benefit medically underserved populations comes to fruition, Virginia Garcias dental clinic could serve as a neighboring complement to the center, whose leading location is the former Westgate Theater property the city of Beaverton owns immediately west of the Round complex.
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Nice to see some 3DS titles back near the top of the charts again. I really need to hurry up and purchase Monster Hunter. Reply 0
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The Wii U may be lacking in retail releases this year, but the eShop seems to be doing a great job at filling the void at the moment (if Indie games are your thing). There's seemingly a lot to look forward to as well! Reply +8
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I think folk need to realise that they're not meant to rely on these 'recommended' and 'essential' badges so heavily. It's there to demonstrate how much Eurogamer likes a game and wants to encourage you to play it. You should still be reading the review to determine whether or not that game souns like your cup of tea! Reply 0
Eurogamer has dropped review scores
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It would be nice to see some new platforms added, though! Perhaps they're holding them back to fill the void when the NES and SNES releases dry up. Reply +1
@melnificent If you were to dump that many VC games onto the shop at one time, you take away the chance for any of the lesser known games to have time in the spotlight, thus reducing awareness and sales.
If the entire libraries for the NES and SNES were made available at once, it would be the Mario and Zelda games that dominate the sales. As a third party, like Konami or Capcom, you probably wouldn't bother adding your own games to the line up as they'd remain hidden beneath Nintendo's own output. Reply +2
Alien: Isolation passes 1m sales mark after three months
@Rogueywon In regards to Final Fantasy XIII, if folk didn't like the first game, they're not likely to pick up the second, regardless of how well it reviews.
First impressions are a powerful thing and I imagine the impressions many had of Colonial Marines will have damaged the sales of Isolation. Even though that's rather unfair. Reply 0
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Mario Galaxy 2, Metroid Prime Trilogy headed to Wii U eShop
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@Jazzy_Geoff If the game supported a classic controller back in the day, it'll function with the Gamepad.
Super Mario Galaxy and the Metroid Prime games were strictly Wii remote only, so wont be playable with the Gamepad. Others, like Kirby, will be. Reply +5
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Nintendo announces new Fire Emblem game for 3DS
Where does one find the money for a new 3DS, a new Fire Emblem, Majora's Mask, Xenoblade, Project Steam and Monster Hunter 4?! Reply +7
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You can tell they've put together a lot of the scenery quite quickly, but i'm guessing that's so they've got something to test the game against. It's still a year from completion, anyway.
Xenoblade Chronicles X (which looks stunning) will be finished before then and i'm sure that some of the artists from Monolith Soft will be drafted in to help with the visual side of things. That's exactly what they did with Animal Crossing: New Leaf, randomly. Reply +15
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Loved the last game in this spin-off series. It was comfortably the best Tomb Raider game out there. I'm hoping for more of the same this time around! Reply +2
Super Smash Bros. creator says Wii U version is likely his last
Kid Icarus: Uprising is a brilliant game. I'd love to see a port/sequel on Wii U. It's a game begging for a Wii remote and nun-chuck. Reply +7
20 years of PlayStation: the making of WipEout
My favourite effort from Psygnosis was Formula 1 97. I enjoyed that game so much it actually got me into the sport! Reply +5
20 years of PlayStation: the Ridge Racer revolution
I was around 8 years old when I first experienced the Playstation and Ridge Racer was the first game I played. It had not long come out and I had never seen a 3D game before. My tiny little mind was blown.
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Geometry Wars 2 is a classic. One of the very best games on the 360. To be honest, I don't see how they could have bettered it. It's nice to see them try, though. Reply +18
Escape Dead Island review
I quite like the visuals, myself. Not that I was ever seriously considering this, or anything. Reply +7
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Video: Join us and play Mario Kart 8's DLC from 5pm GMT
Excite Bike Arena is my immediate favourite! It could be the first track suitable for Battle Mode, too! Reply +3
Video: See how Mario Kart 8's new Rainbow Road compares to the SNES original
You should have chucked in footage of the MK7 version, too! Reply 0
Captain Toad is Nintendo at its off-beat best
Nintendo is developing smaller, cheaper Amiibo toys and NFC cards
New Animal Crossing? Yes please! Reply +3
Majora's Mask is getting remade on 3DS... finally
@squarewindow Considering the new 3DS models have no release date in the US or Europe yet, I imagine it'll run perfectly fine on the current 3DS models. Reply 0
Shovel Knight is finally out in Europe on 3DS and Wii U
Too many releases on the Wii U's eShop at the moment. At least let me finish Stealth Inc 2, first! Reply +1
Nintendo adding pre-downloading to Wii U, starting with Super Smash Bros.
Stealth Inc. 2: A Game of Clones review
Yeah, it does seem like most folk enjoyed it, but an opinion is an opinion. Personally, from what i've seen and read so far, i'll be picking this up the moment it becomes available. Reply +1
Microsoft to end free Xbox Music streaming
It's not nearly as frequent, but I still get advertising in the middle of playlists that consist entirely of music I own. Personally, I wont miss it. Back to Windows Media Player! Reply +3


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Anybody actually have problems after spray foam?
I've seen a lot of discussion on the web about problems that people think MIGHT show up after a house is spray foamed - the roof MIGHT rot when a leak shows up IF the foam doesn't allow water through, the roof MIGHT overheat and melt, the air in the house MIGHT get stale for lack of ventilation, dogs and cats MIGHT start sleeping together...
Has anybody actually experienced issues related to spray foam? I'd be particularly interested in stories by those in hot, humid clients (like, for instance, New Orleans).
The ventilation problem is a real risk. But I believe in "build it tight and ventilate it right". This is, do the air sealing/insulation, measure tightness with a blower door, calculate air changes per hour (ACH) and install and HRV or ERV of needed.
The leak problem won't show up until the roofs over the foam get old enough to leak. The big problem is that you may not be able to tell there is a leak. My opinion is that foam would be best reserved for use under metal roofing, preferably standing seam.
I wonder if you could do a variation of the cardboard inserts that preserve the air flow to the soffits, so you had an air gap between the plywood/osb on top of the joists, and the spray foam, a kind of formwork if you know what I mean.
I went to a home show today and spoke with the only people I know of in town here in BC that do sprayfoam, he says the city is yet to approve closed cell as an air/moisture barrier.
Kind of silly because I've seen very few poly barriers that are anywhere as well sealed as foam, and rim joists? Fuggeddabahdit. Mine have insulation but no plastic at all, from what I can see. Unfortunately my basement is finished with a fixed ceiling (I don't love suspended but I sure wish I had it here) so I can't really fix the rim joists, otherwise I would get them all done when I get my garage ceiling done. I don't really think the moisture barrier approval thing is an issue for me, since the house was built in the '80's (and there is no moisture/air barrier under the floor above the garage, despite it being originally a carport, and therefore a cold area)
The guy says $4.50 cdn + GST (no pst for enviro/energy-friendly stuff usually) for 3" of closed cell, I will do my sums and see if it's worth doing myself. I bet he'd be a lot faster and neater than me!
You won't have the roof issue unless you are doing a sealed attic with closed cell foam.
We have a vaulted ceiling in one area of the house where the foam is (obviously) sprayed between the joists at the roof. Our metal roof leaked there after a violent storm. We knew within 20 minutes inside where it was leaking because it was open celled foam (Sealection500).
Same thing where the overflow pan for the A/C leaked one time early on and we saw some water on the bathroom floor below. The attic is sealed on the attic floor with the same stuff. That's why we would never use closed cell foam in such areas.
We only have cats, so can't address the final question.
Thanks for the responses, that helps.
We're looking at 5" open cell on the roof and about 3" open cell in all walls before sheetrock goes back up (the advantage of a gutted house). I know the theory is that open cell allows water to penetrate and tell you there's a leak, but I've also read that it may not work as designed. Dallasbill, your story makes me less concerned.
I also went to a home show this weekend and there were about 15 foam booths. One said his method is to spread a mesh cloth over the joists and then spray foam onto that, rather than directly onto the underside of the roof. He said the air pocket that creates (1) better insulates and (2) prevents the roof from melting. I don't buy either of those arguments because (1) that air pocket would get to the same temp or hotter than the roof and (2) roofs just don't melt like that... anywhere. Any disagreements with that?
Trapped air is, in itself a good insulator. I can see the air gap thing working well if it allowed air flow to and from the soffit vents, assuming you have them, although if I envision it correctly the soffit vents would now only ventilate the cavity between the rafters and the suspended foam. You would need to add vents to provide fresh air to the roof space, assuming that the roof space is not now part of the conditioned space. Assuming it isn't, you'd need the vents.
I guess your insulation laid on top of the ceiling keeps house warm/warm air out of roof space, new foam on rafters provides further barrier to snow on roof melting, and, in summer, a barrier to heat penetrating beyond that.
I've heard of people using a perforated foil barrier, which would still allow for airflow etc.
In Australia, which is, admittedly a mostly hot climate with mild winters, it's pretty much standard to use 'sarking' which is an air/moisture impervious underlay directly under the roofing. Advantage of that is no issues of moisture damaging timber and it stops the heat right there. Most popular roofing there is terracotta or concrete tiles, followed by colorbond steel roofing.
Having said all that, I look out my window here in British Columbia and see it's lightly snowing, and it's almost April, and I wonder about the wisdom of moving back here!
Our company has been in the insulation business for 36 years in the north east region of the country. There are several pros and cons about spray foam. here are a few. PROS: 1)excellent air infiltration blocker 2) High r value per inch for CLOSED CELL only. 3) good vapor retarder for CLOSED CELL only. 4)..ummm thats it!!!!! CONS: 1) expensive (about 6-7 times more expensive than fiberglass or cellulose) 2)not tested long term for future problems 3)shrinkage. 4) vapor barrier on wrong surface..typically vapor barriers go against warmest surface not exterior cold surfaces. in stick built construction spray foam will only be a nominal fill with closed cell which is definitely the foam you should use..OPEN CELL manufacturers are getting hit with law suits for their open cell product due to its non ability to stop moisture permeance. when 2 part foams came back around open cell was being widely used with no vapor barrier, hence moisture issues and mold.. now they said it must be covered with a retarder ex poly.. Paint DOES NOT WORK!!! Air can still get into wall sytems near floor and outlets. closed cell is a nominal fill 2" may be 2.5" so there is 1" of space behind drywall. Well foam shrinks a little over the years about 2-3% and lumber shrinks 3-4%, well gaps open even tiny tiny gaps, cold air meets warm air in the space behind drywall and guess what happens.. water water everywhere. 5) spray a roof deck and let me know when you need a roof tare off in 10 years because decks will not stay cool and wood sheathing like OSB will get damaged, and oh yeah guess whats attached to the sheathing..foam, so reinsulating will be necessary, glad i spent $5000 to spray roof 6)just added another 5000+ cubic feet of heating space in the attic. 7)if sprayed on roof deck they dont cover rafters with the proper depth so as the heat in the houses rises into attic and all vents are blocked the heat transfers to roof and melts snow causing ice dams if you live in a snow climate. 8) did you have plans for an air to air exchanger? add another $3k to $5k. if you dont make up air will be a problem and you be living in your own atmospheric waste climate.. and also may have drafting and spillage problems with gas appliances. And if a barametric damper is recommended to open to allow make up air in the dead of winter then what the hell did you spend all that money for for spray foam? 8)must be covered with ignition barriers.. OK you see some of the cons??? ive seen these issues first hand!!! It may seem like I dont like foam but I Really DO!!! But like everything in construction each material has a purpose and should be installed in a manner to offer the most comfortability, protection, efficiency, and cost effectiveness!! This is how you do that!! 1) Foam Seal all windows and doors with a window/door foam 2) use one part closed cell foam (about 100$ for a 16lb canister)and apply a bead of foam down all studs at exterior sheathing and all horizontal sheathing joints. this will make cavities air tight, You cant blow through ply wood. do the same for the ringjoist and basment bandjoist. 3) caulk all wall plates to floor and all stud jacks and gaps around headers and any place that foam cannot be used because of drywall interference 4) insulate with high density fiberglass r-15 or r-21..do the math these R values = closed cell r values..keep in mind they will only do nominal fills. if they do complete cavity fills with closed cell get your bank routing number ready!!! .90 per inch per sq ft. as average installed for closed cell. so $3.15 for 2 x 4 and $4.95 for 2 x 6 plus extra for shaving. 5) install a vapor barrier - 2 or 4 mil poly (against code for closed cell) 6) eave block, install bubble wrap at flat ceiling eaves to force ventillation past the ceiling insulation without windwashing. 7) increase ceiling r value to r-49 or whatever your heart desires because r-100(unnecessary) is going to be pocket change compared to foam. 8) foam all penetrations from basement to living space and to attic (light fixtures etc..)
This method will perform the same as spray foam for 20% of the cost, and protect the structure the way it should with vapor barriers and so on.. (Thats from Blower Door Tests) dont forget about make up air.. but you just saved enough $ to get a free air exchanger!! and a new 65" plasma tv and a surround sound system and a fireplace and maybe new appliances!!! DONT BE TRICKED BY WHAT YOU SEE ON TV OR WHAT PEOPLE SAY... R VALUE = R VALUE IT DOESNT MATTER WHAT MATERIAL YOU USE JUST STOP AIR INFILTRATION AND YOUR SET!!! AND IF YOU STIL LIKE FOAM THAT MUCH PUT IT ON THE OUTSIDE OF HOUSE TO CREATE A THERMAL BREAK(1/2" DOW BLUE BOARD NO TYVEK NEEDED) OR ON INTERIOR CEILINGS (1/2" DOW TUFF R BOARD) BEFORE DRYWALL FOR THE SAME AFFECT. and its still cheaper than spray foam!!
Yes. In fact, I think I have bigger problems than my roof leaking and rotting. I think I'm now living in a toxic time bomb. My whole house smells like chemicals, and I've since been told it's because parts A & B weren't mixed correctly. It's been just 11 days since my attic was sprayed and I feel like I'm being poisoned and I feel like I need to move out now or I'll have some really big health problems. Help.
@joe_mn I live in North Carolina. Two or three days after I made my first comment above, I had to move out of my house. Everything in the house seems to have been saturated with the vapors from the foam, including my clothes; even my cats smell like the foam and feel sort of uncharacteristically coarse (I had to have one of my longhaired cats shaved and boarded at the vet after she began throwing up, and another of my cats developed a sort of rash on his ears and abdomen). My attic now stinks like something foul, and I noticed even after washing my clothes 3-4 times they still have a faint odor similar to the current odor in the attic (initially my clothes smelled like the foam chemical vapors that were dispersed through the house). The off gassing is so bad that if I'm in the house for just a short time I get dizzy, I feel like my brain is foggy, my eyeballs feel sticky, my sinuses become irritated, and if I stay too long I wake up the following day feeling very fatigued and like I'm coming down with a cold/flu. I also feel like there is a very fine, fine "dust" on my skin after I've been in the house; it's very strange and it seems like whatever it is I'm feeling in the air also has a very rapid drying effect as my lips, nostrils and eyes quickly feel like all the moisture is being sucked out of them. The last time I went into my attic, I felt like I was going to collapse, and it took several days to recover. Yeah, it's a BIG problem, and I'm telling everyone I meet to stay away from spray foam insulation.


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Peace means more than just "no major wars"
Wikipedia has a nice list of conflicts that are still ongoing (be it cold, warm or hot conflicts): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ongoing_military_conflicts [wikipedia.org]
And just stay tuned, more are sure to come!
There are definitely some nasty little meatgrinders going on(and, depending on how exactly you want to tot them up, a fair amount of violence-application by internal security forces whose targets are mostly too outmatched for it to even count as 'conflict'); but by historical standards that's pretty good.
The Syrian civil war, for instance, killed about as many people, per year, as motor vehicle accidents do in the US(the US population is higher, obviously, so the individual risk of death is lower).
"they?" A Conspiracy!! Yep, that's it, numerous oil companies, some nationalized and some privatized, shipping companies, refiners, governments, etc. all got together and decided that you needed to have higher prices, and kept the manipulation secret...those sneaky bastards. You know, the Sun keeps rising and falling in the sky....a Conspiracy!!
Right, because price fixing never happens and every bad act is eventually found out. No one ever gets away with anything, and the Authorities are always on the up and up. How could it be otherwise? After all, wealthy powerful people usually come to and maintain their power through honesty and transparency.
Really, there is no conspiracy necessary for those with like interests to work together to forward those interests. It's quite natural. However, contrary to your insinuation, conspiracies do happen and some are actually kept secret. It's really not that hard. The people involved just have to all benefit from the secret. If you were making billions of dollars through some conspiracy, why on earth would you ever tell anyone?
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February 17th
General Meeting
Thank you all for coming and contributing to our meeting. Nearly 100 of us listened to….no…..enjoyed pizza from Padrino's and participated in Warmington Residential's presentation of a proposed small lot subdivision on the parcels at Atoll and north Victory Blvd. The Warmington people are in escrow to buy these parcels form Kennedy Wilson and this meeting helped them significantly in their due diligence as to whether to pursue closing the purchase of the land. Assuming they purchase the land and successfully go through the entitlement process, Warmington indicated they would be able to start construction in late 2016. For the 100 of you that attended, you asked a number of questions that were very constructive and the Warmington folks stayed after the meeting to handle more questions. Here some pictures below.
Here is a quick review of the Warmington proposal
Warmington Residential, in business as a home-developer since 1926, is in escrow to purchase the vacant parcels totaling 2.4 acres on the north side of Victory Blvd at Atoll Ave. (west of the Tujunga Wash); the southern portion of Grid 6. Please note the red arrows in the satellite image below.
Known as The Glen, Warmington is sounding out the community on its proposal to construct a small lot subdivision development on these parcels. This will involve 68 homes ranging from 3 bedroom to 4 bedrooms with 2-car garages. Parking is to be at grade (no subterranean parking) via Atoll Ave. but not Victory Blvd. The height of each home being 3 stories (this includes the first story parking garage). The homes have minimal frontage and back yards and would be best described as rows of town homes but are actually separate homes with no specified HOA. Prospective selling prices for these homes has been represented to be around $525,000. Warmington is in escrow to purchase the land but has not filed any application for this project with the City of Los Angeles.
For those of us who live in Grid A, B, 5, 6, 7 and 8, this project will have impact as these lots have been vacant for years. Many of us attended meetings several years ago with a developer who ultimately obtained approvals for a 5-story mixed use residential 124-unit condo project over 30,000 SF of retail. That project was never built due to the Recession and the property was ultimately sold (along with Victory Plaza) to Kennedy Wilson. Kennedy Wilson hopes to sell the vacant residential portion to Warmington.
To better understand this project, we asked the developer for a sample of their recent work that would closely approximate this proposed project. Warmington is in the process of constructing and selling a similar project in the Eagle Rock area. Here is the link for that project http://www.homesbywarmington.com/california/los-angeles/nela-union/ as well as the Warmington Residential link http://www.homesbywarmington.com/
Valley Glen Voice
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We are starting to put together the Valley Glen Voice for print in late March. If you have an idea for an article and would like to write something about your Grid or a Valley Glen matter, please submit an article up to 300 words. Also, if you'd like to advertise, our newsletter goes to 5,000 homes, apartments and businesses in Valley Glen and it is hand-delivered by the Executive Board to your doorstep.
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Don't forget to vote
March 3, 2015 – City of Los Angeles Primary Election
Registration deadline: February 17. Applications to vote by mail: must be received by the City Clerk by February 24, 5:00 p.m.Ballots must be received by: the office of the City Clerk by 5:00 p.m. on Election Day or delivered to any polling place no later than 8:00 p.m. on Election Day.
Webmaster being sought
The VGNA is looking for a webmaster for the website. It should be someone who knows what they're doing but won't charge an arm-and-a-leg for their services. As a non-profit, we operate on a very small budget doing fundraisers (the annual yard sale and picnic) to raise money to support our efforts in the community. This includes the newsletter, the annual clean-up day, the Adopt-A-Family program, and general operating expenses. Contact Mickey Jannol at firstname.lastname@example.com if you are interested.
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Kittridge Street Elementary School is Producing Annie on April 28, 2015
Would you like to be a sponsor of the play?
Jill Holden is the LAUSD theatre teacher at Kittridge Elementary School. Jill wrote to us that she is running a Kickstarter Campaign to raise funds for the school's Spring production of "ANNIE." Kittridge Elementary School supports the Association by providing meeting space for our General Meetings. If you have interest in supporting this effort, please open this link. Here's the link:
Recent Events
Holiday Party
We had a great time at our Holiday Party on December 9th at Kittridge Street Elementary School. Thanks to the efforts of Waltona Manion and Santa & Sons, we had a great background of Christmas trees for picture-taking with Santa. Here are some examples:
Left to right above Santa are President Dean Abston, past Board member Walton Manion, Board member Asta Criss and Judy Price as well as Talene Dermenjian, Field Deputy to Assembylmember Adrin Nazarian. A big thank you to our photographer Valli Aman, owner of Visions Services and Santa and his Elf, Nikko and Michele Tsiotsias. Here are some other pictures of Santa and members.
At our Holiday Party, we honored our Citizens of the Year. A few of our honorees are pictured below and include President Dean Abston and long-time Valley Glen contributor and Grid Representative Pat Lloyd.
The meeting also culminated a most successful Adopt-A-Family Program. Thank you to all who donated.
It's been raining but does this mean that the Drought is over?
We have recently had an inch or so of rainfall. However, we are in the third consecutive year of drought. Some of you have asked if we have have a good rainy season, will we be able to get out of the current drought condition. Here is an answer.
The National Weather Service tells us not to get too excited. In its opinion, California would need 150% of its normal seasonal rainfall through Spring of 2015 to make any significant impact on the State's drought condition. According to Michael Anderson, a climatologist with the California Department of Water Resources, this means that the State would have to endure a storm one out of every five days over the next 3 months.
It's too early to tell if this will occur so I would still plan on thinking about ways to save water including planting drought tolerant landscape. Stay safe.
Clean Up Day
Congratulations to all for a great Clean Up Day at Valley College this past November 15th. 40 of us participated in identifying bulky items and other items needing attention in all 11 Grids of Valley Glen. We reported 126 bulky item locations, 49 abandoned shopping carts and 46 graffiti locations. Also reported were 3 debris clean up areas and 4 alleys that needed clean up. Within one week after the event, all these items and matters were addressed and removed. This event, sponsored by Los Angeles City Councilmember Paul Krekorian and LAPD was our 2nd annual clean up day.
Congratulations to Grid 8 resident Jean Sinatra for leading the organization of this event, Waltona Manion for her help coordinating the event and Lusy's Mediterranean Cafe & Grill for the coffee and donuts. Thank you also to Nikki Ezhari and Councilmember Paul Krekorian, all of the volunteers who scoured the streets and alleys of Valley Glen to report items, the Officers from the LAPD Van Nuys and North Hollywood Stations, the LAPD Cadets for overseeing the Command Center, to the Bureau of Sanitation for doing the actual pick-up/clean-up and to New Directions for Youth for the graffiti clean-up.
This was a great collaboration between the Council Office, LAPD, Valley College and the various City Departments that helped clean up Valley Glen. Below appears some of the crew that made this event happen.
Left to Right appears President Dean Abston and Lusy of Lusy's. Councilmember Paul Krekeorian appears on the middle. SLOs and Van Nuys Division staff appear on the right but the face in between the SLOs is that of Jean Sinatra. Missing from this picture is Waltona Manion, event coordinator from the VGNA board (Waltona Manion also took this picture).
An important "take-away" from this event is that you have the power to get bulky items or trash cleaned up by the City. Just call 3-1-1 0r 800.773.2489 to report the item and the address. You can also use this service to pick up any bulky items you may want to have picked up.
VGNA October 21st General Meeting
Our October 21 general meeting was most enjoyable. We honored LA County Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky for his many years of service to Valley Glen. He is retiring from his position on December 1, 2014 as he is termed out of office. Supervisor Yaroslavsky spoke and thanked the association and Valley Glen for their long term support. Thank you also to our LAPD Senior Lead Officers from Van Nuys Division for updating us on public safety matters. Thank you to Padrino's Pizza for a fine buffet.
Here are some pictures (credits to the webmaster unless otherwise noted).
VGNA President Dean Abston calls meeting to order.
Board member Asta Criss presents Supervisor Yaroslavsky
with a farewell cake (picture by Board member Waltona Manion).
Group shot of board members Asta Criss and Judy Price with Supervisor Yaroslavsky.
Other Announcements and
Current Events
Valley Glen Voice Fall 2014 Issue
Our 12-page issue of the Valley Glen voice has been distributed and is posted here for your review.
Please click here to read the 12-page Fall Issue of the Valley Glen Voice
New motorist and bicyclists law
The California Highway Patrol (CHP) would like to remind the public that on Sept. 16, a new law affecting motorists and bicyclists took effect. According to the law, a driver must allow three feet of distance when overtaking or passing a bicyclist. If three feet is not available, a driver must then slow to a safe speed and pass when no danger is present.
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Victory Medians Get a Fresh Look
The Greater Valley Glen Council in collaboration with the office of Councilmember Krekorian transformed the long-blighted medians on Victory Blvd. With the help of a beautification grant from Councilmember Krekorian, the neighborhood council removed overgrown brush and weeds, trimmed trees, and removed trash and debris from the median along Victory Blvd. from Babcock to Goodland Avenues.
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Mailbox alert warning
It has been reported that the community mailbox on the corner of Ethel Ave. across the street from the Valley Glen park, as been compromised by thieves. It has also been a problem at other mailboxes. One method is for thieves to use something to entrap the mail inside the box and then pull it out later. If you use a mailbox, look before dropping mail in.
Past Events
Yard Sale (July 19, 2014)
Our July 19th Yard Sale was like no other. With over 500 items for sale, we raised $1,450. This was a record. Thank you to all who generously donated items and to the many volunteers who helped out. From the set-up crew to the clean-up crew and throughout the day, there were many hands on deck. And, thank you to Lusy's Mediterranean Cafe for providing lunch and a huge cooler of ice tea for the volunteers. The weather cooperated and wasn't the hot and humid days we are now experiencing. We also appreciate the use of Peer Ghent and Bobbie Fresh's yard. Vietnam Vets picked up the remainders on Monday.
The proceeds of the Yard Sale help further the efforts of the Valley Glen Neighborhood Association by supporting the Valley Glen Voice, the bi-monthly public meetings, and our annual holiday "Adopt-A-Family" program. Here are some pictures of the event below.
What a spread!
Lisa Freedman (left) is the cashier. President Dean Abston (right) takes a break
Other Past Events
General Meeting (June 17, 2014)
We enjoyed seeing you at the June 17th General Meeting. The ambiance brought to us by Waltona Manion's residence was exquisite. Food from Tequila's and Lusy's was fantastic and we recommend you visit them more often for your dining pleasure. The meeting itself was informative as Councilmember Paul Krekorian spoke and took questions.
Other speakers included LAPD SLO Paschal and Neighborhood Prosecutor Tamar Galatazan. Also represented were the Offices of Congressmember Tony Cardenas and Assemblymember Adrin Nazarian.
Valley Glen Festival (May 18, 2014)
Our Valley Glen Festival was quite a success. Here is a montage below.
Did you know?
Just about anybody you need for help in Valley Glen, like public services, is on our updated list of service providers. Please click here to review our latest Valley Glen Public Services Directory.
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We receive a wide variety of questions, suggestions and complaints. Hopefully, our wealth of wisdom can guide you to a good outcome.
Minutes of past meetings. You can get updated by viewing the minutes of our most recent meeting. Click here to review the last 3 months of meeting minutes.
Greater Valley Glen Neighborhood Council ("GVGC"). the next meeting of our City-funded neighborhoos council is August 4, 2014 at 7:00 p.m. at LA Valley College Campus Center Room 104.
The Greater Valley Glen Council ("GVGC") meets the first Monday of every month at Valley College. GVGC is our City-funded Neighborhood Council. GVGC receives annual funding from the City to spend on outreach, beautification, arts, educational and other community projects. Money has been spent on projects for our public schools and beautification of our Parks and neighborhoods. As well, the GVGC has supported your Association's outreach efforts.
To reach the GVGC web site please copy and paste this link into your browser. www.gvgc.us
Other Announcements
Valley Glen Community Park
Earlier this year, the northeastern part of the Park was closed for re-grassing and installation of more benches and trees. This area is now open. More benches and trees will come but the installation of 3 more benches and planting of several trees may not happen until early 2015. All this is as a result of lots of organized soccer league play invading our Park over the last several years. From 1949 to 2005 this was a "No-Soccer Park" until the No-Soccer signs were removed in 2006. We have been working with our Council Office, LA Department of Recreation and Parks and the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (with an initial complaint as to the dust that intense soccer creates) to reach a permanent solution as to how to keep the Park "green."
Unfortunately, hot weather and watering restrictions have caused much of the grass in the northeastern area of the Park to die. However, the soccer traffic has been moderate. Let's watch out for any league play and let's hope the Department of Recreation and Parks installs the benches and plants more trees by October/November.
For some history, you're welcome to review the attached correspondence package to get a better understanding of what has happened, what is going on and what is hoped for. Please click here to read correspondence to the Department of Public Health in September 2013, LA Recreation and Park's response in December 2013 and January 2014 correspondence.
If you would like to know more, please contact Mickey Jannol, Grid A Representative at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Facebook Page
We are now on Facebook, so friend us and like us on Facebook under Valley Glen Neighborhood Association.
Tujunga Wash – Walking Path
The Tujunga flood control channel is open to nature lovers. The 1.6 mile stretch from Burbank Blvd. to Sherman Way begins at the Great Wall; 300 feet north of Burbank and west of Coldwater Canyon. Click here to read a little background and view some images of the Great Wall. This entire 1.6 mile stretch is open to all in the community. A project meant to provide habitat for migratory birds and other wildlife restores some of the natural function of the wash. The LA District of the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers added trees, grass and walking paths in record time. We are all invited to enjoy this jewel.
For those of you visiting us for the first time, here is some background
For all of you new to this web site, welcome to the official web site of the Valley Glen Neighborhood Association, an advocate for the interests of the City of Valley Glen. The goal of our Association is to foster community pride, civic betterment and community beautification, to make our neighborhood a better and safer place to live and work, to promote businesses and business growth in Valley Glen, and to foster education and the arts in Valley Glen. Over 20,000 of you viewed our web site last month. Perhaps you would like to know a little more about us.
The City of Valley Glen was created in 1998 by joining parts of southeastern Van Nuys and southwestern North Hollywood.With a population of 29,000, we are well-located in the San Fernando Valley with ease of access to major employment centers, schools, shopping centers and other amenities. We're a safe city with many of our members active in neighborhood beautification and neighborhood watch.
We would like to guide you through this web site. First, please go to the History icon to find out how we got here. Then, go to the Map icon and see where we are located. Finally, read our latest issue of the Valley Glen Voice (link on the left side above) to see what was going on during the last 3 months. If you like what you see, go to the "Be a VGNA Sponsor" and support our organization including our "Adopt a Family Program." It's a novel and brilliant program that provides gift certificates for food and Holiday needs during the Holiday Season for poor school children and their families in Valley Glen.


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A new medical research study will investigate two interventions that could potentially slow down the progression of chronic lung disease in middle aged ex-smokers.
The study will examine whether different anti-inflammatory treatments, such as dietary antioxidants and omega-3 fatty acids, and/or statins (a type of medication used to lower cholesterol) can slow the decline of lung function in people with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), the lung disease which affects smokers.
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We might as well face it... settlements on planets is never going to happen. Couple of reasons:
1) The moon is too ugly and the gravity too light.
2) Mars is ugly too, but even beyond that, it won't be allowed because we won't want to screw up the natural environment for study.
The future of space settlements is space stations floating in space. We can have any environment we want (including green), we can simulate natural gravity via spinning, and we can engineer shielding. Settling other planets is romantic, but impractical, and arguably very few people would want to live on a dead rock anyway.
The article is great, because it does outline the major problem facing permanent settlement on the Moon: radiation. But there are some other necessities that need to be addressed, like reinforcing of the magnetic field during solar flares, the crater's proximity to other elements for the production of power and water, and the need for solar power.
While it's a great start, it doesn't answer all the questions, which leaves scientists and future lunar explorers with a great question: Do they build up a complex network of sites, or continue to try to find the ideal spot?
With increasing pressure from other countries to get to the Moon first, as well as additional programs to settle the moon as a research outpost, the pressure is on. So while this is a great find, and will augment any magnetic solution that mankind could come up with, it's only part of the puzzle. That being said, it is an important part of the puzzle.
Showing my ignorance here but I thought the atmosphere was the key shield against radiation. The magnetic poles switch every so often and while they're switching I thought the magnetosphere pretty much collapses. Yet life appears to go on.
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continued Three years later Van Horne built a one-story log cabin a few miles away near Lake Louise. The small chalet served as another stop for railroad passengers and as an adventurous getaway for people staying at the much grander Banff Springs. The cabin morphed into a small chalet and eventually grew to become a grand chateau. Today photos of Chateau Lake Louise poised near the gem-toned lake are an iconic image of the Canadian Rockies.
Although the two historic hotels are impressive, our hearts are captured by Moraine Lake Lodge, nine miles outside the village and on the shore of a lake that is, if possible, even more beautiful than Lake Louise. My only problem: I can't decide if I'd prefer to stay in my room, admiring the scenery while enjoying the wood-burning fireplace and deep soaker tub, or if I'd rather be outside where I can stroll around the lake, hike in the woods and relish the brisk mountain air.
While the Canadian Rockies rise gradually from the plains on the west, they end abruptly on the east, flattening into a Kansas-like plain. We don't want to leave, and our mood darkens as we head towards Calgary, 85 miles away. But at the airport we find that eight airlines have direct flights from Calgary to the United States. No problem. We can come back soon, and we vow that we will!
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Federal Air Marshal Service Has Taken Actions to Fulfill Its Core Mission and Address Workforce Issues, but Additional Actions Are Needed to Improve Workforce Survey
GAO-09-273: Published: Jan 14, 2009. Publicly Released: Feb 13, 2009.
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By deploying armed air marshals onboard selected flights, the Federal Air Marshal Service (FAMS), a component of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), plays a key role in helping to protect approximately 29,000 domestic and international flights operated daily by U.S. air carriers. GAO was asked to examine (1) FAMS's operational approach or "concept of operations" for covering flights, (2) to what extent this operational approach has been independently evaluated, and (3) the processes and initiatives FAMS established to address workforce-related issues. GAO analyzed documented policies and procedures regarding FAMS's operational approach and a July 2006 classified report based on an independent evaluation of that approach. Also, GAO analyzed employee working group reports and other documentation of FAMS's processes and initiatives for addressing workforce-related issues, and interviewed the FAMS Director, other senior officials, and 67 air marshals (selected to reflect a range in levels of experience). This report is the public version of a restricted report (GAO-09-53SU) issued in December 2008.
Because the number of air marshals is less than the number of daily flights, FAMS's operational approach is to assign air marshals to selected flights it deems high risk--such as the nonstop, long-distance flights targeted on September 11, 2001. In assigning air marshals, FAMS seeks to maximize coverage of flights in 10 targeted high-risk categories, which are based on consideration of threats, vulnerabilities, and consequences. In July 2006, the Homeland Security Institute, a federally funded research and development center, independently assessed FAMS's operational approach and found it to be reasonable. However, the institute noted that certain types of flights were covered less often than others. The institute recommended that FAMS increase randomness or unpredictability in selecting flights and otherwise diversify the coverage of flights within the various risk categories. As of October 2008, FAMS had taken actions (or had ongoing efforts) to implement the Homeland Security Institute's recommendations. GAO found the institute's evaluation methodology to be reasonable. To address workforce-related issues, FAMS's previous director, who served until June 2008, established a number of processes and initiatives--such as working groups, listening sessions, and an internal Web site--for agency personnel to provide anonymous feedback to management on any topic. These efforts have produced some positive results. For example, FAMS revised its policy for airport check-in and aircraft boarding procedures to help protect the anonymity of air marshals in mission status, and FAMS adjusted its flight scheduling process for air marshals to support a better work-life balance. The air marshals GAO interviewed expressed satisfaction with FAMS efforts to address workforce-related issues. Further, the current FAMS Director, after being designated in June 2008 to head the agency, issued a broadcast message to all employees, expressing a commitment to continue applicable processes and initiatives. Also, FAMS has plans to conduct a workforce satisfaction survey of all employees every 2 years, building upon an initial survey conducted in fiscal year 2007. Although the 2007 survey indicated positive changes since the prior year, it was answered by 46 percent of the workforce, well short of the 80-percent response rate that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) encourages for ensuring that results reflect the views of the target population. OMB guidance gives steps, such as extending the cut-off date for responding, that could improve the response rate of future surveys. Also, several of the 2007 survey questions were ambiguous, and response options were limited. Addressing these design considerations could enhance future survey results.
Recommendation for Executive Action
Status: Closed - Implemented
Comments: The Federal Air Marshal Service (FAMS) has taken actions to increase the response rate and improve the quality of the survey instrument, which are responsive to GAO's recommendation. The actions include FAMS: (1) securing a third-party contractor to administer the survey in order to promote confidence to FAMS employees that the survey is anonymous and confidential, (2) sending pre-survey e-mails and reminder e-mails to nonrespondents, in addition to extending the period for responding to the survey over prior surveys, (3) providing a "not applicable" question response as an option, and (4) adding more detail to certain questions on satisfaction with technology and with local managers response to, and communication of, various FAMS headquarter's management initiatives. FAMS officials made these revisions to the Workforce Satisfaction Survey in the spring of 2010 and conducted a pre-test in May 2010. FAMS conducted the actual survey on-line from September to November 2010. As a result, this recommendation is closed as implemented.
Recommendation: To facilitate continued progress in identifying and addressing issues that affect the ability of FAMS personnel to perform the agency's aviation-security mission, the FAMS Director should take appropriate actions to increase the usefulness of the workforce satisfaction surveys that FAMS plans to conduct biennially. Such actions could include, for example, ensuring that the survey questions and the answer options are clearly structured and unambiguous and that additional efforts are considered for obtaining the highest possible response rates.
Agency Affected: Department of Homeland Security: Directorate of Border and Transportation Security: Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement: Federal Air Marshal Service
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Is my melted microwave repairable?
My new microwave had a habit of inserting extra zeroes in - so when I thought I entered 3 minutes (three + zero+ xero) I'd look and see later after it wouldnt stop cooking that it had converted to 3 HOURS. I was mostly making tea and using the 1 minute button, rarely set the time so never figured out if it was by design or some electronic glitch.
OK, so maybe I'm a stupid consumer - apparently some microwaves dont make you enter the zeros as a time saver.... as if the effort of entering two more zeroes is just too much to bear.
But, OK, it's a timesaver, whatever... what I dont get is why anyone would want their microwave to run for THREE HOURS? Why on earth would it be designed to accomodate that? What am I missing? Sounds like a recipe for disaster.
Long story short - I thought I was cooking for 3 minutes, got distracted, and later smelled smoke and burning. Ran inside to find the smoldering remains of food and the inside plastic melted on the top. The metal screen is still OK.
Can a microwave door be repaired - is it possible to just peel off the plastic layer and put on a new unmelted layer?
I did a quick google search and saw s a replacement door film for about 17.00 but whole door costs 85+, about what the whole microwave cost. Can you recommend a reputable source for Sharp parts? Yeah that smell is nasty - I had a sore throat and headache from the burnt plastic whatever was in the air.
I agree with Xedos. Buy a new MW. Maybe this time you'll find one that has button operations you like better. I just posted on another thread that the Panasonic "Genius Prestige" MWs have a dial and just a few buttons, which I like better than a bunch of touch button that are either too touchy or not touchy enough. But a Panasonic Genius Prestige MW runs about $185, much higher than the one you are replacing, so it may not be for you.
Sigh. Wish I could get another $40 Daewoo with the mechanical timer that went Ding when the time was up. That thing lasted forever and heated up my Lean Cuisines & frozen home made soups quite nicely.
What do you think of the Panasonic reputation for reliability - or any of the other brands? I've since been reading about the flammability of Sharps - the material used in the door specifically.
Kashka_kat - regarding reliability, I think none of the brands makes MWs with long-term reliability any more. There are some older threads about this topic where people talked about their 20-year-old MWs being great, but a new one, even of the same brand, lasting only 3-5 years. That's just how they're made, no matter which manufacturer is making them, so it's not worth it to spend a lot hoping for longevity. Focus on the features you want (or, if you are shallow like me, focus on the MW appearance you want :)), and just accept it will have a 3-5 year life. It's also why people should never pay up for MWs from Viking, Wolf, or other high-end brands. Those cost $500+, have the same innards as Sharp, and same brief lifetime.
Lots of good advice.
There are basically only three or four contract assemblers of microwaves in China who make everything for everyone. They can screw 20,000 or so together if you want to completely design the unit and supply all components, all the way up to doing a complete turnkey product at a certain price point for ten containers a month as far as the eye can see.
One of the only times microwave repair would be cost effective is something like a failed odd sized very expensive obsolete OTR unit with no modern or used replacement possible built into very expensive custom cabinets.
I agree to just get a new MW, and one with controls that work well for you. Operations on that one are a fire hazard. And you could mess up again, as you are pre-programmed to enter numbers differently! I also wonder if unseen damage could have occurred, not just what had visibly melted.
Yeah, that is a really bad design to not have a value range for what can be entered. I would write to the manufacturer and let them know what happened. Have no idea what mine does with minutes! Will have to check it out. It does have valid ranges for other entries. GE.
Scary stuff. I had a door malfunction and the unit fizzled and smoked. Luckly, I was right there. Yes, that odor is horrible!
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