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A smoke alarm mounted atop a Christmas tree, where an early indication of an impending fire may be generated. The alarm has built-in ionization chamber for smoke detection, control circuits for operating the ionization chamber and circuitry for processing and interpreting the output signals from the ionization chamber. In case of smoke detection, the control circuit operates a loudspeaker to generate a loud audible signal. The smoke alarm also has provisions for mounting atop a door. In an expanded version, the smoke alarm incorporates an intrusion alarm that is connected with a vibration detector with control circuits that operates the loudspeaker to produce a loud audible signal in case of tampering with the door. The alarm has provisions for self-checking the status of the built-in batteries and a light indicator shows if the batteries need replacement. A manual push button provides means for testing the smoke.
1. A smoke detector for releasaby mounting on the top stem of a Christmas tree comprising:
a hollow toroidal enclosure having a generally horizontal annular bottom wall with a central opening, a generally horizontal annular top wall with a central opening aligned with said opening in the bottom wall, an annular inner wall extending up from said bottom wall to said top wall at said central openings therein for receiving the top stem of a Christmas tree, and an annular outer wall extending up from the outer periphery of said bottom wall to the outer periphery of said top wall, said toroidal enclosure having additional openings therein;
a smoke sensor inside said toroidal enclosure operatively arranged to detect smoke passing through said additional openings;
and audible signalling means inside said toroidal enclosure operatively connected to said smoke sensor to produce an audible alarm signal in response to the detection of smoke by said smoke sensor.
2. A smoke detector according to claim 1 wherein said additional openings are in said bottom wall and said outer wall of said toroidal enclosure.
3. A smoke detector according to claim 2 wherein:
said bottom wall and said inner and outer walls of said toroidal enclosure form an integral structure;
and said top wall is formed separate from said bottom wall and said inner and outer walls and is releasably attached to said integral structure.
4. A smoke detector according to claim 1 and further comprising:
a microphone mounted inside said toroidal enclosure and operatively arranged to sense acoustic vibrations;
and a control circuit operatively connecting said microphone to said audible alarm signalling means for producing an audible alarm signal when said microphone senses acoustic vibrations.
The invention relates generally to alarm systems for fire and burglary, in particular for fire in Christmas trees.
The fire hazard associated with illuminated Christmas trees that are displayed during the Christmas season, and often left unattended while connected to the electric power line, has long been recognized. The hazard stems from the facts that the trees are usually in a very dried-out condition and therefore very vulnerable to being ignited, and once ignited, they burn with an intensity that makes quick action necessary if disaster shall be averted. Even artificial trees are subject to electrical fires.
Fire detecting and alarming apparatus has been well known and used for a long time. Early fire detectors were based on the rapid temperature rise in a room exposed to fire, as detected by suitable temperature sensors positioned near the ceiling. Fire and smoke detectors of more recent years make use of other more sensitive sensing methods. One of these methods employs the reflection of light from finely dispersed smoke particles in a light beam, as seen by a sensitive photo diode. Another method employs the detection of ionized air which develops whenever a fire occurs.
Several inventors have in the past addressed the problem of protecting against fire, burglary and other hazards.
U.S. Pat. No. 2,522,020 by L. C. Deyo, entitled Automatic Christmas Tree Fire Extinguisher, issued Sept. 12, 1950 describes a reservoir of fire extinguishing fluid disposed above and in the vicinity of a Christmas tree and equipped with a low temperature melting solder joint, which, when heated released a spring which in turn breaks the bottom of the fluid container which releases its contents to extinguish the flames.
U.S. Pat. No. 3,004,248 by A. L. Appel issued Oct. 10, 1961 discloses a combined Burglar and Fire Alarm configured so that it may be attached to window screens and doors. The fire alarm section uses a bimetallic strip of material to detect a temperature rise, and a vibration sensitive spring serves to transmit a vibrating motion to a part of contacts which may turn on a compressed air horn.
U.S. Pat. No. 4,227,190 by J. K. Kelley, entitled Water Alarm for Monitoring Floor Moisture and issued Oct. 7, 1980, describes a donut-shaped enclosure housing so that it may be dropped over the top of an upwardly projecting standpipe and come to rest on the floor surrounding the standpipe. It has feet resting on the floor. The feet are connected with moisture sensing electrodes that, in the case of moisture on the floor, activates a battery operated horn contained within the alarm enclosure.
U.S. Pat. No. 3,842,409 by R. H. Mayer, entitled Ionization Detector Apparatus, issued Oct. 15, 1974 describes a fire warning apparatus which employs pulsed timing apparatus connected with an ionized air detector to guard against untimely alarms. The invention further comprises a visual indicator to warn of a failing battery and a test button to test the operation of the invention. It further comprises a sensitivity adjustment button for selectively adjusting the degree of ionized air required to initiate an alarm.
U.S. Pat. No. 3,778,800 by L. L. Blackwell, entitled Self-Monitoring Battery Operated Circuit, issued Dec. 11, 1973, describes a battery monitoring circuit that is capable of issuing an audible alarm when the battery of an associated device, such as a smoke alarm, has been depleted to the point when replacement is indicated.
The present invention relates to combined fire and burglar alarm devices. It is especially aimed at alarming the start of a Christmas tree fire by being specially configured so as to be positioned atop a Christmas tree by dropping the toroidally configured enclosure over the top of a Christmas tree where it is ideally positioned to detect the very earliest traces of an impending fire. Furthermore, since much of the apparatus and components involved in the construction of a smoke alarm invention, with little additional apparatus, according to the invention, it may also be configured as an intrusion alarm. The invention incorporates both of these functions in a single unitary construction.
Further, many people who travel and stay in hotel rooms often fear the two evils of fire or burglary while they sleep there.
It is therefore a primary object of the invention to provide a smoke detector that is well suited to be used as a Christmas tree smoke alarm that may be dropped over the top of a Christmas tree where it will provide an early alarm, in case a fire should start somewhere on the Christmas tree.
It is another important object of the invention to provide a general purpose smoke detector that may be located anywhere in a room to provide an alarm in case a fire should start somewhere in the room.
It is still another important object of the invention to provide a general purpose combined smoke and intrusion detector that may be positioned in contact with a door or a window to provide an alarm in case the door or window is tampered with and also in case a fire should start in the vicinity.
It is still a further object of the invention to provide a combined smoke and intrusion detector that does not depend on commercial ac-power for its operation, by using portable built in batteries.
It is still another object of the invention to provide a combined smoke and intrusion detector that has means for indicating if the batteries have lost their power.
It is still further an object of the invention to provide a combined smoke and intrusion detector that may be tested for proper operation by operating an external push button to initiate an audible verification thereof.
It is still another important object of the invention to provide a combined smoke and intrusion detector that has means for remotely located alarm indicator.
It is another object of the invention to provide a combined smoke and intrusion detector that is reliable in operation and is relatively simple and inexpensive to manufacture.
FIG. 1 is a perspective exploded view of the enclosure containing the invention, showing the circular main body, the top cover and the mounting bracket;
FIG. 2 is a top-down horizontal view of the interior of the apparatus with the top cover removed;
FIG. 3 is a vertical cross-sectional view through the main body of the invention along the line 3--3 of FIG. 2;
FIG. 4 is a fragmentary cross-sectional, vertical view of the main body of the invention with the mounting bracket unfolded, seen along the line 4--4 of FIG. 2;
FIG. 5 is a bottom view of the invention with the mounting bracket unfolded;
FIG. 6 shows the invention installed on top of a door;
FIG. 7 shows the invention installed on top of a Christmas tree; and
FIG. 8 is a block diagram of the invention showing its major functional blocks.
Before proceeding to the detailed description of the invention, it should be understood that it is described in one of its more preferred embodiments. It is capable, however, of other embodiments that may be obvious to those skilled in the art and that fall within the scope of its inventive concept. Also the terminology used therein is only for purposes of description and not for limitation.
The description is based on the assumption that the invention is positioned in a generally horizontal plane, with the top cover on the upper side, but in actual operation it may be positioned in almost any other orientation.
FIG. 1 shows in perspective an exploded view of the generally toroidal enclosure consisting of an outer vertical cylindrical wall 1, a circular horizontal bottom plate generally at 47, an inner vertical cylindrical wall 6 and a circular, detachable, horizontal top plate 2, the latter having a circular concentric opening, generally at 9a.
The circular bottom plate 47 has a circular, concentric opening generally at 9b which corresponds to the circular opening 9a in the top plate 2.
The outer cylindrical wall 1 together with the inner cylindrical wall 6, the top circular plate 2 and the bottom circular plate 47 are shells that define an inner toroidal space generally at 24, which encloses the apparatus and components of the invention.
The inner cylindrical wall 6 defines an inner cylindrical space, generally at 21.
The outer cylindrical wall 1 and the circular bottom plate 47 are perforated with a multitude of openings, reference 7 in the cylindrical wall 1 and reference 8 in the bottom plate 47, which allow the surrounding air to migrate freely through the inner toroidal space 24.
Two vertical flexible legs 17 integral with the top plate 2 and projecting downward therefrom, have outward facing hooks 17a.
The downward projecting legs 17 are coordinated with two apertures 23 in the bottom plate 47 (FIG. 2), such that the enclosure is assembled by aligning the top plate 2 with the cylindrical wall 1 and aligning the legs 17 with the apertures 23 and forcing the top plate downward with the legs 17 slightly bent inward and inside the cylindrical wall until the lower ends of the legs 17 protrude through the apertures 23. At the moment the hooks 17a clear the lower surface of the bottom plate, they spring outward and hold the top plate 2 closely attached to the bottom plate.
A folding mounting bracket generally at 25 in FIG. 1 is hingedly attached to the top plate 2 by means of hinge pins 19 in first hinge plate 4 which, when assembled with the top plate 2, are inserted into holes 19a in the vertical sides of a recess 3 in top plate 2. When folded, the mounting bracket is received in its position in the recess 3 and is then flush with the top surface of top plate 2. When the bracket is unfolded, as shown in phantom lines in FIG. 4, first hinge plate 4 is swung out to a position which is 180� from its folded position. A second hinge plate 5 is hingedly attached by hinge pin 18 to first hinge plate 4. When folded, second hinge plate 5 swings out to a position that is perpendicular to first hinge plate 4.
This form of installation is shown in FIG. 6, where the invention is installed atop a door 32. In this position the alarm is in contact with the door, where it will detect any vibration resulting from tampering with the door, and it is positioned close to the ceiling where it will detect smoke from a fire inside the room.
The main parts of the invention, consisting of the smoke detector with its components generally at 14 and the intrusion detector with its main components, generally at 16, are shown in FIG. 2.
The smoke detector's main part is an ionization chamber 15 which is connected to the control circuit generally at 14. The detecting circuitry consists of small components such as resistors, capacitors, integrated circuits and the like. These components are mounted on a printed circuit board 13, which also holds a battery 12.
Smoke detecting circuits per se have been known and used for a long time, and are described in publications. As an example, several types of smoke detecting circuits, are described in CMOS Integrated Circuits by Motorola Technical Information Center, Series C, third printing in October, 1978. This reference describes several integrated circuits designed to operate with ionization chambers. These circuits also include provisions for automatic testing of the battery voltage and for operating a loud speaker where the battery voltage goes too low for reliable operation.
Although the present embodiment of the invention employs an ionization chamber for smoke detection, it could use other types of smoke sensing systems. One other such system is based on the principle of evaluating the amount of light that is reflected from minute smoke particles suspending in the air when subjected to light from a light emitting diode (LED) and using a wide area silicon diode as light detector. Such a system is also described in the above reference. The components of the intrusion circuit are mounted on a printed circuit board 22. The major component 17 is a vibration sensing device generally known as a microphone. A microphone, of which there are many well known types, such as dynamic crystal, carbon granule, electrostatic and so on, is constructed to detect minute acoustic vibrations and translate them into an electrical signal. An amplifying circuit consisting of conventional electronic components such as integrated circuits resistors and diodes serve to amplify the output signal from the microphone and connect the amplified signal to trigger an audible alarm. In the present embodiment, the audible alarm device is the loudspeaker 11, which is shared between the intrusion detector and the smoke detector. The audible alarm could be a voice signal.
Intrusion alarms based on the use of a microphone connected to an amplifier which in turn triggers an audible alarm, have been known and used for a long time. The present invention is not directed to the method of constructing such an intrusion alarm per se, and shall not be described here in any greater detail.
FIG. 3 is a vertical cross-sectional view of the invention along the line 3--3 of FIG. 2. It shows the printed circuit board 13 of the smoke alarm section attached to the top plate 2 and supporting the electronic components thereof, generally at 14 and the printed circuit board 22 of the intrusion alarm section, also attached to the top plate 2, and supporting the electronic components thereof, generally at 16.
The present invention, in the preferred embodiment consisting of a Christmas tree smoke alarm combined with an intrusion alarm as shown in block diagram form in FIG. 8, which shows how the various major functional blocks of the invention are mutually interconnected.
The ionization chamber 15, in case smoke is present, detects the smoke by means of ionized air molecules contained in the smoke, and produces an output signal on its output lead 51, connected to the control circuit 14 for the smoke alarm. The control circuit processes and interprets the signal, and in the case of smoke being present, the control circuit 14 produces an output signal on its output lead 52 which is connected to loudspeaker 11. The loudspeaker produces a loud audible signal which will alert individuals present of impending fire hazard.
The control circuit 14 may have an optional terminal 52a which is a branch of 52, that may be connected to a space remotely located loudspeaker or a remote indicator. A push-button 43 which is accessible from the underside of the enclosure as seen on FIG. 5 serves to test the system for proper operation. Operation of the test button 43 will cause the smoke detector to emit a momentary burst of audible signal to indicate that the system is operable.
A light indicator 44 serves to indicate the condition of low battery voltage.
The intrusion detector consists of the vibration indicator 17 which is generally, as described above, a suitable microphone, as described above, connected at its output lead 54 to the control circuit 16 for intrusion alarm. The control circuit 16 processes and interprets the output signal in a manner well known from such systems. If the control circuit "determines" that intrusion is in progress, it triggers an audible alarm circuit connected by output lead 55 to the loudspeaker 11, which produces a loud audible signal.
The smoke detector of this invention is not intended to take the place of a conventional smoke detector. It may be used in conjunction with a conventional smoke detector.
The center opening 21 could be other than a round shape if desired.
A manual sensitivity control knob 53 serves to control the sensitivity of the control circuit 16 such that it will not respond to incidental minor noise signals, but is still sensitive enough to respond to signals produced by tampering with the door or window to which it is attached.
The sensitivity control knob 53 also serves to disable the intrusion alarm circuit when its operation is not desired. Disabling is effected by turning the control knob 53 all the way in counterclockwise direction until a stop is reached, as indicated by the position OFF in FIG. 8.
The intrusion alarm control circuit 16 may have an output terminal 55a, which is a branch of the output lead 55 and which may be connected to a remotely located loudspeaker or other indicating means.
The sensitivity control knob 53 is accessible from the underside of the alarm enclosure 1 as seen in the bottom view, FIG. 5.
FIG. 6 shows the alarm mounted on the top edge of a door, from where it hangs by its unfolded support bracket, plates 4 and 5.
FIG. 7 shows the alarm mounted atop a Christmas tree, generally at 31. In this location, the alarm is in a position that is well suited to detect the earliest traces of smoke from an impending fire.
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Velenosi Rosso Piceno Il Brecciarolo 2008
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Ruby red with a hint of garnet. The bouquet is intense and true to the varietal, with vanilla nuances. Its warm, lingering, full-bodied and well-orchestrated flavor makes it a distinguished and equally charismatic wine.
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Located just outside of the town of Ascoli Piceno, Velenosi is a dynamic estate headed by the charismatic and skilled Angela Velenosi. The estate is included in the Rosso Piceno Superiore production subzone, a privileged area included in the much larger zone of Rosso Piceno. While Rosso Piceno is produced in a rather vast hilly area of the Marche, only the very limited zone within the province of Ascoli Piceno, with its special microclimate and pedologic conditions that extend over fourteen municipalities of this province, is designated Superiore. In addition to Rosso Piceno Superiore, which is generally cited smong the top wines in the Marche, Velenosi also produces a Bordeauz-style IGT Marche called Ludi that is widely considered one of the top Italian wines. The potential of this terroir combined with the work of Attilio Pagli at the helm of the winemaking has lead Velenosi to be recognized as a leading producer in Italy and around the world.

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I think its total BS. Okay not really.
I totally support someones right to protect their IP, be it an individual or a company.
But I have yet to see an example of a corp a compeditor making money off of someone elses IP.
So basically I see this as a set-up to seek monentary damages if someone (an individual) starts making money steaming or covering their IP.
Now it may sound like Im contradicting myself. A stream or live feed will only earn revenue for the host if people find it intresting, most likely a combination of the game and the hosts commentary. Which is free advertising for the company that owns the IP.
A good example is DayZ. How many sales do you thinK Bohemia got because people were posting and streaming gameplay. (retorical question)
Well it was a lot. Its why Arma2 and Operation Arrowhead bundled pack were the #1 seller on Steam 2 years after release, for about 2 months straight.
So a company benefits, I bet, by a factor of 10 (or more) than any individual can ever earn from advertising revenue from streaming or posting frapsed videos.
I have never heard of SOE or EA or CCP and so on using someone elses IP to earn themselves money. Its already protected under current anti-compeditive use laws.
This was strictly to go after the average-joe steamer/YouTube uploader.
And whats so irksome is they want, and even encourage, you to stream and upload, because its the best advertising they can have, its free to them and its already hitting their target audience, but they in turn dont want you to make any "real" money while youre making them money.
Bunch of hypocrites, if I may say so..
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The Infamous Prodigy, half of the notorious NY duo Mobb Deep, comes with his newest single, Stuck on You, and attempts to end talk of his falling off. Prodigy leaves the bubble gum rap at the door and goes back to his roots with pure raw lyrics, reminiscent of his work on Hell on Earth. With Havoc nowhere in sight, Alchemist, a natural on the boards, graces the beat by showing why their chemistry together creates fire! With his new album Return of the Mac dropping in March, Prodigy looks to show off his solo skills and dominate the independent scene.
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Thanjavur: The railway budget presented by the Union Railway Minister, Lalu Prasad, has several welcome measures, said farmer leaders of the district on Tuesday.
Appreciating the Railway Minister for consistently showing profit - this year Rs.25,000 crore, S. Ranganathan, secretary of Cauvery Delta Farmers Welfare Association, said that the profit should be spent for improving facilities in the railways.
Describing the budget as a "good one," Mr. Ranganathan said that the performance of the Union Railway Minister had been satisfactory.
Fifty per cent concession given to senior women citizens is a welcome move. Revival of railway lines from Mannargudi to Needamangalam could have been thought of.
C. Chandrakumar, trade union leader, said that the reduction in fare and freight charges made the budget a people-friendly one.
He also welcomed the concession given to senior women citizens.
It was sad that no budget allocation has been made for Ariyalur-Thanjavur line and only survey has been ordered.
The promise given by the Union Railway Minister in the last budget that a new train would be operated from Thanjavur to Chennai has not been kept up till today.
The Federation of Service Organisations has termed the Railway Budget -2008 as "consumer friendly" and welcomed the cut in passenger fares in second class in long distance trains and reduction in upper class fares.
It has also welcomed Union Railway Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav's announcement enhancing the senior citizen concession for women from the existing 30 per cent to 50 per cent and other proposed measures aimed at increasing passenger amenities in stations.
While expressing happiness over the announcement of new trains including Chennai to Salem via Vriddhachalam and Chennai – Tiruchi via Mayiladuthurai, its convenor M. Sekaran however said the people of central districts expected more for Tiruchi Division from the 2008 railway budget.
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CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - A pair of Fighting Illini were named to Phil Steele's midseason All-America team this week. Senior linebacker Jonathan Brown and sophomore kick returner V'Angelo Bentley both were named third-team All-Americans by the publication. In addition, five Illini were named to Steele's midseason All-Big Ten teams.
A Butkus Award candidate, Brown is leading the Big Ten and ranks fourth in the nation in tackles (12.0 tpg) heading into this weekend's game against Wisconsin. He has led the Illini in tackles every game this season and has racked up 60 total stops, 6.5 TFLs and 1.5 sacks in Illinois' first five games. Brown is a member of preseason watch lists for the Butkus Award, Bednarik Award and Nagurski Trophy. Last season, he was one of 12 semifinalists for the Butkus Award, which goes annually to the nation's top linebacker and is named after Illinois legend Dick Butkus.
Bentley ranks fifth in the nation and leads the Big Ten in average kick return yardage with 32.1 yards per return this season (289 yards on nine returns). His 100-yard kickoff return for touchdown against SIU was the longest by a single player in school history and equaled the longest touchdown in Illinois history. Bentley also had a 50-yard punt return against Miami (Ohio), the longest by an Illini since 2002. For the season, Bentley ranks third in the Big Ten and 14th nationally in punt return average (15.8 ypr).
In addition to being named third-team All-Americans, Brown and Bentley were both first-team midseason All-Big Ten selections by Steele. Quarterback Nathan Scheelhaase (second team), running back Josh Ferguson (third team) and linebacker Mason Monheim (third team) were also named to Steele's midseason all-conference teams. Scheelhaase, who has a 159.15 QB rating and has thrown for 12 TDs and just four interceptions on the season, was a first-team midseason All-Big Ten performer by ESPN.com. Ferguson leads the Illini in both rushing and receiving yards, and leads the nation in receiving yards by a running back with 344. Monheim ranks fifth in the Big Ten in tackles, averaging 8.4 stops per game.


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Pune: In a daring daylight robbery, two employees of a Chinchwad-based petrol pump were robbed of cash worth Rs 18.75 lakh near Empire Estate Society on Old Mumbai-Pune highway on Monday morning, when they were on their way to bank to deposit the cash. Interestingly, the incident took place near the office of deputy commissioner of police (Zone III).
This is the second incident in a month. On June 2, two employees of a petrol pump near Khed Shivapur on Satara Road, were robbed by unidentified robbers of cash worth Rs 20 lakh.
While speaking to dna, the DCP, Rajendra Mane of Zone III said that at around 10.30 am, two employees of Indian Oil Corporation, Shivkumar Saroj and Ashok Tekale were on their way to bank in Chinchwad on their bike.
As per the cops, the petrol pump owners can not deposit the cash, collected on Saturday and Sunday as the banks are closed and on Monday, the two days' cash is collected and deposited in the bank. He said that when they reached near Empire estate in Chinchwad, three unidentified robbers on two bikes overtook them and one of the bikers dashed their bike and both the employees fell off.
"At that moment both Saroj and Tekale fell off the bike. The three suspects too stopped and assualted them with iron rods and made away with the bag containing cash worth Rs 18.75 lakh," he said. He said that they have formed a team who will be investigating the case and will try to nab the robbers.


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Indian River Land Trust
Investments help protect estuary now and into the future
VERO BEACH - Noted ecologist Aldo Leopold once said, "Conservation is a state of harmony between men and land."
Since 1990, the Indian River Land Trust (IRLT), a private nonprofit organization based in Vero Beach, has been at the forefront promoting Leopold's vision though preserving and conserving land, especially sensitive wetlands near the Indian River Lagoon, the most diverse estuary in North America.
Land trusts work solely through private transactions with Indian River County landowners to protect land in perpetuity. Much of the time the trust fulfills landowners' desire to keep their property intact and undeveloped for their children or for the ongoing conservation efforts of the community.
Land is preserved through an outright purchase or by placing a conservation easement on the property to limit development.
For the last two decades, IRLT has not only been establishing conservation easements on sensitive properties, they have also purchased 830 acres.
More affordable land
"Since the downturn of the economy in 2009, land has become more affordable," said Ken Grudens, IRLT executive director. "Our board has been focused on acquiring land along the lagoon."
"Our land purchases are tied to science," said Ralph Monticello, IRLT director of land protection. "We use GIS mapping and overlay habitat and wildlife data provided by the state onto county maps that show available land and to identify tracts that are in critical need of conservation."
IRLT's land committee prioritized lands that were not only at risk for development but also tracts that had desirable habitat critical to fish and wildlife.
"We are one of the few land trusts that has placed more emphasis on purchasing land rather than relying on conservation easements for protection," said Monticello. "We're innovative in that we have asked the community to participate in saving their heritage for their grandchildren."
Saving the lagoon
IRLT began asking citizens who cared about saving the lagoon to help purchase properties. As land prices dropped, IRLT was able to raise money to purchase several significant tracts along the estuary's shoreline. This year, they acquired 206 acres and more than a mile of lagoon shoreline property just north of the Barber Bridge in Vero Beach.
In 2012, the organization accepted a donation of 130 acres and purchased an additional 60 acres to complete the acquisition of Pine Island. In 2011, IRLT purchased Bee Gum Point, an 111-acre wetland containing a mile of lagoon shoreline along the Atlantic Flyway, a major corridor for millions of migrating birds each year. They also acquired 185 acres on the west side of the lagoon that contains tropical hammocks, wetlands and ponds, as well as a mile of lagoon shoreline. This property, called Coastal Oaks Preserve, is a half-mile north of the St. Lucie County border.
"Eight hundred thirty acres might not seem like a lot of land," said Monticello. "But it is waterfront acreage and more than 8 miles of lagoon shoreline."
Improving wildlife habitat
"Everyone knows that we are buying land, but our board is supporting cutting edge efforts to improve wildlife habitat and coastal lands," Grudens said. IRLT developed a strategic conservation plan that targets properties for conservation and outlines the management efforts needed to restore connections and interchanges between the land and the lagoon.
"Purchasing the shoreline is only one of the pieces of making the lagoon healthy," said Monticello. "The lagoon is at a critical juncture and could crash. Now that we have the sensitive land, our focus is on restoring mangrove and salt grass marshes to bring back fish and wildlife and to keep the lagoon healthy. From young fish to the mammals to the birds, they rely on these marshes for survival."
"Our restoration efforts are to bring back a healthy balance of fish and wildlife," said Grudens. "We want to bring back an experience for people, too, to appreciate wildlife."
Strategies benefit species
IRLT develops a management plan for each property. Their management strategies improve the land to benefit a diverse array of species, not just a select few. At Bee Gum Point, for example, they will take a wetland previously isolated from the lagoon by a series of berms or dikes and restoring connections to the estuary and improving water flow throughout the marsh.
Another restoration project involves land available north of Grand Harbor that might be turned into a filter marsh. "We would like to help facilitate this filtration wetland project," said Grudens. "It would fit into the restoration of the whole shoreline."
Positive partners
IRLT is also working with other organizations and agencies. For example, they are partnering with the Florida Department of Environmental Protection to reduce shoreline erosion by planting mangroves and installing oyster beds which not only protect the shore, but also help filter pollutants.
Decades-long innovative land conservation projects like those stewarded by IRLT demonstrate the dedication that many Treasure Coast residents have for our lagoon. For more information about the Indian River Land Trust, visit www.indianriverlandtrust.org.
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James D. Hicken, president and chief executive officer of Bank of Santa Clarita, has been selected as the honoree for the 2011 Celebrity Tribute dinner sponsored by Zonta Club of the Santa Clarita Valley. The event is scheduled for Friday, Nov. 4, at the Odyssey Restaurant.
Theme for this year's dinner is "The Loan Ranger Rides Again," in tribute to Hicken's banking career as well as his teen years, when he spent his summers working on a cattle ranch in Wyoming.
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Planning for the 2011 dinner is currently underway, guided by Zontians Alicia Estrada, administrative chair; Chris Miller, logistics; and Terry Kanowsky, fundraising.
"Jim Hicken is an excellent honoree for Zonta's Tribute dinner," Estrada said. "He is a leader in both his career and community service activities, and his background makes for a very interesting theme. I think our guests will enjoy this year's dinner very much."
Hicken has 33 years of commercial banking experience. Prior to founding Bank of Santa Clarita, he served as executive vice president and chief lending officer of Valencia Bank &Trust. When that bank was acquired by Union Bank, he served as senior vice president and regional manager for Union Bank for several years. A SCV resident for the last 15 years, Hicken is a graduate of the University of Utah College of Business.
In addition to his career achievements, he has served in leadership positions with the Operating Board for HMNM Hospital, Goodwill Southern California, Hospital Association of Southern California and College of the Canyons Foundtion. He has actively supported a number of local community organizations.
Estrada has been a member of Zonta in 2005, has served on the club Board and a number of committees, and currently is first vice president in charge of programs and secretary for Zonta Foundation.
Miller has served in a number of positions on the Zonta Executive Board, served as club president from 2007-08 and currently is president-elect of the local club.
Kanowsky has served on a number of committees since joining Zonta three years ago and helped coordinate the entertainment for the 2009 Tribute.
The Tribute is Zonta's top fund-raising event of the year and supports the club's scholarship, grant and community service programs. Zonta is dedicated to improving the lives of women locally and worldwide.


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Vista Mar
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This super little house has a terrace and barbecue in front, facing the ocean, from which you can enjoy the wonderful panoramic view of the islands of Pico and Sao Jorge and the coastal village of Praia do Almoxarife spread below. It is ideal for a couple, as a romantic getaway, or a small family, with one or two children (a cot can be added for a child less than 2 years). There is a playground, just along the seafront, plus two restaurants and two cafes. The sandy beach is one of the few that has a lifeguard on duty.
It has also been popular with spearfishermen, with it's proximity to the ocean, outside sink, barbecue, hosepipe and drying area at the rear. The location is also within easy reach of the main town of Horta, with the various activities on offer there - whale watching, sport fishing, sailing, jeep safaris, walking tours, cycling, diving, snorkelling with sharks and rays, swimming with dolphins. Horseback riding is also available from Cedros, which is just 20 minutes by car.
The main living room is open plan with sitting, dining and kitchen areas and the double bedroom and bathroom are to the rear. A spiral staircase leads to the single bedroom on the first floor. There are double doors opening onto the front terrace and two big windows on the side. The kitchen is well equipped with everything you need to enjoy some relaxed vacation dining. WiFi is provided via a 3G router.
|Sleeps up to 3, 2 bedrooms
|Nearest beach
|Praia do Almoxarife 200 m
|Will consider
|Long term lets (over 1 month)
|Car advised
|Nearest Amenities
|2 km
|Nearest travel links
|Nearest airport: Horta airport 20 km
|Family friendly
|Great for children of all ages, Suitable for people with restricted mobility
|Some pets are welcome - please contact the owner, No smoking at this property
Features and Facilities
|DVD player, Sea view
|TV, CD player, Wi-Fi available
|Kettle, Toaster, Iron, Hair dryer
|Cooker, Microwave, Fridge, Freezer, Washing machine
|2 bedrooms, 1 bathrooms of which 1 Shower rooms
|1 Sofa beds, Double beds (1), Single beds (1), Cots (1), Dining seats for 6, Lounge seats for 5
|Linen provided, Towels provided
|Balcony or terrace, Private garden, BBQ
The Azores region
If you want to experience life in the country, Azorean style, this is the place to come! You may see horses, oxen and donkeys working as pack animals, plowing or pulling carts. During the local festivals ox-carts and even goat-carts are used to carry bread, wine and cheese in a decorative procession.
There are passenger ferries to Pico and Sao Jorge, allowing you to explore two more islands during your stay on Faial. Pico boasts the highest mountain in Portugal, a whaling museum, whaling factory, vineyards which feature on the UNESCO World Heritage sites list, the wine factory and fascinating lava tube caves. Sao Jorge is simply a beautiful, quiet island, ridged with volcanic craters and edged by cliffs sheltering pretty villages - the "fajas". The cheese factory is always a favourite visit on this island.
The Azores enjoy a mild maritime climate, of which the dominant feature is the area of high pressure named after them. The "Azores High" generally lies South or South West of the islands and, in the summer, is often stationary, when prolonged calm, hot, sunny weather can be expected. July and August are the hottest months and February and March the wettest. Temperatures rarely drop below 12C and are often up around 20C. The sea is warmed by the Gulf Stream to a pleasant 17-22C, making it very pleasant to swim in year round.
Explore the picturesque villages and the main town of Horta, with its marina full of colourful paintings left by visiting yachts. The famous "Peter's Cafe Sport" is the perfect place to stop for coffee or a cold drink, where sailors swap tales of adventure on the high seas.
Whale and dolphin watching trips have replaced the traditional whaling boats as a way to make a living from the sea. From the marina you can go whale watching, swimming with dolphins, sport fishing, line fishing, diving, snorkelling and sailing, or take a relaxing afternoon cruise along our scenic coastline.
From the main town of Horta and its modern marina you can go whale watching, swimming with dolphins, deep sea, coastal and sport fishing, sailing, diving and snorkelling with rays and sharks. You can take a jeep safari, or an exciting downhill cycle ride from the highest viewpoint. Take a walk around our spectacular "Caldeira", and visit the dramatic moonscape of the Capelinhos eruption site and lighthouse, which boasts an impressive underground interpretation centre.
Passenger ferries enable you to visit Pico, with it's World Heritage vineyards and whale watching museum or Sao Jorge, with it's breathtaking fajas, craft workshops and cheese factory, for the day, making Faial a perfect centre for your holiday.
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Raggiungibile con facilità dall'aeroporto, se uno non va in vacanza con un autotreno parcheggia benissimo (al contrario di quanto scritto in passato da altri) altrimenti se uno ha un pullman fa … More
Thank you for that detailed review, your kind comments and the constructive ones. I completely understand and will be looking into making the various changes you have suggested, so that Vista Mar can be an even more delightful little house in which to spend your holidays.
8 Sep 2013
"Lovely location & view but......"
The cottage is located next to one of the main road into the village and has lovely sea views. The cottage was beautifully clean with plenty of linen, had a well equipped kitchen (though some of the p… More
Thank you for your review and helpful comments. All are completely fair and will be addressed before next season. I am deeply sorry that your stay was spoiled by the bathroom problem - if I could have offered alternative accommodation I would have done, but had nothing in the vicinity. I do hope you will take advantage of my offer to compensate you on your next stay. I promise - everything will be perfect!
7 Aug 2013
"Nice place to be, great view, feeling comfortable!"
Allmost everything works easy. We've got a warm welcome with a welcome package. Feeling like at home. Friendly people, nice dives and hikes!… More
16 May 2013
"wow what a location and cozy cottage"
My wife and I stayed at Vista Mar last September and had a really nice stay. The cottage is so cute and cozy and what a location on a hill overlooking the sea. The village of Almoxarife is just down the hill and there some really delicious restaurants there and a couple of cute cafes to drink coffee or have a beer and watch the beautiful ocean. The seafood is fresh and Azorian cooking delicious. The beach is probably the best on Faial and quite popular on weekends. It is lovely, sand is darker like most in the Azores. We did have a few bad days of weather thanks to a hurricane brewing in the Azores, but that was unusual for what I was told.
The cottage is perfect for a couple. You can sit on the front porch and have evening cocktails and enjoy the amazing view. There is wireless throughout the village and you can sit at the playground and get your e-mails. The church has a wonderful bell that rings out each hr and half hr. It's a simple cottage but perfect for what we wanted and the price is a real value. We loved our stay and will be back for sure.
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Computer model tests Mars 'tumbleweed rovers'
By Ben Coxworth
June 4, 2010
For over ten years, NASA engineers have been kicking around the idea of a tumbleweed-inspired Mars rover. This "tumbleweed rover" would be a rugged but lightweight ball, with sensors and other electronics securely suspended inside. It would move about simply at the mercy of the Martian wind, much like its botanical namesake. Until now, the only way of testing such rovers has been to build a prototype, then set it loose here on Earth and watch the fun. That could be about to change, however. Researchers at North Carolina State University have developed a computer model that can test tumbleweed rover designs before they're ever built.
"You can't just build hundreds of different rover designs to see what works – it's too expensive," said Alexandre Hartl, a Ph.D. student who took part in the research. "This model allows us to determine which designs may be most viable. Then we can move forward to build and test the most promising candidates."
The program takes into account such factors as diameter, elasticity and overall mass. It can also test the designs under different wind conditions, and in different Martian terrains such as rock fields or craters.
"We wanted a way to determine how different tumbleweed rover designs would behave under the various conditions that may be faced on the Martian surface," said Dr. Andre Mazzoleni, co-author of a paper describing the research. "The model that we've developed is important, because it will help NASA make informed decisions about the final design characteristics of any tumbleweed rovers it ultimately sends to Mars."
The research was funded by NASA and the North Carolina Space Grant Consortium. The paper was published in the Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets.
Forget Mars we need some of these that can be dropped on the Arctic and Antarctic to get temperature readings so we can fill gaps in the Arctic climate data. Design them to move once every few hours to shake the ice off. Make then float in case the ice melts and drop them from aircraft retrieving them when they get near a high latitude base. The Arctic climate data is the most disputed data in the global warming debate there\'s a hole in the Arctic with no weather stations how its handled and what assumptions are applied is the root of some of the disputes. Adding a dozen probes that wander south over a few months would help settle these disputes.Wesley Bruce
Wouldn\'t it just get blown into a crater shortly after landing and be stuck there forever?Eric Teutsch
This \"tumbleweed\" should have some sort of ability to jump, hop or in other words float out of any box canyons or big ditches it may occur while being blown about. Some sort of solar heated gaseous mix or something.YukonJack
ever watch the old TV show \"The Prisoner? They remind me of the big balls they used to keep people under control...Serafina Tikklya
Yup. And they had such a great name for the thing in The Prisoner... Rover. ;)Facebook User


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Gran Caribe Real Resort in Cancun is Open for Business with All Amenities & Guest Services in Full Operation
CANCUN, Mexico, Aug. 3 /PRNewswire/ — Real Resorts, the owners and managers of The Gran Caribe Real Resort in Cancun, says the resort is completely functioning and guests have access to all amenities and services including the beach. The report comes following an incident on Thursday in which a portion of the beach was closed by Mexican officials over a dispute about sand relocation. The Gran Caribe Real Resort has been involved in a beach restoration program since 2005 when Hurricane Wilma wiped out most of Cancun and severely damaged the beaches. The Gran Caribe Real Resort was one of the first properties to reopen and protected its investment with the construction of a temporary retaining wall until the national beach restoration program could begin.
An agreement was recently reached between all the beachfront hotels, the Mexican government and Profepa (the agency that monitors the environment) for a plan of action to formally restore the beaches. According to the Governor of the State of Quintana Roo, and the Minister of Tourism of Mexico the beach recovery program for the entire area is set to get underway this September.
Fernando Garcia, the Managing Director of Real Resorts said, "As a Mexican owned and operated company our first priority has always been, and will always remain, to protect the natural beauty of Cancun and to preserve our pristine beaches. We have always and will continue to work with the authorities and our neighboring hotels to assure the continued success of Cancun as a world class beach destination. We are saddened by this latest misunderstanding and we are working within the community to have the issue resolved in the coming days," added Garcia.
In the meantime, the guests of the Gran Caribe Real have walking access to the crystal clear waters of the Caribbean and may also walk a few yards to the neighboring resort were they may enjoy the beach. "And of course, our entire staff is assisting guests in every way possible with our signature warm service to assure that our guests are having wonderful holidays," added Garcia.
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Men's Soccer Hosts Annual Season-Ending Banquet
Members of the 2015 graduating class were honored and the team's annual award winners were announced.
Five Members Of The Men's Soccer Team Earn NSCAA/Continental Tire NCAA Div. I All-Region Honors
Phil Towler, Fabio Machado, Brandon Adler, Dominik Machado and Mac Steeves all received All-Region honors.
Men's Soccer To Play UCLA In NCAA College Cup Semifinal
The Friars will play UCLA at 7:30 p.m. in Cary, N.C. on Friday, Dec. 12.
Men's Soccer To Play Michigan State In NCAA Quarterfinals
The Friars will play the Spartans at 12:00 p.m. in East Lansing, Mich. on Saturday, Dec. 6.
Men's Soccer To Host UC Irvine In NCAA Tournament Third Round
The Friars will host the Anteaters at 7:00 p.m. at the Ray Treacy Track and Field Complex on Sunday, Nov. 30.
2014: Co-captained the team and started 19 of the 20 games he played for the Friars … Helped the Friars record eight shutouts on the season … Named to the All-BIG EAST Second Team (11/11) … Named to the BIG EAST All-Tournament Team (11/16) … Named the BIG EAST Tournament's Most Outstanding Defensive Player (11/16) … Named to the NSCAA Great Lakes All-Region Second Team (12/10) … Awarded the team's John Murphy Team Award.
2013: Started all 21 games that he played ... Registered one point with an assist ... Was named All-BIG EAST Honorable Mention on Nov. 14 ... Was named to the Ocean State Soccer Classic All-Tournament Team (9/9) ... Was the co-winner of the team's Martin Hayes MVP award.
2012: Started all 12 games in which he appeared ... Registered two points on one goal, which was a game winner against Holy Cross (9/12) ... One of three Friars to record a game-winning goal, which was his first career game winner ... Named to the 2012 Ocean State Classic All-Tournament Team.
2011: One of three Friars to start all 20 games as a freshman ... Scored his first collegiate goal in the NCAA Tournament Second Round against UC Santa Barbara (11/20) ... Totaled nine shots on the season and helped the Friar defense record seven shutouts.
BEFORE PROVIDENCE: Played soccer at Seton Hall Prep where he was a two-year captain ... Scored 13 goals and recorded 21 assists in three seasons ... Named First Team All-State, Star Ledger New Jersey Player of the Year, Gatorade Player of the Year candidate, NSCAA All-American and ESPN First Team All-American in 2010 ... Led his team to its first ever Super Essex Conference and county championships in 2009 ... Also helped Seton Hall Prep to the second New Jersey Non Public A title in school history ... In 2010, the team was ranked No. 21 in the ESPN national poll and captured the Super Essex Conference as well as the county championships ... Member of the New Jersey Olympic Development Program ... Invited to the Under-17 National Team Camp and Nike Friendlies in 2007 ... Member of the New York Red Bulls Academy for six seasons and was a three-year captain ... Was an Honor Roll student every year.
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February 27, 2005 By T.K. Stewart: In the end, DeMarcus Chop Chop Corley wouldnt have had a chance in this one had they let him enter the ring with hatchets instead of gloves and with Lizzie Borden guarding his back. In a wild swinging brawl against Puerto Rican Miguel Cotto that exceeded everyones worst expectations, Corley put forth an inspiring effort that was cut short by a referee that was so hapless he couldnt even prod the combatants to engage in the obligatory pre-fight handshake..
In a bout that had all the trimmings of a mismatch on paper and on the scales, it really turned out to be a much more entertaining and enlightening fight. It proved once again that no matter what the odds are and what the match-up is, in the sport of boxing anything can happen, and often times it does. Nobody is unbeatable and as HBOs Larry Merchant once said so eloquently, There aint a horse that cant be rode or a rider that cant be throwed.
Over 10,000 insanely rabid fans crammed themselves into Coliseo Ruben Rodriguez in Bayamon, Puerto Rico as tonight was a coronation of sorts for Miguel Cotto and a chance for the young Puerto Rican prodigy to soak up the limelight in his own backyard. DeMarcus Corley was brought in as an opponent and was not expected by anyone to make Miguel Cotto struggle in the manner that he eventually had to. The 30 year-old Corley, 29-3-1(16) KO from Washington D.C. is a person that can best be described as eclectic. He studied sewing in high school, makes his own boxing trunks, and apparently has an affinity for wearing Victorias Secret underpants. Despite those feminine qualities, Corley showed tonight that he is still very in touch with his masculine side.
In the other corner was the 24 year-old Cotto who entered the ring with a sparkling record of 22-0(18) KO. Cotto seems intent on continuing his transformation into boxings version of The Incredible Hulk as he stretches his body to what has to be its limit. Before tonight the young Puerto Rican sensation had mowed down each of his twenty-two challengers with relative ease but at this point in his embryonic career his most certain problem appears to be halting the progress of his ever-growing David Banner-like body. Cotto eventually scaled the division limit of 140 pounds for tonights contest with Corley - but it took him no less than three trips to the scales to hit that magic number. Just before entering the ring twenty-seven hours later, Cotto hopped on the scales and he weighed in at an astonishing 157 pounds. That type of one-day weight gain signifies to everyone that Cotto is a prisoner to saunas and rubber suits and that he must parch himself to the wetness of chalk before official weigh-ins. The day before the fight, Cottos face demonstrated the severity of his struggle with making 140 pounds as the skin on his face was so tight and the bones in his cheeks and jaw so prevalent that his head looked a like a skull with candle wax poured down over it. On the other hand, Corley weighed in officially at 137 and by the time he stepped into the ring tonight he had gained only three pounds. What we really had here tonight was a fight between a 157-pound middleweight and a 140-pound junior welterweight.
Whatever the case, Cotto goes about his work with a facial _expression best described as somewhere between deadpan and lifeless and tonight he was just as expressive. It all went according to plan for the first two rounds as Cotto stalked Corley and threw punches. When those punches landed they sounded like a car door being slammed shut. The first round wasnt thirty seconds old before Corley found himself on the floor, the victim of a flash knockdown after being cuffed behind the head with a left hook. Corley gamely fired back and managed to get in several nice right hands of his own but they really did nothing to halt the younger, stronger mans advance.
Cotto, who walks around the ring with his chin tucked so far down he looks like a guy searching for loose change on the floor, is tough to hit cleanly on the jaw. As a result, Corley fired what turned out to be the punch of the night in an almost accidental fashion. The punch landed high on the head of Miguel Cotto in the third round and it was an electric right hand shot that Cotto never saw coming. Cotto was then short-circuited for the better part of the next two minutes. This was just the test that all young fighters must endure but nobody thought that Corley would be the one to administer it. Cotto reeled around the ring in a haze and it looked for all the world as though one more well placed punch to head could upset the Puerto Ricans proverbial apple cart. Strangely, Corley followed up with body punches and only lobbed soft volleys to Cottos head that had little power behind them. Corley even backed away a few times when he had Cotto in obvious trouble and languishing on the ropes. It was one of the strangest scenes I have witnessed and I wonder now whether DeMarcus Corley wasnt reading from some sinister, pre-determined script in which the outcome of this fight was laid out for him in advance. Afterwards, Corley would admit he made a mistake by not following up.
Needless to say, with Corleys help, Miguel Cotto survived the round and basically picked up where he left off before the disastrous third round nearly swamped him. It was more of the same one-sided punishment and whatever chance DeMarcus Corley had for victory had now drifted hopelessly away. The fifth round was the beginning of the end for Corley as he was driven into the ropes with an assortment of hooks and uppercuts and he began to absorb some damaging punishment. Corley was put down with a right hand to the head, a left hook to the body, and then Cotto added a small exclamation point by tagging Corley with a glancing left hook while he was down on one knee. Corley was up and in full control of his senses before Cotto was unleashed on him again. Corley backed to the ropes and avoided all of Cottos follow-up shots but inexplicably he went down to one knee to get another breather. At this point, the aforementioned hapless referee, Enrique Quinones Falu, just as inexplicably called a halt to DeMarcus Corleys night. It was over just like that and everyone was robbed of seeing a decent fight reach a decisive conclusion.
Where tonight leaves Miguel Cotto is anyones guess and questions abound. The top ranks of fighters in the junior welterweight division are likely still too good for him at this point. If a light punching fighter who was at a seventeen-pound weight disadvantage can hurt Cotto imagine what violent punchers like Kostya Tszyu, Arturo Gatti or Vivian Harris would do. One has to speculate as to whether Cotto is wilting on the vine while straining to make a 157-pound body stuff itself into a 140-pound skin. Should Cotto be matched with the top fighters of his division now or should he abandon altogether the idea of ever again having to look down at the scales and see 140-pounds?
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West Allis — The folks living just west and south of Highway 100 and Theodore Trecker Way might sleep better this summer as West Allis takes steps to get "cruisers" off their streets.
The city's latest solution to discourage cruising drivers is to barricade 109th through 112th streets at Trecker so that the motorists can't use that area as turn-around spot for their repetitive routes.
The Highway 100 cruising problem has been going on for decades. It involves the practice of some motorists, sometimes accompanied by loud stereos and mufflers, who drive along long stretches of the road back and forth, not unlike scenes played out in such movies as "American Graffiti."
The peak time is between 9 p.m. and 1 a.m. during the warm-weather season.
When Alderman Gary Barczak, who lives on 110th and represents the area, was first elected in 1988, he sponsored an ordinance that tried to curb cruising. But the practice has flourished nonetheless, even extending the southern turn-around from National Avenue to the 4400 block of South Highway 100 in Greenfield, he said.
The cruisers' primary turnaround spot on the north end of the city is the Speedway convenience store at Highway 100 and Trecker. But when the Speedway lot gets backed up, the cruisers go around the block, mostly using 109th and sometimes 110th, Barczak said.
The residents of 109th have petitioned the city to do something about the issue.
"The people on 109th have had enough," Barczak said, noting that the cruisers sometimes race each other and blow through stop signs.
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R.A. Dickey thinks that getting a no-hitter on appeal "would be a little bit cheap"
Jun 14, 2012, 3:00 PM EDT
David Lennon of Newsday spoke with R.A. Dickey this morning and asked him how he feels about the Mets appealing the official scorers decision to call the ball hit to David Wright in last night a hit instead of an error. He was pretty candid about it:
"It would be weird. I don't know if it would be quite as satisfying. I think the asterisk beside the no-hitter would get more attention than the no-hitter, you know? Plus, you're not pitching the eighth, ninth inning with the pressure of a no-hitter going. It would be a little bit cheap. But, for the integrity of the game, I think it's worthy of a review, just to make sure."
The stuff about pressure is a good point. The play in question happened in the first inning, thus taking the no-no and its attendant pressure off the table early. I bet most pitchers would agree that pitching in the late innings of a no hitter is a totally different deal.
- chill1184 - Jun 14, 2012 at 3:27 PM
He's right
- 1943mrmojorisin1971 - Jun 14, 2012 at 3:57 PM
He is. Plus what good is a no-no without the on-field celebration that comes afterwards?
- delawarephilliesfan - Jun 14, 2012 at 3:45 PM
He had me until he claimed "the integirty of the game" called for a review.
- captainwisdom8888 - Jun 14, 2012 at 4:17 PM
Dickey is simply trying to say the right things to reporters while behind the scenes he's probably pleading his case left and right. "But, for the integrity of the game…"
Haha….but if you still want to give me the no-no I'll gladly take it! Ya know…for integrity purposes.
- christos99 - Jun 14, 2012 at 4:38 PM
This dude exemplifies "class-act'
Great game Dickey!
- stex52 - Jun 14, 2012 at 5:31 PM
I have the strong feeling that if I was stuck at a party between Dickey and Lance Berkman, I would have the time of my life. Throw in Mike Mussina and Brad Ausmus and I would probably never want to leave.
- vallewho - Jun 14, 2012 at 6:38 PM
True Dat
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I applaud Dickey while lamenting the fact that the Mets can again embarass themselves by appealing this…they are Amazing, and I am still a fan…At least they are fun to watch again!
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