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October 2011 - SoftwareWith the new Chemical and Materials Sciences Building, the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory saw first hand the power of working with a Building Information Model (BIM).
The steel structure was already in place on the project when BIM helped to uncover a significant problem: Chilled water piping in the building would not fit where it was drawn in the design model. That problem might have set the $95 million project behind two months or more had it been uncovered later, when the mechanical systems were being installed. But because it was found early — before the exterior enclosure had even begun — the problem was quickly solved. "We were able to work hand in hand with the design and the owner to reroute that piping with very, very few modifications structurally," says Daniel Joseph, project manager for McCarthy Building Companies, which provided preconstruction and construction services. He estimates that the cost of the fix was less than $2,000, with no impact on schedule.
BIM enables the building team to visualize a building during the design and construction phase. The Building Smart Alliance defines it as "a digital representation of physical and functional characteristics of a facility. As such it serves as a shared knowledge resource for information about a facility forming a reliable basis for decisions during its lifecycle from inception onward."
BIM is more than a software tool. It marks a new, more collaborative approach to design and construction. For the Oak Ridge facility staff, BIM offered the opportunity to see what the building would look like while it was still in design. BIM enabled them to make better choices about which labs should be located where — putting a lab with a heavy need for chilled water, for example, near the process chilled water main skid.
BIM also enabled Oak Ridge to ensure that the completed facility would be maintainable — for example, that there was enough clearance around a fan coil unit to allow filters to be changed.
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Native species are losing ground to suburbanization, fragmented habitats, ornamental plants and invasive species. Yet we know that natives are critical to attracting specialized pollinators and insects, which in turn provide food for birds and ultimately many more animals up the foodchain. Natives also provide habitat for wildlife. Natives are hardy, low maintenance and require less water than other ornamentals. A good reference website about native plants is American Beauties Native Plants.
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"In the old days, if you had a foreclosure, we wouldn't even talk to you. Today, it's a whole market segment we want to talk to," says Jeffrey I. Friedman, chairman and CEO of Associated Estates Realty Corp., a national rental property company based in Richmond Heights, Ohio. If an applicant lost a home to foreclosure but had a job and good credit otherwise, that applicant probably would get approved. Associated Estate Realty also has started including unemployment benefits in an applicant's income, which it never used to do.
Drew Sygit, a partner at Royal Rose Properties in Birmingham, Mich., say his company has "gotten really good at looking past the credit report. Income is more important now than credit. We see tenants who have been displaced because their landlord got foreclosed on and tenants who lost their homes to foreclosure. That makes up 60 percent of our applicants."
Evictions are taking longer. With the rise in unemployment and the prevalence in foreclosures on rental properties, eviction filings are up. That means it's taking longer for courts to process the necessary legal paperwork, and local law enforcement is backed up on carrying out the evictions. "They're taking far longer than they used to," says Page. "Some sheriff's departments are refusing to serve eviction notices. People need to take that into account."
Some landlords are willing to work with tenants who can document their financial difficulties and provide evidence that it will be a short-term situation. Others "support the concept of paying them to move out," Page says. It all comes down to deciding which option will cost them the least amount of money, given the expense of an eviction and the increased risk of damage to the unit by a frustrated tenant.
Rental units are getting pet-friendlier. Between the risk of flea infestations, damage from toileting accidents and noise, there's no question that pets are a hassle for landlords. It's no wonder that so many landlords used to adhere to a "no pets" policy. That's changed, in a big way. Few landlords are willing to turn away a pet lover with a good job, a good rental history and good credit. And most tenants are willing to pay extra for their four-legged family members.
Most landlords who accept pets charge a nonrefundable pet fee, and some also charge a small monthly "pet rent." "People are much more willing to pay that today," Friedman says.
Post says his property managers "do little things to make the property attractive to pet owners," such as setting aside areas for walking dogs and providing scoopers and bags for owners to clean up after their dogs. "We're pretty loose as it pertains to pets," he says. "We're pet lovers ourselves."
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Genoa Area High School is proud to announce the newly formed group,The Genoa Academic Committee or simply, The G.A.C.
The Genoa Academic Committee was formed in 2012 to encourage, promote, support, and reward academic excellence for students, while also working together with the GHS staff, parents, and community members to assist each student in his/her personal pursuit of academic growth.
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The committee has been meeting monthly to discuss future plans and goals for the organization. These monthly meetings are open to any community members, parents, staff, and students. Thus this far the group has established its executive members and parent reps for each high school graduating class. In addition the committee has also begun establishing future goals. Such goals include but are not limited to:
- Providing additional funding for academic needs that are not addressed by the district due to financial constraints
- Establishing a tutoring program where approved students can serve as tutors to other students who are struggling academically in different subject areas
- Developing positive public relationships where a focus can be placed on scholastic achievement of our students
- Promote and provide financial support to the technology program in order to enhance the skills, tools, and technology opportunities to our students
- Recognize and reward our students academic success through quarterly incentives, end-of-the-year honors banquet, etc.
- Work collaboratively with staff to aide in additional classroom resources through grant opportunities and community members/local business donation
Please contact one of the above volunteers or Cari Buehler (419-855-7741 ext. 21201) if you would like to give a donation or help us in any way with this new endeavor. You are also welcome to attend our meetings which currently take place the third Wed. of the month in the high school library beginning at 6:30 p.m.


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Today was the digital premiere of Johan Lindberg's new BLK DNM line, directed by Martin de Thurah. The result? A beautifully inspired tale of love, fear, insecurity, and strength between man and woman. The short is not overly scripted or under scripted. It's just the right amount of dialogue and mysterious nuances to showcase the Swedish designers new collection. The term "branded content" has been carelessly toiled with throughout fashion week, but in the case of BLK DNM, we feel this is a proper experiment in the new genre.
Johan Lindberg confessed to Nowness about the fact the storyline hints at his own real life, "I went through a recent break-up and wanted to use my own dynamic to inspire the film," Lindeberg says. "I am fascinated by the way in which fashion both provokes and reflects the human narratives around it."
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Senior Sabrina Johnson was one of two Musketeers in double figures Saturday afternoon
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OLEAN, N.Y. - The Xavier women's basketball team fell at No. 22/25 St. Bonaventure, 66-48, Saturday afternoon at SBU's Reilly Center. Seniors Tyeasha Moss and Sabrina Johnson each had 10 points for the Musketeers.
Also for XU, freshman Lakeisha Crouch tallied a career-high 14 rebounds while Moss dished out a season-high tying six assists on the day.
The Musketeers turned the ball over a season-low eight times to the Bonnies' miniscule four miscues. SBU won the battled of the boards, 43-37, and out-shot the Musketeers 43.5 percent to 32.1 percent.
Trailing by 15, 38-23, at the half, the Musketeers came out of the break scoring four of the first six points to cut the lead to 13. The Bonnies were too much too handle and stretched their lead out to as many as 25, 57-32, with 13:30 left to play.
SBU's Megan Van Tatenhove came out firing, scoring 15 straight points for the Bonnies to open the game. Even with two early fouls, Gray was the Musketeers' leading scorer in the first frame with nine points. St. Bonaventure shot 48 percent from the floor to Xavier's 31 percent over the first 20 minutes and the Bonnies held the 22-17 rebounding advantage.
The Bonnies were led by Van Tatenhove with a game-high 24 points and Alaina Walker with nine rebounds.
The Musketeers continue their two-game road swing with a trip up Interstate 75 to a match-up with intrastate rival Dayton on Wednesday, Feb. 22. Tip-off is set for 7 p.m. at UD Arena.


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Former G-Unit rapper The Game may be ready to join the A-Team according to this article from ComingSoon. The Joe Carnahan-directed reboot has yet to find it's B.A. Baracus with a number of names having been thrown into the ring so far. Common, Ice Cube, and "Rampage" Jackson have all come up in casting discussions. The Game is my favorite of these options. I feel like he could really bring to the screen the intimidating please-don't-kill-me vibe that this role needs (a lot more than Common anyway).
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Anna Jennie Wheeler Oswald, a resident of Mount Pleasant, will celebrate her 88th birthday on Feb. 20. Anna was born in Greenville, Mich., to Russell and Mildred Sharp. She married the late Vernon Wheeler and they had eight children. Anna retired from Shaw Walker-Noll Corporation and worked many years after as a Certified Nursing Assistant. She and childhood sweetheart, Max Oswald, reconnected and married in 1998. Anna's children, and many grand and great grandchildren, reside in Colorado, Michigan, North Carolina, Tennessee and locally. Anna enjoys time with family and her church in bible study and community outreach, as well as travel. She will celebrate her birthday with family and friends.
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AMES, Iowa -- This is what it feels like to be in third place in Iowa just days from the Jan. 3 caucus: When Rick Santorum walked into a Buffalo Wild Wings for a campaign event on Friday, a mob of about 100 reporters, photographers, and cameramen was awaiting him.
Iowans gathered there to watch the Iowa State-Rutgers football game were less than thrilled. Neither was restaurant management who, hard as they tried, couldn't prevent the media scrum from scaring away a few patrons. A slightly bemused Santorum politely answered questions for an hour as the entourage followed him through the restaurant.
"I'm actually trying to watch the game," he said when he sat down at a table of supporters, expressing a desire to order a beer and some wings.
"I'm a little bit surprised at the scale of turnout here," Santorum added, still grinning. "We apologize to everybody here!"
The scene was a far cry from most of this election cycle, Santorum said, when a lone reporter –- two on a good day -- followed him across Iowa as he visited all 99 counties. For much of the last several months, he has languished at the bottom of the polls and is only recently experiencing a boomlet as his fellow contenders for the socially conservative vote have self-destructed. The latest CNN/Time/ORC poll had Santorum registering 16 percent support in Iowa, up from 5 percent in early December.
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Connecting the Business & Technology CommunitiesJuly/August 2012 • Volume 15, Issue 5
In a down economy, insurance fraud is on the increase. But as fraudsters
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insurers. Allstate, CNA, Erie Insurance and others are employing a raft of
technologies—from rules-based analytics included in policy admin and
claims systems to predictive analytics that scour internal and external
databases—to identify patterns and anomalies that may indicate fraud.
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are already discussing priorities and starting to determine which tech-nolo�y expenditures will boost their business in 2013 and beyond. With
IT spending projected to grow modestly at best, where are CIOs likely to
get the biggest bang for the buck? Novarica's Matthew Josefowicz offers
advice on which technologies and projects should get priority. Bottom
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compete in an increasingly challenging market.
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Walk in on a Friday night and mostly all you see are sweaty middle-aged guys pining for some young thing they can dig their claws into. UGH! Another meat market!? For the area, it is quite pretty inside with large screen TVs but yet another sports bar!? Nooo!! Food was really not that great and a bit pricey for what you get. Plenty of other places nearby that dish up good grub less costly. Better to eat elsewhere first if you insist on going there for drinks. Some of the bar maids are nice but mostly struck me as snotty and were just there working for tips. The bar men seemed more genuinely nice, though some showed lack of interest as well. My girlfriends and I were quite put off one night when one of them suggested that he'd like to hang with us! Really, do we look like we so desperately want your company!? The nerve!! He was charming with his foreign accent but a bit old to still be acting the part of a playboy, don't you think!? Anyhow, the place does have a good vibe with the music. Just make sure the guys understand you're just there to hang out with friends and not be hit on all the time - sheesh!
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This bar is amazing....the food is not great, but if you are looking for a fun atmosphere, great drinks and really nice bartenders this is it. Since it opened it has always drawn a crowd and the space is great. It is really big and open with a few pool tables in the back and lots of tvs. It is not just a sports bar but a classy place for after work or a saturday night. The music is also always fantastic!
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We had a party here and had the back room. the staff was great and the room was so much fun!
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They tried serving fancy food when they first opened. That didn't work out at all. Now they're doing a very traditional bar menu. Eh - nothing special. Some of the barmaids are very nice. Very friendly, and they make time to chat you up if it's not crazy busy. I can't say the same about the barmen though I probably wouldn't want them to chat with me much. They have a pretty cool setup in the back rooms with a few pool tables and the flat screens are really cool. Somehow there's no warmth that comes through in the place. Although it is mostly wood, there is a distinct feeling of coldness that can't be shaken off once inside. In short, it doesn't feel like home or someplace where one would be able to spend hours very comfortably. It's a shame because the space is quite roomy and the bar and decor quite elaborate. But it's a bar without a soul, I don't know how else to describe it. It's a place designed to serve you drinks and take your money. Not a place to make friends and share life experiences or memorable stories. I hope the owner or owners figure out what is missing and corrects it soon. I really like the location because it is close to work and home. I really would like to be a regular there but there isn't that special spark that makes me think to go back there if I've nothing else planned. I've asked all my friends that have gone there since they've opened and for some reason they all seem to agree with me. Perhaps if the managers or owners make a point to know their customers, maybe then they would all feel comfortable enough to want to frequent the establishment but that would take some really sincere effort. People are smart enough to see through any superficial efforts at familiarity. In short, there is no hook yet for the Galway Hooker, I really do wish there was.


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The day tickets went on sale for the Ziggy Marley concert, I was on the Sunrise Theatre's website, ready to purchase great seats.
I am excited to hear the five-time Grammy-winning musician is in downtown Fort Pierce, and evidently, I am not alone. The first day of ticket sales, more than 400 seats were sold in anticipation of the musician's first visit to our area.
If the theater sells the remaining tickets for the Ziggy Marley concert — there were just 200 left earlier this week — it will have had more than 20 sold-out shows this season. This notable statistic is even more than last year's total sold-out shows, which was a record-breaker itself.
"Every year, we are selling more tickets and attracting a higher stature of stars at the Sunrise," Executive Director John Wilkes said. "This season, we had a large group of first-time visitors to the theater from this region and beyond, especially for shows featuring Paul Anka, Diana Ross, Tony Bennett and Bill Cosby."
This season, the theater surpassed $2.3 million in ticket sales. Officials said initial figures indicated that 50 percent of ticket sales came from Indian River and Martin counties.
In addition, the performances have made the Sunrise a reason to visit our area. Avid fans this season traveled to Fort Pierce from several hours away to see their favorite musician or celebrate milestones at the theater. One couple flew from Germany to hear Diana Ross sing on the Sunrise stage.
This summer, the Sunrise Theatre will remain busy with the Missoula Children's Theatre workshops and performances.
From June 11-15, children will be trained professionally for a show, "Blackbeard the Pirate," and will show off their skills with a June 15 performance. In July, two more camps will put together the children's classic, "Rumpelstiltskin," as well as a country western version of "Beauty and the Beast" titled "Beauty Lou and the Country Beast." Workshop dates are July 9-13 and July 16-20, respectively, with performances at 7 p.m. on the final day of each session.
The fourth camp will take place August 13-17 for "Jack and the Beanstalk."
I can assure you great things are on the horizon for the Sunrise Theatre this summer and next season.
As Ziggy Marley mentioned to me on the phone regarding his concert, "I think that you are going to have a good time...."
For more information on the Sunrise Theatre's upcoming schedule, including the Rockin' Blues Fest in August, as well as summer camp registration information, visit www.SunriseTheatre.com or call 772-461-4775.
The Sunrise Theatre was built by Rupert N. Koblegard Jr. along with his father and brother in 1923. The theater opened for business the end of that year. Koblegard was fondly called "Pop" by Fort Pierce residents.
Fort Pierce native A.E. "Bean" Backus, was a poster-maker and ticket-taker from 1930 to 1938 for the Sunrise Theatre.
The theater had a 60-year run before closing Sept. 8, 1983, due to the decline of the downtown area and a refusal to convert to multi-screen operation.
Run down and neglected, the theater was bought in 1997 by the St. Lucie Preservation Association, which granted it a new lease on life as the Treasure Coast's largest theatrical venue.
In January 2002 Sunrise Theatre was placed on the National Register of Historic Places.
The Sunrise Theatre opened its curtains once more on Jan. 14, 2005 after the nonprofit Sunrise Theatre for the Performing Arts raised about $9 million through state historic trust grants, public and private donations, $3 million from the Community Redevelopment Association, and $1 million each from Fort Pierce and St. Lucie County.
Top-selling shows and gross ticket sales for October 2011-May 2012 season
1. Tony Bennett: $144,885
2. Diana Ross: $138,640
3. Willie Nelson: $100,555
4. Paul Anka: $100,010
5. B.B. King: $85,545
6. Vince Gill: $80,113
7. Foreigner: $68,654
8. Bob Newhart: $65,439
9. Lord of the Dance: $59,780
10. Monty Python's Spamalot: $58,196
11. ABBA: The Concert: $49,572
12. Kevin Costner & Modern West: $47,798
13. Sinbad: $41,000
Source: Sunrise Theatre
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X-ray scanning, metal and mobile phone detection are used to ensure a high level of contraband surveillance. Prisoners attending visits are processed through an automated body scanner which can detect contraband without the need for physical searches or removal of clothing.
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Anti-pass back technology is included in the biometric identification booths installed within the gatehouse. These booths control access into and out of the centre and prevent a person from leaving unless they are registered as having entered. Biometric control of keys ensures access only by authorised personnel. Exit from the centre is blocked if keys are not returned.
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The battle over Dell Dell took what could be its final turn Wednesday.
Michael Dell and his private equity partners at Silver Lake are willing to pony up another dime per share — raising their bid to $13.75 — but won't let the offer dangle for very long.
In a letter to a special committee of the PC-maker's board Wednesday morning signed by Dell and Silver Lake's Egon Durban, the group offered to raise its bid from $13.65 per share, but only on the condition the Dell board does not count unvoted shares as "no" votes on the offer.
Last week it looked like Silver Lake and Dell, who owns 15.6% of the company but is not part of the vote, would not have enough support from shareholders. That is largely because of a dissident group led by Carl Icahn and Southeastern Asset Management, who have proposed an alternative path for Dell that would also leverage the company, but keep it public and pay investors a hefty dividend, rather than take it private.
Wednesday's letter gives the Dell board's special committee, which has recommended the founder-led buyout, until 6:00 p.m. New York time to address the group's "best and final proposal." In response, the Dell board pushed back the shareholder vote on the offer for the second time. Set to reconvene Wednesday, the special meeting has been adjourned to August 2.
Icahn, who compared the Dell board to a dictatorship at last week's Delivering Alpha Conference, issued an open letter to the special committee along with Southeastern Tuesday demanding to know why the founder and board are trying to "freeze out stockholders."
If Icahn has his way, shareholders will vote down Dell's proposal, then vote to oust the current board in favor of his proposed slate at an annual meeting, paving the way for the billionaire activist's plan to recapitalized the company.
Shares of Dell, which closed at $12.88 Tuesday, surrendered a pre-market advance to open about a half-point lower.


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During a conference call with analysts following Electronic Arts' earnings report yesterday, executives did not comment on recent reports that Star Wars: The Old Republic has been delayed to September. They did say BioWare's massively multiplayer role-playing game will still ship during the publisher's 2012 fiscal year, which runs from April 1, 2011, to March 31, 2012. Previously, the game had been slated for a spring 2011 release window.
While tight-lipped on The Old Republic's date, EA CEO John Riccitiello was quite chatty about some other aspects of the game. First and foremost, he said that according to EA's models, it will not require a mammoth subscriber base a la Blizzard Entertainment's World of Warcraft to turn a profit.
"We previously described to folks that 500,000 subscribers saw the game as substantially profitable, but it's not the kind of thing that we would write home about," he said. "[But] anything north of 1 million subscribers is a very profitable business."
Riccitiello went on to say that as EA sees it, its "leading competitor"--a thinly veiled reference to World of Warcraft--has 6 million of 12 million MMOG subscribers in Western markets. He believes that gives The Old Republic plenty of room to expand without even toppling WOW's dominance.
"So it's our view that we can be very successful without fundamentally challenging the market leader because we think we'll probably hit the smaller competitors harder when we get out there," he said. "Of course, we have no particular ambition to be a distant number two. Our ambitions are higher than that."
Riccitiello also said that The Old Republic is already being put through its QA paces. "We're currently testing it with a large-scale consumer testing, but not the beta scale level in the coming months," he told analysts.


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Torchlight - A review from a Diablo 2 fan
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To be honest, I started working on a graphics engine and stopped. I realized how many neat things I could build and I decided to study Math. I have many engineering books, and when I finally save enough to go to school, I will work on my engine/mmo platform again. I have to say it was a blast, but I hit a wall where the shader code and some of the fourier transform stuff got too much over my head. I've since learned more but anyway.
The reality is, as gamers we could build our own game, and we could build one just how we like it. We are getting closer and closer to being able to build the feelings we've always wanted to see come to life - and actually acomplish it.
My prototype was simple, a 3D model walked around on a terrain and could open doors, I had multilevel collision detection working, there was actually a dynamic house system I built.
Anyway, the reason I mention all this is, well, if I don't like Torchlight, I'm free to make my own game, which I admit isn't easy, hence why I have so many Calculus books, engineering etc... books on Fluid Dynamics, Linear Algebra, Vector Algebra, Quaternions.. etc.
So let me tell you - the beautiful thing I can create, are just really awesome. Some of the experiments with fluid like geometry that I made using vertex shaders with simple sine and cosine transformations...
Instead of getting mad, sometimes we play so many games that we just need to let it out creativly, my recommendation to the OP is to build your own games and see the things you want to build in your head in your own game. It might seem impossible and it might take years, but the knowledge I'm personally building makes me realize just how complicated it all can be.
I played Diablo.. and I loved, FYI I love horror based hack'n slash, but multiplayer is what drives me to play games.
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ARY — After receiving a tip about the possible growing of marijuana at a Perry County residence, two men were arrested by the Perry County Sheriff's Office on Tuesday.
Deputy Elmer Fugate said he was preparing to serve an arrest warrant on 31-year-old Alfred Derrick Francis at 237 Creekside Drive for possession of stolen property from a burglary case in which he had been a suspect earlier this year.
Fugate said he received a tip that Francis might have been growing marijuana plants at his residence, which he and his mother were renting.
"When we got here, we didn't even have to look around, they were all in plain view," Fugate said.
Fugate said he and other deputies served the original arrest warrant for Francis and detained him on suspicion of possession of marijuana until an arrest and search warrant were issued.
"When we were looking at the subject's room we found some marijuana," Chief Deputy Tony Eversole said.
He said the marijuana was in a small baggie and obviously for personal use.
Eversole also said deputies discovered 48-year-old Cledith Slone in the residence. Slone has an arrest warrant issued against him in Indiana for unknown felony charges.
Eversole said in total there were 43 marijuana plants seized from the residence, 27-30 of which were in pots along the side of an outbuilding and the rest were in other pots along the side of the house. He said the plants looked to be no older than two months.
Fugate said Francis appeared to have been building a nursery behind his house.
Even though the plants were not near maturity, and were therefore of little street value at this time, Eversole said it's always a victory when a tip like this can be successfully followed up on.
"Any time we can get 40 plants off the street it's good," he said.
Francis could be facing charges including those related to theft, drug possession, and repeat felony offender.


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Tennis Tallies Three Wins in Singles at Akron
AKRON, Ohio – West Virginia University tennis closed out the Akron Invite today with three wins in singles play over Cornell.
"Things continued to go well, and I think that we have shown progress in both singles and doubles," says coach Miha Lisac. "I think this tournament was a good challenge and a good step forward for us. "
The Mountaineers began day three of the tournament with doubles play against Ohio State. The Buckeyes' Gaby DeSantis and Sandy Niehaus defeated the No. 1 doubles team of sophomore Hailey Barrett and junior Ikttesh Chahal, 8-4.
In the No. 2 doubles match, freshmen tandem Kaja Mrgole and Oana Manole fell to OSU's Miho Kowase and Grainne O'Neill, 8-5.
Barrett earned her first singles victory of the tournament over the Big Red's Alex D'Ascenzo, winning in straight sets, 6-2, 6-1. Barrett has a singles record of 3-4 this fall.
Chahal stumbled in the No. 2 position, falling to Ryann Young, 6-5 (5), 6-3. Sophomore Vivian Tsui, playing in the No. 3 match, also battled to a first set tiebreak, but was unable to earn the win, losing 6-5 (2), 6-4.
Both Mrgole and Manole rebounded from the morning's loss in doubles to record two more wins for WVU. Mrgole tallied her team-high fifth singles victory, defeating Cornell's Laila Judeh is straight sets, 6-3, 6-4. Manole moved to 3-4 on the fall season with a 6-4, 6-3, victory over Lauren Frazier.
Next on the schedule for the Mountaineers is the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Regional in Charlottesville, Va., from Oct. 18-21.
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Didn't mean to come across as contradicting anyone. That interview with Neil Gaiman was in a major Newspaper over here in the UK so it's perfectly understandable that the information's out there.
I think a large number of people have latched onto it, as there's a general feeling that the 'deus ex machina' stuff wasn't to everyone's liking
Marsha, we wuv you.
Just thought you should know.
Please God . . . Sai King do not change a thing about these books; certainly don't even consider taking yourself out. I think to most constant readers, they'd find that crushing. I know I would. It's the about the greatest part(s) of the series for me.
Re-writing DT? No.
Expanding on DT, like Keyhole? Please, more, more, more. The way I see it, there's plenty room for more tales of Roland's early adventures. S'why I never liked the comics; I'd rather read Uncle Stevie's version of those years. Let's say, the period between Jericho Hill, and The Gunslinger --this is fertile ground for all sorts of cool stories. The comics cover these years, but those are comics, not novels, and to me, have NOTHING to do with the real Dark Tower epic.
Oh, yes: keep expanding the Dark Tower series forever! I'll buy a subscription, editions can come out annually like an old school encyclopedia! :love:
I still do not see why everyone complains about the final books. I think him as an author was ingeneous just like Wes Craven did it in New Nightmare. I thought the ending was fantastic, not a happy ending by any means, but an ending that makes sense. Who knows maybe in time there could be an even different ending:P
Muskrat, those comics are officially endorsed by SK. He's pretty heavily involved... I doubt anything's making it in there that isn't 'official' as it were.
I think most people's dissatisfaction with the ending is the general shift in focus.
It seems like there's a definite direction that the story was going, and that direction changed hugely after SK was involved in his accident. I thought all 7 (8 now...) installments were at least good. But the parts I disliked most was the self referential stuff. I've never enjoyed Deus ex Machina in fiction. I just don't think it's ever been done well. The Dark Tower's one of the better examples, but I still feel it's weak storytelling.
Overall though, all the books in the series are worth reading, and I don't think there's anything 'wrong' with them, it's just a definite feeling that the story was going somewhere else up until that fateful moment in 1999...
The Dark Tower journey evokes a range of emotions - something a good story should do. Like it, love it, hate it, everyone is entitled to their opinion. BUT. Sai King told a story. A fantastic story. He should not feel obligated in any way shape or form to change any part of the story he told because some people didn't like it. Personally, I would be devastated if he did a rewrite and left himself out of the story. Because that is the way it happened. That's why he told it that way. I do believe there are other stories to be told (TWTTK showed us that!), but to change what is already written...no.


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More promos and posters from The Dark Knight has been added to the gallery. If you haven't already seen this movie then go see it, it's A M A Z I N G!!
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Session B5: Astronomy, Cosmology, Gravity
2:00 PM–4:14 PM, Friday, May 16, 2008
Miller Room: 104
Chair: Stephen Tufte, Lewis and Clark
Abstract ID: BAPS.2008.NWS.B5.10
Abstract: B5.00010 : Correlating vertical velocities of ionized interstellar medium to star formation rates in nearby face-on spiral galaxies
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Christina Ketchum
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Stephen Tufte
(Lewis and Clark College)
Mathew Bershady
David Andersen
We present observations of the ionized interstellar medium of 39 face-on spiral galaxies obtained with the WIYN 3.5-m telescope coupled to the Sparsepak integral field unit. We investigate the relationship between the vertical motions of the gas, as measured from the H-alpha line-widths, and the local star formation activity, traced by the H-alpha intensity. Several trends were found: 1) there exists a threshold H-alpha intensity below which the line-width is uncorrelated with the star formation activity and is presumably dominated by other thermal and turbulent processes 2) above this threshold many galaxies exhibit a strong positive correlation between the H-alpha line width and intensity and 3) even higher H-alpha intensities demonstrated a secondary trend line, in which the intensity leveled-off with increasing H-alpha line-width.
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Outdoor Calendar: North Dakota class II permit to carry testing ...List of upcoming outdoors events.
By: Grand Forks Staff Report, Grand Forks Herald
To get an event in the calendar, contact Brad Dokken at (701) 780-1148, (800) 477-6572 ext. 148; or by email at firstname.lastname@example.com. Deadline is 5 p.m. Thursdays.
&bul; Nov. 11: North Dakota Class II Permit to Carry testing, 8:30 a.m., Aaltos Cafe, Canad Inns, Grand Forks. Info: Bill Collison, (701) 740-8674.
&bul; Nov. 11: Minnesota, Utah, Florida and Arizona Permit to Carry training, 10 a.m., East Grand Forks Cabela's. In honor of Veterans Day, veterans can take the course free with one paid student. Info/register: Laura, (218) 252-1631.
&bul; January: Red River Archers' 300 and 3-D leagues will begin; specific opening dates for each league TBA. Info: Paul Hahn, (701) 741-8279 (3D League) or John Brewinski (701) 746-8602 (300 League).
&bul; Nov. 15: Binocular clinic, 6:30 p.m., East Grand Forks Campbell Library. Heidi Hughes of the Agassiz Audubon Society in Warren, Minn., a former optics retailer, will offer tips on buying binoculars, and 6X, 7X, 8X and 10X binoculars will be available to try out. Info: Anita Poss, (218) 773-9121.
&bul; Nov. 16-18: Hard Water Ice Fishing Expo, National Sports Center, Blaine, Minn. Product displays, seminars from ice fishing authorities such as Brian "Bro" Brosdahl, Dave Genz and Tony Roach. Admission: $10, adults; $6, students; free, 11 and younger.
n Nov. 30-Dec. 2: 20th annual St. Paul Ice Fishing and Winter Sports Show, St. Paul RiverCentre. Show hours 1 to 9 p.m. Nov. 30, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Dec. 1 and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Dec. 2. Admission: $9, adults; $4, age 6 to 12; free admission, 5 and younger.
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&bul; Dec. 1-2: Christmas tree cutting, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Rydell National Wildlife Refuge, Minn. Info: (218) 687-2229 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
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&bul; Nov. 17: Workshop, "Make Your Own Moccasins," 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Altru Family YMCA. Traditional craftsman Talon Stammen of the Wildwood School of Outdoor Education will offer tips on selecting moose or elk hides, custom pattern-making to fit your feet, and hand-sewing your own pair of leather moccasins. Participants will choose from several traditional styles. Cost: $100, which includes a lunch of soup and bread, and the deadline to sign up is Nov. 11. Register at the YMCA, (701) 775-2586 or by contacting Stammen at (701) 317-1978.
&bul; Nov. 19, 20, 26: Snowshoe-making workshop, 6:30 to 9 p.m., Lake Bemidji State Park. Workshop presenters will teach participants how to string laces on prebuilt wooden snowshoe frames. Participants should plan to attend all three nights. Cost $80, plus park entrance fee ($5 daily, $25 annually); pre-registration required by Nov. 2. Info: Lake Bemidji State Park, (218) 308-2300, or www.dnr.state.mn.us/state_parks/lake_bemidji/index.html.
To see a full outdoors calendar with more extensive listings, go to www.GrandForksHerald.com and click the Outdoors link.
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Hearts goalkeeper Jamie MacDonald has told the club's junior Jambos they will have to keep up their high standards if they want to feature in the Scottish Communities League Cup Final.
Tynecastle boss John McGlynn named seven players aged 21 or younger in the semi-final victory over Inverness at Easter Road.
On-loan Liverpool striker Michael Ngoo was among that fresh-faced group and he can certainly expect to feature in the Hampden final in March after a bullish display on his debut, just 24 hours after moving north from Anfield.
The 20-year-old made a fantastic first impression as he fired home a terrific volley to cancel out Andrew Shinnie's opener for the Highlanders in the 1-1 draw that was only settled by a 5-4 penalty shoot-out success for the Edinburgh side in Leith.
Now MacDonald has told the others - Fraser Mullen, Danny Wilson, Jason Holt, Callum Tapping, Scott Robinson and Jamie Walker - who shone against Caley to continue playing like they are if they want to feature in the showpiece decider in Glasgow in six weeks' time.
He said: "The young boys were fantastic. Not only with their work rate but at times we tried to play some football, some nice one-twos.
"The three boys in the middle of the park - Callum, Scott and Jason - were great and we also had Michael coming in too. He was fantastic. He only arrived on Friday but held the ball up, laid it off, won things in the air and scored a fantastic goal.
"Now it is up to those lads to stay in the team until the final. They have set a standard now. They need to maintain that if they want to keep their spot.
"We have other good young boys coming through who will want their shot. The lads who played against Inverness will need to fight to keep hold of their jerseys."
On-loan Arsenal midfielder Philip Roberts was the first player to blink from either side as he blazed the 10th kick of the shoot-out high over MacDonald's bar.
The former Scotland Under-21 keeper had not come close to saving any of the four previous penalties he had faced but did produce two vital saves in the 120 minutes that had preceded Roberts' rush of blood to the head.
First he won a game of chicken with 20-goal Inverness striker Billy McKay when he dived to his left to save after the Northern Irishman had be sent clean through on goal.
Then he was able to race back into position to block from Shinnie after McKay, obviously still shaken by his earlier miss, refused to try and tap home with just Hearts skipper Marius Zaliukas guarding the goal and opted to pass instead.
MacDonald said: "Billy McKay and Andrew Shinnie have scored a barrel load of goals this year and we knew that coming in. They are dangerous players.
"With Billy's chance I just had to stand and wait and try and react to his shot. Thankfully I got down and got a good hand on it.
"There was another chance in extra time too. I thought it was miles off-side to start with but the ball then got caught under Billy's feet and that gave us the chance to get back in and regroup.
"Thankfully I was able to get back in and make a save to keep it at 1-1 and we were able to go on and win on penalties."
MacDonald may not have laid a glove on Roberts decisive spot-kick miss but he was happy to take the acclaim of his team-mates after borrowing a tactic used by England stopper Joe Hart in last summer's Euro 2012 shoot-out defeat to Italy.
He explained: "It's great, everyone still comes to me even though I never did anything. Usually the lads are shouting at me so that was nice.
"Did I try and put Philips off? I just started shouting at him. I just started screaming. I don't know if he heard me, but it seemed to work. Why not? I saw Joe Hart doing it once and thought I'd give it a bash."
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Design Classics: The Titania lamp
Simple & Sublime By Kim Messenger/Life@Home So I recently bought a replica of an Eames chair for my living room. You've seen one I'm sure. They are the iconic mid-century lounge chair, with wooden back, molded black leather and a leather ottoman. I have to confess that I expected to be consumed by comfort, but […] [Read More]
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Leave it to Finland By Kim Messenger/Life@Home Only a handful of objects we have manufactured as a species achieve perfection — the ceramic bowl, the Japanese sword come to mind. These are objects that combine absolute simplicity with perfect functionality. The block lamp, designed by Finnish designer Harri Koskinen while he was still in design […] [Read More]


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Real estate news in San Antonio.
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For fans of Lawrence University's Midwest Trivia Contest, there really is no contest
The Appleton Post-Crescent, January 26, 2010.
By Kara Patterson • Post-Crescent staff writer
When J.B. deRosset founded Lawrence University's Midwest Trivia Contest in 1966, he did so under the assumption that his peers at Lawrence would take the idea and run with it.
DeRosset, a Lawrence senior that year, had visited his then-girlfriend at Beloit College. His stay coincided with a trivia contest in Beloit's student union, and, he said, he thought Lawrence could top Beloit's trivial pursuits with a contest of its own.
"I came back and rounded up some of my friends who were involved with the (Lawrence) radio station, and I thought this would be a neat idea to broadcast it," said DeRosset, now 66, an attorney who splits his time between Miami and Asheville, N.C. "You've got people coming there with open minds. When we did this trivia contest it was a really fresh idea. … It met fertile ground when I brought it back to Lawrence."
A little more than four decades later, Lawrence trivia is not only still here, it is thriving, both on and off campus. What began as a one-day campus activity has expanded to a full weekend of continuous contest play that involves both town and gown. This year's contest, the 45th annual event, starts at 10:00:37 p.m. Friday and runs through midnight Sunday.
Lawrence's contest is the nation's longest-running trivia contest. Its student organizers, the Trivia Masters, pack between 350 and 400 questions over 50 hours. Teams of any size, playing from anywhere, call in and score points for correct answers. Each team gets three minutes and three guesses per question.
Trivia Masters, who answer to the grand master, write the questions and any topic is fair game. Mainstays include theme hours such as Batman Hour, Sunday Morning Church Hour, and Death and Destruction Hour.
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What: Lawrence University's 45th annual Midwest Trivia Contest
When: Starts at 10:00:37 p.m. Friday and runs through midnight Sunday. Official team registration will take place from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday, but people can register at any point throughout the contest.
Where: Anywhere you choose. The contest is webcast, or broadcast over the Internet. Play by yourself or assemble a team. Teams are split into on-campus (Lawrence students) and off-campus (anyone else.)
Contacts: 920-832-7148 for off-campus teams (to register and give contest answers); 920-832-7080, ext. 7080, for on-campus teams.
Listen: If you're playing or just listening in, go to LU's WLFM radio station Web site at www.wlfm.net. Click on listen online.
Info: For more information, go to the contest's Web site at www.lawrence.edu/sorg/trivia. For updates during the event, click on current contest.
Trivia tees: Trivia T-shirts bearing the 2010 contest logo designed by Lawrence sophomore Annie Raccuglia are available throughout the contest for $9 each. People can purchase them at the campus radio station up to the contest's final ceremony.


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As of Thursday, February 16, 2012
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You didn't have to like Whitney Houston's music to fall under the spell of her voice.
Lord, how that woman could sing.
Even people who never would buy one of her records -- people like my dad, for example, who practically worshipped Dean Martin and wanted to be Neil Diamond -- blinked fast and swallowed hard after 27-year-old Houston stepped up to the microphone at the 1991 Super Bowl and belted out the national anthem with a face of patriotic joy.
Houston was famous early. As a young African-American woman, she saw her career break ground in all directions, and she reeled from critics who claimed she wasn't "black enough" because of her crossover appeal. She was an international superstar at an age when most of us still are trying to figure out who we want to be when we grow up. The pressure of public life took its toll. She married wrong, as my mother would say. For years, she struggled with addictions. She was 48 when her body gave up trying.
The news of her death broke last Saturday, in early evening. Within hours -- minutes, if you were checking Facebook or Twitter -- a chunk of the public had turned on her and the media, excoriating the coverage that treated her death as breaking news and condemning her for the addictions that had ruined her career and most of her adult life. There is a definite dark side to the Internet, and it was in full force Saturday night.
At such moments, it's important to remember that the World Wide Web is not a window into most people's souls. The majority of Americans, I suspect, either were indifferent about Houston's death or cared so deeply that the loss felt personal.
Her personal struggles resonated. The media's rehashing of her battles with addiction was painful for anyone who has witnessed a loved one fight those demons. When you love someone with an addiction, you can try and try until you can't try anymore. You tell yourself that's it -- you're done; you're giving up -- because he or she cannot be helped. Then the very worst thing that could happen comes true, and you're caught off guard by the grief that slams you against the wall and unleashes that small, stunning part of you that still hoped for the happy ending.
Her music, of course, is what most people will remember about Whitney Houston. We all know how this works. You hear a song -- that song -- and you're transported into the past. Your past. From the mid-1980s to the late 1990s, Houston was one of the world's best-selling artists. That's a lot of soundtrack for other people's lives.
The critics' echo chamber has reverberated with accusations of misplaced priorities in the wake of Houston's death. Where are the tributes to the real heroes, they ask, many citing the men and women of our military who have given their lives in service to their country.
What a hollow reprimand. As if Houston were intruding on a collective consciousness that actually exists. As citizens, we've been willfully oblivious to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and the Americans who die in them. We erupt in outrage over our complacency, it seems, only when we're annoyed with somebody. The grumbling lasts a day or so, and then we move on. Meanwhile, our men and women continue to die in Afghanistan.
Most of us grown-ups can hold more than one thought in our heads and multiple feelings in our hearts.
Here's what I know about my head and my heart.
I can follow breaking news of the violence in Syria and still track the storylines in "Downton Abbey."
I can feel to-the-bone weary from sad news of children in poverty and still laugh at silly TV commercials.
I can petition God for an end to the war in Afghanistan and pray that Whitney Houston has found deliverance from her demons.
May she rest in peace.
May she rest.
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I'm getting really excited about Zack and Miri Make a Porno. These photos don't really reveal much new information, but all the smiling suggest that it's going to be one of the feel good Kevin Smith movies that we love him for. Maybe this movie will inspire him to go back and rework some of his crappier movies. Jersey Girl would be a lot more interesting if you add "Makes a Porno" to the title. Just sayin'.
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Middle East and North Africa News
U.S. Intervention in Syria
May 10, 2013
Jane Harman and Zbigniew Brzezinski debate a U.S. intervention in Syria on Morning Joe. "I hope we have a strategy to work this out diplomatically with the Russians on the other side and the leader is moved out even if he stays in country and another transitional government takes his place," said Jane Harman.
Syria: What's Really Happening
May 08, 2013
"In Syria, there are no good options, American credibility is at stake, and the pressures to act are considerable in the face of great uncertainties," writes Aaron David Miller in Salon.com.
Islam's Powerful Role in the New Egypt
May 01, 2013
Islam is now playing a more powerful role in Egyptian public life more than a year after Islamist parties dominated parliamentary elections. But Egypt is not following Iran's path toward theocracy, according to a new paper by Nathan Brown, a senior associate at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
Obama's Syria Dilemma
Apr 30, 2013
President Obama is now faced with a dilemma: Defending his red line could undermine his carefully crafted strategy of steering clear of direct military involvement in the Syria crisis. Aaron David Miller notes several points the president should keep in mind as he grapples with this conundrum.
Chemical Weapons in Syria?
Apr 29, 2013
Jane Harman appears on MSNBC's Morning Joe to discuss allegations of chemical weapon use in Syria.
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Apr 26, 2013
Aaron David Miller writes that John Kerry may prove to be a more successful U.S. Secretary of State than Hillary Clinton.
Tunisia: Secular Opposition Rising
Apr 24, 2013
Tunisia's secular opposition may be a major contender in presidential and parliamentary elections scheduled for late 2013, according to a new paper by Marina Ottaway, a senior scholar at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. Call of Tunisia, an alliance of secular political groups is competing for supporters. In April 2013, it was "running almost even" with the Islamist Ennahda party in public opinion polls.
Women Challenge the Muslim Brotherhood
Apr 19, 2013
Responding to the Muslim Brotherhood, leading female activists are charging that Islam actually guarantees women wide-ranging rights–and that the largest Islamist movement in the Arab world merely wants to maintain male dominance. In March, the Brotherhood had warned that U.N. passage of a draft declaration on violence would lead to society's "complete disintegration." It said that the declaration contradicted Islamic principles by allowing women to have full sexual freedom and marry outside their faith while cancelling the need for a husband's consent to "travel, work, or use of contraception."
A New Challenge for Palestinians
Apr 18, 2013
Prime Minister Salam Fayyad's resignation has the potential to inject clarity and honesty into the region's problems, writes Aaron David Miller in this op-ed from The Los Angeles Times.
Report: Sunni-Shiite Divide Deepens
Apr 16, 2013
The Arab uprisings have deepened ethnic and religious tensions between Sunnis and Shiites in the Middle East, according to a new report by The Brookings Institution. The rise of sectarianism is being drive by three main factors: •Sunni Islamist ascendancy in Tunisia and Egypt •The civil war in Syria, renewed conflict in Lebanon, and unrest in Bahrain •Popular perceptions of outside intervention have created a "virtual proxy war" with Iran, Syria and Hezbollah on one side and the United States, Saudi Arabia and Turkey on the other


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Union Pacific Railroad is launching a multi-media, bilingual public safety campaign aimed at encouraging pedestrians and drivers to safely use railroad crossings. Part of the Union Pacific Crossing Accident Reduction Education and Safety (UP CARES) initiative, the advertising campaign utilizes radio spots and billboards in English and Spanish to reach audiences in Houston, San Antonio, Laredo, Midland and Odessa, Texas; Plaquemine, Louisiana; Little Rock, Arkansas; Fresno, California; Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota; and Chicago.
Radio advertisements feature Union Pacific employees engaged in public safety. Their voices remind pedestrians and drivers of key railroad safety messages:
"Whether you're on foot or in your car, this campaign reminds the pedestrians and motorists to keep themselves safe by following railroad safety laws and only crossing at designated grade crossings," said Linda Pitchford, a 23-year Union Pacific employee and general director-Operating Services who voices several radio spots. "We want to raise public awareness that a train could be using the railroad tracks at any time, and emphasize the importance of making good decisions around railroad tracks by always approaching them with caution."
Other UP employees who lent their voices for the radio spots are Raquel Espinoza, director-Public Affairs; Mark Fagley, manager-Operating Practices; Jay Holman, senior special agent-UP Police; Alfredo Rogriguez, senior special agent-UP Police, and Harry Stewart, manager-Peer Support Services, who spent more than 30 years as a locomotive engineer.
The campaign also uses targeted signage and billboards to spread the rail safety message.
For more information about railroad safety, visit UnionPacificCares.com or CuidadoConElTren.com.
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